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DPS "Bear" Build
Sep 14th, 2020 at 1:44pm
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I can't seem to find an official one. So, I'm making my own.

Bones will be STR-Based PDK

11 Barb for DPS, 6 Cleric for Maul, animal domain, and DM, 3 Druid for base bear.

ENH: t5 Frenzy B and some Ravager and OS
Cleric for DM
Druid for low-hanging stuff

PDK


PDK for Maul. I looked at other options. The question is whether the Maul goodness is better than STR and Rage from Horc. I imagine it's closeish. Horc might still come out ahead, though tbh.

I have Tremor. I don't have Tail. So...Maul it is.

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NWF X3
PA
Stun Blow
Emp Healing
Quicken?
Toughness?

O.Crit
Blinding Speed
EPIC DR?
EPIC TOUGH?

PTWF
Dire Charge
Tactician (supposedly pTHF doesn't work for bears?)

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Re: DPS "Bear" Build
Reply #1 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 1:46pm
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I recorded all my Pally Stats, so I can compare. Ended up with boosted, self-buffed dps of about 21.5k based on R5 Bruntsmash. We'll see what bear can do.
  


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Reply #2 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 1:47pm
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This thread has some ideas in OP and comments

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/513085-Big-Bear-Doing-Stuff
  


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Reply #3 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 1:58pm
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With racial lives, aasimar scourge is nice for ghost touch, 5%doublestrike, healing amp, and lay on hands. Ghost touch is nice cause it let's you completely replace celestial ruby ring, using the thth helm for accuracy, sunken chains for stunning, and for some reason ghostly is a bit hard to find, but PDK is also fine
  
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Re: DPS "Bear" Build
Reply #4 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 2:09pm
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Pretty sure this is the 2nd time ive posted this build on the vault and im sure Rubbins is going to call me a Tronko fan girl but here you go

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/515166-Reaper-Endgame-11-6-3-bear
  
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Reply #5 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 2:38pm
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Justanotherlurker wrote on Sep 14th, 2020 at 2:09pm:
Pretty sure this is the 2nd time ive posted this build on the vault and im sure Rubbins is going to call me a Tronko fan girl but here you go

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/515166-Reaper-Endgame-11-6-3-bear



I literally saw this when you posted it, and then I promptly forgot. Thank you for the reminder! It helps for feats and gear. I'm glad I saw that both NWF and THF line matter too.

  


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Re: DPS "Bear" Build
Reply #6 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 2:38pm
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Also, there's nothing wrong with being a Tronko fan girl. Sign me up.
  


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Reply #7 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 6:25pm
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I have no imagination, so I have to ask. How does 6 cleric help with Maul?  I assume you're talking about the druid spell Maul.
  
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Reply #8 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 7:00pm
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GimpyPaw wrote on Sep 14th, 2020 at 6:25pm:
I have no imagination, so I have to ask. How does 6 cleric help with Maul?  I assume you're talking about the druid spell Maul.



Heh. No. I'm talking about that Forgotten Realms races (PDK, Shadarkai, Scourge, Gnome, and maybe one other?) have access to the Faerun deity Silvanus. His favored weapon is Maul and followers with 6 levels get access to "Favored by Silvanus" which is an active stance kind of thing that adds +2 to the threat range of Mauls.

In other words, you crit lots more with a maul. Aka DPS.

It gives a maul the best overall crit profile in the game (I think?)

  


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Re: DPS "Bear" Build
Reply #9 - Sep 14th, 2020 at 7:01pm
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Excuse me, "Blessing of Silvanus"
https://ddowiki.com/page/Silvanus
  


Strake wrote on Mar 31st, 2020 at 1:51pm:
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Reply #10 - Sep 15th, 2020 at 2:02am
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Minor suggestions. Get just 2hf. Get other feats  instead of improved and greater. Trade is 2 fears plus some AP for 20 strike through.

Consider str domain over animal domain. Your saves suuuuuuuck as a bearbarian, and this will let you get str to reflex and some more str vs a bunch of HP. food for though
  
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Re: DPS "Bear" Build
Reply #11 - Sep 15th, 2020 at 11:28am
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Head-Meat wrote on Sep 14th, 2020 at 1:44pm:
Emp Healing
Quicken?


Good to see you consistently making awful assumptions in all walks of study.
  

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Gunga wrote on Sep 15th, 2020 at 11:28am:
Good to see you consistently making awful assumptions in all walks of study.



You're still mad at me. You should probably go back and read the thread that triggered you. I'm 88.2% sure it wasn't what you assumed.

In any case, having TRed into the bear and trying it out a little, I can see how dumb the Emp Heal and Quicken are. 3 levels of Bear+rage+spells are a pain in the butt...
  


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Reply #13 - Sep 15th, 2020 at 5:31pm
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Justanotherlurker wrote on Sep 14th, 2020 at 2:09pm:
Pretty sure this is the 2nd time ive posted this build on the vault and im sure Rubbins is going to call me a Tronko fan girl but here you go

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/515166-Reaper-Endgame-11-6-3-bear

And Shifter will mean you won’t have to pay for a +1 LR to make it happen.
  
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Reply #14 - Sep 15th, 2020 at 10:23pm
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NOTpopejubal wrote on Sep 15th, 2020 at 5:31pm:
And Shifter will mean you won’t have to pay for a +1 LR to make it happen.


Shifter is specifically an Eberron race, so no silvanus option there.
  

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5 Foot Step wrote on Sep 15th, 2020 at 10:23pm:
Shifter is specifically an Eberron race, so no silvanus option there.


Iconic shifter? its like the more I read your "advice" the less I understand.
  

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Reply #16 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 2:24am
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Alex DeLarge wrote on Sep 16th, 2020 at 2:09am:
Iconic shifter? its like the more I read your "advice" the less I understand.


I think its funny how the core group of people who discuss builds mostly just spend all their energy finding creative new ways to call each other stupid.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. Just that I think its funny.
  

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Reply #17 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 2:33am
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I got a 12 second Bruntsmash test on R5 with the bear. One hit of suffer first. Then unbridled fury with tremor spamming crazy strike, war priest smite, and adrenaline .

That was all short-term buffs up.


Keeping all the buffs, and clickies with rage is a total pain.. I might leave the build just for the inconvenience..
  


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Reply #18 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 7:29am
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5 Foot Step wrote on Sep 15th, 2020 at 10:23pm:
Shifter is specifically an Eberron race, so no silvanus option there.

Shit. I see now that it starts in Sharn. I thought they were going with their weird “all iconics start in the forgotten Realms” thing for some reason.

I don’t even think that Shifter would be the best race for this - just that it would be cheaper.
  
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Reply #19 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 10:18am
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Head-Meat wrote on Sep 16th, 2020 at 2:33am:
I got a 12 second Bruntsmash test on R5 with the bear. One hit of suffer first. Then unbridled fury with tremor spamming crazy strike, war priest smite, and adrenaline .

That was all short-term buffs up.


Keeping all the buffs, and clickies with rage is a total pain.. I might leave the build just for the inconvenience..


Just go pure barb. Shocked
  
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Reply #20 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 10:50am
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Don't see how pure barb can compete with the maul bear build on dps
  
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Sergod wrote on Sep 16th, 2020 at 10:18am:
Just go pure barb. Shocked

If you want to go pure and have less clickies, go paladin.
  
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SpaceGoat wrote on Sep 16th, 2020 at 10:51am:
If you want to go pure and have less clickies, go paladin.



I wonder how a STR Pally in Fury would do. This bear is better burst than Cha Pally for sure. I saw a 64k crit last night. That was NOT a debuffed raid boss. That was a trash mob in a quest. I think it was R1 Curse the Sky. I can't remember.

But, I'm comparing apples and oranges. Pally was Blackrazor in FS vs Silvanus Maul in Fury. So, lots of differences.

All I know is the bear has more HP and higher overall DPS. BUT, the self-healing is annoying, and there are too many short-term buffs imo.

I know "self-healing" isn't a thing in R10. I get it. But, I still do low-skull solo gear runs and such where I like to self-heal. I guess I can bring a hire. :/
  


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Reply #23 - Sep 16th, 2020 at 11:40am
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Best crit I ever saw on the pally on non-debuffed trash was probably like 20k. TOPS.
  


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Head-Meat wrote on Sep 16th, 2020 at 2:33am:
I got a 12 second Bruntsmash test on R5 with the bear. One hit of suffer first. Then unbridled fury with tremor spamming crazy strike, war priest smite, and adrenaline .

That was all short-term buffs up.


Keeping all the buffs, and clickies with rage is a total pain.. I might leave the build just for the inconvenience..


no debuffs no short term buffs i did 13s first try.
  
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