Barbarian 24 / Weapon Master 7 / Monk 9

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Halfling / Kolyarut


Creation / Subrace / Final

STR: 15 / 20 / 64

DEX: 13 / 18 / 40

CON: 12 / 14 / 40

INT: 12 / 14 / 36

WIS: 14 / 12 / 40

CHA: 8 / 6 / 28



All stats into STR until Level 50. 50 - 60 take WIS for 6 points of WIS.



Go Barbarian 14 / Weapon Master 6 in Pre-Epic.



1: Blooded and take Intimidate 4

3: Expertise

6: Whirlwind Attack

9: Weapon Focus: Scimitar

11: Weapon of Choice: Scimitar

12: Power Attack

15: Improved Critical: Scimitar

18: Toughness



Go Weapon Master 1, Barbarian 10, Monk 9



21: Epic Prowess

24: Great Fortitude

27: Great STR 1

30: Great STR 2

32: Overwhelming Critical: Scimitar

33: Devastating Critical: Scimitar

36: Epic Weapon Focus: Scimitar

39: Great Cleave

42: Legendary Skill Affinity: Tumble

45: Legendary Weapon Focus: Scimitar

48: Legendary Luck

51: Legendary Fortitude

54: Iron Will

57: Legendary Will

60: Armor Skin



63: Environmental Adaptivity 1

66: Environmental Adaptivity 2

69: Environmental Adaptivity 3

72: Paragon Weapon Focus: Scimitar

75: Paragon Luck

78: Paragon Reflexes


Max AC is 136 with Gird, 138 with PSK Necro from Druid. This factors in +3 from CA which will take a little work. 
Max AB is 107 if I did the math right. This factors in +3 to CW which is easily done.
Max conceal for the build hits 65% I think with a pure camo.

STR Artifact

Saves at 80:

Fortitude: 80
Reflex: 74
Will: 75



Skills at 60:


Appraise - 1

Concentration - 30 (Take on any Monk Level)

Craft Armor - 63

Craft Weapon - 63

Discipline - 63

Hide - 43 (Max on Monk 9 / Level 40)

Intimidate - 4

Listen - 63

Lore - 1

Parry - 8

Spellcraft - 1

Spot - 1

Tumble - 60

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Barbarian's are nowhere near the top of the food chain. If you insist on making one this is my opinion for the most optimal choice while you wait 3 days for them to be worth building. Improved evasion due to monk 9, run fast, maximize threat range with scimitar and weapon master (13-20 / x4), solid saves, AB, and AC and good damage. Your max HP will hit over 1600 meaning you're immune to PWK while at / near full life and therefore don't need to cover it for Limbo.

This was my first tank I ever took into Limbo. Can get the job done and do it well for what it is and all accomplished without the cancer of Shapestrong Rage. You get 2H damage bonus full time here without any of the drama. No time wasted on trash rages which don't do enough or add damage you'd rather not want on all your weapons. Critical immunity from rages is going to hit around 2 minutes and 25 seconds or something, with 7 uses no big issues there. I found a fun barbarian ego to help add a little bit of buffer there.

Any feedback welcome, created this basically to be a placeholder toon for an eventual reincarnation if / when tank meta shifts with Mechanus, duel-wield changes, Barbarian buffs, etc. Works in all areas of the module. Enjoy.

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Gearing Options:

The goal is to cover daze, stun, confusion, charm (much lesser extent but still nice), Level 6 Spell immunity, physical resists, exotic resists, and elemental resists, plus leverage your second ring slot to flex immunities. 


Armor: Robes of the Dim Mak Master (Elemental resists, listen + discipline skill bonuses, epic will (more saves), word of faith immunity (useful for Limbo Part 2), source of +14 DEX / WIS to help pad that AC as soon as possible.



Belt: The Serpent's Coil a.k.a. Asmo Belt ( +16 to STR / DEX / CON, implosion immunity, 20 deflection AC)



Ring 1: Mallek's Rebuke (Magic immunity + Mord), later on Ring of the Planewalker

Ring 2: Signet of Set (Electrical, magical, and acid immunities)

Ring Flex: Eldritch Circle (Aboleth's Dispel Ring) / Chaosward (Limbo P1 Dispel Ring), as well as Silver Nimbus (1/2 Kickback ring from Cania secrets)



Boots: Mordekanian's Mockey (BUR Breach Boots), later Sandals of Perdurance (Abyssal Vestige Breach boots with flesh to stone immunity, physical resists, physical immunities, skills)

Boots Flex: Breach In The Weave (Limbo P2 Mord Boots)



Cloak: Loki's Torment (Level 6 Spell immunity, some minor exotic resistances, some physical immunities), potentially Covering of the Bulezau (Stun immunity, Gaping Maw Part 1) or Mantle of the Palrethee (Daze Immunity, Azzagrat Part 1), later a Wrap of the Dark Prince (Divine Power Level 50 from Azzagrat part 3 in the Abyss)



Neck: Sprectre's Necklace (Listen, Hide, Parry, exotic resistances, Word of Faith immunity) / Orudin's Oath (Craft Armor + Craft Weapon, Discipline, Physical immunities), later Strongheart



Bracers: Bracers of Many Eyes (Daze Immunity, from Aboleth's) or Gauntlet's of Tranposed Energy (Physical Resists), later Manacles of Mephistopheles (Randomized up to Level 6 Spell Immunity with a Salamdander's Daze augmenter attached)



Helm: Scintillating Scarf (ESF: Hide / Parry, Exotic Resistances, source of +14 INT), later Scarlet Lenses (Confusion and Charm immunity, +40 Craft Weapon, INT / WIS to 14)


Mote: Mote of Protection from Acid / Electric / Fire / Sonic / Cold, later Solar Mote (Abyssal vestige from the Saving Pelor! encounter)