Here is the build I use on my main, she is tri-form, although in practice I spend 75% of my time in Dwarf, and the rest in human. I keep the Nova skills mainly because it provides a good slotting opportunity, and flexibility when the need arises. The LotG recharge IO's are obviously very expensive, but I worked up to them over time. The build as it stands is perma-eclipse with a 7 second overlap, and perma-hasten. It works awesome for me. Tough tank due to self heals, amazing AoE, great slotted pets, maxed Quasar and mires. I like a very strong stygian circle, so that I can benefit from casting even with fewer corpses, and a max eclipse to guarantee max resists with more than a few enemies about. The recharge rate is 178.5%. It was my focus, as recharge rate is king for a warshade of my play style.
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Failing Light: Level 50 Science Warshade
Primary Power Set: Umbral Blast
Secondary Power Set: Umbral Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Leaping
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Ebon Eye
(A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Absorption
(A) Resist Damage IO
Level 2: Gravity Shield
(A) Resist Damage IO
Level 4: Orbiting Death
(A) Damage Increase IO
Level 6: Dark Nova
(A) Flight Speed IO
Level 8: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(11) Recharge Reduction IO
(19) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Stealth
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 12: Grant Invisibility
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Sunless Mire
(A) Obliteration - Damage
(27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
(50) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
(50) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(50) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 16: Super Speed
(A) Run Speed IO
Level 18: Invisibility
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 20: Black Dwarf
(A) Resist Damage IO
(34) Resist Damage IO
Level 22: Stygian Circle
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(46) Healing IO
(46) Endurance Modification IO
(48) Healing IO
(48) Endurance Modification IO
(48) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Stimulant
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 26: Unchain Essence
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(31) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
Level 28: Aid Self
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 30: Resuscitate
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 32: Dark Extraction
(A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
(42) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
(42) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
(43) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(43) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
(43) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 35: Quasar
(A) Obliteration - Damage
(39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
(39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
(39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 38: Eclipse
(A) Resist Damage IO
(40) Resist Damage IO
(40) Recharge Reduction IO
(42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 41: Stygian Return
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Starless Step
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 47: Shadow Cloak
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 49: Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty
Level 1: Dark Sustenance
Level 1: Shadow Step
(A) Range IO
Level 10: Shadow Recall
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Level 6: Dark Nova Bolt
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(27) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(29) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(29) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(31) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 6: Dark Nova Blast
(A) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
(15) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
(31) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
(33) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Knockback
(33) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Endurance
(33) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
Level 6: Dark Nova Emanation
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
(36) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 6: Dark Nova Detonation
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(36) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
(37) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 20: Black Dwarf Strike
(A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
(3) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Black Dwarf Smite
(A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
(7) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Black Dwarf Mire
(A) Obliteration - Damage
(11) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
(13) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
(13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Black Dwarf Drain
(A) Theft of Essence - Healing
(17) Theft of Essence - Healing/Recharge
(17) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Healing
(19) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Endurance/Healing
(21) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(46) Damage Increase IO
Level 20: Black Dwarf Step
(A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 20: Black Dwarf Antagonize
(A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
(21) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
(23) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
(23) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
(25) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
(25) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
This is awesome, thank you so much =)
Is there any way to get it copied over to mids?
That build looks quite good but I would make one sacrifice if you love Dwarf, though it is an expensive sacrifice!
I would drop the Obliteration set out of Black Dwarf Mire in favour of frankenslotting it for % rather than any set bonus'. I would also swap a slot from somewhere so you can 6 slot it and add the Armageddon proc!
The reason for this is that Black Dwarf Mire is an exceptional attack power that you want to spam as often as possible, but Obliteration doesn't have enough endurance reduction for my liking, and that proc is just amazing when fired against 10 targets every 5 or 6 seconds! (So if it is the only purple you ever buy it will be worth it!).
Edit: I would also swap the normal damage IO from Black Dwarf Drain into an endurance reduction IO. Your standard attack chain in Dwarf won't need the heal so you don't 'need' the damage, but when you do use that heal a lot it is very endurance heavy.
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This is my lowish-cost build. it's got good recharge, perma eclipse and near perma-hasten.
I've been using it for at least 6 months by now and it's effective.
I logged onto test today and soloed a 52 LT farm set to 8 (Sorry for bragging) 
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Ok, then what would you slot for the Dwarf Mire along with the proc?
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Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar
That build looks quite good but I would make one sacrifice if you love Dwarf, though it is an expensive sacrifice!
I would drop the Obliteration set out of Black Dwarf Mire in favour of frankenslotting it for % rather than any set bonus'. I would also swap a slot from somewhere so you can 6 slot it and add the Armageddon proc! The reason for this is that Black Dwarf Mire is an exceptional attack power that you want to spam as often as possible, but Obliteration doesn't have enough endurance reduction for my liking, and that proc is just amazing when fired against 10 targets every 5 or 6 seconds! (So if it is the only purple you ever buy it will be worth it!). Edit: I would also swap the normal damage IO from Black Dwarf Drain into an endurance reduction IO. Your standard attack chain in Dwarf won't need the heal so you don't 'need' the damage, but when you do use that heal a lot it is very endurance heavy. |
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Ok, then what would you slot for the Dwarf Mire along with the proc?
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I currently have mine rather expensively slotted with:
Level 20: Black Dwarf Mire -- Armgdn-Dam%:50(A), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(19), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg:50(40), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Giving:-
Accuracy: 77.36%
Damage: 94.56%
Endurance: 72.59%
Recharge: 94.56%
If I was going for the less expensive option I would probably pick:
Level 20: Black Dwarf Mire -- Armgdn-Dam%:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(40), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Giving:-
Accuracy: 85.71%
Damage: 80.94%
Endurance: 60.95%
Recharge: 85.71%
You sacrifice a bit of recharge and the set bonus but have much better endurance consumption so you can actually use it more without draining you too heavily, and the damage you lose it made up with the proc
With any other power I wouldn't bother with this kind of advice but Black Dwarf Mire is one of the best PBAoE attack powers in the game since PSW has been nerfed!
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
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I can make the influence for it rather quick of I take the time to do so. But this looks awesome, when the bloody servers come back up I am respecing him. Hopefully i16 drops today =D
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Originally Posted by Dr_Zemius
I can make the influence for it rather quick of I take the time to do so. But this looks awesome, when the bloody servers come back up I am respecing him. Hopefully i16 drops today =D
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
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That is so metal, ground punch for me |
Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar
It is i16 - the character creation screens have changed
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The endurance reduction is something I have considered in the past. Ultimately rather than slotting for end reduction and moved my extra slots into stygian circle which I slotted for max heal/end/rech. I do a lot of downshifting to human as a consequence, but that gives me opportunities to drop sunless/unchain/dark extract. I slot drain for damage because I love to see enemies killed with the lobster Jedi soul suck move. But an end mod there makes more sense, gotta spam that against 8 players worth of enemies.|
Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar
That build looks quite good but I would make one sacrifice if you love Dwarf, though it is an expensive sacrifice!
I would drop the Obliteration set out of Black Dwarf Mire in favour of frankenslotting it for % rather than any set bonus'. I would also swap a slot from somewhere so you can 6 slot it and add the Armageddon proc! The reason for this is that Black Dwarf Mire is an exceptional attack power that you want to spam as often as possible, but Obliteration doesn't have enough endurance reduction for my liking, and that proc is just amazing when fired against 10 targets every 5 or 6 seconds! (So if it is the only purple you ever buy it will be worth it!). Edit: I would also swap the normal damage IO from Black Dwarf Drain into an endurance reduction IO. Your standard attack chain in Dwarf won't need the heal so you don't 'need' the damage, but when you do use that heal a lot it is very endurance heavy. |
The proc is pretty tasty, and not nearly as expensive as other recipes in the same set. Does the proc damage multiply by your current damage modification from the mires? Because that would be boss.
As for your current slotting, I don't think I could justify not dropping at least 1 more Arma IO in there to get that 10% recharge rate, 10% is just so huge to miss by 1 slot. Also, oddly enough, the slotting you use doesn't have the proc at all?
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Sadly no, but it is something like 110 damage when it goes off, and has a 33% chance, thats 300+ damage each time you hit mire!|
Originally Posted by Mutio
The proc is pretty tasty, and not nearly as expensive as other recipes in the same set. Does the proc damage multiply by your current damage modification from the mires? Because that would be boss.
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As for your current slotting, I don't think I could justify not dropping at least 1 more Arma IO in there to get that 10% recharge rate, 10% is just so huge to miss by 1 slot. Also, oddly enough, the slotting you use doesn't have the proc at all?
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
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Genius! I was also considering purpling out and hit that cap fairly quickly and was sad I wouldn't be gaining a benefit from all my sets, but that makes sense. Use the sets with redundant bonuses for frankenslotting.
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Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar
Sadly no, but it is something like 110 damage when it goes off, and has a 33% chance, thats 300+ damage each time you hit mire!
I already have 5 other purple sets giving me 10% so it would be wasted |
One other suggestion on Mutio's build; frankenslot Eclipse with the various Resistance/Recharge IOs, those usually aren't too expensive since most Resistance powers are toggles. Gets you right up there to ED capped Resistance and Recharge with 4 slots. Maybe one Acc if you plan to buff off of AVs sometimes, where you don't have a whole crowd around you, but if you can get some decent global Acc from set bonuses save the slot.
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While that is what I do I am pretty sure at least one of the Res/Rech set IO's is quite expensive (50m+) because it is needed for a psi resist bonus by tanks.
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One other suggestion on Mutio's build; frankenslot Eclipse with the various Resistance/Recharge IOs, those usually aren't too expensive since most Resistance powers are toggles. Gets you right up there to ED capped Resistance and Recharge with 4 slots. Maybe one Acc if you plan to buff off of AVs sometimes, where you don't have a whole crowd around you, but if you can get some decent global Acc from set bonuses save the slot.
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OK, I have had my Warshade for a while now, and I love him to death. But he is not what I wanted him to be so.. I need some help. I am looking for a build that has great survivability, good DPS, and fast recharge. I am a big fan of dwarf and enjoy tanking occasionally also so if it is possible I would like that in there too. Forget Nova. So basically, I want an all around good build that I can use for anything (excluding PvP). Thanks in advance