There's nothing radically different from Haek's original version, other than using dual Nightmares.

Warforged Lawful Neutral 16 Artificer/2 Monk/2 Ranger

18 STR (16 points) + 7 level ups + 5 tome + 5 primal scream + 8 item + 3 insightful + 1 exceptional + 4 alchemical + 2 yugo + 2 ship + 2 profane + 2 ED + 1 Echoes = 60
15 DEX (8 points) + 4 tome + 8 item + 1 exceptional + 4 alchemical + 2 ship + 2 yugo + 3 insightful + 1 ranger = 40
15 CON (8 points) + 2 Warforged + 5 tome + 8 item + 2 insightful + 1 exceptional + 2 Warforged enhancements + 5 Primal Scream + 2 yugo + 2 ship + 4 alchemical = 48
12 INT (4 points) + 4 tome + 1 exceptional + 7 INT + 2 ship = 26
8 WIS (0 points) - 2 Warforged + 4 tome + 1 exceptional + 7 item + 2 ship = 20
8 CHA (0 points) -2 Warforged + 4 tome + 1 exceptional + 2 ship +7 item = 20

1 (Artificer 1) Stunning Blow
2 (Monk 1: Power Attack)
3 (Monk 2: Toughness) Cleave
4 (Ranger 1: Bow Strength; Favored Enemy)
5 (Ranger 2: Rapid Shot, TWF)
6 (Artificer 2) Great Cleave
7 (Artificer 3)
8 (Artificer 4: Quicken)
9 (Artificer 5) Point Blank Shot
10 (Artificer 6)
11 (Artificer 7)
12 (Artificer 8: Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword) ITWF
13 (Artificer 9)
14 (Artificer 10)
15 (Artificer 11) GTWF
16 (Artificer 12: Precise Shot)
17 (Artificer 13)
18 (Artificer 14) Manyshot
19 (Artificer 15)
20 (Artificer 16: Improved Critical: Ranged)
21 Overwhelming Critical
24 Epic Toughness
27 Mithril Body

Fury of the Wild:
1: Strength (2), Primal Scream (3), Tunnel Vision (2)
2: Strength (2), Acute Instincts (3), Damage Reduction (3)
3:
4: Sense Weakness (3), Gird Against Demons (2)
5: Fury Eternal (2)
6: Unbridled Fury (2)

Twists (EE Quests): Brace for Impact, Legendary Tactics, Echoes of the Ancestors: Martial (Legendary Dreadnought).

Twists (EE FoT): Brace for Impact, Energy Sheath, Grim Precision

Twists (EE other raids): Brace for Impact, Unearthly Reactions, Grim Precision

Warforged (25):
1 Improved Fortification I
2 Warforged Constitution I
1 Improved Fortification II
2 Warforged Constitution II
6 Repair Systems III
6 Warforged Tactics
6 Improved Power Attack
1 Weapon Attachment

Battle Engineer (30):
1 Battle Engineer I
1 Infused Weapon I
2 Infused Armor I
1 Infused Weapon II
2 Field Engineer II (filler)
2 Hand and a Half Training I
2 Hand and a Half Training II
2 Hand and a Half Training III
2 Hand and a Half Training IV
6 Damage Boost III
4 Extra Action Boost II
2 Strength I
2 Strength II
1 Haste Boost

Tempest (15):
1 Shield of Whirling Steel I
2 Whirling Blades I
2 Whirling Blades II
2 Improved Reaction I
6 Improved Parry
2 Sprint Boost I

Arcane Archer (5):
1 Arcane Archer
2 Conjure Arrows
2 Flaming Arrows

5 AP unallocated

Stunning Blow: 10 + 10 item + 6 mastery item + 25 STR + 6 LD tactics + 1 Echoes of the Ancestors + 3 WF tactics + 1 fighter PL = 62

Weapon: Nightmare, the Fallen Moon x2
Trinket: Planar Focus of Prowess +3 STR
Gloves: EE Nether Grasps
Bracer: EE Bracers of Twisting Shadow
Belt: EH Girdle of Giant's Brawn (+8 STR, green slot: ???, colorless slot: +1 exceptional all)
Ring1: Master Artifice (green slot: Good Luck, colorless slot: +7 CHA)
Ring2: Dun'Robar (Stunning +10) for trash, Seal of House Avithoul +7 WIS for bosses
Boots: EE Treads of Falling Shadow (+8 DEX, +3 Insightful DEX, Ghostly, Striding 30%)
Head: EE Black Dragon +8 CON (green slot: 35 HP, yellow slot: +7 INT)
Cloak: Adamantine Cloak of the Bear (9 PRR, +6 Exceptional Combat Mastery, Protection +7) <-- Jeweled Cloak w/ 14 PRR for raids.
Necklace: Pendant of the Stormreaver (yellow: Vitality)
Goggles: EE Dream Visor (yellow: +2 Insightful CON)
Chest: Flawless Black Dragon Docent (blue: Heavy Fort)
Quiver: EE Quiver of Poison

PRR (Quests):
15 Artifact (Planar Conflux)
09 Enhancement (Adamantine Cloak of the Bear)
05 Infused Armor (Battle Engineer)
10 Tempest: Improved Parry III
14 Mithril Body
06 Damage Reduction (Fury of the Wild)
===
58 PRR = 28% DR

PRR (Raids):
15 Artifact (Planar Conflux)
14 Enhancement (Augment)
05 Infused Armor (Battle Engineer)
10 Tempest: Improved Parry III
14 Mithril Body
06 Damage Reduction (Fury of the Wild)
===
63 PRR = 30% DR

Dodge:
08 Ring of House Dun'Robar
--
8% Dodge

HP:
0096 Artificer 16
0016 Monk 2
0016 Ranger 2
0080 Epic 8
0100 Fury of the Wild
0025 Heroic Durability (base)
0015 Improved Heroic Durability
0010 Draconic Vitality
0020 Yugoloth Potion (HP portion)
0532 CON 48 bonus
0035 False Life
0020 Vitality
0030 Toughness feat
0050 Epic Toughness feat
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1045
0020 Past Life: Barbarian x2 (optional)
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1065

Saves F/R/W:
05/05/10 Artificer 16
03/03/03 Monk 2
03/03/00 Ranger 2
04/04/04 Epic 8
04/04/04 Morale (Greater Heroism)
02/02/02 Luck (Good Luck augment)
01/01/01 Competence (Eldritch Ritual)
01/01/01 Sacred (Blessing of the Three Dragons)
00/01/00 Armor of Speed/Haste
19/15/05 CON/DEX/WIS bonus
07/07/07 Resistance (Augment)
02/02/02 Brace for Impact
00/00/01 Acute Instincts (when raged)
00/00/02 Tunnel Vision
00/01/00 Improved Reaction I (Tempest)
00/00/-4 Yugo STR potion
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51/49/38

Artificer Repair Spell Power got nerfed to hell. On live Reconstruct heals for 435 in this gear setup, and on Lamannia with full Repair skill ranks I heal for 342. You're forced to take Mechanist III for +20% Repair effects. This bumps Reconstruct from 342 to 415.

The Toughness feats are overkill and can easily be replaced.  But with what? Dodge and Mobility for another 5% Dodge bonus?  Adept of Forms and Master of Forms for Mountain Stance crit/PRR?

Feedback welcome.  It definitely needs some tightening up.

Munkenmo wrote on Jul 5^th, 2013 at 6:11pm:

It's more about the Life Stealing property of Nightmare more than anything else.  I think I'm addicted to the "woo" sound when it procs.  It's just too damn fun to neg level mobs. 

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The stats are pre-Warforged bonuses/penalties.  ITWF is at level 12.

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It's a good suggestion, though If I'm going to play a Sireth build I'd probably go with the U19 Staff Build I posted.  Shadow Veil is full of awesomeness, and the Jugg build can't come close to capping Dodge.

Bigjunk wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 12:54am:

Hadn't realized Overwhelming Force had finally been fixed.  For a while the knockdown only lasted 2 seconds even for ranks 2 and 3.

There's a couple chinese on Sarlona with a shortsword/monkcher build w/Overwhelming Force, it's decently impressive.

Glenalth wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 3:31pm:


Melee only as far as I can tell. They spend most of their time in melee 2WF, whatever is being hit stays pretty much permanently flat on its back.

Just a thought, but if you have a Dual Nightmares, how about a Pure Str Based Tempest, In Fury, with Cacoon, unbalancing strikes and one other twist.
Could really put those Nightmares to work.

Hmm I have a pair of nightmares (I think, they're likely still in my TR cache if so - I have at least 1)  and a pair of balizardes. Maybe it's time to retire that eSOS and go back to TWF.

It's manually typed out.

you don't like rons planner or the online one?

personally i'm a big fan of rons planner.

What would you do differently than Ron's?

I usually build in Excel and then run it through Ron's as a final check.

kierg10 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2013 at 9:14pm:


Me too. Planner + Printer = Build on Paper

Seems like for a TWF build you'd be better served by going ranger tempest.  You could probably get similar survivability with decent healing amp and maximize critical.

Munkenmo wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 2:08am:


I do it for the lumberjacks' kids...  Think of the kids...