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[jskinner937]

My main is done all 159 past lives and looking to settle in final build. With u51 I am scrapping my plans to do monk. I considered barbarian but I think I would rather have a more versatile and fun build like Bard.

I really prefer a melee swashbuckler or warchanter with high DPS and survivability and if can do traps that would be a bonus. Raid buffing also a plus but don’t want to give up too much in the DPS category for it. Also some CC and healing is a must as I solo at times in high skulls. Sword Sings is proving fun and powerful and would love to build around it.

My initial thoughts…

PDK
18 Bard
2 Cleric

Warchanter T5 and core 5 using mace w/ FI CHA to hit and dmg and color spray

Or

Tiefling Scoundrel
16 Bard
1 FVS
2 Rogue

Warchanter T5 using handaxe with FI CHA to hit and dmg and color spray.

But open to suggestions.

[Tilomere]

I would do pure 20 monk.

PDK w/ Greatsword (Eidolon of the Shadow augment devotion (level thf henshin with staves and IC:B swap to IC:S at cap)

Stats Wis > Cha > Str, but enough Str for feats.

Ninja Spy + Falconry 60% helpless wisdom to hit/dmg/trance

LD as primary tree for DC + Rally Cleave, FoTW as secondary tree for Boulder's Might, US as third tree for renewal + mantle + temp hp strike when you need some extra absorb.

Summer 7 Winter 3 with ins/qual devotion belt and slavers wis/ins wis augment/qual wis/armor pen ring. Basically this gear set, but with cloth, maybe +3 raid goggles with wis/ins. wisdom, and of course slavers ring and augments based on randomness of changestone, or maybe even swap from slavers ring to winterx4.

Summer +5 and Tactics boost +9 and PDK + LD stat surges and CKT tactics bonus should bring QP up to no-fail. THF + Strikethrough should give you unlimited Ki. Wisdom raid goggles also would give unlimited ki if that doesn't work.

Shadow/Reaper Boost Double > Dire Charge > Legendary Rally should just AoE delete groups with that amount of helpless damage, then QP to clean up. It's better than Mass Frog/EiN though because that combo is on only a 30 second cooldown.

[jskinner937]

I would do pure 20 monk.

PDK w/ Greatsword (Eidolon of the Shadow augment devotion (level thf henshin with staves and IC:B swap to IC:S at cap)

Stats Wis > Cha > Str, but enough Str for feats.

Ninja Spy + Falconry 60% helpless wisdom to hit/dmg/trance

LD as primary tree for DC + Rally Cleave, FoTW as secondary tree for Boulder's Might, US as third tree for renewal + mantle + temp hp strike when you need some extra absorb.

Summer 7 Winter 3 with ins/qual devotion belt and slavers wis/ins wis augment/qual wis/armor pen ring. Basically this gear set, but with cloth, and of course slavers ring and augments based on randomness of changestone!

Summer +5 and Tactics boost +9 and PDK + LD stat surges and CKT tactics bonus should bring QP up to no-fail. THF + Strikethrough should give you unlimited Ki.

Shadow/Reaper Boost Double > Dire Charge > Legendary Rally should just AoE delete groups with that amount of helpless damage, then QP to clean up. It's better than Mass Frog/EiN though because that combo is on only a 30 second cooldown.

Monk with great sword?

[SouCarioca]

My main is done all 159 past lives and looking to settle in final build. With u51 I am scrapping my plans to do monk. I considered barbarian but I think I would rather have a more versatile and fun build like Bard.

I really prefer a melee swashbuckler or warchanter with high DPS and survivability and if can do traps that would be a bonus. Raid buffing also a plus but don’t want to give up too much in the DPS category for it. Also some CC and healing is a must as I solo at times in high skulls. Sword Sings is proving fun and powerful and would love to build around it.

My initial thoughts…

PDK
18 Bard
2 Cleric

Warchanter T5 and core 5 using mace w/ FI CHA to hit and dmg and color spray

Or

Tiefling Scoundrel
16 Bard
1 FVS
2 Rogue

Warchanter T5 using handaxe with FI CHA to hit and dmg and color spray.

But open to suggestions.

I am nowhere near your level but here is a build I am using that might check some boxes: the Eldritch Knight Swashbuckler.

[magaiti]

This one is kinda funny but requires some polish
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...Bard-DPS-Build

survivable and good single-target DPS, but lacks AoE. I would advice to squeeze in some cleaves somehow. Try to pick a few AoE attacks in the Epic Destinies as well.