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chaoswolf820
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I have an idea for a mind-focused character (literally, just a floating brain in a robot suit), and while I know what I want - Telepathy/Telekinesis powers, decent survivability and self-healing, with a good mix of AOE and single-target output, basically like if the Mind borrowed its playstyle from the Void - I don't know much of anything about freeform-ing or enough about individual powers to build stuff on my own past concept. I do know I'm not too fond of AOPM's funky runic glow, so I'd like to avoid that if possible. AORP's okay, though. Haven't seen much how other passives' "glows" look, so I can't judge that yet.
Can someone lend a hand?
Can someone lend a hand?
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PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Void
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Enduring
Level 12: Agile
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Acrobat
Level 21: Ascetic
Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Darts
Level 1: Telekinetic Assault (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Ego Reverberation
Level 8: Ego Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Concentration
Level 20: Telekinetic Shield (Telekinetic Reinforcement)
Level 23: Telekinetic Wave (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Telekinetic Eruption (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Resurgent Reiki)
Level 32: Masterful Dodge
Level 35: Telekinetic Lance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2)
Level 35: Power Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Exploit Opening (1/2)
Ego: Sixth Sense (2/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
Derived from my Psion The Psinister Build, he is mainly a damage happy Telekinetic, likes to throw people around.
If you want more Telepathy then I would say swap out TK Wave for Summon Nightmare rank 2 + Night Terror Advantage if you want psychokinetic pets for extra damage purposes alongside Ego Sprites.
The reason I did not add Slave Mentality is because it is frankly a horrible advantage. With this build nothing will be standing longer than 10 seconds (in the main) for you to gain low powered healing from (which cannot crit heal), in comparison to Convic + BCR which will heal you a lot faster.
This will also aid any down time you -may- have due to energy issues, (this should be relatively minor if you keep TK Assault and Ego Reverb Unlock).
This build is more Telekinetic Based as that is where your damage will mainly come from for Mentalist Powers.
Since you don't seem to want to go for Crowd Control Mechanics, the best damage lies within Telekinesis normally.
NOTE:
- TK Lance will be your heavy hitter, everything in your build whilst powerful in it's own right will aid in building Ego Leech stacks. This can be detonated via TK Lance, which hits twice and can crit.
- TK Wave's Psychic Tides has no PvE application and relatively limited PvP application (since energy management for most is good in PvP), which is why I didn't go for it.
- Incisive Wit Advantage on Kinetic Darts grants +33 EGO and 42% increase to Paranormal Damage (which includes EGO damage) and can be used in conjunction with Ego Surge Active Offensive for staggeringly powerful results with all powers, especially TK Lance and Wave. It will be also buffing your main super stat so this will increase all damage from powers and passive and defense from passive. Then you put it with TK Reinforcement + TK Eruption's defense boosts and voila, stacking defense!
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PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: Matter Manipulator
Level 6: Prodigy
Level 9: Showmanship
Level 12: Daredevil
Level 15: Diplomatic
Level 18: Investigator
Level 21: Academics
Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Darts
Level 1: Ego Blast (Rank 2, Mind Opener)
Level 6: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Empathic Healing (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Telekinetic Assault (Rank 2)
Level 20: Telekinetic Shield (Telekinetic Reinforcement)
Level 23: Telepathic Reverberation
Level 26: Ego Hold (Mass Effect)
Level 29: Ego Storm (Rank 2)
Level 32: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2)
Level 35: Telekinetic Wave (Rank 2)
Level 38: Telekinesis (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack
Level 35: Fire Flight (Rank 2)
Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Exploit Opening (2/2)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Overseer: Administer (3/3)
Overseer: Overseer Aura (3/3)
Overseer: Impact (2/2)
Overseer: Conservation (2/2)
Sentry: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Sentry: Precise (3/3)
Sentry: Sentry Aura (3/3)
Sentry: Stalling Tactics (2/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
Telekinetic Assault is a bit redundant with Ego Blast. You could consider swapping Telekinetic Assault for Telekinetic Burst, to give yourself an AoE setup for Telepathic Reverberation (charged TK Burst --> Ego Sprites) when Ego Storm is on cooldown. Ego Sleep is another option, though it also carries a recharge timer.
I would dedicate one of the spec trees to Sentinel, so Sentinel Aura auto-triggers Compassion during combat.
Have a look at the build I posted above.
Get rid of END as your Secondary Super Stat. It serves no purpose.
Also TK Assault is redundant especially when Ego Blast + Mind Opener + Rank 2 will be your main damage for single target, as you have TP Reverb which boost dmg by 30%. So remove that power.
Ego Hold isn't going to be doing much for you, Swap it out for Ego Sleep. It is an AoE which when mixed with Ego Sprites will grant you energy coupled with TP Reverb.
PRE - No point what so ever having this build without it. Compassion scales on it and REC, since you have no REC. PRE is your choice here. And TP Reverb scales with PRE...so it is extremely important in this build. It will also boost your CC effects such as Ego Sleep when you replace Ego Hold.
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Really you need PRE since compassion, telepathic reverberation, heals and AoRP scale with it.
As suggested if you take Compassion you should take the Sentinel tree (the aura gives 8 stacks ASAP). The Sentinel tree also grants a very good mastery at lvl.40.
I retooled the Talents to grant you some energy (points in Rec/End).
The last powers were redundant, better to have an Active offense and an active defense at hand.
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Presence (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Ego (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Void
Level 6: Survival Training
Level 9: Sniper Training
Level 12: Field Ops Training
Level 15: Command Training
Level 18: Jack of All Trades
Level 21: Shrug It Off
Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Darts
Level 1: Ego Blast (Rank 2, Mind Opener, Rude Awakening)
Level 6: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Empathic Healing (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion
Level 17: Telekinetic Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Telepathic Reverberation
Level 23: Telekinetic Shield (Telekinetic Reinforcement)
Level 26: Ego Sleep (Plagued by Nightmares)
Level 29: Ego Storm (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Masterful Dodge
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Fire Flight
Specializations:
Presence: Selfless Ally (2/2)
Presence: Grandeur (3/3)
Presence: Moment of Glory (3/3)
Presence: Force of Will (2/2)
Sentinel: Torment (2/2)
Sentinel: Eternal Spring (2/2)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Moment of Need (1/3)
Sentinel: Wither (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Locus (2/2)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)
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If you want to run a more telepathic build rather than the TK one I suggested, try this.
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Presence (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Mind
Level 6: Enduring
Level 9: Indomitable
Level 12: Intimidating
Level 15: Showmanship
Level 18: Shrug It Off
Level 21: Ascetic
Powers:
Level 1: Psi Lash
Level 1: Ego Blast (Rank 2, Mind Opener)
Level 6: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Empathic Healing (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion
Level 17: Telekinetic Shield (Telekinetic Reinforcement)
Level 20: Telepathic Reverberation
Level 23: Masterful Dodge
Level 26: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Ego Storm (Rank 2, Malevolent Manifestation)
Level 32: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Telekinesis (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack
Level 35: Fire Flight (Rank 2)
Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Sentinel: Torment (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (2/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Wither (1/2)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Make It Count (2/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
Also...a few notes:
- You have two flight travel powers. Are you aware this is the case?
- Compassion is a form, you do not need to rank it. With Sentinel Aura and BCR you will be passively stacking it. Stacks will also be gained from Empathic Healing.
- Ego Storm Rank 2 + MM = Drop and run hold, so you are not needlessly locked down for the maintain (although this means the power cannot crit). I prefer mobility and survival over being locked down. Which is why I didn't go rank 3.
If you want to be a more damage orientated version of Mind AT, you may want Concentration instead and if this is the case, you can go with my previously posted TK Build.
If you are trying to be more supportive, you may want to consider going PRE Primary and putting TK burst in there for tap spam purposes for the application of Disorient + Ego Sprites = TP Reverb energy which scales on PRE.
PRE Primary will also make the scaling of Compassion better, resulting in higher healing values.
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Yeah. Like the Telepathy power, I chose that for flavor's sake - the Jet power is for in the armor, the fire-flight is for out of it, as a sort of lifted-by-their-own-power effect.