Larendell
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Hello everyone, now that I'm done with Hardcore Season VIII and have had time to properly test this build, I'd like to share with you:
~ The Chonky Primal Trapper ~
A word of warning: this build is NOT intended to be a solo build. You will very much want at least one or two damage dealers with you in the party, but you can fill all the other roles – trapping, tanking and a little off-healing! Leveling on elite in heroics your melee capabilities will be decent enough to get you through quests. This build starts to properly take off after hitting level 9, and keeps getting better until you hit 32. You'll be able to stroll through any traps you encounter without flinching, even if you don't have Evasion, thanks to Dark Hunter.
In heroics, at level 18, you can expect these kind of numbers while trapping: (Combat): You make a Disable Device skill check. You roll a 17 (+95): critical success!
You'll also have somewhere around ~1300 HP, which will be decent enough for any raids or harder content of the level.
At cap your self-buffed constitution in reaper can go up to 120 (though usually sittinng around 110). I also had ~4,5k HP standing outside reaper, and ~5,4k HP buffed in reaper. On top of that you also get 3500 Temporary HP that you can replenish often! Doing R4's at cap, you can charge into any group to take aggro, and the healer will not even see you health bar move an inch! You'll practically be fully self-sustained while questing.
This build is primarily made to conquer R4's at cap, secondly as a super safe if a tad slow leveler. You'll also be able to tank lower difficulty legendary raids, even if some more traditional paladin/fighter tanks will be better suited for that purpose. But this build is backed up by the fact that it took me to 7231 favor and 550k RXP, so if you're looking for some new inspiration go on and give it a go next season! ?
(Paid features in the build: Vistani Knife Fighter, 32-point build, +5 Con tome, +2 Int tome – though all of these can be earned through favor.)
~ The Chonky Primal Trapper ~
A word of warning: this build is NOT intended to be a solo build. You will very much want at least one or two damage dealers with you in the party, but you can fill all the other roles – trapping, tanking and a little off-healing! Leveling on elite in heroics your melee capabilities will be decent enough to get you through quests. This build starts to properly take off after hitting level 9, and keeps getting better until you hit 32. You'll be able to stroll through any traps you encounter without flinching, even if you don't have Evasion, thanks to Dark Hunter.
In heroics, at level 18, you can expect these kind of numbers while trapping: (Combat): You make a Disable Device skill check. You roll a 17 (+95): critical success!
You'll also have somewhere around ~1300 HP, which will be decent enough for any raids or harder content of the level.
At cap your self-buffed constitution in reaper can go up to 120 (though usually sittinng around 110). I also had ~4,5k HP standing outside reaper, and ~5,4k HP buffed in reaper. On top of that you also get 3500 Temporary HP that you can replenish often! Doing R4's at cap, you can charge into any group to take aggro, and the healer will not even see you health bar move an inch! You'll practically be fully self-sustained while questing.
This build is primarily made to conquer R4's at cap, secondly as a super safe if a tad slow leveler. You'll also be able to tank lower difficulty legendary raids, even if some more traditional paladin/fighter tanks will be better suited for that purpose. But this build is backed up by the fact that it took me to 7231 favor and 550k RXP, so if you're looking for some new inspiration go on and give it a go next season! ?
(Paid features in the build: Vistani Knife Fighter, 32-point build, +5 Con tome, +2 Int tome – though all of these can be earned through favor.)
