Xaymar
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I've theorycrafted the existence of this build back in June '24, but until now I've not actually tried getting into Epics and Legendary with it. The intend was to make a Free 2 Play, First Life, Solo build that is easy to learn and maintain. While it benefits massively from having VIP as well as some of the adventures/expansions (particularly Borderlands & Feywild), it's still functional without them.
In the initial test on Argonessen, I've made it to Level 14 entirely as F2P. While finding gear was a lot more restricted, it was still possible to play and often even Solo quests. Now with Cormyr, I retried the build as lag-core, and it's reached Level 28. Except for Sharn, nothing has been an issue so far. Most of the time I still ran around with gear from 10+ levels ago.
Pros:
Class: Sorcerer
Race: Dragonborn
Alignment: (True) Neutral
Stats:
Skills:
Enhancements:
Destinies:
= Worth farming for, 
= Combo with )
There's probably more, use DDOBuilder's wiki scan for your builds. My own build stopped farming for gear at level 7 already.
In the initial test on Argonessen, I've made it to Level 14 entirely as F2P. While finding gear was a lot more restricted, it was still possible to play and often even Solo quests. Now with Cormyr, I retried the build as lag-core, and it's reached Level 28. Except for Sharn, nothing has been an issue so far. Most of the time I still ran around with gear from 10+ levels ago.
Pros:
- First Life & Free 2 Play compatible
- Glass Cannon: High Damage, near infinite spell points.
- Technically can "solo" Elite and Reaper 1 with a Healbot hireling attached.
- Glass Cannon: Very often dies in one or two hits, even with maxed defenses.
- Acid reliant: No ability to strip Acid immunity until well into the late 10s.
- Gear reliant: May require farming gear to stay alive.
Class: Sorcerer
Race: Dragonborn
Alignment: (True) Neutral
Stats:
| 28pt | 32pt | 34pt | 36pt | Tome? | |
| Strength | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dexterity | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1st (+2) |
| Constitution | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2nd (+5) |
| Intelligence | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Wisdom | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Charisma | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3rd (+8) |
- All Levels: Charisma
Skills:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Concentration | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spellcraft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tumble | ½ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Use Magic Device | ½ | |
- Free points can be spent as you want, my personal priority is Balance > Jump (up to 7.5) > UMD > Haggle.
- Always unlock Tumble and UMD.
| 1. | Draconic Ancestry: Black Dragonborn Maximize Spell |
| 3. | Single Weapon Fighting |
| 6. | Spell Focus: Conjuration |
| 9. | Quicken Spell |
| 12. | Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration |
| 15. | Empower Spell |
| 18. | Heighten Spell |
| 21. | Epic Spell Focus: Conjuration |
| 22. | Epic Spell Power: Acid |
| 24. | Embolden Spell |
| 25. | Channel Power |
| 27. | Master of Earth |
| 28. | Epic Mage Armor |
| 30. | Scion of the Plane of Earth Intensify Spell |
| 31. | Elemental Form Specialty |
| 33. | Free Space / Ruin |
| 34. | Free Space / Titan's Blood |
Enhancements:
- Ear0 Earth Savant
Ear1 Acid Spray I, II, III- Acid Spray is a Spell-Like Ability, so apply all Metamagic. (Right click on the spell in your hotbar!)
- Dra0 Hardy I
Dra1 Hard Scales I, II, III - Dra1 Draconic Visage I
Dra2 Dragon Breath: Black (Acid)
Ear1 Erosion I- Dragon Breath is a Spell-Like Ability, so apply all Metamagic.
- Ear0 Earth Affinity
Ear1 Erosion II, III - Ear1 Spell Critical
Ear2 Spell Critical
(Bank 1 AP) - Ear0 Greater Earth Affinity
Ear3 Spell Critical
Ear3 Spell Penetration - Ear1 One with the Soil I
Ear2 Pierce Acid Resistance I
Ear4 Acid Arrow I- Acid Arrow is a Spell-Like Ability, so apply all Metamagic. This is your "primary" attack now.
- Ear4 Acid Arrow II, III
Ear4 Earthen Armor I, II - Ear4 Spell Critical
Dra1 Draconic Visage II, III - Dra0 Dragonborn Ability I: Charisma
Dra3 Power in Breath I - Dra3 Draconic Knowledge: Black (Acid)
Ear1 One with the Soil II
Ear2 Pierce Acid Resistance II - Ear0 Crumbling
Ear5 Acid Blast I
Ear5 Awaken Elemental Weakness- Acid Blast is a Spell-Like Ability, so apply all Metamagic.
- Ear5 Acid Blast II, III
Ear5 Conjuration Focus - Ear3 Charisma
Ear4 Charisma - Ear1 One with the Soil III
Ear2 Pierce Acid Resistance III
Dra0 Hardy II - Dra0 Dragonborn Ability II: Charisma
Dra3 Dragon Heritage: Black (Acid) I
Dra4 True Power I - Dra3 Power in Breath II
Dra3 Dragon Heritage: Black (Acid) II
Dra4 True Power II; (Bank 1 AP) - Ear0 One With Stone
Dra3 Power in Breath III
Dra3 Dragon Heritage: Black (Acid) III
Dra4 True Power III - Dra4 Augmented Breath: Relentless Breath
Dra2 Arcanum I - Ear0 Elemental Apotheosis
Dra2 Arcanum II, III
- Offensive: Caustic Bolt, Melf's Acid Arrow (until Level 7), Acid Rain, Acid Blast (until Level 12), Black Dragon Bolt, Acid Well,
- Defensive: Shield, Mage Armor, Protection from Evil, Blur, Resist Energy, Protection from Energy, Stoneskin, Protection from Elements, Mass Protection from Elements
- Optional Utility: Expeditious Retreat, Dimension Door, Teleport, True Seeing, Greater Teleport
Destinies:
- Draconic Incarnation (42 AP) (Primary Tree)
- Draconic Bloodline: Black, Draconic Heritage, Elemental Blood
- Draconic Perception II, Dragonhide III, Dragon Breath, Arcane Studies III
- Draconic Presence III, Attune the Arcane, Coalescence III
- Scales of the Dragon, Daunting-Roar, Inevitable, Draconic Spell Focus: Conjuration III
- Improve Dragon Breath: Gaping Maw, Dragonspeed
- Bring About Destruction, Ruin Intensified, Dragonform, Enhanced Draconic Spell Focus III
- Primal Avatar (26 AP)
- This is Your Nature: Thorn, Now Grow: Heart, Weathering the Elements
- Well Weathered III, Nature's Friend: Spider of the Deeps, Rejuvenation Cocoon
- Flowers in the Thorns, Mantle of Nature: Thorn III, Primal Spell: Shard Storm, Spirit Boon: Mind II
- Evergreen III
- Natural Evasion, Nature's Blessing
- Spell Power & Critical
- Acid Spell Power (Corrosion), Acid Lore
- Universal Spell Power, Universal Spell Lore
- All Spell Power (Potency), All Spell Lore
- Spellsight (Spellcraft)
- Hit Chance
- Conjuration DC
- All Spell DC (Spell Focus Mastery)
- Concealment - Higher percentage is better
- 25%: Lesser Displacement
- 20%: Smoke Screen, Blurry, Blur (Spell, L2)
- 10%: Ghostly, Dusk
- Armor Class
- Protection (Deflection)
- Shield - if greater than +4
- Natural Armor
- Armor - worthless from Level 28 onwards, we take Epic Mage Armor
- Mana Efficiency
- Wizardry
- Magical Efficiency +X%, Power Store (10%)
- Utility
- Deathblock
- Feather Falling
- Striding +X%
- Expeditious Retreat (Spell)
= Worth farming for, = Combo with )| 1 | Engraved Ring Expeditious Boots Ring of Spellcasting Mantle of Gentle Descent |
| 2 | Sceptre of Corrosion - 1 Arcane Ingot |
| 3 | Belt of Myriad Pockets Bottle of Smoke Conduit of the ArcaneCorroded Iron LensesRock Boots |
| 4 | Cold Iron Bracers Mask of Comedy Nicked Orb Shimmering Pendant Thief's EscapeTransmutation Talisman |
| 5 | Amber PendantCloak of AutumnDeadringersGreen Dragonscale BracersRing of Fall's DecayRobe of the Autumn WindsThe Prince's Sceptre |
| 6 | Delera's Vestment |
| 7 | Admiral's Gloves Aral'Aul'Nevae's Hide Cloak of Protection Iron Manacles Pendant of the Eearth- In combination with The Prince's Sceptre Rock Boots Signet Ring of the Earth |
| 8 | Eyes of the Black Earth Robes of the Black Earth Slave Master's Cloak Spinneret |
| 9 | Ring of Resonance |
| 10 | Burnscar SashBlurfingered GlovesScarlet Scale CloakSummoner's Spectacles |
| 11 | Rock Boots |
| 12 | Ancient Band (Normal) |
| 13 | Ancient Band (Hard)Cloak of Sunlight |
| 14 | Ancient Band (Elite) |
| 15 | Rock Boots Standard Issue Sigil Stone Shoes |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Sunken Slippers |
| 18 | University Investigator's Hat |
| 19 | |
| 20+ | Any Epic variants of prior Items.Orb of Acid - A tiny bit better than the Epic Sceptre of Corrosion, but it allows you to use other Sceptres. Stone Heart Trinket Ancient Band |
| 28+ | Any Legendary variants of prior Items. |