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About a year and a half ago I started a thread where experienced builders could post some of their favorite functional builds for others to see. The idea was inspired by some comments by players who found the potential to mess up a build, particularly in the face of fairly high retcon costs, to be somewhat daunting.
Hopefully a similar thread will be helpful now that the game has more options for great builds, and more opportunities to go astray than has ever been the case.
I know that this is a public forum, and I'll not try to tell you what to post here, but I do hope that the emphasis be on solid workable builds and not on nit-picking over what is optimal.
Some suggestions for posters:
1) Note it if your build is one intended to be retconned into at a later level.
2) Explain the idea behind the build and/or power selections.
3) Suggest gear options to best fit the build.
So, please feel free to show us what you got ; )
Hopefully a similar thread will be helpful now that the game has more options for great builds, and more opportunities to go astray than has ever been the case.
I know that this is a public forum, and I'll not try to tell you what to post here, but I do hope that the emphasis be on solid workable builds and not on nit-picking over what is optimal.
Some suggestions for posters:
1) Note it if your build is one intended to be retconned into at a later level.
2) Explain the idea behind the build and/or power selections.
3) Suggest gear options to best fit the build.
So, please feel free to show us what you got ; )
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
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'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
By stacking dodge and avoidance through Quarry and Primary Defense gear, Conviction on a low cooldown (3 seconds), the health on kill benefit of, "the Rush of Battle," spec in the Vindicator tree, while also pushing +defense through gear and talents, the character is very survivable. Add in the amazing kiting capacity of Breakaway shot and the self heal of the Stim Pack advantage on Hold-Out Shot for even more ability to handle tough fights.
With the damage buff from Quarry, along with that passive's ability to push Nomad's secondary superstats to respectable levels, and the effect of the secondary SS on both Concentration and critical severity, the character kills quickly.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3174/nomad1p.jpg
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: Nomad
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Ego (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: Sureshot
Level 6: Coordinated
Level 9: Shooter
Level 12: Acrobat
Level 15: Academics
Level 18: Healthy Mind
Level 21: Ascetic
Powers:
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Two-Gun Mojo (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Concentration
Level 8: Quarry (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Breakaway Shot (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Masterful Dodge
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Killer Instinct
Level 23: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
Level 26: Holdout Shot (Rank 2, Stim Pack)
Level 29: Lead Tempest (Rank 2, Tread Softly)
Level 32: Smoke Grenade (Escape Artist)
Level 35: Lock N Load
Level 38: Sniper Rifle (Rank 2, Tungsten Rounds)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Teleportation (Rank 2)
Level 35: Athletics (Rank 2)
Specializations:
Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (2/3)
Dexterity: Evasion (2/2)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
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: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
With this set up I see up to 4.3k crits out of Breakaway Shot, 3.6k crits out of Hold Out Shot, 1.8k crits out of Two Gun Mojo, 10.9k crits out of Sniper Rifle, and 1.2k Crits out of Lead Tempest.
Lead Tempest takes my dodge up to 72.2% and my avoidance up to 73.5%.
CURRENT GEAR:
All Primaries are Silver Champion Recog. Secondaries are Purples.
PO: Critical Core R5, +51 Dex, +51 Int
PD: Gambler's R5, +55 Int, +55 Ego
PU: Veterans Core (+13 Int & Ego), +51 Int, +51 Dex
SO: +20 Dex, +47 Critical Strike
SD: +11 Con, + 10 Dex, +10 Rec, +11 Pre (old acclaim gear)
SU: +20 Dex, +20 Ego
Note that Nomad has more R4 gear than R5, nothing aove R5, and a piece of pre On Alert gear.
VARIANT OPTION:
Take out Lock n Load, or Breakaway Shot to add Evasive Maneuvers. At R3 it will add a further 24% to your dodge chance.
86% Dodge with 73.5% Avoidance while using an offensive passive !
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
The goal in this iteration of the character was to produce reliable DPS for longer fights involving tougher foes such as bosses or mobs with the "Tough" template.
Traditionally TK blades centered around Ego Blade Breach as its primary damage dealer. More recently Ego Blade Annihilation has supplanted EBB in many such builds. I wanted to break away from those two for better energy management and more reliable DPS rather than high burst damage. For this purpose I chose Ego Weaponry for Soulrazor's primary single damage dealer and Ego Weaponry for its AoE.
Some might question the selection of Form of the Tempest over Mental Discipline. Though MD did provide slightly more damage than FoTT, the latter provided better energy management for longer fights
(when you are always at full energy you never have to worry about being able to fuel Conviction or any of your other powers)
With 5 stacks of Ego Leech, as well as the various specs chosen, Soulrazor has an 83% critical hit chance with Ego Weaponry. With his respectably high critical severity, FoTT, ID Mastery, and Offense (as well as the debuff from Ego Blade Breach) he generally crits for 2k+ with Ego Weaponry's first two hits and as much as 5-6k with the third.
The basic approach to a fight for Soulrazor is pretty straigh forward. Lunge in, causing a fear debuff to all adjacent foes, stunning the primary foe, tap Inexorable tides to temporarily disable foes, and then Ego Blade Frenzy to deal with trash mobs.
For Tougher foes its a matter of lunge > Inexorable > Ego Blade Breach x3 > Ego Weaponry spam (reapply inexorable and EBB debuff as needed).
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2998/soulrazor1.jpg
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: Soulrazor
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: Sureshot
Level 6: Finesse
Level 9: Coordinated
Level 12: Diplomatic
Level 15: Academics
Level 18: Shooter
Level 21: Showmanship
Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Darts
Level 1: Ego Weaponry (Rank 2, Rank 3, Thought Sever)
Level 6: Ego Blade Frenzy (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Id Mastery (Rank 2, Rank 3, Id Blades)
Level 11: Form of the Tempest
Level 14: Void Shift (Emerging Nightmares, Nailed to the Ground)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Ego Reverberation
Level 23: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Ego Blade Breach (Domineering Will)
Level 32: Inexorable Tides (Instep Crush)
Level 35: Evasive Maneuvers (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Telekinetic Eruption (Enhanced Form)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Teleportation (Rank 2)
Level 35: Athletics (Rank 2)
Specializations:
Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (2/3)
Dexterity: Evasion (2/2)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Upper Hand (2/3)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
CURRENT GEAR:
All Primaries are Silver Champion Recog. Secondaries are Purples.
PO: Gamblers R5, +51 Dex, +55 Pre
PD: Gambler's R5, +55 Int, +55 Dex
PU: Veterans Core (+13 Int & Pre), +55 Int, +55 Dex
SO: +20 Pre, +20 Rec
SD: +20 Int, +20 Pre
SU: +20 Pre, +20 Ego
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
Until you can take Epidemic you should maybe take Venomous Breath for the first levels
to have an AoE, and retcon later.
Superstats:
Level 6: Super Dexterity
Level 10: Super Recovery
Level 15: Super Constitution
Powers:
Level 1: Infernal Bolts
Level 1: Devour Essence -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Supernatural Power
Level 6: Jet Pack
Level 8: Invulnerability -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 11: Epidemic -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 14: Form of the Tempest -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 17: Bountiful Chi Resurgence -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 20: Force Shield -- Force Sheath
Level 23: Bionic Shielding -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 26: Defile -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Masterful Dodge
Level 32: Intensity
Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Quick Recovery
Level 9: Shooter
Level 12: Impresario
Level 15: Martial Focus
Level 18: Martial Training
Level 21: Jack Of All Trades
Dex: Gear Utilization 3, Combat Training 3, Deadly Aim 3, Expose Weaknessl 1
Warden: Fortified Gear 3, Ruthless 2, The Best Defense 3, Tenacious 2
Vindicator: Merciless 3, Aggressive Stance 2, Modified Gear 2, Focused Strikes 3
Dexterity Mastery
2 Powerpicks are still left, take whatever you want
(i took Wind Elemental and Imbue)
Also .. Bionic Shielding isn't really needed if you mainly play
normal Quests or Alerts.
Gear :
Heroic Gloves of Precision with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Breastplate of Greater Might with Growth Amulet or Avoidance Plate with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Helmet of Utility with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Mods : 3 x DEX, 2 x CON, 1x REC
Old Secondary Offense with Endurance on Kill if available (helps a lot for Defile Alpha Strikes)
Garrison Bracers
Friendly Eyepiece
Level 6: Super Dexterity
Level 10: Super Constitution
Level 15: Super Intelligence
Powers:
Level 1: Bestial Fury -- Rip & Tear!
Level 1: Regeneration -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Venomous Breath -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 6: Locust Flight
Level 8: Bite -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 11: Supernatural Power -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 14: Form of the Tempest
Level 17: Pounce
Level 20: Massacre -- Bloody Mess, Rank 2
Level 23: Retaliation
Level 26: Devour Essence -- Phlebotomist, Rank 2
Level 29: Resurgence -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 32: Ego Surge -- Nimble Mind
Level 35: Masterful Dodge
Level 35: Locust Tunneling
Level 38: Vile Lariat -- Kyoketsu Shoge
Talents:
Level 1:
Level 6:
Level 9:
Level 12:
Level 15:
Level 18:
Level 21:
Couple Things: I designed this build around wanting to solo content and have a certain look to the toon. That being said you can easily swap the lunge or the shield to another of your liking. For leveling I would move supernatural power and a lunge sooner. Talent for Dex/ Con/ Int & Rec. At lvl 40 you could drop INT for REC if you have cost reduction.
Very easy to stay alive with this build. VB henchies, Bite then Massacre anything else. Vile Lariat easily puts poison and bleed on target which feeds the extra healing on Devour Essence.
but that was mainly because i didn't really found a better Energy Unlock than Overdrive
and since that only works on maintains .. and i often prefer Maintains over charges *sigh*
Nonetheless you can also only spam Cave-In instead, and in Alerts i mostly do that
Thing here is, Quicksand is a nice PBAoE and Cave In has Damage nearly like Defile but with
much lower costs, so that even without a fitting Energy Unlock it can be spammed endlessly
at least at level 40, so it can be played really nearly as good as an Infernal.
Also .. the build has still 6 Advantage Points left
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You can also take maybe Tremor as your second power, and later Force Shield or any
other "better" blockpower if you don't really want to have Imbue. Tremor is recommended
for leveling at the beginning.
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: Level 40 Champion
Superstats:
Level 6: Super Dexterity
Level 10: Super Recovery
Level 15: Super Constitution
Powers:
Level 1: Wield Earth
Level 1: Stone Shroud
Level 6: Land Slide
Level 6: Jet Pack -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 8: Quicksand -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Cave In -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 14: Invulnerability -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 17: Fissure -- Rank 2, Reconstruct
Level 20: Bountiful Chi Resurgence -- Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki
Level 23: Form of the Tempest -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 26: Overdrive
Level 29: Devour Essence -- Rank 3, Rank 2
Level 32: Masterful Dodge
Level 35: Intensity
Level 38: Imbue
Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Quick Recovery
Level 9: Acrobat
Level 12: Impresario
Level 15: Accurate
Level 18: Martial Training
Level 21: Jack Of All Trades
Dex: Gear Utilization 2, Combat Training 3, Deadly Aim 2, Expose Weaknessl 1, Quick Reflexes 2
Warden: Fortified Gear 3, Ruthless 2, The Best Defense 3, Tenacious 2
Vindicator: Merciless 3, Aggressive Stance 2, Modified Gear 2, Focused Strikes 3
Dexterity Mastery
Gear :
Heroic Gloves of Precision with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Breastplate of Utility with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Heroic Helmet of Utility with Gamblers Lucky Gem
Mods : 3 x DEX, 2 x CON, 1x REC
Old Secondary Offense with Endurance on Kill if available
Garrison Bracers
Friendly Eyepiece
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Serving since September, 2009 / 65 Characters, 63 Level 40's
My Earth Build is new and the Infernal was at least updated with gear infos.
I also noted that there are really no earth builds to find anywhere
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Constitution (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Acrobat
Level 9: Coordinated
Level 12: Healthy Mind
Level 15: Covert Ops Training
Level 18: Survival Training
Level 21: Field Ops Training
Powers:
Level 1: Infernal Bolts
Level 1: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Crippling Challenge)
Level 6: Regeneration (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Supernatural Power
Level 11: Ego Sprites (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenging Strikes)
Level 14: Ebon Void (Voracious Darkness)
Level 17: Quicksand (Rank 2, Challenging Strikes)
Level 20: Summon Shadows (Rank 2, Devouring Darkness)
Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 26: Shadow Shroud
Level 29: Form of the Tempest
Level 32: Circle of Primal Dominion (Rank 2)
Level 35: Rebirth
Level 38: Howl
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Fire Flight
Level 35: Vine Swinging
Specializations:
Constitution: Unyielding (2/2)
Constitution: Fuel My Fire (1/3)
Constitution: Resilient (2/2)
Constitution: Deflection (3/3)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
Protector: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Protector: Beacon of Hope (1/3)
Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
Protector: Debilitating Challenge (2/2)
Protector: Exhausting Strikes (2/2)
Warden: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (1/2)
Warden: Reactive Strikes (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Constitution Mastery (1/1)
Quicksand mimics how an aoe root attack might work. Its sphere of attack slowly grows and provides a Challenging Strike. Ego Sprites uses the insects that live on plants in a dot aoe Challenging Strikes attack. Summon Shadows is similar to how a temp plant pet might act.
The high Con with Regen and Devour Essence provides a very tough self-healing tank. Adding the 3 Secondarys of Armadillo Gear almost doubles the damage resistance provided by Regen and really helps.
Ice Barrier could be added to provide additional spike defense. It also roots the player, much like a plant power that adds defense might.
Neither of the two I have posted (so far) are in the directory.
'Caine, miss you bud. Fly high.
I didn't see my old "Descension" build in there.
Name: Whytewulf
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Recovery (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Master
Level 6: Agile
Level 9: Enduring
Level 12: Tireless
Level 15: Acrobat
Level 18: Impresario
Level 21: Quick Recovery
Powers:
Level 1: Bestial Fury
Level 1: Bite (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Frenzy (Rank 2, Rank 3, Accelerated Metabolism)
Level 8: Supernatural Power
Level 11: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 14: Massacre (Rank 2, Blood Mess)
Level 17: Pounce (Nailed to the Ground)
Level 20: Way of the Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Resurgent Reiki)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Intensity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Parry (The Elusive Monk)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Form of the Tempest
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation
Specializations:
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Brush It Off (2/2)
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: Modified Gear (2/2)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
The character this build has on has been through a lot and this is the final build I've settled on for him.
Due to the innate talent this build takes, you only need 55 strength from other sources to get the needed 70. A lvl 5 mod works perfectly for this purpose.
Parry: This was picked up due to SS dex. Despite the DR from rating, it performs very admirably. In silver champ recog gear you should have around 55% dodge chance in an actual fight and 75% avoidance (avoidance primary defense, obviously) if you're using rank 5 mods. BCR goes nicely with this.
Nimble Mind is incredible in any build that has secondary CON. Having never used it before, I'm just stunned by how ridiculously well it scales.
I posted this specific build at the request of an SG mate who wanted to have a closer look at it. Seraph can do a little of everything, but is strongest in controlling mobs, without resorting to the rather horrible Manipulator toggle.
This build pushes INT fairly hard, around 400 at 40 to get the most out of Battle of Wits. I raised PRE to 300ish, and CON to 200. This results in a decent HP pool (9k at 40) with shields sitting at about 2x 3.4K. When running in Support role, her stun duration is currently 6.2 seconds, with the cooldown of TK maelstrom at 5.6 seconds. This means you can chain 3 TK maelstroms for 18.6 seconds before hold immunity kicks in. That is more than enough to take out anything that can actually be affected by stuns.
NOT a levelling build. You can retcon into this level 23.
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name:
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Hero
Level 6: Healthy Mind
Level 9: Shrug It Off
Level 12: Diplomatic
Level 15: Ascetic
Level 18: Academics
Level 21: Command Training
Powers:
Level 1: Eldritch Bolts
Level 1: Eldritch Shield
Level 6: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Protection Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Concentration
Level 20: Telekinetic Maelstrom (Rank 2, Expansive Intellect)
Level 23: Telekinetic Lance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Ebon Rift (Rank 2, Vengeful Shadows)
Level 29: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Collective Will (Rank 2, Consume Will)
Level 35: Masterful Dodge
Level 38: Iniquity (Rank 2)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Flight
Level 35: Teleportation (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Specializations:
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Battle of Wits (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (2/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Sentry: Precise (3/3)
Sentry: Sentry Aura (2/3)
Sentry: Stalling Tactics (3/3)
Sentry: Persevere (2/2)
Sentinel: Torment (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Wither (2/2)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)
Eldritch Bolts, Shield: Powers chose to access AoPM early. I did level with this, swapping powers out along the way.
MSA: Energy unlock. Provides energy over time, scaling with INT, which we have gazillions of. Procced by 2 of our attacks Ebon Rift and TK Maelstrom, and Conviction.
Conviction: Nice little self heal. In Support provides about 2k per activation. With INT as high as it is, the Cooldown on this is neglible. Gives a 15% hp boost on activation, which can be utilised by Inequity. Since we got CON as a secondary, this boost covers Inequity's hp sacrifice.
Protection Field: Shield. Returns energy on being hit, long duration (20 secs).
Concentration: Ranged damage buff. Scales with INT. 16% per stack at 400 INT. Allows you to finish off whatever you stunned quick and easy.
TK Maelstrom w/ expansive intellect: 360 degree group stun that does decent damage. The cooldown's reduced sufficiently by gear and Lots of INT, fuels MSA when it comes of cooldown. The cooldown also prevents you from spamming it, which is a good thing. It keeps you from building Hold resist stacks on the goons too quickly.
Ebon Rift w/ Vengeful Shadows: A snare effect and knockback at the same time, giving you more control. If you don't like the knock you could remove Vengeful Shadows. Oh. Does really nice damage with those 16% Concentration stacks up too.
TK Lance: Hard Hitting, short charge single target attack. Quickly builds concentration stacks and uses the Ego Leech stacks that TK Maelstrom so kindly gave you.
Mindful Reinforcement: Another Shield that heals the target its on after it expires after 8 seconds. Lazy healing ftw!
Collective Will w/ Consume Will: A summon that increases your DPS and debuffs targets to your TK Lance. It also allows you to add a bit of DPS while you're focused on healing in group content.
Masterful Dodge: Emergency button. Rarely use it.
Inequity: Powerful single target heal. Sacrifices some of your own health to give a big chunk to your buddy. You have plenty of health to sacrifice, and that's mitigated by Conviction's HP boost. Just make sure you hit conviction before you give inequity a workout, and you'll be right as rain.
Pretty.Pixie
Note: for leveling? replace implosion with minigun (grab the advantage, u-238 rounds, and r2) and keep it stacked up at the top of the power list until you pick up plasma beam and chest beam. Early levels might be a bit slow, but the build really picks up once you get plasma beam.
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: Shockwave
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Constitution (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Hero
Level 6: Diplomatic
Level 9: Healthy Mind
Level 12: Shrug It Off
Level 15: Finesse
Level 18: Coordinated
Level 21: Acrobat
Powers:
Level 1: Power Bolts
Level 1: Implosion Engine (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Plasma Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenging Strikes)
Level 17: Chest Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Resurgence (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Orbital Cannon (Rank 2, Anvil of Dawn)
Level 26: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 29: Masterful Dodge
Level 32: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Resurgent Reiki)
Level 35: Inertial Dampening Field
Level 38: Nanobot Swarm (Rejuvinating Injectors)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Mach Speed
Level 35: Jet Pack
Specializations:
Constitution: Fuel My Fire (2/3)
Constitution: Tough (3/3)
Constitution: Deflection (3/3)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Locus (2/2)
Guardian: Retribution (2/2)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Protector: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Protector: Unrelenting (1/2)
Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
Protector: Exhausting Strikes (2/2)
Protector: Defensive Expertise (3/3)
Mastery: Protector Mastery (1/1)
So, the meat of this build lies in the orbital/implosion/nanobots/orbital combo, or as I like to call it? The implosion hammer. The football pulls in mobs, and then the 2 orbital cannons put a serious beating on them. Add to this the debuff you'll give with a few chest beam taps? that's 12% damage vulnerability added right on the top. As for the tanky side of things? IDF/invuln is pretty darn solid, especially against groups, and the occasional tap of force shield will make you see a lot of 1s pop above your head against all but the scariest mobs. You can also let your energy builder literally hit once and they'll do less damage to you for 10 seconds, thanks to exhausting strikes. I know there's some debate about if idf/invuln is overkill, given the layers of direct damage mitigation. I say, isn't that the whole point? Add to that the various procs this setup has for triggering a self heal, and you've got a pretty durable character. Note, however. You *really* wanna use masterful dodge/bcr as the first active defense you pop. Save resurgence for when you start to take a beating, since if they hammer you back down below 30% again, it'll open right back up. My live version of shock heals 3/4ths of his health, give or take, over a second or 2 if I time it right. I also wanna point out that between conviction, resurgence, bcr, nanobots/rejuvinating, and protector mastery? This pretty much always has a button available to heal a few thousand hit points on the drop of a hat. It's actually got a pretty fun panic combo: conviction, masterful, BCR, nanobots, conviction, bcr, about 10 seconds or so later: resurgence. Sure, your damage is gonna suck from double stacking bcr, but that combo could heal Grond. Hilariously, doing that fills up your whole energy bar instantly, because why not? Thankfully, I'm pretty sure the damage penalty from bcr doesn't count for pseudo pets like the implosion hammer. At the least, I've not noticed a serious difference.
The one intangible about this build that I really have to stress is how very FUN it is. The implosion hammer is a heck of a light show, and this thing is *fantastic* for farming.
You're gonna wanna gear for dex/pre/con/int, spreading it out pretty evenly, if a bit heavier on the con. Adding some dodge would be a great thing, too. This thing just gets more effective the more defense you can stack (since it adds to offense, too, but beware of the soft cap) and the more dodge you can put on it. You're probably gonna wanna look into getting a nimbus of force, too. It's a handy oh crap button for when your defensives are down and you're waiting for protector mastery to finish its cooldown, but wanna let conviction do its thing.
I pretty much just picked travel powers for pure speed. Those are totally optional, except for teleport. In my experience, this character and teleport are kinda shaky. Any power that restricts you from triggering conviction before the fight is a bad idea, since you'll be hurting for energy from the very beginning.
Edit: swapped debilitating challenge for exhausting strikes because I'm apparently illiterate.
RIP Caine
http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html
I can't figure out how to get the "application" to function.
When XP earnings during a Double-XP Weekend still feel like I'm underperforming,
there's something terribly wrong with the reward system...
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Original Join Date: Feb 2010.
Once you put your build together, use the 'export' function at the top, which will take you to a page with the build in HTML format. Copy and paste this into a new post.
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* Edit: I tried again, and I was able to click on name and type in a name. But that's the only field that seems to be working.
When XP earnings during a Double-XP Weekend still feel like I'm underperforming,
there's something terribly wrong with the reward system...
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Original Join Date: Feb 2010.
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
First: you have to set your camera to turn to face the enemy. It's one of the first options in controls, but I can't remember which off hand. Something about strafing instead of turning, is the tooltip.
This will track, to a large degree, on the z axis. Once you pass about 30 degrees it seems to lose it, unless you're on the ground. It seems to track better that way, for some reason. For the record, tho? The animation is lying to you. The damage does go off at higher or lower elevations. I've been keeping track. Grab a flight power and tap chest beam more often, if they're at many elevations. Orbital's advantage, tho, only tracks past the first spike if they're on the ground.
I've parsed this at a burst of over 14k contiunous dps (with an initial 24k spike over a second) when the crit gods were happy with me (and with full concentration stacks) over the span of 4-5 seconds. Even low dps, with all cooldowns running and 1 stack, It's throwing about 5kdps until it spikes. I'm not geared yet, only +105% severity, so these numbers will probably skyrocket, as will the defenses. It's sturdier than it seems it should be, for how much of a cannon it is. It pretty much has to be, since when it starts doing damage, it *will* strip threat from just about anyone.
It's not entirely a leveling build. I pretty much use minigun, invuln, and micromuni to get the job done until I hit level 14, at which point I pull em off the top of the stack and plug in the build.
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: pew pew
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Ego (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Marksman
Level 6: Shooter
Level 9: Coordinated
Level 12: Accurate
Level 15: Investigator
Level 18: Daredevil
Level 21: Academics
Powers:
Level 1: Power Bolts
Level 1: Energy Shield(Rank 2)
Level 6: Concentration
Level 8: Plasma Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Chest Beam (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Electric Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 23: Masterful Dodge
Level 26: Bountiful Chi Resurgence (Rank 2, Resurgent Reiki)
Level 29: Orbital Cannon (Rank 2, Anvil of Dawn)
Level 32: Fire All Weapons (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Nanobot Swarm (Rejuvinating Injectors)
Level 38: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Boots (Rank 2)
Level 35: Teleportation (Rank 2)
Specializations:
Dexterity: Combat Training (3/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Power Swell (1/2)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Retribution (2/2)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Dexterity Mastery (1/1)
Ok, nuts and bolts and synergies.
****energy management:
- Electric form increases regen and equilibrium. A lot.
- Molecular self assembly procs often from the various cooldowns, and nanobots will immediately kill your heal cooldown/give you energy/unlock another orbital cannon.
- power swell reduces the costs of your maintains when they crit. And they will. Often.
****self heals/defenses:
- Conviction cools down for me about every 2.5 seconds. Again, not heavily geared. It probably gives an 8th of my hp back.
- Masterful dodge and bountiful chi resurgence. Because instant "please don't hurt me" button. As long as it works. Hit this and block and this build is very hard to kill.
- Resurgence. For when blocking and conviction aren't doing it and masterful still has 30 seconds.
- You heal every time you kill something, or someone attacks you with a single target attack. The second doesn't happen much. The first happens a LOT. I designed this to have a constant stream of hp coming as long as it was operational.
***tactics:
Always use conviction to start the fight. Feel free to sprinkle in some chest beam taps wherever you can afford em.
- combos:
orbital cannon and fire all weapons is downright absurd, with electric form. That's the combo that strips threat, because it pumps out so much damage over such a large area.
when fire all weapons is on cooldown, but you wanna keep putting out heavy damage, use an orbital cannon. Use nanobot swarm (giving back the fire all weapons faster), then use *anorther* orbital cannon (fueled by molecular self assembly proccing from conviction coming off cooldown, as well as orbital. Enjoy the free energy), Give a nice chest beam pulse (I go 25-50%, for the extra debuff time), then let loose with targeted plasma beam bursts. Tab will keep em in focus if you have your controls right, so the second one mob drops, be on top of the next.
When orbital and fire all weapons are on cooldown, or for smaller packs, partial or full chest beam charges followed by plasma beam maintains will more than do the job. You're not waiting long for a cooldown, anyway.
***numbers:
badly geared, with about 30%/12%/8% superstats, I'm critting regularly for 8-10k on the initial orbital burst, up to 14ish. Fire all weapons pings at 2-4k every .5 seconds, but it does go quite a bit higher. I can chest beam charge for 10k+, taps tend to go for about 2-3. Plasma Beam slowly ramps up damage as the crits build, averaging from 2kdps to 4k dps, the longer I connect with it. Concentration yields the higher numbers, this thing likes to keep pushing. My dps is reduced slightly by having to fire off conviction and nanobots to keep the machine going, not to mention scattered block times between salvos. Elite bosses don't harm the dps on this much, since the pings are so fast. Maybe take 2-3k off of the initial numbers, in Gravitar's case.
As a point of reference, after the attack starts, I can burn down the power house level 40 dummies in 2-3 seconds. Give or take. It's not a tank, but it can pretend for a bit when it draws attention. It is, however, capable of easily eclipsing shadow strike damage because of how long the sustained attack lasts, and the large area involved.
Stat dex/ego/int/end, and a tiny bit of rec. Crit severity is essential. A bit of con certainly doesn't hurt.
RIP Caine
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: Nova Remnant
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Ego (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Marksman
Level 6: Agile
Level 9: Brilliant
Level 12: Indomitable
Level 15: Coordinated
Level 18: Shooter
Level 21: Academics
Powers:
Level 1: Force Bolts
Level 1: Force Blast (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Force Eruption (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Quarry (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 14: Force Geyser (Rank 2)
Level 17: Force Detonation (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 23: Concentration
Level 26: Whirlwind (Vortex)
Level 29: Sonic Device (Rank 2, Deafening Dissolution)
Level 32: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Dark Transfusion
Level 38: Energy Storm (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Teleportation (Rank 2)
Level 35: Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Specializations:
Ego: Force of Will (2/2)
Ego: Insight (3/3)
Ego: Follow Through (2/3)
Ego: Sixth Sense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Modified Gear (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Guardian: Make It Count (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Ego Mastery (1/1)
"There is only one way to support a PFF tank: Send Cyrone lots of money weekly... because he's the only one to successfully be a true PFF Tank." - chuckwolf
PowerHouse (Link to this build)
Name: Cerebellum
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Ego (Secondary)
Level 15: Strength (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Inventor
Level 6: Brilliant
Level 9: Professional Athlete
Level 12: Body and Mind
Level 15: Academics
Level 18: Covert Ops Training
Level 21: Command Training
Powers:
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Reaper's Caress (Rank 2, Cleaving Strikes)
Level 6: Lightning Reflexes (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Two-Gun Mojo
Level 11: Way of the Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Ego Surge (Rank 2, Nimble Mind)
Level 17: Force Shield (Rank 2, Force Sheathe)
Level 20: Dragon's Bite (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Killer Instinct
Level 26: Form of the Tempest
Level 29: Psionic Healing (Rank 2, Psionic Emanation)
Level 32: Updraft (Rank 2)
Level 35: Lead Tempest (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Telekinetic Eruption
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Superjump (Rank 2, Rebounding Resilience)
Level 35: Teleportation
Specializations:
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (1/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Battle of Wits (1/3)
Intelligence: Revitalize (2/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (1/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (1/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (1/3)
Vindicator: Initiative (1/2)
Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (1/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (1/3)
Overseer: Administer (1/3)
Overseer: Ruthless (1/2)
Overseer: Overseer Aura (3/3)
Overseer: Impact (1/2)
Overseer: Trapped (1/3)
Overseer: Conservation (2/2)
Overseer: Enhanced Gear (1/3)
Mastery: Vindicator Mastery (1/1)
I also have my own thread where I was asking for tips, if you want you can just post any tips you might have there. http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=176601