High Reaper Tank Build 420 AC 400 PRR 5k HP

[seskie1]

The build is designed to tank high reapers and raids. It takes advantage of the stacking defender enhancements from Paladin and Fighter, and splashes wizard for the AC boost. It is able to tank R10s and raids very very well.

14fighter/5pal/1wiz
Aasimar
Lawful Good
Unyielding Sentinel

420 AC
5000 HP
100-125 saves

17 str
9 Dex
18 con
14 int
10 Wis
8 Cha

Levels into Con

Skills

Intimidate
Balance
UMD
Spot
Heal

Feat list

Bond of the Protector
Heavy Armor Combatant
Dodge
Mobility
Fighter Past Life
Completionist
Two handed fighting
Improved two handed fighting
Greater two handed fighting
icrit Slash
Heavy Armor Master
Heavy Armor Champion
Extend Spell
PA
Cleave
Great Cleave
Blinding Speed
Elusive Target
Deific Warding
Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Scion of Celestia

Enhancements

Sacred Defender

Holy Bastion
Sacred Defense
Durable Defense 3/3
Sacred Armor Mastery 3/3
Inciting Defense 3/3
Bulwark Aura 3/3
Sacred Shield Mastery 3/3
Hardy Defense 3/3
Constitution +1*2
Reinforced Armor 3/3
Swift Defense
Tenacious Defense 3/3
Reinforced Shield 3/3
Harbored by Light 3/3
Strong Defense 3/3

Stalwart Defender

Toughness
Stalwart Defensive Mastery 3/3
Threatening Countenance 3/3
Stalwart Shield Mastery 3/3
Armor Expertise 3/3
Shield Expertise 3/3
Constitution +1
Instinctive Defense 2/3
Reinforced Armor 3/3

Eldritch Knight

Eldritch Strike
Improved Mage Armor 3/3
Toughness 1/3

Aasimar

Stronger Bonds
Strength
Stronger Bonds
Strength
Stronger Bonds
Fight the Wicked*3
Blessings 1/3
Aasimar Improved Recovery*3
Celestial Tutelage: Bastard Sword
Ascendant Bond

Epic Destiny

Shield Prowess 3/3
Constitution+1*4
Legendary Shield Mastery 3/3
Block Energy 2/3
Strength of Vitality 3/3
Hardened 3/3
Undying Vanguard

Twists

Shiradi Energy Absorbtion
Magister Impregnable Mind
Draconic Dragonskin
Shadowdancer Lithe
LD Improved Combat Expertise

Gear

Legendary Barovian Plate
Terminus
Divinity with 3 piece Grandfather Shield 4 piece Nystuls Defense and double rubies of endless night
CC Protection Cha Insightful Cha ring
Ring of Power
Legendary Plateshard Belt
LGS Cloak ender
CC Natural Armor Dex Insightful Dex trinket
LGS necklace ender
LGS helm ender
Legendary Feargaze
Legendary Bracers of the Fallen Hero
LGS boots ender
LGS gloves ender

Have positive, negative, fire, acid, cold LGS ender. Have good luck, globe, draconic soul gem, resistance 8, insightful strength 2, armor mastery 2, false life 40, and vitality 20 slotted.

[corvus75]

17 str
9 Dex
18 con
14 int
10 Wis
8 Cha

Feat list

Bond of the Protector
Heavy Armor Combatant
Dodge
Mobility
Fighter Past Life
Completionist
Two handed fighting
Improved two handed fighting
Greater two handed fighting
icrit Slash
Heavy Armor Master
Heavy Armor Champion
Extend Spell
PA
Cleave
Great Cleave
Blinding Speed
Elusive Target
Deific Warding
Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Scion of Celestia

How can u grab dodge? It needs DEX 13. You need a +4 tome then

[slarden]

The build looks great.

Did you figure out a way to make the Aasimar Ascendant Bond (Protector) stack with Tenacious Defense? When I tested with fighter the bonuses didn't stack, but I never tested paladin.

I noticed you take two-handed fighting instead of shield feats even though you use a shield. Is this for lower skull runs? Don't reset your US point spend as legendary shield mastery tier 2 and 3 require the shield mastery and improved shield mastery feats.

I always liked the shield feats on tank for shield deflection, but I also never tanked R10 so I am no expert on 10 skull tanking

[unbongwah]

Did you figure out a way to make the Aasimar Ascendant Bond (Protector) stack with Tenacious Defense? When I tested with fighter the bonuses didn't stack, but I never tested paladin.

Stalwart D. defensive stance bonuses are competence; Sacred D. bonuses are uhh Sacred. Which is why Sacred Defender stance stacks with Ascendant Bond (also competence) but not Stalwart Defender stance. It's the same "trick" I used on my Aasimar cleric tank concept.

Looks like everything else OP took from Stalwart are the passive bonuses which AFAIK stack with everything else.

[slarden]

Stalwart D. defensive stance bonuses are competence; Sacred D. bonuses are uhh Sacred. Which is why Sacred Defender stance stacks with Ascendant Bond (also competence) but not Stalwart Defender stance. It's the same "trick" I used on my Aasimar cleric tank concept.

Looks like everything else OP took from Stalwart are the passive bonuses which AFAIK stack with everything else.

Interesting, thanks for the explanation. Based on the description I thought it didn't stack with other stances at all.

[peng]

You twist improved combat expertise, but CE isn't on your feat list.

[slarden]

You twist improved combat expertise, but CE isn't on your feat list.

Alot of things stay when you TR even if you no longer meet the requirement. Legendary Shield Mastery is like this and it appears improved combat expertise is also. If you reset your enhancements or use fred which may also reset enhancements you won't be able to take it again unless you add the prerequisites.

[peng]

Alot of things stay when you TR even if you no longer meet the requirement. Legendary Shield Mastery is like this and it appears improved combat expertise is also. If you reset your enhancements or use fred which may also reset enhancements you won't be able to take it again unless you add the prerequisites.

Whether or not you can keep the twist is kinda irrelevant, as improved combat expertise is only active when the combat expertise stance is on. No CE, no bonus prr.

[Arotic]

That's some cool stats but have you tried r10 sorjek yet? if so how hard did he whack u for.

[unbongwah]

You twist improved combat expertise, but CE isn't on your feat list.

By my count, OP only listed 16 outta 20 chooseable feats (excluding ED feats), so there's room to spare for CE and a couple other things.

Alot of things stay when you TR even if you no longer meet the requirement.

FYI, my dim recollection is when you HTR or ITR, all of your EDs are automatically reset; you keep your EDPs but you have to reallocate them on your next life. This means you lose access to anything with feat pre-reqs which you had on your previous life if you don't take the same pre-req on the following life. However, when you LR or ER, your EDs are not reset; that's the trick to keeping Twists for things with pre-reqs you drop during LR/ER. Not that you heard about such filthy exploits from me!

[lyrecono]

The build is designed to tank high reapers and raids. It takes advantage of the stacking defender enhancements from Paladin and Fighter, and splashes wizard for the AC boost. It is able to tank R10s and raids very very well.

14fighter/5pal/1wiz
Aasimar
Lawful Good
Unyielding Sentinel

420 AC
5000 HP
100-125 saves

17 str
9 Dex
18 con
14 int
10 Wis
8 Cha

Levels into Con

Skills

Intimidate
Balance
UMD
Spot
Heal

Feat list

Bond of the Protector
Heavy Armor Combatant
Dodge
Mobility
Fighter Past Life
Completionist
Two handed fighting
Improved two handed fighting
Greater two handed fighting
icrit Slash
Heavy Armor Master
Heavy Armor Champion
Extend Spell
PA
Cleave
Great Cleave
Blinding Speed
Elusive Target
Deific Warding
Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Scion of Celestia

Enhancements

Sacred Defender

Holy Bastion
Sacred Defense
Durable Defense 3/3
Sacred Armor Mastery 3/3
Inciting Defense 3/3
Bulwark Aura 3/3
Sacred Shield Mastery 3/3
Hardy Defense 3/3
Constitution +1*2
Reinforced Armor 3/3
Swift Defense
Tenacious Defense 3/3
Reinforced Shield 3/3
Harbored by Light 3/3
Strong Defense 3/3

Stalwart Defender

Toughness
Stalwart Defensive Mastery 3/3
Threatening Countenance 3/3
Stalwart Shield Mastery 3/3
Armor Expertise 3/3
Shield Expertise 3/3
Constitution +1
Instinctive Defense 2/3
Reinforced Armor 3/3

Eldritch Knight

Eldritch Strike
Improved Mage Armor 3/3
Toughness 1/3

Aasimar

Stronger Bonds
Strength
Stronger Bonds
Strength
Stronger Bonds
Fight the Wicked*3
Blessings 1/3
Aasimar Improved Recovery*3
Celestial Tutelage: Bastard Sword
Ascendant Bond

Epic Destiny

Shield Prowess 3/3
Constitution+1*4
Legendary Shield Mastery 3/3
Block Energy 2/3
Strength of Vitality 3/3
Hardened 3/3
Undying Vanguard

Twists

Shiradi Energy Absorbtion
Magister Impregnable Mind
Draconic Dragonskin
Shadowdancer Lithe
LD Improved Combat Expertise

Gear

Legendary Barovian Plate
Terminus
Divinity with 3 piece Grandfather Shield 4 piece Nystuls Defense and double rubies of endless night
CC Protection Cha Insightful Cha ring
Ring of Power
Legendary Plateshard Belt
LGS Cloak ender
CC Natural Armor Dex Insightful Dex trinket
LGS necklace ender
LGS helm ender
Legendary Feargaze
Legendary Bracers of the Fallen Hero
LGS boots ender
LGS gloves ender

Have positive, negative, fire, acid, cold LGS ender. Have good luck, globe, draconic soul gem, resistance 8, insightful strength 2, armor mastery 2, false life 40, and vitality 20 slotted.

The stances shouldn't be working together like that, it's not only an exploit but also creates unreaseneble expectations towards other melee players and will cause the devs to raise dificulty without a good reason again, assuming tanks can easily obtain these stats without cheating.

Sacred Defense and Stalwart Defense can't be active at the same time.
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Stalwart_D...r_enhancements
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Sacred_Defender_enhancements

[lyrecono]

Update:

The sla mage armor from ek giving 20% ac is rather dubious, the spell itself doesn't stack with normal armor.
Bug reported it too to be sure

[Krelar]

The stances shouldn't be working together like that, it's not only an exploit but also creates unreaseneble expectations towards other melee players and will cause the devs to raise dificulty without a good reason again, assuming tanks can easily obtain these stats without cheating.

Sacred Defense and Stalwart Defense can't be active at the same time.
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Stalwart_D...r_enhancements
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Sacred_Defender_enhancements

He doesn't have both stances active at the same time, he's using all the non-stance stuff in the stalwart tree.

[Pilgrim1]

I wonder how it would work as a 15 pally, 4 fighter, 1 wizard. Run the maul domain, toss in cleaves and holy sword to get a 15-20x4 weapon in LD for when you dont nead full deffence. I wonder how much you lose. Just feets i think.

[lyrecono]

He doesn't have both stances active at the same time, he's using all the non-stance stuff in the stalwart tree.

Then why pick enh that boost both stances?

[Des0xyn]

Then why pick enh that boost both stances?

It is an Unbongwah and Krelar explained above.

In the sacred defender or stalwart defender trees, only some of the enh require an active stance. Almost half of them don't require the defense stance to be active at all to get the benefits (The ones that require stance have "improves your stalwart/sacred defense stance" in the description).

So in the stalwart defender tree, seskie1 chose all the enh that work without the stalwart defense stance being active (since in his case, sacred defense stance is active, and yes, you can only have either stance active, but not both)

And yes, although their effects are similar, these enhancements from the sacred and stalwart trees are meant to stack with each other. Devs commented on it years back. That's why their names are also different to signify their ability to stack with one another (usually only enhancements with the same name across trees won't stack with each other)

So to simplify it, I have listed what was chosen in Stalwart defender, and their similarly but still differently named counterpart in sacred defender:

Stalwart defender: (and sacred defender counterpart in brackets, if any)
Toughness
Stalwart Defensive Mastery 3/3 (Sacred Defensive Mastery)
Threatening Countenance 3/3
Stalwart Shield Mastery 3/3 (Sacred shield Mastery)
Armor Expertise 3/3
Shield Expertise 3/3
Constitution +1
Instinctive Defense 2/3
Reinforced Armor 3/3 (reinforced armor, only this is dubious as yes it stacks although having the same name)

Hope that makes it clearer

[lyrecono]

It was clear.

Dev oversight, gross negligence or worse.
No wonder devs have a different idea about melee then half the playerbase.

[EllisDee37]

The stances shouldn't be working together like that, it's not only an exploit but also creates unreaseneble expectations towards other melee players and will cause the devs to raise dificulty without a good reason again, assuming tanks can easily obtain these stats without cheating.

Sacred Defense and Stalwart Defense can't be active at the same time.
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Stalwart_D...r_enhancements
http://m.ddowiki.com/page/Sacred_Defender_enhancements

Read closer. He doesn't even take stalwart defensive stance, much less use it at the same time as the paladin version.

It was clear.

Dev oversight, gross negligence or worse.
No wonder devs have a different idea about melee then half the playerbase.

This is like the Poe's Law version of DDO White Knighting.

[tpbtoc]

Do you melee on high reaper or just intimidate to get aggro? have a dedicated healer?

[Whitering]

I may try this build for my fighter life, but I like to believe I will get more out of 12 pts into Elf for extended displacement, I am probably wrong? Thoughts? I could do the Asimaar build but think they are ugly lol