Hello and Welcome
I'm a player who likes to test different classes and builds, while I make some lives on my character. Some builds I make myself with the items I have at the moment, other builds I get help from friends and try to get some items for the build. As I make different builds and with different focuses, farming to maximize them all becomes impossible. Therefore, most of them are not maximized.
Currently I'm doing the racial lives of my alt (Milkquake), while my main (Mononitro) stays in the endgame.
My goal is to show how different builds perform in different quests and raids. Additionally, to demonstrate that you don't need to be a character with all lives, to have all Reaper points and/or to have the best items to do some R10 Solo quests.
Disclaimer
In this build, I was doing Shifter racial lives. Shifter is a really good race for Dark Apostate caster or DC/Instakiller, you can rage and cast spells. Also, your rage increase your wisdom, that means, increase yours Spells DCs. IF you have a second weapon with 5 pieces of The Blood Feast filigree, your rage also give 1.4k HP as bonus.
Character name: Milkquake Pontinho
Classes: 20 Dark Apostate, E10, L4
Race: Shifter Alignment: True Neutral
Start Tome Final HP: 1295 Displacement: 25%
Str: 8 8 21 Unc Rng: -10 Incorp: 0%
Dex: 10 8 24 PRR: 39 AC: 32
Con: 16 8 51 MRR: 42 +Healing Amp: 25
Int: 14 8 52 Dodge: 0/25 -Healing Amp: 0
Wis: 18 8 82 Fort: 150% Repair Amp: 0
Cha: 8 8 22 SR: 3 BAB: 20
DR:
Immunities: Falling damage
Heroic Past Lives
Past Life: Alchemist
Past Life: Artificer
Past Life: Barbarian
Past Life: Bard
Past Life: Cleric
Past Life: Druid
Past Life: Favored Soul
Past Life: Fighter
Past Life: Monk
Past Life: Paladin
Past Life: Ranger
Past Life: Rogue
Past Life: Sorcerer
Past Life: Warlock
Past Life: Wizard
Racial Past Lives
Past Life: Aasimar(3)
Past Life: Gnome(3)
Past Life: Half-Elf(3)
Past Life: Human(3)
Past Life: Shifter(2)
Past Life: Warforged(3)
Class and Feat Selection
Equipped Gear Set: Standard
Epic Destiny
Enhancements
Character Sheet (Inside Reaper)
Reaper Points/SIZE]
Damage Reaper 10
My thoughts
I'm a player who likes to test different classes and builds, while I make some lives on my character. Some builds I make myself with the items I have at the moment, other builds I get help from friends and try to get some items for the build. As I make different builds and with different focuses, farming to maximize them all becomes impossible. Therefore, most of them are not maximized.
Currently I'm doing the racial lives of my alt (Milkquake), while my main (Mononitro) stays in the endgame.
My goal is to show how different builds perform in different quests and raids. Additionally, to demonstrate that you don't need to be a character with all lives, to have all Reaper points and/or to have the best items to do some R10 Solo quests.
Disclaimer
- My items may not be the best, as I make a lot of builds with different classes and races. Then, you can improve the items. I'm showing what I managed to do, the damage and the times.
- I use hireling as a backup, not all runs I can do flawlessly. It is only to give me resurection, generally the cures are specific to the class.
- I'm not good at placing augments and I avoid using set augments.
- Until this time, I'm not full lives.
- I'm not a good player in do builds, so If you have ideas, advices or thoughts, let me know. I'd like to learn what you have to teach
- I did not have Lamordia itens when I was playing this class.
In this build, I was doing Shifter racial lives. Shifter is a really good race for Dark Apostate caster or DC/Instakiller, you can rage and cast spells. Also, your rage increase your wisdom, that means, increase yours Spells DCs. IF you have a second weapon with 5 pieces of The Blood Feast filigree, your rage also give 1.4k HP as bonus.
- Played in UPDATE 79
- Class: 20 Dark Apostate
- Race: Shifter (Best race)
- Spell Focus: Evocation>Conjuration>Illusion
- Spell Element: Light and Fire
- Main Status: Wisdom>Constitution>Inteligence
- Enhancements T5: Divine Disciple
Character name: Milkquake Pontinho
Classes: 20 Dark Apostate, E10, L4
Race: Shifter Alignment: True Neutral
Start Tome Final HP: 1295 Displacement: 25%
Str: 8 8 21 Unc Rng: -10 Incorp: 0%
Dex: 10 8 24 PRR: 39 AC: 32
Con: 16 8 51 MRR: 42 +Healing Amp: 25
Int: 14 8 52 Dodge: 0/25 -Healing Amp: 0
Wis: 18 8 82 Fort: 150% Repair Amp: 0
Cha: 8 8 22 SR: 3 BAB: 20
DR:
Immunities: Falling damage
Heroic Past Lives
Past Life: Alchemist
Past Life: Artificer
Past Life: Barbarian
Past Life: Bard
Past Life: Cleric
Past Life: Druid
Past Life: Favored Soul
Past Life: Fighter
Past Life: Monk
Past Life: Paladin
Past Life: Ranger
Past Life: Rogue
Past Life: Sorcerer
Past Life: Warlock
Past Life: Wizard
Racial Past Lives
Past Life: Aasimar(3)
Past Life: Gnome(3)
Past Life: Half-Elf(3)
Past Life: Human(3)
Past Life: Shifter(2)
Past Life: Warforged(3)
Class and Feat Selection
| Level | Class | Feats |
| 1 | Dark Apostate(1) | Animalistic Aspect: Wildhunt Shifter |
| Standard: Quicken Spell | ||
| Follower Of: Empty Feat Slot | ||
| 2 | Dark Apostate(2) | Domain: Domain of Sun |
| 3 | Dark Apostate(3) | Standard: Maximize Spell |
| 4 | Dark Apostate(4) | Alter Dark Gift: Empty Feat Slot |
| Wisdom: +1 Level up | ||
| 5 | Dark Apostate(5) | Domain Feat: Improved Domain of Sun |
| 6 | Dark Apostate(6) | Standard: Empower Spell |
| Deity: Search the Soul | ||
| 7 | Dark Apostate(7) | |
| 8 | Dark Apostate(8) | Wisdom: +1 Level up |
| 9 | Dark Apostate(9) | Standard: Past Life: Arcane Initiate |
| Domain Feat: Greater Domain of Sun | ||
| 10 | Dark Apostate(10) | |
| 11 | Dark Apostate(11) | |
| 12 | Dark Apostate(12) | Standard: Spell Focus: Evocation |
| Wisdom: +1 Level up | ||
| 13 | Dark Apostate(13) | |
| 14 | Dark Apostate(14) | Domain Feat: Master of the Domain of Sun |
| 15 | Dark Apostate(15) | Standard: Greater Spell Focus: Evocation |
| 16 | Dark Apostate(16) | Wisdom: +1 Level up |
| 17 | Dark Apostate(17) | |
| 18 | Dark Apostate(18) | Standard: Heighten Spell |
| 19 | Dark Apostate(19) | |
| 20 | Dark Apostate(20) | Wisdom: +1 Level up |
| 21 | Epic(1) | Epic Feat: Epic Spell Focus: Evocation |
| 22 | Epic(2) | Epic Destiny Feat: Epic Spell Power: Light |
| 23 | Epic(3) | |
| 24 | Epic(4) | Epic Feat: Intensify Spell |
| Wisdom: +1 Level up | ||
| 25 | Epic(5) | Epic Destiny Feat: Epic Spell Power: Fire |
| 26 | Epic(6) | |
| 27 | Epic(7) | Epic Feat: Burst of Glacial Wrath |
| 28 | Epic(8) | Epic Destiny Feat: Crush Weakness |
| Wisdom: +1 Level up | ||
| 29 | Epic(9) | |
| 30 | Epic(10) | Epic Feat: Embolden Spell |
| Legendary Feat: Scion of Celestia | ||
| Dark Gift Upgrade: Empty Feat Slot | ||
| 31 | Legendary(1) | Epic Destiny Feat: Spell Specialty: Conjuration |
| 32 | Legendary(2) | Wisdom: +1 Level up |
| 33 | Legendary(3) | Epic Feat: Master of Light |
| 34 | Legendary(4) | Epic Destiny Feat: Spell Specialty: Necromancy |
| Armor | Dinosaur Bone Outfit | Drops in: Skeletons in the Closet, The Mountain Keeper chest, end chest |
| +15 Enhancement Bonus | ||
| IoD: Armor: Scale Slot: Voidscale | ||
| IoD: Armor: Fang Slot: Voidfang | ||
| IoD: Set Bonus Slot: Deacon of the Auricular Sacrarium | ||
| Blue: Sapphire of Fortification +100 | ||
| Belt | Legendary Waistwrap of Wild Wisdom | Drops in: Death Hosts This Banquet, end chest |
| Insightful Wisdom +6 | ||
| Quality Will Save +3 | ||
| Profane Well Rounded +3 | ||
| Exceptional Healing Amplification +15 | ||
| Green: Essence of Pomura's Memento | ||
| Colorless: Cruel Cut | ||
| Moon: Lunar Gem of Spellpower (Legendary) | ||
| Boots | Legendary Sunken Slippers | Drops in: Members Only, End chest |
| Lesser Displacement | ||
| Insightful Potency +49 | ||
| Quality Potency +24 | ||
| Yellow: Topaz of Feather Fall | ||
| Bracers | Legendary Bracers of Method and Magic | Drops in: The Wizard's Labyrinth, end chest |
| Intelligence +15 | ||
| Quality Intelligence +3 | ||
| Insightful Concentration +10 | ||
| Quality Spellcraft +5 | ||
| Green: Topaz of Illusory Power | ||
| Colorless: +2 Festive Intelligence | ||
| Moon: Lunar Gem of Wisdom (Legendary) | ||
| Cloak | Dinosaur Bone Cloak | Drops in: Skeletons in the Closet, The Mountain Keeper chest, end chest |
| IoD: Accessory: Scale Slot: Scale: Fire Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Fang Slot: Fang: Fire Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Claw Slot: Claw: Fire Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Horn Slot: Horn: +286 Wizardry | ||
| IoD: Set Bonus Slot: Deacon of the Auricular Sacrarium | ||
| Green: Topaz of Spell Focus: Necromancy +2 | ||
| Yellow: Topaz of Spell Focus: Enchantment +2 | ||
| Gloves | Legendary Gloves of the Resilient | Drops in: The Safehold, end chest |
| Insightful Constitution +6 | ||
| Quality Fortitude Save +3 | ||
| Speed +30% | ||
| Physical Sheltering +37 | ||
| Green: Cruel Cut | ||
| Colorless: Diamond of the Magi | ||
| Moon: Lunar Gem of Spell Difficulty (Legendary) | ||
| Goggles | Red Wizard's Sight | Drops in: Threats Old and New, Raid Warded chest |
| Quality Potency +27 | ||
| Kinetic Lore +24% | ||
| Equipment Spell Focus Mastery +5 | ||
| Sealed in Undeath: Wisdom +15 | ||
| Yellow: Topaz of Spell Focus: Evocation +2 | ||
| Sun: Solar Gem of Wisdom (Legendary) | ||
| Helmet | Dinosaur Bone Helmet | Drops in: Skeletons in the Closet, The Mountain Keeper chest, end chest |
| IoD: Accessory: Scale Slot: Scale: Light Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Fang Slot: Fang: Light Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Claw Slot: Claw: Light Spell Critical Damage | ||
| IoD: Accessory: Horn Slot: Horn: Sacred DCs | ||
| IoD: Set Bonus Slot: Deacon of the Auricular Sacrarium | ||
| Green: Topaz of Conjured Power | ||
| Yellow: Topaz of Spell Focus: Transmutation +2 | ||
| Necklace | Legendary Pendant of the Sky | Drops in: The Stone Crypt Chronicle, end chest |
| Insightful Devotion +74 | ||
| Insightful Radiance +74 | ||
| Insightful Nullification +74 | ||
| The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse | ||
| Ring1 | Legendary Ring of Mystic Wisdom | Drops in: Ruins of Myth Drannor, red-named encounter chests |
| Quality Wisdom +3 | ||
| Insightful Combat Mastery +6 | ||
| Quality Deception +3 | ||
| Insightful Spell Focus Mastery +3 | ||
| Green: Topaz of Enchanted Power | ||
| Colorless: +2 Festive Wisdom | ||
| Ring2 | Legendary Ring of Summer's Heat | Drops in: The Legend of the Lost Locket, End Chest |
| Fire Lore +21% | ||
| Combustion +142 | ||
| Radiance Lore +21% | ||
| Radiance +142 | ||
| Eminence of Summer | ||
| Trinket | The Hydra's Heart | Drops in: Den of Vipers, end chest |
| False Life +58 | ||
| Profane Lifeforce +52 | ||
| Sheltering +39 | ||
| Sealed in Gloom: Constitution +15 | ||
| Green: Diamond of Spellcraft +20 | ||
| Yellow: Cruel Cut | ||
| Sun: Solar Gem of Spell DCs (Legendary) | ||
| Filigree 1: Celerity/Vigilance +2 Wisdom | ||
| Filigree 2: Eye of the Beholder/The Inevitable Grave +2 Intelligence(Rare) | ||
| Filigree 3: Dragonsoul: Universal Spell Power(Rare) | ||
| Filigree 4: Eye of the Beholder: +6 Universal Spell Power(Rare) | ||
| Filigree 5: Lunar Magic: +6 Universal Spell Power | ||
| Weapon1 | Clank, the Echo of Despair | Drops in: Den of Vipers, end chest |
| Spellcasting Implement +33 | ||
| +15 Enhancement Bonus | ||
| Rupturing Echo | ||
| Sonic Lore +24 | ||
| Quality Spell Focus Mastery +2 | ||
| Sealed in Mist: Legendary Ash | ||
| Filigree 1: Celerity/Vigilance +2 Wisdom | ||
| Filigree 2: Eye of the Beholder/The Inevitable Grave +2 Intelligence(Rare) | ||
| Filigree 3: Eye of the Beholder: +1 Wisdom | ||
| Filigree 4: Dragonsoul: Universal Spell Power | ||
| Filigree 5: Dragonsoul: -10% Arcane Spell Failure | ||
| Filigree 6: Dragonsoul: +1 Wisdom | ||
| Filigree 7: Lunar Magic: +9 Force Spell Power | ||
| Filigree 8: Lunar Magic: +6 Universal Spell Power | ||
| Filigree 9: Lunar Magic: +1 Wisdom | ||
| Filigree 10: Lunar Magic: +3 Spell Resistance | ||
| Weapon2 | Attuned Bone Club | Drops in: Skeletons in the Closet, end chest |
| +15 Enhancement Bonus | ||
| IoD: Weapon: Scale Slot: Brightscale | ||
| IoD: Weapon: Fang Slot: Shadowfang | ||
| IoD: Weapon: Claw Slot: Iceclaw: Wisdom | ||
| IoD: Weapon: Horn Slot: Aspect of Tar | ||
| The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse |
Epic Destiny
Enhancements
Character Sheet (Inside Reaper)
Reaper Points/SIZE]
Damage Reaper 10
My thoughts
Leveling:
Dark Apostate + Sun Domain made leveling flow smoothly. Shadow Shrouding: Transformation provided more fortification, more Constitution and Wisdom, and made me immune to some types of control and negative level drain.
From level 1 to 5, I played as an Inquisitive. After level 5, I switched to a Caster with the Feywild items. The Dark Apostate has many AOE spells and AOE SLAs. The spell I used most during leveling was Holy Smite, and you can have two of these spells, one in the book and one SLA (in the skill tree). From level 9 onwards, Flame Strike helped a lot in clearing the quest.
Mobility isn't that great, so I put some points into Falconry to access Action Boost: Sprint. The Dark Apostate's survivability is very good; you can heal yourself with both negative and positive spells (without transformation).
Endgame R10
I don't recommend playing Dark Apostate as a caster in R10; the instakiller/DC/Healer is more viable and less frustrating.
The damage of the strongest spells is very low and has a high cooldown. There's no good Epic Strike for light and fire spells. There's no good Epic Moment for light and fire casters.Dark Apostate + Sun Domain made leveling flow smoothly. Shadow Shrouding: Transformation provided more fortification, more Constitution and Wisdom, and made me immune to some types of control and negative level drain.
From level 1 to 5, I played as an Inquisitive. After level 5, I switched to a Caster with the Feywild items. The Dark Apostate has many AOE spells and AOE SLAs. The spell I used most during leveling was Holy Smite, and you can have two of these spells, one in the book and one SLA (in the skill tree). From level 9 onwards, Flame Strike helped a lot in clearing the quest.
Mobility isn't that great, so I put some points into Falconry to access Action Boost: Sprint. The Dark Apostate's survivability is very good; you can heal yourself with both negative and positive spells (without transformation).
Endgame R10
I don't recommend playing Dark Apostate as a caster in R10; the instakiller/DC/Healer is more viable and less frustrating.
It was very frustrating and sad playing Dark Apostate as a caster in my R10 runs. This class isn't suited for DPS. Damage in raids is negligible. It's preferable to spend your Spell Points healing or applying instant kills/CC.
Endgame R1 to Farm/Grind
Dark Apostate is a good class for farming on R1 difficulty. It has a lot of AOE and good survivability. Mobility is good with Angelic Charge (Exalted Angel ED), and if you want more, use action boost: sprint (falconry).
Dark Apostate has good immunities, instant kills, some crowd control, and good buffs to clear quests without too much worry. If you use the Primal Avatar Mantle, Spell Points won't be a big problem, allowing you to finish the quest without using a shrine.
If you want to try a new class for farming/grinding in the endgame (on R1 difficulty), I recommend Dark Apostate.
Thank you for your attention
If you want to see this build or another one in action and check out how I did some quests in R10, visit my YouTube channel: Mononitro
Endgame R1 to Farm/Grind
Dark Apostate is a good class for farming on R1 difficulty. It has a lot of AOE and good survivability. Mobility is good with Angelic Charge (Exalted Angel ED), and if you want more, use action boost: sprint (falconry).
Dark Apostate has good immunities, instant kills, some crowd control, and good buffs to clear quests without too much worry. If you use the Primal Avatar Mantle, Spell Points won't be a big problem, allowing you to finish the quest without using a shrine.
If you want to try a new class for farming/grinding in the endgame (on R1 difficulty), I recommend Dark Apostate.
Thank you for your attention
If you want to see this build or another one in action and check out how I did some quests in R10, visit my YouTube channel: Mononitro
