The Huntress (aka Revisiting the Amazon)

[unbongwah]

Another one of my efforts to update obsolete builds for the current DDO system, the Amazon is an oldie-but-goodie: TWF barb 12 / rgr 6 / rog 2. Having recently seen 300:Rise of an Empire, Eva Green's Artemisia put me in a mood to (re)create her character's "dual-wielding + bows" usage. So, I continue the grand DDO tradition of naming a build after a superhero.

A lot's changed in the 4 1/2 years since Anthios8888 posted the Amazon, but the basic premise is still the same: TWF w/90% offhand procs, Manyshot, Evasion, UMD. One of the nice things about the Amazon is it can be adapted to any race, weapon sets, and # of build pts you like. On the plus side, the U19 Enhancement overhaul means you can drop the Dodge feat chain (no longer Tempest pre-reqs), which makes room for other feats. The main drawback is barb 12 isn't as strong as it once was, as barbs have become even more front-loaded than before.

What follows is a build outline of what ought to be included, as well as ways in which you can tweak things, followed by a couple of sample builds.

Stats: The stat pre-reqs are relatively modest compared to a lot of builds; with tomes you need DEX 17 for GTWF, STR 23 for Overwhelming Crit. You'll want good CON, both for extra HPs and longer Rage duration. Apart from that, what you do with your remaining stat pts is up to you.

Feats: at a minimum you'll want the usual melee suspects (i.e., Power Atk, Cleave, Gt Cleave, Improved Crit, GTWF, Overwhelming Crit). That leaves 2 heroic feats (3 if human) and 2 epic feats to tweak things to your liking. You might want extra ranged feats such as IC:Ranged and PBS; or tactics feats like Stunning Blow; or survivability feats like Dodge, Toughness, etc.

Enhancements: here's where you have lots of flexibility, because the only "hard" requirement is +10% offhand from Tempest (6 APs). Everything else is wide-open, depending on what you want to emphasize. The following build focused on Ravager to pick up Bully + Crit Rage, but that's just one option among many.

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Level 28 True Neutral Human Female
(12 Barbarian \ 2 Rogue \ 6 Ranger \ 8 Epic) 
Hit Points: 418
Spell Points: 50 
BAB: 19\19\24\29\29
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 15
Will: 5

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 28)
Strength             18                    26
Dexterity            14                    17
Constitution         16                    16
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Human Bonus) Cleave
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 2 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh


Level 4 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 5 (Ranger)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Giant
Feat: (Selected) Great Cleave


Level 7 (Ranger)


Level 8 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 9 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 10 (Barbarian)


Level 11 (Barbarian)


Level 12 (Barbarian)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 13 (Barbarian)


Level 14 (Barbarian)


Level 15 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons


Level 16 (Barbarian)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 17 (Barbarian)


Level 18 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Stunning Blow


Level 19 (Barbarian)


Level 20 (Barbarian)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Human - Human Versatility: Damage Boost (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Human - Human Adaptability: Strength (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Human - Improved Recovery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Furious Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Pain Touch (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Demoralizing Success (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Pain Touch (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Do You Like Pain? (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Do You Like Pain? (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Do You Like Pain? (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Barbarian Power Attack (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Barbarian Power Attack (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Barbarian Power Attack (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Hardy Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Hardy Rage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Like Pain (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Like Pain (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Like Pain (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Cruel Cut (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Cruel Cut (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Cruel Cut (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Action Boost: Damage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Action Boost: Damage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Action Boost: Damage (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Festering Wound (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Festering Wound (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Festering Wound (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Hit Back! (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Hit Back! (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - I Hit Back! (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Dismember (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Dismember (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Dismember (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Bully (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Bully (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Bully (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Critical Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Ravager (Bar) - Critical Rage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Die Hard (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Frenzy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Rage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Rage (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Power Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Power Rage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Action Boost (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Action Boost (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Frenzied Berserker (Bar) - Extra Action Boost (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Occult Slayer (Bar) - Weapon Bond (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Occult Slayer (Bar) - Extend Rage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Occult Slayer (Bar) - Extend Rage (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Occult Slayer (Bar) - Extend Rage (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Shield of Whirling Steel (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Tempest (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Improved Reaction (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Whirling Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Haste Boost (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Haste Boost (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Haste Boost (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Arcane Archer (Rgr) - Arcane Archer (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Arcane Archer (Rgr) - Morphic Arrows (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Arcane Archer (Rgr) - Conjure Arrows (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Arcane Archer (Rgr) - Corrosive Arrows (Rank 1)


Level 21 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Overwhelming Critical


Level 22 (Epic)


Level 23 (Epic)


Level 24 (Epic)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Improved Sunder


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)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Epic Destiny: First Blood

[unbongwah]

Reserved

[kuro_zero]

Have you thought about swapping the ranger and barb levels? As you say, barb doesn't give you a whole lot and heavily front loaded unless going upto 18 for death frenzy (IMO). 12 ranger gives you 100% offhand and IPS and evasion allowing for some flexibility in the 3rd class at the cost of trapping.

Not sure how the AP works out but thinking along the lines of 12rgr/4barb/4fvs for divine might and amoriating strike. You would lose access to tier5 barb enhancements however and UMD. Giving up AS, you could go upto 14rgr for FoM and 5barb for imp uncanny Dodge and tier5s.

[unbongwah]

Have you thought about swapping the ranger and barb levels?

Yes, but that's a different build in need of updating.

[Teh_Troll]

That Amazon build was never actually any good.

This one . . . I need to look at your APs as just getting the basic junk you need to make a 'ranger' viable ain't gonna leave much for the barb stuff. And with barbarian rage killing your ability to self-heal . . . this concept looks like a n00b-trap.

[unbongwah]

this concept looks like a n00b-trap.

Sssssshhhhh! You'll give away my master plan!

[Grailhawk]

That Amazon build was never actually any good.

This one . . . I need to look at your APs as just getting the basic junk you need to make a 'ranger' viable ain't gonna leave much for the barb stuff. And with barbarian rage killing your ability to self-heal . . . this concept looks like a n00b-trap.

Primal Scream still counts as rage, and doesn't prevent self healing right? If Primal Scream counts as rage for crit rage from ravager that might make things slightly more interesting.

Its still probably like 10-15 AP short of what it needs.

Not the same build but I bet a 15/5 or 14/5/1 (ranger/barb) could work. IMO Ranger has better trees and better class perics then Barbarians these days especially for a Two Weapon Fighter.

Something like
12 AP Human: 20% Healing Amp (this is the outch), Damage Boost
23 AP Tempest: +4 Hit/Damage +100% Offhand proc, Haste boost
11 AP Stalker: +50 Devotion, Sniper Shot, 3d6 Sneak Attack*
34 AP Ravager: +2 Crit Threat Range, +3 Power Attack, +6 Damage (Core I)**


*Release notes say Stealthy has had its cost lowered to 1 AP per tier.

**With 100% off hand attack fast enough that with only 5% miss chance you will still miss more then once every six seconds.