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<blockquote data-quote="twosteppre" data-source="post: 4348402" data-attributes="member: 71478">I'm interested in the opinions of folks as to what builds would be best suited to overall defense.&nbsp; That is, who would do the best at avoiding any given attack to AC/F/R/W.&nbsp; This could be either by straight-up high defenses or fancy abilities (like Halflings).&nbsp; The overall idea is the argument for which build would best be able to avoid a hit by any given attack that targets them.&nbsp; Interesting sub-questions to this might be whether high stats are superior to fancy abilities, and which defenses should be favored (i.e., whether higher AC is more beneficial than Will is more beneficial than Fort, etc.).Personally, I'm inclined to think a Human Paladin.&nbsp; It seems obviously logical that a defender would be the best route to go for defense.&nbsp; Also, I think high stats and a strong balance would make for the best overall defense.&nbsp; Both class and race give a bonus to each of F, R, and W, they're given plate training for free, and they seem best suited to having high/respectable stats in each of the three &quot;areas&quot; (i.e, STR/CON, INT/DEX, and CHA/WIS).&nbsp; But then, I'll be the first to admit I'm not the best at coming up with the &quot;best build&quot; for just about anything, and my current knowledge of 4e is quite limited.&nbsp; So, what do other people think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="twosteppre, post: 4348402, member: 71478"] I'm interested in the opinions of folks as to what builds would be best suited to overall defense. That is, who would do the best at avoiding any given attack to AC/F/R/W. This could be either by straight-up high defenses or fancy abilities (like Halflings). The overall idea is the argument for which build would best be able to avoid a hit by any given attack that targets them. Interesting sub-questions to this might be whether high stats are superior to fancy abilities, and which defenses should be favored (i.e., whether higher AC is more beneficial than Will is more beneficial than Fort, etc.). Personally, I'm inclined to think a Human Paladin. It seems obviously logical that a defender would be the best route to go for defense. Also, I think high stats and a strong balance would make for the best overall defense. Both class and race give a bonus to each of F, R, and W, they're given plate training for free, and they seem best suited to having high/respectable stats in each of the three "areas" (i.e, STR/CON, INT/DEX, and CHA/WIS). But then, I'll be the first to admit I'm not the best at coming up with the "best build" for just about anything, and my current knowledge of 4e is quite limited. So, what do other people think? [/QUOTE]

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