Zombie Mob Boss Build

dialamx

So I had silly idea for a new character, Don of the Dead. He's a prohibition era mob boss, who died and came back as a zombie. He wields his old guns and weapons, but can also summon his goons from beyond the grave to fight by his side. Here's the build I came up with.

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
v3.45:38

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

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

Powers
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Shotgun Blast (Breaching Round, Armor Piercing)
Level 6: Submachinegun Burst (Rank 2, Aggression)
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Concentration
Level 14: Killer Instinct
Level 17: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 23: March of the Dead (Rank 2, Forced March)
Level 26: Antagonize (Rank 2, Quills)
Level 29: Holdout Shot (Stim Pack)
Level 32: Incendiary Grenade (Scorched Ground)
Level 35: Lock N Load
Level 38: Frag Grenade (Rank 2, Open Wound)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Tunneling (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Athletics

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Avenger: Ruthless (2/2)
Avenger: Anguish (2/2)
Avenger: Round 'em Up (1/3)
Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3)
Avenger: Preemptive Strike (2/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

A large focus on use of the Tommy gun, and zombie summoning. I put Incendiary Grenade in to represent the molotov cocktails of the time. He also has Necrull's Skull, Revenant of Fireflight, and Ragged Proletariat's Armband for additional zombie goons.

flowcyto

You could get the dmg shield adv on SMG Burst instead of the Bleed adv (or just get R3). Although R3 on AR is fine, if you plan on first building stacks of Furious, then you could get the special adv on AR instead (staying w/in 50ft to use Shotgun to refresh 3x Furious and the AP debuff). The grenades aren't really needed here, but you can keep them for the theme if you want. I'd prob also pass on the special adv for the block, and if you want to free up a power slot for anything else then I'd prob first axe the R1 AO for it. I may also change Avenger spec for Guardian spec (Preemptive isn't that great w/ maintains, since it only boosts the first tick).

dialamx

Frag Grenade, and Lock and Load, I only threw in because I didn't know what else to add, since none of the Ultimates seemed to really fit the theme. I already have Guardian, I put in Avenger because it was a Range focused spec, and this is a ranged character. Should I change it to Vindicator? How is this for an update?

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Ranged Damage)
v3.45:38

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

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

Powers
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Shotgun Blast (Breaching Round, Armor Piercing)
Level 6: Submachinegun Burst (Rank 2, Wall of Bullets)
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Concentration
Level 14: Killer Instinct
Level 17: Assault Rifle (Rank 2, Uncompromising)
Level 20: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 23: March of the Dead (Rank 2, Forced March)
Level 26: Antagonize (Rank 2)
Level 29: Holdout Shot (Stim Pack)
Level 32: Incendiary Grenade (Scorched Ground)
Level 35: Sniper Rifle (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38:
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Tunneling (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Athletics (Rank 2)

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (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: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

Yea I meant Vindicator spec, not Guardian, sorry. The build looks okay overall, though you could max Vind's Focused Strikes, depending on whether you want a bit more dps from AR or from the AoE attacks. You could also switch to Targeting Computer as the slotted passive for more sustained dps (unless you also wanted to utilize NW's Sneak). Since the core of the build is fine, you can just leave that last power slot as a wildcard for w/e you want to experiment with.

Oh, and I think that R2 of March of the Dead still doesn't upgrade the zombies' attacks (R3 does, but then you give up Forced March), so you could prob drop that rank as well.

jaazaniah1

Heh. Around Halloween I usually see a character called Donna the Dead roaming around.