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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fedifensor" data-source="post: 4358025" data-attributes="member: 7289">Well, there are a few reasons.  First, though I don't know whether the rules state this, my assumption is that a staff implement must be used in two hands to get the +1 AC.  Thus, the only way around that is to take Wizard of the Spiral Tower.Second, this build really doesn't have points to spare on Wisdom.  The only stat I can lower in that case is Charisma, and doing so both lowers Will defense and prevents taking the very, very useful Spell Focus feat.Finally, I'm not a big fan of one-trick wonders.  Taking Iron Vanguard would be done only for one ability (with the encounter and daily powers being wasted), and I'd prefer to get more use out of my chosen Paragon Path.  Wizard of the Spiral Tower has several nice abilities - the encounter, utility, and daily powers are all nifty, along with the ability to combine weapon and implement.Of course, I consider the ability to get AC in the mid-50's (with decent amounts in the other defenses) pretty "badass" already, so I'm happy.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Now, one thing that could be done to improve the build is to lower Wisdom to increase Constitution.  However, doing so renders the Spell Accuracy feat basically useless.  As it stands, the feat only allows two squares to be excluded.  If the character ends up swapping out Magic Missile or Scorching Burst for Thunderwave (which I'm still considering), the push effect of the power becomes even less useful.</blockquote>

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