To dip or not (PF)

[Renen]

Looking for feedback.
How useful would a 1 lvl barbarian dip be if I am a melee focused bruiser participating in a lvl 12 pvp tournament to the death.

And all I seem to give up is a feat (as the only "class ability" I get for grabbing lvl 12 in the class instead of dipping barb after 11)

[Eldonauran]

The rule I use for Pathfinder and dipping ... if you aren't going to reach level 20 in a single class, dip.

As for your melee bruider, what classes are you taking? If you want the Barbarian feel but are taking Fighter Levels, I'd recommend the Viking archetype. You get rage @ level 4 and can start taking rage powers at level 6 in place of your combat feats.

[Renen]

For fear of being yelled at, I will confess making a mighty godling. But I think lvl 12 mighty is weaker than 11 with a dip of barb.

Yeh I know 3rd party... but for the amount of wildcaller synthesist summoners ill have to get through, I think this is justified. (And yes I know about wildcaller and synth potentially being incompatible)

[Renen]

Dum di dum...