Looking for a Sorc Eldritch Build

[Stimulus]

I'm just after 3 quick pls with no plans for high reaper. I don't mind farming instances, but no builds relying on raid drops please!

I have 36 pt. build, 3 hpl & 6 epl; +8 universal tome. No extra racial/universal/destiny points yet (recently came back to the game).

I was looking for a way to leverage pdk (for racial tree and ipl freebie), but I'm wondering if just going pure caster will be easier levelling. I'm not married to the melee playstyle, but I felt it makes sense to do eldritch sorc since eldritch wiz x3 will definitely be next.

Any builds/links/curt advice (e.g. melee bad. Cast is fast) greatly appreciated. Thx~

S

 

[unbongwah]

PDK sorcerer 18 / fighter 1 / cleric or Favored Soul 1 is the obvious combo for a CHA-based Eldritch Knight without needing a +1 Heart of Wood to get rid of the fighter level. If you use Cormyrian Knight Training, you don't even need Feydark Illusionist for CHA to damage.

Whether it's more efficient to run sorc 18 as pure caster or melee EK, though...maybe you could try it both ways (one for each ITR) and pick the one you like best for your 3rd ITR?

For a greatsword or S&B bastard sword build, I was thinking something like this:

PDK EK FireAngel
18/1/1 Sorcerer/Cleric/Fighter
Lawful Neutral Purple Dragon Knight


Level Order

1. Fighter . . . . 6. Sorcerer. . . .11. Sorcerer. . . .16. Cleric
2. Sorcerer . . . .7. Sorcerer . . . 12. Sorcerer . . . 17. Sorcerer
3. Sorcerer . . . .8. Sorcerer . . . 13. Sorcerer . . . 18. Sorcerer
4. Sorcerer . . . .9. Sorcerer . . . 14. Sorcerer . . . 19. Sorcerer
5. Sorcerer . . . 10. Sorcerer . . . 15. Sorcerer . . . 20. Sorcerer


Stats
. . . . . . . .36pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .---- . . ----. . .--------
Strength. . . . 15. . . .+8. . . .4: CHA
Dexterity . . . .8. . . .+8. . . .8: CHA
Constitution. . 16. . . .+8. . . 12: CHA
Intelligence. . 10. . . .+8. . . 16: CHA
Wisdom. . . . . .8. . . .+8. . . 20: CHA
Charisma. . . . 18. . . .+8. . . 24: CHA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28: CHA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32: CHA

Skills
. . . . . F .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .S .C. S. S. S. S
. . . . . 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
Concent . . . . 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 1. 1. 1. . . . 3. 1. 1. 23
Spellcr . 2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 . . 2. 1. 1. 1. 23
Heal. . . 1 .1 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .1 .1 .6. 1. 1. 1. 2. 20
UMD . . . 2 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .1 . . 1. . .11
Swim. . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Tumble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ½. ½. . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .12 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6. 6. 6. 6. 6


Feats

.1. . . . : Power Attack
.1 PDK. . : Cleave OR Force of Personality
.1 Fighter: Two Handed Fighting
.3. . . . : Quicken Spell
.6. . . . : Maximize Spell
.9. . . . : Empower Spell
12. . . . : Improved Two Handed Fighting
15. . . . : Improved Critical: Slashing
18. . . . : Heighten Spell OR Empower Healing Spell
21 Epic . : Greater Two Handed Fighting
22 Destiny: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
24 Epic . : Burst of Glacial Wrath
25 Destiny: Crush Weakness OR Doublestrike
27 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical OR Embolden Spell
28 Destiny: Embodiment of Law
30 Epic . : Intensify Spell
30 Legend : Scion of: Plane of Fire
31 Destiny: Enhanced Elemental Dice OR Shield Mastery Specialty

16 Deity. : Follower of: Helm


Enhancements (Spent: 80 +0r +0u / Max: 80 +0r +0u AP)

Eldritch Knight (Sorcerer) (42 AP)

• Eldritch Strike, Spellsword, Imbue the Blade, Subtle Force, Subtle Force II
  1. Improved Mage Armor III, Arcane Siphon III
  2. Improved Shield III, Mystic Wards III, Spellpower Boost III
  3. Arcane Barrier, Synergetic Magic, Stat: Charisma
  4. Knight's Transformation, Force's Point, Stat: Charisma
  5. Improved Knight's Transformation, Knight's Arcanum: Knight's Striker, Force's Edge, Radiant Forcefield, Eldritch Tempest III

Fire Savant (23 AP)

• Fire Savant, Fire Affinity, Greater Fire Affinity, Immolation
  1. One with the Inferno III, Spell Critical, Conflagration III
  2. Pierce Fire Resistance III, Spell Critical, Fanning the Flames III

Purple Dragon Knight (8 AP)

• Human Versatility: Damage Boost
  1. Cormyrean Knight Training, Improved Recovery
  2. Fighting Style: Great Weapon Aptitude III

Kensei (4 AP)

• Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
  1. Action Boost: Haste Boost III

Warpriest (3 AP)

• Smite Foe: Melee
  1. Divine Might II

Destinies (Spent: 61 (48 +13pdp) / Max: 61 (48 +13pdp) AP)

Divine Crusader (36 AP)

• Just Cause, Confront any Foe, Weather any Blow, Sunder Evil
  1. Divine Smite, Divine Sundering II, Consecration III
  2. Endless Smiting III
  3. Gaze of the Divine, Axiom of Faith, Crusade, How Dare You Strike Me III
  4. Blessed Strikes III, Cower Before Me, Rend Armor
  5. Mighty Crusade, Law of the Divine, Blessed Blades, Beckon Divinity

Exalted Angel (25 AP)

• Astral Touch, Deepening Faith, Angelic Charge, Heavenly Ability: Heavenly Blessing
  1. Born By Flame II, Angelic Form, Avenging Magic: Flame Pillar
  2. Stand And Be Judged, Angelic Body, Endless Turning III
  3. Angelic Spell Focus: Evocation III, Noble Affinity: Mass Cure Moderate Wounds, Holy Presence, Shadows Upon You
  4. Delayed Judgement, Angelic Soul, Holy Command

Draconic Incarnation is better for a pure caster; but Exalted Angel brings some healing and utility like Leap of Faith. Likewise Fury of the Wild is better for 2H damage; but Divine Crusader brings melee DPS, party buffs / healing, and a little extra fire damage from Crusade.

 

[FVSHasBeenEvenMoreGutted]

warforged/bladeforged are great for EK sorc due to reconstruct being sorcs real only good heal outside of epic abilities that generally arent enough, (for elite its probably fine, but reconstruct way better)

 

[Stimulus]

thank you both!

 

[FVSHasBeenEvenMoreGutted]

eldritch knight also makes a good imbue platform, due to be an imbue tree, so make to to lean heavier into imbue dice, such as taking primal avatar mantle, machrotech tier 3, draconic, dreadnaught, offhand versatility if single weapon fighting, etc

 

[unbongwah]

I was looking for a way to leverage pdk (for racial tree and ipl freebie)

warforged/bladeforged are great for EK sorc due to reconstruct

If OP wants a Bladeforged EK for ITRing, I would recommend paladin 2 / sorcerer 18 instead: +20 Strikethrough and Divine Might from KotC, doesn't require a +1 HoW. Feats get a lot tighter, though: THF/ITHF, Quicken, Adamantine Body, Improved Critical, and Power Attack eat up all but one of your heroic feats, so not much left for other metamagics.