Card Tossin' Build?

summerfields

So I had an idea recently about a card tossing thief character lately. Kinda like Gambit but without his Kinetc energy, obviously, and maybe throw Catwoman/Black Cat into the mix too? : )

Thanks in advance!

vonqball

It's a bit tricky. Since we have no card throwing powers. You could use boomerangs or shurikens (or a mix of both) as stand-ins, I suppose. But there isn't really a thrown weapon attack that does good single-target damage, so you might need to mix another theme in there. Maybe dual pistols or martial arts attacks?

flowcyto

There's no card-throwing powers that I know of in CO, but yea you could throw boomerangs and/or knives and suspend your disbelief a bit. I guess you also want a bit of MA and/or Bestial in there? Here's an example build that mixes some throwing weapons w/ MA:

Nyanrogue - Freeform (Melee Damage)
v3.44:36

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

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

Powers
Level 1: Boomerang Toss
Level 1: Viper's Fangs (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3, Silent Running)
Level 8: Form of the Tempest
Level 11: Ricochet Throw (Rank 2, Microelectronic Controllers)
Level 14: Steadfast
Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 20: Dragon's Claws (Rank 2, Dragon Rush)
Level 23: Chained Kunai (Open Wound, Inner Peace)
Level 26: Pounce (Nailed to the Ground)
Level 29: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Parry (Rank 2)
Level 35: Entrancing
Level 38:
Adv. Points: 32/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (2/3)
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: Upper Hand (2/3)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

The last power can be w/e ya want.

Can use RThrow as a ranged attack and as an AoE opener from Sneak, and Chained Kunai can be tapped to put up a self-heal and some bleeds. For melee, VFangs can be used as a basic melee cleave and to put up Shredded, while charged DC can be used as its main single-target attack. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con.

summerfields

Yeah, Boomerang Toss was what I had in mind actually! Sorry for being unclear! But thank you so much!

flowcyto

No problem. Have fun out there 8)