Whatever resist/defenses you've managed to scramble together with this build will not make up for your poorly slotted attacks. The build may be more sturdy than your other build, but the sacrifices you've made on the offensive end means you'll spend more time finishing off foes. I would imagine that this build nets you a reduction in overall effectiveness.
The rage nowadays is all about softcapped defenses and you can build a blaster with softcapped defense to either smashing/lethal or ranged type damage without sacrificing as much offense as you did with this build. There are quite a few threads on this, you should be able to find some ideas that suit your goal of building a more survivable blaster.
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Whatever resist/defenses you've managed to scramble together with this build will not make up for your poorly slotted attacks. The build may be more sturdy than your other build, but the sacrifices you've made on the offensive end means you'll spend more time finishing off foes. I would imagine that this build nets you a reduction in overall effectiveness.
The rage nowadays is all about softcapped defenses and you can build a blaster with softcapped defense to either smashing/lethal or ranged type damage without sacrificing as much offense as you did with this build. There are quite a few threads on this, you should be able to find some ideas that suit your goal of building a more survivable blaster. |
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I have to admit that I don't know much about how either set plays, but I thought I'd have a go at improving this a bit, because I like the concept
I've gone for melee and smash/lethal defence bonuses mainly, and tried to keep your power selections as much as possible. I swapped hover/fly for combat jumping and super jump for better mobility in combat, thinking that using power sink, short circuit and lightning field to keep mobs drained of end would be an important source of damage mitigation.
I've added some KB reduction in tough, but you could add a Karma -KB in combat jumping as well if necessary. Ignore the levels the slots were added at, they're pretty random
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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Electrical Blast
Secondary Power Set: Electricity Manipulation
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Charged Bolts
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (7) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (9) Decimation - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (9) Decimation - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (11) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Accuracy IO: Level 50
- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (5) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (5) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (40) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 40
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (13) Decimation - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (13) Decimation - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (7) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance: Level 50
- (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (25) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Defense Buff IO: Level 50
- (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range: Level 50
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50
- (17) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
- (A) Empty
- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
- (34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
- (34) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (23) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (23) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (25) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (40) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (50) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 40
- (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold: Level 50
- (A) Sovereign Right - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (27) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
- (27) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (37) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (37) Sovereign Right - Accuracy: Level 50
- (39) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (29) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
- (31) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30
- (31) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
- (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
- (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
- (33) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (39) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (42) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (42) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (42) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (46) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 40
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
- (50) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 13.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 15.2% Defense(Smashing)
- 15.2% Defense(Lethal)
- 3% Defense(Fire)
- 3% Defense(Cold)
- 4.25% Defense(Energy)
- 4.25% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 25.5% Defense(Melee)
- 3.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 3% Defense(AoE)
- 4.5% Max End
- 45% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 35% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 5% FlySpeed
- 144.6 HP (12%) HitPoints
- 5% JumpHeight
- 5% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Confused) 2.75%
- MezResist(Held) 11%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 14.9%
- MezResist(Sleep) 2.75%
- MezResist(Stun) 7.15%
- 8% (0.13 End/sec) Recovery
- 42% (2.11 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 10% Resistance(Smashing)
- 10% Resistance(Lethal)
- 13.2% Resistance(Fire)
- 13.2% Resistance(Cold)
- 10% Resistance(Energy)
- 10% Resistance(Negative)
- 10% Resistance(Toxic)
- 10% Resistance(Psionic)
- 5% RunSpeed
As I said, I've no idea how this would play, but you've got a fair amount of defense, good smash/lethal/energy resistance, and all that end drain. You also gain a decent amount of +accuracy and recharge, and all attacks are slotted as such. I'm sure this can be improved upon but it might give you somewhere to start from. Good luck with this, it's always good to see something a bit out of the ordinary.
*The Titanium Coating in Surge of Power should be Res/recharge, not Res/End.
Just because you can slot a HO in a power doesnt mean you are using it to its full effect. Take a look at Fly for instance, you have a Ribosome slotted there, End Discount/Resistance, the only thing your enhancing with the HO is the End Discount the Resistance part of the IO wont work in Fly. The same goes for Lightning Field and Power Sink. Might be better save your HO's for something else.
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L50 Stalker, 4-Tankers, 3-Scrappers, 2-Dominators, 2-Arachnos, 3-Brutes, Blaster, 4-Controllers, Defender
Thanks for the feedback guys
This is my secondary build. My primary is pretty effective, so it's not critical in that I've got a good build to resort to, but I tend to blap a bit and I don't have many melee attacks in my primary.
One of my biggest problems is that I struggle using Mids. I've always been a "seat of pants" kind of player so getting the best out of the build isn't always easy.
I've also never been sure how Hami O's work but thanks for clarifying Jets
One final note: I much prefer hover/fly for thematic reasons but I like the basics of what you've got there Streets
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I find that with the format you post, you can't always upload (ie link is dead slow) and copy pasting the build is awkward so it's a nice idea to leave a data chunk.
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Ok here's an idea I had for my main's 2nd build. This is for Scarlet Shocker and the idea is to give her as much defence/resist as possible.
I'm not good with Mids and I'm not going for Purple sets (if some drop my way then so be it but I've only ever have 2 drop in all teh hours I play.)
All (sensible) comments appreciated
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Scarlet Defensive : Level 50 Natural Blaster
Primary Power Set: Electrical Blast
Secondary Power Set: Electricity Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Charged Bolts
- (A) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance
- (5) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
- (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (15) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
Level 1: Electric Fence- (A) Trap of the Hunter - Endurance/Immobilize
- (3) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy
- (5) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance
- (23) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 2: Charged Brawl- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (23) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 4: Lightning Bolt- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (13) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Lightning Field- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (15) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
Level 8: Short Circuit- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (17) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (21) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 10: Hover- (A) HamiO:Microfilament Exposure
- (21) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
Level 12: Fly- (A) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
Level 14: Swift- (A) HamiO:Microfilament Exposure
- (25) HamiO:Microfilament Exposure
Level 16: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (25) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (27) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 18: Kick- (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 20: Tough- (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
- (27) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
Level 22: Havoc Punch- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (31) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
Level 24: Tesla Cage- (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
- (31) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (33) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (45) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
Level 26: Voltaic Sentinel- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
- (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
Level 28: Thunder Strike- (A) Stupefy - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun
- (39) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance
- (42) Stupefy - Stun/Range
- (43) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
- (43) Stupefy - Chance of Knockback
Level 30: Stamina- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (36) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 32: Weave- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 35: Ball Lightning- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (39) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (46) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 38: Power Sink- (A) Energy Manipulator - Chance to Stun
- (39) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (40) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (40) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
- (40) HamiO:Microfilament Exposure
Level 41: Shocking Grasp- (A) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Endurance
- (42) Essence of Curare - Hold/Range
- (42) Essence of Curare - Endurance/Hold
- (43) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 44: Static Discharge- (A) Detonation - Damage/Range
- (45) Detonation - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Detonation - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 47: Charged Armor- (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (48) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
- (48) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
Level 49: Surge of Power- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (50) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (50) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (50) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
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