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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 2360025" data-attributes="member: 3146">No, IME, they plateau in the mid thirties to low forties.+5 fullplate (+13)Dex (+1)+5 ring of protection (+5)Rose Prism Ioun Stone (+1)Boots of Speed (+1)total AC: 31A few other things can bring it up further:+5 animated heavy shield (+7)+5 amulet of natural armor or barkskin spell (+5)Mithral Fullplate and 16 dex (an additional +2)That brings it up to AC 45Combat Expertise: Up to +5Defending Weapon: Up to +5Dodge Feat: +1Alter Self can add +6 to that total; Polymorph can easily add +11.So, a defensively focussed character is able to hit AC 56 without any non-core material, shape-changing, or prestige class bonusses. Of course, a lot of PCs won't have all that equipment or won't have the right kind of spellcasters in the party to pull it all off which is why I typically see lvl 16-17 characters with an AC somewhere between 35 and 42 before any fighting defensively, combat expertise, etc.</blockquote>