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Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Jan 9th, 2018 at 10:27am
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I'm looking for suggestions for a quick bard life. My last life to get completionist. Want it to be 20 and reset for a real build. I just need a bard PL but would like to be able to solo R1s as my playtime is at usually during a lighter server load where I am.

Not particularly gear heavy on this one but I have a full slavers set for 8-20. I'm also not the smartest knife in the lake.

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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #1 - Jan 9th, 2018 at 11:42am
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Take the first 20 levels in warlock. Then use a +20 heart, or a couple +5s and take the levels in bard.

This is the best bard build for two reason:
1. It is fun
2. It is easy leveling

Playing a bard incites my irritable side.
  

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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #2 - Jan 9th, 2018 at 4:26pm
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Two options.
1) Pure 20 charisma based Icechanter build
2) 12/6/2 bard/fighter/rogue PDK Swashbuckler w/ shortswords

Pure icechanter is great CC and decent AoE damage with reasonably decent DPS due to enabling helpless.

The swash is more durable and has higher single target DPS with trapping for bonus XP.  As long as you get a decent fascinate DC, it can solo pretty well.
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #3 - Jan 10th, 2018 at 10:32am
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #4 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 11:36am
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Digimonk wrote on Jan 9th, 2018 at 4:26pm:
Two options.
1) Pure 20 charisma based Icechanter build
2) 12/6/2 bard/fighter/rogue PDK Swashbuckler w/ shortswords

Pure icechanter is great CC and decent AoE damage with reasonably decent DPS due to enabling helpless.

The swash is more durable and has higher single target DPS with trapping for bonus XP.  As long as you get a decent fascinate DC, it can solo pretty well.


Can't find a decent Icechanter CC build, can you link one?
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #5 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 12:07pm
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why not a simple pure spellsinger?
Sonic Blast SLA, Suggestion SLA, Shout SLA, Ottos, Horn of Thunder SLA, Mass Suggestion, Greater Shout.
easy R1 life
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #6 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 2:49pm
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crunch wrote on Feb 22nd, 2018 at 12:07pm:
why not a simple pure spellsinger?
Sonic Blast SLA, Suggestion SLA, Shout SLA, Ottos, Horn of Thunder SLA, Mass Suggestion, Greater Shout.
easy R1 life


Nice plan, if you know a good build about it can you link it?

i sow ffs ones but those are too noobfriendly, i want something more detailed
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #7 - Feb 23rd, 2018 at 7:52am
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early feats: maximize, empower, quicken, heighten
later feats: some of: completionist, PL:Wiz, SF:evo / ench, spell pen, extend

hotbar: sonic blast sla, sonic blast spell, soundburst, shout SLA, (horn of thunder), (greater shout), suggestion SLA, quickened heightened hold monster aka panic button, emergency hjealz.

tactics: use sonic blast to assemble enemies and daze them. stun them with soundburst. kill them with shout / horn SLAs
- suggestion + mass suggestion on reapers / hp bags (spinner hezrous), or generally useful in higher skull runs
- if you don't have spell penetration, don't do tethyamar until level 16 (greater shout)

AP: heavy in spellsinger. beeline for SLAs, good songs, T5 goodies.
- later can take medium armor from warchanter or dodge from swish-swash or racial stuff

notable gear: 3 piece abishai set (+1 caster level for evocations), ML5 crafted +2 DC headgear, slavers set, enchantment / evoc DCs, devotion + resonance gear, plus the usual defensive stuff.
I like heavy mithral shield with crafted -5% ASF gloves (at level 12 can use the augment).

good UMD cause high charisma. nice in groups for hjeals, +1 caster level song, +1 DC song, sustaining song, rage/haste/courage for minions.
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #8 - Feb 24th, 2018 at 2:52pm
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crunch wrote on Feb 23rd, 2018 at 7:52am:
early feats: maximize, empower, quicken, heighten
later feats: some of: completionist, PL:Wiz, SF:evo / ench, spell pen, extend

hotbar: sonic blast sla, sonic blast spell, soundburst, shout SLA, (horn of thunder), (greater shout), suggestion SLA, quickened heightened hold monster aka panic button, emergency hjealz.

tactics: use sonic blast to assemble enemies and daze them. stun them with soundburst. kill them with shout / horn SLAs
- suggestion + mass suggestion on reapers / hp bags (spinner hezrous), or generally useful in higher skull runs
- if you don't have spell penetration, don't do tethyamar until level 16 (greater shout)

AP: heavy in spellsinger. beeline for SLAs, good songs, T5 goodies.
- later can take medium armor from warchanter or dodge from swish-swash or racial stuff

notable gear: 3 piece abishai set (+1 caster level for evocations), ML5 crafted +2 DC headgear, slavers set, enchantment / evoc DCs, devotion + resonance gear, plus the usual defensive stuff.
I like heavy mithral shield with crafted -5% ASF gloves (at level 12 can use the augment).

good UMD cause high charisma. nice in groups for hjeals, +1 caster level song, +1 DC song, sustaining song, rage/haste/courage for minions.


wow!! Thanks a lot! these are precious infoes, once i finish this TR i will go Bard Spellsinger Smiley
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #9 - Mar 6th, 2018 at 4:48pm
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Crunch i'm doing great with your build for now, but epic is coming.. do you have some tips also to run epic reaper?
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #10 - Mar 6th, 2018 at 5:21pm
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Orange Flash wrote on Mar 6th, 2018 at 4:48pm:
Crunch i'm doing great with your build for now, but epic is coming.. do you have some tips also to run epic reaper?

TR at 20.
  
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Re: Non Iconic heroic bard life for Reaper
Reply #11 - Mar 7th, 2018 at 6:34am
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Orange Flash wrote on Mar 6th, 2018 at 4:48pm:
Crunch i'm doing great with your build for now, but epic is coming.. do you have some tips also to run epic reaper?


Unfortunately, I don't have a recent first-hand experience with caster bards in epics.

Bring friends.

In theory... bards should have among the best DCs of all DC casters. (And the worst spell list.)
Charm reapers, charm everything you can to kill stuff for you.

Last time I dragged a bard to 30 (or was it 28), she was on her first life. At that time, I was mostly singing, hasting, healing, otto irresistible dancing, and breaking boxes. Well, that's still more than some pugs.
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