Half-0rc or Human Strangler Brawler LV (8)

[ThecrimeForceDragon]

First off the idea of this character came from the gift my roommate gave me for the holidays. Some wicked looking Spiky metal dice

Id like to build a spiked grappler
But could use some advice choosing my feats and my race

I'd like to have armor spikes and to deal brutal damage by grappling my foes.

What would be a good build for this?

[Wonderstell]

Strangler Brawler has good synergy with the Verdant Grappler archetype, so I'd take it as well.

But if you want to actually deal damage rather than just going for a pin, I think it would be better to take just 2-3 levels of Brawler and then multiclass into UnRogue or something that adds a lot of dmg.

[VoodistMonk]

There are lots of fun things that can go with such a build...

Throat Slicer allows you to Coup de Grace a pinned target as a standard action.

Hamatula Strike/Grasp and Hamatulatsu can be used to get free grapples with piercing weapons (like armor spikes), and convert unarmed strikes to piercing damages (if that is what you want to use).