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**Character Builds**
Characters on Arelith:
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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

Official Arelith Discord: The offical discord, managed by staff including channels for all things Arelith including build channels:

character-build-advice channel: A channel for discussing character builds. There is a role for the build helpers and they show up in Orange (Build Advisor)
build-guides: A channel dedicated to vetted builds.

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. This is also available on the wiki.
All Things Ranged (Builds, Launchers, Templates): A build resource for Ranged builds. All of the relevant information found here has been migrated to the wiki.

Other Stuff

Arelith Weapon Comparison Spreadsheet

Build Index

Last Updated: 24 July 2022

Below is an index of the builds currently found in the build-guides channel of the Official Discord and the Unofficial Discord.

These builds should be used as example and they may be out of date, the absolute best source of information at the time of writing this is the Discord channel.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

A note on PvP and builds:

Skill is often the determining factor in PvP, not build. A skilled player will destroy an unskilled one the vast majority of the time even if their build is subpar. Also bear in mind that there's a lot of misinformation about what the 'best' builds are. Some of that comes from seemingly credible sources. For a new player, it can be pretty tough to tell who actually knows what they're talking about from someone who thinks they know what they're talking about and is simply very loud about it.

By: Peppermint

How to Sort the Table

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.
Wikimedia tables also supports multiple key sorting, to sub-sort by additional columns, hold down the shift key while clicking on the column headers to sub-sort additional columns.

Special dip representations have been added to the Index

Pal/BG: used on builds that have specifically been build to swap Paladin and Blackguard with no other changes to the build.
Harp/Zhen used on builds that have specifically been build to swap Harper and Zhentarium with no other changes to the build.

The "Vetted" column indicates if this build has been vetted by the build advisors which currently is flagged "Yes" if the build has been posted in either of the Arelith build-guides/build-dump Discord channels or can be found in Kenji's (build advisor in both discords) "All Things Ranged" forum post.

Builds Table

Build	Race	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Author	Description	Vetted
Fighter(11), Rogue(3), Blackguard(16)	Human	Blackguard	Fighter	Rogue	Jack Oat	Standard Blackguard summoner	Yes
Fighter(24), Paladin(3), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Paladin	Rogue	Jack Oat	Standard divine Fighter	Yes
Fighter(6), Rogue(24)	Human	Rogue	Fighter		Jack Oat	Standard deep Rogue	Yes
Rogue(13), Fighter(10),Weapon Master(7)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Weapon Master	Jack Oat	Dex based Weapon Master	Yes
Blackguard(16), Knight(10), Rogue(4)	Human	Blackguard	Knight	Rogue	Jack Oat	Summons based melee	Yes
Fighter(20), Paladin/Blackguard(3), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Pal/BG	Jack Oat	Divine Weapon Master	Yes
Wizard(27), Ranger(3)	Human	Wizard	Ranger		Jack Oat	Standard Wizard	Yes
Barbarian(21), Fighter(6), Rogue(3)	Human	Barbarian	Fighter	Rogue	Dr. B	One-handed weapon Barbarian	Yes
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Dr. B	Strength based battle Cleric	Yes
Fighter(6), Paladin/Blackguard(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Fighter	Pal/BG	Dr. B	Divine Melee, not as high damage as Weapon Master variant but more durable and flush with feats.	Yes
Shaman(23), Ranger(4), Barbarian(3)	Dwarf - Wild	Shaman	Ranger	Barbarian	Kenji	Zen archery axe throwing build.	Yes
Ranger(8), Arcane Archer(18), Monk(4)	Elf - Wild	Arcane Archer	Ranger	Monk	Jack Oat	Generic Ranger/Arcane Archer/Monk build	Yes
Shaman(27), Tribal Barbarian(3)	Human	Shaman	Tribal Barbarian		Kenji	Caster and summoner build with decent tribals. High summon counts with tribals and elemental swarm. Focuses on Conjuration, Transmutation and Divination	Yes
Shaman(27), Monk(3)	Human	Shaman	Monk		Kenji	Caster and/or summoner with higher AC. Focuses on Conjuration, Evocation and Abjuration for damage as well as breaching/dispelling.	Yes
Shaman(27), Ranger(3)	Human	Shaman	Ranger		Kenji	Caster and/or summoner, one extra Epic Spell Focus via Ranger dip. Solid all-rounder Shaman build. Focuses on Conjuration, Evocation, Abjuration and Divination	Yes
Ranger(4), Knight(10), Shadowdancer(16)	Halfling	Shadowdancer	Knight	Ranger	Mythic/Merry	High AC, survivability, low damage (when not sneak attacking with shadow). Epic Shadow guards character and Knight wards another character for maximum bodyguard power.	Yes
Rogue(4), Knight(10), Shadowdancer(16)	Halfling	Shadowdancer	Knight	Rogue	Mythic/Merry	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.	Yes
Archer(8), Shadowdancer(11), Arcane Archer(11)	Half-Elf	Arcane Archer	Shadowdancer	Ranger	Kenji	Epic Dodge, DR piercing, same AB as base Ranger Archer build but with less damage and slightly lower AC Half-Elf variant	Yes
Archer(8), Shadowdancer(11), Arcane Archer(11)	Elf-Wild	Arcane Archer	Shadowdancer	Ranger	Kenji	Epic Dodge, DR piercing, same AB as base Ranger Archer build but with less damage and slightly lower AC Wild Elf variant	Yes
Bard(23), Fighter(4), Paladin/Blackguard(3)	Human	Bard	Fighter	Pal/BG	Jack Oat	Updated divine Bard, more dispel resistant while still meeting divine might/shield requirements	Yes
Fighter(6), Paladin/Blackguard(4), Divine Champion(20)	Halfling	Divine Champion	Fighter	Pal/BG	Kenji	Halfling hybrid shortsword/sling and shield build. Divine Champion variant, nets deep divine wrath and solid saves.	Yes
Fighter(24), Blackguard(3), Rogue(3)	Halfling	Fighter	Blackguard	Rogue	Kenji	Halfling hybrid shortsword/sling and shield build. Deep fighter variant, nets more AC and DR piercing on +4 weapons (dale sword, crossbow). Better quality of life through Rogue.	Yes
Rogue(24), Fighter(6)	Halfling	Rogue	Fighter		Peppermint	Rogue Grenadier	Yes
Barbarian(17), Knight(10), Specialist(3)	Troglodyte	Barbarian	Knight	Specialist	Kenji	Requires Normal Award	Yes
Barbarian(17), Knight(10), Rogue(3)	Troglodyte	Barbarian	Knight	Rogue	Kenji	Requires Normal Award	Yes
Barbarian(17), Knight(10), Blackguard(3)	Troglodyte	Barbarian	Knight	Blackguard	Kenji	Requires Normal Award	Yes
Barbarian(16), Knight(10), Fighter(4)	Troglodyte	Barbarian	Knight	Fighter	Kenji	Requires Normal Award	Yes
Archer(21), Fighter(6), Specialist(3)	Human	Archer	Fighter	Specialist	Kenji	Basic Archer build for all races	Yes
Archer(23), Fighter(4), Specialist(3)	Human	Archer	Fighter	Specialist	Kenji	Basic Archer build for all races	Yes
Archer(27), Bard(3)	Human	Archer	Bard		Kenji	Basic Archer build for all races	Yes
Rogue(24), Fighter(6)	Human	Rogue	Fighter		Kenji	Ranged: Less skill points and one less sneak attack die than the ranger split but more sustained damage. Note: This is not a beginner friendly build, use at your own risk.	Yes
Arcane Archer(19), Paladin(6), Bard(5)	Elf - Wild	Arcane Archer	Paladin	Bard	Kenji	Lawful Good only, high dmg, high AB, high AC, good saves, but high wind-up time.	Yes
Arcane Archer(18), Archer(9), Pal/BG(3)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Archer	Pal/BG	Kenji	Good all-rounder Arcane Archer build	Yes
Arcane Archer(19), Archer(7), Paladin(4)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Archer	Paladin	Kenji	Lawful Good only, good all-rounder Arcane Archer build	Yes
Arcane Archer(18), Archer(9), Paladin(3)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Archer	Paladin	Kenji	Lawful Good only, good all-rounder Arcane Archer build, Immunity to IGMS	Yes
Arcane Archer(13), Shadowdancer(10), Archer(7)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Shadowdancer	Archer	Kenji	Epic Dodge, DR piercing, same AB as the basic Ranger Archer build but with a lot less damage.	Yes
Arcane Archer(18), Fighter(8), Bard(4)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Fighter	Bard	Kenji	More sustained damage and feats, less stat-intensive gearing-wise.	Yes
Archer(21), Arcane Archer(9)	Elf - Wild	Archer	Arcane Archer		Kenji	Most skill points and natural HiPS with DR piercing shots.	Yes
Arcane Archer(19), Fighter(6), Archer(5)	Elf	Arcane Archer	Fighter	Archer	Kenji	More consistent firepower and feats at the cost of defence.	Yes
Shaman(23), Archer(4), Barbarian(3)	Human	Shaman	Archer	Barbarian	Kenji	Ranged: Zen Archery, powerful summons with Elemental Swarm and Aura of Vitality, that and high damage per shot with throwing axe to support the summons.	Yes
Fighter(25), Loremaster(5)	Human	Fighter	Loremaster		AstralUniverse	Designed for 55 UMD and 80 Lore for maximum magic item useage in conjunction with Mundane Dispel resistance CL30 heavy wand/scroll support.	Yes
Bard(4), Knight(7/10), Earthkin Defender(19/16)	Dwarf - Gold	Earthkin Defender	Knight	Bard	Mythic/Merry	Useful as a Tank and Party Support with high AB/Damage Boosts for the party and themselves as well as high personal DR.	Yes
Rogue(16), Paladin(4), Divine Champion(10)	Halfling	Rogue	Divine Champion	Paladin	Mythic/Merry	Divine Rogue with Divine: Wrath, Might, Shield and high saves with solid AB/AC/Damage. (NOTE: This is blackguard viable as well but as a prestige class it will require some level and feat shuffling).	Yes
Barbarian(21), Blackguard(3), Fighter(6)	Half Orc	Barbarian	Fighter	Blackguard	Mythic/Merry	Shows both 2Handed and 1Handed variants. A hard hitting build.	Yes
Fighter(8), Weapon Master(7), Divine Champion(15)	Human	Divine Champion	Fighter	Weapon Master	Kenji	Multiple variants including: Human with overwhelming critical feat line, Half Orc with Dual-Wield feat line and Human standard build	Yes
Fighter(6), Pal/BG(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Fighter	Pal/BG	Kenji	Multiple variants including: standard build with overwhelming critical feat line and mounted variant	Yes
Rogue(8), Fighter(6), Shadowdancer(16)	Human	Shadowdancer	Rogue	Fighter	TormakSaber	Gets the full +2 Rogue AB (+6 weapons), and a very powerful shadow (though sacrificing a bit of shadow power off the top for 4 attacks and the full rogue AB.	Yes
Fighter(10), Cavalier(10), Weapon Master(10)	Human	Fighter	Cavalier	Weapon Master	Kenji	Lancer Cavalier build with a focus on saves and hitpoints PvP build	Yes
Fighter(10), Cavalier(10), Weapon Master(10)	Human	Fighter	Cavalier	Weapon Master	Kenji	Lancer Cavalier build with Overwhelming Critical	Yes
Paladin(10), Cavalier(10), Weapon Master(10)	Human	Paladin	Cavalier	Weapon Master	Kenji	Lancer Cavalier build with Divine Feats	Yes
Barbarian(20), Cavalier(10)	Human	Barbarian	Cavalier		Kenji	Barbarian Cavalier build with Epic Damage Reduction 3 and Terrifying/Mighty/Thundering Rage (PVP build)	Yes
Paladin(23), Cavalier(7)	Human	Paladin	Cavalier		Kenji	Paladin Cavalier, more charge damage, 28 CL vs Dispel	Yes
Paladin(26), Cavalier(4)	Human	Paladin	Cavalier		Kenji	Paladin Cavalier, less charge damage, 29 CL vs Dispel, +5 Bless Weapon, ESF: Discipline	Yes
Paladin(10), Knight(10), Cavalier(10)	Human	Paladin	Knight	Cavalier	Kenji	Paladin Cavalier, access to divine wands, paladin chain, divine feats, good saves, GSF: Abjuration	Yes
Fighter(16), Cavalier(10), Pal/BG(4)	Human	Fighter	Cavalier	Pal/BG	Kenji	Divine Cavalier build with overwhelming critical, 4x great strength, divine feats and good saves	Yes
Rogue(19), Cavalier(8), Pal/BG(3)	Human	Rogue	Cavalier	Pal/BG	Kenji	Divine Cavalier (Dex) build using light flail for knockdown, divine feats and epic dodge	Yes
Rogue(13), Cavalier(10), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Rogue	Cavalier	Weapon Master	Kenji	Cavalry (Dex) build using katana or light flail, complete with epic dodge and blinding speed	Yes
Monk(18), Cavalier(5), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Monk	Weapon Master	Cavalier	Kenji	Cavalry (Dex) build using katana, complete with epic dodge and blinding speed	Yes
Rogue(4), Knight(10), Divine Champion(16)	Human	Divine Champion	Knight	Rogue	TormakSaber	High spike AB Knight/Divine Champion build	Yes
Archer(5), Fighter(8), Shadowdancer(17)	Drow	Shadowdancer	Fighter	Archer	TormakSaber	Sneaky Crossbow using Drow archer. Courtesy of Dr. B. Uses shadow to tank for the archer in PvE and open up close range sneak attacks, using the Spinneret and HIPS to supplement damage.	Yes
Fighter(5), Cavalier(10), Divine Champion(15)	Human	Divine Champion	Cavalier	Fighter	Kenji	Champion Cavalry with better charge, cavalry weapons with bullrush recommended	Yes
Fighter(5), Cavalier(10), Divine Champion(15)	Human	Divine Champion	Cavalier	Fighter	Kenji	Champion Cavalry with better wrath, cavalry weapons with stun/daze recommended	Yes
Paladin(5), Cavalier(10), Divine Champion(15)	Human	Divine Champion	Cavalier	Paladin	Kenji	Champion Cavalry complete with divine might, shield and wrath as well as GSF: Abjuration	Yes
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Kalopsia	Summoner Warlock with Epic Damage Reduction	Yes
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Kalopsia	Blaster Warlock with focus on Eldritch Chain (Chain blast)	Yes
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Kalopsia	Blaster Warlock with focus on Eldritch Doom (Area blast)	Yes
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Kalopsia	Blaster Warlock with focus on Hideous Blow (Melee blast)	Yes
Paladin(6), Loremaster(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Paladin	Loremaster	Kenji	Divine Smite Loremaster build netting 80 Lore with appropriate gearing	Yes
Paladin(16), Divine Champion(10), Loremaster(4)	Human	Paladin	Divine Champion	Loremaster	Kenji	Divine Smite, Loremaster build netting 80 Lore with appropriate gearing	Yes
Paladin(7), Weapon Master(7), Divine Champion(16)	Human	Divine Champion	Paladin	Weapon Master	Kenji	Divine Smite Weapon Master build. A pure offensive Smiting build.	Yes
Paladin(6), Weapon Master(4), Divine Champion(20)	Human	Divine Champion	Paladin	Fighter	Kenji	Divine Smite Fighter build.	Yes
Paladin(5), Cavalier(10), Divine Champion(15)	Human	Divine Champion	Cavalier	Paladin	Kenji	Divine Smite Cavalier build.	Yes
Barbarian(26), Fighter(4)	Firbolg	Barbarian	Fighter		Kenji	Deep Barbarian offensive build with Fighter dip.	Yes
Barbarian(23), Fighter(4), Rogue(3)	Firbolg	Barbarian	Fighter	Rogue	Kenji	Barbarian build with Fighter and Rogue dips offering more versatility but sacrificing some offensive power.	Yes
Fighter(8), Weapon Master(7), Divine Champion(15)	Firbolg	Divine Champion	Fighter	Weapon Master	Kenji	Divine Champion, Weapon Master build.	Yes
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Firbolg	Cleric	Bard		Kenji	Standard Battle Cleric build.	Yes
Shaman(27), Barbarian(3)	Firbolg	Shaman	Barbarian		Kenji	Standard Battle Shaman build.	Yes
Barbarian(21), Weapon Master(5), Fighter(4)	Firbolg	Barbarian	Weapon Master	Fighter	Kenji	Standard Barbarian, Weapon Master build.	Yes
Ranger(27), Invisible Blade(3)	Firbolg	Ranger	Invisible Blade		Kenji	Dual wield, StrRanger build with Invisible Blade dip	Yes
Abjurant Champion Path(30)	Half-Orc	Spellsword			Al	Abjurant Champion Path Spellsword	Yes
Abjurant Champion Path(30)	Duergar	Spellsword			Peps	Abjurant Champion Path Spellsword	Yes
Vengeance Oath(27), Bard(3)	Human	Paladin	Bard		Dr. B	Deep Charisma "Vengeance Oath" Paladin build	Yes
Ancients Oath(27), Rogue(3)	Human	Paladin	Rogue		NES	"Oath of the Ancients" Paladin	Yes
Inquisition Oath(27), Rogue(3)	Human	Paladin	Rogue		NES	"Oath of Inquisition" Paladin	Yes
Warpriest Path(23), Fighter(4), Monk(3)	Human	Cleric	Fighter	Monk	Kenji	Dex based Unarmed combat specialized build	Yes
Warpriest Path(26), Fighter(4)	Human	Cleric	Fighter		Kenji	Deep Charisma, Great Smiter build	Yes
Cloistered Path(27), Monk(3)	Human	Cleric	Monk		Kenji	Wisdom based Caster build	Yes
Healer Path(27), Monk(3)	Human	Cleric	Monk		Kenji	Wisdom based Caster build	Yes
Cloistered Path(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Kenji	Charisma based Caster build using Divine Shield	Yes
Evangelist Path(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Kenji	Charisma based Caster build using Divine Shield	Yes
Healer Path(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Kenji	Charisma based Caster build using Divine Shield	Yes
Cleric Path(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Kenji	Strength based Divine Battle Cleric	Yes
Warpriest Path(23), Fighter(4), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Fighter	Bard	Kenji	Strength based Divine Warpriest	Yes
Arcane Marauder Path(30)	Half-Orc	Spellsword			Mythic/Merry	Epic Damage Reduction Arcane Marauder path build	Yes
Vengeance Oath(27), Rogue(3)	Human	Paladin	Rogue		NES	Vengeance Oath Paladin build with naturally high leadership	Yes
Ranger(30)	Half-Orc	Ranger			AstralUniverse	Standard Strength Ranger build. Beginner friendly.	Yes
Warlock(4), Fighter(6), Blackguard(20)	Human	Blackguard	Fighter	Warlock	AstralUniverse	Standard Deep Blackguard build	Yes
Fighter(3), Knight(7), Blackguard(20)	Human	Blackguard	Knight	Fighter	Zanithar	Deep Blackguard Knight build, allowing Heroic Shield on Summons and Knight AB/Damage/Shield buffs and debuffs	Yes
Monk(30)	Human	Monk			AstralUniverse	Standard Pure Monk build	Yes
Hexblade(30)	Human	Hexblade			AstralUniverse	Pure EDR Hexblade build	Yes