Before attaching to the orginal Infernal Warlock post (level 12 and 16 builds there)...I thought I would post the 24 and 30 here for review. The builds are based off the recent CS ruling that the Rebuke damage from Hellish Rebuke is triggered everytime the caster takes damage.
***Warning - the following 2 builds are meant to take advantage of the recent CS ruling that stipulates that the Rebuke damage is triggered every time caster takes damage. Please check with your DM, your parents, your second cousin, and your accountant before using in a game...while legal, it may cost your your friends*** To reliably trigger the damage three times, I am using a +3 Shadowrift Dagger (free action on hit - 5 damage) and Boots of Caiphon (Minor to shift 1sq*2)...taking a total of 9 damage (as long as I can kill an enemy in 3 hits, I can absorb all the damage with Temp HP from Dark Ones Blessing).
*****Edited 7/30 to account for Hellish Blast not properly retrained to Weapon Focus****
ITEMS Razordark Bracers (paragon tier), Shadow Warlock Starleather Armor +6, Siberys Shard of the Mage (epic tier), Eye of Awareness (epic tier), Diamond Cincture (paragon tier), Subtle Incendiary dagger +6, Cloak of Translocation +6, Gloves of Ice (epic tier), Boots of Caiphon (epic tier), Shadowrift Blade Incendiary dagger +3 ====== Copy to Clipboard and Press the Import Button on the Summary Tab ======
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. Psalm 141:5
I can see why you'd loose some friends on this. While RAW, I believe that this is going to get erratted quick. I'll post it, but I'm pretty sure it's only going to last for 6 months max.
DPR = Damage Per round ~= Chance to hit * damage on a hit KPR = Kills Per Round. 1 Kill = 8*Level+24 damage = DPR/(8*level+24) KPNR = Kills Per N Rounds. How many standards can you kill in N rounds?
"I'd rather rule in Cheese Hell (until errata) than serve in RAI Heaven". John Milton - "Paradise Lost"
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. Psalm 141:5
DPR = Damage Per round ~= Chance to hit * damage on a hit KPR = Kills Per Round. 1 Kill = 8*Level+24 damage = DPR/(8*level+24) KPNR = Kills Per N Rounds. How many standards can you kill in N rounds?
Before attaching to the orginal Infernal Warlock post (level 12 and 16 builds there)...I thought I would post the 24 and 30 here for review. The builds are based off the recent CS ruling that the Rebuke damage from Hellish Rebuke is triggered everytime the caster takes damage.
***Warning - the following 2 builds are meant to take advantage of the recent CS ruling that stipulates that the Rebuke damage is triggered every time caster takes damage. Please check with your DM, your parents, your second cousin, and your accountant before using in a game...while legal, it may cost your your friends*** To reliably trigger the damage three times, I am using a +3 Shadowrift Dagger (free action on hit - 5 damage) and Boots of Caiphon (Minor to shift 1sq*2)...taking a total of 9 damage (as long as I can kill an enemy in 3 hits, I can absorb all the damage with Temp HP from Dark Ones Blessing).
What's the purpose of the feat Hellish Blast if you're just gonna use Hellish rebuke?
Infernis
Errrr...that was just a test to see if folks were really paying attention, yeah, that's it!
Actually, I have no idea what happened...it was retrained properly at level 16 ...but then - a miracle occured. There is no value to keep Hellish Blast at these levels...it was used earlier Heroic Tier.
So, the new values for damage are:
Level 24 DPR: 225.5 Level 30 DPR: 257.9
(Original build updated as well)
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. Psalm 141:5
Well, it looks like my previous Warlock submission will have to be taken down a notch. Previously I had included Curse damage as part of the secondary damage from Hellish Rebuke, but that shouldn't happen due to the limitation on curse damage being applied once per round. To compensate a bit for the DPR loss, I added Reckless Curse and invested in a better off-hand implement.
Attack: +37 Damage: 7d6+44 (71.05 with Ring of the Radiant Storm) Critical: 42+44+12+9d6 (132.39 with Ring of the Radiant Storm)
I can automatically trigger the secondary damage of Hellish Rebuke with the off-hand Shadowrift Blade. I get all the same modifiers on the secondary damage except for my Curse damage, so:
Damage: 2d6+37 (45.37 with Ring of the Radiant Storm) Critical: 12+37+12+9d6 (95.39 with Ring of the Radiant Storm)
That doesn't include any potential damage from White Lotus Riposte and Master Riposte. I wasn't sure how to calculate that, and with the damage dealt above I doubt an enemy would choose to incur another shot.
Attack, Damage, and Critical details: Spoiler:Show
2d6 Hellish Rebuke, +8 Con, +6 Enhancement, +5 Dual, +3 Focus, +3d6+7 Curse, +7 CA (Radiant One), +6 Radiant Weapon, +2d6 Curse and CA (Hands of Hadar), +2 Radiant Set
Critical 18-20 Range, Radiant Dagger +6d6, Executioner's Bracers +3d6, Ring of Giants +12
*Note - I used someone's suggestion in this thread regarding anydice.com to calculate the effects of the Ring of the Radiant Storm on damage (since it allows you to roll the damage dice twice and keep the higher result).
Here's the build itself - Human Warlock, Student of Caiphon, Radiant One: Spoiler:Show
====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ====== HW, level 30 Human, Warlock, Student of Caiphon, Radiant One Build: Scourge Warlock Eldritch Blast: Eldritch Blast Constitution Eldritch Pact: Star Pact Versatile Expertise: Versatile Expertise (Light Blade) Versatile Expertise: Versatile Expertise (Rod) Arcane Implement Proficiency: Arcane Implement Proficiency (light blade group) Twofold Pact: Vestige Pact Quickened Spellcasting: Hellish Rebuke Background: Buried Alive (Dark) (Endurance class skill)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES Str 10, Con 26, Dex 15, Int 24, Wis 12, Cha 13.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES Str 8, Con 16, Dex 13, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 11.
FEATS Human: Weapon Focus (Light Blade) Level 1: Reckless Curse Level 2: Dual Implement Spellcaster Level 4: White Lotus Riposte Level 6: Versatile Expertise Level 8: Arcane Implement Proficiency Level 10: Superior Implement Training (Accurate dagger) Level 11: Reserve Maneuver Level 12: White Lotus Master Riposte Level 14: Relentless Curse Level 16: Twofold Curse Level 18: Twofold Pact Level 20: Paragon Defenses (retrained to Robust Defenses at Level 21) Level 21: Epic Will Level 22: Warding Curse Level 24: Nimble Blade Level 26: Student of the Athanaeum Level 28: Cursed Spells Level 30: Quickened Spellcasting
POWERS Bonus At-Will Power: Eyes of the Vestige (retrained to Hellish Rebuke at Level 12) Eldritch Blast: Eldritch Blast Reserve Maneuver: Fortune Binding Warlock encounter 1: Chains of Levistus Warlock daily 1: Flames of Phlegethos Warlock utility 2: Ethereal Stride Warlock encounter 3: Frigid Darkness Warlock daily 5: Vestige of Ugar Warlock utility 6: Grit and Spittle Warlock encounter 7: Mordant Rains of Dis Warlock daily 9: Feast of Souls (retrained to Vestige of the Onyx Queen at Level 13) Warlock utility 10: Reactive Surge Warlock encounter 13: Killing Flames (replaces Chains of Levistus) Warlock daily 15: Tendrils of Thuban (replaces Flames of Phlegethos) Warlock utility 16: Insightful Riposte Warlock encounter 17: Life Force Reclaimed (replaces Frigid Darkness) Warlock daily 19: Vestige of Kronata (replaces Vestige of Ugar) Warlock utility 22: Painful Transference Warlock encounter 23: Starless Void (replaces Mordant Rains of Dis) Warlock daily 25: Thirteen Baleful Stars (replaces Vestige of the Onyx Queen) Warlock encounter 27: Shattering of the Sword (replaces Killing Flames) Warlock daily 29: Doom of Delban (replaces Tendrils of Thuban)
ITEMS Shadow Warlock Starleather Armor +6, Hands of Hadar (epic tier), Ring of the Radiant Storm (paragon tier),
Cloak of Distortion +6, Radiant Accurate dagger +6, Executioner's Bracers (epic tier), Spark Slippers
(paragon tier), Eye of Awareness (epic tier), Ring of Giants (paragon tier), Shadowrift Blade Accurate
dagger +5, Belt of Breaching (paragon tier), Eager Hero's Tattoo (heroic tier) ====== Copy to Clipboard and Press the Import Button on the Summary Tab ======
...but then - a miracle occured. There is no value to keep Hellish Blast at these levels...it was used earlier Heroic Tier.
