I know Rogue/Fighter/Wizard builds have been done to death, but I can't recall having seen one that got Epic Dodge, Epic Warding, and Epic Weapon Spec all in the same build. This build does that, and still manages to get decent AB, AC, and HP, as well as the ability to dual-wield.

Rogue 13/Wizard 21/Fighter 6
(pre-epic Rogue 12/Fighter 4/Wizard 4)

Race: Halfling (or Gnome)

Halfling gets +2 Dex, Gnome gets +2 Con


Stats:

Str 10
Dex 18
Con 14
Int 16
Wis 8
Cha 8

+2 Int first to max skills points, the rest into Dex

Ending:

Str 10
Dex 28
Con 14
Int 19
Wis 8
Cha 8

Feats:

1 Dodge
3 Weapon Finesse
6 Exotic Weapon Prof.
9 WF: Kukri
12 Toughness OR Metamagic (Extend/Empower/Max. Spell)
15 Improved Crit.
18 Metamagic (Extend/Empower/Max. Spell)

Rogue: Improved Evasion

Fighter: TWF, Ambidexterity, Weapon Spec.

21 Epic Weapon Focus
24 Epic Weapon Spec
27 Great Dex I
30 Great Dex II
33 Epic Prowess
36 Epic Warding
39 Epic Dodge

Rogue: Defensive Roll

Fighter: ITWF

Wizard: Spell Pen., Greater Spell Pen, Epic Spell Pen., Great Int I


AB: 25 base
+9 Dex
+1 Small Stature
+1 WF
+2 EWF
+1 Epic Prowess
-2 Dual Wield
_______
37 AB w/ mundane Kukri


AC: 10 base
+9 Dex
+1 Small Stature
+8 Tumble
_______
28 Naked AC

Damage: 1-4 base
+2 WS
+4 EWS
_______
7-11 with mundane kukri

+11-14 Flame Weapon
+5 Greater Magic Weapon
_______
23-30 w/ mundane Kukri + buffs

+7-42 Sneak attacks
_______
30-72 w/ mundane Kukri + buffs + sneak attacks

With Epic Dodge and 50% concealment from Improved Invis, this character should be pretty hard to hit. He gets a ton of skill points, and his damage is decent even without sneak attacks. With Haste and ITWF he gets 6 attacks per round, and with Imp. Crit. and Keen Edge he has a 45% chance of landing a critical every hit. With an empowered Cat's Grace + True Strike he can get an AB of 60+ without too much trouble, and with Epic Warding he's virtually immune to physical damage.

With 21 Wizard lvls and Epic Spell Pen. he can easily beat the SR of any monster in any of the campaigns, although he might have some trouble against pure Monk builds in PvP. All in all he's an extremely versatile character with very few weaknesses, and he should be a blast to play. Is there a build order in there anywhere?

You take Epic Warding at level 36, yet you say you have 4 levels of Wizard pre-epic; you are not an epic caster at level 36; you are level 20 at best. Actually, you are level 19 at best, since taking EWS at level 24 implies you had a Fighter level there.

So is this a tested build?
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Is there a build order in there anywhere?

You take Epic Warding at level 36, yet you say you have 4 levels of Wizard pre-epic; you are not an epic caster at level 36; you are level 20 at best. Actually, you are level 19 at best, since taking EWS at level 24 implies you had a Fighter level there.

So is this a tested build?

Good point. Since you won't be able to take Epic Warding at 36, you'll need to take Epic Dodge at 36, and then take Epic Warding at lvl 39.

Build order:
(Epic)

21-23 Wizard
24 Fighter
25-35 Wizard
36 Rogue
37-39 Wizard
40 Fighter

The only issue with this is that you may lose a point of AC because you can only get to 39 Tumble at lvl 36, so if the bonus goes by ranks in Tumble rather than the modified score, your AC would be 1 point lower than I posted in my build. Also, if you're taking Epic Dodge at 36 rather than 39, you would have to make sure you were a Halfling; Gnome wouldn't work due to the fact that his Dex wouldn't be high enough by lvl 36. I suppose Elf could work, but then your Con is lower and you lose the Small Stature trait, which grants you +1 to AB and AC. Revised:

Arcane Trickster

Rogue 13/Wizard 21/Fighter 6
(pre-epic Rogue 12/Fighter 4/Wizard 4)

Race: Halfling

School: Illusion


Stats:

Str 10
Dex 18
Con 14
Int 16
Wis 8
Cha 8

+2 Int, +8 Dex

Ending:

Str 10
Dex 28
Con 14
Int 19
Wis 8
Cha 8

Feats:

1 Knockdown
3 Weapon Finesse, TWF *
6 Exotic Weapon Prof. Ambidexterity *
9 WF: Kukri Weapon Spec. *
12 Extend Spell
15 Improved Crit. Improved Evasion ***
18 Empower Spell
21 Epic Weapon Focus, Spell Penetration **
24 Epic Weapon Spec
27 Great Dex I, Greater Spell Penetration **
30 Great Dex II
32 Great Int I **
33 Epic Prowess
35 Epic Spell Penetration **
36 Defensive Roll ***, Epic Dodge
39 Epic Warding
40 ITWF *

* Fighter bonus feat
** Wizard bonus feat
*** Rogue bonus feat


Epic lvl progression

21-23 Wizard
24 Fighter
25-35 Wizard
36 Rogue
37-39 Wizard
40 Fighter


Skills

Concentration: 43
Discipline: 43
Hide: 42
Healing: 43
Move Silently: 42
Lore: 20
Spellcraft: 43
Tumble: 40
UMD: 25

Total: 343 skill credits

AB: 25 base
+9 Dex
+1 Small Stature
+1 WF
+2 EWF
+1 Epic Prowess
-2 Dual Wield
_______
37 AB w/ mundane Kukri

+1-4 Empowered Cat's Grace
+5 Greater Magic Weapon
_______
43-46 buffed AB


AC: 10 base
+9 Dex
+1 Small Stature
+8 Tumble
_______
28 naked AC

+5 Shadow Shield
+4 Haste
+4 Shield
+2 Mage Armor
+1-4 Empowered Cat's Grace
_______
44-47 buffed AC

Damage: 1-4 base
+2 WS
+4 EWS
_______
7-11 with mundane kukri

+11-14 Flame Weapon
+5 Greater Magic Weapon
+7-42 Sneak attacks
_______
30-72 w/ mundane Kukri + buffs + sneak attacks