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So I wanted to make a character that can kind of manage the 4 classic roles of Striker, Defender, Leader, and Controller. I've been trying (and failing) for a while now but I think I got it. Hamadryad Werewolf Fury Blackgaurd/Spring Sentinel the build takes Ardent Strike and Grasping Claws for at-will marking and controller attacks of op, the essentials encounters (heavy on Dread Smite) to stack damage and position the CA aura of the wolf, "Primal" dalies like primal wolf and spider to add control to melee and the paladin ability to pick up a multi-sanction or ongoing sanction power, and stack utilites to be more leader like (ally buffs, heals, saves, ect) granted it's spam ardent strike and little else but you can stack a pretty ridiculous ammount of  effects (slow, prone, ongoing damage, and sanction by level 10) and mix in minor action utilites and you can function as all four at any given moment. the stat build is 10, 12, 12, 8, 18, 18 and stack Wis/Cha through the build. What I'm not sure about are PP(Maybe Questing Knight), ED(+2Wis/Cha prefered), and Feat Support after level 10.  I'm not looking to change my classes, powers, or themes but any helpful suggestions would be great thanks.

====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Celindara, level 10
Hamadryad, Paladin (Blackguard)/Druid (Sentinel)
Vice: Vice of Fury
Season: Druid of Spring
Hybrid Paladin (Blackguard) Option: Hybrid Blackguard Fortitude
Hybrid Talent Option: Paladin Armor Proficiency
Born Under a Bad Sign (Born Under a Bad Sign Benefit)
 
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 12, DEX 12, INT 8, WIS 20, CHA 20
 
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 12, DEX 12, INT 8, WIS 16, CHA 16
 
 
AC: 30 Fort: 21 Ref: 21 Will: 23
HP: 78 Surges: 9 Surge Value: 19
 
TRAINED SKILLS
Diplomacy +17, Heal +17, Nature +17
 
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +2, Arcana +4, Athletics +1, Bluff +10, Dungeoneering +10, Endurance +2, History +4, Insight +10, Intimidate +10, Perception +10, Religion +4, Stealth +2, Streetwise +10, Thievery +2
 
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Hamadryad Utility: Hamadryad Aspects
Cleric Utility: Healing Word
Paladin Attack: Dread Smite
Druid Attack: Combined Attack
: Dread Smite (Additional Use)
Paladin Attack 1: Ardent Strike
Druid Attack 1: Grasping Claws
Paladin Attack 1: Majestic Halo
Druid Utility 2: Lesser Restoration
Druid Attack 5: Primal Spider
Heal Utility 6: Swift Recovery
Druid Attack 9: Primal Wolf
Paladin Utility 10: Benediction
 
FEATS
Level 1: Hybrid Talent
Level 2: Devout Protector Expertise
Level 4: Superior Implement Training (Accurate symbol)
Level 6: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade)
Level 8: Implement Focus (Holy Symbol)
Level 10: Improved Defenses
 
ITEMS
Accurate symbol of the Holy Nimbus +2 x1
Learning Scimitar +2 x1
Summoned Gith Plate Armor +3 x1
Amulet of Protection +2 x1
Iron Armbands of Power (heroic tier) x1
Shield of the Guardian Heavy Shield (heroic tier) x1
====== End ======

Jun 9, 2012 -- 10:57AM, zelink551 wrote:

So, you combined a really bad striker and a really bad leader, a subpar controller, and a bad defender (Your NADs are atrocious). Congrats?

Alright opinion noted, so how about somthing constructive like idk tips to bring up NADs feats or PP to make up for class short comings somthing other than it's not a top tier class abandon all hope.

I think the basic issue is that you're not really a Defender or a Controller at all. If I were going to go this route, at the minimum, your Druid at-will should be Magic Stones. You want Call of Challenge as your utility 2 so as to have a mass mark option. Accurate Symbol, Weapon Focus and Implement focus or other feats that are limited to one side of your build are expensive - look for feats such as Silvery Glow which give you a larger bonus across an entire range of powers.

I might also look to be Str/Wis instead of Wis/Cha.

If I were going to build such a build, I'd look at Swordmage|Bard MC Wizard where you start off with a 20 Int and pick up Skald options and eventually go Resourceful Magician to be a full-blown Wizard who can mark, heal, control, and use things such as Borrowed Confidence and Twin Spell to be a 'striker' 

I'll look in to more efficent feats as that is a fair enough flaw although Cha/Wis gives me better sanction strength and stronger dread smites granted at the expense of my NADs and a restriction to chaladin powers as for the power options I'm not sure about magic stones push 1 at a range doesn't feel like it would mesh well with someone who wants to be in melee to use other powers the grasping claws gives me an opportunity to hamstring people as they disengage from me to attack others. I realize I'm not going to be godlike in every field I'm just trying to be flexible and adaptive enough to be a little better than the sum of my parts.