Quote Originally Posted by Foreverknight View Post
So you are saying either of these would be better than the trip build?
In a word: yes. The first can be a trip build with your normal feats (1, 3, 6, 9,12 can include Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Improved Trip, Exotic Weapon Proficiency Spiked Chain, Knock Down) plus gets maneuvers from Warblade to add versatility. The second is a trip build with some limited Spellcasting to improve it (only one spell known at each spell level, so not a lot of book-keeping once you've decided on the domain you want).