Theme Build help for a Dragon

alexdrako

Hello,

Me again.

Im trying to recreate another character of mine but I am having a bit of difficulty in what should I use for him.

He is a Dragon, so I would like to have Enrage somewhere in his build. He should have a huge sword, so Heavy Weapon is required... and of course, the mandatory fire attacks, maybe not a lot back at CoH(this is a reroll from him here) he only had a fireball and a few minor fire attacks.

I would like him to be survivable and capable of dealing decent damage.

If anyone could help, I have some experience with ranged toons here, but Melee seems like a completely new beast I havent tried yet.

aiqa

Heavy weapons has a few powers that have advantages that add some fire effects. (eruption and brimstone). Other nice HW powers are cleave and annihilate, though I wouldn't pick both annihilate and eruption.

Fire attacks themselves will probably not have a very good synergy, maybe the 'unstable accelerant' adv on fireball, but I doubt using that is really worth it. For a dragon theme I'd go for fire breath, it is even kind of useful with a taunt adv, if you decide to make a tank.

To make your melee build a bit more survivable there are two block powers that have an adv that give you a buff when you attack with a melee attack. Those are the martial arts block (adds dodge chance), and the powerarmor block (adds damage resistance, but looks very techy).

Taking a offensive passive will probably make the fire attacks even less useful compared to your heavy weapon attacks, so I think a defensive passive is a better choice.

My own HW tank (can solo grav if played well):
http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html?v=5&n=&d=1317NAEPdhj6310G003G10LG209G700GC04G904J501F20GMB009B037B039D05QG007G002shq3XNU3Sg9

The order I picked those powers is different while levelling up.

helbjorn

This my red dragon build, modified to your specifications. I play him as a Bestial/Fire build, but HW drops in pretty easily in place of Bestial. Enraged is easy to build between Cleave and Annihilate. I run this with Invulnerability, but you have the option of running Unstoppable for more melee DPS. Invulnerability allows this build to DPS-tank Warlord and Gravitar with relative ease, even without the increased damage output of HW.

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: The Devastator
Level 6: Paramilitary Training
Level 9: Physical Conditioning
Level 12: Quick Recovery
Level 15: Relentless
Level 18: Boundless Reserves
Level 21: Bodybuilder

Powers:
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Decimate
Level 8: Invulnerability -or- Unstoppable (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Enrage
Level 14: Fire Breath (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Thermal Reverberation
Level 20: Flashfire
Level 23: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Annihilate (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Unbreakable
Level 32: Imbue (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Aggressor (Rank 2, Rank3)
Level 38: Unleashed Rage (Rank 2, Rank 3)

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

Specializations:
Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
Strength: Aggression (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Upper Hand (2/3)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)

agentnx5

Question first, you mean like an actual dragon or is this a name for a mythical fighting style?

alexdrako

agentnx5 wrote: »

Question first, you mean like an actual dragon or is this a name for a mythical fighting style?

An actual dragon

And I like the ideas and the build posted! Gives me a few ideas on where to take this character