Basic Blaster Wilder (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

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Introduction

A basic blaster Wilder dealing 16d6+32 at level 9 to up to 5 enemies.

References

• Magic of Incarnum
• Expanded Player's Handbook
• Complete Psionics
• Magic Item Compendium

Powers

• Energy Missile

Progression

Race (Templates): Duskling

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Wilder 1	+0	+0	+0	+2	Midnight Augmentation	Psychic Envervation, Wild Surge +1
2nd	Wilder 2	+1	+0	+0	+3		Elude Touch
3rd	Wilder 3	+2	+1	+1	+3	Psionic Meditation	Wild Surge +2
4th	Wilder 4	+3	+1	+1	+4		Surging Euphoria +1
5th	Wilder 5	+3	+1	+1	+4		Volatile Mind (1 Power Point)
6th	Wilder 6	+4	+2	+2	+5	Expanded Knowledge (Energy Missile)		Character becomes a blaster here
7th	Wilder 7	+5	+2	+2	+5		Wild Surge +3
8th	Wilder 8	+6	+2	+2	+6
9th	Wilder 9	+7	+2	+2	+6	Privileged Energy (Fire)	Volatile Mind (2 power points)

Items

• Torc of Power Preservation
• Circlet of Wild Surging

Highlights

Energy Missile Damage

9 (ML) + 3 (Wild Surge) + 2 (Midnight Augmentation) + 1 (Torc of Power Preservation) + 1 (Circlet of Wild Surging) = 16d6+16+16 (Privileged Energy) = 16d6+32 damage, Ref save for half

Tactics

• Manifest Energy Missile, expending your psionic focus for Midnight Augmentation, and regain it on the same round through Psionic Meditation.

Further Optimization

• Pick up levels in Sanctified Mind (Lords of Madness) or take Mark of the Dauntless (Dragonmarked) to gain resistance/immunity to the daze condition that occurs should you Enervate.

Limitations

• You can potentially run out of PP really quickly. Pace yourself.

DM Counters

• Space enemies out farther than 30' apart.
• Have multiple encounters to force the character to lose all their PP.
• Make enemies untargetable by spells via things like total cover or concealment.

Variants

• You can use just about any race that starts with essentia.
• Be a psion instead of a wilder and pick up Overchannel.
• The same thing can be done with other powers that augment well; for example, using the same basic formula, one could manifest a level 7 astral construct by level 7.

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