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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kerbarian" data-source="post: 2976704" data-attributes="member: 40393">It would help if you started by posting some of the builds you've already come up with -- then people can suggest methods of boosting AC that you may have overlooked.The AC achievable will also depend a lot on how much buffing is allowed.  Are we talking about the AC you can achieve for several rounds, all buffed up for a BBEG fight, or are we talking about an AC that you can maintain for at least hours every day?I haven't looked into the problem much, but if you're looking at peak AC, you can get at least +36 AC at any level just with items:+8 full plate (1500gp)+4 tower shield (30gp)+5 oil of magic vestment CL20 on full plate (3000gp)+5 oil of magic vestment CL20 on tower shield (3000gp)+5 potion of shield of faith CL18 (900gp)+5 potion of barkskin CL12 (1200gp)+2 potion of reduce person (50gp)+1 potion of haste (750gp)+1 dusty rose ioun stone (5000gp)In town, you can pay a wizard 1200gp to cast Polymorph Any Object on you into some form with high natural armor and/or dex that's similar enough to you that the duration is permanent (or at least a week).All that would run 16,630gp, which is technically affordable at 7th level.  At 7HD, let's say the PAO form is an Annis, for a base AC of 20 (and also costing an extra 1530 for making the armor and shield size large).  With feats, you can get +9 AC that I can think of offhand (Dodge, Heavy Armor Optimization, Improved Combat Expertise for +7), and with the items that would be AC 65 at 7th level, but you'd burn all your money pulling it off once.</blockquote>

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