StoneCunning v1.0

Race: Dwarf
Alignment: Lawful Good
Class: 20 Paladin


Stats:..........Level 1 (36 pt build)

Strength............18 + level ups
Dexterity............8 (+5 tome required)
Constitution.......18
Intelligence.........8 (tome recommended for skill points)
Wisdom..............8
Charisma...........14


Feat Progression:

Level 1   : Two Handed Fighting
Level 3   : Shield Mastery
Level 6   : Improved Two Handed Fighting
Level 6   : Onatar
Level 9   : Improved Critical: Slash
Level 12 : Greater Two handed Fighting
Level 15 : Improved Shield Mastery
Level 18 : Improved Shield Bash
Level 21 : Overwhelming Critical
Level 24 : Precision
Level 26 : Perfect Two Handed Fighting
Level 27 : Completionist
Level 28 : Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Level 29 : Dire Charge
Level 30 : Weapon Focus Slash
Level 30 : Scion of Arborea



Enhancements:

Vanguard:44 AP

Core 6/6

Shield Specialization (2 pts)
No Weakness 2/3

Shield Specialization (2 pts)
Missile Shield 2/3
AB: Melee Power 3/3
Stunning Shield 3/3

Shield Specialization (2 pts)
Fatal Bulwark (2 pts)
Str+1

Shield Specialization (2 pts)
Vanguard Armor Mastery 3/3
Myrmidon's Edge 2/3
Str+1

Shield to the Face (2 pts)
Armored Strength (2 pts)
Shield Rush 2/3
Disorienting Smash 3/3


Sacred Defender:17 AP

Core 2/6

Extra Lay on Hands 3/3
Resilient Defense 3/3
Sacred Armor Mastery 3/3

Durable Defense 3/3

Tenacious Defense 3/3


Racial: 18 AP

Core 1/5

Dwarven Armor Mastery 3/3
Axe Training (2 points)

Child of the Mountain 3/3 (6 pts)

Stand like Stone 3/3

Dwarf Fortress 3/3


KotC: 1 AP

Core 1/6


Epic Destiny: Divine Crusader

Purge the Wicked
Interrogation
Endless Turning 3/3

Consecration 3/3
Confront Any Foe (2 pts)

Sacred Ground (2 pts)
Blessed Blades (2 pts)

Crusade(2 pts)

Celestial Champion(2 pts)
Castigation (2 pts)
Heavenly Presence (2 pts)

Strike Down (2 pts)


Twists: 4/3/2/1/1

Wild Weapons
Endless Lay on Hands
Legendary Shield Mastery
Legendary Tactics
Primal Scream (drop stance, scream, restance)


Gear:

L Executioner's Helm (Ins deception +7, Relentless Fury, Seeker 17, Qual CM+4, Mythic +3) set
L Pendant of Warrior Focus (AP 21, I Dstrike 7, Mythic +3, slot)
L Planar Compass (Ins Phys Shelter 17, Qual Mag Shelter 8, Ghostly, Mythic +3)
Mysterious Cloak (45 exc Hamp, 25 ins MRR, 2 slots)
Slave craft Belt (Str/Resistance/Tendon Slice/Q Con/+3 Mythic) set
L Ring of Prowess (Deadly 14, Accuracy 28, MP 8, Mythic +3)
Ring of Deceit (Improved Deception, 20 Intim, 2 slots) SWAP: Circle of Malevolence for Incite when needed
CC Gloves (Dstrike, Hamp, Ins Str)
Boots of Blessed Travels (Dodge 12, Q Armor Mastery 2, Speed 15, FoM, 2 slots, Mythic +3)
Slave craft Bracers (Cha/AP/Vertigo/Q Cha/+3 Mythic) set
Visions of Precision (Wis 12, Ins Wis 4, Stunning 15, Mythic +3)
Legendary Executioner's Platemail (Well Rounded 2, Q deadly 4, I Intimidate 11, Q Accuracy 6, Green slot, Mythic +4) set
T3 TF Dwarf Axe 17-20x4
L Breaker of Bodies (Shield Bash 28%, Maiming 8, Bashing 8, Riposte 8, Purple Slot, Mythic +4) set

5-piece slaver set = +2 Artifact bonus to Strength and Dexterity, +4 Artifact bonus to Melee Power/Ranged Power, +4 Artifact bonus to Deadly

A drawback will be having to slot Fortification, but heavy + BF lives + ship buff + Sacred Defender should be good enough (100+15+15+6=136%)

136 seems like really bad Fort

Legendary critters are bypassing upwards of 200 Fort, if you have less then that you're going to be getting critted constantly

IIRC, Improved Shield Bash is a waste of a feat on a full Vanguard.  (The shieldbash, being limited by a cooldown timer, and your shield bash % being super high w/o the feat made it kind of a waste.)  Maybe that can open up PA/Cleave/Great Cleave instead?

Bigjunk wrote on Oct 30^th, 2016 at 10:29pm:


A lot I guess...Not really the goal here. My purpose is to minmax DPS on a S&B build. Note the scare quotes ("Tank") in the title.

harharharhar wrote on Oct 30^th, 2016 at 11:10pm:


Everything over 100 only matters against rogue mobs. Yes, LE rogues will reduce that to less than 100%.

Doggydaddy wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 2:07am:


No they are not, because there are no 200+ CR rogue mobs. Those would be Champions ignoring fort, which means you will still be crat on with over 9000 fortification.

Asheras wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 10:30am:


That's a good point. Dodge 15 boots of sheltering 38 of Insightful fort 79 are very appealing, but it gives up 2 max dex (effectively giving up 2 dodge) and Speed, which I can't see anywhere else to fit in. Striding would be on a quiver or an augment with this gear layout, no big deal. Parrying (insightful saves) is included in Riposte 8 on the shield. I honestly forgot about sheltering, because I was originally looking at Devil's Defense for the shield. It would be on an augment then, so it is only 20 less.

Note that  armor max dex = 4 armor + 3 racial armor mastery + 3 sacred armor mastery + 3 vanguard armor mastery + 2 q armor mastery + 2 augment + 2 ship buff = 19
and dodge = 12 item + 3 PLs = 15 (room to hit 19 w/ bard buffs.)

QuantumFX wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 7:41pm:

ZooperDooper wrote on Nov 1^st, 2016 at 7:29am:


Yeah, I don't think it works properly if you don't take the feat. It is still like 3-5% more bashes though going from 68% to 88%.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/448524-The-math-behind-shield-bashes?s...

Also I took Strike Down and Confront Any Foe for cleaving.

Another fucking Dwarf thread?  WTF?

Is this the part of the thread where we link the obviously better build?

Better Build

Sadly I don't have a proper troll build to link to but there's plenty of those kicking around.