Kali's Bard Swashbuckler HYBRID Melee/CC+ Insta-kill Caster build

[Kalibano]

Kali's Bard Swashbuckler HYBRID Melee/ CC+ Insta-kill Caster build (click me!)


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[Kalibano]

Note:
I am contemplating the possibility of transforming this build into a Dragon Lord T5/Swashbuckler using hand axes, for the strong weapon crit profile it can reach:

15-20/x5 ​

→ Critical threat range​

Base​

> 20: Hand Axes​

Feats​

> +1 feat bonus: 'Improved Critical: Slashing' (feat)​

Heroic enhancements/spells​

> +2 competence bonus: Bard's 'Swashbuckling* [C3]' {base bonus}​

> +2 competence bonus: Bard's 'Swashbuckling* [C3]' {*doubled bonus if you have the IC feat}​

= 15-20​

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→ Critical damage multiplier​

Base​

> x3: Hand Axes​

Heroic enhancements/spells​

> +2 competence bonus: Dragon Lord's 'Conqueror [T5]'​

= x5​

→ Crit damage multiplier boosts = +1​

Epic Destinies​

> +1 on 19-20 rolls: Fatesinger's 'Blade Song [T5]'​

= x6​

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→ Expanded Vorpal threat range = +1 (19-20)​

Feats​

> +1: 'Perfect Single Weapon Fighting' (feat)​

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I have not done any detailed planning, just brainstorming some possibilities:
> Bard 15/Dragon Lord 5?
> Bard 14/Dragon Lord 6?
Either option would remove the trapping aspect of the build.

> Bard 12/Dragon Lord 6/Rogue 2?

Perhaps removing the bard + the caster hybrid aspects completely, and being fully melee focused?
> Dragon Lord 15/Bard 3/Rogue 2?

Perhaps leave this build as is, since it's great fun to play, and make a new alt?

Whichever choice I take, it would take a me a while to get this properly planned + at endgame in the live game, but it looks like it will make a fun variation with a slightly similar playstyle to the one I have now.

In the meantime, below are notes ref U66 changes for the build as it currently is:

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U66 changes (updated in the forums and DDOBuilder file)
Basically no active changes required for this build.

> The key passive changes all seem positive:

• Fatesinger
  • Core abilities now grant +15 HP
  • DC for Discord abilities (melee/ranged) is now 20 + highest mod + stun DC
  • DC for Discord (spell) is now 20 + highest of int/wis/cha + evocation DC
  • Little bit of Music and Master the Acoustics have swapped places in the tree

• Shadowdancer
  • Core abilities now grant +15 HP and +25 SP.

• Machrotechnic
  • The cooldowns of the Hammer Time spells and the damaging Epic Strikes have swapped places - leaving the Sonic and Electric Epic Strikes at 10 seconds and the Hammer spells at 15 seconds.

All in all, the build is good to go as is Enjoy!