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4E Character Optimization: Defenders

Guides:

Information

• 4e, Defenders and the MMO mentality - Unmaker
• The Art of Defending - mkill

Battlemind

• Beyond Bodily Brutality: The Basics of Building Battleminds (November 2011) - Dedekine
• (outdated) Ender's Game - the Battlemind Handbook (August 2010) - langeweile

Builds

• Achilles - full Defender, full Striker using Brutal Barrage (August 2010) - langeweile
• Ronin - Polearm build with big battlefield control and mobility (August 2010) - langeweile

Fighter

• Harder then a Rock: The Fighter's Handbook (April 2010) - lordduskblade
• Death Before Dishonor: A Knight's Guide - lordduskblade
• (outdated) Fighter's Handbook: Taking it to the Face and Loving It - C_A
• (outdated) Nerves of Steel: A Fighters Handbook - snoffo

Builds

• The Iron Curtain - a template for resilience, damage and multi-marking all-in-one - langeweile

• Tougher Than Nails - Dwarf Hammer Fighter Optimized - Philip
• Mr. Stupid - The Inescapable Grappler - ShakaUVM
• Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu! - Dwarf Axe Fighter Optimized - Philip
• Tank (v2.0): When Push Comes to Shove - Gnoob
• (Barbarian) The Terminator T-700 - Fighter/Warforged Juggernaut/Demigod - Belile
• (Barbarian) Charging Bull: A Minotaur Fighter/Beastblooded Minotaur/Demigod - ls612
• (Cleric) Fighter/Cleric Opportunity Gish - SeraphKast
• (Cleric) Fighter / Cleric by Mistwell, an update of SeraphKast's guide
• (Cleric) Human Fighter/Warpriest/Demigod - C_A
• (Ranger) Gambling Man (Longtooth Shifter or Bugbear Polearm build) - Titanium Dragon
• (Ranger) Two Weapon Fighter!!! OMFG!!! (Human Scimitar & Short Sword Build) - Lord_Ventnor
• (Ranger) Harvey 2.0: Back in Black by Lord_ventnor
• (Rogue) Attempt at Dexterity Fighter Opt. PEACH - Merchant_of_Shadows
• (Rogue) Eladrin Feycharger - ZephyrTempest
• (Warden) The Inescapable Fisherman - SongNSilence
• (Warlord) The Emo-Angler Netarious
• (Warlord) MC Hammer (Minotaur maul fighter build) Titanium Dragon
• (Warlord) The Swashbuckler - Eladrin Tempest Fighter - klaser84
• (Warlord) Siren: She Who Calls You to Your Death - Alennox
• (Warlord) Bulldozer: The Minotaur Spear and Shield Guardian Push Fighter by Khan_the_destroyer
• (Wizard) MY take on a Fighter/Wizard - Anguirus23
• (Wizard) Spellstorm Gish (Stormsoul Genasi Quarterstaff Build) - Lord_Ventnor
• (Wizard) Sir Marks-a-Lot: The Penalty to Hit Imposition Machine - Valenkosh
• (Wizard) Feystorm: A Fighter-Wizard Build - ironpoet
• (Hybrid) The Terminator T-800 - Fighter|Barbarian/Warforged Juggernaut/Demigod - Belile
• (Hybrid) | Slammin Sammy Genasi Fighter/Swordmage - Dielzen

Paladin

• Pillars of Faith (and Facestabs): The Paladin's Handbook (April 2010) - Litigation

Builds

• (Barbarian) Savage Sun - Litigation
• (Bard) Heavy Artillery(Bow or Hammer): Paladin/Bard Ranged Builds - JonnyFortune
• (Bard) Blind Solar Retribution Paladin: Paladin/Morninglord DPS Build - Soul_Reaper
• (Cleric) Sticky Halfling - Leemo
• (Cleric) Prophet Blade of Tempus: Paladin/Cleric/Divine Oracle/Demi - JonnyFortune
• (Sorcerer) Guardian Sorcerer: Paladin/Sorcerer/Hospitaler/Demi - JonnyFortune
• (Warlock) Witchknight Variant, Half-Elf Paladin/Paragon Multiclassed Warlock/Demigod - MwaO
• (Warlock) Pallock the Feyladin - A New 5th Man Utility Build - Innuit
• (Warlock) The Starry Knight (Half-Elf Paladin/Student of Caiphon) - ChristopherGroves
• (Wizard) Okay, I'll try it your way... Paladin/Wizard - TheAnthroDM
• (Hybrid) Divine Feycharger - SongNSilence

Swordmage

• Masters of Blade Magic: A Swordmage Handbook (October 2011) - Herid_Fel
• (outdated) Blades of Arcane Fury: A Swordmage Handbook - DwarvenSparten
• (outdated) Swords and Sorcery: A Swordmage Manual - Lord_Ventnor
• (outdated) Heart of the Blade - A Swordmage Manual - Cecil90670

Builds

• Unleashing Feywild: Feysword and Feyblade - a hardcore teleporting damage combo! - Pandexander
• Shielding Swordmage - anomalousman
• Arcane Blade - Poder_Miservel
• Shielding Stormtrooper - Genasi Spiked Chain SM/Lyrandar Wind-Rider/Chosen of Tempus - upho
• Swordmage/Blade of Cendriane by Runreallyfast
• SAPPHIRE Swordmage Dragon Guardian. Shielding swordmage / Sigil Carver / Draconic Incarnation - DarthPotater
• (Fighter) Guardian Stormtrooper - upho
• (Hybrid) "Thunderglaive" - runreallyfast
• (Hybrid) Arcane Feycharger - SongNSilence
• (Hybrid) Thundering Stormtrooper: Genasi Swordmage|Wizard/Academy Master/Champion of Prophecy - upho
• (Hybrid) Shielding Immo-bola-izer (level 16) - Netarious
• (Hybrid) | Slammin Sammy Genasi Fighter/Swordmage - Dielzen

Warden

• A Rock and A Hard Place: A Warden Handbook (April 2010) - AlphaAnt
• Bastion of the Boondocks: A Warden's Handbook (March 2010) - LordofLeapin

Builds

• Tuluk ES Warden: "I will break you" (PEACH) - brotherjgizmo
• (Barbarian) The Terminator T-600 - Warden/Warforged Juggernaut/Demigod - Belile
• (Fighter) Wild Defender - lordduskblade
• (Fighter) The Machine - Warforged Warden/Dreadnought/Demigod - Belile
• (Fighter) The Wild One - Longtooth Shifter Warden/Son of Mercy/Demigod - Belile
• (Warlord) Boulder - Warden Defender/Controller/Leader - MeNsInSaNa