Siege of Dragonspear Legacy of Bhaal Difficulty Guide Part 5 - Maximize Armor Class

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Published on July 26, 2022 7:32:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcOvWRufmso

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Before we leave Bridgefort I highly recommend speaking with Jegg and securing both the Rhino Beetle Plate as well as the Voidstone Arrows. Getting +3 Arrows for Khalid and Corwin will be very important for the endgame battle. Once we get to the Coalition Camp in Chapter Ten, head to the southeast corner of the camp and use the Spectacles of Spectacle to summon Nazramu. This is one of the best merchants in the game and will pay more for your items than other vendors. I recommend picking up the Wizzard Hat for faster casting on Safana, and for Darksbane grab the Ring of purity and the Cloverleaf belt.

In the underground river entrance there is a group of Ogres fighting for leadership. There is an opportunity for you to solo 2 Ogres and convince the tribe to join your campaign against the Crusaders. This is the perfect opportunity to see how tanky we can make Darksbane.

Darksbane's Loadout looks like this:
Weapon: The Thresher
Shield: The Suncatcher +2
Armor: Rhino Beetle Plate
Helmet: Helm of Balduran
Cloak: Cloak of Balduran
Gauntlets: Legacy of the Masters
Belt: Destroyer of the Hill
Boots: Star-Strewn Boots
Necklace: Lon's Amulet
Ring: Ring of Purity
Ring: The Guard's Ring

This puts our AC at a respectable -10. However, we can push our combat abilities even further with the use of potions and some special abilities. I used Potion of Defense, Potion of Heroism, and Oil of Speed to increase AC, Hit Points, THAC0, Movement speed, and attacks per round. Further, I used the Protection from Evil Radius Spell from Glint to further increase my AC vs. Evil creatures. Finally, I used my Bhaalspawn ability Draw Upon Holy Might to increase my Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution and my Berserker ability Enrage to give me a further -2 to AC.

All together this puts our AC at an incredible -14. With an additional -4 against the crushing attacks of the Ogre's weapons, plus an additional -4 against Evil creatures, that puts our AC for this battle at -22! Which is enough to secure victory in the duel and win over the support of the Ogre tribe.

0:00 Items from Jegg
0:43 Items from Genie
1:35 Darksbanes Items
2:35 Darksbane vs the Ogres

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