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Dr. Montblanc - Shielder
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Dr. Montblanc
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Presence (Primary)
Level 10: Ego (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Inventor
Level 6: Intimidating
Level 9: Showmanship
Level 12: Indomitable
Level 15: Brilliant
Level 18: Academics
Level 21: Diplomatic
Powers:
Level 1: Sonic Blaster
Level 1: Pulse Beam Rifle (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Experimental Burst Ray (Rank 2, Arcturus Cooling System)
Level 8: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion
Level 17: Protection Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 23: Sonic Device
Level 26: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 29: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Palliate (Absolve)
Level 35: Miniaturization Drive (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Resurrection Serum (Rank 2)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack (Rank 2)
Level 35: Energy Slide (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Specializations:
Presence: Repurpose (1/3)
Presence: Selfless Ally (1/2)
Presence: Grandeur (3/3)
Presence: Moment of Glory (3/3)
Presence: Force of Will (2/2)
Sentinel: Eternal Spring (1/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Moment of Need (1/3)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Presence Mastery (1/1)
Dr. Montblanc's build is made to provide extremely solid shields to dedicated targets. Being able to give his allies a temporary buffer of around 7000 health, he is also able to use his Bionic Shield to provide huge bursts of health when the target is hit, as well as heal non-aggroed targets for around 10,000 health when his Mindful Reinforcement carries through. The goal here was to make a technology-themed support character, ultimately underplaying any sort of "supertech gloves that heal crap" stuff.
On the offense, Monty's a bit underwhelming, relying on some laser rifles to hit at range. It's preferable to give him a bit of critical-hit offense gear, given how his specializations work. When attacking, use those on-hit devices with reckless abandon on boss targets, because if anything, the attack selection he has is made for debuffing. Ultimately, though, the attack selection detailed here is completely interchangeable with something else. It's much more about his defensive and healing abilities.
His passive, Aura of Radiant Protection, means that he's quite resilient to big bursts of damage. This is good because his shields will most likely need to be utilized on himself in the cases he does accidentally take a hit. Thanks to the passive, his teammates receive similar boosts to their defense, meaning that you might very well end up being the person taking the most damage on a team with this build. Not to worry, though, because you are very good at protection!
It's highly advisable you make a bind that activates both Protection Field and Mindful Reinforcement at the same time. Use this bind on targets taking damage, plop a Bionic Shield on them, and watch them instantly recover.
Because the build was mainly made stand up to Gravitar, his revive, Resurrection Serum, was chosen tactically to be a 'fire and forget' utility. This ability revives your target with 75% of their health intact, so you can just get them back on their feet, give them a light shield, and get back into the fight.
Tied to the above point, his choice of Energy Slide as a travel power is very important in combat. Because it maintains a huge amount of its speed when attacking, its probably one of the best choices for ground mobility in a fight requiring a lot of evasion. If you don't want to get energy slide, I'd recommend choosing a super speed variant instead. It's ultimately the slippery feel of the slide, combined with an above-average leap that enables it to be so useful. Use this mobility to your advantage:
Gearing Preferences:
Dr. Montblanc
Archetype: Freeform
Super Stats:
Level 6: Presence (Primary)
Level 10: Ego (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)
Talents:
Level 1: The Inventor
Level 6: Intimidating
Level 9: Showmanship
Level 12: Indomitable
Level 15: Brilliant
Level 18: Academics
Level 21: Diplomatic
Powers:
Level 1: Sonic Blaster
Level 1: Pulse Beam Rifle (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Experimental Burst Ray (Rank 2, Arcturus Cooling System)
Level 8: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Aura of Radiant Protection (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Compassion
Level 17: Protection Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 23: Sonic Device
Level 26: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 29: Mindful Reinforcement (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Palliate (Absolve)
Level 35: Miniaturization Drive (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 38: Resurrection Serum (Rank 2)
Travel Powers:
Level 6: Jet Pack (Rank 2)
Level 35: Energy Slide (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Specializations:
Presence: Repurpose (1/3)
Presence: Selfless Ally (1/2)
Presence: Grandeur (3/3)
Presence: Moment of Glory (3/3)
Presence: Force of Will (2/2)
Sentinel: Eternal Spring (1/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Moment of Need (1/3)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Mastery: Presence Mastery (1/1)
Dr. Montblanc's build is made to provide extremely solid shields to dedicated targets. Being able to give his allies a temporary buffer of around 7000 health, he is also able to use his Bionic Shield to provide huge bursts of health when the target is hit, as well as heal non-aggroed targets for around 10,000 health when his Mindful Reinforcement carries through. The goal here was to make a technology-themed support character, ultimately underplaying any sort of "supertech gloves that heal crap" stuff.
On the offense, Monty's a bit underwhelming, relying on some laser rifles to hit at range. It's preferable to give him a bit of critical-hit offense gear, given how his specializations work. When attacking, use those on-hit devices with reckless abandon on boss targets, because if anything, the attack selection he has is made for debuffing. Ultimately, though, the attack selection detailed here is completely interchangeable with something else. It's much more about his defensive and healing abilities.
His passive, Aura of Radiant Protection, means that he's quite resilient to big bursts of damage. This is good because his shields will most likely need to be utilized on himself in the cases he does accidentally take a hit. Thanks to the passive, his teammates receive similar boosts to their defense, meaning that you might very well end up being the person taking the most damage on a team with this build. Not to worry, though, because you are very good at protection!
It's highly advisable you make a bind that activates both Protection Field and Mindful Reinforcement at the same time. Use this bind on targets taking damage, plop a Bionic Shield on them, and watch them instantly recover.
Because the build was mainly made stand up to Gravitar, his revive, Resurrection Serum, was chosen tactically to be a 'fire and forget' utility. This ability revives your target with 75% of their health intact, so you can just get them back on their feet, give them a light shield, and get back into the fight.
Tied to the above point, his choice of Energy Slide as a travel power is very important in combat. Because it maintains a huge amount of its speed when attacking, its probably one of the best choices for ground mobility in a fight requiring a lot of evasion. If you don't want to get energy slide, I'd recommend choosing a super speed variant instead. It's ultimately the slippery feel of the slide, combined with an above-average leap that enables it to be so useful. Use this mobility to your advantage:
Gearing Preferences:
- First-Priority stat: Presence
- Second: Ego
- Third: Intelligence
- Offense preferences: Heal+ for dedicated healing, Criticals for offense
- Defense: Some health+, but mainly focus on high defense scores.
- Utility: Balance of Recharge speed and Efficiency.
- Role: Hybrid when soloing, Support when on any sort of team.
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Yeah, perfectly plausible! You could either continue to focus the build on debuffing/stunning enemies and keep MSA, Sonic Device, and Shrinking device on hand, OR you could become more offense oriented, using electric attacks with no stuns.
If I were to make such adjustments, the changes I'd make to a build like this would entail:
(Link to this build)
My suggestion would be to put Ionic Reverberation in its place, then fit another good AoE in the later slot that's freed up by that.
Gunslinger,
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It works well!