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<blockquote data-quote="RulesJD" data-source="post: 6826898" data-attributes="member: 6808367">1.&nbsp; Okay, smack down time.2.&nbsp; This is the build I took through HotDQ and then through RoT, all the way up to beating her.&nbsp; All AL legal rules, played as written and open rolling.&nbsp; Currently sitting at level 17 AL legal.3.&nbsp; 17 AC is plenty to avoid hits by minions.&nbsp; I don't care about dodging hits from the BBEG, because someone has to eat them and I'd much rather it be me with my ~200 health, that de facto doubles when I'm raging.&nbsp; Please, again, tell me of these high level encounters where you are fighting enemies that are doing only B/P/S?&nbsp; Not Cones of Cold going off every other turn, Fire Balls, Walls of Fire, etc?&nbsp; Or, as in HotDQ, dragon breath weapons?&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; I don't care about the AC being low.&nbsp; If for some reason I did, I'd just cast Shield of Faith.&nbsp; But at higher levels (real AL legal play not whatever prior editions homebrew you're talking about), having more health = more important than AC.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because waaaay more attacks trigger off of saves or the BBEG has +12 to hit so who cares?&nbsp; Minion to grant Help function for advantage and BBEG is good to go.5.&nbsp; No, I lock down the BBEG away from in.&nbsp; You don't HAVE to use your PAM on the first enemy that enters your range.&nbsp; If you are, you're an idiot.&nbsp; That combo of feats, however, does guarantee that me and my huge pool of HP will be the center focus, which is exactly what I want.&nbsp; 6.&nbsp; I am 100% convinced you only play some homebrew with a cake walk DM if you think HAM is remotely worth it as a feat at any level past 5.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RulesJD, post: 6826898, member: 6808367"] 1. Okay, smack down time. 2. This is the build I took through HotDQ and then through RoT, all the way up to beating her. All AL legal rules, played as written and open rolling. Currently sitting at level 17 AL legal. 3. 17 AC is plenty to avoid hits by minions. I don't care about dodging hits from the BBEG, because someone has to eat them and I'd much rather it be me with my ~200 health, that de facto doubles when I'm raging. Please, again, tell me of these high level encounters where you are fighting enemies that are doing only B/P/S? Not Cones of Cold going off every other turn, Fire Balls, Walls of Fire, etc? Or, as in HotDQ, dragon breath weapons? 4. I don't care about the AC being low. If for some reason I did, I'd just cast Shield of Faith. But at higher levels (real AL legal play not whatever prior editions homebrew you're talking about), having more health = more important than AC. Why? Because waaaay more attacks trigger off of saves or the BBEG has +12 to hit so who cares? Minion to grant Help function for advantage and BBEG is good to go. 5. No, I lock down the BBEG away from in. You don't HAVE to use your PAM on the first enemy that enters your range. If you are, you're an idiot. That combo of feats, however, does guarantee that me and my huge pool of HP will be the center focus, which is exactly what I want. 6. I am 100% convinced you only play some homebrew with a cake walk DM if you think HAM is remotely worth it as a feat at any level past 5. [/QUOTE]

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