Best Tank with heavy armor build

[vitorbauml2]

So i know that heavy armor isn't the best way to reach high armor class in this game. Anyways i want to make the best tank build possible using heavy armor and shield, it's doable?
* I have eldritch arcana and Call of the Wild mods.

[Mork]

A dwarf towershield specialist / Stalwart Defender can a very solid wall, especially against giant type monster like trolls.

But the ''best'' tank do more then just tanking. Like 3 TSS / 11 Bard (or 13 for TB) who Buff, sing, tank and etc.

[vitorbauml2]

Yes

Originally posted by Mork:

A dwarf towershield specialist / Stalwart Defender can a very solid wall, especially against giant type monster like trolls.

But the ''best'' tank do more then just tanking. Like 3 TSS / 11 Bard (or 13 for TB) who Buff, sing, tank and etc.

Yes this bard tip sounds nice, but i guess valerie would be perfect for it.

[thorsson64]

I'd suggest adding a few levels of DD in there (well 4 is optimal) for the Natural AC and Strength bonuses.

[InEffect]

I'd probably go with DG3/TM1/V16 shield bash. That nets you a good AC ramp, between tempo crane and DG and V16 is easy and straightforward. No mirror, but whatever, it's not the end of the world. You can also do DG3(or V3)/Deliverer12/Scion1/DD4 or Archae2/DD4/Deliverer12/F2, but fiddling with armor every time you want to cast mirror might drive you insane.

[razvedchiki]

since you use call of the wild you can take the unhindering shield feat which allows usage of bucklers with any 2handed while keeping the 1.5str to dmg and ac. its not the same as a tower shield but after vordakai you will have an extra 8 to ac (shield focus,bladeguard+3 unique buckler that adds another +3 against melee attacks).
another one is the unhindering shield feat that allows up to tower shields to be used with polearms but this requires further investment to build around since the shields armor penalty is added to as a to hit penalty (with the tower shield its up to -10). so its better to take this feat if you plan to make a tss build where its innate abilities nulifie the penalties from using tower shields (there is also a tower shield master feat that further nulifies the shields armor penalty by -3).
the way though polearms are implemented in the call of the wild may be difficult to use, if a mob gets to less that 6ft distance from you take an automatic step back if you try to hit it with any polearm which procks aoos among other bad things.

there is a longspear perfect for tanking that adds plus +3 to ac everytime you are under bards songs but comes late game.

[InEffect]

oh yes, with cotw you can go life spirit dragon mystery holy vindicator oracle with a tower shield or buckler. Thing gets decent bab, mirror and most of cleric list that's of any value. Only problem is you have to use cotw with it and don't get domains, so you kinda half-bake both the fighter part and the cleric part. And you do the favored class shenanigans with it since otherwise you aint getting that many spells to play with.

[vitorbauml2]

Thanks guys, i think the bard stuff got my atention.
For me it's to imersion breaking a tank without any armor or shield, thtas the only reason i'm looking for this kind of build.

[OnlyOffensive]

Originally posted by InEffect:

I'd probably go with DG3/TM1/V16 shield bash.

Care to explain shortcuts? I cant figure it lol, except V for vanguard maybe?

[InEffect]

Originally posted by OnlyOffensive:

Care to explain shortcuts? I cant figure it lol, except V for vanguard maybe?

divine guardian3/traditional monk1/Vivisectionist16

[OnlyOffensive]

thanks

[vitorbauml2]

Originally posted by InEffect:

Originally posted by OnlyOffensive:

Care to explain shortcuts? I cant figure it lol, except V for vanguard maybe?

divine guardian3/traditional monk1/Vivisectionist16

why do you need to dip monk on this build?

[InEffect]

Originally posted by vitorbauml2:

why do you need to dip monk on this build?

2 feats for 1 level. And TM has higher base saves than other subs. It's a decent tempo buy. And we need a full bab class in the slot to get to 16BAB by 20, so it doesn't depend on transform running 24/7

[Rothgar57]

I would say anything with a dip in Scaled fist Monk. Charisma bonus to all saving throws is really strong.