Earthquake DC

[DethTrip]

I was hoping I could get some help from experienced DC based Druid players. What gear, feats, enhancements, anything and everything can you suggest to get a high earthquake DC? My plan is an 18drd\2mnk (max wisdom obviously) winter wolf using earthquake. I know three past lives of sorc give +3 evo dc and of course evo focus, greater evo focus and epic evo focus. Beyond that, suggestions welcome. Thanks!!

[Rys]

I was hoping I could get some help from experienced DC based Druid players. What gear, feats, enhancements, anything and everything can you suggest to get a high earthquake DC? My plan is an 18drd\2mnk (max wisdom obviously) winter wolf using earthquake. I know three past lives of sorc give +3 evo dc and of course evo focus, greater evo focus and epic evo focus. Beyond that, suggestions welcome. Thanks!!

My friend serthcore did a write up for me some time ago so hope he won't mind if I copy it here



Wisdom: 18 base + 7 lvl ups + 10 item + 1 litany +1 globe +3 insightful +2 yugo +2 ddo store pot + 5 destiny + 2 shipbuff +4 enhacements
+5 tome = 60 wisdom = 25 mod
+2 alchemical pot, +1 if +11 item, +4 from abishai cookies could give you +29 mod


evoc dc =
10 base
8 spell level
3 triple focus evoc
1 wiz pl active
3 sorc past life
25 mod (or higher)
3 magister evoc twist
2 draconic evoc twist
6 enhacement (thunderforged weapon)
1 possible, but not recomended, if TF weapon is two handed
1 shadow armor caster
2 augment (yes it stacks with your equipment)
1 seasons herald
1 shipbuff?
3 exalted angel passive

=70

[serthcore]

My friend serthcore did a write up for me some time ago so hope he won't mind if I copy it here



Wisdom: 18 base + 7 lvl ups + 10 item + 1 litany +1 globe +3 insightful +2 yugo +2 ddo store pot + 5 destiny + 2 shipbuff +4 enhacements
+5 tome = 60 wisdom = 25 mod
+2 alchemical pot, +1 if +11 item, +4 from abishai cookies could give you +29 mod


evoc dc =
10 base
8 spell level
3 triple focus evoc
1 wiz pl active
3 sorc past life
25 mod (or higher)
3 magister evoc twist
2 draconic evoc twist
6 enhacement (thunderforged weapon)
1 possible, but not recomended, if TF weapon is two handed
1 shadow armor caster
2 augment (yes it stacks with your equipment)
1 seasons herald
1 shipbuff?
3 exalted angel passive

=70

Hehe, probably still missing a few points here (think that this build was not human, and a 15/4/1 variant), but still can be used as reference.
Add ocean stance and +1 point if human for wisdom.

[DethTrip]

Thanks guys. So saying "2 augment (yes it stacks with your equipment)" you mean the lvl 24 Topaz of Greater Evocation?

[Xormax]

On my pure human druid with only 3 sorc past lives (no other past lives), this was my break down to get an easily sustainable 68:
To get a 68 Sustainable, I have the following. This build is always ran in Water Ele form.

18 Starting Wis
+7 Ability point level ups
+5 Wisdom Enhancements
+2 Druid Capstone
+2 Great Wisdom (took twice)
+4 Wisdom Tome
+10 Wisdom Item
+2 Insightful Wisdom Item
+1 Wisdom Twisted in
+6 Wisdom From Shiradi
+1 Wisdom from True Imperial Globe
+2 Ship Buff
---------
60 Wisdom with a modifier of 25

Things to boost my DC:
+2 Evocation Augment
+6 Equipment Bonus from Thunderforge Staff
+1 Exceptional from Thunderforge Staff
+1 Profane from Shadow Scale Robe
+3 Sorc Past Lives
+2 From Precise Evocation Twist (Draconic)
+3 From Evocation Specialist Twist (Magister)
+1 From Strength of the Solstice (Seasons Herald tier 5)
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19 From Twist/items

Feats:
+1 Spell Focus Evocation
+1 Greater Spell Focus Evocation
+1 Epic Spell Focus Evocation
+1 Heighten
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4 From Feats

Earthquake DC is 10 + Spell Level + Wisdom Stat Modifier + Items + Feats = DC

So 10+8+25+19+4= 66 without yugo pots or supreme ability pots (68 with pots). If you heighten sunburst/salt ray they are effective even in epic content with 68 saves on both. The Mass frog DC is somewhere around 50, works really well on skeletons.

Still a lot of work to go.... But definitely not needed. My 68 seems overkill in every EE I've completed so far.. Hope this helps

[Vooduspyce]

The good news is that it doesn't require a high DC for EQ to work in EE's and it's easy to achieve an effective EQ DC. I usually tell people that anything above a 50 is good enough for EE's. I run at 56 sustained and bring down everything except EE shadar kai assassins (they will fall, just not no-fail on a 56), some archers and winter wolves in storm horns. Since you're running in winter wolf form and not using water elemental form's Mantle of the Icy Soul (which gives a -4 penalty to enemies reflex and fort saves hit by your cold spells), you probably want to set your minimum DC goal at the mid 50's.