D&D Epics - Highest Damage Output Build

Frankto

What you need:

Barbarian with Starting Strength 18
A +8 berserking vampiric greataxe (+11 weapon)
Access to the Frenzied Berserker prestige class
Power attack

What you do:
- Gain +7 Strength from levels
- Acquire +5 inherent bonus from Wish or Manual to Strength
- Acquire +5 inherent bonus from Wish or Manual to Constitution
- Own a +6 Strength item
- Gain +6 Constitution item
- Be Hasted
- Have +11 attack and damage rolls bonus (through buffs)

Barbarian 20/Frenzied Berserker 10

HD 30d12+390 (585 hp) while raging
Str 52, Con 36 while raging

Attack: +59/+59/+54/+49/+44
Damage: 1d12+1d8+1d6+50 (average 63)

Power Attack -25 (ratio 4:1 with Superior Power Attack and 2-handed)
Attack: +34/+34/+29/+24/+19
Damage: 1d12+1d8+1d6+150 (average 163)

On a full attack action, assuming all attacks hit, he deals 765-2,500 damage, including crits.

How many characters do you know can kill an epic Great Wyrm dragon per round, with some luck?
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IHALA · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject:

Jensik · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

Actually, this has been done... to death. I don't recall but I think the highest melee damage I've ever seen averaged somewhere in the tens of thousands. And that's just melee!

There was an Archmage that specialized in creating Anit-Matter fields and the bastard was sick enough to calculate, using some math and science that I won't even attempt to repeat, (I recall he used comparisons of TNT and atomic weapons at some point, and I'm not sure how that's relevant) an average damage number that was at least fourteen digits long in scientific notation.

I'll try and track those down for ya.
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Frankto · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

You misunderstand. That weapon is not at all a super weapon as it is barely epic. And I mean actually KILLING it, not getting a lucky crit with a Vorpal weapon.

No, that build is designed to be easiest to achieve with a minimum of things. It's easy to create horribly broken spells or classes. You show me a build that has a higher damage output than this one, and I will show you a grunt and a nod of acknowledgement.

And as a note, I've seen an Owlbear bard with AC 258 or so. At level 30, I believe it was.
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NinjaCP · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject:

Why stop at +11 for the greataxe? I have my ELH right here and apparently you can go well beyond +20. Also, on page 145 there's a Wondrous Item called Braccers of Relentless Might, which give +12 to both Strength and Constitution. Add on the Belt of Epic Strength, and you've got another +12 to STR. I could go on for a while, but that would undoubtedly try your patience. That and I don't feel like navigating 319 pages of material. =P

Infinitus · Holiday Ninja Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 1976

wasn't there a rock throwing char with over 100000 damage per attack and 4 attacks per round?
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Frankto · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject:

I'm talking about the BUILD here. Show me a stronger BUILD, not a better equipped character. And by this, I mean an entirely doable character in a normal campaign. And furthermore, Enhancement bonuses don't stack.
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Infinitus · Holiday Ninja Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 1976

found on the wizards boards: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=142565 I hope that it is not yet fixed Wink

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IHALA · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject:

But the build is not so much more than a 30th level character, given a prestige class and the power attack feat, and a list of items.

jmantyk · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject:

It wouldn't improve it much, but being a goliath (Races of Stone) would buff it a lil. A goliath is a large creature when determining what weapons he can weild, +4 strength, and some other fun things. Also racial barbarian class allowed him to become large when raging, giving him another +2 strength. And for a little more str raising fun, take the reckless rage feat, another +2 strength and con is nice.
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kp91 · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:13 am Post subject:

Seen this before. This is why almost every game I've ever seen has banned Frenzied Berserker.

Frankto · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:23 am Post subject:

Deathless Rage and Delay Death is why Frenzied Berserker is banned.
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Jensik · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:46 am Post subject:

Found the mage example I mentioned, and I was off on the damage estimate... way off.

I'm pretty sure it was in response to a Golem made entirely from Osmium.

Frankto · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:56 am Post subject:

Yeah... No.
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Jensik · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:59 am Post subject:

Hey, I didn't say it was reasonable. I just said some guy did it and to someone like me who is too lazy to check his math, it sounds convincing.

Oh and I found the melee guy I mentioned as well. Even more ridiculous!
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Frankto · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:29 am Post subject:

Yeah, well done all on completely missing the point. I'm locking this thread, it numbs my brain.
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