2 Different FVS 20 DC Builds: Wisdom vs. Charisma

[slarden]

All I can say is wow! Favored soul is so fun to play with the recent changes. I wanted to show 2 builds here - the first is a fairly maxed out Wisdom build for high reaper, but the build can easily be modified if you don't have all the past lifes. The second is a blasting high DC Charisma build designed for low to mid skull which tries to strike a balance between DC and DPS.

Both builds are casual and new player friendly (even though the wisdom build shows a maxed out character) as the 300 hp from the level 7 Stout of Heart feat and the 5% hp bonus from falconry provide a significant boost to hp. Aasimar offers the additional 10% hp boost and both Aasimar and Dragonborn provide healing amp.

Dragonborn provides an option for +3 evocation which replaces the need to twist it in and removing the need to spell focus evocation at all as long as you are in exalted angel. You can actually have a higher evocation DC as a charisma Dragonborn caster, but that is not the goal of the Charisma build I am presenting. I am trying to have a high DC and better DPS than the wisdom version as it's intended as a solo/short man low to mid skull build.

Link to Wisdom Build: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6118252
Link to Charisma Build: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6118253

Comparison to Cleric DC Casting
In all honesty, I would only ever choose Cleric over favored soul for the special purpose of specializing as a necro cleric for the extra destruction SLA. Although I am likely to choose Wizard or Warlock over either if I want to specialize in necro. The higher light spellpower from the elemental clerics is certainly an advantage in boss fights, but that's not a strength of either build. The +3 DC in the fvs cores and +1 stat benefit over cleric is key because it means favored soul will always have better DC in secondary schools and that is key to me as the game stands today.

Wisdom Vs. Charisma - No Right Answer Only Many Opinions
The main advantage Wisdom has is a higher DC mass frog which is a very significant and versatile mass instakill, but with a lower dc potential compared to regular favored soul spells. Mass frog was much stronger a few years ago when fortitude saves were much lower. It's still a very effective spell and even with minimal wisdom investment it's useful on many undead and constructs.

The main advantage of Charisma is versatility and higher DC potential since Dragonborn gains +3 evocation DC and the magister tree supports charisma but not wisdom. Likewise the draconic incarnation tree supports charisma but not wisdom which enables a charisma build to more easily switch between DC, DPS and Straight Healing

About Healing Spec For Raids and Quests
I am going to show the spec for max dc with reasonable healing support vs. a raid healing spec. A raid healing spec will be 41 + pts in Beacon of Hope for healing wall, party buffs, etc.

One frustrating aspect of playing favored soul is that many people expect you to spec primarily for healing even though healing wall is not needed for non-raid content. If you want to play favored soul be prepared for non-sensical comments from people that don't play favored soul when they ask you throw up a healing wall and you explain your main tree is AoV. For raiding I do respec for healing wall, but not for questing.

I am going to show 2 sets of enhancements for favored soul - one is casting first/healing second and the other healing first/casting second. I tend to go casting first for quests and healing first for raids.

[slarden]

EDIT 3/28/2021 - this build is significantly out of date but will be updated within the next few weeks. I am currently running the charisma build over the wisdom build, but the wisdom build is still strong as it adds an extra mass instakill (mass frog)

I am showing this build as a completely maxed out build with 12 racial AP, high reaper AP, etc. The build is still highly effective without these things. I do not have all the bonuses I am showing and the build was effective in a high reaper PUG. At the bottom of the AP spend area I show how to back out AP spend to get back to 80.

Race: Aasimar
Alignment: True Neutral
Faith: Aureon

Starting Stats
Str: 8
Dex: 8
Wis: 20
Con: 18
Int: 12
Char: 8

FEATS:
1) Maximize
2 FVS) Knowledge of Battle (Wisdom over Cha)
3) Empower
6) Quicken
7 FVS) Stout of Hearth (HP over Spell points)
9) Heighten
12) Spell Focus Evocation
15) Spell Penetration
17 FVS) Leap of Faith Auto-granted
18) Greater Spell Penetration
20 FVS) Damage Reduction Cold Iron Auto-granted
21) Heavy Armor Proficiency
24) Burst of Glacial Wrath
26) Guardian Angel
27) Completionist (or past life wizard)
28) Mass Frog
29) Arcane Pulse
30) Embolden
30) Scion of Air

NOTE: If you are in a static group and won't be soloing you can replace maximize/empower/burst of glacial wrath with DC feats for 3 more DC.

EPIC DESTINY
Tier 1
- Radiant Power x2
- Endless Faith x2
- Healing Power x2
- Wisdom
Tier 2
- Wisdom
Tier 3
- Piercing Spellcraft x3
- Wisdom
Tier 4
- Wisdom
- Leap of Faith
Tier 5
- Divine Wrath
- Wisdom

EPIC DESTINY TWISTS
Piercing Spellcraft
Empyrean Magic
Evocation Specialist
Precise Evocation
Cocoon

ENHANCEMENTS

Aasimar (21)
Core
- Stronger Bonds
- Wisdom
- Stronger Bonds
- Wisdom
- Stronger Bonds
Tier 1
- Aasimar Improved Recovery
Tier 2
- Arcanum x3
- Divine Purpose Protector
Tier 3
- Aasimar Improved Recovery
Tier 4
- Ascendant Bond Protector
- Aasimar Improved Recovery

Angel of Vengeance (45)
Core
- Font of Power
- Shield of Condemnation
- Aura of Menace
- Summon Archon
- Vengeful Magic
- Ascendancy: Shrine Bright (Wisdom)
Tier 1
- Smiting
- Nimbus of Light x2
Tier 2
- Just Reward x3
- Smiting
Tier 3
- Wisdom
- Spell Penetration
- Smiting
- Sun Bolt x3
Tier 4
- Wisdom
- Intense Faith
- Smiting
Tier 5
- Zealous Faith
- Evocation Focus
- Unstoppable Magic x3
- Cometfall x3

Beacon of Hope (13)
Core
- Pleasant Disposition
- Beacon of Grace
- Shining Light
Tier 1
- Divine Durability x3
- Spell Points x2
Tier 2
- Divine Durability II x3
Tier 3
- Wisdom

Falconry (13)
Core
- Summon Falcon
- Wisdom
- Well Rounded
Tier 1
- Rugged x3
- Out in Nature x3
- Wanderlust x1
Tier 3
- Conditioning

This is 92 AP total which assumes all racial past lifes. Now the hard part of removing 12 ap spend for those of us that don't have that. I would remove in this order
- Aasimar improved recovery tier 4 from Aasimar (2)
- Aasimar Arcanum x1 from Aasimar (4)
- Unstoppable Magic x 3 from AoV (7)
- Zealous Faith x 1 from AoV(8)
- Well rounded from Falconry (9)
- Conditioning from Falconry (11)
- Wanderlust from Falconry (12)

Healing Amp
Competence Bonus from Legendary Drow Sage's Cowl: 80
Exceptional Bonus from Mysterious Cloak: 45
Equipment Bonus from Legendary Hands of House Jorasco: 40
Guild Bonus from Ship Buff: 20
Aasimar Enhancements: 60
Beacon Hope: 30
Falconry: 15
Paladin Past Lifes: 30
Total Healing Amp Bonus: 320

My heal self-targeted heal was over 200 on 10 skull and I had no problem self healing easily in 7 skull. Self-healing on 10 skull was expensive but do-able in a pinch


HP Bonuses
Favored Soul: 300
Aasimar: 10% overall bonus
Falconry: 5% overall bonus
LGS: 18% overall bonus (see gear below)

I am running this on my 4th main with only 36 reaper points and missing many of the listed past lifes/bonuses and he is just under 3000 hp in reaper.

Wisdom
Start: 20
Level Ups: 7
Tome: 8
Enhancement Bonus: 19
Insightful Bonus: 9
Exceptional Bonus: 1
Quality Bonus: 4
Profane Bonus: 2
Artifact Bonus: 2
Completionist: 2
Racial Completionist: 2
Racial Past Lifes: 2
Augment Festive Bonus 2
Sentient Weapon Filigree: 5
Reaper Bonus on Helm: 2
Racial Enhancements: 2
Aov Enhancements: 2
AoV Capstone: 4
Beacon of Hop Enhancements: 1
Falconry Enhancements: 1
Reaper: 5
Epic Destiny: 6
Ship Buffs: 2
Yugo Potions: 2
Remnant Potions: 2
Total Wisdom: 114

Evocation DC
Base: 10
Spell Level: 9 (Note this assumes heighten for all, but I have versions of spells without heighten on my hotbar to save sp when I don't need the DC boost)
Wisdom Bonus: 52
Evocation Focus Feat: 1
Embolden: 2
Scion of the Plane of Air: 4
Past Life Sorc x3: 3
Item- Enhancement Bonus: 7
Item- Insightful Bonus: 4
Item- Quality Bonus: 2
Item- Augment Bonus: 2
Item- Artifact Bonus (Slavers): 4
Item: Sentient Bonus (Eye of Beholder): 2
Enhancements - Angel of Vengeance: 1
Enhancements - Aov Level 18 Core: 1
Enhancements - Aov Capstone: 2
Enhancements - Reaper: 4
Exalted Angel - Transcendental Magic: 3
Epic Destiny Twist - Evocation Focus: 3
Epic Destiny Twist - Precise Evocation: 2
Ship Buffs: 1
Total Evocation DC: 119 (or 122 if swapping out maximize/empower/bogw for DC in a static group)

Necromancy DC
Base: 10
Spell Level: 9 (Note this assumes heighten for all, but I have versions of spells without heighten on my hotbar to save sp when I don't need the DC boost)
Wisdom Bonus: 52
Embolden: 2
Scion of the Plane of Air: 2
Item- Enhancement Bonus: 7
Item- Insightful Bonus: 4
Item- Quality Bonus: 2
Item- Augment Bonus: 2
Item- Artifact Bonus (Slavers): 4
Item: Sentient Bonus (Eye of Beholder): 2
Enhancements - Aov Level 18 Core: 1
Enhancements - Aov Capstone: 2
Enhancements - Reaper: 4
Exalted Angel - Transcendental Magic: 3
Ship Buffs: 1
Total Necromancy DC: 107 (or 108 if swapping out empower for past life wizard)

Mass Frog DC
Base: 20
Wisdom Bonus: 52
Embolden: 2
Scion of the Plane of Air: 2
Item- Enhancement Bonus: 7
Item- Insightful Bonus: 4
Item- Quality Bonus: 2
Item- Augment Bonus: 2
Item- Artifact Bonus (Slavers): 4
Item: Sentient Bonus (Eye of Beholder): 2
Enhancements - Aov Level 18 Core: 1
Enhancements - Aov Capstone: 2
Enhancements - Reaper: 4
Exalted Angel - Transcendental Magic: 3
Ship Buffs: 1
Total Mass Frog DC: 108 (or 109 if swapping out empower for past life wizard)

Note: When Aureon's Instruction is active posted DCs are at a +2 due to the +4 Wisdom bonus granted

Spell Penetration:
Favored Soul Levels: 20
Feat: Spell Penetration: 2
Feat: Greater Spell Penetration: 2
Past Lifes Wiz x3 Fvs x3: 9
Item: Enhancement Bonus: 8
Item: Insightful Bonus: 4
Enhancement Tree: Angel of Vengeance: 1
Enhancement Tree: Aasimar: 3
Enhancement Tree: Reaper: 5
Epic Destiny Caster Levels: 5
Epic Destiny: 3
Epic Destiny Twists: 3
Eye of the Beholder: 1
Ship Buff: 1
Total: 67
Unstoppable Magic Persistent Debuff: 3
Grand Total: 70
Intense Faith + Zealous Faith +6 for Implosion Only (untyped damage which uses force) for 76

Note: When Aureon's Instruction is active posted Spell Pen is at a +3

CC and instakill
Implosion
Mass Frog
Greater command (low will)
Burst of Glacial Wrath (will work on most except super high fort)
Cometfall (low reflex enemies- good every day spell with the sla)
Soundburst (reapers)

GEAR
Helm: Legendary Drow Sage's Cowl
Necklace: Slavelord Crafted: Sheltering 45, Resistance 14, Heal 22, Quality Physical Sheltering, Yellow Slow, Sorc Set
Trinket: Epic Littany of the Dead
Cloak: Level 21 Mysterious Cloak
Belt: Slavelord Crafted: Con 17, Spellsight 22, Kinetic Lore 27%, Quality Con +4, Yellow Slow, Sorc Set
Ring 1: Legendary Spinneret with Sorc Set
Gloves: Healing Hands of House Jorasco
Boots: LGS Triple Positive (18% hp bonus and displacement clicky) /swap heroic gs displacement clicky boots x5
Ring 2: Slavelord Crafted Dex 17, Radiance Lore 27%, UMD +7, Quality Fort 45%, Yellow Slow, Sorc Set
Bracers: Slavelord Crafted Wizardry 371, Jump 22, Light Spellpower 185, Quality Wisdom 4, Yellow Slow, Sorc Set
Armor: Legendary Scales of Exile Fort 202%, Parrying +9, Ins wisdom +9, Ins Con +9
Goggles: LGS Triple Negative (18% hp bonus combined with boots and displacement clicky)
Main Weapon: Nightmother's Sceptre (Impulse gem slotted for implement bonus +4 piece eye of the beholder with wisdom, will, charisma and spellpower slotted + 4 other wisdom)
Secondary Weapon: Morninglord Sceptre (145 potency, 72 insightful potency, 22 spellcraft, ins spellcraft 11)

The reason there is some redundancy on skills is because I recycled some old slavers gear that was almost exactly what I needed except the skill part. The skill wasn't enough to motivate me to recraft.

Swap Item for knockdown protection: Nightmother Sceptre (5 zephyr for knockdown immunity and 3 wisdom)
Swap Main weapon for energy drain immunity against beholders: Nightmother's Sceptre (Any spellpower gem slotted for implement bonus + 4 piece purity set with wisdom + 4 wisdom)
Swap Main weapon for boss damage boost (vacuum weapon for vulnerability)
Swap Trinkets: Mysterious Bauble (major mnemonic clicky) and upgraded Pale Lavender Ioun Stone, upgraded Magestar
Swap Necklaces: Epic Twisted Talisman and Twisted Talisman (for 400 spell points, hp heal from fast healing and regen)
Swap Goggles: Int 15 / True Seeing / Ins Int +7 (this plus helm helps find most secret doors)
Swap Helm: Search 22 / Wisdom 15/ Ins Search 11 (This plus goggles helps find most secret doors)
Swap Ring: Epic Ring of Spell Storing (I don't have it on Randomall but if you have it grats to you)
Swap Boots: 5x smoke heroic greensteel boots for displacement

Misc Gear and Supplies
- Blade of Jack Jibbers
- Harper Pin, Greater
- Harper Pin, Lesser
- Eternal Flask of Free Movement
- Essence of Desire Potions (Yugo)
- Essence of Despair Potions (Yugo)
- Remnant Potions of Stat +2 (Wisdom and Con)
- Heal Scrolls
- Resurrection Scrolls
- Greater Restoration Scrolls
- Blindness Removal Potions
- Poison Neutralization Potions
- Disease Removal Potions
- Lesser Restoration Potions (mostly useless in reaper but still gets rid of a few effects reliably without sp)
- Curse Removal Potions

[SirValentine]

EPIC DESTINY
...
Tier 4
- Leap of Faith

Am I missing some benefit this might give, or is this a copy-and-paste error from some non-FvS build?

[Hipparan]

Am I missing some benefit this might give, or is this a copy-and-paste error from some non-FvS build?

If you already have Leap of Faith from being a FvS, the Epic Destiny version speeds up the recharge rate of the counters. I would probably use something else though. I usually grab Judgement/Lay to Rest/Judge the Many. It's fun to use and cause a chain reaction on a group of Undead.

[slarden]

Am I missing some benefit this might give, or is this a copy-and-paste error from some non-FvS build?

If you already have Leap of Faith from being a FvS, the Epic Destiny version speeds up the recharge rate of the counters. I would probably use something else though. I usually grab Judgement/Lay to Rest/Judge the Many. It's fun to use and cause a chain reaction on a group of Undead.

Fair points but I like the slightly faster recharge time esp in places like the end fight of Slavers 3. If I could find something amazing for 1 point I would probably drop but 10 spellpower - meh.

[mr420247]

Wisdom hands down at least until falcon n frog get the hammer

Have fun with it while it lasts

[Dread131313]

... /snip...

What skills did you use? Starting INT 8 = 4 skill points!
But you dont even outline which skills to spend these in!

I am thinking heal, UMD, spellcraft, and conc???

[Dread131313]

I just created the WIS version of this build on a new level 7 first lifer Aasimar.
The build feels a little weak as a fresh level 7. I am a bit puzzled as to why to choose the quarterstaff deity, which removes the ability to use shields...
I mean, I understand the premise of using Qstaff and Soundburst to stun mobs and smack on them, which is cool and all. But what about mobs who save?
This new level 7 has no AoE at all. I went into Kobolds New Brotherhood, which is where I test all new builds. Went in on R1.

The build held up on its own, but toward the end with misplaced or dodged ray SLA's that AoV gets some mobs got to me and were able to hit me.
I think I would feel much better in this case blocking with a tower shield and then casting sound burst and then an AoE on them after they are stunned.
Heals werent that bad on R1, with the -60% penalty I had to use some SP for close wounds (empowered so I am not having to button mash for 5 minutes on R1).
The druid build and the warlock ES builds felt stronger. This build might be stronger, as it goes along later on with more feats and enhancement points and better AA, but as a low level first lifer it felt a little weak.

Also, the low starting strength (8) was pretty low and a first lifer fresh toon will get encumbered quick with the **** they give you as a level 7, I dont think any of it had STR on any of it. I am going to re-make him with bond of the fallen (+1 str, better than nothing) and go with a faith where I can at least use a shield. Later on needing a shield might not matter, but leveling without a shield as a caster sucks.

[Tlorrd]

I just created the WIS version of this build on a new level 7 first lifer Aasimar.
The build feels a little weak as a fresh level 7. I am a bit puzzled as to why to choose the quarterstaff deity, which removes the ability to use shields...
I mean, I understand the premise of using Qstaff and Soundburst to stun mobs and smack on them, which is cool and all. But what about mobs who save?
This new level 7 has no AoE at all. I went into Kobolds New Brotherhood, which is where I test all new builds. Went in on R1.

The build held up on its own, but toward the end with misplaced or dodged ray SLA's that AoV gets some mobs got to me and were able to hit me.
I think I would feel much better in this case blocking with a tower shield and then casting sound burst and then an AoE on them after they are stunned.
Heals werent that bad on R1, with the -60% penalty I had to use some SP for close wounds (empowered so I am not having to button mash for 5 minutes on R1).
The druid build and the warlock ES builds felt stronger. This build might be stronger, as it goes along later on with more feats and enhancement points and better AA, but as a low level first lifer it felt a little weak.

Also, the low starting strength (8) was pretty low and a first lifer fresh toon will get encumbered quick with the **** they give you as a level 7, I dont think any of it had STR on any of it. I am going to re-make him with bond of the fallen (+1 str, better than nothing) and go with a faith where I can at least use a shield. Later on needing a shield might not matter, but leveling without a shield as a caster sucks.

You're expectations running reaper as a first life character and new to the game probably need to be adjusted.

[Dread131313]

You're expectations running reaper as a first life character and new to the game probably need to be adjusted.

You didnt read my post.

I said I use that quest on R1 as a litmus test for all first lifer level 7 builds.

I am aware that higher level dungeons with traps etc and other types of mobs on R1 on first life will tear up several builds.

[slarden]

Race: Dragonborn
Alignment: True Neutral
Faith: Sovereign Host

Starting Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 6
Wis: 8
Con: 18
Int: 12
Char: 20

FEATS:
1) Maximize
2 FVS) Grace of Battle (Cha over Wisdom)
3) Empower
6) Quicken
7 FVS) Stout of Hearth (HP over Spell points)
9) Heighten
12) Force of Personality
15) Spell Focus Evocation
17 FVS) Leap of Faith Auto-granted
18) Completionist
20 FVS) Damage Reduction Cold Iron Auto-granted
21) Past Life Wizard
24) Master of Light
26) Spellpower Light
27) Master of Alignment (or Burst of Glacial Wrath if you prefer more cc)
28) Mass Frog
29) Deific Warding
30) Embolden
30) Scion of Air (or Scion of Fire to tilt higher dps)

*** You can potentially drop 2 feats for greater and epic spell focus evocation if you absolutely want to max your dc

EPIC DESTINY - Magister (25)
Core
- Arcane Study 1 - V
- Arcane Spellsurge
Tier 1
- 2x Impregnable Mind
- Charisma
Tier 2
- Evocation Specialist x 3
- Charisma
Tier 3
- Evocation Augmentation x 3
- Charisma
Tier 4
- Evocation Familiarity x3
- Charisma
Tier 5
- Master of Evocation x3
- Charisma
Tier 6
- Arcane Tempest (drop if you don't have the tome of destiny)

EPIC DESTINY TWISTS
Arcane Hymn (or Energy Burst Fire to tilt higher dps)
Meld Into Darkness
Precise Casting - Evocation (or Empyrean Magic to tilt higher dps)
Cocoon
Endless Faith

ENHANCEMENTS - DC Spec (For High Skull Questing)

Dragonborn (18)
Core
- Hardy
- Charisma
- Hardy
- Charisma
Tier 1
-
Tier 2
- Arcanum x 3
Tier 3
- Power in Breath x3 (prereq)
Tier 4
- True Power x3
*** if you prefer more hp/hamp over spell points and spell pen you can instead take resilience in tier 1,2,3

Angel of Vengeance (41)
Core
- Font of Power
- Shield of Condemnation
- Aura of Menace
- Summon Archon
- Vengeful Magic
- Ascendancy: Shrine Bright (Charisma)
Tier 1
- Smiting
- Nimbus of Light x3
Tier 2
- Just Reward x3
- Smiting
Tier 3
- Charisma
- Smiting
- Sun Bolt x3
Tier 4
- Charisma
- Intense Faith
- Smiting
Tier 5
- Zealous Faithx3
- Evocation Focus
- Cometfall x3
- Archon's Fury

Beacon of Hope (13)
Core
- Pleasant Disposition
- Beacon of Grace
- Shining Light
Tier 1
- Divine Durability x3
- Spell Points x2
Tier 2
- Divine Durability II x3
Tier 3
- Charisma

Feydark Illusionist (24)
Core
- Find Familiar Pseudodragon
- Charisma
- Greater Color Spray
- Charisma
Tier 1
- Study the Arcane x3
- Illusory Weapon (grants weapons without spellcasting implement an implement bonus)
Tier 2
- You've Got My Back
Tier 3
- Spell Penetration x3
- Magical Attunement
- Refraction
- Charisma
Tier 4
- Charisma

This is 96 AP total which assumes all racial past lifes and ap tomes. Remove points from feydark illusionist as needed.

ENHANCEMENTS - Raid Healing Spec (For Raids and Parties where groups want you to over-weight healing)

Beacon of Hope - 41
Dragonborn - 18
Angel of Vengeance - 21-37 depending on # of racial AP

Note: I don't find healing wall necessary for questing unless you are with a high-need group, but you might need to make the switch if the party needs more healing than usual. For raids you will need to make this change every time because you never know when you might be called into healing mode even if there is another primary healer.

Charisma
Start: 20
Level Ups: 7
Tome: 8
Enhancement Bonus: 22
Insightful Bonus: 10
Exceptional Bonus: 1
Quality Bonus: 4
Profane Bonus: 2
Artifact Bonus: 4
Alchemical Bonus: 2
Sentient Weapon Filigree: 11
Reaper Helm Bonus: 2
Festive Charisma: 2
Completionist: 2
Racial Completionist: 2
Racial Past Lifes: 3
Racial Enhancements: 2
Aov Enhancements: 2
AoV Capstone: 4
Feydark Illusionist Enhancements: 4
Beacon of Hope Enhancements: 1
Reaper: 5
Epic Destiny: 5
Arcane Hymn Twist: 1
Ship Buffs: 2
Yugo Potions: 2
Remnant Potions: 2
Total Charisma: 132

Evocation DC
Base: 10
Spell Level: 9 (Note this assumes heighten for all, but I have versions of spells without heighten on my hotbar to save sp when I don't need the DC boost)
Charisma Bonus: 61
Evocation Focus Feat: 1
Past Life Wizard: 1
Embolden: 2
Past Life Sorc x3: 3
Scion of the Plane of Air: 4
Item- Enhancement Bonus: 9
Item- Insightful Bonus: 4
Item- Quality Bonus: 2
Item- Augment Bonus: 2
Item- Artifact Bonus: 3
Item - Profane: 2
Item - Sacred: 2
Item: Sentient Bonus: 4
Enhancements - Angel of Vengeance: 1
Enhancements - Aov Level 18 Core: 1
Enhancements - Aov Capstone: 2
Enhancements - Reaper: 4
Enhancements - Dragonborn: 3
Magister Cores - 6
Magister Specialist - 3
Magister Master - 3
Precise Evocation Twist - 2
Ship Buffs: 1
Total Evocation DC: 145

** Note: If you drop two feats for greater and epic spell focus evocation you can boost this to 147 but the benefit will be very marginal.

Necromancy DC
Base: 10
Spell Level: 9 (Note this assumes heighten for all, but I have versions of spells without heighten on my hotbar to save sp when I don't need the DC boost)
Charisma Bonus: 61
Past Life Wizard: 1
Embolden: 2
Scion of the Plane of Air: 2
Item- Enhancement Bonus: 9
Item- Insightful Bonus: 4
Item- Quality Bonus: 2
Item- Augment Bonus: 2
Item- Profane Bonus: 2
Item- Artifact Bonus: 3
Item - Sacred Bonus: 2
Item: Sentient Bonus: 4
Enhancements - Aov Level 18 Core: 1
Enhancements - Aov Capstone: 2
Enhancements - Reaper: 4
Magister Cores: 6
Ship Buffs: 1
Total Necromancy DC: 127

Spell Penetration:
Favored Soul Levels: 20
Past Lifes Wiz x3 Fvs x3: 9
Item: Enhancement Bonus: 9
Item: Insightful Bonus: 5
Item: Quality Bonus: 3
Enhancement Tree: Angel of Vengeance: 0
Enhancement Tree: Dragonborn: 3
Enhancement Tree: Feydark Illusionist: 3
Enhancement Tree: Reaper: 5
Arcane Hymn Twist: 2
Eye of the Beholder: 1
Ship Buff: 1
Total: 61 (64 for implosion since it benefits from zealous faith as a physical spell)

CC and instakill
Implosion
Death to Undeath situationally
Greater Color Spray (low will)
Burst of Glacial Wrath or Soundburst (low fort)
Cometfall (low reflex enemies- good every day spell with the sla)
Soundburst and Greater Color Spray (reapers)

GEAR (All Credit Goes to Rastaparingsuzar - I only made a slight change to trinket and shield)
Goggles: Legendary Collective Sight (Constitution 21, Ins Charisma 21, Quality Resistance 4, Temperance of Belief (+1 MRR bonus for each religious feat)
Helmet: Legendary Crown of Snow (Fire Shield (Cold), Paragon Cerulean Wave, Spell Focus Mastery 7, Insightful Spell Focus Mastery 5)
Necklace: Sigil of Regalport - (Cha 22, Quality Spell Focus 2, Wizardry 481, Cold absorb 53%)
Trinket: Legendary Five Rings (Sheltering 45, Resistance 14, Heal 22 or Spellcraft 22 - the other is slotted somewhere as an augment with 19, Quality Charisma 4)
Cloak: Legendary Hallowed Trail (Radiance 214, Radiance Lore 31, Evocation Focus 9, Quality Spell Pen 3)
Belt: Legendary Direbear Belt
Ring 1: Legendary Ring of Winter's Chill (Ice Lore 31, Glaciation 214, Kinetic Lore 31, Impulse 214)
Gloves: Legendary Gloryborne Gloves - (Sacred Spell Focus II, Power of the Silver Flame 214, Quality Resistance 4, +1 PRR bonus for each religious feat)
Boots: Legendary Deepsnow Boots (Insightful Con 10, Quality Con 5, Freedom of Movement, Fort Save 17)
Ring 2: Legendary Shattered Onyx (Insightful Charisma 10, Profane Spell Focus Mastery 2, Insightful Resistance 8, Insightful Dodge 10) - Swap to Clouded Dreams situationally for more dps
Bracers: Legendary Hallowed Castigators (Devotion 214, Healing Lore 31, Insightful Sheltering 27)
Armor: Legendary Blessed Vestements (Fortification 214, Physical Sheltering 54, Comp Healing Amp 85, False Life 81)
Main Hand: The Legendary Prince's Sceptre - Spell Focus Mastery 7, Insightful Spell Focus Mastery 4, Spell Penetration 9, Insightful Spell Penetration 5 - Swap to Legendary Queen's Sceptre situationally
Off-Hand: Legendary Alchemical Large Shield (Fire Lore 32, Combustion 219 [or Void Lore 32, Nullification 219 for inflicts], Alchemical Charisma +2, Necromancy Focus 9)

Set Bonuses
- Legendary Flamecleansed Fury: +4 artifact bonus to Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom, +3 artifact bonus to DC, +50 Artifact Bonus to Fire, Force, Light and Positive, 10% Artifact Bonus to Fire, Force, Light and Positive Crit Chance
- The 4-piece Winter set: 25 PRR, +15 stacking healing amp and 20% hp bonus.

Boss Fight Swaps
For boss fights you should always swap to clouded dreams and legendary queen's sceptre for extra crits and spellpower. You should also swap in respendlent fury for all your light/alignment spells and back to the shield after those spells. Light and alignment spells benefit up to 50% vulnerability from shield of condemnation so maxing out this damage with resplendent fury is highly beneficial.

FILIGREE
Main Weapon
- Otto's Irrevocable Power: Charisma (Rare) - +1 Charisma, +2 MRR
- Otto's Irrevocable Power: Constitution (Rare) - +1 Constitution, +2 PRR
- Otto's Irrevocable Power: PRR (Rare) - +3 PRR, +2 MRR
- Otto's Irrevocable Power: Spell Failure Reduction (Rare) - -10% Spell Failure, +2 MRR
- Eye of the Beholder: Charisma (Rare) - +1 Charisma, +2 MRR
- Eye of the Beholder: Spellpower (Rare) - +10 Universal Spellpower
- Eye of the Beholder: MRR (Rare) - +3 MRR, +2 PRR
- To Hell and Back / Embraced By Light: Charisma (Rare) - +2 Charisma, +4MRR
- Sactified Fervor / Reverberation: Charisma (Rare) - +2 Charisma, +4 MRR
Artifact
- To Hell and Back / Embraced By Light: Charisma (Rare) - +2 Charisma, +4MRR
- Sactified Fervor / Reverberation: Charisma (Rare) - +2 Charisma, +4 MRR
- Eye of The Beholder: Charisma (Rare) - +1 Charisma, +2 MRR

Set Bonuses
- Otto's Irrevocable Power 4 Piece: +5 MRR, +200 Spell Points, +2 to all DCs
- Eye of the Beholder 4 Piece: +4 Concentration, +1 Spell Penetration, +2 to all DCs
- To Hell and Back 2 Piece: +5 PRR
- Embraced By the Light 2 Piece: +5 Healing Amp
- Sanctified Fervor 2 Piece: +5 Healing Amp
- Reverberation 2 Piece: Melee and Missle Damage (not applicable to this build)

Physical Resistance Rating

Medium Armor: 30
Large Shield: 10
Enhancement Bonus: 54
Insightful Bonus: 27
Quality Bonus: 5
Artifact Bonus: 25
Reaper Enhancement Tree: 24
Past Lifes: 45
Filigree: 7
Filigree Sets: 5
Divine Durability: 6
Feydark Illusionist: You've Got My Back (with shield clicky swap item): 10
Deific Warding: 10
Tome: 4
Total: 262 before mythic and reaper gear bonuses

Magical Resistance Rating

Large Shield: 10
Enhancement Bonus: 45
Insightful Bonus: 27
Quality Bonus: 5
Reaper Enhancement Tree: 3
Past Lifes: 18
Filigree: 26
Filigree Sets: 5
Divine Durability II: 6
Feydark Illusionist: You've Got My Back: 10
Deific Warding: 10
Tome: 4
Total: 169 before mythic and reaper gear bonuses

Healing Amplification
Base: 100
Competence Bonus: 85
Past Life Paladin: 30
Artifact Bonus: 15
Ancient Blessings: 15
Filigree Set Bonuses: 10
Beacon of Hope Cores: 30
Total: 285 (315 if you take 3x resilience instead of 3x arcanum)

Spell Power and Spell Crits

These #s assume the following swaps during boss fights
1) Clouded Dreams in place of Legendary Shattered Onyx (add 10% exceptional lore and 20 exceptional spellpower)
2) Legendary Queen's Sceptre in place of Legendary Prince's Sceptre (adds 77 insightful potency and 33 spellcraft)
3) Legendary Resplendent Fury in off-hand in place of Legendary Alchemical Shield for just light/alignment portion of spell rotation (adds 18% insightful radiance lore and 107 insightful radiance spellpower)

Outside of boss fights you can use your judgement and swap as needed but I find DPS optimization is most important for boss fights.

Light Spellpower
Equipment Bonus: 214
Insightful Bonus: 107
Quality Bonus: 0
Artifact Bonus: 50
Implement Bonus: 29
Exceptional Bonus: 20
Filigree: 10
Epic Power: 60
Scion of the Plane of Air: 30
Enhancement - Font of Power: 41
Enhancement - Vengeful Magic - 20
Enhancement - Reaper Spellpower: 48
Enhancement - Find Familiar: 15
Tome of Universal Spellpower: 4
Ship Buffs: 15
Arcane hymn: 20
Empyrean Magic: 20
Commendation Potions: 25
House J Potion: 20
Spellcraft: 95 (33 from swap sceptre)
Total: 843

Light Crit Chance
Magical Training: 5
Enhancement: 31
Artifact Bonus: 10
Exceptional: 10
Insightful: 18
Empyrean Magic: 10
Smiting: 8
Total: 92%

Before Swap Items: Spell Power 722, Crit Chance 74, Critical Damage Multiplier 200
After Swap Items: Spell Power 843, Crit Chance 92, Critical Damage Multiplier 200
DPS Increase from Swap Items For Boss Fights: 28.8% DPS improvement with swap items
DPS Increase by adding Scion of the Plane of Fire: 12% additional improvement on top of performance with swap items

Fire Spellpower
Equipment Bonus: 219
Insightful Bonus: 77
Quality Bonus: 0
Artifact Bonus: 50
Implement Bonus: 29
Exceptional Bonus: 20
Filigree: 10
Epic Power: 60
Scion of the Plane of Air: 30
Enhancement - Font of Power: 41
Enhancement - Reaper Spellpower: 48
Enhancement - Find Familiar: 15
Tome of Universal Spellpower: 4
Ship Buffs: 15
Arcane hymn: 20
Empyrean Magic: 20
Commendation Potions: 25
House J Potion: 20
Spellcraft: 95 (33 from swap sceptre - many could get higher - this is a conservative #)
Total: 798

Fire Crit Chance
Magical Training: 5
Enhancement: 31
Artifact Bonus: 10
Exceptional: 10
Energy Criticals Past Life: 9
Empyrean Magic: 10
Smiting: 8
Total: 84%

[Velan]

This is a blasting build with a solid DC. While the DC is good enough for high skull, the build is optimized for soloing and pugging low to mid skulls. The DPS from this build doesn't scale well to high reaper, but it will clear dungeons faster esp solo compared to a fully DC spec'd favored soul. You can actually achieve a higher DC as a charisma caster if you spec for it, but I think if you want a max DC build Wisdom is better due to the addition of Mass Frog.

Race: Dragonborn
Alignment: True Neutral
Faith: Aureon

Just wondering if the choice of Dragonborn race is specific to the build - ie, can this build be used by a human or a drow, or was there a reason dragonborn was chosen?
EDIT: I just looked at dragonborn, I'm assuming that it was chosen because of the bonus to CHA? Although I have to wonder about the alignment - is that just because of the faith being Aureon?

[Velan]

Another question: does your choice of deities automatically give you proficiency for that deity's favored weapon - like the long sword? Or did I waste a feat getting the feat that covers long sword?

[kamthalion]

Another question: does your choice of deities automatically give you proficiency for that deity's favored weapon - like the long sword? Or did I waste a feat getting the feat that covers long sword?

Yes, gives you proficiency and bonus

[slarden]

Just wondering if the choice of Dragonborn race is specific to the build - ie, can this build be used by a human or a drow, or was there a reason dragonborn was chosen?
EDIT: I just looked at dragonborn, I'm assuming that it was chosen because of the bonus to CHA? Although I have to wonder about the alignment - is that just because of the faith being Aureon?

Yes dragonborn is for the charisma, but also because it gives you access to spell pen (fixed as of today- wasn't working prior). Drow will also work fine, but you end up with worse stats overall vs. dragonborn with no real upside over dragonborn. Human is also good because you translate that extra feat into a DC so you are effectively only down 1 char point which is easy enough to work out esp since you can get +3 cha with an action boost. If you don't have access to dragonborn I would choose human over drow.

[slarden]

no wis 21 on celestial sapphire either...looks like only rings you can put 21 wisdom on are Celestial Topaz Ring and Celestial Emerald Ring...tetris gearing lol

Rats.

I might have to swap out goggles for collective sight and use pansophic to fit everything in. I have a to work on another project today, but will take a look at it tonight or tomorrow.

[huey9187]

Rats.

I might have to swap out goggles for collective sight and use pansophic to fit everything in. I have a to work on another project today, but will take a look at it tonight or tomorrow.

thanks

[Wipey]

I only care about Devotion and Light spellpower. Even then the light damage is really marginal in comparison, just something to do .

Collective sight ( 10 insight con, 4 quality saves, 20 insight mrr, +2 good luck )
Unbreakable Stormreach guard ( 19 con, 67 vitality, fort save 16, +2 reaper stats, only one I pulled ever )
Slavers neck ( quality con 4, 14 resistance ), that's what I have already
Epic Litany ( +2 profane stats , necro and enchant augment )
Hallowed Trail ( radiance lore and spellpower )
Black Satin ( +2 quality spell mastery, maybe + 5 quality wis one day ) Silverthread belt when I need more devo.
Shattered Onyx ( 10 insight wisdom, +2 profane spell mastery, insight resistance + 5, 10 dodge )
LGS spellpoints gloves I already have
Slavers boots ( 4 quality wisdom )
Wisdom artefact ring ( 22 wisdom, +2 festive wis, globe, +2 wis thread filigree, 2 x whatever wisdom filigree, 29 wisdom item ftw )
Hallowed bracers ( Devo and insight sheltering, evo aug )
Blessed Vestments ( +2 armored agility means 15 dodge )

Nightmother and Devil defense ( 4 quality con , 49 mrr ) 4 piece Beholder and 4 x random wisdom

Will eventually craft that 5 quality wisdom on belt, maybe charisma on goggles. Recraft that resistance on boots, idk. It's alright now already, such a pita to regear ANY toon with Sharn. Only if charisma necklace artifact had wisdom option. Castery wisdom artefact on bracers ?! Thank whoever for those craftable goggles.

About 124 wisdom, 125 Evo, 110 other schools, 200 prr, 150 mrr, 2.5k hp in reaper.

[slarden]

I only care about Devotion and Light spellpower. Even then the light damage is really marginal in comparison, just something to do .

Collective sight ( 10 insight con, 4 quality saves, 20 insight mrr, +2 good luck )
Unbreakable Stormreach guard ( 19 con, 67 vitality, fort save 16, +2 reaper stats, only one I pulled ever )
Slavers neck ( quality con 4, 14 resistance ), that's what I have already
Epic Litany ( +2 profane stats , necro and enchant augment )
Hallowed Trail ( radiance lore and spellpower )
Black Satin ( +2 quality spell mastery, maybe + 5 quality wis one day ) Silverthread belt when I need more devo.
Shattered Onyx ( 10 insight wisdom, +2 profane spell mastery, insight resistance + 5, 10 dodge )
LGS spellpoints gloves I already have
Slavers boots ( 4 quality wisdom )
Wisdom artefact ring ( 22 wisdom, +2 festive wis, globe, +2 wis thread filigree, 2 x whatever wisdom filigree, 29 wisdom item ftw )
Hallowed bracers ( Devo and insight sheltering, evo aug )
Blessed Vestments ( +2 armored agility means 15 dodge )

Nightmother and Devil defense ( 4 quality con , 49 mrr ) 4 piece Beholder and 4 x random wisdom

Will eventually craft that 5 quality wisdom on belt, maybe charisma on goggles. Recraft that resistance on boots, idk. It's alright now already, such a pita to regear ANY toon with Sharn. Only if charisma necklace artifact had wisdom option. Castery wisdom artefact on bracers ?! Thank whoever for those craftable goggles.

About 124 wisdom, 125 Evo, 110 other schools, 200 prr, 150 mrr, 2.5k hp in reaper.

Nice gear set! The goggles were the community item that Lynnabel sponsored.

[edwiin]

I only care about Devotion and Light spellpower. Even then the light damage is really marginal in comparison, just something to do .

Collective sight ( 10 insight con, 4 quality saves, 20 insight mrr, +2 good luck )
Unbreakable Stormreach guard ( 19 con, 67 vitality, fort save 16, +2 reaper stats, only one I pulled ever )
Slavers neck ( quality con 4, 14 resistance ), that's what I have already
Epic Litany ( +2 profane stats , necro and enchant augment )
Hallowed Trail ( radiance lore and spellpower )
Black Satin ( +2 quality spell mastery, maybe + 5 quality wis one day ) Silverthread belt when I need more devo.
Shattered Onyx ( 10 insight wisdom, +2 profane spell mastery, insight resistance + 5, 10 dodge )
LGS spellpoints gloves I already have
Slavers boots ( 4 quality wisdom )
Wisdom artefact ring ( 22 wisdom, +2 festive wis, globe, +2 wis thread filigree, 2 x whatever wisdom filigree, 29 wisdom item ftw )
Hallowed bracers ( Devo and insight sheltering, evo aug )
Blessed Vestments ( +2 armored agility means 15 dodge )

Nightmother and Devil defense ( 4 quality con , 49 mrr ) 4 piece Beholder and 4 x random wisdom

Will eventually craft that 5 quality wisdom on belt, maybe charisma on goggles. Recraft that resistance on boots, idk. It's alright now already, such a pita to regear ANY toon with Sharn. Only if charisma necklace artifact had wisdom option. Castery wisdom artefact on bracers ?! Thank whoever for those craftable goggles.

About 124 wisdom, 125 Evo, 110 other schools, 200 prr, 150 mrr, 2.5k hp in reaper.

No wizardy item?

What's your positive spell power without the silverthread belt?