Solo R5 Dragonlord build

[Yummyinmytummy]

Hello, I thought I should share this build with everyone to give back to the community.
The purpose of this build is to Solo/short-man R5+ Reaper contents, which means I cannot be a pure tank or a glass cannon.
I have to find the balance between DPS and survivability. You can see this from the choices I've made in this build.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:
You can solo R5 with this build but need to bring a rez hireling for the uh-oh moments. R4 will be fast and easy.
This build doesn't use raid gears.
I have +8 tome
65 ED points
65 reaper points (Grim Barricade focused)
3x Ancient Tactic from past life for +6 Tactical DC
Human x3 (wis), Dwarf x3 (con), Half-Orc x2 (str)
This build is not fully optimized because I am still fine-tuning it.

Class: 20 Fighter - Dragon Lord​

Race: Half-Orc
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Stats:
Max out Constitution and Strength
Put every levelling ability score into Strength

Skills:
Balance - 7 (for Greater Single Weapon Fighting)
Intimidate - 23

Past Lives:​

Heroic 5 - 1 FVS, 2 Bard, 2 Sorcerer. Got these before I decided to go for a melee character. Don't provide much boost for this build.
Racial 8 - 3 Human, 3 Dwarf, 2 Half-Orc. For 1 Wis and 1 Con, and 2 Racial Enhancement Points.
Epic 7 - 3 Ancient Tactic, 3 Skill Mastery, 1 Double Strike. These 7 epic past lives give about 35 additional AC in the end game.
Iconic 3 - Tiefling Scoundrel for 30% run speed

I have 65 ED points now:
13 points from epic trees
48 from 10 epic levels and 2 legendary levels.
1 from Tome of Fate x3
3 from Tome of Destiny x3

Feats:​

1- Power Attack
- - Thraxata's Instinct
2- Cleave
3- Single Weapon Fighting
4- Great Cleave
5-
6- Proficiency: Dwarven Waraxe
- - Improved Single Weapon Fighting
7-
8- Velah's Fury
9- Offhand Versatility
10- Tactical Combatant
11-
12- Tactical Master
- - Greater Single Weapon Fighting
13-
14- Tactical Training
15- Improved Critical: Slashing Weapon
16- The Truthful One's Might
17-
18- Improved Sunder
- - Tactical Supreemacy
19-
20- Dodge
21- Overwhelming Critical
22- Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
23-
24- Toughness
25- Crush Weakness
26-
27- Epic Damage Reduction
28- Harbinger of Chaos
29-
30- Scion of the Astral Plane
----Toughness
31- Two Handed Specialty
32-

Equipment Set Bonus:​

The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse x5
Eminence of Winter x4
Legendary Devil's Infernal Dance x3

Equipment:
Helm - Legendary University Champion's Helm
- - - - Sapphire of Armored Agility +2
- - - - Diamond of Dexterity +12
Neck - Legendary Pendant of the Sky
- - - - Draconic Soul Gem
- - - - Diamond of Insightful Wisdom +5
Trinket - Legendary Red Raptor Feather
- - - - IoD Fang Slot: Empty
- - - - Green Augment Slot: Empty
- - - - The Master's Gift
Cloak - Legendary University Duelist's Cloak
- - - - Green Augment Slot: Empty
- - - - Colorless Augment Slot: Empty
Belt - Legendary Direbear Belt
- - - - Green Augment Slot: Empty
Ring1 - Legendary Nocturne Ring
- - - - Green Augmeent Slot: Empty
Ring2 - Dinosaur Bone Ring
- - - - Scale: Strength +15
- - - - Fang: Healing Amp +56
- - - - Claw: Physical Resistance Rating +35
- - - - Horn: Relentless Fury
- - - - Sapphire of Vertigo +16
- - - - Sapphire of Stunning +14
- - - - Topaz of Swiftness 15%
Gloves - Legendary Birchlore Gauntlets
- - - - Legendary Undying Sapphire
- - - - Diamond of Insight Dexterity +5
Boots - Legendary Deepsnow Boots
- - - - Diamond of Constitution +12
Wrists - Legendary Kopru Bracers
- - - - Scale: False Life +53
- - - - Legendary Brightbane Emerald
- - - - Diamond of Insightful Charisma
Armor - Legendary University Spellshield's Coat
- - - - Legendary Demonheart Emerald
- - - - Diamond of Charisma +12
Eyes - Legendary Eternal Flameguard's Lenses
- - - - Topaz of Melee Power +10
Weapon - Dinosaur Bone Dwarven Waraxe
- - - - Meltfang
- - - - Meltscale
- - - - Flameclaw
- - - - Brighthorn
- - - - Ruby eye of Glacier
- - - - Ruby of Adamantine Arms
Orb - The Heart of the Prince
- - - - Purple Augment Slot: Empty

Filigree:​

Next Fall x4
Shattered Device x5
Powess x2

Enhancements 86:​

(41 Dragonlord / 23 Ravager / 8 Stalwart Defender / 12 Half-Orc / 1 Harper / 1 Inquisitive)
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Dragon Lord - Points spent: 41
Core1 Draconic Soul: Soul of the Green Dragon
Tier1 Dragon's Protection I
Tier1 Battlefield Tactician I
Tier1 Martial Superiority: Dragon Lord: Martial Superiority: Strike Twice (3/3)
Core2 Draconic Arms
Tier2 Dragon's Protection II
Tier2 Battlefield Tactician II
Tier2 Draconic Resilience (1/3)
Tier2 Action Boost: Action Boost: Haste (3/3)
Tier2 Dragonslayer
Core3 Reckless Devotion
Tier3 Dragon's Protection III
Tier3 Battlefield Tactician III
Tier3 Dragon's Roar
Tier3 Might or Outburst: Might in Order (3/3)
Tier3 Ability Score I: +1 Strength
Core4 Conqueror's Command
Tier4 Dragon's Protection IV
Tier4 Battlefield Tactician IV
Tier4 Untouched Soul
Tier4 Ability Score II: +1 Strength
Core5 Dragon's Defense
Tier5 Soul Scales
Tier5 Tactical Commander
Tier5 Improved Dragon's Roar
Tier5 Flight of Kings
Tier5 Conqueror (2/2)
Core6 Sunder Soul
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ravager (Ftr) - Points spent: 23
Core1 Furious Rage
Tier1 Ritual Scarring (3/3)
Tier1 Do You Like Pain? (3/3)
Tier1 Draconic Power Attack (3/3)
Tier1 Hardy Rage (3/3)
Core2 Pain Touch
Tier2 I Like Pain (3/3)
Core3 Demoralizing Success
Tier3 Ability I: +1 Strength
Core4 Pain Touch
Tier4 Ability II: +1 Strength
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Stalwart Defender (Ftr) - Points spent: 8
Core1 Toughness
Tier1 Durable Defense (3/3)
Tier1 Stalwart Defensive Mastery (3/3)
Core2 Stalwart Defense
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Half-Orc - Points spent: 12
Core1 Orcish Fury
Tier1 Orcish Weapon Training
Core2 Orcish Strength
Tier2 Orcish Weapon Training
Core3 Orcish Fury
Tier3 Orcish Weapon Training
Core4 Orcish Strength
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Harper Agent - Point spent: 1
Core1 Agent of Good I
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Inquisitive - Point spent: 1
Core1 Inquisitive
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Epic Destiny 65:​

(34 Legendary Dreadnought / 24 Fury of the Wild / 7 Unyielding Sentinel)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Legendary Dreadnought - Points spent: 34
Core1 Fearless
Tier1 Push Through the Line (3/3)
Tier1 Epic Tactics (3/3)
Tier1 Dire Charge
Tier1 Dread Mantle
Core2 Weaponmaster
Tier2 Esoteric Touch
Tier2 Combat Brute
Core3 Thick Skinned
Tier3 Momentum Swing
Tier3 Epic Power & Precision (3/3)
Tier3 Armor of Dusk (3/3)
Core4 Unparalleled Accuracy
Tier4 Strike with Fear
Tier4 Lay Waste
Tier4 Kick While They're Down (3/3)
Tier5 Lacerator
Tier5 Legendary Rally
Tier5 Dusk Surge
Tier5 Action Hero
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fury of the Wild - Points spent 24
Core1 Die Hard
Tier1 Acute Senses (3/3)
Tier1 Quick Cutter (3/3)
Tier1 Savage Take Down (3/3)
Tier1 Enduring (3/3)
Core2 Die Harder
Tier2 Primal Scream
Core3 Die Harderest
Tier3 Embrace the Pain (3/3)
Core4 Be the Whirlwind
Tier4 Unquenchable Rage (3/3)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unyielding Sentinel - Points spent 7
Core1 Unyielding
Tier1 Guard Up
Tier1 Brace for Impact (3/3)
Tier2 Renewal
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Reaper Enhancement 65​

(42 Grim Barricade / 23 Dread Adversary)
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Grim Barricade - Points spent 42
Core1 Reaper's Defense I
Tier1 Reaper's Bulwark (3/3)
Tier1 Reaper's Will (3/3)
Tier1 Reaper's Constitution I
Tier1 Reaper's Evasion (3/3)
Core2 Reaper's Defense II
Tier2 Reaper's Bulwark (3/3)
Tier2 Reaper's Will (3/3)
Tier2 Reaper's Constitution II
Tier2 Reaper's Evasion (3/3)
Core3 Reaper's Defense III
Tier3 Reaper's Bulwark (3/3)
Tier3 Reaper's Will (3/3)
Tier3 Reaper's Constitution III
Tier3 Reaper's Evasion (2/3)
Core4 Reaper's Defense IV
Tier4 Reaper's Bulwark (3/3)
Core5 Reaper's Defense V
Tier5 Reaper's Bulwark (2/3)
Tier5 Reaper's Reflex (2/3)
Tier5 Reaper's Constitution IV
Core6 Reaper's Defense VI
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dread Adversary - Points spent 23
Core1 Reaper's Offense I
Tier1 Reaper's Blade (3/3)
Tier1 Reaper's Tactics
Tier1 Memeto: Reaper's Strike (3/3)
Tier1 Reaper's Strength I
Core2 Reaper's Offense II
Tier2 Reaper's Blade (3/3)
Tier2 Reaper's Tactics
Tier2 Reaper's Strength II
Core3 Reaper's Offense III
Tier3 Reaper's Blade (3/3)
Tier3 Reaper's Tactics
Tier3 Reaper's Strength III
Core4 Reaper's Offense IV
Tier4 Reaper's Blade (1/3)
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Build Rationale:​

The original intent was to create the ultimate CC machine with a lot of helpless damage for R7-8 end-game content to duo with my friend. Soon after I reached lv32, I realized that I could not handle any of the bosses even if I could CC R10 mobs and chop them down very quickly. I gave up some of my tactical DC and DPS to get defence and self-healing (we do not have a healer). The DC is not as high as before, but I can still CC quite reliably in R10 if I pop Might in Order battle trance.

• The damage comes mostly from Action Boost: Haste, Single Weapon Fighting line, Quick Cutter, Great Cleave, and Helpless damage.
• LD (Legendary Dreadnought) tree T4 Strike with Fear and Improved Sunder for debuffing the boss. If you have enough ED points, go for T5 Sundering Swing for -75% fortification Improved Sunder.
• My main sources of healing are Second Wind (Fighter), Guard Up (US), Primal Scream (Fury), and Renewal (US). Ranked from highest to lowest during combat.
• Legendary Affirmation (IoD weapon) is a very important buffer at the start of a fight.
• There are 3 CC - Dragon's Roar, Dire Charge (lay waste), and Trip. Time them right and you can keep mobs stun-locked.
• On Reaper Enhancements, I did not pick the Dodge cap on T4 and T5. That is because my max dodge is capping my dodge cap.
• Also, I've decided to focus on the persistent defence bonuses first rather than reaper charges. I only use the Memento on Doom Reapers.
• I chose Dwarven Waraxe for its hand and half property. Getting attack speed from Single Weapon Fighting line, and 120% Strikethrough with Two Handed specialty feat.

This is the first time I have shared my build, and this is a work in progress. I hope this helps someone.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll do my best to answer.
If you have any insight on how I can improve my character, please feel free to let me know. Thanks!

 

[Zvdegor]

I like balanced builds those are so much fun to play. I share my experience in some values I needed to feel safe and to operate well in r6+ content.

AC: 300+ (but definetely 250+. If you cant reach this level push your dodge as high as possible instead)
PRR: 300+
MRR: 140+
HP: 5k+ (in reaper)
Melee Power: As high as possible but aim for a 400+ (300+ base)
Doublestrike: aim for 100%
Fort bypass: 80% is enough
Attack Speed with SFW: As high as possible
Tactical CC abilities DC: 120+ (and I mention here best to have 3 different CC abilities at least for best controll)

For dino weapon I have 2 variants

• against trash with a freezing dino augment in it. It is just awesome. Procs a lot. Makes your life easier.
• against rednames and bosses with vulnerability and untyped damage slotted

you can check my build here there are lots of useful details for balancing your gear.

Go on and put your dream build together and have a great time with it!

Cheers: Zvd

 

[Yummyinmytummy]

I like balanced build those are so much fun to play. I share my experience in some values I neede to feel safe and operate well on r6+ content.

AC: 300+ (but definetely 250+. If you cant reach this level push your dodge as high as possible instead)
PRR: 300+
MRR: 140+
HP: 5k+ (in reaper)
Melee Power: As high as possible but aim for a 400+ (300+ base)
Doublestrike: aim for 100%
Fort bypass: 80% is enough
Attack Speed with SFW: As high as possible
Tactical CC abilities DC: 120+ (and I mention here best to have 3 different CC abilities at least for best controll)

For dino weapon I have 2 variants

• against trash with a freezing dino augment in it. It is just awesome. Procs a lot. Makes your life easier.
• against rednames and bosses with vulnerability and untyped damage slotted

you can check my build here there are lots of useful details for balancing your gear.

Go on and put your dream build together and have a great time with it!

Cheers: Zvd

Thank you for responding to my post.
I like your idea of having different weapons for trash and boss.

 

[DrinkGrog]

Wondering if bastard sword would also work as a hand and a half weapon choice? Getting the dino bone dwarven war axe to drop has been... tedious.

 

[svenofnein]

Wondering if bastard sword would also work as a hand and a half weapon choice? Getting the dino bone dwarven war axe to drop has been... tedious.

If you are going for the non-raid one, you just trade for it at Sharpened Bone guy, right?

 

[Contessor]

SWF is better single target DPS, but on a DL if you want a true solo build, go THF. Yeah you lose ground on overall DPS due to attack speed being insanely faster, but I was soloing most quests r6-8 on my THF DL.

Dragonroar then Adrenaline + rally with helpless usually wiped entire packs of mobs when crit 50-60k on r8.

 

[Waveman]

Wondering if bastard sword would also work as a hand and a half weapon choice? Getting the dino bone dwarven war axe to drop has been... tedious.

I think you can buy them with Black Pearls.

 

[DrinkGrog]

I think you can buy them with Black Pearls.

Thanks! I will take a look and see if I can. If so that would be great!

 

[DrinkGrog]

If you are going for the non-raid one, you just trade for it at Sharpened Bone guy, right?

I'm not sure TBH, I will go try that and see. Thanks!

 

[DrinkGrog]

Went and investigated. Regular dino weapons can be purchased for 25 of each of the fossilized bone types. Thanks all for the tips!