The nameless Arti - 16 arti 3 dragonlord 1 darkhunter

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MirageEKkhyber

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Hello my names Zwizzle, I write this forum to give some insight to how i built this so i don't get asked and people can stop guessing what goes into it. Its not attempting to be the most meta of ranged DPS or some r10 raid pusher but it does exceptionally well in all difficulties, be that questing or raiding. I run this over other ranged cause besides being a really good ranged dps type (repeaters) it both can be somewhat tanky and self heal, ideally i do that as WF so i don't have to take construct essence to heal from repair but there is a equally great option of running this as Deep gnome ideally or to a lesser degree normal gnome. For this however ill be showcasing it as WF just to get the jist of the builds idea through.

the level order proceeds as thus (this takes into account a toon who has all the lives and tomes, make your own adjustments on your own toon)

Classes: 16 Artificer, 3 Dragon Lord, 1 Dark Hunter, E10, L4
Race: Warforged Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Start Tome Final HP: 4853 Displacement: 0%
Str: 8 8 26 Unc Rng: -295 Incorp: 10%
Dex: 12 8 38 PRR: 259 AC: 175
Con: 18 8 86 MRR: 85 +Healing Amp: 141
Int: 18 8 86 Dodge: 13/30 -Healing Amp: 30
Wis: 6 8 46 Fort: 413% Repair Amp: 159
Cha: 12 8 31 SR: 0 BAB: 25

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max Balance till you have 7 and go no further, the rest of the skills are up to you but the clear ones to max right away are DD / OL / Search / Spot / Repair / Tumble


Class and Feat Selection
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|Level|Class |Feats |
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|1 |Artificer(1) |Standard: Point Blank Shot |
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|2 |Artificer(2)
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|3 |Artificer(3) |Standard: Rapid Shot |
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|4 |Artificer(4) |Artificer Bonus Feat: Precise Shot |
| | |Alter Dark Gift: Mist Walker |
| | | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|5 |Dark Hunter(1)|Favored Enemy : Favored Enemy: Aberration |
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|6 |Artificer(5) |Standard: Precision |
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|7 |Artificer(6)
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|8 |Artificer(7) | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|9 |Artificer(8) |Standard: Insightful Reflexes |
| | |Artificer Bonus Feat: Mithral Body
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|10 |Artificer(9)
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|11 |Artificer(10)
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|12 |Artificer(11) |Standard: Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons |
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|13 |Artificer(12) |Artificer Bonus Feat: Single Weapon Fighting | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|14 |Dragon Lord(1)|Minor Draconic Aura: Thraxata's Instinct |
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|15 |Dragon Lord(2)|Standard: Improved Single Weapon Fighting |
| | |Fighter Bonus Feat: Greater Single Weapon Fighting |
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|16 |Dragon Lord(3) | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|17 |Artificer(13)
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|18 |Artificer(14) |Standard: Nimble Fingers |
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|19 |Artificer(15)
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|20 |Artificer(16) |Artificer Bonus Feat: Quicken Spell | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|21 |Epic(1) |Epic Feat: Expanded Clip |
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|22 |Epic(2) |Epic Destiny Feat: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting |
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|23 |Epic(3) | |
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|24 |Epic(4) |Epic Feat: Patience | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|25 |Epic(5) |Epic Destiny Feat: Doubleshot |
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|26 |Epic(6) | |
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|27 |Epic(7) |Epic Feat: Combat Archery |
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|28 |Epic(8) |Epic Destiny Feat: Harbinger of Chaos | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|29 |Epic(9) | |
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|30 |Epic(10) |Epic Feat: Overwhelming Critical |
| | |Legendary Feat: Scion of Arborea |
| | |Dark Gift Upgrade: Enhanced Mist Walker |
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|31 |Legendary(1) |Epic Destiny Feat: Legendary Aim |
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|32 |Legendary(2) | Intelligence: +1 Level up |
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|33 |Legendary(3) |Epic Feat: Watchful Eye |
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|34 |Legendary(4) |Epic Destiny Feat: Crush Weakness |
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This is a quick snip of the main portion of the points spent, they change a bit depending on race and if you go mithiril body or adamantite body. Also depends on if you wana keep HP % bonus from tree and get +1 threat range for WF on heavy repeater youll have to then go 13 points into stalwart and forgo getting more then 8 points and sacrifice any lowhanging easy point reduction like favored enemys so u can get the stance while using Addy body feat exclusively.

https://ibb.co/gFWV3Lp8 - standard WF set up

https://ibb.co/v4frsFbF - with threat range (cause wf not Dgnome) and using Addy armor over mithril just to minmax hp / prr / mrr (still has dragonlord action boosts)

https://ibb.co/zh7j6DpD - If you +1 heart and go Deep gnome and use light repeater vs heavy, The favored enemy for goblinkind is 1 AP not 2. the trees stay generally same as the first screen shot

https://ibb.co/4R1982F7 - the epic destinys, not that i need share it really as only the smallest of changes ever happen cause ranged builds are just Ctrl C + V

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I make this threat only to enlighten people on how to actually play the build, to date ive seen about 18 people copy the build and mess it up in their own unique and special snowflake ways, but thats okay its very interchangable at some spots and can flex into several different playstyles to best match how you want to play it. I dont claim to be an amazing builder but ive played the game a long LONG LOOOOOOOONG time and this build out of the hundreds of lives ive done has been quite fun and the only one ive seen so many people mimic. I personally love the arti class and this was the entire reason for making it, i wanted enough arti to get both deadly and reconstruct, 3 dragonlord is the best imbue available to repeater that isnt a deep investment, the extra action boosts and doubleshot etc also dont hurt. 1 dark hunter simply to stack yet another favored enemy (on deep gnome i have 6 at all times) and another free sneak dice. there are other 1 splits you can try for but i personally dont feel the barb speed needed and i dont want a ki bar just for deflect so.

If you have any other questions your best bet is asking me in game or via discord if you know of me on there.

If you ran with me on Khyber or run currently with me on Thrane then you will have seen the build at some point in time im sure, you could even be one of the filthy copy cat plebs that messed it up as well, regardless if you have played with me youll know its strong in both raids and r10s and if not knowing the build or not wanting to ask has stopped you previously then enjoy this thread.

Enjoy it or dont, just know im the better arti.
xoxo

Best wishs - Zwizzle
 
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MirageEKkhyber

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choco1212 said:
Hi
couple of questions
Which hrxb and runearm do you use for WF, does the lightning proc from Lash, the Arbalest of Arcs out way vulnerability from undying age?
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i use undying age atm but thats because my duo partner runs the one from DOV, the dots dont stack and the vuln added by undying age is not worth counting on. i also use tovens rune arm cause its customization allows me to get a 3rd dot on bosses and has a good AOE dmg proc along with being able to get repair spell power and lore all on 1 item with 2 aug slots, along with the fact i also use the rune arm unlike other people cause the damage isnt worth ignoring even if you dont build evo DCs


Also to others yes SWF line is for the HP bonus strictly, altho i do swap to a affirmation wep (my int trance swap sentient wep) just to tank LH threats dragon for random pugs if needed
 
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MirageEKkhyber

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mikarddo said:
I am curious. Why do you consider the imbue from DL better than the one from INQ?
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i use it cause cause i cant use any other good ones, inqu is only for non repeating non great crossbows and im not an inqu. I cant use rogues cause so much stuff is immune to poison. i will never get lucky and get a raid heavy repeater thats good with the divine weapon curse so pallys light imbue is out of the question, any spell power imbues are not worth considering so my only easily accessible, easily interchangable damage type i can swap for any content in game is dragonlords
 
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magaiti

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Cimuyam said:
Why Mithril vs Adamantine body? I believe I read somewhere an argument stating Mithril for WF is not good.
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Counts as metallic light armor, so still allows for evasion, raises your MRR cap from 50 to 100, and adds 1 PRR per BAB.
But max dex bonus of 5 kills the feat, as this limits your dodge as well, and 5 is very bad (most end-game light armors have 20+). The benefits are just not worth losing 15 dodge.

With Adamantine body you get max dex bonus of 1, but you get uncapped MRR and 2 PRR per BAB, so it's fine for tanky builds, especially when using tower shields.
Also, Adamantine Body kinda required anyway for Stalwart/Sacred defender stance (if not using a shield) and Renegade Mastermaker. Oh and for fighter heavy armor mastery feats.

So while both body feats are kinda bad, Adamantine Body at least can enable some decent stuff, while mithral is a waste of a feat.
 
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