Goonthegoof
2011-03-19, 10:15 AM
I keep hearing about shielding swordmages being better than assault and the arcane sword epic destiny being bad, so I came up with an alternate build for a level 30 campaign, detailed in the spoiler below.
It's a fire genasi sword of assault/arcane sword, using arcane sword's capstone to get dimensional charge at will. I'm intending to use that to make the character a kind of striker/defender hybrid by spamming dimensional charge at every opportunity and getting a bunch of items that key off charges or teleports.
My question is this... how will it hold up compared to a regular striker? I should be doing about 70 damage a hit and can hit in response to pretty much anything, so I should be doing it multiple times per round. Is there anything obvious I'm missing?
Attributes:
Str 14+2(racial)+6(Leveling)=22
Dex 13+2(Leveling)=15
Con 13+4(Leveling)=17
Int 16+2(racial)+8(Leveling)=26
Wis 12+2(Leveling)=14
Cha 8+2(Leveling)=10
Feats:
1 Extra Manifestation: Stormsoul (FR)
2 White Lotus Riposte (DR 374)
4 Weapon Expertise: Heavy Blade (PHB2)
6 Versatile Expertise: Heavy Blade (PHB3)
8 Improved Swordmage Warding (AP)
10 Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword (PHB)
11 White Lotus Master Riposte (DR 374)
12 Shocking Flame (FR)
14 Greater Swordmage Warding (AP)
16 Heavy Blade Opportunity (PHB1)
18 Battle Awareness (MP)
20 Unstoppable Charge (MP)
21 Double Manifestation (FR)
22 Quickened Spellcasting (AP)
24 Epic Fortitude (PHB2)
26 Epic Reflexes (PHB2)
28 Epic Will (PHB2)
30 Rapid Aegis Reaction (DR387)
It's a fire genasi sword of assault/arcane sword, using arcane sword's capstone to get dimensional charge at will. I'm intending to use that to make the character a kind of striker/defender hybrid by spamming dimensional charge at every opportunity and getting a bunch of items that key off charges or teleports.
My question is this... how will it hold up compared to a regular striker? I should be doing about 70 damage a hit and can hit in response to pretty much anything, so I should be doing it multiple times per round. Is there anything obvious I'm missing?
Attributes:
Str 14+2(racial)+6(Leveling)=22
Dex 13+2(Leveling)=15
Con 13+4(Leveling)=17
Int 16+2(racial)+8(Leveling)=26
Wis 12+2(Leveling)=14
Cha 8+2(Leveling)=10
Feats:
1 Extra Manifestation: Stormsoul (FR)
2 White Lotus Riposte (DR 374)
4 Weapon Expertise: Heavy Blade (PHB2)
6 Versatile Expertise: Heavy Blade (PHB3)
8 Improved Swordmage Warding (AP)
10 Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword (PHB)
11 White Lotus Master Riposte (DR 374)
12 Shocking Flame (FR)
14 Greater Swordmage Warding (AP)
16 Heavy Blade Opportunity (PHB1)
18 Battle Awareness (MP)
20 Unstoppable Charge (MP)
21 Double Manifestation (FR)
22 Quickened Spellcasting (AP)
24 Epic Fortitude (PHB2)
26 Epic Reflexes (PHB2)
28 Epic Will (PHB2)
30 Rapid Aegis Reaction (DR387)