Clever Critfighter (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

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"With these two blades, no foe can withstand my barrage of infinite attacks!"

Introduction

Extra actions along with martial strikes combined with great critical confirmation makes for very tasty damage.

References

• Unearthed Arcana (Flaws)
• Races of Destiny
• Dungeonscape
• Tome of Battle
• Complete Scoundrel
• Complete Champion
• Player's Handbook 2
• Class Chronicles (Font of Inspiration)

Game Rule Components

Skill Tricks

• Collector of Stories

Maneuvers

1. Moment of Perfect Mind, Wolf Fang Strike, Leading the Attack, Blood in the Water
2. White Raven Tactics
3. Insightful Strike
4. Leading the Attack->Death From Above, Wolverine Stance
5. Pouncing Charge
6. Wolf Fang Strike->Ruby Nightmare Blade
7. Avalanche of Blades
8. Insightful Strike->Dancing Mongoose
9. Swooping Dragon Strike
10. Death From Above->Raging Mongoose OR Diamond Nightmare Blade, Pearl of Black Doubt

Progression

Race (Templates): Human

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Factotum 1	+0	+0	+2	+0	Two-Weapon Fighting, Font of Inspiration, Font of Inspiration, Able Learner	Inspiration, Cunning Insight, Cunning Knowledge, Trapfinding
2nd	Factotum 2	+1	+0	+3	+0		Arcane Dilletante (1 spell)
3rd	Factotum 3	+2	+1	+3	+1	Knowledge Devotion	Brains Over Brawn, Cunning Defense
4th	Factotum 4	+3	+1	+4	+1		Arcane Dilletante (2 spells), Cunning Strike
5th	Warblade 1	+4	+3	+4	+1		Battle Clarity, Weapon Aptitude
6th	Factotum 5	+4	+3	+4	+1	Font of Inspiration	Opportunistic Piety
7th	Factotum 6	+5	+4	+5	+2
8th	Warblade 2	+6	+5	+5	+2		Uncanny Dodge
9th	Factotum 7	+7	+5	+5	+2	Improved Two-Weapon Fighting	Arcane Dilletante (3 spells)
10th	Factotum 8	+8	+5	+6	+2		Cunning Surge
11th	Warblade 3	+9	+5	+7	+3		Battle Ardor	Build begins to realize its full potential
12th	Chameleon 1	+9	+5	+7	+3	Font of Inspiration	Aptitude Focus 1/day (+2)
13th	Chameleon 2	+10	+5	+7	+3	Bonus Feat (See variants at the bottom)
14th	Warblade 4	+11	+6	+7	+3
15th	Warblade 5	+12	+6	+7	+3	Iron Heart Aura, Stormguard Warrior
16th	Warblade 6	+13	+7	+8	+4		Improved Uncanny Dodge
17th	Warblade 7	+14	+7	+8	+4		Battle Cunning
18th	Warblade 8	+15	+8	+8	+4	Robilar's Gambit
19th	Warblade 9	+16	+8	+9	+5	Combat Reflexes
20th	Warblade 10	+17	+9	+9	+5

Final progression: Factotum 8 / Chameleon 2 / Warblade 10

Highlights

• Strength: 28 (+9) = 16 (Base) + 6 (Item) + 4 (Tome) + 2 (Level)
• Intelligence: 30 (+10) = 16 (Base) + 6 (Item) + 3 (Level) + 5 (Tome)
• Attack: +41/+41/+36/+36/+31/+31/+26 = 17 (BAB) + 9 (Strength) + 10 (Cunning Insight) + 5 (Magic) - 2 (Two-Weapon Fighting) + 2 (Combat Focus)
• AC: 46 = 10 (Base) + 10 (Cunning Defense) + 13 (+5 Mithral Full Plate) + 5 (Natural Armor) + 5 (Deflection) + 3 (Dexterity)
• TWF + Blood in the Water + Raging Mongoose + Keen Kukris = pwn
• Stormguard Warrior + Above = massive damage next round. Perhaps take Diamond Nightmare Blade with floating feat for even more damage next round.
• Stormguard Warrior + Robilar's Gambit = awesomesauce
• Damage following a round of Avalanche of Blades + Stormguard Warrior (+30 damage to each blow) with Cunning Surge for extra strikes:
  • Diamond Nightmare Blade: 1d4 (Base) + 5d6+5 (Magic) + 9 (Str) + 30 (Stormguard Warrior) + 10 (Cunning Insight) = 74 x4 = 296
  • Ruby Nightmare Blade: 1d4 (Base) + 5d6+5 (Magic) + 9 (Str) + 30 (Stormguard Warrior) + 10 (Cunning Insight) = 74 x2 = 148
  • Swooping Dragon Strike: 1d4 (Base) + 5d6+5 (Magic) + 9 (Str) + 30 (Stormguard Warrior) + 10 (Cunning Insight) + 10d6 = 109
  • Full Attack + Dancing Mongoose: 1d4 (Base) + 5d6+5 (Magic) + 9 (Str) + 30 (Stormguard Warrior) + 10 (Cunning Insight) = 74
    • 74 x 4 x 19/20 + 74 x 2 x 17/20 + 74 x 2 x 12/20 + 74 x 7/20 = 281.2 + 125.8 + 88.8 + 25.9 = 521.7
  • Total damage in a single round: 1074.7

Tactics

• Omnislash-crit-OMNOMNOM with Cunning Surge fueling extra actions/strikes

Further Optimization

• Surging Inspiration will let you regain IP mid-battle
• Use Arcane Dilettante to cast Haste and Wraithstrike

Limitations

• Casters-OMNOMNOM

DM Counters

• Concealment, cover, mobility, illusions, etc

Variants

• Instead of going with the two-weapon fighting chain, instead pick up a falchion and power attack to focus on more single attacks that may do more damage.
• Replace Stormguard Warrior and Robilar's Gambit with Font of Inspiration for even more Inspiration points.
• Use the bonus feat from Chameleon to qualify for Robilar's Gambit. Once you gain the bonus Warblade feat for Combat Reflexes switch it out for Font of Inspiration or Greater Two-Weapon Fighting.
• Replace the last level of Warblade with Bloodclaw Master to gain your full Strength to your offhand weapon. Note that doing this causes you to lose a point of BAB and forces you to take Raging Mongoose rather than Diamond Nightmare Blade.

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