Help with Red Lantern homage build

benoitsean · August 2018

I would like to create a build that resembles the Red Lanterns. Specifically Bleez. These are everything that a Red Lantern should possess.

Acid: They have the ability to expel a fiery acid from there mouth.

Caustic Effect: Red Lantern power can damage and drain away the power of others like a poison.

Energy Projection: They can project beams, form protective force fields, and fire destructive blasts. The attacks often come from the mouth.

Flight: They can fly in atmosphere or in space, and can achieve incredible speeds, moving from planet to planet in a matter of hours.

Mirages: They can create mirages/illusions.

Wormhole: They can open wormholes.

This is what I quickly came up with in the HeroCreator.

Any / Multiple
v3.1:30

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

Talents
Level 1: The Specialist (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Int: 8, Rec: 10)
Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
Level 12: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 15: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Fire Breath (Chemical Fire, Spitfire)
Level 6: Fire Shield (Rank 2, Fiery Spirit)
Level 8: Pestilence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Form of the Tempest
Level 17: Rimefire Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Unbreakable (Rank 2)
Level 26: Collective Will (Rank 2)
Level 29: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 32: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 35: Ebon Rift (Rank 2)
Level 38: Rebirth
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Fire Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Lightning Flash (Rank 2)

Specializations
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Tenacious (2/2)
Guardian: 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: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

Devices

What do you all think? I'm looking for some really good feedback so please let me know. Thank you all.

flowcyto · August 2018

Well, for CO the combo of powers is going to be hard to work with, since it all comes from very diff sets. DE as the base is fine for dps, though it is costly and works best w/ FotT and Supernatural Power, but that means you should limit the amount of non-Supernatural attacks in the build.

https://aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=30&n=&d=12830iGQLPKa000000O000O605OF00BC03B800O303K5032E03ON01ND042C01GG052Q00Md050mUB3T3B2MGB100000000&e=R2VhcnMgbW9zdGx5IGZvciBEZXgsIHcvIHNvbWUgQ29uIGFuZCBFbmQvUmVjLiBBbHNvIGdldCBjb3N0IGRpc2NvdW50IG9uIGdlYXIgYW5kIHNraXAgc2V2ZXJpdHkgb24gZ2VhciB3LyBEZXggTWFzdGVyeSw~

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

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 12: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Infernal Bolts
Level 1: Venomous Breath (Rank 2, Paralytic Bile)
Level 6: Supernatural Power
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Rimefire Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 26: Pounce (Furious Rush)
Level 29: Fire Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32: Summon Nightmare (Rank 2, Night Terror)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace
Level 38: Planar Fracture (Rank 2, Double Vortex)
Adv. Points: 34/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
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 (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

Additional Notes:
Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and End/Rec. Also get cost discount on gear, and skip severity on gear w/ Dex Mastery.

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You could instead take a more Fire-oriented route and still use DE, but you'd have to keep TReverb up in the background somehow. Not sure if energy would be good this way, but its possible:

https://aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=30&n=&d=12830iGQLPKa000000200023032D00BC03B800O303K5032N092O04ON012C01GG052Q00OR040mUB3T3B2MGB100000000&e=R2VhcnMgbW9zdGx5IGZvciBEZXgsIHcvIHNvbWUgQ29uIGFuZCBFbmQvUmVjLiBBbHNvIGdldCBjb3N0IGRpc2NvdW50IG9uIGdlYXIsIGFuZCBza2lwIHNldmVyaXR5IG9uIGdlYXIgdy8gRGV4IE1hc3Rlcnks

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

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 12: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Fire Breath (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Thermal Reverberation
Level 8: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Flashfire (Rank 2, Fan the Flames)
Level 23: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 29: Fire Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32: Summon Nightmare (Rank 2, Night Terror)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace
Level 38: Planar Fracture (Double Vortex)
Adv. Points: 33/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
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 (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)

Additional Notes:
Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and End/Rec. Also get cost discount on gear, and skip severity on gear w/ Dex Mastery.

benoitsean · August 2018

Thanks Flow. Can I switch Night Warrior for Pestilence? Night Warrior doesn't really fit the theme of the build. Also I was kind of hoping to keep INT as the PSS mainly for the Specialization Tree. That way it would lower the cost of my abilities but also boost up my stats a bit from the tree.

ironman12348 · August 2018

In such case you don't have much freedom with the passive. Night Warrior would help you with overall damage, you don't have to use Sneak with it. In case if you want to make your char look stronger without using Night Warrior and have buffed up stats, you could as well just pick AoPM. That's what I usually used on my Lantern wannabes on the test server.

flowcyto · August 2018

Int PSS would go pretty well w/ AoPM, though Hybrid role isn't ideal for dps, and you wouldn't want to do larger group content w/ Supports also using AoPM. As mentioned, w/ NW you can forgo putting Sneak and Shadowstrike on ur bar, and the passive doesn't really matter for theme (their normal visuals are now separate auras). Other alternatives are Unstoppable or WotW- they won't boost the ranged attacks as much, but will affect DE fully.

Otherwise, I prob wouldn't pair NW and Int PSS for most content (their -resist can't take the target past 0%). You can get decent cost discount w/ gear alone.

benoitsean · August 2018

Ok thank you both.

Help with Red Lantern homage build

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