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<blockquote data-quote="Zathris" data-source="post: 6845331" data-attributes="member: 6687148">Heavy Blade Opportunity requires 15 Str+Dex, so for a Con primary that is going to want at least a 15 Wis or Cha and probably some Int as well for Warlock riders, that's a feat you're just not going to bother with realistically. I wouldn't suggest taking it anyway, because OAs in Paragon/Epic are few and far between (outside of Leaders and Controllers causing them) and as soon as you start abusing HBO, the DM is going to retaliate. Not that most DMs won't retaliate against a fully optimized BM|Lock ...It's a good combo because:Stat compatibilityWarlock has arguably the strongest MBA in the game with Eldritch Strike + Curse Dice. MBA is important because most decent leaders are going to find ways to grant you attacks.Battlemind has the strongest Striker at-wills with Brutal Barrage and Lightning Rush providing self-generated 5 attacks/round virtually guaranteedWarlock Curse has fantastic support, giving bonus defenses and a boon with Twofold Pact and various Rods causing multiple stacking vulnerabilities for BB to take advantage ofWarlock gets you Ethereal Sidestep for at-will teleport movement (boosted to decent distances with items)Warlock and Battlemind Dailies and Utilities provide non-Striker role support with strengths in Control and Defending.It's not a simple build though, and honestly if you aren't instantly seeing why through just MwaOs sentence, it's probably not something you should play because you're likely to end up disappointed that it's not working the way we said it would.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zathris, post: 6845331, member: 6687148"] Heavy Blade Opportunity requires 15 Str+Dex, so for a Con primary that is going to want at least a 15 Wis or Cha and probably some Int as well for Warlock riders, that's a feat you're just not going to bother with realistically. I wouldn't suggest taking it anyway, because OAs in Paragon/Epic are few and far between (outside of Leaders and Controllers causing them) and as soon as you start abusing HBO, the DM is going to retaliate. Not that most DMs won't retaliate against a fully optimized BM|Lock ... It's a good combo because: Stat compatibility Warlock has arguably the strongest MBA in the game with Eldritch Strike + Curse Dice. MBA is important because most decent leaders are going to find ways to grant you attacks. Battlemind has the strongest Striker at-wills with Brutal Barrage and Lightning Rush providing self-generated 5 attacks/round virtually guaranteed Warlock Curse has fantastic support, giving bonus defenses and a boon with Twofold Pact and various Rods causing multiple stacking vulnerabilities for BB to take advantage of Warlock gets you Ethereal Sidestep for at-will teleport movement (boosted to decent distances with items) Warlock and Battlemind Dailies and Utilities provide non-Striker role support with strengths in Control and Defending. It's not a simple build though, and honestly if you aren't instantly seeing why through just MwaOs sentence, it's probably not something you should play because you're likely to end up disappointed that it's not working the way we said it would. [/QUOTE]

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