TheMarcus

Thanks Lman. My biggest challenge with this character is that in order to take advantage of transfusion et ali, I tend to play pretty close to the action. Hence the (perceived) need for high defenses.

I'd love to see a build that offered other options.

true enough. I updated the original post once I figured out how to actually get the expanded profile out of Mids.

I found a build elsewhere on the forums and tweaked it to suit my aesthic requirements (no Earth Armor, looks like cr@p). But its not performing as well as I'd have expected. Any suggestions?

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Red Vynes: Level 50 Mutation Controller
Primary Power Set: Plant Control
Secondary Power Set: Kinetics
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Stone Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Strangler

• (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
• (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
• (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
• (5) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (5) Damage Increase IO
• (27) Damage Increase IO

Level 1: Transfusion

• (A) Touch of the Nictus - Healing
• (7) Touch of the Nictus - Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration/Recharge
• (7) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Healing
• (9) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration
• (9) Touch of the Nictus - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

Level 2: Roots

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (13) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
• (13) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (15) Gravitational Anchor - Chance for Hold

Level 4: Siphon Power

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 6: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (15) Recharge Reduction IO
• (17) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 8: Seeds of Confusion

• (A) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Recharge
• (17) Malaise's Illusions - Endurance/Confused
• (19) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Endurance
• (19) Malaise's Illusions - Confused/Range
• (21) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge

Level 10: Super Jump

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 12: Boxing

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
• (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
• (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
• (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 14: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (27) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 16: Siphon Speed

• (A) Accuracy IO
• (36) Recharge Reduction IO
• (40) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 18: Vines

• (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
• (21) HamiO:Endoplasm Exposure
• (23) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
• (23) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
• (25) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• (25) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge

Level 20: Stealth

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 22: Speed Boost

• (A) Endurance Modification IO

Level 24: Tough

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 26: Carrion Creepers

• (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
• (33) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing)
• (33) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
• (33) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
• (34) Recharge Reduction IO
• (34) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 28: Invisibility

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 30: Increase Density

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection

Level 32: Fly Trap

• (A) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
• (36) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (39) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage
• (39) Call to Arms - Damage/Endurance
• (39) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
• (43) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 35: Transference

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
• (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
• (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
• (42) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
• (50) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge

Level 38: Fulcrum Shift

• (A) Accuracy IO
• (42) Recharge Reduction IO
• (43) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Fissure

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (42) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
• (46) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 44: Seismic Smash

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
• (45) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
• (46) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
• (48) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure

Level 47: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 49: Earth's Embrace

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (50) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
• (50) Numina's Convalescence - Heal

Level 50: Nerve Radial Paragon
Level 50: Pyronic Partial Core Judgement
Level 50: Reactive Radial Flawless Interface
Level 50: Clarion Core Epiphany
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 2: Health

• (A) Miracle - +Recovery
• (31) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
• (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy

I usually have my Recipe, Salvage, and Vault windows open when I do this. As you open each recipe, you see a list of salvage items and for each item you see the number you have plus the number you need. I just go through each item and move salvage in or out as needed. When I get to the end of the recipes on hand, I do a quick scan for any duplicates I need and feed them in.

Since its all probably XML anyway, I bet they could build a shopping list tab like the one in Mids.

Hmm, the link to his page is currently defunct. Hope nothing bad has happened.