Hate Epidemic ? Try Quicksand ;)

beldin

(Note : Not a leveling Build until at least Level 14)

My Earth Build, for all the Epidemic haters. Yeah i know there is again Devour Essence
but that was mainly because i didn't really found a better Energy Unlock than Overdrive
and since that only works on maintains .. and i often prefer Maintains over charges *sigh*

Nonetheless you can also only spam Cave-In instead, and in Alerts i mostly do that

Thing here is, Quicksand is a nice PBAoE and Cave In has Damage nearly like Defile but with
much lower costs, so that even without a fitting Energy Unlock it can be spammed endlessly
at least at level 40, so it can be played really nearly as good as an Infernal.

Also .. the build has still 6 Advantage Points left

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You can also take maybe Tremor as your second power, and later Force Shield or any
other "better" blockpower if you don't really want to have Imbue. Tremor is recommended
for leveling at the beginning.
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: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 6: Super Dexterity
Level 10: Super Recovery
Level 15: Super Constitution

Powers:
Level 1: Wield Earth
Level 1: Stone Shroud
Level 6: Land Slide
Level 6: Jet Pack -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 8: Quicksand -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Cave In -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 14: Invulnerability -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 17: Fissure -- Rank 2, Reconstruct
Level 20: Bountiful Chi Resurgence -- Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki
Level 23: Form of the Tempest -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 26: Overdrive
Level 29: Devour Essence -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 32: Masterful Dodge
Level 35: Intensity
Level 38: Imbue

Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Quick Recovery
Level 9: Acrobat
Level 12: Impresario
Level 15: Accurate
Level 18: Martial Training
Level 21: Jack Of All Trades


Dex: Gear Utilization 2, Combat Training 3, Deadly Aim 2, Expose Weaknessl 1, Quick Reflexes 2
Warden: Fortified Gear 3, Ruthless 2, The Best Defense 3, Tenacious 2
Vindicator: Merciless 3, Aggressive Stance 2, Modified Gear 2, Focused Strikes 3
Dexterity Mastery


Gear :
Heroic Gloves of Precision with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Breastplate of Utility with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Helmet of Utility with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Mods : 3 x DEX, 2 x CON, 1x REC

Old Secondary Offense with Endurance on Kill if available
Garrison Bracers
Friendly Eyepiece

helbjorn

I've been somewhat underwhelmed with the healing from Stone Shroud/Reconstruct. Unless you're a tank who blocks a lot, I don't see spending the points on it, and you've taken no tanking advantages in this build. Seems you would do better to just take Fissure R3.

beldin

helbjorn wrote: »

I've been somewhat underwhelmed with the healing from Stone Shroud/Reconstruct. Unless you're a tank who blocks a lot, I don't see spending the points on it, and you've taken no tanking advantages in this build. Seems you would do better to just take Fissure R3.

Fissure is more there for the style, but the heal is more worth than an R3 i think.
Also this is no tank build, just a character who can hold his own if there is no real tank
and i happen to get the aggro.

Where i'm personally not so happy with is that i have to take Stone Shroud and Land Slide
since i prefer maybe force shield, but i have to take these filler powers if i want to take
all the other stuff. Imbue on the other hand is something i mainly find handy to have
when farming Unity as Alpha Strike. But i wanted also mainly a non-infernal character
for fast Unity farming

beldin

I've found a (little strange) solution for getting rid of Stoneshroud and Landslide.

I respeced to EGO / CON / REC with Concentration, and now took the EB from Power Armor :rolleyes:
I really wished there was a better way and i could take the Earth EB, but on the other hand
i hate to take 2 powers i don't want :redface:

Looks like this now :
PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: The Scourge
Level 6: Quick Recovery
Level 9: Wordly
Level 12: Ascetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Field Ops Training
Level 21: Jack of All Trades

Powers:
Level 1: Power Bolts
Level 1: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Overdrive
Level 8: Concentration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 14: Cave In (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Quicksand (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Fissure (Rank 2, Reconstruct)
Level 23: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Ego Surge
Level 32: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Imbue
Level 38:

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack
Level 35:

Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (1/3)
Ego: Aggression (2/2)
Ego: Follow Through (3/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (2/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Modified Gear (2/2)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Tenacious (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)