This is what came to mind when I was reading your description:
Maybe also look at this if you like to zoom/want something relatively easy to gear up:
You may also be interested in Sorcerers and/or Spellbinders that get a great deal of their survivabilty by managing the uptime/downtime of their defensive skills.
I’m also curious how others will chose to answer your question. One thing that might help them is to clarify
- When you say
should we assume you’re looking for builds that are pretty sturdy (i.e. I really really don’t want my character to die)?
- When you say
should we assume you’d prefer builds that are relatively easy to get decent gear for/can be played without super specific endgame items?