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How do you get ranged defense for blasters? What are the enhancements/inventions being used?
Is getting Tough worth it for blasters?
How do I make myself less squishy, without delving into the numbers too much.
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1. Invention sets and a few uniques.
2 Thunderstrike, blessing of the zypher, makos bite, steadfast +res/+def, eradication are some examples
www.Paragonwiki.com has a list of all them
3. Tough: it depends on the rest of your build. It can be.
4. Accolades, Epic powers, the fighting, leaping pool, flying pool, medicine pool all have things that can help
Thunderstrike is the king of sets, in my opinion.
You can have 3 sets slotted at level 27, for 11.25% Ranged Defence and some nice Recovery and Accuracy bonuses. Its all non-rare, and costs around 1/4 to 1 million per recipe with no expensive salvage.
It also helps your blast powers, which are your main bread and butter, so you're augmenting your main role rather than sacrificing it.
Pool powers like Weave and Manuvers give low returns for blasters, and do eat into your build in terms of slots and power choices, so be aware of that if you decide to pursue that route.
This page provides a list of all sets that boost ranged defence:
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Category...Ranged_Defense
Blood Mandate in Voltaic Sentinel if you're Electric is very cheap and gives good Aoe and Ranged Defence bonuses along with good-ish use of actual enhancement values.
Lockdown is good for holds, but expensive.
Blessing of the Zephyr is awesome, requires few slots, and can be used by anyone multiple times, but consequently is very expensive.
How do you get ranged defense for blasters? What are the enhancements/inventions being used?
Is getting Tough worth it for blasters?
How do I make myself less squishy, without delving into the numbers too much.