Champion of the Gods

[Andoris]

I got a couple of requests to post the Melee/Caster FvS that I have been running around with .. so here it is. I need to give credit to Serthcore for the builds inspiration.

The goal was to have a build that could fill (nearly) any role in a party and be able to quickly solo content when I am being anti-social.

Let me know your thoughts:

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Name: Ashanii
Class Split: 15 FvS / 3 Pally / 2 Monk
Race: Drow Elf

Abilities:
Str: 52 -- (13 base + 5 tome +8 item +1 GoTIB +2 Profane +2 ship +21 Divine Might)
Dex: 30 -- (13 base + 4 tome +8 item +1 GoTIB +2 insightful +2 profane +2 ship – 2 stance )
Con: 40 -- (13 base +6 tome* +11 item +2 insight +2 profane +1 GoTIB +2 Ship +3 stance)
Int: 19 / 28 -- (10 base +4 tome +1 GoTIB +2 profane +2 ship / +7 item +2 insight)
Wis: 24/27-- (8 base +3 tome +8/11 item +2 insight +1 GoTIB +2 profane +2 ship)
Cha: 52 -- (20 base +5 tome +7 levels +2 enhancements +10 item +2 insightful +2 profane +1 Destiny +1 GoTIB +2 ship)

Feats: Past Life: Fighter x1, Past Life: Arty x1, Past Life: FvS x1
ETR: Martial: Double strike x3, Colors x3, Brace x3, Life and Death x3, Block Energy x1
Base: Maximize (1), Empower (3), Quicken (6), ITWF (9), Adept of Forms (12), IC: Pierce (15), GTWF (18), Master of Forms (21), Overwhelming Critical (24), Ruin (27)
Epic Destiny: Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting (26), Hell ball (28)
Monk: Precision (7), TWF (11),

Enhancements:
FvS: Angel of Vengeance (27 ap):
C: Font of Power (1), Shield of Condemnation (1), Aura of Menace (1), Summon Archon (1)
I: Scourge III (3), Smiting (2), Angelic Resistance III (3), Animus III (3)
II: Smiting (2)
III: Smiting (2), Charisma (2),
IV: Smiting (2), Intense Faith II (4)

FvS: War Priest (23 ap):
C: Smith Foe (1), Resilience of Battle (1), Sanctuary (1), Blur (1),
I: Divine Might III (3), Righteous Weapons (2),
II: Smite Weakness (2), Wall of Steel III (3), Righteous Weapons (2), Inflame (1)
III: Righteous Weapons (2), Charisma (2)
IV: Ameliorating Strike (2)

Monk: Shinto (9 ap):
C: Bastion of Purity (1)
I: Deft Strikes III (6)
II: Fist of Iron (2),

Monk: Ninja Spy (1 ap):
C: Basis Ninja Training (1)

Paladin: Knight of the Chalice (13 ap)
C: Slayer of Evil (1), Courage of Heaven (1)
I: Exalted Smite II (2), Divine Light III (3)
II: Action Boost: Damage III (3)
III: Diving Sacrifice III (3),

Paladin: Sacred Defender (7 ap)
C: Holy Bastion (1), Sacred Defense (1)
I: Improved Sacred Defense: PRR III (3), Item defense I (1)
II: Improved Sacred Defense: Saves I (1)

Core Stats:
HP: 826 Standing (166 levels +15 auto grants +80 epic +420 con +25 heroic +10 draconic +40 False Life +50 Divine Crusader +20 Vitality)
Lore: 22% positive; 24% Light 32% Fire, 23% Force
Dodge: 15% standing (11% Item +4% Furry of blows)
PRR: 94 (12 master of Earth + 10 Wall of Steel + 15 Durable Defense +10 Sacred Defense + 16 Augment + 10 Heavenly Presence +21 EPL )
Fortification: 189%
Skill points: Balance: 9 Heal/Spell craft: 23 UMD: 8, Tumble: 1 || Search Skill (no points): 68 (+8 epic skills + 9 int + 10 find traps +4 tome +1 profane + 20 item + 6 exceptional + 4 morale + 2 luck + 3 guild ship + 1 arty PL)

Saves: (+3 to all saves if it is magic based | -10 to saves when they nerf Divine Grace)
Fort: 83 – (15 base +4 epic +15 con +4 morale +11 resistance +2 luck +1 competence +1 aura +21 divine grace +3 ship +4 insightful +1 Sacred +3 EPLs +2 Brace for impact)
Ref: 77 – (13 base +4 epic +10 dex +4 morale +11 resistance +2 luck +1 competence +1 aura +21 divine grace +3 Ship +1 sacred +4 insightful +3 EPL +2 Brace for impact)
Will: 73 – (13 base +4 epic +8/9 wis +4 morale +11 resistance +2 luck +1 competence +1 aura +21 divine grace +2 ship +1 sacred +4 insightful +3 EPL +2 Brace for impact)

Epic Destiny – Divine Crusader: (Normal Questing)
I: Charisma (2), Interrogation (1), Purge the Wicked (1), Bane of Undeath (2)
II: Consecration III (3),
III: Sacred Ground (2), Empyrean Magic (1)
IV: No Regret (2), Crusade (2)
V: Castigation (2), Celestial Champion (2), Heavenly Presence (2)
VI: Strike down (2)

Twists: Draconic: Energy Burst: Fire (4), Primal Avatar: Balanced Attacks (3), GMoF: A Dance of Flowers (1), US: Brace for Impact (1)

Epic Destiny – Exalted Angel: (Heal bot mode)
I: Radiant Power III (3), Healing Power III (3), Endless Faith III (3)
II: Soundburst III (3)
III: Purity of Essence I (1)
IV: Blood and radiance III (3)
V: Leap of Faith (2), Charisma (2)
VI: Sun Blot (2), Divine Wrath (2)

Twists: Draconic: Energy Burst: Fire (4), US: Renewal (3), Primal Avatar: Rejuvenation Cocoon (1), US: Brace for Impact (1)

Epic Destiny – Unyielding Sentinel: (Tank mode)
I: Commanding Presence III (3), Brace for Impact II (4)
II: Endless Smiting III (3)
III: Renewal III (3), Intolerant Blows (2), Endless Lay on hands II (2)
IV: Charisma (2),
V: Strength of Vitality III (3),
VI: Undying Vanguard (2)

Twists: Divine Crusader: Crusade (4), Divine Crusader: Sacred Ground (3), Divine Crusader: Consecration (2)


Gear:
Augments: Open Slots: 1 Green, 3 Blue or Yellow

Trinket: Epic Litany (Blue/Yellow: Green: ) // Epic Treasure Hunters Spy Glass (+7 int) // PLIS
Head: Dragon Masque (Yellow: Draconic Soul Gem; Colorless: Globe of True Imperial Blood)
Neck: Epic Noxious Embers [combustion 150, EM – Enlarge, Spell lore 17%] (Blue: Good Luck +2; Green: False Life +40)
Goggles: Epic Glimpse of the Soul (Yellow/Blue: Green: Blind Immune) | Epic Mentau’s Goggles (Blue/yellow: Green: Blind Immune)
Bracers: Greater Covelsance (30%) of Superior Parrying
Body: Shadow Scale (Blue: PRR 16; Green: Golem’s Heart)
Cloak: Cha 10 of Accuracy 10 // Prismatic Cloaks (+8 cha) // Jeweled (+8 cha)
Ring: Avithoul +2iDex / Lantern Ring (Colorless: +2 iCon Green: +8 Wisdom)
Boots: EE Goatskin +8 Dex (Green: +2 iCha; Colorless: Balance +15)
Gloves: Guantlets of Immortality (Yellow: 250 Spell points; Colorless: Vitality 20)
Belt: Epic Thoughtful Remembrance (Blue/Yellow: Green: Fear Immune)

Weapon:
TF Shortsword 1^st Degree Burns, Dragons Edge (Orange: Meteoric Star Ruby); Mortal Fear (Colorless: Spell craft +15)
TF Shortsword Touch of Flames, (Red: Impluse, Orange: Meridian Frag); Mortal Fear (Colorless: +8 Str )

[ValariusK]

You know, with update 23, Heavy armor is a lot better than it used to be. How about Fvs17, Pally 3. With heavy armor you can also snap up strong defense in tier 3 SD, for 6 strength for just 3 AP. Heavy armor will give you a really good MRR which along with high resists will largely offset the evasion you'll lose.

[Saekee]

this:
Dodge: 15% standing (11% Item +4% Furry of blows)
sounds like a druid bonus lol
thx for posting the build--screenshot of its look?

[Andoris]

You know, with update 23, Heavy armor is a lot better than it used to be. How about Fvs17, Pally 3. With heavy armor you can also snap up strong defense in tier 3 SD, for 6 strength for just 3 AP. Heavy armor will give you a really good MRR which along with high resists will largely offset the evasion you'll lose.

I agree, Heavy Armor would be a stronger build. However, I am already running Heavy Armor on my Vanguard and like the feel of this build as a Scrapper.

If you wanted to run with heavy armor either the 17/3 build that you mentioned (wings are fun) or a 15 or 16 / 3 / 1 or 2 fighter build for haste boost and extra feats would be stronger.

[Andoris]

this:
Dodge: 15% standing (11% Item +4% Furry of blows)
sounds like a druid bonus lol
thx for posting the build--screenshot of its look?

At work atm.. but I'll get a screenshot up this weekend

[Panzermeyer]

I agree, Heavy Armor would be a stronger build. However, I am already running Heavy Armor on my Vanguard and like the feel of this build as a Scrapper.

If you wanted to run with heavy armor either the 17/3 build that you mentioned (wings are fun) or a 15 or 16 / 3 / 1 or 2 fighter build for haste boost and extra feats would be stronger.

Hey Andoris,

I have been looking for a melee FvS build in Heavy Armor with Wings.

What would you recommend for taking (feats) and such on a 17/3 build?

[Andoris]

Hey Andoris,

I have been looking for a melee FvS build in Heavy Armor with Wings.

What would you recommend for taking (feats) and such on a 17/3 build?

If you are going heavy armor I would recommend going Human and Longsword or HE and Scimitar's; as you don't need to worry about being centered (Yes, I know WSS allows centered longswords that doesn't really pertain to this discussion).

If human I would break the 11 feats you get as follows:

• Melee (6 feats): Percision, TWF, ITWF, GTWF, IC: Slash, Overwhelming Crit
• Casting (5 reats): Maximize, Empower, Quicken, Enlarge (Enlarge is amazing for healing/raising in raids), Ruin

If you don't have the human bonus feat I would drop Enlarge. If you decide to go Bladeforged (with a Great Sword), swap out TWF line for the THF line (THF + Twitch fighting is pretty neat)

[Andoris]

Here is a screen shot of her current configuration. It differs a bit from the above write up as I am still working towards getting her an Epic Litany (last piece of gear I need) and missing a few tomes (now that they are dropping on U23 EEs it shouldn't take too long).

Edit: Pulled the epic Litany last night.. now all I need is a +6 con tome to finish her off (image updated).

[Hobbelin]

Why precision instead of power attack?

[Panzermeyer]

Why precision instead of power attack?

The reduction in fortification of enemies at higher levels, will provide you with more DPS than that additional 5 to damage on each hit. Crits are generally always where to high numbers are, you increase both the numbers and the frequency and you will out put more damage over time.

[Andoris]

The reduction in fortification of enemies at higher levels, will provide you with more DPS than that additional 5 to damage on each hit. Crits are generally always where to high numbers are, you increase both the numbers and the frequency and you will out put more damage over time.

In addition, the 5% bonus to hit is a bigger dps boost that you might think. With the combat formula that was introduced with MotU, no one is only missing on a 1 anymore.

[Andoris]

For kicks I did the damage calcs on this build as well. The melee damage is lower than many other builds, but considering that it is a caster/melee hybrid, that I didn't count vulnerability (even when I have smite weakness), and didn't factor in purification, I feel pretty good about it.

Details below:

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Damage per attack ((not boosted or helpless; no vulnerable* stacks): 740.3 per attack
Calculated DPS ~1,565.2 (not factoring mortal fear proc, vulnerability, helpless, or boosts)

Weapons: (with mods):
Main-hand: +15 6.0[1d6] 15-20x2|19-20x4 TF Short Sword 1^st Degree + Dragon’s Edge + MF (red: Metoric Star) & shadow spike
Off-hand: +15 6.0[1d6] 15-20x2|19-20x4 TF Short Sword Touch of flame + Orange: Meridian + MF (red: Force 138) & shadow spike
Fist of Iron (1 out of 5.1 attacks): +15 9.0[1d6] 12-20x3|19-20x5 TF Short Sword
Divine Sac (1 out of 5.1 attacks): +15 6.0[1d6] 15-20x3|19-20x5 TF Short Sword +9d6 light damage

Melee Power: 55.9 = (24 epic power + 12 DC innate +2 Castigation +2 No Regret + 15.9 Zeal of Righteous average boost over 4 min)
Damage Mod: 55 = (+15 weapon +5 PA + 11 deadly + 4 profane + 21 Str +4 Sword of Justice)
Double Strike: 40% (10 DC + 9 PLs + 5 PTWF +15.9 avg zeal) || 35% off hand (90% off hand chance)
Seeker: 20 (10 Seeker + 2 Exc Seeker + 2 Purge +6 ship)
SA damage: 17 (9 insight +8 SA)
Deception proc: ~92.7% ((5% deception + 10% improved deception) ^~16.1 swings per 4 sec window) - 4.027 swings/sec

*I really should factor in some Vulnerability here... as between Smite Weakness and 1^st Degree Burns mobs typically have between 7-10 stacks on them very quickly

[samsonov]

Is this doable as a PDK? I'm grinding EDs now for my paladin/ranger. When that is done I'll TR for this one. I do have 2 fvs past lives already under my belt. I always like the idea of a meleefvs and this one is propably the best ones I've seen.

edit: couple of typos

[Andoris]

Is this doable as a PDK? I'm grinding EDs now for my paladin/ranger. When that is done I'll TR for this one. I do have 2 fvs past lives already under my belt. I always like the idea of a meleefvs and this one is propably the best ones I've seen.

edit: couple of typos

You can.. however, I would make a pile of changes if you are not drow as you no longer have short swords as a favored weapon. As a PDK can you take Sovereign host or are you stuck with Amaunator. If you can take Sovereign host you can take blades of whirling steel and be centered with long swords. If not, then you are really playing a different build to make it work.

If you can't get a favored weapon that you can be centered with, either drop the bonuses in warpriest (and spend the ap elsewhere), or drop the monk levels for fighter levels and go heavy armor.

Either way, it will take significant changes to make it work.

[samsonov]

You can.. however, I would make a pile of changes if you are not drow as you no longer have short swords as a favored weapon. As a PDK can you take Sovereign host or are you stuck with Amaunator. If you can take Sovereign host you can take blades of whirling steel and be centered with long swords. If not, then you are really playing a different build to make it work.

If you can't get a favored weapon that you can be centered with, either drop the bonuses in warpriest (and spend the ap elsewhere), or drop the monk levels for fighter levels and go heavy armor.

Either way, it will take significant changes to make it work.

Ahh, I forgot favored weapon enhancements totally. I'm propably going to 15/3/2 w/ fighter for heavy armor and race is going to be drow after all How about the leveling order?

[raymo72]

Hey Andoris... first off .. love your builds and posts, modelled my PM after your guide... works like a charm. I am building the 17/3 fvs/pally Helf, dual wielding scimitars... I am curious about play style. What spells do you use for damaging, as d/c will be low, obviously no implosion, and what do you use for your melee in terms of spells of effects to boost damage output per second.

Thanks

[Andoris]

Hey Andoris... first off .. love your builds and posts, modelled my PM after your guide... works like a charm. I am building the 17/3 fvs/pally Helf, dual wielding scimitars... I am curious about play style. What spells do you use for damaging, as d/c will be low, obviously no implosion, and what do you use for your melee in terms of spells of effects to boost damage output per second.

Thanks

Energy Burst, Divine Might, Ruin, and Hell Ball. Consecration does a fair amount of damage due to having a pretty good fire spellpower, and I will occasionally throw down a blade barrier (even with them saving for half, it can do okay damage). I don't have access to 8th or 9th level spells.. but Energy Drain would be a nice addition.

As for boosting melee abilities, Divine Might, Divine Favor, Smite Weakness (vulnerability stacks) and Inflame/melee power boost is pretty much it

[tsteigner]

Energy Burst, Divine Might, Ruin, and Hell Ball. Consecration does a fair amount of damage due to having a pretty good fire spellpower, and I will occasionally throw down a blade barrier (even with them saving for half, it can do okay damage). I don't have access to 8th or 9th level spells.. but Energy Drain would be a nice addition.

As for boosting melee abilities, Divine Might, Divine Favor, Smite Weakness (vulnerability stacks) and Inflame/melee power boost is pretty much it

I'm a bit confused why you use Overwhelming critical, since your running in Master of Forms : earth ....
afaik they don't stack with each other or do they ? (both giving x1 mult when rolling 19.20)

[unbongwah]

I'm a bit confused why you use Overwhelming critical, since your running in Master of Forms : earth ....
afaik they don't stack with each other or do they ? (both giving x1 mult when rolling 19.20)

AFAIK, all of the "+1 crit multiplier on 19-20" bonuses stack together: i.e., Overwhelming Crit, Devastating Crit, Master / GM Earth stance, Headmans Chop, Focused Wrath, Nature's Fury, etc. [Obviously, you can't have all of these at once.] Furthermore, they should stack with the crit multiplier bonuses from Staff / Knife Spec, Swashbuckling, and Holy Sword.

[Andoris]

Ran a EE Bruntsmash dps test with this toon using both Melee and Spells to see where it falls in real world testing and ended up with 2,395 dps.

That puts the build significantly behind SWF pally's and bards, but only slightly lower than other TWF melee builds. Considering the versatility of the build and the fact that Smite Weakness is quickly boosting the entire party's dps by 20% on bosses, I am happy with the results.