Siphon Life -- Slot as a heal or attack?


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I am really debating how to slot this. Should I slot it as a Melee Attack power or an Accurate heal? Post your thoughts and opinion.


 

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The damage is so good now I think most people are slotting it for dam/rech over heal to use it as a touch up heal as part of the attack chain, basically giving you a set % of health/min plus keeping your DPS chain.

Its almost like a regen mechanic when used this way, instead of being something you only use when your health is low.


 

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both are possible. there's a great thread on it in the Scrapper forum. you can get all the different attributes enhanced to a good degree but if you want the set bonuses from one or the other, you'll obviously have to make different choices.

For me, this is one of the few powers where I feel it's more important to focus on the enhancement values than the set bonuses. I'd make sure that the Damage, acc and heal are most enhanced. The recharge and end costs will get lowered from the fact you're using triple and double IOs anyway.



here's a link to that thread


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The damage is so good now I think most people are slotting it for dam/rech over heal to use it as a touch up heal as part of the attack chain, basically giving you a set % of health/min plus keeping your DPS chain.

Its almost like a regen mechanic when used this way, instead of being something you only use when your health is low.

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it's always really been that way. 20% heal, enhanced, isn't like the heals in Regen or /Fire. It's always worked much, much better as a constant part of an attack chain.

Now it's just even better because of the damage.


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Does anyone know about that new Accurate Healing proc? I see that this attack can slot that set. That proc though says it has a 20% chance to grant the target endurance. Would this target be me or the thing I am attacking?


 

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Yeah that proc gives your target the end im pretty sure. kind of silly.


 

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It would be you. Six slot the attack with that proc and then for damage, accuracy and recharge. Make it part of your atack chain and love the heal/endurance as a bonus.


 

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i don't see why you'd take that proc with Dark Meleer which has Dark Consumption. If you want more recovery, slot up DC. I'd put a damage proc or another IO on mine.


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MY slotting:

Level 8: Siphon Life <ul type="square">[*] (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge[*] (17) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure[*] (19) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure[*] (19) HamiO:Golgi Exposure[*] (21) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge[*] (21) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge[/list]
66.6 acc, 95% dmg, 33.3% end discount, 84.5% heal and rech.


 

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Here's my slotting.

Level 8: Siphon Life -- Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(9), HO:Nucle(9), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(11), HO:Golgi(15), HO:Golgi(15)

63% acc, 92.3% dmg, 72.3% end, 94.8% heal, 84.51% rech


 

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i don't see why you'd take that proc with Dark Armour which has Dark Consumption. If you want more recovery, slot up DC. I'd put a damage proc or another IO on mine.

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DC is not part of Dark Armor, but I think you meant Dark Melee.


 

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I am lucky enough to run with a friend who has the /pain secondary so I have sloted mine for damage.For some odd reason it feels good to finsh a CoT ghost off with it now :P


 

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MY slotting:

Level 8: Siphon Life <ul type="square">[*] (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge[*] (17) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure[*] (19) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure[*] (19) HamiO:Golgi Exposure[*] (21) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge[*] (21) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge[/list]
66.6 acc, 95% dmg, 33.3% end discount, 84.5% heal and rech.

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sexy


 

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I am lucky enough to run with a friend who has the /pain secondary so I have sloted mine for damage.For some odd reason it feels good to finsh a CoT ghost off with it now :P

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ahah I was thinking the same thing last night on a COt mission


 

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Here's my slotting.

Level 8: Siphon Life -- Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(9), HO:Nucle(9), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(11), HO:Golgi(15), HO:Golgi(15)

63% acc, 92.3% dmg, 72.3% end, 94.8% heal, 84.51% rech

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I would rather the other slotting posted, with this one, since you are using 2 hecatombs you can't get the +10% rech from slotting the other 5 in another power.


 

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I might - Might go with this: (Keep in mind this toon is a DM/EA without Medicine - so SL is a heal first and foremost)

Level 8: Siphon Life -- Theft of Essence-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Theft of Essence-Acc/EndRdx/Heal(9), Hecatomb-Dmg(9), Numina-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Numina-Heal/EndRdx(15), Numina-Heal(15)

34.8% acc, 53% dmg, 73.55% end, 88.94% heal, 34.8% rech

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No Set Bonuses to account:
2 Nucleolus 2 Golgi 1 Mako Quad 1 Doctored Wound Heal/Recharge

Acc: 82.14%
Dam: 82.14%
End: 82.14%
Heal: 88.51%
Rech: 41.01%


Accuracy taken care of by set bonuses and I NEED MORE RECHARGE?:
1 Golgi, 1 Numina Heal/Rech, 1 DW Heal/Rech, 1 L50 Damage IO, 1 CI Acc/Dam/Rech, 1 Mako Quad

Acc: 39.75%
Dam: 80.94%
End: 51.85%
Heal: 84.67%
Rech:89.93%