Healer/CC advice needed

markhawkman

Phantasma:
Level 12:
healer/CC

stats so far:
EB: Radiance
Rebuke

Innate: Divinity

PSS: Pre

Aside from selecting a teleport variant as a travel power, that's all my build has so far. I managed to beat Wayland Talos solo with only two skills and no advantage points spent I also managed to get to Poe before calling in backup. Just couldn't beat him. Best I could do was a third of his HP.

So the goal here is not to imitate Spinny's obsession with playing the game the hard way. going through a mission and NEEDING to memorize block timing just to avoid getting squashed by goons is novel and an interesting experience. Not one I particularly feel like repeating regularly though.

the actual goal is to make a healer/CCer who can do stuff at Cosmics. so... how do I do that? A rez power seems useful(though not sure which), but I'm not really sure what the best options are for healing and CC powers, and I also have no idea about specs. I guess I currently have Presence spec(empty) since I have a PSS, but I don't really know what goes best with that.

flowcyto

By lvl 12, you should have 4 power slots available (not counting the EB) and ur 2nd SS as an FF, so I'm not sure why you are doing content w/ only Rebuke + Pres SS trained still..

Otherwise, I'm a bit confused if you want leveling advice or just an end-game build, but I hope you read Kamo's sticky on healing builds already, cause its pretty exhaustive for Cosmic-level stuff:
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/championsonline#/discussion/1210364/healer-builds/p1

markhawkman

I was forgoing spending points because I didn't want to have to retcon them later ^_^ Thanks for the link.

flowcyto

Well, retraining at lower levels is quite cheap compared to doing it at max level, so I wouldn't let that be too much a hindrance atm- as long as you retrain early on. But its up to you.

markhawkman

Enh, at first I was just doing it for fun, then I decided to see just how far i could progress in the story like that.... not very. Killing a level 9 boss after getting SKed to 40 was hilariously easy though.

I've decided to go with option 5b for now: Healer CCer AoAC

kamokami

markhawkman said:

the actual goal is to make a healer/CCer who can do stuff at Cosmics. so... how do I do that? A rez power seems useful(though not sure which), but I'm not really sure what the best options are for healing and CC powers, and I also have no idea about specs. I guess I currently have Presence spec(empty) since I have a PSS, but I don't really know what goes best with that.

There are Healer / CC builds in the Healer Builds thread. Along with details around rotations and reasons for power picks. I suggest reading through that first. Then either making a build or picking one of the builds there and modifying it to suit your playstyle.

The builds and notes there are not for leveling however.

markhawkman

Yeah, I kinda figured that. The build I decided to work on is definitely not something meant for soloing story missions, but enh...

pantagruel01

You can solo pretty much any solo missions with a cc/healer, but it will feel a bit like watching paint dry.

markhawkman

pantagruel01 said:

You can solo pretty much any solo missions with a cc/healer, but it will feel a bit like watching paint dry.

Well, fighting Talos took something like 10 or 15 minutes...

markhawkman

so... initial testing indicates this build works great.


So I have this build:
Healer CCer AoAC - Freeform
v2.4.2-29

Super Stats: PRE, Con, Rec

Talents
(Split between on PRE/Con/Rec. Click the build link to see)

Powers
1: Radiance (advantages)
1: Conviction (advantages)
6: Iniquity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
8: Aura of Arcane Clarity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
11: Eldritch Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3)
14: Redemption (Salvation)
17: Lightning Strike (Rank 2)
20: Thundering Return (advantages)
23: Vala's Light (Rank 2, Light Everlasting)
26: Sonic Device (Rank 2, Rank 3)
29: Manipulator (advantages)
32: Electrical Current (Bad Wiring, Unlimited Power!)
35: Grasping Shadows (advantages)
38: Ego Sleep (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Soo... what if anything could I do to rank up Redemption without ruining it? Also, how much would that actually help?

flowcyto

Dunno. How important is R2's extra stun duration on the lunge? Could also consider knocking a rank from Sonic Device, if you really want 2 free adv points.

markhawkman

Hmm.... I actually have no idea

flowcyto

Well, you could prob take a rank from either of those for R2 of the res if you want.

markhawkman

how useful would r2 of the res be?

flowcyto

In an environment w/ many other healers? Prob not very, but it is nice to help ward off a rezed allying dying again immediately. So it kinda depends on the fight and how its going.

markhawkman

Yeah, I've seen that happen.. both to me and people I've rezzed with redemption.