Tabaxi OS Barbarian (U54)

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Not knowing what to make of the Tabaxi tree I defaulted to my favorite melee class, Barbarian. And I must say Tabaxi give some nice additions to an already strong class.

I usually play Occult Slayer as Barbarian as I find survivability more important than max DPS.
That already high survivability is enhanced quite nicely with Tabaxi.

This could obviously be improved by even more past lifes than I currently have. But I’d also love feedback regarding gear improvements/filligrees and Enhancement/Destiny optimizations.

Pros:
- I like the look of Tabaxi!
- 27% dodge (77% with improve uncanny dodge)
- 25% incorp + 25% ghostly + ghost touch (Destiny Mantle Shadow Dancer)
- 126 Spell Resistance with Ring of Thelis with Rage and Primal Scream – I love that blue shield popping up (OS Capstone)
- Immunity against magic missiles (OS Tree)
- Evasion from Tabaxi with usable reflex saves (70 with GH/Primal Scream – 80 against traps – plus whatever you put into Reaper tree)
- Over 4000 HP in Reaper
- with Tail of Suulomades and T5 OS you always break material/alignment based DR
- Tabaxi running speed is nice
- Tabaxi deflect arrows is very handy
- Tabaxi „from high places“ is situationally very nice and puts my fortificatiopn bypass at 81%, this is a weak spot of Barbarians

Cons:
- not max DPS (Half Orc Frenzy Berserker…)
- less PRR/MRR due to light armor (I have a decent amount still I think with 212PRR and 130 MRR)
- less heal amp than other races

Stats (36 Points):
Str 18 –> all levelups into strength
Dex 12
Con 18
Int 08
Wis 10
Cha 08

Feats:
No surprises here:
1. THF
3. Power Attack
6. ITHF
9. Imp Crit Slashing
12. GTHF
15. Cleave
18. Completionist or Great Cleave
21. Overwhelming Critical
22. Perfect THF
2?. I took Great Cleave here
2?. Doublestrike 5%
2? Epic Reflexes (Boost your Evasion)
2?. Epic DR
2?. Harbinger of Chaos (double up the T5 from FotW)
30. Scion of Arborea

Enhancements (90 AP):

18 AP Tabaxi Racial Tree (Evasion + running boost upgrade)
41 AP Occult Slayer (Capstone + Tier 5)
16 Ap Frenzy Berserker (Rage enhancements + Frenzy)
7 AP Ravager (Rage enhancements + Power Attack)
8 AP Vistani (Haste Boost)

Epic Destiny (61 DP):

Fury of the Wild – 38 Points (Core 3 + T5)
Shadow Dance – 14 Points (Core 1 + Mantle & upgrade +5% DS immunity to energy drain)
Legendary Dreadnaught – 9 Points (Core 2 + more boosts)

Reaper Points: 46

Gear:
My set up includes 6 raid items:
- Tail of Suulomades (LVoD)– no need for other weapons really
- Legenadary litany of the dead (MoD)– to turn it into the augment version
- Quiver of Alacrity (Abbot)– for running speed from level one
- Ring of Thelis (LVoD) – for Spell Resistance and the set bonus
- Ring of Omniscience (LVoD) – nice for saves and the set bonus
- Bloodrage Chrism (Baba) - open for alternatives

Helmet: Legendary Crown of Butterflies (12 Wis slotted)
Necklace: Legendary Familiy Recruit Sigil (Globe of Imperial Blood slotted)
Trinket: Bloodrage Chrism (Vitality +20 slotted)
Cloak: Legendary Cloak of Summer (Draconic Soul Gem slotted)
Belt: Legendary Belt of the Ram (Good Luck +2 slotted)
Boots: Legendary Deepsnow Boots
Bracers: Legendary Vambrace of the Summer Court
Gloves: Legendary Hammerfist (Saphire of Accuracy +20 slotted)
Goggles: (minor Artifact): ir’Kesslan’s most prescient lense (festive Dex +2 + insightful Dex +5 slotted)
Armor: Legendary Wildcard (Saphire of Armored Agility slotted)
Ring 1: Legendary Ring of Thelis (Litany + Festive Con +2 slotted)
Ring 2: Legendary Omniscience (Featherfall + Greater Heroism slotted)
Quiver: Quiver of Alacrity
Weapon: Tail of Suulomades (Deconstructor + Ruby of Endless Night slotted)

Filligrees:
5 pc Prowess
5 pc Blood Feast
1 Dodge (to get to 27)