There are two general defense slotting styles. Ranged and Smashing/Lethal. In general Ranged is easier and more useful for a Blaster (especially if you take hover) but for an Energy Manipulation Blapper Smashing/Lethal is a viable option.
My main advice is to go to this page and search for "Ranged Def":
http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/IO_Sets
However, here are a few ranged defense sets that are very Blaster friendly:
1. Thunderstike. 6-slot this in as many of your single target attacks as possible. 3.75% defense and recovery and accuracy to boot
2. Steadfast Protection. You don't need the entire set but most Blasters have a resistance toggle in their epic that can take this set and one of the IOs gives a global +3% Defense bonus
3. Mako's Bite. This can be 6-slotted in your melee attacks for another 3.75% ranged defense. The nice thing about this is that the Thunderstrike bonus is split accross two bonuses (the 3 and the 6) while this is all in one so you can theoretically have 5 Thunderstrieks and 5 Mako's without running afoul of the Rule of Fives.
4. Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control. 6-slotting this gives 2.5% to all positional defense. Personally I think it's overrated but it's a popular set for Blasters so I'm including it.
5. Numina's Convalescence. Another 6-slot for 3.75% defense. This is one that you may or may not want depending on the rest of your powers. If you like to take Aid Self then it's a decent choice but if the only power that can take it is Health then you're giving up access to the Miracle and Regenerative Tissue Procs.
If you go for S/L Defense you'll want to take Cold Mastery for the shield there and four slot kinetic combats in your melee attacks. I'm mnot really sure where to go after that.
PS, since you're a PvPer I assume you know about Mids'?
MIDs has an Set Bonus Finder that works quite well (under the Window menu).
The goal in defense is 45%, the legendary "softcap". Most Blasters aim for either 45% S/L Def or 45% Ranged Def and 25-30% AoE Def.
If you've taken Frozen Armor, the S/L softcap is fairly easy and will cover the majority of PvE content (although some mobs don't do S/L, so you'll be very weak against them). This is easier and cheaper than Ranged Def, and less likely to draw you away from your other goals (Recharge, etc.).
If you're going for Ranged Def, the majority of that Def will need to come from set bonuses. You'll probably need Weave and either CJ or Hover (possibly both).
The Steadfast +3% Def, Mako's Bite, Trap of the Hunter, Stupefy, and lots of BotZ and Thunderstrikes all tend to show up to Ranged softcapped builds.
If you post your PvE build (so we know your power preferences), it'll be easier to suggest new builds.
G'ah, I forgot BotZ. I KNEW there was a set I was forgetting.
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Red Fortune 6-piece bonus as well. Although, now that we have Blessing of the Zephyr, I find it more advantageous in the typical build. |
Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
G'ah, I forgot BotZ. I KNEW there was a set I was forgetting.
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Combat Jumping/Hover/Fly/Super Jump/Recall Friend/Teleport --- Blessing of the Zephyr (2-pieces for Rng defense)
Maneuvers/Weave -- Red Fortune (6-pieces for Rng Defense)
Tough -- Steadfast Protection Unique (3% Def to all)
Single Target Ranged Attacks --- Thunderstrike (6-pieces gives 3.75% defense Ranged)
Sniper Attacks -- Calibrated Accuracy (6-piece for Range Def)
**These are my favorite choices, but playing Energy Manipulation, you could build up significant defense to ranged attacks AND get some decent melee defense as well. Dont forget to get a few AoE set bonuses as well. (3-piece Blessing of the Zephyr for AoE)
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I left that out deliberately, I'm of the opinion that it's a waste of slots on a Blaster but YMMV.
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Originally Posted by Biospark
Red Fortune 6-piece bonus as well. Although, now that we have Blessing of the Zephyr, I find it more advantageous in the typical build.
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One thing to consider is that softcapping defense requires massive build compromises. Unless I'm trying to solo 8-man spawns or AVs I personally prefer combining decent ranged defense (25-35% or so) with +recharge. That way I still cut incoming damage in half or more (not counting my armor once I hit the 40s) while still boosting my damage output considerably. For instance, my archer runs 29% ranged defense and 45% recharge on a modest priced build... I could probably increase it to around 35% defense and 50-60% recharge if I sunk some more inf into it. That extra recharge really helps with making a good attack chain, and more damage means you don't need to survive as long.
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Yeah, def cap isn't necessarily needed. I really notice when my Blasters get their defense to 20%, and they do quite well in the 30-35% range... gives you enough to dodge most incoming attacks while you drop your foes quickly. I think I usually set my solo missions at being considered 3-4 heroes, and that works pretty well. Been running my AR/EM through the Tina Macintyre and Maria Jenkins missions just fine... been fighting the AVs as EBs, but I've done fine against them all: even the ones with annoying Tier 9s.
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But defense will suffer form the Scale to relative level effects in this game. The 30-35% that makes you godly against even level mobs surely wont work against +5s, will it?
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Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
Yeah, def cap isn't necessarily needed. I really notice when my Blasters get their defense to 20%, and they do quite well in the 30-35% range... gives you enough to dodge most incoming attacks while you drop your foes quickly. I think I usually set my solo missions at being considered 3-4 heroes, and that works pretty well. Been running my AR/EM through the Tina Macintyre and Maria Jenkins missions just fine... been fighting the AVs as EBs, but I've done fine against them all: even the ones with annoying Tier 9s.
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Yeah, there are certainly better ways to get range defense. I went away from red fortune right after they introduced Blessing of the zephyr. That allowed alot of slots to get pushed around. Imagine 2 full sets of Red fortune (Weave and Maneuvers). BotZ made me a very happy Blaster |
Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
I left that out deliberately, I'm of the opinion that it's a waste of slots on a Blaster but YMMV.
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Actually NPCs only get an accuracy bonus based on relative level unless they are +6 or above. So the percentage of damage reduction provided by defense remains the same.|
Originally Posted by Valentyna
But defense will suffer form the Scale to relative level effects in this game. The 30-35% that makes you godly against even level mobs surely wont work against +5s, will it?
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http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack_Mechanics
So a +5 with hit 50% more often than a +0 regardless of your defense (the exception is things like Overseers who have such a high to hit bonus that they hit at 95% irregardless of defense).
Really? SO a levle 55 mob has thesame chacne to hit you as a level 45 one? Hmm! Eureka!
One other thing - doesn't six-slotting Thunderstrike into your attacks cripple your DPS since you then can't proc them out at all?
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While softcapping can lead to skewed builds, that's far from a certainty. See what you can produce and what sacrifices feel worth making.
0% Def - get hit 50% of the time
35% Def - get hit 15% of the time
45% Def - get hit 5% of the time
It's up to you whether the difference between 35% and 45% is worth it.
(Note: Those are PvE averages against even-con minions, not AVs)
The lack of Procs caused by Thunderstrike has never really felt noticeable. I mostly use Procs in Auras or low damage attacks since a Blaster rarely lives at the damage softcap.
I really dislike the Red Fortune, Calibrated Accuracy and Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control 6-slots, and avoid them unless I absolutely need to get that last chunk of Def.
(I think GSFC is fab in toggle powers like Focused Accuracy, but wasteful in BU and even more so in Aim.)
Someon asked for a build - this is what I have currently:
With Combat Jumping and Hover running, it comes to about 42.1% ranged defence. I wish I could make up the last 2.9% for a 'perfect score' so to speak, but I really dont wnt to replace more Devestations with Thunderstrikes.
Any advice, either on defence stacking, or in general (these are the blaster forums - Im always happy for a little build critique) would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Valentyna: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Mental Blast
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (25) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (17) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (31) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (31) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (31) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (33) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (5) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (29) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (29) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (25) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (34) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Miracle - +Recovery
- (19) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (19) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (23) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (A) Explosive Strike - Damage/Knockback
- (27) Explosive Strike - Accuracy/Knockback
- (34) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (36) Ragnarok - Damage
- (39) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (39) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (46) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (48) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (A) Armageddon - Damage
- (39) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Hold
- (42) Gladiator's Net - Recharge/Hold
- (42) Gladiator's Net - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (42) Gladiator's Net - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (43) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- (46) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Endurance
- (46) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Resist
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (36) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Celerity - +Stealth
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Ooo, just had a though - Rise of the Phoenix seems awesome, but what if I went electricity instead? I assume the +3$ defence vs. all unique from Steadfast Protection will stack with the one from Gladiator's Armor if I slot it into Surge of Power?
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No, read the link I posted. What I said is that the difference to hit between +0 and +5 NPCs is purely a change in Accuracy so the percentage Defense decreases it will be the same regardless of how much defense you have.|
Originally Posted by Valentyna
Really? SO a levle 55 mob has thesame chacne to hit you as a level 45 one? Hmm! Eureka!
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Assume you have 20% defense. A +0 will hit you 30% of the time while a +5 will hit you 45% of the time. A 50% difference.
For a soft capped character will be hit by a +0 5% of the time and a +5 7.5% of the time so still a 50% difference.
NPCs that are -1 or lower or +6 or greater do get a to hit penalty/bonus so your defense matters less/more.
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Originally Posted by Valentyna
Ooo, just had a though - Rise of the Phoenix seems awesome, but what if I went electricity instead? I assume the +3$ defence vs. all unique from Steadfast Protection will stack with the one from Gladiator's Armor if I slot it into Surge of Power?
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Im obsessive that way - money is no object. I thought of slotting them in the same power, but this way I can actually get the +2.5% set bonus from Gladiator's Armor as well.
And hank you very much for the more detailed defence explanation. I appreciate it.
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Well, I'd look at it this way, if you slot them both in the same power you'll get a slightly higher Defense bonus and you can shift some slots to other powers. The same goes for Brawl. Sure it's a nice defense bonus but you can get the same bonus sticking a Thunderstrike in one of your other powers and you then get 5-slots to redistribute. You've got a playable build but personally I'd shift the slotting priorities slightly.|
Originally Posted by Valentyna
Im obsessive that way - money is no object. I thought of slotting them in the same power, but this way I can actually get the +2.5% set bonus from Gladiator's Armor as well.
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At the moment you're basically going:
1. Ranged Defense
2. Procs
I would say that after Ranged Defense you're much better off build for either AoE Defense or Recharge. Psi Blast has pretty solid single target damage right out of the gate but it's really lacking in AoE damage (especially Psi/EM). The Procs help you with single target damage but you really want to build more for Recharge and get Psionic Tornado up as much as possible. Personally I consider procs as something that's nice to have. I stick them in where I can (especially in AoEs) but if it comes to a proc or a useful set bonus the proc is gone.
I would say you've probably got a decent build if you want to try and solo AVs and such but for a general purpose PvE build it's not that great.
You mention going with Electrical Mastery instead of Fire and I think that is a good idea, but not for the reason you gave. I like it because it means you can pick up Static Discharge which gives you another reasonably decent AoE to help make up for your lack there. Fire does have Bonfire but it's on a two minute recharge so you'll only get it up every two or three spawns.
EDIT: For Example, you could take the slots in Brawl and add one each to Mental Blast, Hover, Fly, Combat Jumping and Group Fly. Put a Thunderstike in Mental Blast and complete the BotZ sets in the other powers. The costs you a very small amount of damage (the proc and the 3% damage bonuses from Devastation and Mako's Bite) but in exchange you get about 12.5% AoE defense.
Is AoE damage that useful? How many bad guys /have/ AoE attacks that are not also tagged as ranged?
You're quite right aout the focus incidnelty - all my builds - PvP or PvM are designed as soloists. Usually I end up rather better than average at group play as well, if I do say so myself (and I do... more frequently than my guildmates usually prefer XD), but solo performance is the actual build objective. I do agree with you about the AoE damage, though. Static Discharge would be nice! I just wonder how to fit it into the build. I could replace Static Bolt with it, easilly enough, but I think I would miss the CC. Still... you cant really hold the actually dangerous mobs (bosses) in one application with it, can you?
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Attacks are almost always limited to one positional tag so ranged attacks that do AoE damage are tagged as AoE and not Ranged (there might be one or two exceptions that have both but I'm not aware of any). As for how many, it really depends on who and what you fight. Malta have a LOT of AoE attacks (and ones that do knockback/mez to boot). AoE Defense is less useful than Ranged Defense for a Hoverblaster but if you can build it up without sacrificing to much it's well worth the effort.|
Originally Posted by Valentyna
Is AoE damage that useful? How many bad guys /have/ AoE attacks that are not also tagged as ranged?
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http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Defense
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| I do agree with you about the AoE damage, though. Static Discharge would be nice! I just wonder how to fit it into the build. I could replace Static Bolt with it, easilly enough, but I think I would miss the CC. Still... you cant really hold the actually dangerous mobs (bosses) in one application with it, can you? |
Hmm. I thought about your advice, and came up with this. It looses 2.5% +damage, and 7.5% recharge speed, but gives up nothing in ranged defence, and come sup with over 28% AoE defence.
And before you ask, yes, I did remove total focus rather than simply strip the set out of brawl. I cant imagine ever using it. Meleee is what tnaks are for. More to the point, closing to melee to use it would quickly obviate the point of this whole excercise.
I wonder if there's isnt something mroe useful I could place instead of conserve power that I can get a recharge bonus. *wishes she could take a 5th power pool and have another LotG mule*
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Valentyna: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Secondary Power Set: Energy Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Electrical Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Mental Blast
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (25) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (17) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (31) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (31) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (31) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (33) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (5) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (29) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (29) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
- (7) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (25) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Flight Speed IO
- (A) Miracle - +Recovery
- (19) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (19) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
- (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (23) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (A) Explosive Strike - Damage/Knockback
- (27) Explosive Strike - Accuracy/Knockback
- (34) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (36) Damage Increase IO
- (39) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (37) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (34) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Armageddon - Damage
- (39) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
- (42) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
- (42) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (43) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (43) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (45) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- (46) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Endurance
- (46) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Resist
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Celerity - +Stealth
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Watch warily: there lies/
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Deep in her green bright eyes..."
Oh, it also has really GREAT -KB for PvM play. Aside from Nemesis' staff, IS there anythign that tops 23?
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Well Blapper is a viable playstyle, especially for a /EM Blaster but it's a completely different build style so yeah Total Focus doesn't really help you much aside from being a set mule.
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Originally Posted by Valentyna
And before you ask, yes, I did remove total focus rather than simply strip the set out of brawl. I cant imagine ever using it. Meleee is what tnaks are for. More to the point, closing to melee to use it would quickly obviate the point of this whole excercise.
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Hmm, still looking at replacing Shocking Bolt with Static Discharge as suggested earlier. I do have a quandry though that maybe you all can help with (you've been tremendously helpful already, BTW - thanks a bunch!) - if I do that, then what do I do to make up the loss of defence from ditching Lockdown? For the life of me, I cant see where else to get it.
Lady Valentyna Penderghast, Archmage
"Love her not, lovely though she be/
Watch warily: there lies/
A glint of ghoulish ancestry/
Deep in her green bright eyes..."
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I think you're going to have to put another Thunderstike set in one of your single target attacks, nothing else leaps out at me.
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Originally Posted by Valentyna
Hmm, still looking at replacing Shocking Bolt with Static Discharge as suggested earlier. I do have a quandry though that maybe you all can help with (you've been tremendously helpful already, BTW - thanks a bunch!) - if I do that, then what do I do to make up the loss of defence from ditching Lockdown? For the life of me, I cant see where else to get it.
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Hey all! Im working on a proper PvE setup for my Psi/EM blaster, with IOs and everything, and Im trying to work out a what to slot for. At first, it was the same thing as in PvP - capped HP, recharge, damage, and recovery, in that order. The other day, though, someone told me I should think about defence - that it was possible to reach tremendously high levels through IOs.
That sounded wonderful to me - Tank Mage FTW! - but when I aske dhim how he laughed, called me a n00b, and left. Fair enough I guess - nothing obliges him to teach me how to play. But I AM curious.
So I come to you, hoping for ideas from a pool of leet blaster players who... aren't bastards (hopefully).
Long windup, I know - I apologize.
Here's the heart of things though: WHAT SETS (AND POWERS TO HANG THEM ON) SHOULD I TAKE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE RANGED DEFENCE?
Thanks so much in advance. I always appreciate the help.
Lady Valentyna Penderghast, Archmage
"Love her not, lovely though she be/
Watch warily: there lies/
A glint of ghoulish ancestry/
Deep in her green bright eyes..."