MINTHARA SACRED PALADIN HARDCORE DDO 9 BUILD

[Mary]

MINTHARA SACRED PALADIN HARDCORE DDO 9 BUILD

"I don't like to share. Lay a finger on them, and I'll cut you.'
-Minthara, BG3

20 Sacred Fist
Drow
Lawful Good

Stats
Str:· · 10
Dex:· · 10
Con:· · 14
Int:· · 12
Wis:· · 12
Cha:· · 18

Feats
1 Standard: Magical Training
3 Standard: Single Weapon Fighting
4 Charisma: +1
6 Standard: Sap
8 Charisma: +1
9 Standard: Improved Single Weapon Fighting
12·Standard: Greater Single Weapon Fighting
Charisma: +1
15 Standard: Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
16 Charisma: +1
18 Standard: Offhand Versatility
20 Charisma: +1
21 Epic Feat: Overwhelming Critical
22 Epic Destiny Feat: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
24 Epic Feat: Quicken Spell
Charisma: +1
25 Epic Destiny Feat: Doublestrike
27 Epic Feat: Embolden Spell
28 Epic Destiny Feat: Elusive Target
Charisma: +1
30 Epic Feat: Epic Reflexes
Legendary: Scion of Arborea
31 Epic Destiny Feat: Crush Weakness
32 Charisma: +1

Enhancements
Drow - Points spent: 7
Core1 Spell Resistance I
Core2 Ability I: +1 Charisma
Core3 Spell Resistance II
Core4 Ability II: +1 Charisma
Core5 Spell Resistance III

Sacred Fist - Points spent: 41
Core1 Sacred Flame
Tier1 Sacred Strike I
Tier1 Extra Smite - 2 Ranks
Tier2 Fast Movement
Core2 Strike Evil
Tier2 Exalted Whirlwind
Tier2 Sacred Strike II
Core3 Soothe the Suffering
Tier3 Light of Hope
Tier3 Exalted Smite - 1 Ranks
Tier3 Sacred Strike III
Tier3 Ability I: Shadowguard: +1 Charisma
Core4 Defend Against Darkness
Tier4 Light of Glory
Tier4 Sacred Strike IV
Tier4 Ability II: Shadowguard: +1 Charisma
Tier4 Iron Skin - 2 Ranks
Core5 Rising Hope
Tier5 Divine Striker
Tier5 Sacred Strike V
Tier5 Evasive Dance - 1 Ranks
Tier5 Avenging Whirlwind
Tier5 Violence Begets Violence
Core6 Ultimate Flame

Sacred Defender - Points spent: 23
Core1 Holy Bastion
Tier1 Extra Lay on Hands - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Improved Sacred Defense I: Durable Defense - 3 Ranks
Core2 Sacred Defence
Tier2 Bulwark Aura - 3 Ranks
Core3 Divine Righteousness
Tier3 Resistance Aura - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Greater Sacred Defense I: Tenacious Defense - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Ability I: +1 Charisma
Core4 Redemption
Tier4 Ability II: +1 Charisma

Feydark Illusionist - Points spent: 11
Core1 Find Familiar: Illusory Sprite
Tier1 Illusory Weaponry
Tier1 Study the Arcane - 2 Ranks
Core2 Ability I: Charisma
Tier2 You've Got My Back
Tier2 Reality Bulwark - 1 Ranks
Core3 Greater Color Spray

Skills
Balance 11
Concentration 1
Jump 11
Tumble 1
Use Magic Device 11

Destinies
Grandmaster of Flowers - Points spent: 39
Core1 Inner Focus
Tier1 Serenity
Tier1 Enlightenment - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Hail of Blows
Tier2 A Dance of Flowers
Tier2 Calm before Storms - 3 Ranks
Core2 Disciple of Material: Adamantine
Tier2 A Flower's Bloom: Deflection
Core3 Disciple of Morality: Evil
Tier3 Serene Mercy - 3 Ranks
Tier3 The Flickering Flame - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Catch the Wind - 1 Ranks
Tier4 The Delight of Chaos - 3 Ranks
Tier4 The Clarity of Law - 3 Ranks
Core4 Disciple of Philosophy: Enlightening Philosophy
Tier5 Everything is Nothing
Tier5 Legendary Flurry of Blows - 3 Ranks
Tier5 Imposing Force
Tier5 Split the Soul

Primal Avatar - Points spent: 17
Core1 This is your Nature: Thorn
Tier1 Rejuvenation Cocoon
Tier1 Epic Strikes: Carrion Swarm
Tier2 Spirit Boon: Mind - 2 Ranks
Core2 Now Grow: Heart
Tier2 Primal Choice: Shard Storm
Tier2 Thrive
Tier2 Mantle of Nature: Thorn - 3 Ranks
Tier3 At it's Core - Upgrade Primal Spell: At Its Core - Thorn
Core3 Weathering the Elements

Unyielding Sentinel - Points spent: 8
Core1 Unyielding
Tier1 Divine Energy Resistance
Tier1 Brace for Impact - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Renewal
Core2 Ward Against Darkness

Spells
L1: Cure Light Wounds
L1: Divine Favor
L1: Seek Eternal Rest
L1: Virtue
L2: Angelskin
L2: Bull's Strength
L2: Resist Energy
L2: Righteous Command
L3: Dispel Magic
L3: Magic Circle Against Evil
L3: Prayer
L3: Remove Curse
L4: Death Ward
L4: Holy Sword
L4: Neutralize Poison
L4: Zeal

 

[Vox]

IMO silly build & name for an armoured Lolth-sworn vengeance paladin who dual wields maces

Edit - A scourge Aasimar who has modeled themsees on Minthara might be a good lore/RP appropriate option?
Good old ranger 5-6/ pally 14-15? It's like the getsuga tenshou of DDO melee.

 

[Mary]

Hey, you could do a TWF with a dex tome you could do a TWF fey sword build but for hardcore I figured few actually would ability tome themselves, and since my builds are catered to first-life toons, I am assuming no ability or stat tomes were used which is why I chose SWF due to it being a better performer. Doing TWF you'd need to snag a high dex at the loss of your CHA which would change the build as your CHA drives your CC, saves, and pal boosts etc.

 

[Alternative]

When ddo is so bland you need to borrow lore from better games.

 

[droid327]

Really pigeonholing yourself into literally only one weapon choice...what do you do for Epic since you have no Sentient weapons that are both proficient and centering for you?

I dont see where the Fist capstone is worth it over /1 Monk /1 Cleric. 1 point in NiS gives you centering with all Shortswords, not just the Feydark summoned one, and you get a CHA trance too, plus Stances (Fire will be a big help for Ki gen while leveling, Water for not dying in Epic).

And since you're not taking the capstone anyway, you can go 41 in VKF for that capstone instead. And since you're in VKF anyway, you can use daggers as well as shortswords (both are IC: Pierce). And since you're using daggers, you can use VKF T5 instead and just go up to T4 Sac Fist for the imbue and Light damage rider.

In other words...18/1/1 Dagger Fist is awesome No need to reinvent the wheel. And even if you wanted to use shortswords purely for flavor...you would still want to run the same enhancement package, for the VKF capstone

Also...why Sap? You'll just break it as soon as you Whirlwind.