Can I Build a Tank-Artificer or a Battlemind Item Craftsman?

[Black Knight Irios]

sorry, 18 int is not required... it helps a lot, but is certainly not required!

If I meant required in the sense of you can't do w/o it there would be no " around it.

An 18 is required by no build I would be aware of but a post-racial 18 is the most common number for the primary attack stat and I wouldn't want to play one with a post-racial 16. Barring some dwarf builds or the like.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

here i actually do agree...

deviating from post racial 18 is not generally advisable. But there are builds, personal preferences or other things (like rolling for stats) which can "force" you to do this and the only thing you lose is -1 to hit and -1 to damage which can be compensated by wise equippment (+3 prof weapons) or wise power choices (generally against will/ref utility powers that are boosted by a secondary stat)