that build is bad in almost every way..
flurry on a blaster,,,,really lol?
in general ice blast is garbage but look up other post on blasters for general building ideas
Like I said, not much PVP since i13. This is just a second build and doesn't have to be uber, just simple and cheap and not completely incapable. I understand that there should be acro and possibly some leadership, but why no flurry? The biggest obstacle is that there is virtually no info about effective PVP caps by AT so I don't know how much to take such stats as rech and resist.
A game is not supposed to be some kind of... place where people enjoy themselves!
You don't take Flurry because 1) it only embraces the stupidity that is I13 PvP, and 2) rooting yourself for that long on a Blaster (or anything really) is stupid. Basically your build will probably have Ice Bolt, Ice Blast, Aim, and Bitter Ice Blast (all of them with at least one and preferably two or three damage procs to make up for Ice's crappy damage) from the primary and Subdual, TK Thrust, Concentration, Drain Psyche, and Scare from the secondary, maybe World of Confusion if you want cheap purple set bonuses. Accolade up, hit the HP cap, build for around 41 points of KB protection, and squeeze in some damage and recharge.
EDIT: Just threw this together really quick, probably fits your budget.
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Level 50 Mutation Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt -- Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(3), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(5), Apoc-Dam%(5), ImpSwft-Dam%(7)
Level 1: Subdual -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(46), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 2: Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(9), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(11), ImpSwft-Dam%(11)
Level 4: Telekinetic Thrust -- KinCrsh-Dmg/KB(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB(17), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB(19), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB(19), HO:Nucle(21), HO:Nucle(21)
Level 6: Aim -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(13), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(13), AdjTgt-Rchg(15), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(15), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(17)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(34), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 10: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(37), Zephyr-ResKB(37)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(39), QckFt-EndRdx/RunSpd(39)
Level 16: Concentration -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(40), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(40), AdjTgt-Rchg(40), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(42)
Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast -- Dev'n-Acc/Dmg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(42), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), ImpSwft-Dam%(43), Cloud-%Dam(43)
Level 20: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(23), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(23), P'Shift-End%(31)
Level 24: Drain Psyche -- Nictus-Heal(A), Nictus-Heal/HP/Regen/Rchg(25), Nictus-Acc/Heal(25), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(29), Nictus-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(29), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 26: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(27), SprngFt-EndRdx/Jump(27)
Level 28: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Krma-ResKB(31)
Level 32: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(33), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(33), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(33), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Scare -- Abys-Acc/Rchg(A), Abys-EndRdx/Fear(36), Abys-Acc/EndRdx(36), Abys-Fear/Rng(36), Abys-Acc/Fear/Rchg(37)
Level 38: Vengeance -- Krma-ResKB(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(39)
Level 41: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Frozen Armor -- Krma-ResKB(A), Krma-Def/EndRdx(45), Krma-Def/Rchg(45), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(45), GftotA-Def(46)
Level 47: Hoarfrost -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(48), Numna-Heal/Rchg(48), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48), S'fstPrt-ResKB(50)
Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 6: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 19% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 19% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 19% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 19% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 19% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 19% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 19% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 19% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 1.25% Defense(Energy)
- 1.25% Defense(Negative)
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged)
- 2.25% Max End
- 2.75% Enhancement(Terrorized)
- 11% Enhancement(Heal)
- 53.8% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 45% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% FlySpeed
- 225.9 HP (18.7%) HitPoints
- 5% JumpHeight
- 5% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -35)
- Knockup (Mag -35)
- 20% Perception
- 4.5% (0.08 End/sec) Recovery
- 64% (3.22 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 2.5% Resistance(Smashing)
- 3.78% Resistance(Energy)
- 3.78% Resistance(Negative)
- 8% RunSpeed
- 1.5% XPDebtProtection
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Is Cold Mastery the main option or the only option? What about Force Mastery or Fire Mastery to add to the base resistance?
As for procs, the chance to hold is interesting because it's longer than a normal hold and is part of a good PVP set. Worth it? What about that chance to heal proc in the most spammed attack?
A game is not supposed to be some kind of... place where people enjoy themselves!
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Cold Mastery is the only real viable option for zone simply because you'd have to give up perception via Tactics if you went with a different epic (since you'd have to drop a pool for phase). If you always have a pocket Emp/Sonic/whatever, you can get by without Tactics, but having perception is vital and that buffer isn't always going to be there. Force/phase is popular as well but that's more for arena builds. The other epics (Munitions, Fire, Elec) don't offer anything worthwhile when compared to PFF (which, again, is unreliable but it makes a decent "oh ****" button).|
Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Is Cold Mastery the main option or the only option? What about Force Mastery or Fire Mastery to add to the base resistance?
As for procs, the chance to hold is interesting because it's longer than a normal hold and is part of a good PVP set. Worth it? What about that chance to heal proc in the most spammed attack? |
You could always slot the hold proc in an attack or two but it's unreliable and messes with the mez timer for Scare, which is a stupid good power given the I13 mez rules. Regarding the heal proc, that's a complete waste of a slot thanks to heal decay (nevermind that its heal value is about half a small green and it isn't reliable).
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I would honestly only go force mastey wit /em as a secondary and pick up aidself and use the build for purely zones...but a heal/+HP power and hiber as well as a bit elusivity and a place for a cheap purple set is what makes ice rank higher than all other app's|
Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Is Cold Mastery the main option or the only option? What about Force Mastery or Fire Mastery to add to the base resistance?
As for procs, the chance to hold is interesting because it's longer than a normal hold and is part of a good PVP set. Worth it? What about that chance to heal proc in the most spammed attack? |
the chance for heal proc is garbage, but the hold proc is very useful for dueling and soloing...but I would squeeze in as many dmg procs as possible to make up for lack of dmg
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Now this is weird. Why does scare have a longer duration than any other mez?|
Originally Posted by macskull
You could always slot the hold proc in an attack or two but it's unreliable and messes with the mez timer for Scare, which is a stupid good power given the I13 mez rules.
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Thanks for that build!
A game is not supposed to be some kind of... place where people enjoy themselves!
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Aid Self in zone on a Blaster is stupid because of 1) the animation time and 2) it's interruptible, which means the Stalkers will be all over you the minute you ground yourself to activate it.|
Originally Posted by TrueDarkLord
I would honestly only go force mastey wit /em as a secondary and pick up aidself and use the build for purely zones...but a heal/+HP power and hiber as well as a bit elusivity and a place for a cheap purple set is what makes ice rank higher than all other app's
the chance for heal proc is garbage, but the hold proc is very useful for dueling and soloing...but I would squeeze in as many dmg procs as possible to make up for lack of dmg |
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Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina
Now this is weird. Why does scare have a longer duration than any other mez?
Thanks for that build! |
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pff+powerboosted aidself w/ two interrupt IOs is very viable in zones
I have lost count of the number of times I've AS'd someone while they were standing still in PFF because they thought it would save them.
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I have pff+aidself on my earth/nrg domm...and it works great, but I don't have to srry bout stalkers till gr comes out
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Originally Posted by macskull
I have lost count of the number of times I've AS'd someone while they were standing still in PFF because they thought it would save them.
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So I've not been PVPing much since i13 (or PVEing much either... worst issue ever, and not just because of PVP), and don't know where to start with this. I want an extra build that can PVP, but not over a billion or so inf since Ice/Mental is not a PVP specialist anyway.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
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Level 50 Mutation Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (15) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Devastation - Chance of Hold
- (19) Impeded Swiftness - Chance of Damage(Smashing)
- (19) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
Level 1: Subdual- (A) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize
- (7) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Recharge
- (9) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (9) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (11) Gravitational Anchor - Chance for Hold
Level 2: Ice Blast- (A) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (3) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (3) Apocalypse - Damage
- (5) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (5) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
- (7) Devastation - Chance of Hold
Level 4: Telekinetic Thrust- (A) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
- (11) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
- (13) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
- (13) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
Level 6: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO
Level 8: Aim- (A) Empty
Level 10: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (17) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Super Speed- (A) Quickfoot - Endurance/RunSpeed
Level 16: Concentration- (A) Empty
- (31) Empty
- (31) Empty
Level 18: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (25) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 20: Stamina- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (21) Endurance Modification IO
- (21) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 22: Bitter Ice Blast- (A) Empty
- (23) Empty
- (23) Empty
- (31) Empty
Level 24: Drain Psyche- (A) Empty
- (25) Empty
- (33) Empty
- (33) Empty
- (33) Empty
Level 26: Bitter Freeze Ray- (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold
- (27) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
- (27) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
- (29) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
- (29) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 28: Flurry- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (43) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
Level 30: Super Jump- (A) Empty
Level 32: Kick- (A) Empty
Level 35: Tough- (A) Empty
Level 38: Weave- (A) Empty
Level 41: Snow Storm- (A) Empty
Level 44: Frozen Armor- (A) Empty
Level 47: Hoarfrost- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (48) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
- (48) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 49: HibernateA game is not supposed to be some kind of... place where people enjoy themselves!