Zergod - Human Khopesh 20 Ranger - Dire Charging Melee DPS

[kalaka]

Zergod Ranger 2.0
Ranger 20
True Neutral Human


Stats
. . . . . . . .36pt . . Tome . . Level Up
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Strength. . . . 18. . . .+7. . . .4: STR
Dexterity . . . .8. . . .+7. . . .8: STR
Constitution. . 16. . . .+7. . . 12: STR
Intelligence. . 16. . . .+7. . . 16: STR
Wisdom. . . . . .8. . . .+7. . . 20: STR
Charisma. . . . .8. . . .+7. . . 24: STR
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28: STR

Skills
. . . . . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Concent . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Heal. . . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Search. . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Spot. . . 4. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Spellcr . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
Bluff . . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
Diplo . . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
Intim . . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
Balance . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
UMD . . . 2. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. ½. . .11
Tumble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . 1
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. . . . .40 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10. 6
. . . . .40 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12


Feats

.1. . . . : Weapon Focus: Slashing
.1 Human. : Exotic Weapon: Khopesh
.1 Ranger : Favored Enemy: Aberration
.3. . . . : Completionist
.5 Ranger : Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider
.6. . . . : Maximize Spell
.9. . . . : Improved Critical: Slashing
10 Ranger : Favored Enemy: Elemental
12. . . . : Quicken Spell
15. . . . : Quick Draw
15 Ranger : Favored Enemy: Reptilian
18. . . . : Stunning Blow
20 Ranger : Favored Enemy: Construct
21 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical
24 Epic . : Precision
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
27 Epic . : Blinding Speed
28 Destiny: Tactician
29 Destiny: Dire Charge
30 Epic . : Weapon Focus: Piercing
30 Legend : Scion of: Arborea


Enhancements (80 AP)

Tempest (43 AP)

• Shield of Whirling Steel, Tempest, Graceful Death, Deflect Arrows, Whirlwind, Dervish
  
  1. Improved Defense III, Whirling Blades
  2. Improved Parry II, Whirling Blades
  3. Storm Dancer, Critical Mastery III, Whirling Blades, Strength
  4. Storm Tempest, Elaborate Parry III, The Growing Storm III
  5. Dual Perfection, Evasive Dance III, Cuts: A Thousand Cuts III, Dance of Death III

Deepwood Stalker (24 AP)

• Far Shot, Sneak Attack, Exposing Strike, Advanced Sneak Attack
  
  1. Favored Defense I, Increased Empathy III
  2. Survivalist, Melee/Range Power Boost III
  3. Survivalist, Thrill of the Hunt III, Favored Hunter III
  4. Killer III

Harper Agent (10 AP)

• Agent of Good I
  
  1. Harper Enchantment, Traveler's Toughness II
  2. Versatile Adept III, Know the Angles II

Human (3 AP)

• Damage Boost
  
  1. Improved Recovery

Destiny (24 AP)

Legendary Dreadnought

1. Legendary Tactics III, Extra Action Boost III, Strength
2. Imp. Power Attack, Strength
3. Critical Damage III, Haste Boost III
4. (none)
5. Advancing Blows, Devastating Critical
6. Master's Blitz

Twists of Fate (35 fate points)

1. Sense Weakness (Tier 4 Fury)
2. Balanced Attacks (Tier 3 Primal)
3. Hail of Blows (Tier 2 Flowers)
4. Primal Scream (Tier 1 Fury)
5. Brace for Impact (Tier 1 Sentinel)

Gear:
Goggles: Epic Mentau's Goggles
Helmet: Sightless
Necklace: Legendary Warriors Pendant
Trinket: Epic Litany
Cloak: Trip Positive Material Opposition HP Regen/Incap Range
Belt: Hasty 16 Stunning 15 Insightful Str 5
Ring1: Seal of House Avithoul (Will probably be replaced by DOJ ring)
Gloves: Iron Mitts
Boots: Warriors of Strength
Ring2: Deadly 10 Accuracy 10
Bracers: Triple Negative Material Opposition Immunity Item
Armor: TOEE Smoldering Leathers
Mainhand Wep: Triple Positive Affirmation Khopesh
Offhand Wep: Shocking TOEE Khopesh
Quiver: Epic Quiver of Alacrity

[Kodwraith]

Have you thought about taking dodge? I think you would find it more useful than WF:ranged. 3 AP + dodge gets you 6% standing dodge which is really nice. You're already using the tempest tree anyway.

I take it you are never planning on using your bow ever? You could conceivably spare the 2 feats for PBS, ic:ranged. You could conceivably take combat archery but that seems like not your style. I find the first two feats in the bow chain to be much more useful even without a huge investment in archery. Blinding speed is only really needed if you don't have enough gear. But if you have a +7 tome, you likely have at least one piece of speed 15 gear.

[kalaka]

Have you thought about taking dodge? I think you would find it more useful than WF:ranged. 3 AP + dodge gets you 6% standing dodge which is really nice. You're already using the tempest tree anyway.

I take it you are never planning on using your bow ever? You could conceivably spare the 2 feats for PBS, ic:ranged. You could conceivably take combat archery but that seems like not your style. I find the first two feats in the bow chain to be much more useful even without a huge investment in archery. Blinding speed is only really needed if you don't have enough gear. But if you have a +7 tome, you likely have at least one piece of speed 15 gear.

capped on dodge from masters blizt, which is always up. no speed item in gear setup hence blinding speed.

[Grailhawk]

Precision > Power Attack vs anything that is non trivial, power attack only pulls ahead if you are hitting 95% of the time (most people really aren't) and are fighting a 0 Fort mob which isn't that often anymore.

Quick Draw is a waist you can simulate its effect by using Sunder right after you hit your action boost. If you have a programmable mouse, keyboard or macro software you can set this up as a one button click.

Weapon Focus Ranged is mind baffling if you want a ranged DPS increase the first choice should be IC: Ranged, and Improved Point Blank Shot comes before WF:Ranged.

IMO Weapon Focus: Slashing would be better spent on a defensive feat like Dodge or Toughness, I kind of feel you have made a very fragile Glass Canon Ranger with all the offensive feat you have taken in place of defense.

IMO Blinding Speed is a trap you would be much better off trying to fit 15% alacrity in from gear.

IMO using gear + Dodge Feat + Improved Dodge Enhancements to max your dodge + PRR Masters Blitz is better then what you are doing with the Dodge Masters Blitz.

[kalaka]

Precision > Power Attack vs anything that is non trivial, power attack only pulls ahead if you are hitting 95% of the time (most people really aren't) and are fighting a 0 Fort mob which isn't that often anymore.

Quick Draw is a waist you can simulate its effect by using Sunder right after you hit your action boost. If you have a programmable mouse, keyboard or macro software you can set this up as a one button click.

Weapon Focus Ranged is mind baffling if you want a ranged DPS increase the first choice should be IC: Ranged, and Improved Point Blank Shot comes before WF:Ranged.

IMO Weapon Focus: Slashing would be better spent on a defensive feat like Dodge or Toughness, I kind of feel you have made a very fragile Glass Canon Ranger with all the offensive feat you have taken in place of defense.

IMO Blinding Speed is a trap you would be much better off trying to fit 15% alacrity in from gear.

IMO using gear + Dodge Feat + Improved Dodge Enhancements to max your dodge + PRR Masters Blitz is better then what you are doing with the Dodge Masters Blitz.

Have over 1500 HP. Not into toughness. May see if I can somehow fit speed and dodge into my gear, but don't see it happening without sacrificing a lot. Quick glance doesn't reveal a way to fit speed into my gear. As for dodge, I would need to look further. Maxing dodge and using blizt PRR is something that has crossed my mind, I just haven't explored it yet. I can't think of a way to really make it feasible though without sacrificing the shroud 18% hp and incap range, which I really do not want to do.

Weapon focus feats give 2 melee power each. I am going to be taking precision instead of WF:ranged, and will update the OP to reflect that change.

Thanks for the quickdraw tip. I will try that.

As for a glass cannon...I am able to melee in LE just fine and solo a lot of LE, including raids. 1500 hp and 120 PRR with 23% dodge, 15% incorp, 50% displacement, and 120 AC is a LOT of survivability. I use the two defensive cooldowns at my disposal for bigger pulls. I am essentially able to melt any trash in the duration of a dire charge stun, and dire charge is no fail. Player skill and tactical feats allow the best defense to be a good offense, once a certain level of defense is reached.

[Grailhawk]

Have over 1500 HP. Not into toughness. May see if I can somehow fit speed and dodge into my gear, but don't see it happening without sacrificing a lot. Quick glance doesn't reveal a way to fit speed into my gear. As for dodge, I would need to look further. Maxing dodge and using blizt PRR is something that has crossed my mind, I just haven't explored it yet. I can't think of a way to really make it feasible though without sacrificing the shroud 18% hp and incap range, which I really do not want to do.

Weapon focus feats give 2 melee power each. I am going to be taking precision instead of WF:ranged, and will update the OP to reflect that change.

Thanks for the quickdraw tip. I will try that.

As for a glass cannon...I am able to melee in LE just fine and solo a lot of LE, including raids. 1500 hp and 120 PRR with 23% dodge, 15% incorp, 50% displacement, and 120 AC is a LOT of survivability. I use the two defensive cooldowns at my disposal for bigger pulls. I am essentially able to melt any trash in the duration of a dire charge stun, and dire charge is no fail. Player skill and tactical feats allow the best defense to be a good offense, once a certain level of defense is reached.

IMO the issue with using the L29 feat on Precision is that Epic Reflex (no fail on a 1) and or Epic Damage Reduction +10 PRR are better in that slot. I would swap either WF:Slashing or Qucikc Draw for Precision then take one of the Epic Feat.

Also have you considered Scion of the Ethereal Plane or Scion of the Plane of Earth/Feywild if you are willing to invest in hide skill or spellpower you can get more damage out of those feats then Arborea.

[adrian69]

Precision > Power Attack vs anything that is non trivial, power attack only pulls ahead if you are hitting 95% of the time (most people really aren't) and are fighting a 0 Fort mob which isn't that often anymore.

Quick Draw is a waist you can simulate its effect by using Sunder right after you hit your action boost. If you have a programmable mouse, keyboard or macro software you can set this up as a one button click.

Weapon Focus Ranged is mind baffling if you want a ranged DPS increase the first choice should be IC: Ranged, and Improved Point Blank Shot comes before WF:Ranged.

IMO Weapon Focus: Slashing would be better spent on a defensive feat like Dodge or Toughness, I kind of feel you have made a very fragile Glass Canon Ranger with all the offensive feat you have taken in place of defense.

IMO Blinding Speed is a trap you would be much better off trying to fit 15% alacrity in from gear.

IMO using gear + Dodge Feat + Improved Dodge Enhancements to max your dodge + PRR Masters Blitz is better then what you are doing with the Dodge Masters Blitz.

Except on certain builds like barbarians who can't use precision while raged, precision is much better. Quick Draw can be simulated, but it feels like a wasted feat. I'd only bother with IC: Ranged since you'll be melee most of the time, and still I'd probably not even worry about ranged feats. I think you either need to go all in for melee DPS or pick up Dodge or TWF Defense as suggested and PRR is would better for you.

[kalaka]

Except on certain builds like barbarians who can't use precision while raged, precision is much better. Quick Draw can be simulated, but it feels like a wasted feat. I'd only bother with IC: Ranged since you'll be melee most of the time, and still I'd probably not even worry about ranged feats. I think you either need to go all in for melee DPS or pick up Dodge or TWF Defense as suggested and PRR is would better for you.

Feats have been changed since OP. Check updated list.

I am all in for melee dps...

Quick draw is not a wasted feat. It is huge amounts of DPS. IIRC it halves it from 1.4 -> .7 activation time. At 8k DPS that is 5600 damage. You hit boosts every 20 seconds, and hit two of them. 5600*2=11,200/20=560 DPS from that feat.