Min/Max challenge - Lowest level melee build to beat a Balor?

[Halinn]

Besides, as long as you are in that deep TO territory, doesn't pun-pun start as a level 1 paladin?

[Mooncrow]

Besides, as long as you are in that deep TO territory, doesn't pun-pun start as a level 1 paladin?

Agreed.  The OP asked for no infinite loops, and just because you picked a point to stop in the infinite loop, it doesn't change what it is.

[bruceleeroy]

Besides, as long as you are in that deep TO territory, doesn't pun-pun start as a level 1 paladin?

Agreed.  The OP asked for no infinite loops, and just because you picked a point to stop in the infinite loop, it doesn't change what it is.

Pretty much. The point of the challenge is to explore melee character capabilities. A Candle of Invocation could similarly solve this challenge, but has nothing to do with melee. 

Jojolagger's use of Contingent spells is already drifting towards the edges; what makes his build still viable is that the main mechanic (exploiting roof jumper) doesn't require the contingent spells to function.

A build that used wealth exploitation and piles of contingent spells to kill a balor with a level 1 would also be outside the purpose of the challenge, for what I think are obvious reasons.

Really, I'm pretty satisfied with what has come up so far. I figured it would come down to a Hood of some sort, and the two lowest level builds have been exactly that. SorO's is more of a standard Hood chassis, whereas Jojolagger's I think is rather theorectical - I can't see that being effective in a normal game, simply due to the contingent spells.

[SorO_Lost]

"Hood"? You mean the defenseless little girl with no grandma?

Did you mean Dragoon?
Perhaps it is a reference to Final Fantasy's Jump trait?
Maybe you meant to call it what it really is, Charging?

"Hood" is almost as bad as "Harry" over on the DDO forums. >.>

[littha]

"Hood"? You mean the defenseless little girl with no grandma?

Did you mean Dragoon?
Perhaps it is a reference to Final Fantasy's Jump trait?
Maybe you meant to call it what it really is, Charging?

"Hood" is almost as bad as "Harry" over on the DDO forums. >.>

Technically Jump is a command or action ability and not a trait in Final Fantasy Games...

[zook1shoe]

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

[SorO_Lost]

Technically Jump is a command or action ability and not a trait in Final Fantasy Games...

It's a trait found in Dragoons...

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

Which is only +145 damage, you need a bit more to handle DR.

And a second attack.
So I suggest TWF, and with that kind of bonus you don't even need the feat...

[jojolagger]

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

Orly? Let's see it then. 

[zook1shoe]

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

Which is only +145 damage, you need a bit more to handle DR.

And a second attack.
So I suggest TWF, and with that kind of bonus you don't even need the feat...

How does about 200-300 attacks?

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

Orly? Let's see it then. 

EDIT: not finished... but close

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   “Winky”
LG Mineral Warrior Stonebone Poisonous Lolth-Touched Shator-Tarterian Maurid Voidmind Lost Imix-Blooded Sign of the Smoking eye Scorned Woodling Obah-Blessed Half-Machine Magebred Paragon Fire-Souled Chameleon Blood Ghoul Half-Brass Golem Afflicted Arachnoid Axiomatic Proto Gelatinous Guardian Quorbred Shadow-Bound Anarchic Celestial Half-Illithid Taint-Blood Corrupted by the Abyss Fiendish Draconic Spellwarped Half-Troll Chosen of Malar Half-Minotaur Half-Ogre Half-Satyr Fetch Genden Ghul Katane Winged Hooded Pupil Savage Arcane-Blood Reptilian Hiveblood Entropic Bhaalspawn Pseudonatural Half-Celestial Epic Pseudonatural Half-Air Elemental Half-Earth Elemental Half-Fire Elemental Half-Water Elemental Half-Fiend Lemorian Half-Fiend Unseelie Court Fey Mistling Seelie Court Fey Skorenoi Blightspawned Acidborn Hivenest Ice Element Demonically Fused Elemental Orglash Thomil Half-Adamantine Dragon Ooze Element Half-Amethyst Dragon Smoke Element Half-Arboreal Radiant Half-Battle Dragon Half-Farspawn Half-Beast Dragon Half-Black Dragon Half-Blue Dragon Half-Brass Dragon Half-Bronze Dragon Half-Brown Dragon Half-Chaos Dragon Half-Copper Dragon Half-Chromium Dragon Half-Cobalt Dragon Half-Concordant Dragon Half-Crystal Dragon Half-Deep Dragon Half-Emerald Dragon Half-Ethereal Dragon Half-Fang Dragon Half-Force Dragon Half-Green Dragon Half-Howling Dragon Half-Iron Dragon Half-Nickel Dragon Half-Oceanus Dragon Half-Prismatic Dragon Half-Pyroclastic Dragon Half-Radiant Dragon Half-Red Dragon Half-Rust Dragon Half-Sapphire Dragon Half-Shadow Dragon Half-Silver Dragon Half-Song Dragon Half-Steel Dragon Half-Styx Dragon Half-Tarterian Dragon Half-Topaz Dragon Half-Tungsten Dragon Half-White Dragon Half-Chiang Lung Dragon Half-Li Lung Dragon Half-Lung Wang Dragon Half-Pan Lung Dragon Half-Shen Lung Dragon Half-T’ien Lung Dragon Half-Tun Mi Lung Dragon Half-Yu Lung Dragon Ti-Khana Wendigo Bloodrager Forestmaster Cold Element Ogre Titan Amphibious Red Dragonspawn Worm that Walks Magister Half-Gold Dragon Saint Insectile Quasi-Platypus Greenbound Tiny Viper (host) / Symbiotic Hairy Spider (guest)
Large Aberration (air, aquatic, augmented, chaotic, cold, earth, fire, incarnum, native, reptilian, maurid, shapechanger, water)
Hit Dice (hp):   1/4d10+163 (165hp)
Initiative:      +52
Speed:      fly 220ft (perfect)
AC:   428 (+8 armor, +52 Dexterity, -1 size, +329 natural, +20 insight, +12 luck, -2 rage), touch 91, flatfooted 376
BAB/Grapple:   +0/+330
Attack:      Bite +358 melee (3d6+338 plus 1d8 cold and poisons)
Full Attack:      Bite +358 melee (3d6+338 plus 1d8 cold and poisons) and 57 Bites +358 melee (2d8+[] plus 1d8 cold and poisons) and Bite +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and poisons) and 2 Claws +358 melee (2d8+338 plus 1d8 cold) and 108 Claws +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 2 Claws +358 melee (1d6+338 plus 1d3 cold) and 2 Claws +358 melee (1d4+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 2 Elbow Spurs +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and Gore +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold) and Gore +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and Headbutt +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 8 Slams +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and 1d3 acid) and Sting +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and poison) and Tentacle +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold) and 6 Tentacles +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold); or Tongue +358 melee touch; or 197 Tentacle Rakes +358 melee (3d8+338 plus 2d6 cold)
Face/Reach:      10ft/10ft (15ft with tentacle)
SA:   

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Acid attack, acid reflex, awe-inspiring presence, blood drain, blood fury, blood of ka, breath weapon (), burning embrace (), cause rain, charm gaze (), charm person (), children of the night, claws of malar (), combat insight, conjure living spell, constrict (), create spawn, daylight, death throes (), detect incorporeal undead, detect mindless undead, disease, disruptive strike, drink blood, earth strike, engulf, extract, frightful presence (), haste, hivenest attack, hivenest distraction, holy power, holy touch, improved grab, mind blast (), mirror of despair (), necromantic talent, negative energy ray, paralysis (), paralyzing slime (), perpetual rage, poison (DC 177, 1 Dex / 1 Dex; DC 177, 0), poison blood (), poison fumes (), powerful build, rage, rainbow aura, ravenous bite, rend, roar, rotting constriction (), sentient tentacle, smite evil, smite good, smite law, soul blast, spell-like abilities, spellcasting (Druid 1st, Sorcerer 1st), stone and steel shaping, telekinesis, the slayer, true strike, unnerving gaze, vernal touch, water fire, winter’s chill ()

SQ:   

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Acid resistance 15, afflicted, alternate form, amphibious, antipsionic, arcane generosity, aura of calm, aura of glory, beast companion, blindsight 300ft, blood dependancy, blood hunger, boulder defense, breathe acid, change shape, closed mind, cold resistance 20, corner of the eye, DR 5/lawful and magic and silver and slashing, DR 10/adamantine and cold iron and epic and magic and silver and slashing, darkvision 60ft, dead nerves, demon blood, detach, discorporate, disguise self, divine endurance, electricity resistance 15, enhanced vision, excellent learner, fast healing 20, fearless, ferocity, fey bloodline, fire resistance 20, ghost form, ghoul touch, giant blood, grapple bonus, gruesome hunger, heightened senses, hivedeath, hold breath, icewalking, imbuement, immunities, inscrutable intellect, instability, intellectual, iron vulnerability, keen vision, light sensitivity, limited hive mind, linked minds, lord of beasts, low-light vision, madness, magesight, magic blood, magic immunity, magister’s step, mind blank, mindless, minotaur cunning, misty aura, Mystra’s shield, name attunement, negative adaptation, negative energy aura, protective arua, partial construct, plant traits, PR 11, programmed, red curse immunity, regeneration 5, resilient, rust vulnerability, scent, scented, sense vampires, shadow blend, shadow curse, shadow walk, skill bonuses, sleepless, sonic resistance 5, spell absorption, spell immunities, spell purge, SR 262, spider climb, stability, taint, telepathy 100ft, the magister’s sigil, titan language, tongues, tottering rage, trackless step, tremorsense 60ft, turning sensitivity, twisted mind, undead transformation, unnatural aura, unshakable, water breathing, wide vision, wild empathy, will of the madness, wind walk

Saves:      Fort +12, Ref +12, Will +16
Abilities:      Str 646, Dex 114, Con 312, Int --, Wis 18, Cha 10
Skills:   Balance +18, Bluff +14+, Climb +16, Concentration +18, Craft (shit sculptors) +14+, Diplomacy +10+, Disguise +6+, Gather Information +6+, Hide +26, Intimidate +18+, Jump +16, Knowledge (arcana) +28+, Knowledge (history) +18+, Listen +26+, Move Silently +30, Perform (fart) +12+, Search +16+, Sense Motive +18+, Spellcraft +20+, Spot +18+, Survival +30+, Swim +20
Feats:   4+2 epic   Alertness (B), Athletic (B), Blind-Fight (B), Combat Reflexes (B), Great Fortitude (B), Hostile Mind (B), Improved Grapple (B), Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (Bite), Leadership (B), Mental Resistance (B), Multiweapon Fighting (B), Power Attack, Spell Focus (abjuration) (B), Spell Focus (conjuration) (B), Spell Focus (divination) (B), Spell Focus (enchantment) (B), Spell Focus (evocation) (B), Spell Focus (illusion) (B), Spell Focus (necromancy) (B), Spell Focus (transmutation) (B), Spell Focus (universal) (B), Toughness (x5), Track (B)
Flaws:   11   -
Traits:   11   -
Languages:      Any
CR:      249-5/6 + hivenest
Treasure:      0gp, 0
LA:      +1

[SorO_Lost]

You know, with 1/2 of the effort you're putting into that, you could make a Template guide in handbooks for us.

[littha]

Technically Jump is a command or action ability and not a trait in Final Fantasy Games...

It's a trait found in Dragoons...

Traits are passive or triggered abilities, like a lot of feats in 3.5 (Toughness or cleave but not power attack). Jump is more like a martial manuver or spell.

[Sirdanile]

If you can garuntee a surprise round and kill the balor in it you don't need to optimize initiative.

Bring on the stealth jumpers?

And for surviving the explosion if youj can't get quite enough hp...

From the Band-Aids for Dummies Handbook
Healing Devotion (Complete Champion)
Requirements: Worship a deity or concept that offers the Healing domain.
Rating: ****
Effect: Fast Healing equal to 1/4th your Character Level. Can be taken multiple times for more daily uses, and can spend Turn Undead to reactivate. It automatically activates if your HP is reduced to 0 or lower, but not killed outright (so it saves you). And you can transfer it!

[jojolagger]

I'm at ~200 Str for a 1-1/4 ECL build

Orly? Let's see it then. 

EDIT: not finished... but close

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   “Winky”
LG Mineral Warrior Stonebone Poisonous Lolth-Touched Shator-Tarterian Maurid Voidmind Lost Imix-Blooded Sign of the Smoking eye Scorned Woodling Obah-Blessed Half-Machine Magebred Paragon Fire-Souled Chameleon Blood Ghoul Half-Brass Golem Afflicted Arachnoid Axiomatic Proto Gelatinous Guardian Quorbred Shadow-Bound Anarchic Celestial Half-Illithid Taint-Blood Corrupted by the Abyss Fiendish Draconic Spellwarped Half-Troll Chosen of Malar Half-Minotaur Half-Ogre Half-Satyr Fetch Genden Ghul Katane Winged Hooded Pupil Savage Arcane-Blood Reptilian Hiveblood Entropic Bhaalspawn Pseudonatural Half-Celestial Epic Pseudonatural Half-Air Elemental Half-Earth Elemental Half-Fire Elemental Half-Water Elemental Half-Fiend Lemorian Half-Fiend Unseelie Court Fey Mistling Seelie Court Fey Skorenoi Blightspawned Acidborn Hivenest Ice Element Demonically Fused Elemental Orglash Thomil Half-Adamantine Dragon Ooze Element Half-Amethyst Dragon Smoke Element Half-Arboreal Radiant Half-Battle Dragon Half-Farspawn Half-Beast Dragon Half-Black Dragon Half-Blue Dragon Half-Brass Dragon Half-Bronze Dragon Half-Brown Dragon Half-Chaos Dragon Half-Copper Dragon Half-Chromium Dragon Half-Cobalt Dragon Half-Concordant Dragon Half-Crystal Dragon Half-Deep Dragon Half-Emerald Dragon Half-Ethereal Dragon Half-Fang Dragon Half-Force Dragon Half-Green Dragon Half-Howling Dragon Half-Iron Dragon Half-Nickel Dragon Half-Oceanus Dragon Half-Prismatic Dragon Half-Pyroclastic Dragon Half-Radiant Dragon Half-Red Dragon Half-Rust Dragon Half-Sapphire Dragon Half-Shadow Dragon Half-Silver Dragon Half-Song Dragon Half-Steel Dragon Half-Styx Dragon Half-Tarterian Dragon Half-Topaz Dragon Half-Tungsten Dragon Half-White Dragon Half-Chiang Lung Dragon Half-Li Lung Dragon Half-Lung Wang Dragon Half-Pan Lung Dragon Half-Shen Lung Dragon Half-T’ien Lung Dragon Half-Tun Mi Lung Dragon Half-Yu Lung Dragon Ti-Khana Wendigo Bloodrager Forestmaster Cold Element Ogre Titan Amphibious Red Dragonspawn Worm that Walks Magister Half-Gold Dragon Saint Insectile Quasi-Platypus Greenbound Tiny Viper (host) / Symbiotic Hairy Spider (guest)
Large Aberration (air, aquatic, augmented, chaotic, cold, earth, fire, incarnum, native, reptilian, maurid, shapechanger, water)
Hit Dice (hp):   1/4d10+163 (165hp)
Initiative:      +52
Speed:      fly 220ft (perfect)
AC:   428 (+8 armor, +52 Dexterity, -1 size, +329 natural, +20 insight, +12 luck, -2 rage), touch 91, flatfooted 376
BAB/Grapple:   +0/+330
Attack:      Bite +358 melee (3d6+338 plus 1d8 cold and poisons)
Full Attack:      Bite +358 melee (3d6+338 plus 1d8 cold and poisons) and 57 Bites +358 melee (2d8+[] plus 1d8 cold and poisons) and Bite +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and poisons) and 2 Claws +358 melee (2d8+338 plus 1d8 cold) and 108 Claws +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 2 Claws +358 melee (1d6+338 plus 1d3 cold) and 2 Claws +358 melee (1d4+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 2 Elbow Spurs +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and Gore +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold) and Gore +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and Headbutt +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold) and 8 Slams +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and 1d3 acid) and Sting +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold and poison) and Tentacle +358 melee (2d6+338 plus 1d6 cold) and 6 Tentacles +358 melee (1d8+338 plus 1d4 cold); or Tongue +358 melee touch; or 197 Tentacle Rakes +358 melee (3d8+338 plus 2d6 cold)
Face/Reach:      10ft/10ft (15ft with tentacle)
SA:   

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Acid attack, acid reflex, awe-inspiring presence, blood drain, blood fury, blood of ka, breath weapon (), burning embrace (), cause rain, charm gaze (), charm person (), children of the night, claws of malar (), combat insight, conjure living spell, constrict (), create spawn, daylight, death throes (), detect incorporeal undead, detect mindless undead, disease, disruptive strike, drink blood, earth strike, engulf, extract, frightful presence (), haste, hivenest attack, hivenest distraction, holy power, holy touch, improved grab, mind blast (), mirror of despair (), necromantic talent, negative energy ray, paralysis (), paralyzing slime (), perpetual rage, poison (DC 177, 1 Dex / 1 Dex; DC 177, 0), poison blood (), poison fumes (), powerful build, rage, rainbow aura, ravenous bite, rend, roar, rotting constriction (), sentient tentacle, smite evil, smite good, smite law, soul blast, spell-like abilities, spellcasting (Druid 1st, Sorcerer 1st), stone and steel shaping, telekinesis, the slayer, true strike, unnerving gaze, vernal touch, water fire, winter’s chill ()

SQ:   

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Acid resistance 15, afflicted, alternate form, amphibious, antipsionic, arcane generosity, aura of calm, aura of glory, beast companion, blindsight 300ft, blood dependancy, blood hunger, boulder defense, breathe acid, change shape, closed mind, cold resistance 20, corner of the eye, DR 5/lawful and magic and silver and slashing, DR 10/adamantine and cold iron and epic and magic and silver and slashing, darkvision 60ft, dead nerves, demon blood, detach, discorporate, disguise self, divine endurance, electricity resistance 15, enhanced vision, excellent learner, fast healing 20, fearless, ferocity, fey bloodline, fire resistance 20, ghost form, ghoul touch, giant blood, grapple bonus, gruesome hunger, heightened senses, hivedeath, hold breath, icewalking, imbuement, immunities, inscrutable intellect, instability, intellectual, iron vulnerability, keen vision, light sensitivity, limited hive mind, linked minds, lord of beasts, low-light vision, madness, magesight, magic blood, magic immunity, magister’s step, mind blank, mindless, minotaur cunning, misty aura, Mystra’s shield, name attunement, negative adaptation, negative energy aura, protective arua, partial construct, plant traits, PR 11, programmed, red curse immunity, regeneration 5, resilient, rust vulnerability, scent, scented, sense vampires, shadow blend, shadow curse, shadow walk, skill bonuses, sleepless, sonic resistance 5, spell absorption, spell immunities, spell purge, SR 262, spider climb, stability, taint, telepathy 100ft, the magister’s sigil, titan language, tongues, tottering rage, trackless step, tremorsense 60ft, turning sensitivity, twisted mind, undead transformation, unnatural aura, unshakable, water breathing, wide vision, wild empathy, will of the madness, wind walk

Saves:      Fort +12, Ref +12, Will +16
Abilities:      Str 646, Dex 114, Con 312, Int --, Wis 18, Cha 10
Skills:   Balance +18, Bluff +14+, Climb +16, Concentration +18, Craft (shit sculptors) +14+, Diplomacy +10+, Disguise +6+, Gather Information +6+, Hide +26, Intimidate +18+, Jump +16, Knowledge (arcana) +28+, Knowledge (history) +18+, Listen +26+, Move Silently +30, Perform (fart) +12+, Search +16+, Sense Motive +18+, Spellcraft +20+, Spot +18+, Survival +30+, Swim +20
Feats:   4+2 epic   Alertness (B), Athletic (B), Blind-Fight (B), Combat Reflexes (B), Great Fortitude (B), Hostile Mind (B), Improved Grapple (B), Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (Bite), Leadership (B), Mental Resistance (B), Multiweapon Fighting (B), Power Attack, Spell Focus (abjuration) (B), Spell Focus (conjuration) (B), Spell Focus (divination) (B), Spell Focus (enchantment) (B), Spell Focus (evocation) (B), Spell Focus (illusion) (B), Spell Focus (necromancy) (B), Spell Focus (transmutation) (B), Spell Focus (universal) (B), Toughness (x5), Track (B)
Flaws:   11   -
Traits:   11   -
Languages:      Any
CR:      249-5/6 + hivenest
Treasure:      0gp, 0
LA:      +1

I don't see any text saying that symbiotic creatures lose previous LA. Could you point it out?

[zook1shoe]

*looking* .... Hmm I swear I remember seeing guest +1 somewhere

I don't have access to the 3.5 update handbook

If not.... It'll be Tauric beaver with ~1-1/4hd and +2 la and nearly everything else is the same

[Mixster]

Bring on the stealth jumpers?

Hmm, Balors have +38 in spot, meaning it can't spot people with ranks in hide at ranges beyond 400ft. So if you jump at him from more than that you should be golden.

Do dropping objects on him that weigh enough to kill count as killing him in Melee if you drop yourself at the same time? I'm thinking this could be done with a Half-Minotaur Tauric Lolth-Touched Commoner.

[Halinn]

Commoner 1, chicken infested, spend 5 gold on a spell component pouch. Drown the world in chickens. Balors have to breathe, don't they?

[littha]

Commoner 1, chicken infested, spend 5 gold on a spell component pouch. Drown the world in chickens. Balors have to breathe, don't they?

They do but it wont suffocate in the one round it takes to cast blasphemy or fire storm and kill you and all your chickens. Plus even if you do kill it it will explode and probably take you with it.

It can also use greater teleport at will so unless you fill the whole planet with chicken it will likley escape to an air pocket underground or inside a building somewhere.

[Halinn]

Commoner 1, chicken infested, spend 5 gold on a spell component pouch. Drown the world in chickens. Balors have to breathe, don't they?

They do but it wont suffocate in the one round it takes to cast blasphemy or fire storm and kill you and all your chickens. Plus even if you do kill it it will explode and probably take you with it.

It can also use greater teleport at will so unless you fill the whole planet with chicken it will likley escape to an air pocket underground or inside a building somewhere.

Free actions. You don't even have to be on the same hemisphere. Of course, then it's not quite melee. And you've killed everything else too.

[zook1shoe]

If you can garuntee a surprise round and kill the balor in it you don't need to optimize initiative.

Bring on the stealth jumpers?

And for surviving the explosion if youj can't get quite enough hp...

From the Band-Aids for Dummies Handbook
Healing Devotion (Complete Champion)
Requirements: Worship a deity or concept that offers the Healing domain.
Rating: ****
Effect: Fast Healing equal to 1/4th your Character Level. Can be taken multiple times for more daily uses, and can spend Turn Undead to reactivate. It automatically activates if your HP is reduced to 0 or lower, but not killed outright (so it saves you). And you can transfer it!

Umm vorpal?

[littha]

If you can garuntee a surprise round and kill the balor in it you don't need to optimize initiative.

Bring on the stealth jumpers?

And for surviving the explosion if youj can't get quite enough hp...

From the Band-Aids for Dummies Handbook
Healing Devotion (Complete Champion)
Requirements: Worship a deity or concept that offers the Healing domain.
Rating: ****
Effect: Fast Healing equal to 1/4th your Character Level. Can be taken multiple times for more daily uses, and can spend Turn Undead to reactivate. It automatically activates if your HP is reduced to 0 or lower, but not killed outright (so it saves you). And you can transfer it!

Umm vorpal?

Vorpal/Implosion/Blasphemy/Enough damage to kill you in one hit/Death by Massive Damage

All that will save you from is if the explosion reduces you down to 0 to -9 hp which is a rather small range and thus you still need at least 91 hp to survive the blast (not counting the fort save against massive damage).