Rad/EM Blaster Build Advice Needed
By
Aerandirel,
Posted on: 2009-09-01 22:33 in Everything about PvP
Hey I probably cant help you to too much with your build because Im pretty new to pvp'ing as well, but if youd like to look over my my planned build for ideas as I did with yours go ahead. Also if anyone that does know what works/doesn't work iv pvp to speak up and give your advice on a rad/energy blaster!
BTW in my build I was kind of going for the "picking off almost dead enemies - flying blaster" role. Thats what influenced my decision to go with the [boost range] (so I could stay as far away as possible from people that could possibly hit me) and [proton volley] snipe power (hits from 280 ft away with br and bonuses - hoping it will allow me to stay high enough above the fight ad sj'ing people to be safe but still hit people.)
EDIT: Slotted Hoarfrost better as it seems to be a pretty important tool for blasters...
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Level 50 Science Blaster
Primary Power Set: Radiation Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(7)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- KBDist-I:50(A)
Level 2: X-Ray Beam -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(11)
Level 4: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(13), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(13)
Level 6: Hover -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(15), Ksmt-ToHit+:30(46)
Level 8: Aim -- RechRdx-I:50(A), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(15), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(17)
Level 10: Bone Smasher -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(19), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(21), Mako-Dam%:50(21)
Level 12: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-ResKB:50(A), Zephyr-Travel:50(23)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Heal:50(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(23), Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(25), Heal-I:50(25)
Level 18: Cosmic Burst -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(29), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod:50(A), P'Shift-End%:50(31), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(31), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(33)
Level 22: Proton Volley -- ExtrmM-Acc/Rng/Rchg:50(A), ExtrmM-Acc/ActRdx/Rng:50(33), ExtrmM-Dmg/ActRdx/Rchg:50(33), ExtrmM-Acc/Dmg:50(34), GJ-Acc/Dmg:50(34), GJ-Dam/Rech:50(34)
Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(36)
Level 26: Neutron Bomb -- JavVoll-Dam%:50(A), JavVoll-Acc/Dmg:50(36), JavVoll-Dam/Rech:50(37), JavVoll-Dam/End/Rech:50(37), JavVoll-Acc/End/Rech:50(37), JavVoll-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech:50(42)
Level 28: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(39), RechRdx-I:50(39)
Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 32: Atomic Blast -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40)
Level 35: Boost Range -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(42)
Level 38: Total Focus -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(42), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Dam%:50(45)
Level 41: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit:50(A), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx:50(46), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx:50(46)
Level 44: Snow Storm -- P'ngTtl--Rchg%:50(A), P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow:50(45), P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx:50(45), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow:50(50)
Level 47: Hoarfrost -- Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:40(A), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(48), Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(48), Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(48), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(50)
------------
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Code:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1405;693;1386;HEX;| |78DAA5944B4F135114C7EFF441E98BB654DEEFF26C81912E54D0858988AF4082145| |DA9646CC776B04EC7764864E70770A589AE105F316E8CD19DF113188D89263EE3C2| |EFA158CF3DFF0B91B87492FE7FD333E7FECFBDE774BA70ED684488EB8785169D2D1| |BB5DACA1152D7AC067279CBB4F3A60808217A557065C9B08B66415F320A96E15A15| |1BD983DB8F736B8E53A9BAFA9C6D568BEB2B0B866D396B65CE4C9CB44B66D5B45D7| |DFB26BC58A994F56365AB587223B8B75CDBACD542FC25E7986621C6B7F3A65130AB| |B592E524E61C2BAFCF56CA05329725D7DB697B69FABCF70875D5FD628390159EBBC| |026C3770FB8CF6878C0B8227656C1262B3E9091A68C341835C0A811468D7008C12F| |04A30AA917AB3CDE710E451E7A189B8C20F5D1AF21C11FD764A8A98531B945C11EF| |189D202CA2100872638C4E1E0502CA83616BCC409F122A3B904588C3DABC065869F| |3CC3A82BC2931C0A53288A9016FDCEDEADDF18017A12C3136FEC0CEFAEF52CA3FD3| |430C40E9F293BA1B692408F3AD1A34EF4A81BCDE946AB7AD1A346724F2AF7E44D2E| |D87B07B8C5E8BFCDF848DAA2DC5BDEF1D2FE37C05BC6C06B20ED65641829726F53F| |D6B43FF0677E10BD97628DB8E14AF19DCC718DA0F1C00A619E919C655CAEF52B65D| |301AD98566AADBA31ADC33C0A1AF54A90F6B7C7D3FF94C23BF18A35BC06FA0CE702| |931A5E69182691A58231D565B1EC6C8D318790623CF60E4198C7C02234FD28EC6D4| |4F6DEC1197987C023C6614E964E3B0F58EBFE0C14E3C059E31B2CF193FE89F4157E| |7D04F506854EC3D0E9C0272485F66AC92ED14D2B5291C200B74FBFE7ACDEA7489F9| |7F228BBE9DF74E681C19903938C77F5D2F23DBB58246887459CAA294B352CE49392| |FE582144EB928252FA5FE6A67756C5A6E6846CA412987A4DC9049813049584A444A| |544A93949894B894A49456299D5236A4D4FF0011CA07B8| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quote:
Can't really look too deep into it right now, but for most pvp blasters you will want to take 2 travel powers, usually ends up being Leaping and Speed... Or Flight and Speed. Aidself is also extremely grounding and is barely used anymore, any decent stalker will be right on you if you stop for that anytime. Cold epic is also the Favorite amongst pvp blasters, Hoarfrost, Hibernate gives good survivability..|
Originally Posted by Black_Marrow
I've played blasters for a long time, but I'm not as articulate in the use of Radiation Blast or even with PvPing much. I threw this build together and I'm not sure how it'll hold up. Any suggestions?
|
The 4 powerpools I chose on a PvP Blaster ( and a lot of others do the same ) is Fitness / Leaping / Speed / Leadership. Whilst you could stick with that build, and keep phase or aidself... Which after badmouthing it, it can be used well with the right play style, I would still highly recommend getting Leaping pool to go with your ss.
Quote:
Flying Blaster's are very effective, especially in finishing off an opponent who hasn't spotted them above them. However I don't think Rad will be the best choice in primary if that is what you want to play. It's snipe while looks and sounds cool is actually a DoT which can be annoying, I don't know how the damage will be like on a blaster, but when I used it on my corrupter, half the time the person would have regen'd half their health back by the time all the damage hit them. A good primary to take if you want to be a flying sniper is archery, reason being is that all 3 ranged attacks you take have a base of 80ft ranged, whereas most of the blaster sets have 2 at 80 and 1 at 40ft.|
Originally Posted by Aerandirel
Hey I probably cant help you to too much with your build because Im pretty new to pvp'ing as well, but if youd like to look over my my planned build for ideas as I did with yours go ahead. Also if anyone that does know what works/doesn't work iv pvp to speak up and give your advice on a rad/energy blaster!
BTW in my build I was kind of going for the "picking off almost dead enemies - flying blaster" role. Thats what influenced my decision to go with the [boost range] (so I could stay as far away as possible from people that could possibly hit me) and [proton volley] snipe power (hits from 280 ft away with br and bonuses - hoping it will allow me to stay high enough above the fight ad sj'ing people to be safe but still hit people.) |
Another advantage to being an Arch is its attacks aren't as visible, which may buy you a bit more time after hitting someone for them to find where you are in the sky, with anything else you can see clearly which direction the attacks came from.
If you wanted to stick it out with Rad however, then best to make use of its ability to be Proc'd out. If you look at the build above you, you will see he has slotted for dmg procs in Neutrino Bolt. Of corse, whilst procing you miss out on the opportunity to slot for +range from pvp sets. My Arch sniper has boost range + 45% range from sets and +range enhancers in the attacks, Whilst DR totally starts pwning all that i've added on there, every little bit helps =). Its fun to be hovering at the middle of townhall and hitting people under atlas afterall.
Yeah I want to stay with Rad cuz of its -def (whihc i think would be pretty useful in pvp - specially against annoying stalkers) and for slight thematic reasons once I can change the colors around.
I can only see one damg proc it on his neutrino, and playstyle-wise i just prefer to get the highest dam/acc and rech I can on an attack while retaining some good set bonuses as opposed to taking a chance with the dam proc. Plus you lose the set bonuses which in my case would mean the 7.5 ranged def im getting from the 3 thunderstrikes, which I kinda feel better having in there.
Quote:
Well if going for something different, sure rad/em. But if you really want to be far away and snipe, Psi is the best. As far as -def goes, there's nothing vill side that the blaster can't hit through with regularity (save doms in pff, but that's rare these days).|
Originally Posted by Aerandirel
Yeah I want to stay with Rad cuz of its -def (whihc i think would be pretty useful in pvp - specially against annoying stalkers) and for slight thematic reasons once I can change the colors around.
I can only see one damg proc it on his neutrino, and playstyle-wise i just prefer to get the highest dam/acc and rech I can on an attack while retaining some good set bonuses as opposed to taking a chance with the dam proc. Plus you lose the set bonuses which in my case would mean the 7.5 ranged def im getting from the 3 thunderstrikes, which I kinda feel better having in there. |
I'm thinking that a close range rad/em might be interesting.
Dark Bard, Zoobait, Debacle
jmsb
Por vezes d� vontade...
chucknorriss
speak american godamnit
Quote:
Heh, i didnt even think of psy as a sniper, im so used to seeing them running around >_<
|
Originally Posted by Necromatic
Well if going for something different, sure rad/em. But if you really want to be far away and snipe, Psi is the best. As far as -def goes, there's nothing vill side that the blaster can't hit through with regularity (save doms in pff, but that's rare these days).
I'm thinking that a close range rad/em might be interesting. |
I've played blasters for a long time, but I'm not as articulate in the use of Radiation Blast or even with PvPing much. I threw this build together and I'm not sure how it'll hold up. Any suggestions?
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Astroflash Alt PvP: Level 50 Mutation Blaster
Primary Power Set: Radiation Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Neutrino Bolt -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg:50(3), Achilles-DefDeb/Rchg:20(7), RechRdx-I:50(13), LdyGrey-%Dam:40(33), Achilles-ResDeb%:20(33)
Level 1: Power Thrust -- KinCrsh-Dmg/KB:50(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB:50(17), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB:50(33), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB:50(37)
Level 2: X-Ray Beam -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(27), Achilles-ResDeb%:20(34)
Level 4: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(5), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(5)
Level 6: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 8: Aim -- RechRdx-I:50(A), AdjTgt-Rchg:50(9), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg:50(9)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(11), RechRdx-I:50(11)
Level 12: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg:50(13), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(37), Krma-ResKB:30(48)
Level 14: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(15)
Level 16: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel:50(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx:50(17), Run-I:50(36), Clrty-Stlth:50(43)
Level 18: Cosmic Burst -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(19), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(23), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(23), Achilles-ResDeb%:20(27)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(21), P'Shift-End%:50(37)
Level 22: Invisibility -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Phase Shift -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(25), EndRdx-I:50(25)
Level 26: Proton Volley -- CalAcc-Acc/Dmg:50(A), CalAcc-Acc/EndRdx:50(31), CalAcc-Acc/ActRdx:50(34), CalAcc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40), CalAcc-Acc/Rchg:50(46), Dmg-I:50(46)
Level 28: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(29), RechRdx-I:50(29)
Level 30: Neutron Bomb -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(31), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(34), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(46)
Level 32: Stimulant -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Boost Range -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(36)
Level 38: Total Focus -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(39), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(39), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), T'Death-Dam%:40(40)
Level 41: Shocking Bolt -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold:30(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg:30(42), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold:30(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(42), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(43), BasGaze-Slow%:30(43)
Level 44: Charged Armor -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(45), ResDam-I:50(45), EndRdx-I:50(45), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(50)
Level 47: Aid Self -- Heal-I:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal:50(48), RechRdx-I:50(48), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Surge of Power -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(50)
------------
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
@Mazzo Grave
Webmaster Grave, Virtueverse!
Energy/Energy Blaster Guide