I am loving my 44 Arch/Eng blaster. I did respec into Hasten at 40 or 41, as I wasn't getting enough BU+AIM+ROA for my tastes. 
Also dropped Acro after I picked up one Karma KB for use in Combat Jumping.
Anyway, mostly been running ITFs. And the ROA plus a Fistful and/or Explosive wipes out everything except the bosses that it leaves at half-health or so. Every other spawn, I just annihilate them. 
Went with Force Mastery pool. I have a bit of recharge and think Force of Nature might end up being a lot of fun.
As to the PFF discussion that is coming about some of the defenders... I've actually used it on my blaster. I can run around and herd up a couple of groups when solo with PFF on. BU+AIM, drop pff, fire roa... and they die before I do. It's a bit nutty but kinda fun.
And yay, Talsorian bow! That thing is frickin sweet.
So glad now my Arch/EM took and loved Stunning Shot.
Stunning Shot + nerfed TF = stunned boss ftw.
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I'd like to see more players posting builds, a lot of good ideas and discussion can spring forth. I'll put up my current and planned Archery/Energy and Archery/Devices builds, and my current TA/A when I get some time.
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Ask, and ye shall receive (even if it is a couple of pages down the line).
This is my idea of how I might build Dread Cupid, my newest creation. She's only level 14 now, and I admit I haven't done alot of research. I might change things around as she levels and I get a better feel for her. Hey, I got plenty of vetspecs to burn! The only thing I know is that she has to keep flight as her travel powers, for character concept reasons.
And here she is!
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Name: Dread Cupid
Level: 50
Archetype: Blaster
Primary: Archery
Secondary: Energy Manipulation
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01 => Power Thrust ==> Empty(1),Empty(3)
01 => Snap Shot ==> Empty(1),Empty(3),Empty(42),Empty(42)
02 => Aimed Shot ==> Empty(2),Empty(5),Empty(7),Empty(42),Empty(46),Empty(48)
04 => Fistful of Arrows ==> Empty(4),Empty(5),Empty(7),Empty(34),Empty(37),Empty(37)
06 => Hover ==> Empty(6),Empty(37),Empty(40)
08 => Blazing Arrow ==> Empty(8),Empty(9),Empty(9),Empty(15),Empty(17),Empty(31)
10 => Hasten ==> Empty(10),Empty(11),Empty(11)
12 => Explosive Arrow ==> Empty(12),Empty(13),Empty(13),Empty(15),Empty(17),Empty(36)
14 => Fly ==> Empty(14),Empty(39),Empty(40)
16 => Swift ==> Empty(16)
18 => Health ==> Empty(18),Empty(19),Empty(19)
20 => Stamina ==> Empty(20),Empty(21),Empty(21)
22 => Stun ==> Empty(22),Empty(23),Empty(23),Empty(40)
24 => Aid Other ==> Empty(24),Empty(25),Empty(25)
26 => Aid Self ==> Empty(26),Empty(27),Empty(27),Empty(43),Empty(43),Empty(43)
28 => Power Boost ==> Empty(28),Empty(29),Empty(29)
30 => Stunning Shot ==> Empty(30),Empty(31),Empty(31),Empty(45),Empty(46),Empty(46)
32 => Rain of Arrows ==> Empty(32),Empty(33),Empty(33),Empty(33),Empty(34),Empty(34)
35 => Boost Range ==> Empty(35),Empty(36),Empty(36)
38 => Bone Smasher ==> Empty(38),Empty(39),Empty(39)
41 => Shocking Bolt ==> Empty(41)
44 => Total Focus ==> Empty(44),Empty(45),Empty(45)
47 => Charged Armor ==> Empty(47),Empty(48),Empty(48)
49 => EM Pulse ==> Empty(49),Empty(50),Empty(50),Empty(50)
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01 => Sprint ==> Empty(1)
01 => Brawl ==> Empty(1)
02 => Rest ==> Empty(1)
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I am loving my 44 Arch/Eng blaster. I did respec into Hasten at 40 or 41, as I wasn't getting enough BU+AIM+ROA for my tastes. Also dropped Acro after I picked up one Karma KB for use in Combat Jumping.
Went with Force Mastery pool. I have a bit of recharge and think Force of Nature might end up being a lot of fun.
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This sounds like my lvl 26 hero Archerfish. I plan on dropping a Karma IO in my combat jumping too.
Let me know how the Force Mastery works. I was debating on selecting it too.
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Thank you for this. It was very helpful.
i wish i would have read this be four i got my archery blaster to 50 lol. any way amazing guide!
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In the full thread, I only see one build posted, so I thought I'd offer my current build for review.
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Thank you. I'd like to see more players posting builds, a lot of good ideas and discussion can spring forth. I'll put up my current and planned Archery/Energy and Archery/Devices builds, and my current TA/A when I get some time.
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Have to first say I love your guide, made me roll an archery blaster and I love her, easily my favorite hero. After that, here is an Archery/Elec build, though I am still debating what to put in at level 49. I am not a rich person so this is nowhere near an amazing IOed out build, just what I have gotten through drops and could afford.
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Level 48 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Archery
Secondary Power Set: Electricity Manipulation
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Aimed Shot -- Dmg(A), Dmg(3), Dmg(3), Acc(5)
Level 1: Electric Fence -- Acc(A)
Level 2: Snap Shot -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:30(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:30(7), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg:30(9)
Level 4: Fistful of Arrows -- Dmg(A), Dmg(9), Dmg(11), Acc(11), RechRdx(13), RechRdx(13)
Level 6: Blazing Arrow -- Dmg(A), Dmg(15), Dmg(15), Acc(17), RechRdx(17), RechRdx(19)
Level 8: Swift -- Run(A), Run(19)
Level 10: Havoc Punch -- Dmg(A), Dmg(21), Dmg(21), Acc(46), RechRdx(48)
Level 12: Explosive Arrow -- Dmg(A), Dmg(23), Dmg(23), Acc(25), RechRdx(25), RechRdx(48)
Level 14: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 16: Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(27), RechRdx(27)
Level 18: Ranged Shot -- Range(A), Range(29), Range(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(29), EndMod(31)
Level 22: Hover -- Flight(A), Flight(31), Frbd-Stlth:30(31)
Level 24: Fly -- Flight(A), Flight(33), Flight(33)
Level 26: Aim -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(33), RechRdx(34)
Level 28: Thunder Strike -- Dmg(A), Dmg(34), Dmg(34), Acc(36), RechRdx(43), RechRdx(46)
Level 30: Stealth -- Krma-ResKB:30(A)
Level 32: Rain of Arrows -- Dmg(A), Dmg(36), Dmg(36), Acc(37), Acc(37), RechRdx(37)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Empty(A), Empty(39), Empty(39), Empty(39)
Level 38: Shocking Grasp -- Dmg(A), Dmg(40), Acc(40), RechRdx(40), Hold(43), Hold(43)
Level 41: Char -- Hold(A), Hold(42), Acc(42), Acc(42), RechRdx(48)
Level 44: Fire Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(45), ResDam(45), EndRdx(45)
Level 47: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx(A)
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
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Doh, the forum ate my post 
Well, here a short summary:
Thanks for the great guide; it got me started on my new Archery Defender. But, are you sure about Snap Shot? I used City of Data and Arcannaville's post on how long attacks take.
1. Aimed->Fistful->Aimed->Blazing requires 203% recharge to be fluid for 0.69 single target DPS and 0.13 AOE DPS.
2. Snap->Fistful->Snap->Blazing requires 171% recharge to be fluid for 0.86 single target DPS and 0.16 AOE DPS (a 23% improvement at a 16% reduced requirement!)
3. Snap->Aimed->Snap->Fistful->Blazing requires 80% recharge to be fluid for 0.74 single target DPS and 0.12 AOE DPS.
Did I miss something? It seems that for hardcore optimizers number 2 is superior to your attack chain reducing even the number of powers needed. For more casual people it seems that version 3 is the way to go having way lower requirements at basically the same performance. 
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Yes.
That's brief and blunt, but not intended to be snippy. I'm just not going to debate Snap Shot again. Everything I felt it was necessary to say has been said. If you want to use it, that's all the reason you should need to take it. Nothing else really matters. Not DPS, not DPE, not DPA, not attack chain fluidity, nothing. It's a game. The point of the game is to have fun, and if Snap Shot adds to your fun in any way, then you're doing something right.
Well, fair enough. Not quite the answer I was hoping for. I like looking at these things from a numbers point even though I doubt it would ever make a difference for one of my characters - I'm neither skilled nor dedicated enough
It also depends on if you're looking at it from a Defender or Blaster's standpoint. For a blaster, it's dead useful when you are mezzed... otherwise you're waiting for just Aimed Shot to recharge. Firing between the two can be fairly continuous. Luminara discusses it a lot in the guide, but quick recharging attacks can be useful for a lot of things, especially when mez and/or defiance come into play.
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Just a quick post to thank Luminara for the guide and all info about archery. I tried TA/A defenders but couldn't stick with it although i liked the archery feeling... Then i tried an Arch/MM blaster and while i usually don't like blasters, i have to say i'm having a lot of fun with it (42 atm).
BU+Aim+ RoA + explosive arrow is so much fun, and with a perfect timing so all the damage goes off at the same time with a big *boom*. Lots of good fun with it and a tank friend kind enough to herd 15 mobs so i can blow them up all at once and laugh like a maniac while he pulls more. 
Fantastic guide. More detail than I ever thought I would need coupled with a fantastic sense of humor. A pleasure to read from beginning to end.
Can't wait to try out an Archery/Ice Blaster
Try my AE Arc: Out of Place, Out of Time ID#304340.
Leave your Arc title in the feedback and I will check yours out as well.
I believe this might qualify as the best guide on an archtype that I have ever read. You really have a gift for writing, Luminara and I am glad you have shared that gift and wisdom with us. This guide inspired me to make an Archery/Energy blaster and I am having a lot of fun with this toon. I haven't gotten to the higher levels yet but I can tell if it is fun now, it is going to be really fun when ROA kicks in. Thanks for all your effort. Splendid work, really!
I really like this guide. Nice job. Especially like the history and in-depth analysis of accuracy and to-hit, and the reasons for considering taking or skipping powers. Thanks for keeping it up to date with later issues.
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Luminara...just wondering if you ever got around to posting an Archery/Devices build on here somewhere....if anyone has a build worth looking at....it would be yours.
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Im not Luminara, but I can tell you a few things about /devices, mostly that unlike alot of the other secondary sets /Devices seems more based around preference than anything eles, and allows one to solo alot better than most sets. Most of the power choices in there you cant really go wrong with, such as caltrops, targeting drone, stealth drone, and trip mine which really are the staples of the set. Slotting is entirely based on prefrence. Personally I 6 slotted trip mine (I only use it really for boss battles but the set bonuses i put in there are nice) and 4 slotted targeting drone with a 4 banger of adjusted targeting (for set bonus) Im debating slotting caltrops more since i get heavy use out of it (It can really save your butt). Travel pool for me was Super Jump so i could get Combat Jumping and 2 slot it (with a -KB IO, later with a LoTG recharge) also this was a concept build (natural origin) so it was the one that fit the best for me, also Super Jump to me is an amazing travel ability. again YMMV but there is enough room in Devices to do alot of things. The only BAD thing about /Devices is its not a very group friendly set, its not to say its not useful but just not as useful in groups like some of the others. after all no one is going to wanna wait for several minutes while you set up all your trip mines :P
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Luminara...just wondering if you ever got around to posting an Archery/Devices build on here somewhere....if anyone has a build worth looking at....it would be yours.
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My Archery/Devices build was planned and implemented entirely around IOs, so I'm not certain it would be a good template for others. The build also eschews a lot of the "blaster standards", such as "everything can be fixed with enough +Recharge". Instead, I focused on Ranged Defense (sitting at ~29% at level 40, will be over 41% at level 50) and only put a minimal emphasis on +Recharge (30% at level 50).|
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Luminara...just wondering if you ever got around to posting an Archery/Devices build on here somewhere....if anyone has a build worth looking at....it would be yours.
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It's a good, even all-around build, with essentially all of the key powers, and all of them except Gun Drone are fully enhanced, but I don't want to promote the idea that IOs are required to play, so I've been hesitant to post either that one or my Archery/Energy build (which is focused on +Regen (will be at or above 300% by level 50 (currently level 48))).
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Well it does depend on what you need to get done. Devices has in a way things in common with Traps and some things in common with Trick Archery. /Devices can fill in for defenders very well "at times".|
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IThe only BAD thing about /Devices is its not a very group friendly set, its not to say its not useful but just not as useful in groups like some of the others.
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I would expect anyone who can work out the finer points of trick archery or traps to look at /Devices and see that even is some of the most seemingly most dire circumstances it has tools that can be utilized as part of a dynamic to actually turn the dire circumstance into a total piece of cake.
It won't be as good trick archery or traps obviously but just like a duct tape it can help make do. TA is as good as any defender to me. Many people have yet to learn of just what they can do with one.
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I have used some of the information from your guide to make my own Arch/Nrg blaster. While I used your guide's advice to "build my own", I relied on my own guesses to what to add for Set IOs. I more than understand that the game is balanced around SOs.
I would be curious, as I'm sure others would be, to see your IO builds. I'm sure that if you did post them, and you said in the post that these were not requirements for your guide, or better yet, posted them in, say, the blaster forums, rather than here in your guide, people would understand.
I created my Archer/Devices blaster a couple days ago and then found this codex yesterday. I wasn't sure if I created something that I will keep, but after reading this I am very happy with my decision. He is level 9 now and so far I've taken all the Archery powers that have become available. Usually I find some primary powers in my characters I don't care to take, but so far I want ALL OF THEM! I hope I will have enough slots to make devices worth while and I plan on getting munitions, hopefully I will have enough slots to get the missiles without making any sacrifices.
I find myself looking at my endurance far less often compared to my other blasters at this level range, I seem to be able to go nearly nonstop and convert my blues into reds.
Love your thread thank you! I just made a FF/Archery Defender and intend on keeping everything ranged with my force bubble and a crap load of defense with IO's and popping power boost b'up.
I really like where u eloborate on fistfull of arrows, explosive, arrow, ranged shot and blazing arrow. I'm dropping explosive now that you informed me. I hope to love it as I do already at lvl 3 lol!
Also, snap shot. a b'up, heal proc sounds like a good idea! Now I can use a slot somewhere else.
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Taking the above to heart I have searched high and low for an optimal Frankenslotting of Fistful which would allow for Accuracy, Damage, Endurance, Recharge and Range Enhancement. So far, this is the best I've been able to find which balances all five of those parameters at the expense of Global Set Bonuses ... and that includes trying to use Hami-O enhancements in the mix.|
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Fistful of Arrows
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Fistful of Arrows
- Detonation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- Detonation - Damage/Endurance/Range: Level 50
- Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- Range IO: Level 50
- Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
Positron's Blast @ 50: Fistful of Arrows
2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
Enhancement Totals
- Accuracy: 42.40%
- Damage: 88.07% (Pre-ED: 90.10%)
- Endurance Reduction: 63.60%
- Range: 51.93% (Pre-ED: 54.19%)
- Recharge: 42.40%
- Endurance Cost: 5.21 (8.53)
- Accuracy: 123.4% (86.6)
- Recharge: 5.62 (8)
- Range: 60.8 (40)
- Arc: 30 degrees
- Cast: 1.17 seconds
- Damage: 61.9 Lethal (32.9)
Width of Cone @ 60 ft downrange: ~30 ft wide, covers 942 sq ft total
Increased Cone Range increases area of effect held at risk by more than double.
Increased Width of Cone At Range means more targets can be attacked simultaneously, increasing damage throughput of Fistful of Arrows.
Being able to hit even a single extra target beyond 45 ft range approximately equals the amount of additional damage gained from a Positron Proc, particularly when adding Leadership: Assault into the mix.
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Taking the above to heart I have searched high and low for an optimal Frankenslotting of Fistful which would allow for Accuracy, Damage, Endurance, Recharge and Range Enhancement. So far, this is the best I've been able to find which balances all five of those parameters at the expense of Global Set Bonuses ... and that includes trying to use Hami-O enhancements in the mix.
Fistful of Arrows
MezResist(Sleep) 1.65% Positron's Blast @ 50: Fistful of Arrows 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery Enhancement Totals
Width of Cone @ 60 ft downrange: ~30 ft wide, covers 942 sq ft total Increased Cone Range increases area of effect held at risk by more than double. Increased Width of Cone At Range means more targets can be attacked simultaneously, increasing damage throughput of Fistful of Arrows. Being able to hit even a single extra target beyond 45 ft range approximately equals the amount of additional damage gained from a Positron Proc, particularly when adding Leadership: Assault into the mix. |
Another thing to consider for Fistful is skipping any of the Acc/* or Acc/*/* enhancements in favor of the Posi's proc, if you're slotting IO sets or making use of other sources of +Acc or +ToHit. This...
Fistful of Arrows -- Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:49(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:49(25), Posi-Dmg/Rng:49(25), Posi-Dam%:49(34), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng:49(37), Range-I:50(43)
is how I've slotted Fistful on my TA/A. You lose the accuracy and part of the endurance reduction and recharge reduction, but if you are building with IO sets, you've likely got enough global bonuses to compensate. In exchange, you gain that proc and a few percent more damage, and the total range is nearly the same (60.7').
Regardless of how you do it, having additional range for Fistful (or practically any cone) is definitely a worthwhile investment. It means less time spent trying to maneuver into range, or find the right spot to attack from, and more time spent enjoying the game.
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Phosphorescency: Repulsion Bomb is worth considering over Explosive Arrow. Slightly more damage, smashing damage, knockdown instead of knockback, and a chance to stun. Down side is longer animation, you put away the bow, and the recharge is longer. The stun is a bonus, not something to rely on.
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I was thinking of replacing Stunning Shot with Repulsion Bomb, but you're right! The analogue of Rep Bomb in the Archery set is not Stun Shot but Explosive Arrow! Duh, me!
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Scientist: In general, when I've used PFF its one of two situations;
1. "Ghetto stealth" to get to an objective, often solo but sometimes on teams where we are trying to bypass parts of missions (Katie TF, Posi TF, etc.). Team will obviously be fine with this.
2. The team is moments from a tpk, and nothing anyone is going to do will avoid that. If I turtle up I may be able to either pull the mobs away from the team, so they can rez in safety, or get to a safe spot to teleport them to (I like Recall Friend). It tends to be a lot faster to get a team back in action if it has one survivor then none, especially since folks can start sharing insps to build a wakie.
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Good points. I'm hoping capped ranged or AoE defence would allow me to do these things too though, albeit somewhat less safely.