Character Builds

There are a variety of resources out there for build information and it is worthwhile, if you are so inclined, to spend some time considering your build in advance of implementing it. The purpose of this page to assist people looking for more sources of information to build out their characters. The balance between a viable build Mechanically and for Role Play purposes is often a struggle and it is easy to build a character that could be optimised better. There are a number of tools available to assist people with building characters and a number of build examples.

Sources of Information

• Arelith - PGCC: A dedicated build server found in the list of Arelith Servers.

• Character builds and equipment builds can be tested here without most of the prerequisite effort required in obtaining experience, gold, equipment, skills, etc.
• Your character from the main servers can be copied here using the -transfer command

• Arelith Discord: Arelith specific discord containing build discussion channels and information. This is currently the best place to find build information and more importantly to vet build information.

• character-build-advice channel: A channel for discussing character builds. The is a role for the build helpers and they show up in Orange (Build Advisor)
• build-guides: A channel dedicated to vetted example builds, you can find an example of many builds in this channel

• Arelith Forums: Arelith specific forum containing a Builds & Mechanics sections

• Although builds can be discussed here, at the time of writing, the predominate source of build support is the Discord. There are some notable things on the forum however.

• Kalo's Arelith Build Calculator: An Arelith specific build tool based upon the NWN Character Build Calculator.
• The gift of Craftmanship: Trade Skill Distribution: A source of information for Craft Skill point distribution focusing on synergies between the crafting skills.
• All Things Ranged (Builds, Launchers, Templates): A build resource for Ranged builds.

Build Index

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

Below is an index of the builds currently found in the build-guides channel of the Official Discord. Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 are ordered by majority level, alphabetical when equivalent. So, for example, if you want to find a Majority Paladin build, sort Class 1 and find the Paladin section.

These builds should be used as example and they may be out of date, the absolute best source of information at the time of writing this is the Discord channel.

Arelith has many customizations, one of the more notable ones that will impact the below Build Index is to Weapon Focus Feats and it is worth reviewing specifically as some of the builds still refer to the old weapon specific feats. E.g. Weapon Focus: Scimitar would be replaced with Weapon Focus (one-handed edged) when found in the build guides below.

Build	Race	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Description
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Rogue	Standard Weapon Master
Fighter(11), Rogue(3), Blackguard(16)	Human	Blackguard	Fighter	Rogue	Standard Blackguard summoner
Fighter(24), Paladin(3), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Paladin	Rogue	Standard divine Fighter
Fighter(6), Rogue(24)	Human	Rogue	Fighter		Standard deep Rogue
Rogue(19), Fighter(8), Monk(3)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Monk	Monk kama/quarterstaff
Rogue(19), Fighter(8), Rogue(13)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Weapon Master	Dex based Weapon Master
Blackguard(16), Knight(10), Rogue(4)	Human	Blackguard	Knight	Rogue	Summons based melee
Bard(16), Knight(10), Paladin(4)	Human	Bard	Knight	Paladin	Bard Heavy Knight/Paladin
Bard(16), Knight(10), Fighter(4)	Human	Bard	Knight	Fighter	Bard Heavy Knight/Fighter
Rogue(10), Monk(20)	Human	Monk	Rogue		Standard Monk/Rogue (may be outdated)
Fighter(20), Paladin(3), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Paladin	Divine Weapon Master
Fighter(20), Blackguard(3), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Blackguard	Divine Weapon Master Build shows Paladin but is interchangeable with Blackguard
Wizard(26), Bard(4)	Human	Wizard	Bard		Standard Wizard
Paladin(23), Fighter(4), Rogue(3)	Human	Paladin	Fighter	Rogue	Deep Paladin
Fighter(8), Earthkin Defender(18), Rogue(4)	Dwarf - Shield	Earthkin Defender	Fighter	Rogue	Epic Damage Reduction Earthkin Defender
Monk(20), Rogue(10)	Human	Monk	Rogue		Standard Monk/Rogue (Updated)
True Flame(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	True Flame	Blackguard		Auto-Quicken 3, Divine True Flame
True Flame(26), Paladin(4)	Human	True Flame	Paladin		Auto-Quicken 3, Divine Trueflame Build shows Blackguard but is interchangeable with Paladin
True Flame(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	True Flame	Blackguard		Auto-Still 3, Divine True Flame
True Flame(26), Paladin(4)	Human	True Flame	Paladin		Auto-Still 3, Divine True Flame Build shows Blackguard but is interchangeable with Paladin
True Flame(26), Fighter(4)	Human	True Flame	Fighter		Epic Damage Reduction 3, Fighter dip True Flame
True Flame(25), Harper Mage(5)	Human	True Flame	Harper Mage		Auto Quicken 3, Harper Mage dip True Flame
True Flame(21), Harper Mage(5), Paladin(3)	Human	True Flame	Harper Mage	Paladin	Auto Quicken 3 and Auto Still 2, Harper Mage and Paladin dip True Flame
Spellsword(21), Fighter(6), Monk(3)	Human	Spellsword	Fighter	Monk	Spellmonk, high APR, high AC and Spellsword perks
Fighter(25), Harper Paragon(5)	Human	Fighter	Harper Paragon		Harper version of the divine Fighter
Barbarian(21), Fighter(6), Rogue(3)	Human	Barbarian	Fighter	Rogue	One-handed weapon Barbarian
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Strength based battle Cleric
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Wisdom based caster Cleric
Healer(27), Bard(3)	Human	Healer	Bard		Wisdom based caster Healer Build shows Cleric but is interchangeable with Healer Path
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Abyssal/Infernal Pact Warlock
Warlock(27), Blackguard(3)	Human	Warlock	Blackguard		Fey Pact Warlock, divine dip for saves and AC
Bard(25), Fighter(5)	Human	Bard	Fighter		Standard Battlebard
Ranger(21), Fighter(6), Bard(3)	Human	Ranger	Fighter	Bard	Strength based Ranger with bane of enemies and epic weapon specialization
Bard(4), Shadowdancer(10), Pale Master(16)	Human	Pale Master	Shadowdancer	Bard	NOTE: This is a MEME build, built for pure defence and has next to no offensive capabilities.
Paladin(7), Weapon Master(7), 16 Divine Champion	Human	Divine Champion	Paladin	Weapon Master	Extreme burst damage, full set of divines, top tier save and decent AC
Bard(16), BG(4), RDD(10)	Kobold	Bard	Red Dragon Disciple	Blackguard	Red Dragon Disciple requires a 20 RPR and finding a secret NPC in the Underdark. Not recommended for new players
Bard(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	Bard	Blackguard		Extremely high skills, Good AB/AC, decent damage and can use via UMD the non-class polearm Elder Dream
Druid(30)	Firbolg	Druid			Pure 30 caster with Evocation/Divination and Tier 3 Dweomercraft
True Flame(26), Ranger(4)	Human	True Flame	Ranger		Nets extra epic feat using Ranger dip, easier build to migrate to non-human race
Spellsword(21), Fighter(4), Weapon Master(5)	Human	Spellsword	Weapon Master	Fighter	High Damage, high performance, lower saves and more easily dispelled Spellsword
Monk(9), Shadowdancer(14), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Shadowdancer	Monk	Weapon Master	Epic Shadow, Monk UBAB Weapon Master
Barbarian(17), Fighter(6), WM(7)	Dwarf - Duergar	Barbarian	Weapon Master	Fighter	Attributes/Stats, Skill Points High AB, extremely high damage Scythe build, weak on defences except HP and Fortitude saves. NOT beginner friendly but does well with a friend to tank for you.
Fighter(6), Barbarian(17), Weapon Master(7)	Dwarf - Wild	Barbarian	Weapon Master	Fighter	Full melee build using small race for Two-Hander bonuses using scimitar. High AB, extremely high damage build. Weak on defences except HP and Fortitude saves. Not beginner friendly but does well with a friend to tank for you.
Monk(4), Blackguard(16), Fighter(10)	Orog	Blackguard	Fighter	Monk	Summoner Blackguard with Monk UBAB using Naginata. See notes for tweaking option, including racial tweak to Human.
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Rogue	Higher saves Weapon Master variant. Can be used with sword and shield or two-hander. Can be used with other races with small tweaks Recommended for beginners.
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Specialist	Higher saves Weapon Master variant. Can be used with sword and shield or two-hander. Can be used with other races with small tweaks. Alternative to the Rogue dip is the Specialist dip, netting an additional Epic Skill Focus but costs Evasion. Evasion is more useful mechanically and this is not recommended but it is supported in the build.
Ranger(21), Monk(5), Fighter(4)	Human	Ranger	Monk	Fighter	Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves.
Ranger(21), Monk(3), Fighter(6)	Human	Ranger	Fighter	Monk	Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves. Higher AB, less saves and late Monk UBAB access compared to other, similar builds
Ranger(27), Monk(3)	Human	Ranger	Monk		Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves. High CL, +5 Blade Thirst and lots of favored/studied enemies Recommended for Beginners.
Fighter(6), Paladin(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Fighter	Paladin	Divine Melee, not as high damage as Weapon Master variant but more durable and flush with feats.
Fighter(6), Blackguard(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Fighter	Blackguard	Divine Melee, not as high damage as Weapon Master variant but more durable and flush with feats.
Healer(30)	Human	Healer			Very flexible and strong healer path summoner/support cleric build. Exceedingly difficult to be killed. Beginner friendly.
Shaman(23), Ranger(4), Barbarian(3)	Dwarf - Wild	Shaman	Ranger	Barbarian	Zen archery axe throwing build.
Ranger(7), Arcane Archer(18), Shadowdancer(5)	Elf - Drow	Arcane Archer	Ranger	Shadowdancer	Ranged Stealth build using Hide in Plain Sight.
Ranger(10), Arcane Archer(17), Monk(3)	Elf - Wild	Arcane Archer	Ranger	Monk	Generic Ranger/Arcane Archer/Monk build
Warlock(23), Fighter(4), Blackguard(3)	Human	Warlock	Fighter	Blackguard	Feylock Pact, divine melee build.
Spellsword(23), Blackguard(3), Fighter(4)	Human	Spellsword	Fighter	Blackguard	Divine Spellsword
Spellsword(23), Paladin(3), Fighter(4)	Human	Spellsword	Fighter	Paladin	Divine Spellsword Build shows Blackguard but is interchangeable with Paladin
Monk(30)	Human	Monk			Dex Monk, ki striker build. Warning: Low Strength and pure monk which can be challenging.
Monk(20), Fighter(10)	Human	Monk	Fighter		Dex Monk, ki striker build. Low Strength, it has a rough early start but once geared it will be smooth sailing
Monk(20), Fighter(6), Divine Champion(4)	Human	Monk	Fighter	Divine Champion	Dex Monk, ki striker build. Low Strength, it has a rough early start but once geared it will be smooth sailing Build shows Fighter(10), check notes for Divine Champion variant.
Monk(20), Divine Champion(6), Fighter(4)	Human	Monk	Divine Champion	Fighter	Dex Monk, ki striker. Deeper Divine Champion gains better saves and low level divine wrath. This is an exceedingly difficult/expensive build to gear well, the Fighter(6) variant of this build is recommended.
Monk(20), Divine Champion(4), Fighter(6)	Human	Monk	Fighter	Divine Champion	Dex Monk, ki striker. Fighter variant of the deeper Divine Champion(6) build. Easier to gear properly.
Shaman(27), Tribal Barbarian(3)	Human	Shaman	Tribal Barbarian		Caster and summoner build with decent tribals. High summon counts with tribals and elemental swarm. Focuses on Conjuration, Transmutation and Divination
Shaman(27), Monk(3)	Human	Shaman	Monk		Caster and/or summoner with higher AC. Focuses on Conjuration, Evocation and Abjuration for damage as well as breaching/dispelling.
Shaman(27), Ranger(3)	Human	Shaman	Ranger		Caster and/or summoner, one extra Epic Spell Focus via Ranger dip. Solid all-rounder Shaman build. Focuses on Conjuration, Evocation, Abjuration and Divination
Hexblade(27), Blackguard(3)	Human	Hexblade	Blackguard		Divine Hexblade. Nets on-hit healing, multiple damage curses and the Hex of Neglect for AC decrease.
Hexblade(26), Monk(4)	Human	Hexblade	Monk		Dex Hexblade using Quarterstaff for Monk UBAB.
Hexblade(11), Monk(4), Pale Master(15)	Human	Pale Master	Hexblade	Monk	Lowish AB, decent damage, high AC/survivability.
Ranger(4), Knight(10), Shadowdancer(16)	Halfling	Shadowdancer	Knight	Ranger	High AC, survivability, low damage (when not sneak attacking with shadow). Epic Shadow guards character and Knight wards another character for maximum bodyguard power.
Rogue(4), Knight(10), Shadowdancer(16)	Halfling	Shadowdancer	Knight	Rogue	High AC, survivability, low damage (when not sneak attacking with shadow). Epic Shadow guards character and Knight wards another character for maximum bodyguard power. Rogue varient to Ranger dip. Trades 1 AB for +1 AB on Rogue proficiency weapons which nets +5 Dalesword for that Damage Resistance penetration as well as more skill points and access to the other Roguish level 20 bonuses. This is a solid upgrade over the Ranger variant.
Rogue(19), Fighter(6), Shadowdancer(5)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Shadowdancer	Standard Roguish build with Shadowdancer dip for Hide in Plain sight.
Hexblade(4), Pale Master(10), Blackguard(16)	Orog	Blackguard	Pale Master	Hexblade	Melee/Blackguard summoner, immune critical Blackguard build with both divine might/shield and Blackguard saves.
Hexblade(4), Pale Master(16), Blackguard(10)	Orog	Palemaster	Blackguard	Hexblade	Melee/Palemaster summoner, immune critical and gains Epic Spell: Mage Armor, both divine might/shield and Blackguard saves.
Swashbuckler(8), Divine Champion(15), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Divine Champion	Swashbuckler	Weapon Master	Strength Swashbuckler, Divine Champion Weapon Master variant
Swashbuckler(13), Knight(10), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Swashbuckler	Knight	Weapon Master	Strength Swashbuckler: Knight, Weapon Master variant
Swashbuckler(11), Fighter(12), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Swashbuckler	Weapon Master	Strength Swashbuckler: deeper Fighter, Weapon Master variant
Swashbuckler(21), Fighter(4), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Swashbuckler	Weapon Master	Fighter	Strength Swashbuckler: dip Fighter, Weapon Master variant
Sorcerer(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	Sorcerer	Blackguard		Autostill, solid AC divine Sorcerer
Bard(20), Fighter(5), Weapon Master(5)	Human	Bard	Fighter	Weapon Master	Melee Bard with partial Weapon Master dip
Archer(7), Shadowdancer(10), Arcane Archer(13)	Half-Elf	Arcane Archer	Shadowdancer	Ranger	Epic Dodge, HiPS, DR piercing, same AB as base Ranger Archer build but with less damage and slightly lower AC Half-Elf variant
Archer(7), Shadowdancer(10), Arcane Archer(13)	Elf-Wild	Arcane Archer	Shadowdancer	Ranger	Epic Dodge, HiPS, DR piercing, same AB as base Ranger Archer build but with less damage and slightly lower AC Wild Elf variant