Infernal Chains Build Improvement

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,858 Arc User

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Chain powers aren't that great for dps, so I wouldn't expect too much there if you make your build centered around them. That said, you can generally improve dps by using the ranged dps role and an offensive passive, as the hybrid-dps + defensive passive route comes w/ quite less dmg bonuses overall. Also, Con PSS is more for tanking, and is not good for boosting dps.
  
  If you don't want to go the full glass cannon route, you can still be pretty sturdy in the dps role just having good defensive and healing powers, and keeping things like a Guardicator backbone + Con SS. An example of that:
  
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  Super Stats
  Level 6: Ego (Primary)
  Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
  Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
  
  Talents
  Level 1: The Scourge (Con: 10, Ego: 10, Rec: 10, End: 8)
  Level 6: Ascetic (Con: 5, Ego: 5)
  Level 9: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
  Level 12: Daredevil (Ego: 5, End: 5)
  Level 15: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 18: Worldly (Ego: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
  
  Powers
  Level 1: Infernal Bolts (advantages)
  Level 1: Lash (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 6: Pestilence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 8: Supernatural Power
  Level 11: Aspect of the Infernal (advantages)
  Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 17: Will-o'-the-Wisp (Guide, Ghost Fire)
  Level 20: Vicious Cyclone (Rank 2, Vortex Technique)
  Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
  Level 26: Vile Lariat (Fester, Work Up)
  Level 29: Voodoo Doll (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 32: Imbue (advantages)
  Level 35: Toxic Nanites (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 38: Rebirth (advantages)
  Adv. Points: 34/36
  
  Travel Powers
  Level 6:
  Level 35:
  
  Specializations
  Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
  Ego: Insight (3/3)
  Ego: Follow Through (3/3)
  Ego: Sixth Sense (2/3)
  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 (3/3)
  Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
  Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
  
  Lash is your main filler attack for bosses, so getting it to R3 is good, as you can get Debilitating Poison via other means (here, via Wisp). Vile Lariat is more for giving you extra self-healing and Fester's debuff than for dps, but its ofc still useful for those things alone. Toxic Nanites and Imbue can also boost your dps a bit more. Gears mostly for Ego, w/ some Con (for maxHP) and End/Rec (for smooth Supernatural Power energy return).

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• blazer2001 Posts: 109 Arc User

  May 2018

  I can definitely see a positive difference in damage output, all coming from the poison stacks, which is a good thing, I also can see the advantage the newer infernal powers give to the powerset, thank you @flowcyto .

  I'm the ruler of the fire power.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,858 Arc User

  May 2018

  sure, no problem.

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• wikedmunky

  wikedmunky#7567

  Posts: 17 Arc User

  August 2018

  Would a CC build work better with Chains? Lookin to homage the Great Pinhead.

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• flowcyto Posts: 12,858 Arc User

  August 2018 edited August 2018

  Not hugely. There's Crippling Coils for a single-target hold, but the rest of the CC from chains are via knocks (lariats, iron chain, chain cyclones) and those aren't classed as hold-based CC for the purposes of Manip and such.

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