Surprisingly Effective Hybrids

[Evilhalfling]

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Warren, level 11 Warforged, Warlord|Warden, Warforged Juggernaut

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Warlord Leadership: Battlefront Leader (Hybrid)
Hybrid Warlord: Hybrid Warlord Will
Hybrid Warden: Hybrid Warden Will
Hybrid Talent: Font of Life
Background: Ward of the Temple (+2 to Religion)

FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 22, Con 15, Dex 9, Int 14, Wis 11, Cha 16.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 17, Con 10, Dex 8, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 15.


AC: 27 Fort: 23 Reflex: 21 Will: 23
HP: 89 Surges: 11 Surge Value: 22

TRAINED SKILLS
Endurance +12, Nature +10, History +12

UNTRAINED SKILLS
Religion +9

FEATS
Level 1: Hybrid Talent - Font of Life
Level 2: Sudden Roots
Level 4: Warforged Tactics
Level 6: Armor Proficiency: Chainmail
Level 8: Armored Warlord
Level 10: Weapon Expertise (Hammer)
Level 11: Fight On

POWERS
Hybrid at-will 1: Weight of Earth
Hybrid at-will 1: Wolf Pack Tactics
Hybrid encounter 1: Grasping Winds
Hybrid daily 1: Pin the Foe
Hybrid utility 2: Shake It Off
Hybrid encounter 3: Deadly Distraction
Hybrid daily 5: Thunder Step
Hybrid utility 6: Treacherous Ice
Hybrid encounter 7: Join the Crowd
Hybrid daily 9: Form of the Oak Sentinel
Hybrid utility 10: Strength of Conviction

ITEMS
Warsoul Warhammer +3, Healer's Shield Heavy Shield (heroic tier), Collar of Recovery +2, Veteran's Drakescale Armor +2
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apparently i did drop the multiclass feat.
Did I forget to credit someone here with this concept? stealing the rough idea from the boards and fleshing it out is just the sort of thing I would do.

 

[Nullzone]

I haven't played with it much, but I put together a half-orc sorcerer/monk once. He took advantage of the quirk that with the Hybrid Sorcerer, you can choose to use Dex for the Sorcerous Power damage bonus even if you take Dragon Soul as your Hybrid Talent. So while he has decent Strength from the race bonus, it's really a Dex/Cha build. All the sorc powers are close bursts/blasts, but now with Staff Expertise he could use ranged powers in melee too. Unarmored Agility is a pretty crucial feat, but after that the defences seemed to come out decent enough.

And an angry unarmored half-orc that leaps in, smacking everyone with his staff and breathing lightning while literally being on fire? Awesome.

Sounds a bit like the elemental Benders from Avatar:TLA

Care to share it?

 

[Pheonix0114]

I guess it might not be exciting, but you can build a Swordmage|Avenger hybrid that has 34 AC by level 12, which is 4 more than a paladin or standard swordmage. It does require paragon hybrid, unarmed agility, improved warding, and greater armor of faith though....

But! You can zip around the battlefield and bash people in the face with your bastard sword almost ad nauseum if you take out things that target NADs first.

 

[Calzone]

On a whim I rolled a Rogue|Druid, and I must say it is surprisingly fun to play. Play as a human for the extra at-will and feat, which help the build come together faster.

Take primal predator for extra movement and supplemental feats to improve your charge abilities, and make sure you have pounce. Take the wildshape feat that allows you to shift when going in and out of your wild form.

As a rogue, build for high damage and reaction/interrupts, without worrying about combat advantage too much.

Supplement as desired with a couple of druid swarm abilities to grant more mobility and AoE combat advantage/control.

The result?

Charge into combat as a swarm of rats, pouncing on enemies to gain combat advantage, or spreading out in a burst for AoE combat advantage. On your next turn, shift into rogue mode, do some damage, and back off. Next turn, shift into wildshape, moving away from engaging enemies, and repeat as above.

You do less damage than a full rogue since you aren't sneak attacking every turn, but you can get some pretty good charge bonuses, and you can also debuff entire groups of enemies with swarm druid abilities. You are also very hard to pin down.

Also, it's very cool to imagine a horde of rats swarming over an enemy, only to form into a shadowy figure that drives a dagger into his back.