Even if a little bit late as a reply, thanks for the tipps guys. Bad UI design. Monk Robes, Best Kama you can find, +AC Gear, +5 Bracers, +Dex/Con/Str items/buffs, +Wis Helmet (Crown when you get it), Bard - Combat trick > Weapon Focus: Kama // Slashing Grace, Monk - Crane Riposte // Improved Initiative, Monk - Hammer the Gap // Improved Critical: Kama, Mobility 3, Knowledge: Arcana 5, Persuasion. Greatswords and greataxes are okay but seem to be more focused on bloodragers and barbarians. Two-handed Strength monk with tolerable AC and Damage. Less AC than monk in every DnD derivative. Pick dragon type according to enemy resistances. Alternative would be anything with Travel or Plant Domain. All three - I'll check tonight to see if Wing & Riposte still work. Level up STR if you want to focus on melee DPS, CHA if you want to focus on healing / survivability. Every bit of Attack Bonus (AB) counts there. +4 flanking = 54 (55) +2 Abadar/nobility = 56 +10 -2 Sacred Erastil/Community = 64. Inquisitor - Improved Critical > Fauchard, Inquisitor - Combat Reflexes // Seize the Moment, Inquisitor - Tandem Trip // Favored Enemy: Fey, Shield, Cure Wounds, True Strike, Enlarge Person, Restoration, +Stat Spells, Divine Favor, Remove Fear, Cure Wounds, Restoration, Remove Paralysis, Delay Poison (Communal), Resist Energy (Communal), AC from Charisma (CHA) through monk, Monk feats. Also they're feat-starved compared to fighter. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Doesn't matter much which Infusion we take here. Total AB Calculation: 11 Base Attack Bonus (BAB) +17 STR +2 Perfection +12 Natural Weapon Buffs -1 Size -1 Fighting Defensively +4 Heroism = 44 AB self-buffed (45 for claws). Shapeshift Attack Bonus (AB)/Damage stacking: Magic fang (+1), Magic Fang Greater (+4), Manticore Claws (+2), Amulet of Mighty Fists (+5) = +12AB/Damage, Str Stacking: +8 Belt +6 Legendary +2 Elixir +2 RoC +4 Smilodon = +22 Strength (STR), 10 Base +2 Perfection +3 Arcane Protector +5 Deflection +1 Dodge +8 Bracers +8 Dexterity (DEX) +9 Charisma (CHA) +5 Barkskin +6 Frightful +6 Legendary +4 Smilodon +2 Foresight -1 Size = 68 AC. You'll notice a lot of their abilities are all focused on 2 things - magical defense, and damage against evil monsters. Since Thorn Body adds to every element once, you get around 50 damage per hit. Animate dead and bloodline spells will do fine as fodder summons. Or when you get some nice two-hander you want to use. This one does things Nok-Nok cant. Its a tanky paladin you always wanted with good sustain and utility. If all you are after are the saves then 2x paladin is enough and you could 2h warrior or something for the rest. Nice easy build. This build is current to November 19, 2019. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. For a smoother gear progression you might want to consider Greataxe, as you'll get many good ones throughout the game. Bard that can actually dish out some decent damage. Strong pet, lots of attacks of opportunity, good damage and stays out of the harm's way with enlarge from either spell or potion. You will have enough spells from leveling to grab everything you really need, but its nice to accelerate the process. UMD is nice for shield wands, if you dont have Alchemist in the party. And I selected the Kukri weapons Finesse. Monk weapons being rare doesn't help. Can Dazzle himself, but prefers not to. 2 points left to bring the weapon to +5. I opted for beast shape to get you going sooner. (Nuker Sorcerer) 6 Elven Arcane Warrior 7 Melee. They do more harm than good this time around. Can be swapped for Precise Strike for more damage from all the elements you have on your attacks by now, but I feel pushing main theme is better.Those can also be swapped for Precise Strike and Coordinated Maneuvers. The Noble Assasin build works amazing on a mercenary as well. In tough fights dont hesitate and chug Enlarge Person potion or toss a spell on him. There are potions for it (and you start with monk to get some at the start). I picked Bastard Swords just to spite Amiri in her uselessness (comparatively). This build is current to November 5, 2019. Monk - Weapon Focus: Quarterstaff // Dodge, Fighter - Combat Reflexes // Intimidating Prowess, Fighter - Weapon Specialization: Quarterstaff // Improved Critical: Quarterstaff. The great thing about Paladin is that they are incredibly flexible when it comes to weapons. Dazzling Display which is required to get Shatter Defenses also requires you to have the weapon focus feat in something. If you are ever stuck, Druid comes with a lot of cheese. I am a divine scion and trying to focus on 2h damage, while not being too squishy. Press J to jump to the feed. Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Paladin Tank Build Arcane Agent 14K subscribers Subscribe 1.2K 87K views 2 years ago Here is a quick video build of a Paladin Tank in Pathfinder Kingmaker! Why not Hospitaler? Aldori provides some extra feats, AC and Attack Bonus (AB). Lesser extend rod for Mirror Images. They are either your get-out-of-jail-free cards, or additional damage per round. Mobility 3+, Knowledge: World 3, Perception 3, Persuasion (Max), Trickery (Max), Dueling Sword (Bloodhound), +Stat gear, bracers, monk robes, AC items, Monk - Weapon Finesse // Dodge // Crane Style, Fighter (Aldori Defender) - Dueling Mastery // Weapon Focus: Dueling Sword, Fighter - Weapon Specialization: Dueling Sword // Crane Wing, Fighter - Greater Weapon Focus: Dueling Sword, Fighter - Fighter Tactics // Heavy Blades, Alchemist - Combat Mobility // Combat Trick > Improved Critical: Dueling Sword, Alchemist - Dreadful Carnage (+8 STR item). for the "Blind run Scion" build it mentions something like "wear the heaviest armor you can find" but the build can only wear light armor, am I supposed to take a heavy armor feat somewhere? Everything is controlled for a good long while. Has Web for early-game. Use Magic Device is a good fit. Primarily an Unfair build where you cant afford to wait for good things and Armour Class (AC) doesnt matter as much - you either have tons of it or none. Deals good damage and x4 crits. Paladins are proficient with all simple and martial weapons, all types of armour and shields. Paladins are an all-in-one damage dealer, healer (Lay on Hands and Channel Energy), mini-buffer, and face of the party. Doesnt need gyronna to reach 70 Armour Class (AC), so theres that as well. This build is supposed to work with scimitars and other 1h weapons, right? In all honesty Monks are not a good class. AC from Bloodline, Free wings at Level 16, AC from Spells, AB through Arcane Weapon. Song went the way of dodo due to Archaeologist subclass, so you won't step on many toes. Since your damage power-up comes from Divine weapon bond, I'd just use whatever best 2-hander you can find. ). If taking human: 7/18/13/10/7/19. :). First I know the new game is out. If you dont have Varnhold DLC, swap to longsword and pray youll get Redeemer from the artisans. Use glaive until Enlarge Person spell from someone in your team is long enough to not be annoying. 1)Two-Weapon Fighting 1)Shield Bash 3)Weapon Focus (Rapier) 3)Shake it Off (Bonus Teamwork feat) 5)Power Attack 7)Dazzling Display 6)Outflank (Bonus Teamwork feat) 8)Improved Two Weapon Fighting 9)Combat Reflexes 9)Seize the Moment (Bonus Teamwork feat) 11)Improved Critical 12)Shield Wall (Bonus Teamwork feat) 13)Shatter Defenses 15)Shield Master Thought I need to represent this one as the other Kineticist is designed more for comfortable late-game play on hard than anything. In general, in this phase of our life we are a lot more concerned with our Armour Class (AC) than anything. Bard song is appreciated, as usual. Thats nice, I suppose. +Cha helmet // +Str+Dex+Con gear. 8 attacks/4 at max BAB with extra attack ki power. It's still a nice bit of damage, especially so against enemies you can smite, but don't be too hyped about it, especially on higher difficulties. Long shield spell and enlarge are good for your health. Travel domain is mechanically the best. Keep at least one at all times. Delay Poison Communal from a friendly Cleric or Alchemist will go a long way. Also Smite Evil targets have no Damage Reduction (DR) for you, so thats a bonus as well. Dazzling display/Cornugon smash/Dreadful Carnage (since you'll be focusing on CHA and STR anyway). +Stat Items, Inner Demon Rings, Opportunists Boots, Barbarian - Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword // Weapon Focus: Bastard Sword, Barbarian - Power Attack // Damage Reduction, Barbarian - Intimidating Prowess // Damage Reduction, Barbarian - Improved Critical: Bastard Sword, Fighter - Extra Rage Power: Damage Reduction // Cleaving Finish, Knowledge: Arcana 5, Mobility 3, Persuasion. and our Privacy Policy. Very simple and abusive build fit for Unfair. Great builds. Cant be done as a merc. 131.25 is over 4 times the weight of the halfling. Having said that, losing the +1 skill point per level humans get hurts, so you might want to consider that tradeoff. Will be easy with Shatter. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), Don't be like me, visit your new villages. Welcome to the Pathfinder Two Handed Paladin Build. Pretty much the same total control but in huge AoE. Use metamagic rods extensively. Iomedae is the most common paladin deity. Weapon and shied are two weapons in total. Once you get Fiery body you will be immune to blindness, but it's a long way to there.You can shift monk however you like even Level 1 is not bad. Level 8 we finally get to fire. Pit/grease/vinetrap for reflex, Stinking Cloud for Fortitude, Chains of Light for Will. Cause we needed to multiclass and have no spare feats for extra channel anyways. Improved Crit is skipped in favor of Shatter. And damage spells too if you need something on the level. Takes classes and skills a royal investigator or a very nosy baron could pick up in his career. By popular demand. Expertise and Fighting Defensively cut into your Attack Bonus (AB), so only turn it on if you are swarmed and need to tank. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Cant be done on any other race; you need dem wings. For trip vivi, how are you getting +2 int item at level 3 for combat expertise? Some Persuasion and/or CMD bonuses would be welcome. Archaeologist is taken for access to Slashing/Fencing Grace by Level 3. Artisan Bokken. Just remember that in Pathfinder Paladin is STR and CHA for casting. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. 87-131.25 lbs. Aldori Swords are pretty mediocre and it would be totally insane if we could get our hands on a longsword instead, but we compensate with huge STR bonuses and some sneak dice. Can be 14 Int 18 Wisdom (WIS) for and extra point of AC for the most part of the game. Some sneak damage, tolerable weapon damage, 30m mutagen, decent amount of Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). Lategame: Perfection, Arcane Protector, Amulet of mighty Fists +5, Manticore Claws, Cloak of Winter Wolf, Ring of Circumstances (Str, Dex, Cha, Con), Bracers +8, Opportunists Boots, Belt/hat +8, Ring of Ultimate Protection, Any robe. Wolf is not amazing, but its better than sitting around. If you go this route, it's better to not take levels in non-Paladin things. Does good damage. Paladin is skipped. I cant beat ratnook or technic at level 2 so i just havent figured it out. Early game, use staff or flaming nunchucks, AC items, 2x Arcane Protector in Act 2 - one at the Bandit Camp at the bridge, and the other on Bartho. 10m is enough per rest usually if you dont spend much time idling. We don't need weapons. Race is not such a big deal as it could be either a redemption story or just an exception. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. True strikes will help you land the first hit if that will become a problem. Acid bombs launched from this mace deal 3d6+5 acid damage on a direct hit. And, yes: I know what the description says. Will have good Armour Class (AC) throughout the game. Fauchard is taken for that sweet +5 Combat Maneuver Bonus (CMB). Don't warn me again for Pathfinder: Kingmaker View Page Cancel A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. If you plan on keeping a bard around, take Traditional Monk instead. Or Power Attack + Dreadful Carnage. This build is current to October 8, 2019. Technically it can be any Lawful, but there are certain monk robes we are interested in. Otherwise buy one in your capital. And youll want Absolver Cloak anyways. Make him tanky or more of a damage dealer? It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. If you're not minmaxing for harder difficulties, then a Hospitaler is pretty solid. Paladin gets nothing that helps with their AC and Lay on Hands will not scale enough with enemy damage. It also gives fast access to Uncanny Dodge. Slayer - Two-Weapon Fighting(+2 dex item) // Combat Trick > Crane Wing, Slayer - Outflank // Menacing > Intimidating Prowess, Slayer - Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (+4 Dex item) // Menacing > Shatter Defenses, Bard - Greater Two-Weapon Fighting(+6 Dex item)* // Crippling Strikes, Dragon Disciple - Double Slice // Blindfight, Slayer - Accomplished Sneak Attacker // Menacing > Dreadful Carnage, Persuasion, Mobility 3, Athletics 1, Stealth 1, Monk - Dodge // Weapon Focus: Claw // Crane Style, Magic Fang, Acid Maw, Faerie Fire, Longstrider, Aspect of the Bear, Barkskin, Natural Rhythm, Cats Grace, Bulls Strength, Magic Fang (Greater), Mirror Image, Spike Growth, Resist Energy (Communal), Thorn Body, Echolocation, Displacement, Protection from Energy (Communal), Aspect of the Wolf, Geniekind, Greater Invisibility, Summon Natures Ally VI, Cure Light Wounds (Mass), Vanish (4), Mirror Image (6), Displacement (8), Greater Invisibility (10), Heroism (Greater) (14), Mobility 4, Trickery (Max), Knowledge: Arcana 4, Persuasion 1. Or estoc for Blinding Light.Or Blind Fight. Finally, Angel-kin Aasimar is the perfect race for a Paladin because of the +2 to Str and Charisma and their ability to get the Wings feat (+3 dodge AC and ignore difficult terrain). For more information, please see our Generally the best approach is to burn yourself with defense to the 3/5/7, but don't burn more than half your HP. What deity for noble assassin? Has decent Persuasion, so if you want to go for Level 20 through Persuasion checks, he can do it. Kamas tend to have other special effects on them.Can be Swapped for whatever you like better. Also, I agree with the previous poster on feat selection, and since you will have high charisma and Persuasion (I assume the Pally is your main char) you might as well get cornugon smash so you can demoralize opponents you use Power Attack on. Grease and Web will help you solve early-game. Thats about it. Slayer build has both Shield Bash (lvl 3) and Two Weapon Fighting (lvl 4) ??? Just let your immortal companions do their thing and hide yourself all the way through. Stacks Armour Class (AC) high. You can use Echolocation from party Alchemist instead. Scimitars are a viable alternative. An average female halfling is roughly 30 pounds. There are some nice ones in second half of the game. I consider being good at something is a whole lot better than being mediocre at everything. There are some good longswords late, but it might be a bit of a suffer.Can just go for 2 more magus levels. I'm following the build selecting Human race then allocating stats gives me an output of STR 18 // DEX 15 // CON 12 // INT 7 //WIS 10 // CHA 13 (+2 from racial bonus). Dont be shy about using Dazzling manually for control. Weve taken Leopard mostly cause it gains AC/AB/Damage from just one Cats Grace, so we can have buffs too. Bloodline spells will do fine as fodder summons a problem 8, 2019, if you ever... 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