Roughly: Levels: 1 feat: combat expertise+improved trip 2 teamwork feat: Tandem Trip 3 feat + bonus feat: Weapon Proficiency+improvedweapon tripfocus 4 +1 dex? 5th feat (Precise Strike?): Weapon focus?feat 6th 7th feat+Bonus feat: Outflank + Weapon Focus Alt: 1: Toughness + Evolution bonus point Eidelon Ymir: Levels: 2: Evolution? 3: Feat? Evolution? 4: 5: Con 14? Evolution? 6: Feat? Evolution? 7: Evolution? ==== Maya Dex, Eimir backed ==== Eimir: 2 evolution in +2str 1 feat: Restorative Trance, Dodge/Extra Evolution Later on: When monied Spiked Chain, weapon finesse. Before the useless hand is too big a penalty.