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== Introduction ==

[[Summary::A strong striker capable of doing damage to everyone around him while providing some battlefield control. .]]

== References ==

Flaws (Unearthed Arcana)

Bloodlines (Unearthed Arcana)

Complete Champion

Complete Arcane

Dragon Magic

Player's Handbook II

Magic of Incarnum

Expanded Psionics Handbook

Fiendish Codex II

== Game Rule Components ==

=== Spells, Powers, Soulmelds, Stances, etc... ===
Strength Domain

Travel Domain 

Eldritch Glaive from Dragon Magic. (1)

Entropic Warding (4)

Devil's Sight (7)

Hellrime Blast (12)

Flee the Scene (14)

Fell Flight (18)

Vitriolic Blast (19)
 
=== Items ===

Warlock's Scepter (Complete Arcane)

Greater Chasuble of Fell Power and Gloves of the Eldritch Admixture (Magic Item Compendium).

A Nightstick from Libris Mortis will let you use Travel Devotion more often.

=== Progression ===

'''Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments):''' (Assuming 32 Point Buy)  Str: 17 Dex: 12 Con: 14 Int: 14 Wis: 11 Cha: 8

'''Race (Templates):''' [[Race::Human]]

{| class="zebra d20" style="text-align: left;" {{#vardefine: odd|0}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" | ECL
! rowspan="2" | Class/HD/LA
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Feats
! rowspan="2" | Class<br/>Features
! rowspan="2" | Special
|- style="text-align: center;"
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
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| 1st || Warlock 1 || +0 || +0 || +0 || +2 || Stand Still, Battle Caster, Combat Reflexes, Education || Eldritch Blast 1d6, ||
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| 2nd || Storm Giant Bloodline 1 || +0 || +0 || +0 || +2 || Power Attack ||  ||
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| 3rd || Cleric 1 || +0 || +2 || +0 || +4 || Travel Devotion (Complete Champion) || Turn Undead || Travel Domain and Strength Domain 
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| 4th || Warlock 2 || +1 || +2 || +0 || +5 ||  || Detect Magic ||
|- 
| 5th || Warlock 3 || +2 || +3 || +1 || +5 ||  || Elritch Blast 2d6, DR 1/Cold Iron ||
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| 6th || Storm Giant Bloodline 2 || +2 || +3 || +1 || +5 || Cleave ||  ||
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| 7th || Warlock 4 || +3 || +3 || +2 || +6 || || Deceive Item  || 
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| 8th || Warlock 5 || +3 || +3 || +2 || +6 || Shape Soulmeld: Strongheart Vest || Eldritch Blast 3d6 || Gained Bonus feat from bloodline by having cleave already.
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| 9th || Fighter 1 || +4 || +5 || +2 || +6 || Martial Study: Shield Block, Weapon Focus (Eldritch Glaive) || ||
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| 10th || Fighter 2 || +5 || +6 || +2 || +6 || Martial Stance: Thicket of Blades || ||
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| 11th || Storm Giant Bloodline 3 || +5 || +6 || +2 || +6 || || ||
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| 12th || Warlock 6 || +6 || +7 || +3 || +7 || Great Cleave || || 
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| 13th || Hellfire Warlock 1 || +6 || +7 || +3 || +9 || || Eldritch Blast 4d6, Hellfire Blast 2d6 || Build begins to take off.
|- 
| 14th || Hellfire Warlock 2 || +7 || +7 || +3 || +10 || || Hellfire Blast +4d6, Hellfire Infusion, Fire Resist 10 ||
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| 15th || Hellfire Warlock 3 || +8 || +8 || +4 || +10 || Maximize Spell-Like Ability || Eldritch Blast 5d6, Hellfire Blast +6d6, Hellfire Shield ||
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| 16th || Fighter 3 || +9 || +8 || +5 || +11 || ||  ||
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| 17th || Fighter 4 || +10 || +9 || +5 || +11 || Weapon Specialization: Eldritch Glaive || |
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| 18th || Warlock 7 || +11 || +9 || +5 || +11 || Melee Weapon Mastery || Damage Reduction 2/Cold Iron  ||
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| 19th || Warlock 8 || +12 || +9 || +5 || +12 || || Eldritch Blast 6d6, Fiendish Resilience 1 ||
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| 20th || Warlock 9 || +12 || +10 || +6 || +12 || || ||
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At level 20: [[Final Class Progression::Warlock 9 / Cleric 1 / Fighter 4 / Hellfire Warlock 3 / Major Bloodline 3]]

== Highlights ==

Eldritch Glaive requires a touch attack to hit, allowing you to Power Attack for added damage. 

Strength Domain allows use to use wands and scrolls of Enlarge Person to go large multiple times a day.

Battle Caster allows you to use your invocations while wearing heavy armor.

With 17 starting strength after racial mods, your strength will be 17 + 5 (level) +1 (bloodline) + 5 (tome) + 6 (item) = 34 when not enlarged at level 20. Full attack (every attack is a touch attack) will be 12 (Str) + 12 (BAB) - 12 (Power Attack) + 1 (Weapon Focus) + 2 (Melee Weapon Mastery) = +15/+9/+5, with damage being 18d6 (Eldritch Glaive + Hellfire Blast) + 2d6 (Greater Chasuble of Fell Power) + 18 (Two-Handed Weapon Strength) + 2 (Weapon Specialization) + 2 (Melee Weapon Mastery) + 24 (Power Attack with a two-handed weapon) = 18d6+44 or 98 on average. Should all attacks hit, that comes out to 294 damage per round on average. 

If you drop a foe, great cleave allows you a strike against anyone within your reach.

Maximize your eldritch blast to deal 164 damage per attack.

At higher level, vitriolic blast bypasses spell resistance.

== Further Optimization ==

Find a way to gain haste for another attack per round. Extra Dex allows more AoO's, as well as boost your reflex save.  

=== Limitations ===

Low hit die (mostly d6's) means you'll be rather squishy for being up in melee.

Lower warlock levels means Spell Resistance can cripple the build until you gain vitriolic blast.

=== DM Counters ===

Creatures that can teleport. Spells that require reflex saves and hinder movement.

Creatures with Spell Resistance at lower levels.

=== Variants ===

Alternately, you could could switch out Entropic Warding with Darkness and cast it on yourself. Devil's Sight would allow you to see through it, and everyone around you would have a 20% miss chance against you.


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Author	SiraLinari +
Final Class Progression	Warlock 9 / Cleric 1 / Fighter 4 / Hellfire Warlock 3 / Major Bloodline 3 +
Identifier	3.5e Optimized Character Build +
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Rating	Unrated +
Summary	A strong striker capable of doing damage to everyone around him while providing some battlefield control. . +
Title	Eldritch Cleaver +