Need help with Shadowflame concept

dragonelegance

Hey there. I'd like to make an FF with darkness and fire theme. I'm just awful at making decent builds by myself.
I guess darkness would be more like survivability half, while fire would be the damage dealing half. He would also need a proper (self) heal.

raighn

If you want Darkness for survival and Fire for damage you've actually got a few options... and it's really not all that complex to build for either..

Fire: You'll want Thermal Reverb and an easy Clinging Flames proc such as Flashfire or Pyre. A good AoE attack, again Pyre works well for this at close range, or Fireball at long ranges. A Fire resistance Debuff such as Fire Snake, Heatwave, or Fireball's advantage. Even though you want darkness as your survival, you may as well pick up Absorb Heat as well for the large burst heal it provides when it consumes CF on nearby targets.

Darkness: For survival you'll most likely be taking Ebon Void as your block... You'll want Life Drain as a good heal, it can also double as your Single Target damage, and with Thermal Reverb fueling your energy you can easily maintain it for extended periods. You can opt for Shadow Form for some added survival at the cost of not buffing your fire damage through your form, it's not optimal but it's an option nonetheless.

flowcyto

Here's one way to build it. taking the AoPM + Hybrid route fr the versatility and make the build easier to break into overall. If ya wanna specialize it more towards dps or tanking then it can be tweaked around:

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Glacier
Level 6: Covert Ops Training
Level 9: Healthy Mind
Level 12: Boundless Reserves
Level 15: Investigator
Level 18: Acrobat
Level 21: Coordinated

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire (Fuel My Fire)
Level 1: Fireball (Rank 2, Unstable Accelerant)
Level 6: Thermal Reverberation
Level 8: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Concentration
Level 14: Conflagration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Lifedrain (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Flashfire (Rank 2)
Level 23: Ebon Void (Rank 2, Voracious Darkness)
Level 26: Summon Shadows (Rank 2, Devouring Darkness)
Level 29: Masterful Dodge
Level 32: Palliate (Absolve)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38:

Travel Powers:
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations:
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Avenger: Ruthless (2/2)
Avenger: Round 'em Up (3/3)
Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3)
Avenger: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

Main rotation is to put up CF w/ Flashfire, UA w/ Fireball, and then channel Conlflag. Throw in Lifedrain for healing and Shadows for some extra dmg and healing in the background. UA + Conflag is good for both AoE and single-target dps. Last power slot can be w/e ya want.

Gear for a bit of Dex on the side to help w/ ur crit rate, though most of ur gearing will be for Int and Con here.