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Soft-capped Nin/SR Advice

Blondeshell

By Blondeshell,
Posted on: 2009-12-17 10:08 in Stalkers

 

Posted

I've currently played this character to level 31, but I decided to set a roadmap for the rest of the build for PvE use. I've specifically not used Tough/Weave so I can get more useful powers out of the Patron pools, but I do still count on Divine Avalanche for melee defense. I've not done any cost checking to see how outrageously priced this might be, but I've not used anything obvious like purple or PvP sets.

The only thing that sticks out at me about the build is only having one regular attack (besides AS) until level 13 when exemped. I can use my origin and vet powers until then, but it seems like it might be a bit gimped in that regard. I'm open to suggestions, though, if I might have missed something.

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Dark Blondeshell: Level 50 Mutation Stalker
Primary Power Set: Ninja Blade
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut

  • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  • (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Hide
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
Level 2: Focused Fighting
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (3) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (7) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (39) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 4: Focused Senses
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (5) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (7) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (40) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 6: Assassin's Blade
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (13) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (29) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 8: Hover
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
  • (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 10: Swift
  • (A) Flight Speed IO
Level 12: Placate
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (13) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (46) Range IO
Level 14: Fly
  • (A) Freebird - Endurance
  • (15) Freebird - FlySpeed
  • (29) Soaring - Endurance/FlySpeed
Level 16: Practiced Brawler
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 18: Divine Avalanche
  • (A) Pounding Slugfest - Accuracy/Damage
  • (19) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
  • (19) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Recharge
  • (39) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus
Level 20: Health
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  • (21) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (21) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (39) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
  • (43) Healing IO
Level 22: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 24: Agile
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 26: Soaring Dragon
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (27) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (31) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 28: Quickness
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 30: Dodge
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 35: Evasion
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
  • (36) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge
  • (36) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
Level 38: Elude
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 41: Spirit Shark
  • (A) Force Feedback - Damage/Knockback
  • (42) Force Feedback - Accuracy/Knockback
  • (42) Force Feedback - Recharge/Knockback
  • (42) Force Feedback - Recharge/Endurance
  • (43) Force Feedback - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
  • (43) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 44: Water Spout
  • (A) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff
  • (45) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge
  • (45) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (45) Undermined Defenses - Recharge/Endurance
  • (46) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Endurance
  • (46) Undermined Defenses - Recharge
Level 47: Spirit Shark Jaws
  • (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
  • (48) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (48) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
  • (48) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (50) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (50) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
Level 49: Build Up
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (50) Recharge Reduction IO
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Assassination
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 22.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
  • 1.88% Defense(Lethal)
  • 5.63% Defense(Fire)
  • 5.63% Defense(Cold)
  • 8.44% Defense(Energy)
  • 8.44% Defense(Negative)
  • 3.75% Defense(Melee)
  • 15% Defense(Ranged)
  • 11.3% Defense(AoE)
  • 3.6% Max End
  • 42.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
  • 23% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 10% FlySpeed
  • 140.1 HP (11.6%) HitPoints
  • 10% JumpHeight
  • 10% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -4)
  • Knockup (Mag -4)
  • MezResist(Held) 8.8%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 13.2%
  • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 2.75%
  • 4.5% (0.08 End/sec) Recovery
  • 58% (2.92 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 5.02% Resistance(Fire)
  • 2.52% Resistance(Cold)
  • 10% RunSpeed

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Posted

I realize the stalker boards are a bit more quiet than the other ATs, but does anyone have any thoughts about this build? Here's the data chunk if you can't get the direct link to work in the original post.

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Posted

You're underslotted for AoE defense and a bit overslotted for both melee and ranged. Also, when soft-capped, Elude and DA are not very useful and can be swapped for better powers.

This build has some costly pieces. Are there any other bonuses you're going for aside from soft-capping? (such as recharge/hp/etc). A few alterations can make it very easy to get your defense to all positions up there with a lot less cash needed.

"the reason there are so many sarcastic pvpers is we already had a better version of pvp taken away from us to appease bad players. Back then we chuckled at how bad players came here and whined. If we knew that was the actual voice devs would listen to instead of informed, educated players we probably would have been bigger dicks back then." -ConFlict

 

Posted

Here's a quick one I threw together. I tried to keep your power choices the same (barring the CJ/SJ in place of Hover/Fly, swap if needed). This one has a bit better recovery, less end use, not as many costly IOs, and Aid Self as a back-up for the hits that do make it through. Also, you're nearly capped on HP when you get your accolades.

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"the reason there are so many sarcastic pvpers is we already had a better version of pvp taken away from us to appease bad players. Back then we chuckled at how bad players came here and whined. If we knew that was the actual voice devs would listen to instead of informed, educated players we probably would have been bigger dicks back then." -ConFlict