Varr on Cannith

[Varr]

Instead of bumping one of my 2010/2011 threads, decided to start a new one. Was fun reading them though in retrospect. When Cannith opened I started up in a new economy on the new server my dream build after playing on Khyber and Thelanis. Wanted to build a DC casting Pale Master with a couple Monk levels. Varr got Completionist on 11/2011 and have been tweaking ever since. The concept has not really changed in 11 years, and is not an optimal build. Just my pet project and how I wanted to spend my time playing D&D/DDO. Because I have been around a long time, have a lot of friends on Cannith from pugging all the way, I get asked occasionally about my build.

Again not an optimal concept, but with a decade of powercreep and Meta game knowledge, he preforms well enough. This is as much an updating essay from 2010 to myself in 2030 as anything. Varr is the proud owner at this time of a Solo guild, The Band of One, that is currently level 160.

Build, standing in the Marketplace:

Guild buffs, Ocean Stance, Vampire Shroud, No other buffs - So basic

18/2 Vampire/Monk
Lawful Neutral Sun Elf

Str: 24 on base 8
Dex: 46 on base 15
Con: 60 on base 12
Int: 115 on base 20
Wis: 58 on base 14
Cha: 34 on base 8

HP: 1897
SP: 6433
Ki: 180
AC: 180
Dodge: 24

Fort: 73
Reflex: 100
Will: 71

Prr: 151
Mrr: 70
Fort: 344

Past Lives:

HTR 45 of 45
RTR 42 of 42
ETR 48 of 48
ITR 22 of 24
Reaper Points 88 of 156

Build in action 99% of the time, standing in R1+:

Self buffs added: Haste, Arcane Hymn, Tumble, Jump, Greater Heroism, Improved Mage Armor, Improved Shield, Rage, Energy Sheath Electric, Displacement, Death Aura

Str: 26
Dex: 46
Con: 66
Int: 120
Wis: 59
Cha: 35

HP: 2569 Effective HP 13,822
SP: 6604
Ki: 180
AC: 196
Dodge: 31
Melee/Ranged Weapon Power: 50/50
Doublestrike: 20%

Fort: 80
Reflex: 111
Will: 75

Prr: 180
Mrr: 70
Fort: 344

Elemental Resist/Absorb:

Cold Resist 57 Absorb 25%
Acid Resist 57 Absorb 62%
Fire Resist 57 Absorb 62%
Elec Resist 67 Absorb 62%
Neg Absorb 200
Neg Healing Amp: 250

Feats selected:

Empower, Enlarge, Extend, Heighten, Maximize, Quicken
Arcane Insight, Embolden, Intensify, Wellspring of Power
Mass Frog, Deific Warding
Spell Pen, Spell Focus Necro
Past Life Wizard, Completionist
Two Weapon Fighting, Shuriken Expertise, Perfect Two Weapon Fighting

Enhancments:

13 pts in MorningLord
41 points in Pale Master - All things Vamp including Cloak of Knight and Tier 3 Necro Blast
23 points in Eldritch Knight - Picks up Deflect Arrow and Quick Draw feats, and tier 3 Spell Power with Synergetic Magic for Filigree skill boosts.
15 points in Harper Agent - Int to hit and damage and tier 3 Know the Angles
1 point in Ninja Spy - Short Sword to Ki Weapons

Twists:

T4 Energy Blast Acid
T3 Arcane Hymn
T3 Meld
T1 Endless Faith
T1 Energy Sheath Ele

Skills:

Balance 67
Concentration 83
Heal 64
Intim 49
Listen 70
Search 97
Spellcraft 108
Spot 71
Tumble 57
UMD 54
Jump 63

[Varr]

Spell Casting - Magister

I don't do much gear swapping unless for something specific......like needing to go from 24 Str to 75 to get Str lever. I try to isolate one off gear swaps to the cloak slot currently.
With Tier 5 Ottos and both Wellspring of power and Arcane Insight I get 20 seconds of every 180 at no mana cost casting. This is useful as I leave all meta magics on at all times.

Spell point cost reduction of 20% currently
Spell pen at 40
Evocation +40
Illusion +37
Conjuration +40
Abjuration +37
Necromancy +55
Enchantment +42
Transmutation +40

DCS:

Necro 131
Enchant 118

Often will alternate between +5 Arcane Spell Surge and +6 Arcane Insight. Rarely use +3 Reaper Potency
Could have +2 Sacred from Gorlyborn Gloves, I don't though even in most R10 content.

Spell power:

(get an additional +300 to these from Empower, Maximize, and Intensify not shown)

Acid: 873 Crit 66%
Cold: 813 Crit 53%
Elet: 813 Crit 53%
Fire: 813 Crit 53%
Force: 798 Crit 44%
Neg: 919 Crit 65%
Poison: 864 Crit 57%

Spell:

Level 1: Grease, Merfolks, Tumble, Jump, Featherfall
Level 2: Web, Invis, Blur, Resist, Knock
Level 3: Displacement, Haste, Rage, Water Breathing, Sleet Storm
Level 4: Neg Energy, Death Aura, Ice Storm, Dimension Door, PK
Level 5: Cone of Cold, Cyclonic Blast, Teleport, Break Enchantment, Cloudkill
Level 6: GH, Necrotic Ray, Circle of Death, Flesh to Stone, Undeath to Death
Level 7: Greater Teleport, Finger of Death, Ottos, DBF
Level 8: Mass Charm, Sunburst, Ottos, Polar Ray
Level 9: Wail, Acid Well, Mass Hold

[Varr]

Gear Setup

Since I try to keep the gear swapping to a Min there are some real give and takes here. DC hold and insta Kill are first priority. Survivability second. Casting Damage and Melee get last focus, but are lightly built in.

Currently missing +2 Reaper Stat Helm version, otherwise pretty well geared out minus Myth upgrades.

Legendary Crown of Snow: +1 Myth, Fire Shield Cold (which does stay active with Ele Sheath twist), Paragon Wave (fires off a surprising amount to me), +7/+4 Spell Mastery and Insightful Mastery
Legendary Winters Court Neckless: Greater Boon, Neg Amp 85, Profane Life 72, Profane Spell focus +2
Legendary Deep Promise Onyx: +3 Myth, +5 Quality Int, 81 False life
Legendary Cloak of Autumn: +3 Reaper, Acid Absorb 50%, Feat Wind thru the Trees
Strap of Autumns Leaves: +22 Int, +22 Nat Armor, Double dip artifact
Legendary Shattered Onyx: +3 Myth, +10 Insightful Int, +10 Insightful Dodge, +8 Insightful Resistance
Legendary Deadringers: +1 Myth, +2 Profane Spell Focus, +9 Spell Pen, +440/220 Wizardry - Insightful Wizardry
Legendary Deepsnow Boots: +10/+5 Insightful/Quality Con, Freedom of Movement (extra awesome with layering in sleetstrorm and grease )
Legendary Ring of Falls Decay: +1 Myth, Acid and Void Lore 31%, 214 Corrosion and Nullification
Legendary Aetherband: +3 Myth, +9/+5 Spell Pen/Insightful Spell Pen, Shield Bonus +21
Legendary Order Garb: +4/+3 Myth/Reap, 15% exceptional Spell Lore
Legendary Dusk Lenses: +3 Myth, +154/+77 Potency/Insightful Potency
Quiver of Alacrity: Ranged Alacrity +10%

Primary Caster Weapon: Eclipse: Necro 9, Void/Neg, +2 Quality, Arcane Augment
Primary Melee Weapon: Duality: +2 Myth, Vampirism 4
Primary Ranged Weapon: Spite: (5 piece deadly rain, 4 piece crackshot)

Slotted Augments:

Caster Weapon - Deconstructor, Iron Hand, Essence of the Cracked Core
Melee Weapon - Deconstuctor, Scourge of the Outsiders
Ranged Weapon - Good, Vampire Slayer
Essence of the Epic Litany of the Dead, Essence of Ultimatum, Essence of the Cloak of Strahd, Globe of Imperial True Blood, +2 Good Luck, Draconic Soul Gem, Topaz's of Greater Necromancy & Enchantment, Diamond of +5 Insightful Wisdom, Diamond of Dex +11, Diamond of Con +12, Sapphire of Resistance +10, Diamond of Festive Int +2

Cloak swaps - (normally +12 Wisdom), Storms Bulwark, Augment of Summoning,

Filigree Set:

Eye of the Beholder/Inevitable Grave: +2 Int +8 Universal Spell Power
Eye of the Beholder: +1 Int +2 MRR
Inevitable Grave: +1 Int +2 MRR

Eye of the Beholder/Inevitable Grave: +2 Int +8 Universal Spell Power
Eye of the Beholder: +1 Int +2 MRR
Inevitable Grave: +1 Int +2 MRR
Ottos: +1 Int +2 MRR
Ottos: +1 Con +2 PRR
Ottos: +3 PPR +2 MRR
Ottos: +2 Will +2 MRR
Ottos: +10 Spell power
Zaragans: +2 Int +4 MRR

Melee has same set up with 5 piece Prowess replacing Ottos

Set Bonuses:

Legendary Esoteric
4 Part Winter
4 Part Autumn
5 Part Ottos
4 Part Eye of the Beholder
4 Part Inevitable Grave

[Varr]

Playstyle:

A lot of useful to mostly just me in the 3 posts above. Again this is less a for the community, and more a for me thread.

Build does its job well in terms of Instakill and CC thru R10. Toting the Eclipse around much of the tie now. When switched to wraps punching ends up in the 400-600 range with everything added in, so mostly just for flavor. I do enjoy it while most of the damage is from spells and blasts. A few kicks in-between for fun.

Pretty durable thru all settings. Can kill a Doom before it kills me more often than not.

As part of my fun project, I have for giggles kept as one of my less important build concepts..........if the powers that be ever make you into your avatar, what could you live with. Other than wishing I had spent some of that Int on Cha, a virtually immortal Sun Elf that gets to walk around in a robe being awesome works for me. Everyone else is toating huge ax's and lugging around plate mail, or worse.....are now a walking tree warforged. No good times for you poor bastards.

Thanks again to all my mates on Cannith that have run with me thru the years to get to this point.

[Tilomere]

Thanks again to all my mates on Cannith that have run with me thru the years to get to this point.

Always fun to run with Varr! And yes, this build is solid! Of course, with a decade of power creep, it's hard to tell sometimes what isn't solid.

Love ya!

T