Help With Retconning My Blood Toon

benoitsean

I have a toon that I just got to level 40. He is a being made entirely out of blood. So every ability consists of him conjuring up blood from his own body. This is the setup I have right now.

Bloodshed - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.41:33

Super Stats
Level 6: Constitution (Primary)
Level 10: Recovery (Secondary)
Level 15: Dexterity (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 9: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 15: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
Level 18: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Infernal Bolts (Toxin Overload)
Level 1: Life Essence (Rank 2, Infernal Bond)
Level 6: Supernatural Power
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Ebon Void (Rank 2, Voracious Darkness)
Level 14: Soul Vortex (Rank 2, Soul Drain)
Level 17: Quicksand (Rank 2, Rank 3, Accelerated Metabolism)
Level 20: Inertial Dampening Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Resurgence
Level 26: Imbue
Level 29: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 32: Conviction (Rank 2)
Level 35: Whirlpool (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Fiery Embrace
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Fire Flight
Level 35: Corrosive Jump

Specializations
Constitution: Unyielding (1/2)
Constitution: Fuel My Fire (3/3)
Constitution: Tough (1/3)
Constitution: Resilient (1/2)
Constitution: Adrenaline Rush (2/2)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
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: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Constitution Mastery (1/1)

Devices

I would really like some help with this. He's not bad as far as survivability goes but I would like him to be more survivable. The damage output is pretty good. If there is a way for him to hit harder that would be great. I basically want him to be an off tank (not a full tank). Also remember that every ability is supposed to look like blood if colored red. I would really like to replace Quicksand with something else. It's a good ability but it just doesn't look like blood when colored red. I would like to keep Whirlpool and Soul Vortex if possible. They look fantastic colored red. Everything else can be replaced. Just remember survivability first, damage second. Also has to be good on energy. Thank you all in advance.

flowcyto

I don't see how the dmg output is that good when the build is using IDF, a defensive passive, and Con PSS- and lacks a strong single-target attack. I would actually try to make the build more dps-oriented, as right now it's base dmg will be rather low. You also generally don't want to rank energy builders. You could make it a DE build, and have decent dps w/ some self-healing from DE. You'd want to pick an AoE from Infernal or Bestial, ideally, since you're using Supernatural Power. You could go w/ Epidemic or maybe Venom Breath as the main AoE attack.

Bloodshed - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.41:33

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

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 9: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Infernal Bolts
Level 1: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Supernatural Power
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Epidemic (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Soul Vortex (Soul Drain)
Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 26: Life Essence (Rank 2, Infernal Bond)
Level 29: Ebon Void (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Endorphin Rush (Rank 2)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace
Level 38: Whirlpool (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Adv. Points: 34/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Fire Flight
Level 35: Corrosive Jump

Specializations
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Power Swell (2/2)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

Should still be quite survivable. If anything, it prob goes overboard on the healing options (DE, LE, Conviction, ERush, Resurgence, Soul Vortex), but it's up to you how much you want to devote to that aspect. You could perhaps drop a healing-related power to add Wisp w/ advs to debuff and boost your (Toxic) dmg (the Guide adv could add some minor healing back in anyways). Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and enough End & Rec for relatively smooth energy.

benoitsean

Hey thanks Flow. This is great. I'm going to go test this out right now.

flowcyto

Sure thing; hope you're liking it.