I don't think there is a best Mastermind.
There may be a best powerset for your playstyle. Robotics/Traps suits my slower style.
I don't think I'd like a melee pet type, although I've been thinking on and off about Ninja/FF...
FAR more important than the powersets you choose are the people you team with.
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I don't think there is a best Mastermind.
There may be a best powerset for your playstyle. Robotics/Traps suits my slower style.
I don't think I'd like a melee pet type, although I've been thinking on and off about Ninja/FF...
FAR more important than the powersets you choose are the people you team with.
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Who says Robots/traps is for slower people? I mash through missions and eat Elite Bosses for breakfast, with the occasional AV thrown in too! 
I don't read where he said it's only for slower people, just that it suits his slower style. Doesn't mean it doesn't work for fast too.
I like my Ninja, a lot, even though people in the mid-level 30s look at me and sigh and say "never mind." 
It takes a bit of fiddling to work the Jounin into really close range for awesome smoke bomb fun, while keeping the Oni at perfect cone or immob range, but dammit, I like my boys.
Even though the Genin are just three clowns who run around a bit and then fall over. At least they're trying.
Try them all and find the look you love - be it robots, ninja or dead folk vomiting on things... They all have good points.
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Try them all and find the look you love - be it robots, ninja or dead folk vomiting on things... They all have good points.
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Where are the mercs? 
You forgot 'bout my lovely mercs defended by a bubble! 
And the mercs too.
iv only been playing cov since 30th of december but have been playing coh a while at first on cov i tryed a brute as i have a tank on coh i found it boring so made a robot/? mm and found the bots very affective (? means im unsure which path to go) i like my bots they rock tbh just play ur own way and if u dont like it scrap it cause u find out how useful pets r in early lvls well i thought so ne way :P
I agree there isnt a better MM, after all, its not the car, its the driver.
Having played mostly a defender before, i play my mastermind (necro/dark) almost exactly the same way. In fact, on some missions when my pets die i get so occupied "defending", i dont get around to making new pets till we clear the current threat.
My MA IDs:
Fiend Space: 211464
I play my Robots/FF a little like a blaster - keep the mobs at range as much as possible. My low-level necro/poison is probably more like a defender - keeping his pets and team-mates alive.
UNION @Flitz 50, Lead Hose 50, Red Rag 50
DEFIANT Rose Bloodthorn 34
VIGILANCE Captain Caledonia 20 - Yeah, I made toons on the French server coz we only had 4 back then (might have to transfer/recreate them on one of the US servers)
..and many more!
I don't agree, there is a better MM and as far as I feel, it goes like this:
Nec, Bot, Ninja, Mercs
But, that is just my cents, someone might think otherwise.
What do you think is the best Mastermind? and why?
Union-
HEROES
Shiver . Ice/Empath Controller
VILLAINS
Necromozone . Necro/Dark Miasma Mastermind
Tils - Bane Spider
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