A perfect tanker would be

half-orc

25 barbarian
5 sorcerer
10 Red Dragon Disciple

20 str
13 dex
8 con
11 int
8 wis
10 cha
First lvl the barb to 4 then get 1 into sorc after that lore should be 8 so start placing 10 lvls into RDD the RDD bonus should buff stats into

28 str
13 dex
10 con
13 int
8 wis
12 cha

but your own bonus stats on str should be adding upto

31 str

after 10 levels into RDD add 4 more into the sorc so you may pick up truestrike, bullstrength, and flame weapon
trust me its REALLY helpful

so the lvls should be 4barb 5sorc and 10RDD so far starting now add every single level into barb and concentrate on grabbing

power attack mode
cleave
great cleave
weapon focus (rapier)
improve critical (rapier)
dodge
mobility
spring attack
expertise
whirlwind
overwhelming crit (Rapier)
devastating crit (Rapier)
epic weapon focus (Rapier)
epic toughness
thundering rage
toughness
Knockdown

and the gained stat bonus should be distrubeted with 4 into constitution and the rest all into strenght so your rage should last a good 5 rounds enough for a barbarian to deal a big dent into any foe and whirlwind while raging is a very powerful attack to everyon around you but it dents the time left in your rage so deciding the time to use it is important. THATS one big build if you ask me lol but hey it works

and if trying it with any other weapon just modify the feats to them not so hard is it?

Edited By HolyBeef on 02/19/04 03:03:48

Edited By Cinnabar Din on 02/27/08 17:22