Surge Protector: Electric Heals/Support

jaazaniah1

Wondering if something along these lines could work as an electric based healer/support. Still have to dip into celestial for some stuff.

Surge Protector - Freeform (Any / Multiple)
v3.44:36

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

Talents
Level 1: The Hero (Str: 8, Dex: 8, Con: 8, Int: 8, Ego: 8, Pre: 8, Rec: 6, End: 6)
Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Finesse (Dex: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 12: Shrug It Off (Con: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 15: Lasting Impression (Pre: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Showmanship (Ego: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 21: Diplomatic (Int: 5, Pre: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Electric Bolt
Level 1: Ionic Reverberation
Level 6: Electric Shield (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Electrical Current (Rank 2, Bad Wiring)
Level 11: Aura of Ebon Destruction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion
Level 17: Thunderstrike (Ionic Compression, Recharge)
Level 20: Electrical Siphon (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Electrocute
Level 26: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Iniquity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Aura of Arcane Clarity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Redemption (Salvation)
Level 38: Thundering Return
Adv. Points: 34/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Presence: Selfless Ally (2/2)
Presence: Grandeur (3/3)
Presence: Moment of Glory (1/3)
Presence: Force of Will (2/2)
Presence: Vulnerability (2/2)
Sentinel: Torment (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Wither (2/2)
Overseer: Administer (3/3)
Overseer: Ruthless (2/2)
Overseer: Impact (2/2)
Overseer: Trapped (3/3)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)

Devices
Slot 1: Primus Spark Shield
Slot 2: Trident of the Elemental Master
Slot 3: Thunderbolt Wand
Slot 4: Electric Storm

flowcyto

Yea, you have all the basic healer/support stuff in there as is (and some things to proc spec debuffs), though you won't have a solid single-target attack to work with, if that matters to you.

jaazaniah1

Yep, really want to add in Lightning Arc. Might drop AoAC for that, but there is the allure of the double passive as well.

flowcyto

Well, there's also the option of dropping the self-res for it, but only if you feel like you have enough devices to cover its absence. It's your choice either way, ofc, as personal dps isn't a very high priority for a committed Support.

jaazaniah1

I think I'll use Lightning Arc while leveling and Retcon to AoAC for endgame where personal dps won't be so much an issue. Problem solved

flowcyto

Yea, that sounds like a pretty good plan, as I assume you won't be doing much solo content w/ this character at max lvl anyways.

jaazaniah1

Just an update comment on this build on reaching level 40. Currently he has his purple end game secondaries, but is still in merc primaries with R4 mods. HPs are around 6500. However, it turns out that he is quite capable of soloing the QWZ. The main combo that makes this possible is applying Thunderdtrike first (mainly for Negative Ions, but Recharge is nice too) and then following that up with Electrical Current. As long as the mooks are gathered together and have NI on them EC and Sentinel Mastery provide an amazingly nice stream of heals via the stuns from Bad Wiring. Conviction and Electrical Siphon provide some extra healing protection. He only gets killed atm if he is knocked and then held before he can apply Conviction. It's not a super fast way to solo the QWZ, but it is quite doable.

flowcyto

Well I wasn't considering that you'd be trying to solo the QWZ w/ this before, but it is nice to hear that it can work even out there for you 8)