The Ways-to-Get-AC-Bonuses Thread

[Kafkonia]

34) Improved Natural Armour feat.

 

[Darthjaye]

35. Two Weapon Defense (+1 shield bonus to AC)
36. Improved Two Weapon Defense (+2 shield bonus to AC)
37. Greater Two Weapon Defense (+3 shield bonus to AC)
38. Improved Buckler Defense (allows use of buckler AC in offhand while wielding two weapons)

 

[Nail]

39) Custom magic items using core DMG rules: +8 Armor bonus to AC, +5 Natural armor bonus to AC, +5 Insight bonus to AC, +5 Deflection bonus to AC, +5 Luck bonus to AC, +5 Sacred bonus to AC, +5 Profane bonus to AC, +5 inherent bonus to AC,.....


For extra fun, combine a sacred with a profane bonus.

 

[Darthjaye]

40. Improved Combat Expertise (allows up to your BaB tradeoff to AC)
41. Divine Shield (adds Charisma bonus to AC with use of turn attempt)

 

[dagger]

Here You Go

<From wizards...>

[b][color=red]*CONSTITUTION*[/color][/b]
CLASSES
Deepwarden 2           Races of Stone p105 3.5    AC

[b][color=red]*INTELLIGENCE*[/color][/b]
Class/Feat/Race        Source                     Bonus
 RACES/TEMPLATES
 CLASSES
Blade Singer 1         Complete Warrior p17 3.5   AC
Duellist 1             DMG p185 3.5               AC
Iajutsu Master         OA p41 3.0                 AC
Invisible Blade 1      Complete Warrior p44 3.5   AC
 FEATS
Kung Fu Genius         Dragon #319 p?             Monk Powers (replaces Wis)
 SPELLS/POWERS
Control Body           XPH p86 3.5                Attack, Damage & AC

[b][color=red]*WISDOM*[/color][/b]
Class/Feat/Race        Source                     Bonus
 RACES/TEMPLATES
Saint Template         BoED 9185 3.5              AC, +2 LA
 CLASSES
Dragon warrior 1/2     Dragon #298 p104 3.0       Hit Points/AC
Monk 1                 PHB p39 3.5                AC (Doesn't stack with Ninja)
Ninja 1                Complete Adv. p5 3.5       AC (Doesn't stack with Monk)
 SPELLS/POWERS
 EQUIPMENT
Monk's Belt            DMG p248 3.5               AC (listed as "Belt, Monk's")

[b][color=red]*CHARISMA*[/color][/b]
Class/Feat/Race        Source                     Bonus
 RACES/TEMPLATES
Astral Stalker         MM3 p12 3.5                AC/saves, 12 HD +6 LA
Gloura                 Underdark p88 3.5          AC/Saves, 7 HD +2 LA
Incorporeal Sub-type   MM p310 3.5                AC (list of incorporeal monsters on p5, also Ritual of Transfiguration from SS and Ghostform spell from CA)
Nymph                  MM p197 3.5                AC/Saves, 6HD +7 LA
Grimwierd              MMIII p75 3.5              AC/Saves, 12HD +3 LA
 CLASSES
Arcane Duellist 2      [URL=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20030224a]Online[/URL]                     AC
Mystic Wonderer        Magic of Faerun p35 3.0    AC
Risen Martyr 2         BoED p68 3.5               AC
Tattooed Monk 5        Complete Warrior p82 3.5   Any statistic (including charisma), limited uses/day
Warmage 1/3/5          Dragonlance 5th p?         AC for 1/2/3 allies within 30'
Wilder                 XPH p29 3.5                Touch AC (cannot exceed normal AC)
 FEATS
Ascetic Mage           Complete Adv. p105 3.5     AC, switches Monk/Ninja bonus from Wis to Cha
Battledance            Dragon 297 p28 3.0         EPIC FEAT: Attack, AC, and Reflex saves
Divine Shield          Complete Warrior p106 3.5  AC
 SPELLS/POWERS
Ruin Delver's Fortune  [URL=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fw/20041022a]Online[/URL]                     Choose one Save or SR or AC.

 

[Nail]

Ummmmm....WTF?

 

[RigaMortus2]

Did someone mention Dodge feat yet?

Giantbane tactacile feat...

Fighting Defensively
Aid Another (which multiple circumstances of this stack)

 

[dagger]

Ummmmm....WTF?

Figured folks could weed through that and pick out stuff that might help.....


I cleaned it up and took out non AC related stuff.

The lists are missing the newer books though.

 

[Nail]

Ah. (Thanks for removing the non-AC stuff!)

I didn't know WotC even published such "lists". Helpful.

 

[dagger]

My fault, its actually from some folks on the message board....you know those optimizers. Here is the original thread...


http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=320889