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<blockquote data-quote="Benoz" data-source="post: 7442032" data-attributes="member: 6957531"><p>I recently built a level 8 Minotaur Warden (Earthstrength).</p><p></p><p><strong>Ability scores</strong>: STR 20, CON 20, DEX 12, INT 10, WIS 12, CHA 8.</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers</strong>:</p><p>- At-will: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Thorn_strike" target="_blank">Thorn strike</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Weight_of_earth" target="_blank">Weight of Hearth</a>;</p><p>- Encounter: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Roots_of_stone" target="_blank">Roots of stone</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Grasping_winds" target="_blank">Grasping wind</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Rough_strike" target="_blank">Rough strike</a>;</p><p>- Utility: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Invigorating_Presence" target="_blank">Invigorating Presence</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Treacherous_Ice" target="_blank">Treacherous Ice</a>;</p><p>- Daily: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Form_of_mountain's_thunder" target="_blank">Form of mountain's thunder</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Boiling_Cloud" target="_blank">Boiling Cloud</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Feats</strong>: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Improved_Defenses" target="_blank">Improved defenses</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Bludgeon_Expertise" target="_blank">Bludgeon Expertise</a>, Skill power: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Endure_Pain" target="_blank">Endure pain</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Vicious_Advantage" target="_blank">Vicious advantage</a>, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Crippling_Crush" target="_blank">Crippling crush</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Items</strong>: <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Lifefont_Armor" target="_blank">Lifefont Armor</a> +2, <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Maw_of_the_Guardian" target="_blank">Maw of the guardian</a> +2 (Warhammer).</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>When not in guardian form, basic attacks with this build deal 1d10 + 7 (str + enh) damage, while slowing powers (thanks to <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Crippling_Crush" target="_blank">crippling crush</a>) deal 1d10 + 12 (str + con + enh).</p><p>When in guardian form, basic attacks (thanks to <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Form_of_mountain's_thunder" target="_blank">form effect</a> and <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Maw_of_the_Guardian" target="_blank">weapon property</a>) deal 1d10 + 17 (str + str + con + enh) damage to marked enemies, while slowing powers deal 1d10 + 22 (str + str + con + con + enh) damage to marked enemies.</p><p></p><p>This means that, while in guardian form, you have at-will damage potential of 1d10 + 22 (<a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Weight_of_earth" target="_blank">Weight of Hearth</a>), and encounter damage potential of 2d10 + 27 (<a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Rough_strike" target="_blank">Rough Strike</a>).</p><p>In addition to this, you can cluster a lot of enemies around you with <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Grasping_winds" target="_blank">Grasping wind</a>, stuck them with <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Treacherous_Ice" target="_blank">Treacherous Ice</a>, mark them and activate <a href="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Boiling_Cloud" target="_blank">Boiling Cloud</a> for additional 5 damage at the start of their turns.</p><p></p><p>This damage output seems completely broken to me for a defender.</p><p>Am i missing anything?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benoz, post: 7442032, member: 6957531"] I recently built a level 8 Minotaur Warden (Earthstrength). [B]Ability scores[/B]: STR 20, CON 20, DEX 12, INT 10, WIS 12, CHA 8. [B]Powers[/B]: - At-will: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Thorn_strike"]Thorn strike[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Weight_of_earth"]Weight of Hearth[/URL]; - Encounter: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Roots_of_stone"]Roots of stone[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Grasping_winds"]Grasping wind[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Rough_strike"]Rough strike[/URL]; - Utility: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Invigorating_Presence"]Invigorating Presence[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Treacherous_Ice"]Treacherous Ice[/URL]; - Daily: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Form_of_mountain's_thunder"]Form of mountain's thunder[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Boiling_Cloud"]Boiling Cloud[/URL]. [B]Feats[/B]: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Improved_Defenses"]Improved defenses[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Bludgeon_Expertise"]Bludgeon Expertise[/URL], Skill power: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Endure_Pain"]Endure pain[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Vicious_Advantage"]Vicious advantage[/URL], [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Crippling_Crush"]Crippling crush[/URL]. [B]Items[/B]: [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Lifefont_Armor"]Lifefont Armor[/URL] +2, [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Maw_of_the_Guardian"]Maw of the guardian[/URL] +2 (Warhammer). --- When not in guardian form, basic attacks with this build deal 1d10 + 7 (str + enh) damage, while slowing powers (thanks to [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Crippling_Crush"]crippling crush[/URL]) deal 1d10 + 12 (str + con + enh). When in guardian form, basic attacks (thanks to [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Form_of_mountain's_thunder"]form effect[/URL] and [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Maw_of_the_Guardian"]weapon property[/URL]) deal 1d10 + 17 (str + str + con + enh) damage to marked enemies, while slowing powers deal 1d10 + 22 (str + str + con + con + enh) damage to marked enemies. This means that, while in guardian form, you have at-will damage potential of 1d10 + 22 ([URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Weight_of_earth"]Weight of Hearth[/URL]), and encounter damage potential of 2d10 + 27 ([URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Rough_strike"]Rough Strike[/URL]). In addition to this, you can cluster a lot of enemies around you with [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Grasping_winds"]Grasping wind[/URL], stuck them with [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Treacherous_Ice"]Treacherous Ice[/URL], mark them and activate [URL="http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Boiling_Cloud"]Boiling Cloud[/URL] for additional 5 damage at the start of their turns. This damage output seems completely broken to me for a defender. Am i missing anything? [/QUOTE]
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