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Kensai all the way!!!
I have recently completed SoA/ToB using a solo kensai on insane difficulty and there was no one situation he couldn't handle. There are plenty of items to boost AC despite not being able to wear armour, and your opponents are mush before they can inflict much damage on you anyway.
Level 40 kensai = +13 damage
Belt of frost giant strength (SoA) = +9 damage
Belt of fire giant strength (ToB) = +10 damage
Grandmastery in weapon and ** in 2-handed weapon style = +6 damage
Obscene weapons:
Spear +3 Impailer (primary weapon in SoA) = 14-19 base damage
Staff of the Ram+6 (primary ToB) = 14-22 base damage
Therefore in SoA he was inflicting 42-47 damage attacking 4 times per round, and in ToB he was inflicting 43-51 damage attacking 4 times per round. If attacking an archer or an unarmed opponent, he gains a +4 attack bonus so in ideal circumstances can deal 55 damage on a single hit, thats 110 critical!! Some quintuple critical backstabs can't reach this value, and this is in melee combat. The ability to deal around 52 more damage *every* round over a normal fighter is well worth the sacrifice of armour IMO. Go on, brave the kensai, you'll like it......
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