Artificer build advice

[Dork_Forge]

I mean, I wasn't not going to max my Int, by the way the above stats don't include racial modifiers, so uh, I'm almost certainly going to be starting with 20 Int.

I did look at autognome but that's way too on the nose for my tastes.

If you're really interested in dipping then I'm a fan of Fighter dips for the Fighting Style and short rest heal. With Superior Technique and the expanded maneuvers in Tasha's you have a lot of choices to round out different parts of the character.

Or just take Defense and be more of an AC monster.