The Elven Arcane Assassin (Wizard 30 / Cleric 1 / Assassin 9)

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Commentary:

This is my best attempt at an Elven Wizard / Assassin.

The synergy being all the wizard spells and disables and boosts to lower enemy AC, boost the characters AB and damage, and Assassin Death Attack (DC 26-32 depending on Int score) to damage and potentially paralyze enemies.

There’s a synergy between Darkness/Ultravision and the Death Attack.

I multiclass with Cleric for empowered summons. These stronger summons allow for flanking to be more viable.

Monk 1 would have been another good choice too and helped with skill point management.

I wanted to play with Rapier and Shield however.

Base AB of 21 allows for 4 attacks / round when hasted.

The Assassin Ghostly Visage and Improved Invisibility *might* be undispellable. When I played with a Blackguard character, the Blackguard Bull’s Strength (with only 4 blackguard levels) appeared to be undispellable, even to Mordenkainen’s Disjunction.

Build details:

Illusionist(30), Cleric(1), Assassin(9), Elf

Any evil (I choose Neutral Evil)

STR: 14
DEX: 17 (26)
CON: 12
WIS: 8
INT: 16 (24)
CHA: 8

Elf: (Hardiness vs. Enchantments, Keen Sense, Low-light Vision, Skill Affinity: Listen, Skill Affinity: Search, Skill Affinity: Spot, Sleeplessness)
01: Illusionist(1): Toughness, {Scribe Scroll}
02: Cleric(1): Domain Animal, Domain Plant (Healing Domain is stronger if allowed)
03: Illusionist(2): Weapon Finesse
04: Illusionist(3): INT+1, (INT=17)
05: Illusionist(4)
06: Illusionist(5): Expertise, Craft Wand
07: Illusionist(6)
08: Illusionist(7): INT+1, (INT=18)
09: Illusionist(8): Weapon Focus: Rapier
10: Illusionist(9)
11: Illusionist(10): Empower Spell
12: Illusionist(11): DEX+1, Blind Fight, (DEX=18)
13: Illusionist(12)
14: Assassin(1)
15: Assassin(2): Great Fortitude, {Uncanny Dodge I}
16: Assassin(3): DEX+1, (DEX=19)
17: Assassin(4)
18: Assassin(5): Maximize Spell
19: Assassin(6)
20: Assassin(7): DEX+1, (DEX=20)
21: Illusionist(13): Armor Skin
22: Illusionist(14)
23: Illusionist(15): Great Intelligence I, (INT=19)
24: Illusionist(16): INT+1, Epic Weapon Focus: Rapier, (INT=20)
25: Illusionist(17)
26: Illusionist(18)
27: Illusionist(19): Epic Prowess
28: Illusionist(20): INT+1, Great Intelligence II, (INT=22)
29: Illusionist(21)
30: Illusionist(22): Epic Spell: Epic Mage Armor
31: Illusionist(23): Epic Spell: Epic Warding
32: Assassin(8): DEX+1, (DEX=21)
33: Illusionist(24): Great Dexterity I, (DEX=22)
34: Illusionist(25)
35: Illusionist(26): Great Intelligence III, (INT=23)
36: Illusionist(27): DEX+1, Great Dexterity II, (DEX=24)
37: Illusionist(28)
38: Illusionist(29): Great Intelligence IV, (INT=24)
39: Illusionist(30): Great Dexterity III, (DEX=25)
40: Assassin(9): DEX+1, (DEX=26)

Hitpoints: 262
Skillpoints: 297
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 21/21/27
Saving Throw bonuses: Spells: +8, Mind Effects: +2, Traps: +1, Poison: +4
BAB: 21
AB (max, naked): 33 (melee), 30 (ranged)
AC (naked/mundane items only): 28/32
Spell Casting: Wizard(9)
Alignment Changes: 0

Concentration 36(37), Disable Trap 43(52), Hide 8(16), Move Silently 8(16), Open Lock 12(20), Search 15(24), Set Trap 5(15), Spellcraft 37(44), Spot 43(44), Tumble 40(48), UMD 34(33)

01: Concentration(4), Hide(2), Move Silently(2), Spellcraft(1), Save(7),
02: Save(12),
03: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(13),
04: Save(18),
05: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(19),
06: Save(24),
07: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(25),
08: Save(31),
09: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(33),
10: Save(39),
11: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(41),
12: Save(47),
13: Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Save(49),
14: Disable Trap(9), Open Lock(1), Search(10), Set Trap(5), Spot(2), Tumble(15), UMD(15),
15: Disable Trap(5), UMD(3),
16: Disable Trap(5), Spot(2), UMD(1),
17: Disable Trap(1), Spot(1), Tumble(5), UMD(1),
18: Disable Trap(1), Spot(6), UMD(1),
19: Disable Trap(1), Open Lock(1), Spot(5), UMD(1),
20: Disable Trap(1), Open Lock(6), UMD(1),
21: Spellcraft(6),
22: Spellcraft(6),
23: Spellcraft(6),
24: Spellcraft(7),
25: Spellcraft(2), Save(5),
26: Spellcraft(1), Save(11),
27: Spellcraft(1), Save(17),
28: Spellcraft(1), Save(23),
29: Spellcraft(1), Save(30),
30: Spellcraft(1), Save(37),
31: Spellcraft(1), Save(44),
32: Disable Trap(12), Open Lock(3), Search(5), Spot(8), Tumble(15), UMD(11),
33: Concentration(8),
34: Concentration(8),
35: Concentration(8),
36: Concentration(8),
37: Spellcraft(1), Save(7),
38: Spellcraft(1), Save(14),
39: Spellcraft(1), Save(22),
40: Disable Trap(8), Open Lock(1), Spot(19), Tumble(5),

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