Kaerius
2009-10-04, 08:36 PM
Anyone else figured out you can cheese out a really nasty defender/controler/striker combo with this?
The keys are in the weapon glaive, feats, a barbarian at will and polearm master
Namely:
Pressuring strike
Heavy blade opportunity
Spear push
Polearm momentum
That's 3 paragon feats and a paragon path so it won't really "go off" until lvl 12(with one retrained feat).
However at that point you can start really pushing people around...
Then to add to that, you can stack fighter stances with barbarian rages, and grab the lvl 13 and (much later) the lvl 27 barbarian multi-hit encounter powers for some nasty damage output(tripple digit), not as rough as someone who specializes in using those, but still quite brutal.
One drawback is that the power that grants threatening reach is a daily(from the paragon path).
Example build from the DDI character builder:
Polearm master, level 30
Goliath, Fighter|Barbarian, Polearm Master, Chosen
Hybrid Talent: Combat Superiority
Divine Spark: Divine Spark Strength
Divine Spark: Divine Spark Constitution
Background: Former Gladiator, Explorer/Guide, Auspicious Birth, Goliath - Lightlost (Explorer/Guide Benefit)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 28, Con 24, Dex 17, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 12.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 14, Dex 14, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 10.
AC: 43 Fort: 42 Reflex: 34 Will: 35
HP: 213 Surges: 15 Surge Value: 53
TRAINED SKILLS
Athletics +30, Endurance +32, Perception +23
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +17, Arcana +15, Bluff +16, Diplomacy +16, Dungeoneering +18, Heal +18, History +15, Insight +18, Intimidate +16, Nature +22, Religion +15, Stealth +17, Streetwise +16, Thievery +17
FEATS
Level 1: Hybrid Talent (Combat Superiority)
Level 2: Goliath Greatweapon Prowess
Level 4: Blade Opportunist
Level 6: Weapon Expertise (Heavy Blade)
Level 8: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade) (retrained to Spear Push at Level 11)
Level 10: Armor Proficiency (Chainmail)
Level 11: Polearm Momentum
Level 12: Heavy Blade Opportunity
Level 14: Agile Opportunist
Level 16: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade)
Level 18: Power Attack
Level 20: Unyielding Stone
Level 21: Reaching Whirlwind
Level 22: Heavy Blade Mastery
Level 24: Martial Mastery
Level 26: Primal Resurgence
Level 28: Blind-Fight
Level 30: Chainmail Agility
POWERS
Hybrid Barbarian at-will 1: Pressing Strike
Hybrid Fighter at-will 1: Crushing Surge
Hybrid encounter 1: Great Cleave
Hybrid daily 1: Comeback Strike
Hybrid utility 2: Endure Pain
Hybrid encounter 3: Sweeping Blow
Hybrid daily 5: Silver Phoenix Rage
Hybrid utility 6: Laugh it Off
Hybrid encounter 7: Curtain of Steel
Hybrid daily 9: Victorious Surge
Hybrid utility 10: Defensive Resurgence
Hybrid encounter 13: Storm of Blades (replaces Great Cleave)
Hybrid daily 15: Serpent Dance Strike (replaces Comeback Strike)
Hybrid utility 16: Spur the Cycle
Hybrid encounter 17: Vorpal Tornado (replaces Sweeping Blow)
Hybrid daily 19: Winter Phoenix Rage (replaces Serpent Dance Strike)
Hybrid utility 22: Inspired Resurgence
Hybrid encounter 23: Paralyzing Strike (replaces Curtain of Steel)
Hybrid daily 25: Marking Barrage (replaces Silver Phoenix Rage)
Hybrid encounter 27: Hurricane of Blades (replaces Paralyzing Strike)
Hybrid daily 29: Relentless Assailant (replaces Victorious Surge)
ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit, Dwarven Spiritmail +6, Vorpal Glaive +6, Iron Armbands of Power (epic tier), Rushing Cleats (heroic tier), Gauntlets of Destruction (paragon tier), Horned Helm (epic tier), Scarab of Invulnerability +6, Ring of the Dragonborn Emperor (paragon tier), Ring of Free Time (epic tier), Vengeance Sash (epic tier), Strongheart Tattoo (epic tier)
Anyone else found any really stinky cheese builds?
The keys are in the weapon glaive, feats, a barbarian at will and polearm master
Namely:
Pressuring strike
Heavy blade opportunity
Spear push
Polearm momentum
That's 3 paragon feats and a paragon path so it won't really "go off" until lvl 12(with one retrained feat).
However at that point you can start really pushing people around...
Then to add to that, you can stack fighter stances with barbarian rages, and grab the lvl 13 and (much later) the lvl 27 barbarian multi-hit encounter powers for some nasty damage output(tripple digit), not as rough as someone who specializes in using those, but still quite brutal.
One drawback is that the power that grants threatening reach is a daily(from the paragon path).
Example build from the DDI character builder:
Polearm master, level 30
Goliath, Fighter|Barbarian, Polearm Master, Chosen
Hybrid Talent: Combat Superiority
Divine Spark: Divine Spark Strength
Divine Spark: Divine Spark Constitution
Background: Former Gladiator, Explorer/Guide, Auspicious Birth, Goliath - Lightlost (Explorer/Guide Benefit)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 28, Con 24, Dex 17, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 12.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 14, Dex 14, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 10.
AC: 43 Fort: 42 Reflex: 34 Will: 35
HP: 213 Surges: 15 Surge Value: 53
TRAINED SKILLS
Athletics +30, Endurance +32, Perception +23
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +17, Arcana +15, Bluff +16, Diplomacy +16, Dungeoneering +18, Heal +18, History +15, Insight +18, Intimidate +16, Nature +22, Religion +15, Stealth +17, Streetwise +16, Thievery +17
FEATS
Level 1: Hybrid Talent (Combat Superiority)
Level 2: Goliath Greatweapon Prowess
Level 4: Blade Opportunist
Level 6: Weapon Expertise (Heavy Blade)
Level 8: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade) (retrained to Spear Push at Level 11)
Level 10: Armor Proficiency (Chainmail)
Level 11: Polearm Momentum
Level 12: Heavy Blade Opportunity
Level 14: Agile Opportunist
Level 16: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade)
Level 18: Power Attack
Level 20: Unyielding Stone
Level 21: Reaching Whirlwind
Level 22: Heavy Blade Mastery
Level 24: Martial Mastery
Level 26: Primal Resurgence
Level 28: Blind-Fight
Level 30: Chainmail Agility
POWERS
Hybrid Barbarian at-will 1: Pressing Strike
Hybrid Fighter at-will 1: Crushing Surge
Hybrid encounter 1: Great Cleave
Hybrid daily 1: Comeback Strike
Hybrid utility 2: Endure Pain
Hybrid encounter 3: Sweeping Blow
Hybrid daily 5: Silver Phoenix Rage
Hybrid utility 6: Laugh it Off
Hybrid encounter 7: Curtain of Steel
Hybrid daily 9: Victorious Surge
Hybrid utility 10: Defensive Resurgence
Hybrid encounter 13: Storm of Blades (replaces Great Cleave)
Hybrid daily 15: Serpent Dance Strike (replaces Comeback Strike)
Hybrid utility 16: Spur the Cycle
Hybrid encounter 17: Vorpal Tornado (replaces Sweeping Blow)
Hybrid daily 19: Winter Phoenix Rage (replaces Serpent Dance Strike)
Hybrid utility 22: Inspired Resurgence
Hybrid encounter 23: Paralyzing Strike (replaces Curtain of Steel)
Hybrid daily 25: Marking Barrage (replaces Silver Phoenix Rage)
Hybrid encounter 27: Hurricane of Blades (replaces Paralyzing Strike)
Hybrid daily 29: Relentless Assailant (replaces Victorious Surge)
ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit, Dwarven Spiritmail +6, Vorpal Glaive +6, Iron Armbands of Power (epic tier), Rushing Cleats (heroic tier), Gauntlets of Destruction (paragon tier), Horned Helm (epic tier), Scarab of Invulnerability +6, Ring of the Dragonborn Emperor (paragon tier), Ring of Free Time (epic tier), Vengeance Sash (epic tier), Strongheart Tattoo (epic tier)
Anyone else found any really stinky cheese builds?