Deep Vampire - Melee Wizard Past Life

[Warbler]

Wizard past life that can play around with shroud of the vampire's enchantment focus. Uses light pick or envenomed blade (short sword).

Minimum tomes: +1 strength for power attack, +5 int for skills.

Deep Vampire
13/4/3 Wizard/Fighter/Bard
True Neutral Deep Gnome


Level Order

1. Wizard          6. Wizard         11. Wizard         16. Wizard
2. Bard            7. Fighter        12. Wizard         17. Wizard
3. Fighter         8. Wizard         13. Wizard         18. Wizard
4. Wizard          9. Bard           14. Fighter        19. Wizard
5. Wizard         10. Fighter        15. Bard           20. Wizard


Stats
               36pt     Tome     Level Up
               ----     ----     --------
Strength        12       +1       4: INT
Dexterity        8                8: INT
Constitution    16               12: INT
Intelligence    20       +5      16: INT
Wisdom          10               20: INT
Charisma        10               24: INT
                                 28: INT

Skills
          W  B  F  W  W  W  F  W  B  F  W  W  W  F  B  W  W  W  W  W
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Perform   2  3                    4        1  2     6     2  1  1  1  23
Spellcr   4        3     2     2        3     2        3     2     2  23
Hide      2     2     2  1  2  1     2  2  1  1  1  1  1  ½  ½  2  1  23
Move Si   2     ½  1½ 2  1  2  1½    1½ 1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
UMD          5                    7                 6  1  1  1  1  1  23
Heal      1     1  1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1  11
Balance   2  3                    2                                    7
Jump      2                                      4        1            7
Concent                                                         1      1
Tumble    1                                                            1
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         28 11  7  8  8  8  8  9 13  9  9 10 10 10 14 11 11 11 11 12


Feats

 1        : Single Weapon Fighting
 1 Wizard : Quicken Spell
 3        : Insightful Reflexes
 3 Fighter: Power Attack
 6        : Cleave
 7 Fighter: Great Cleave
 8 Wizard : Heighten Spell
 9        : Shield Mastery
12        : Improved Single Weapon Fighting
14 Fighter: Improved Critical: Piercing
15        : Improved Shield Mastery
17 Wizard : Spell Focus: Enchantment
18        : Greater Single Weapon Fighting
21 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
24 Epic   : Embolden Spell
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
27 Epic   : Spell Penetration
28 Destiny: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
29 Destiny: Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Arcane Insight
30 Legend : Scion of: Feywild

[unbongwah]

I'm inferring this is something of a flavor build for vamp form, otherwise I'd suggest at least wiz 12 for wraith. If you're not going for T5 Kensei (and therefore can't take Weapon Master), I would do wiz 11 / ftr 6 / bard 3 instead for lvl 6 spells and +2 CLs. You lose a feat, but you can afford to drop / backload the Weap Foc / Spec feats. I'd also tweak feat order to have ISM no later than lvl 15.

You don't list Enhancements, but I presume it will be something like 13 APs SB (Skirmisher+TSA) / 11 APs Kensei (SwNT) / 32 APs PM (Imp Shrouding) / 13 APs SD (Tenacious Defense) / 11 APs Harper (KtA+Versatile Adept).

[Warbler]

I'm inferring this is something of a flavor build for vamp form, otherwise I'd suggest at least wiz 12 for wraith. If you're not going for T5 Kensei (and therefore can't take Weapon Master), I would do wiz 11 / ftr 6 / bard 3 instead for lvl 6 spells and +2 CLs. You lose a feat, but you can afford to drop / backload the Weap Foc / Spec feats. I'd also tweak feat order to have ISM no later than lvl 15.

You don't list Enhancements, but I presume it will be something like 13 APs SB (Skirmisher+TSA) / 11 APs Kensei (SwNT) / 32 APs PM (Imp Shrouding) / 13 APs SD (Tenacious Defense) / 11 APs Harper (KtA+Versatile Adept).

Yes just a fun life. I don't have the DC's to go full on pale master or warlock so just going with the gear I have. The enhancements were about what I was thinking. I hadn't calculated them yet. Your point about CL makes sense. I'll have to throw it back into the builder later when I have time. Thanks for your reply.

FYI I have 2 fighter, 2 bard, 1 rouge, 1 PDK, and 5 various epic past lives.

[Enoach]

Yes just a fun life. I don't have the DC's to go full on pale master or warlock so just going with the gear I have. ...

While builds like yours don't get the capstone bonuses to the caster attribute, I think many players would be really surprised at how good their DCs can be. Of course you may need to use debuffs to make up.

Remember, since spells are not your primary offense, a hold/dance even with 40% success rate can improve your damage output. This is more true in Heroics and can be less true in the upper Epics (Still useful in lower epics)

Just don't discount your caster ability off hand.

As an example I ran my entire Heroic Life on a caster without turning on Heighten. Once in epics I only needed Heighten when I ran quests that the adjusted level was above my current level.

[Warbler]

While builds like yours don't get the capstone bonuses to the caster attribute, I think many players would be really surprised at how good their DCs can be. Of course you may need to use debuffs to make up.

Remember, since spells are not your primary offense, a hold/dance even with 40% success rate can improve your damage output. This is more true in Heroics and can be less true in the upper Epics (Still useful in lower epics)

Just don't discount your caster ability off hand.

As an example I ran my entire Heroic Life on a caster without turning on Heighten. Once in epics I only needed Heighten when I ran quests that the adjusted level was above my current level.

I've edited to include some suggestions. I am not sure whether I need SF:enchantment or necro so I just put in spell power and the high level DC feats. At high level though I'll play around to get my seeds and probably refine or find a new build.

Also, you are right unbongwah, the two WF/WS feats can be dropped as enhancement points are tight. I might add a tumble through mobs enhancement from deep gnome for fun.

[Warbler]

Thanks for your feedback guys. I'm going to make a wraith build next but I thought I'd finish this build out to be enchantment focused. It can use vampire shroud at its discretion.