Any tips on improving the DPS on a fire fairy?....

thewinxfairy

Hey! Ok, so I recently leveled a fairy to lvl 40 for the anniversary celebration, yay!

The problem is that I thought Fire DPS was good, but come to find out, it's not as good as I'd hope. I went with Int secondary stat and pumped as much into it to lower the cooldown on fire snake and attempt to always have it on.... so.. hopefully you build guru can provide some tips here and there...Here's the build:

PowerHouse   (Link to this build)

Name: Flarea

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Recovery (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Impulse
Level 6: Wordly
Level 9: Tireless
Level 12: Indomitable
Level 15: Brilliant
Level 18: Negotiator
Level 21: Academics

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Fireball (Rank 2, Unstable Accelerant)
Level 6: Fire Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Fiery Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Thermal Reverberation
Level 14: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 17: Flashfire (Sweltering Heat)
Level 20: Concentration
Level 23: Imbue (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Conviction
Level 29: Masterful Dodge
Level 32: Absorb Heat (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Conflagration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Circle of Primal Dominion (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Fire Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Blazing Speed (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Initiative (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)

If it's also relevant, here's her stats:

flowcyto

You have all the basics for a good Fire dps build there already. I'm not sure what you consider 'good enough' for dps, as Fire's strength has always been high AoE and single-target dps rolled into one w/ UA boosted Conflag. Unless ur having issues surviving w/o Con SS, or having energy issues (Thermal reverb scales more off of End), then I'm not sure what else to recommend.

Here's a pretty standard Fire dps build for comparison. Not much diff than yours:

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: The Void
Level 6: Ascetic
Level 9: Boundless Reserves
Level 12: Daredevil
Level 15: Quick Recovery
Level 18: Wordly
Level 21: Amazing Stamina

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Fireball (Rank 2, Unstable Accelerant)
Level 6: Fiery Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Concentration
Level 11: Conflagration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Thermal Reverberation
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Flashfire (Rank 2, Sweltering Heat)
Level 23: Pyre (Rank 2, Backdraft)
Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 29: Fire Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
Level 35: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 38: Rebirth

Travel Powers:
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (3/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)

INT PSS instead of Ego PSS can also work, if ur more geared toward Int atm, but it won't be as good dps w/o the target havong good resist.

magentagem

Maybe swapping to Dex primary to grab expose weakness?

pwestolemyname

thewinxfairy said:

The problem is that I thought Fire DPS was good, but come to find out, it's not as good as I'd hope.

I guess it depends on how good is good enough. My main is fire and it is pretty much able to just melt stuff while still standing against whatever they throw at her. I sacrificed some dps for survivability, and a bit more for theme, but still generally score top 12 in the big Cosmics and higher in event monsters, so I feel it is okay. I don't have her handy in the builder, but here are the basics

CON/Ego/Dex
Wardicater.
Firey Form, Fireball w/UA, Flashfire, Conflag, Fire Snake, Heat Wave, Heat Wave w/ Engulfing Flames (big def debuff), Thermal Reverb
Other powers for flavor. I do like Absorb Heat as the heal, too.

That's pretty much it. If you want even more DPS and don't mind being a glass cannon (I can't do it), drop Con and go for Int. Of course, you'll never be able to hit Unleashed AT DPS, but you can get up there to the top of most of rankings with this.