Dex-based TWF Warpriest/Kensei/Ninja

[Lycurgus]

Ever since going through a cleric/fighter life for a past-life, I've been intrigued by the notion of the melee-capable divine. This build is a work in process, still being tweaked, but has proven to be fun to play and effective in epic elite. It's a dex-based 9/8/3 cleric/fighter/monk class split playing off the synergies between the kensei, ninja spy and warpriest enhancements +FotW destiny.

The goals of the build:

easy access to "quality of life" divine buffs
high survivability in the forms of saves and damage mitigation
self-sufficiency
solid melee capability, centered TWF

What this build is not:

a group or raid-capable healer

Relevant Stats, self-buffed (GH, DF, DP)

Hit Points: 941 (not including yugo pots or primal scream)
Spell Points: 912
Armor Class: 106 Earth Stance, 91 other stances
PRR: 70 Earth Stance, 55 other stances
Dodge: 28%
Saves: 58/62/48 (Earth Stance), 61/68/55 (Water Stance)
To Hit: +79

Destiny: Fury of the Wild
Twists: Rejuvenation Cocoon, Unearthly reactions/Dance of Flowers, Brace for Impact

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Level 28 Lawful Good Human Male
(8 Fighter \ 3 Monk \ 9 Cleric \ 8 Epic) 
                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(36 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 28)
Strength             13                    17
Dexterity            16                    28
Constitution         14                    20
Intelligence         12                    15
Wisdom               16                    20
Charisma              9                    14
Tomes Used
+3 Tome of Intelligence used at level 11
+4 Tome of Strength used at level 15
+4 Tome of Wisdom used at level 15
+5 Tome of Dexterity used at level 19
+5 Tome of Constitution used at level 19
+5 Tome of Charisma used at level 19

Level 1 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Feat: (Deity) Follower of the Sovereign Host
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Cleric
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Cleric
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Sorcerer
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Wizard
Feat: (Human Bonus) Power Attack
Level 2 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Two Weapon Fighting
Level 3 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Cleave
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Dodge
Level 4 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Inevitable Dominion: Fists of Darkness
Level 5 (Cleric)
Level 6 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Level 7 (Cleric)
Level 8 (Cleric)
Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons
Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Great Cleave
Level 11 (Fighter)
Level 12 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Adept of Forms
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
Level 13 (Fighter)
Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Piercing Weapons
Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Level 16 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons
Level 17 (Cleric)
Level 18 (Cleric)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Level 19 (Cleric)
Level 20 (Cleric)
Level 21 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Master of Forms
Level 22 (Epic)
Level 23 (Epic)
Level 24 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Grandmaster of Forms
Level 25 (Epic)
Level 26 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Epic Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Level 27 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Blinding Speed
Level 28 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Epic Destiny: Holy Strike
Enhancement: Human - Human Versatility: Damage Boost (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Human - Human Adaptability: Constitution (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Human - Improved Recovery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Smite Foe (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Resilience of Battle (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Sanctuary (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Toughness (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Sacred Touch (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Smite Weakness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Wall of Steel (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Inflame (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Inflame: Saving Throws (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Inflame: Energy Absorption (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Warpriest (Clr) - Ameliorating Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Kensei Focus: Light Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Spiritual Bond (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Strike With No Thought (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Kensei Weapon Specialization: Light Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Haste Boost (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Kensei Weapon Specialization: Light Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Improved Dodge (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Weapon Meditation (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Critical Accuracy (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Kensei Weapon Specialization: Light Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Shattering Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Critical Damage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Kensei Weapon Specialization: Light Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Keen Edge (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - One With The Blade (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Kensei (Ftr) - Deadly Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Ninja Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Ninja Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Stealthy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Acrobatic (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Fists of Iron (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Agility (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ninja Spy (Mnk) - Sting of the Ninja (Rank 1)

Gear:
Helm: EE White Dragon, +3 Con, Deathblock, Natural Armor +8
Neck: Deadly X of Resistance X
Eyes: Greensteel Con-Op, Shadowsight w/+2 Good Luck
Trinket: Planar Focus Prowess, +3 Dex
Armor: White Dragonscale Robe
Back: Stormreaver's Tablecloth, Adamantine Cloak of the Wolf
Wrist: Health +10 of False Life +50
Belt: Fortified +125 of Dodge +10
Ring: Guardian's Ring
Ring: Ring of Shadows, Globe of True Imperial Blood
Boots: Seeker X, looking for Dex +10 of Seeker X
Gloves: Dex +10, replace with PDK for Healing Amp
Primary/Secondary Balizarde w/138 Devotion, Agony/2X Celestia

Other notes:

1) This is an active build. DPS comes through copious use of Fists of Iron, Human Damage boost, Haste boost, Shattering Strike, Inflame, Smite Foe, and Adrenaline. Cleave and Great Cleave provide aoe for groups of mobs. I'd originally twisted Momentum Swing and Lay Waste, but found that it was too much for me to juggle.

2) Self healing. I'd originally considered a favored soul variant (for more spell points) as well as a variant focused on radiant servant instead of warpriest. The favored soul variant loses too many convenient spell slots for my taste. The radiant servant variant was kinda meh, with bursts interrupting the flow of combat too much for my liking. Self healing in this build comes primarily from the use of ameliorating strike and cocoon with cure critical being used only when swamped.

3) Extend is the one feat which might be replaced and still have the build work. It's just extremely convenient to have extended death ward, freedom, divine favor and divine power.

[typingofthedead]

So I'm very intrigued by your post-- I recently have gotten back into DDO after a long layoff, and am working on a new main, and i am considering a very similar build. i only have experience up until level ~13 or so, so I'm encouraged by you saying it's effective in epic/elite.

the build idea I am toying with is a dex based half/elf ranger 11 / druid 9 (tempest/natures warrior lines). my goals for the build are to be a very good melee focussed build that has good self healing and some ranged variety through crossbows (articifer dillette) and lightning spells (call lightning storm via half-elf, and druid spells).

so, I was encouraged by your 11 melee levels and 9 priest levels. i have a few questions/concerns regarding the build however. is caster level 9 and level 5 spells going to be totally gimp endgame? (will self healing be enough? will my call lightnings and lightning storms do enough damage to be worth it? i plan on stacking +elec spell power gear and enhancements to buff my spellpower / penetration)? and how much wiggle room is there with feats (would you consider cleave/gt cleave and dodge must haves?).

i've never really considered taking caster levels unless i was gonna take em to 17-18, but i want a melee focussed character and it *seems* like 9 levels of druid (or cleric) could be enough to make it workth it