SHADOWHEART CLERIC OF SHAR HARDCORE DDO 9 BUILD

[Mary]

SHADOWHEART CLERIC OF SHAR HARDCORE DDO 9 BUILD

'We're in this together, but I'll happily go it alone. My faith will keep me company.'
- Shadowheart BG3

20 Cleric
Half-Elf
Neutral

Str:· · ·8
Dex:· · 10
Con:· · 14
Int:· · 10
Wis:· · 18
Cha:· · 14

Because DDO does not have Shar as an option (evil) we have to get creative.
To recreate Shar we will use 3 things: Death Domain, Blood of Vol, and Half Elf Warlock dilettante.
Yes DDO has Trickery domain, which is canon for Shadowheart in BG3 but in DDO trickery is not very good,
Death Domain means we get immunity to energy drain at lvl 9 which is great for Hardcore.
You could also (no spoilers for BG3) make your Shadowheart blonde and be a Cleric of Selune.
For that you could select Light domain and sovereign host and stick with warlock dilettante, but that's up to you.

Feats
1 Maximize Spell
Half-Elf Dilettante: Warlock
Follower of the Blood of Vol
2 Domain: Death Domain Tier I
3 Empower Spell
4 Wisdom: +1
5 Domain Feat: Death Domain Tier II
6 Quicken Spell
Deity: The Blood is The Life
8 Wisdom: +1
9 Tower Shield Proficiency
Domain Feat: Death Domain Tier III
12 Shield Mastery
Wisdom: +1
14 Domain Feat: Death Domain Tier IV
15 Improved Shield Mastery
16 Wisdom: +1
18 Greater Shield Mastery
20 Wisdom: +1
21 Heighten Spell
22 Perfect Shield Mastery
24 Intensify Spell
Wisdom: +1
25 Epic Spell Power: Fire
27 Ruin
28 Epic Spell Power: Light
Wisdom: +1
30 Greater Ruin
Scion of Celestia
31 Crush Weakness
32 Wisdom: +1

Enhancements
Half-Elf - Points spent: 4
Core1 Half Elven Versatile Nature
Core2 Elven Dexterity / Human Adaptability I: Human Adaptability: +1 Wisdom
Tier1 Improved Dilettante I: Improved Dilettante: Warlock

Warpriest 41
Core1 Smite Foe: Smite Foe (Melee)
Tier1 Sacred Touch - 1 Ranks
Tier1 Righteous Weapons I
Tier1 Toughness - 3 Ranks
Core2 Resilience of Battle
Tier2 Righteous Weapons II
Tier2 Wall of Steel - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Inflame - 3 Ranks
Core3 Sanctuary
Tier3 Righteous Weapons III
Tier3 Ability I: +1 Wisdom
Tier3 Greater Inflame - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Magic Backlash - 3 Ranks
Core4 War Domain: Blur
Tier4 Ability II: +1 Wisdom
Tier4 Righteous Weapons IV
Core5 Haste
Tier5 Divine Intervention
Tier5 Divine Bastion
Tier5 Wrathful Weapons
Tier5 Divine Power
Core6 Implacable Foe: Implacable Foe (Wisdom)

Feydark Illusionist 31
Core1 Find Familiar: Illusory Sprite
Tier1 Illusory Weaponry
Tier1 Study the Arcane - 3 Ranks
Tier2 You've Got My Back
Tier2 Reality Bulwark - 3 Ranks
Core2 Ability I: Wisdom
Tier2 Bend Light
Core3 Greater Color Spray
Tier3 Refraction
Tier3 Ability I: Wisdom
Tier3 Magical Attunement I
Core4 Ability II: Wisdom
Tier4 Ability II: Wisdom
Tier4 Be My Eyes
Tier4 Magical Attunement II
Core5 Familiar's Reach

Radiant Servant 6
Core1 Healing Power
Tier1 Wand and Scroll Mastery - 1 Ranks
Tier1 Divine Cleansing - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Improved Turning - 1 Ranks

Skills
Heal 1
Perform 1
Spell Craft 20
Use Magic Device 10

Destinies
Draconic Incarnation 38
Core1 Draconic Bloodline: Draconic Bloodline: Red
Tier1 Dragonhide - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Arcane Studies - 3 Ranks
Core2 Draconic Heritage I
Tier2 Dragon Breath: Red Dragon Breath - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Draconic Presence - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Coalescence - 3 Ranks
Core3 Elemental Blood
Tier3 Daunting Roar
Tier3 Draconic Spell Focus: Evocation - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Scales of the Dragon
Tier3 Arcane Spellsword - 3 Ranks
Core4 Draconic Heritage II
Tier4 Improve Dragon Breath: Energy Burst
Tier5 Ruin Intensified
Tier5 Dragonform
Tier5 Enhanced Draconic Spell Focus - 3 Ranks
Tier5 Spread your Wings

Primal Avatar 15
Core1 This is your Nature: Heart
Tier1 Rejuvenation Cocoon
Tier1 Nature's Friend: Fox of Flame
Tier2 Mantle of Nature: Heart - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Spirit Boon: Mind - 2 Ranks
Core2 Now Grow: Thorn
Tier3 Ever Green - 3 Ranks
Core3 Weathering the Elements

Unyielding Sentinel 11
Core1 Unyielding
Tier1 Divine Energy Resistance
Tier1 Brace for Impact - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Renewal
Core2 Ward Against Darkness
Tier2 Shield Prowess - 2 Ranks
Core3 Stand Against the Tide

Spells
L1: Cure Light Wounds
L1: Bless
L1: Command
L1: Divine Favor
L1: Nightshield
L1: Protection from Evil
L1: Remove Fear
L2: Cure Moderate Wounds
L2: Blur
L2: Lesser Restoration
L2: Resist Energy
L2: Soundburst
L2: Spawn Screen
L3: Cure Serious Wounds
L3: Aid, Mass
L3: Magic Circle Against Evil
L3: Remove Curse
L3: Remove Disease
L3: Searing Light
L4: Cure Critical Wounds
L4: Chaos Hammer
L4: Death Ward
L4: Holy Smite
L4: Neutralize Poison
L4: Recitation
L5: Cure Light Wounds, Mass
L5: Break Enchantment
L5: Divine Punishment
L5: Flame Strike
L5: Greater Command
L5: Stalwart Pact
L6: Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass
L6: Blade Barrier
L6: Greater Dispel Magic
L6: Heal
L6: Heroes' Feast
L6: Word of Recall
L7: Cure Serious Wounds, Mass
L7: Destruction
L7: Freedom of Movement, Mass
L7: Greater Restoration
L7: Protection from Elements, Mass
L7: Spell Resistance, Mass
L8: Cure Critical Wounds, Mass
L8: Death Ward, Mass
L8: Fire Storm
L8: Holy Aura
L8: Summon Monster VIII
L8: True Seeing, Mass
L9: Celestial Bombardment
L9: Divine Wrath
L9: Heal, Mass
L9: Implosion
L9: True Resurrection

 

[unbongwah]

Disclaimer: I haven't played BG3 yet and I've tried to avoid spoilers so I don't know much about Shadowheart apart from the basics (i.e., half-elf cleric of Shar). But would Dark Apostate be appropriate? Especially for hardcore: having undead immunities from level 3 on is a bigger deal on HC than live IMO.

Seeing so many points in Feydark Illusionist makes me think of an Enchantment+Illusion-specced build as the best(?) crowd-control cleric: Trickery SLAs, Greater Color Spray, etc. And while Enchantment-spec Trickery cleric is not the best, it does have some synergies with the spells which Dark Apostate enhances (i.e., Bane, Prayer, Bless).

 

[Frantik]

I guess the theory behind going full Warpriest is the extra 30% health, haste, blur and some defences (and T5 Divine Intervention)? The DD route would bag you more spells/SLAs, more spell power, and two additional MCL (just a thought). I always liked Death domain (and clerics!) with the energy drain immunity, one of the best single target heroic SLAs, destruction SLA and lots of Necromancy DCs. But I think the mighty unbongwah may have hit the nail on the head opting for Dark Apostate; more immunities, +2 WIS/CON, etc. Shield Mastery route is nice for extra cleric class health. But there is very little synergy in the build and it is a flavour approach to Hardcore, certainly with a focus on health. I have a few thoughts:
- i would always opt to take Wellspring of Power if going Draconic Incarnation (extra mana, more damage)
- as a flavour thing (Shar), I think short swords would be a better fit than daggers (but qstaffs/bswords are best for casters, again imho)
- Shar is about deceit and darkness, so none of the domains correctly ties up with the theme, so imho you could choose any of them - i dont see why sun domain must be good aligned personally (for example)
- Shar's symbol looks like a black star so you could always think about Magus ED instead
- Dark Apostate would seem to have a more appropriate feel for a Shar worshipper

I think its interesting that you have taken inspiration from another D&D inspired world and create hardcore builds with the themed characters; not easy I guess. GL.