Night Warrior Potential

xaqchance

Looking through the 'net for builds I came across a post under the Light Star Alliance; Mysticat, an unarmed martial artist. I posted there, then realized it's two years old. So, I thought it might be better to move it here. Anyway, I really like the build and it described potential to switch things up for Night Warrior, something I've wanted to use, but I'm not really sure how. My main concern is breaking the build by changing something key. Secondly, I'm not sure what to grab. I like Ricochet Throw, and would boost the AoE capabilities of the build, and I know to switch Way of the Warrior for Night warrior, but that's about the level of my understanding.

The original build also featured Pounce w/Nailed to the Ground, but I wanted to see what Vicious Descent looks like and was impressed how it fits the theme with an invisible weapon. Already though, I broke something in that the build looses NttG. Will the KD effect of VD (heh...) be a sufficient replacement? I know it's not if I PVP, but I really don't.

Here's the mostly original build. Talents were excluded, so I fit them in to the best of my understanding. Gettin' better.


PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

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

Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Acrobat
Level 9: Physical Conditioning
Level 12: Martial Focus
Level 15: Impresario
Level 18: Relentless
Level 21: Covert Ops Training

Powers:
Level 1: Righteous Fists
Level 1: Parry (The Elusive Monk)
Level 6: Way of the Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Dragon Kick (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Resurgent Reiki)
Level 17: Masterful Dodge
Level 20: Dragon Uppercut (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Conviction
Level 26: Vicious Descent (Rank 2, Relentless)
Level 29: Evasive Maneuvers (Rank 2, Sleight of Mind)
Level 32: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 35: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 38: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Travel Powers:
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations:
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Brush It Off (2/2)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Brawler: No Escape (3/3)
Brawler: Penetrating Strikes (2/2)
Brawler: Ruthless (2/2)
Brawler: Flanking (3/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

NttG isn't really what I'd classify as a conventional CC- its more of a situational disable. Mobs that can be grounded by NttG can be afflicted by a KD, but not all targets you can KD will be noticeably affected by NttG, and just cause you KD'd a flying target doesn't mean you've grounded it. They kinda fill separate niches.

For PvE, NttG can be nice, but I wouldn't consider it key to most builds either (PvP = entirely diff story).

Here's how I'd restructure the build to take adv of NW a bit more, keeping Dex PSS (though STR PSS and a STR/Dex/Con setup can also work well):

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

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

Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Covert Ops Training
Level 9: Acrobat
Level 12: Healthy Mind
Level 15: Coordinated
Level 18: Quick Recovery
Level 21: Impresario

Powers:
Level 1: Boomerang Toss
Level 1: Ricochet Throw (Rank 2, Microelectronic Controllers)
Level 6: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3, Silent Running)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Resurgent Reiki)
Level 17: Dragon Kick (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Dragon Uppercut (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Vicious Descent (Rank 2, Relentless)
Level 32: Evasive Maneuvers (Rank 2, Sleight of Mind)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38:

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2)
Level 35:

Specializations:
Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (2/3)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (2/2)
Warden: 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)

Trying to keep most of the things in the original build. Last slot can be w/e. Gearing for this version would be mostly Dex, w/ some Con and Int on the side.

If ya want to add Parry back in for theme and defenses, that's fine, but I wouldn't get Elusive Monk since BCR is already giving you a ~10% final dmg penalty when used (and Elusive's penalty stacks on top of that, which is unfortunate for dps builds).


(oh, and its not a low-level build until ya get to enter the PH and retrain, but ya can use a basic blast build until ya hit lvl 8 or 11, and retrain into the build proper after that point.)

xaqchance

I'm so sorry! I totally forgot to thank you for your help! You took the time to help me out, I need to give you enough respect to give thanks for your effort. I was very excited to try it out and I wasn't expecting to receive advice so soon, so I tried it right away. I enjoy the build, so thanks again!

flowcyto

Ya don't owe me any feedback for just giving advice, though I appreciate it :x
Glad you like the edited build; if ya have any other issues concerning it, just raise em here.