Best Lann build in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

One of the neutral roster companions players can find early on is Lann the Underground City Bastard. He doesn't have the best stats to start with, however, he can become a powerful archer as long as he can keep the distance. Let's see how it starts, then how to build it.

Lann's Starting Stats

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Lann begins as a Loyal Neutral Mongrelman Monk with Hunter training. His archetype within the Monk class is the Zen Archer, which allows him to focus on long range shots with his bow and escape the enemy's grasp. Here are all of his starting abilities.

Lann's Starting Abilities

• Improved Unarmed Strike
• Point-blank shooting
• Perfect Strike

Lann's Starting Stats

• FOR : 17 (+3)
• DEX : 17 (+3)
• AGAINST: 14 (+2)
• INT : 11 (0)
• SIO : 22 (+6)
• CHA: 9 (-1)

With such a high Wisdom score and his dream of becoming a Crusader, he is the perfect character to multiclass as a Cleric. It has incredible starting stats in general, but especially for a Cleric, Monk, or even a Fighter.

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Multiclass Lann in Crusader

With Lann's power and range, making him a support class with this cleric archetype can make him an amazing companion. As a Crusader, Lann will gain several new abilities and spells. Here's what's available to reach his accumulation at the maximum level available in the game. To reach level 20, he can gain up to 14 levels in the Crusader archetype.

Cleric Abilities (Crusader)

• 1st Tier – Domain Select (_), Deity Select (_), Cleric Skills, Energy Channel, Detect Magic, and Crusader Bonuses.
• 2nd level – None
• 3nd level – None
• 4nd level – None
• Level 5 – Cross Bonus Achievement
• 6th level – None
• 7nd level – None
• 8nd level – None
• 9nd level – None
• Level 10 – Cross Bonus Achievement
• 11nd level – None
• 12nd level – None
• 13nd level – None
• 14nd level – None

Cleric Spell Options

• Cantrips – Guidance, Light, Resistance, Virtue et Divine Zap.
• Tier 1 Spells – Bless, Inflict Light Wounds, Dream Mist, Summon Monster I, Bane, Protection Against Alignment, Belly of Fire, Unbreakable Heart, Cause Fear, Remove Fear, Ray of Disgust, Command , Heal Light Wounds, Faith Shield, Disease Suppression, Magic Weapon, Divine Favor, Stun Barrier, and Fate.
• Tier 2 Spells – Aid, Bull Strength, Grace, Resistance Energy, Arrow of Law, Heal Moderate Wounds, Hold Person, Minor Restoration, Bear Stamina, Delay Poison, Inflict Moderate Wounds , Sound Blast, Blessing of Courage and Life, Splendor of the Eagle, Wisdom of the Owl, Summon Monster II, Blessing of Luck and Resolve, Effortless Armor, Community Alignment Protection, Summon a small elemental, Boneshaker, Find Traps, Remove Paralysis, and Align Weapon.
• Tier 3 Spells – Animate Dead, Heal Grievous Wounds, Prayer, Suppression of Diseases, Aura of the Archon, Community Delaying Poison, Energy Protection, Community Resistance Energy, Confer Curse, Inflict Grievous Wounds, Suppression of Blindness, Burning Light, Blindness, Magic Cloth, Remove Curse, Summon Monster III, Contagion and Dispel Magic.
• Tier 4 Spells – Crusader's Edge, Divine Might, Poison, Spit Venom, Heal Critical Wounds, Freedom of Movement, Community Energy Protection, Summon Medium Elemental, Death Warden, Inflict Critical Wounds, Restoration , Summon Monster IV, Dismiss, Neutralize Poison, Dawn Shield, Chaos Hammer, Great Magic Weapon, Order's Wrath, Symbol of Revelation, Unholy Smite, and Holy Smite.
• Level 5 Spells – Angelic Aspect, Mass Heal Light Wounds, Raise the Dead, Spell Resistance, Bonebreaker, Genie, Righteous Power, Summon Monster V, Break Enchantment, Mass Deal Light Wounds, Nimbus Sacred, True Sight, Breath of Life, Profane Nimbus, Serenity, Vinetrap, Burst of Glory, Constricting Coils, Slay Living, Summon Large Elemental, Cleanse, Disrupting Weapon, Life Bubble, Pillar of Life, Flame Strike, and Greater Command.
• Sorts de niveau 6 – Bannissement, Frappe de glace froide, Harm, Mass Owl’s Wisdom, Mass Bear’s Endurance, Mass Cure modéré Wounds, Heal, Plague Storm, Blade Barrier, Greater Dispel Magic, Hellfire Ray, Summon Monster VI, Mass Blessing of Luck and Resolve , Mass Eagle’s Splendor, Mass Inflige Modéré Blessures, Undeath to Death, Mass Bull’s Strength, Eaglesoul, Inspiring Recovery, Summon Huge Elemental, Chains of Light, Elemental Assessor, Joyful Rapture, Create Undead et Communal True Seeing.
• Level 7 Spells – Arbitration, Mass Heal Grievous Wounds, Inflict Mass Wounds, Summon Monster VII, Grant Champion's Grace, Destruction, Greater Restoration, Umbral Strike, Blasphemy, Dictum, Summon Greater Elemental, Waves of Ecstasy, Circle of Clarity, Holy Word, Shaken Omen, Word of Chaos, Resurrection, Curse of Greater Allocation, and Poisoned Breath.
• Level 8 Spells – Greater Angelic Aspect, Sacred Aura, Death Clutch, Summon Ancient Elemental, Firestorm, Shield of Law, Dreadful Aspect, Unholy Aura, Mass Heal Critical Wounds, Storm Bolts, Inflict Mass Wounds, Rift of Ruin, Euphoric Tranquility, Summon Monster VIII, Cloak of Chaos, and Soulreaver.
• Level 9 Spells – Drain Energy, Overwhelming Presence, Polar Midnight, Summon Monster IX, Mass Heal, and Winds of Vengeance.

With this Cleric archetype, players can make Lann both a support archer and a dangerous archer. Focus on getting healing and strengthening spells so he can properly support the party. Other than that, he gained three other feats which should be used on Critical Focus, Blinding Critical, and Dragon Style.

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Lann's progress through his base class

For Lann's base class, players don't need to split the build half and half. Instead, to get the most out of its base class, players need to invest in it for the first six levels. This will grant him access to three bonus Zen Archer feats and Ki Arrows.

Monk and Zen Archer abilities per level

• 1st Level – Zen Archer Skills, Improved Bare Hand Strike, Improved Strike, Bonus AC, Perfect Strike, Flurry of Blows and Zen Archer Bonus.
• Tier 2 – Zen Archer Bonus Achievement and Way of the Bow (Longbow).
• 3e niveau – Ki Pool, Magic Ki Strike, Fast Movement, Point Blank Master (Longbow) et Zen Archery.
• Level 4 – Stunning Fist: Fatigue, Ki Power and Still Mind.
• Level 5 – Ki Arrows
• Tier 6 – Ki Power and Zen Archer Bonus Achievement

For all three bonus feats, players should consider taking Precise Shot, Dodge, Clustered Shots, and/or Combat Mobility. Accurate shooting is an absolute must, which removes the penalty for melee shooting targets. Dodging will grant players a +1 to their dodge AC and unlock the Combat Mobility feat. Clustered Shot is unlocked through the Precise Shot feat and causes multiple shots against the same target to take the total damage of all shots without removing their damage reduction. Finally, Combat Mobility increases Lann's dodge AC by an additional four points. This feat, in particular, will remove the Dexterity bonus from his AC.

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