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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shard O'Glase" data-source="post: 1164351" data-attributes="member: 1134">If wizard isn't number one on your list then I'd say your list is really off IME. Cleric sure most unlikely to die, but I put fighter and barbarian at the same level in the 2nd most unliekly to die.  Now sure a defense oriented fighter survives longer than a offense oriented barbarian.  But a barbarian can use a shield, can wear medium armor(likely all the low level fighter can afford) and has more HP.  I've seen just as many 2 hander fighters as I have barbarian, and I've seen more barbarians switch styles than fighters.  Fighters with specializaiton and hopes how long feat chains seem more speicalized so if he starts 2 hander he'll likely keep going 2 hander.  The barbarian though seems to switch to what he needs as he needs it(like a shield) since his feat selection is usually more general.Also best defense good offense argument pans out just as often as not, especially at high levels where AC becomes less important becuas epeople hit you all the time.  The quicker you kill the less the swing the less they swing the less you get hit.  IOW the highest AC boost you can have is by having your foes dead before they get another chance to swing at you.</blockquote>