Half-elf Artificer, multicast vampire, Broken? (4th edition)

[Xerkxes]

Alright!
Not too long ago, I poured over the Vampire multiclass PDF I got from the website. and found a nifty combo involving being a Half-elf, a Artificer, and cheating your way into being a vampire WITHOUT having to take the actual vampire multiclass feat, which reduces your healing surges too 2.

Half-elf has a feat that allows it to multiclass into the class it takes it's dilettante from (adept Dilettante) . which means you can take vampire feats after you do so.
one of which is Arcane vampire (or named something like that) that allows you, on hit with an arcane encounter power, gain a healing surge.

On any other class this would allow you to at most once per battle regain a surge.
But with Artificer, one man's surge, is every mans surge. 'cause even in 4th, there's only so many times you can be healed in a day, this trick could add a healthy number of extra heals per day.

it can make longer adventures less painful to the party.

It becomes entirely more effective if your entire party is Half-elves multiclassed by the same means.

question is, Over powered or just an awesome/nifty trick that can be pulled off as early as level 2?
(level 3 if your a Revenant instead)

[Banshi]

That actually sounds kinda fun.

[Xerkxes]

My current DM gave me the glare of death when I came up with that.
He hasn't strictly said no, but isn't highly fond of the idea of it works "Cheesing the system" would be the best way to some up his opinion.

it was either that or he didn't want me playing yet another Half-elf XD I must have been a Half-ranger, Bard, Fighter, Warlock, Swordmage, Cleric, and Artificer (though not built with my vampire trick).

[SporkMaster5000]

I don't think it's really broken since the feat only works once per encounter, and requires you hit with an encounter power to work. even with a whole party of half-elf artificers, you're never going to net healing surges if you face anything approaching a challenge. It's a bit of cheese, but not exactly overwhelming.