Fort advice/ideas?

so I'm finally leveling my fort to 50.


I have some questions.


Idealy, because of my play style, I want as much ranged defense as I can get, preferably near softcap without the toggle buffs on, or as close as possible.


I'm just...not sure which powers to take exactly.

I know I want to slot my ranged attacks for thunderstrike IO sets...

not sure about my defense powers. is weave and the double maneuvers even plausible? will that suck up too much end?

I don't need perma-link and I don't need super omg recharge, either. I want my defense.

I skipped over haste because I actually really don't like to use it. Even on my blaster, I just don't.

here's the mids build I made, first time using mids, but uhm....I think I might have gone overkill?

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.707
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Magisterum: Level 50 Natural Arachnos Widow
Primary Power Set: Fortunata Training
Secondary Power Set: Fortunata Teamwork
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Mental Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(3), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 1: Combat Training: Defensive -- DefBuff-I(A), Empty(15), DefBuff-I(43)
Level 2: Subdue -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(15), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(17), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19)
Level 4: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(37), DefBuff-I(37), EndRdx-I(37)
Level 6: Hover -- Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(7), EndRdx-I(7), Flight-I(46)
Level 8: Fly -- Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel(9), Flight-I(9)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Dominate -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(13), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 14: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(23), Numna-Heal/Rchg(23), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(25), Numna-Heal(25)
Level 18: Scramble Thoughts -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Boxing -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(40), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Mako-Dam%(42)
Level 24: Mind Link -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(39)
Level 26: Total Domination -- Lock-Acc/Hold(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg(33), Lock-Rchg/Hold(33), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(34), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(34), Lock-%Hold(34)
Level 28: Tough -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(36), DefBuff-I(36), EndRdx-I(36)
Level 32: Psychic Wail -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50), Oblit-%Dam(50)
Level 35: Aim -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Aura of Confusion -- Mlais-Acc/Rchg(A), Mlais-EndRdx/Conf(43), Mlais-Acc/EndRdx(43), Mlais-Conf/Rng(45), Mlais-Acc/Conf/Rchg(45), Mlais-Dam%(45)
Level 41: Soul Tentacles -- Empty(A), Empty(50)
Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- Empty(A), Empty(46), Empty(46)
Level 47: Maneuvers -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(48), DefBuff-I(48), EndRdx-I(48)
Level 49: Tactical Training: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Conditioning
Level 6: Ninja Run
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opinions? ideas? >< pleeease?

There's no real reason to slot for just ranged def at the levels you are. On my current build I am at 48.32% ranged def, 43.10% melee and 39.89% aoe def, but I'm only 48 and not finished slotting yet, and thats with no 2nd maneuvers or weave.

Confuse and Telekinetic blast are two of the best powers available imo, and aura of confusion is pointless if you intend to stay at range as much as possible.

Flight and hover are overslotted, and you should make one of those a full set of BOTZ.

Lots of other things wrongs with the build but thats down to your philosophy in making the build. By cranking up one stat you are basically creating a watered down weakened version of what a fortunata could be.

@Death: ok so I should get confuse? I actually had an extra power I was unsure of what to get :]

uhm..I'm thinking about dropping soul tentacles and possibly getting gloom for another ranged single target.

for dominate, I put thunderstrikes in it because I like to think of it more like subdue, an attack that just happens to also have a hold, and not a hold that does damage.

I was unsure of mental blast verse the telekinetic blast, but I figured mentle blast, because of the no knockback, would have been better?

and I'm also looking at the basilisk IO set you were talking about, gives the same bonuses as thunderstrike so I might actually go for that xD

and I'm not gimping him by slotting for onto ranged defense, yes that's my highest defense, but all of the defenses, with a 2nd maneuvers, go to at least 38%, and with mind link well above it.


@phro: I just don't like perma-mindlink, it's a preference. and I do use my toggles, what I meant was I wanted to get it as high as possible WITHOUT them so that when I use them, it'll push it further.

@Death: Thanks to your advice/suggestions, I also removed a slot from hover, moved some slots around soe some things weren't as heavily slotted with no reason, increased overall recharge, picked up gloom because it's a solid Single target attack.

and I slotted TT: Maneuvers with a red fortune set, which made it more efficient :]