You are trying too hard. Crab can perma Hasten and the Pets without making sacrifices like slotting damage powers with Kinetic Crash or Omega with the Stun Purple.
This is the build planned for my Crab. I made no sacrifices, every power is used and useful and every power is slotted with a set to improve its effect. Also I have much higher defense values.
I used two purples but they aren't really necessary, just nice. Remember this isn't a Perma-dom we are talking about, there is no absolute rush to get hasten every time its up. Without a purple it is a couple seconds short of perma hasten and perma pets. With one purple it has hasten recharging one second before ending and the pets are fully perma. Two purples has hasten recharging 4 seconds before ending.
This build does use more endurance so I have 4 slots open. 1 to fit both Miracle and Numina in Health, 3 to slot 3 endmod and a P'shifter in Stamina.
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (37) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Devastation - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (9) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (9) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (15) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (21) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense
- (34) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Ragnarok - Damage
- (17) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (19) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
- (A) Empty
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (29) Aegis - Resistance
- (29) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (37) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (40) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (42) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (42) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
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I think I took it to literal.
Thanks for the help, but, taking a look at that build, a couple of problems...
I meant it when I said that money was no object--but Ragnarok/Apocalypse are 3 to 4 times as expensive as the Absolute Amazement set, as well as the Immobilization purple set.
You also seem to drop some of the crab's AoE attacks, why?
That said, looking over some things I am being pretty wasteful in the build. I'll make a cleaned up version in the morning.
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Way too literal. That's a lobster.
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Originally Posted by Hot_Head_Mike
I think I took it to literal. |
I am aware that they are Amazingly Expensive (pun intended) that is why I noted the recharge times without them in my blurb. 2 second downtime on Hasten isn't going to kill a Crab and while I say perma on the pets, you need to wait till they time out to recast them anyways so a 5-10 second downtime doesn't really hurt.
As for the AoE's I skipped the reasons are simple:
First to note, I don't need that many different AoE powers with the level of recharge in this build.
As for the individual powers.
Heavy Burst has Redraw, nuff said.
Arm Lash and Frenzy are Melee AoE, you'll notice melee defense isn't capped like ranged is. I could cap it if i took these powers but its really not needed. Plus to use the powers I would need to run around a lot more. Currently with my build the only power I need to worry about position for is Suppression and Sup's cone is huge.
The AoE radius of Frag Grenade is tiny. Basicly only enemies in melee range of the primary target get hit. Frag Grenade barely qualifies as an AoE attack.
Venom Nade on the other hand is a no brainer of course.
Supression is pretty long activation but you can stick an Achilles heel into it and its cone is huge.
Dark Obliteration has a larger radius than Frag Grenade, doesn't do uncontrollable knockback, activates in 1 second and does Negative Energy damage. Also Dark Oblit's pre-requisite for aquisition is Gloom, a simply amazing single target ranged attack that immensely improves the Crab Spider's rather weak single target power.
Ben, what is the point of the recharge intensive ?
I can see the pets are at perma, but they are not that great that would make it a must to have them out all the time.
Your endurance ratio is weak so your going to have powers to use at will but your going to run out of endurance fast because your at 1 point value difference between use and recovery.
Your defenses are middle of the road, which really do nothing for you. You need to get in the high 30s at least to have something useful and noticeable.
Not the end of the world buy you picked up a few powers which are going to cause a redraw. Again I have no issues persay as I play a AR Traps Defender.
If money is not an issue why not go defense cap and high DPS by adding in purple damage IOs and such. Or spend that money and have a Defense cap Bane and Crab build.
What I would suggest is pull up one of the several builds here on the forums and then swap out any IOs that do on contribute to your defenses and replace them with purple IOs. Or cut out those purple IO sets and buy one purple PvP Gladiator +3 to all Defenses IOs to combine with your steadfast protection +3 to defenses IO.
Purples really don't mean anything with ED present as your only going to get so much damage and such. I mean really what is the difference between 101% stun with a purple IO set and 90% stun from another set or Frankenslotting.
I am running a non purple IO build ( actually all my builds are non purple IOs ) and can run +1 /+8 on my SOA or just about any of my Defense cap toons. If your gonna spend money just to spend it, then just give it to me 
1. Why Soft Cap is Important : http://dechskaison.blogspot.com/2011...important.html
2. Limits: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Limits
3. Attack Mechanics: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack_Mechanics
4. Rule of Five: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Rule_o...e_Law_of_Fives
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This is not true, at all.|
Originally Posted by plainguy
I can see the pets are at perma, but they are not that great that would make it a must to have them out all the time.
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Having all 3 pets out with double assault/double maneuvers running is a VERY VERY good thing. Many people complain that crabs have weak single target damage so they can't do much against EBs or AVs, but then many times skip out on the pets. Hmm...
Even when not fighting hard targets, having 6 pets out with 20% def and 20% res greatly reduces the amount of incoming damage you'll be seeing. I've seen my spiderlings tie up bosses many times. We tried fighting Chimera without pets just for giggles and it went so slow. Finally we got bored, pulled out the pets, and Chimera began to cry.
Also, if you're teaming with other VEATs running double assault/maneuvers the pets have just become even more ridiculous. My friend and I both run leadership stacked gun crabs w/pets and we duo'd the entire Maria Jenkins AV arc with little problem.
Currently on Virtue:
Jinrazuo - Crab Spider
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Oh yeah right |
Originally Posted by BenRGamer
Thanks for the help, but, taking a look
Way too literal. That's a lobster. |
This fits better. It appears to be a build bad on Endurance
Do not underestimate the pets. I use the Widow and until she runs out of end she nearly matches me for single target damage by herself.
Also note that Mids does not take into account the Crab Inherent. We have higher than base end recovery and recovery boosts increase that highere than base end recovery. A Crab can afford an amazing amount of toggles worry not and even if a build is end tight, Cardiac alpha slot will fix that anyways.
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Er, you do know this build is a plan for after i19 goes live, and Stamina is inherent (I even saved a couple of slots to put in Stamina), right?
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Originally Posted by plainguy
Your endurance ratio is weak so your going to have powers to use at will but your going to run out of endurance fast because your at 1 point value difference between use and recovery.
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Unfortunately, I've been sidelined with a nasty cold these past few days, but, I was able to come up with a new build.
Since they pushed i19 back, I re-introduced fitness into the build, when it comes out I'll replace it with Fighting.
Regardless, even with Fighting defenses aren't quite as high as Wiccania's build, but I found Aim (with it's +50% Damage Boost) pretty good, and I didn't want to pass it up.
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (3) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
- (5) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (9) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (17) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (19) Red Fortune - Defense
- (19) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (15) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Healing IO
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (45) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (45) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance
- (25) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Recharge
- (25) Impervious Skin - Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Impervious Skin - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (29) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (29) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (31) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (33) Red Fortune - Defense
- (33) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (37) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets
- (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Endurance
- (42) Gravitational Anchor - Chance for Hold
- (42) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize
- (42) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Recharge
- (43) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (46) Damage Increase IO
- (46) Damage Increase IO
- (50) Endurance Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
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I like this new build Ben. Aim is one of my regrets for not being able to fit in my build. However picking it up means giving up a defense power like CJ and I would need to heavily re-tool my build to make up for the loss and keep ranged defense capped. Plus I wouldn't be able to recover the lost melee and AoE def.
On your Disruptor Blast slotting. If you aren't going to go for Ragnarok to save the money (I don't blame you) than look into frankenslotting. The triples from Posi's and Detonation and the Dmg/Rech's from both sets will net you rather nice gains in every performance category and get you the Recovery set bonus from Posi's.
Actually, when i19 comes out I'll need to pull a couple of slots out of Disruptor Blast to 6-slot weave and keep Stamina 3-slotted, so I didn't put any expensive sets in there (ranged def will be capped at exactly 45%, too, after I get fighting in there)
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I don't think that's actually nuff. The biggest problem I see with H Burst is its arc is half of Suppression.|
Originally Posted by Wiccania
Heavy Burst has Redraw, nuff said.
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Even with drawing the gun with the worst possible animation time, the DPA on H Burst is only about 10% less than Suppression. If the gun is already drawn, it's the opposite (H Burst would be about 10% more). So if your build has any other reason to draw the gun (Wide Area Web Grenade or reduce the KB of Frag Grenade) then there's no reason to skip H Burst. In fact, if you could form a consistent attack chain, the only reason not to take H Burst over Supp is, again, the smaller arc.
I personally like H Burst, Supp, and Venom because that's three different damage typesover wide areas.
On another build I have WAWG and WE from Mace Mastery to immobilize everything and bring their recharge way down.
I also don't see any problem with building for more recharge than you need for perma pets because... pets don't always die because they run out of time. Occasionally they will get killed the old fashion way.
The only thing I don't like about the second build is the investment in Gaussian's in a build that didn't shoot for soft-capped anything, or even a ton extra positional defense. Granted, there's not a ton of really good places to put those slots instead. Numina's in Health or Recharge IOs/Procs in your attacks, perhaps.
The only thing I know I would give up a slot there for is The Call to Arms proc in one of your pets with an open slot. Giving a horde of pets 5% defense seems better than giving yourself 2.5%.
@Gilia1
I play heroes on Champion.
I play villains on Virtue.
Well, like I said earlier, once I replace fitness with fighting, I'll have Ranged softcapped.
I don't really know how I can get the other positional defenses softcapped, though, which is really annoying.
Anyway, the Call to Arms/Expediant Reinforment procs are already in the Summon Spiderlings power, since it didn't need an extra recharge IO.
Sorry your feeling under.
Let me clarify, I am not saying pets stink, I just do not think they are as good maybe persay as Mastermind mind pets. My first build with my crab had the pets and Omega.. Lots of stuff out there and all the defenses. But the pets died fast enough with the right kind of mobs.. AVs would wipe them out with one AOE blow. Granted you can resummon them, but I don't think they have enough to survive a AV fight. Personally I think you will be spending more endurance just resummoning them.
But is it about the pets ? Is this the point of the build ? You mentioned recharge intensive I was thinking you were looking to have some tier 9 power up all the time or something, similar to what some shield electric scrappers try to do.
If your looking for defense cap but no pets I have a build that I play. I messed around with the pets and worked up a odd build. You did mention money was no cost. I got you defense capped but I could not get the pets to perma though.
I six slotted Rest to represent endurance six slotted with performance shifter for the defense it offers.
Not the best build as its the first build. Your endurance ratio is a close to a 2 point difference which is what some say is the target range you want to get at. Hopefully this can inspire someone to tweak it up to make it better.
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Apocalypse - Damage
- (9) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (17) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
- (23) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (7) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Empty
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance
- (11) Serendipity - Defense/Recharge
- (11) Serendipity - Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Serendipity - Defense
- (19) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance
- (13) Serendipity - Defense/Recharge
- (13) Serendipity - Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (31) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Ragnarok - Damage
- (23) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (33) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Empty
- (31) Empty
- (33) Empty
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth
- (42) Unbounded Leap - Jumping
- (A) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (36) Blood Mandate - Damage/Endurance
- (36) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Endurance
- (36) Blood Mandate - Accuracy
- (37) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage
- (A) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage
- (39) Sovereign Right - Damage/Endurance
- (39) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Endurance
- (39) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (40) Sovereign Right - Accuracy
- (40) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
- (A) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize
- (42) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Recharge
- (43) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (43) Gravitational Anchor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Gravitational Anchor - Immobilize/Endurance
- (A) Empty
- (45) Empty
- (45) Empty
- (45) Empty
- (A) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Call to Arms - Damage/Endurance
- (48) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (46) Empty
- (46) Empty
- (46) Empty
- (50) Empty
- (50) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
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1. Why Soft Cap is Important : http://dechskaison.blogspot.com/2011...important.html
2. Limits: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Limits
3. Attack Mechanics: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack_Mechanics
4. Rule of Five: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Rule_o...e_Law_of_Fives
Okay, from continual work on the build, I've almost got both Perma Pets and soft-capped positional defenses, I'm about half a second away from Perma, though. Hm.
Edit: Ah, I worked on it a little more and here we go. Capped positional defense, Perma pets, and, to top it all off, no purples whatsoever. Though it's got some drawbacks, too...
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.81
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff
- (3) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
- (3) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge
- (5) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
- (46) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (A) Ruin - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Ruin - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (7) Ruin - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (9) Ruin - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Ruin - Damage/Endurance
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (27) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (17) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (19) Red Fortune - Defense
- (19) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (15) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Force Feedback - Recharge/Endurance
- (25) Force Feedback - Damage/Knockback
- (25) Force Feedback - Recharge/Knockback
- (40) Force Feedback - Accuracy/Knockback
- (43) Force Feedback - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
- (50) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (21) Red Fortune - Defense
- (21) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (45) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (45) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (46) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Run Speed IO
- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (29) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (29) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (31) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (33) Red Fortune - Defense
- (33) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (37) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance
- (42) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
- (43) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (46) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (40) Endurance Modification IO
- (50) Endurance Modification IO
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 20% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 20% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 20% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 20% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 20% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 20% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 20% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 20% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 5% Defense
- 9.875% Defense(Smashing)
- 9.875% Defense(Lethal)
- 8% Defense(Fire)
- 8% Defense(Cold)
- 4.25% Defense(Energy)
- 4.25% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 13% Defense(Melee)
- 5.5% Defense(Ranged)
- 13% Defense(AoE)
- 92.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 29% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 10% FlySpeed
- 32.13 HP (3%) HitPoints
- 10% JumpHeight
- 10% JumpSpeed
- MezResist(Confused) 10%
- MezResist(Held) 10%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 16.6%
- MezResist(Sleep) 10%
- MezResist(Stun) 10%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 16.6%
- 10% (0.175 End/sec) Recovery
- 10% (0.537 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 8.19% Resistance(Fire)
- 8.19% Resistance(Cold)
- 1.875% Resistance(Negative)
- 10% RunSpeed
- 1% XPDebtProtection
Set Bonuses:
Shield Breaker
(Channelgun)
- 2.5% (0.044 End/sec) Recovery
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
- 11% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 3.125% Defense(Melee), 1.563% Defense(Lethal), 1.563% Defense(Smashing)
(Crab Spider Armor Upgrade)
- 3% Defense(All)
(Longfang)
- MezResist(Terrorized) 1.65%
- 12.05 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
- 1% XPDebtProtection
- 1.875% Defense(AoE), 0.938% Defense(Fire), 0.938% Defense(Cold)
(Combat Training: Defensive)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Aim)
- 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
- 20.08 HP (1.875%) HitPoints
- 2.5% (0.044 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 2.5% Defense(Melee), 1.25% Defense(Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Smashing), 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative), 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
(Suppression)
- 2.5% (0.044 End/sec) Recovery
- 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Tactical Training: Maneuvers)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Tactical Training: Maneuvers)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 2% DamageBuff(All)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Venom Grenade)
- 2.5% (0.044 End/sec) Recovery
- 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Kick)
- 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.75%
- 10% (0.537 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 3.125% Defense(AoE), 1.563% Defense(Fire), 1.563% Defense(Cold)
(Weave)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Weave)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 2% DamageBuff(All)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Combat Jumping)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Serum)
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Maneuvers)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Maneuvers)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 2% DamageBuff(All)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Summon Spiderlings)
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Summon Spiderlings)
- 5% Defense
(Call Reinforcements)
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Web Envelope)
- 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
- 1.875% Resistance(Negative)
- 2.5% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Melee)
- 3.75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.125% Defense(Melee), 1.563% Defense(Lethal), 1.563% Defense(Smashing)
(Summon Blaster)
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
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Plainguy I used the pets on a Citadel of Pain recently and they held up under the Aspect's PBAoE no problem. Yes they will die to AoE but they have enough HP and resists to survive anything once and as long as the heals are coming they will stick around.
Also nobody expects the Crab pets to be as good as MM pets, that is simple stupidity. However no MM has the single target damage capability of a Crab, let alone the AoE.
Ben you probably already knew I was gonna say this but here it is. Great that a Crab can both cap resists and perma extreme recharge powers. However your build sucks all the personal power out of the crab and thus IMO all the fun.
Yeah, there's a way around that, but it costs about 2 bil. The TP Resist/+3% Def Gladiator Armor enhancement.
So I'll probably go with the earlier one I had.
BenR - Im not sure exactly why you are trying for a recharge intensive crab so hard. My current build gives me 109% recharge bonus - perma spiderlings, and near perma arachnobots. My defense is more than acceptable (although not quite capped), my AoE damage is pretty high, my resistance is so-so and once I19 rolls around, my recharge should increase another 13.75 with an additional 5 slotted posi blast on bile spray and invis with a LotG + rch
At the rate Im at now, I can fire off 3 AoE powers, one single target power and by then my 3 AoEs are all ready to fire off again. After I19, my guess is that I will have 4 AoE powers that will be constantly rotating so that at least 1 is ready to fire at all times. Sorry I cant show the mids slotting since Im at work, but here is a breakdown for my rebuild AFTER I19 is released
Granted that from scratch this build is probably about 6 billion or more, but if you use drops that you have saved (recipes, rare salvage) and run a few vil tip missions, and use vil merits for some of the recipes, it shouldnt be near that much.
1 Channel Gun 1 3 13 = devastation
1 Crab Spider Armor 1 3 5 = steadfast protection
2 Wolf Spider Armor - 2 - resistance
4 Combat Training Defense 4 5 = LotG
6 Slice 6 7 7 13 21 = hecatomb
8 Suppression 8 9 9 15 42 = raganrok
10 Tactical Training Maneuvers 10 11 11 15 19 LotG
12 air superiority 12
14 Fly 14
16 Venom grenade 16 17 17 37 43 posi blast
18 Heavy Burst 18 19 27 50 50 posi blast
20 Leadership Maneuvers 20 25 31 34 46 LotG
22 Mental Training run
24 Fortification 24 25 37= titanium coating
26 Arm Lash 26 27 46 46 - Scirorroco
28 Serum 28 29 29 42 50 4 numina 1 rchrg
30 Frenzy 30 31 31 40 48 - armageddon
32 Omega Maneuver 32 33 33 33 48 - posi
35 Summon Spiderlings 35 36 36 36 40 expedient reinforcement
38 Cal Reinforcements 38 39 39 39 40 expedient reinforcement
41 School of Sharks 41 - Gravitational Anchor (immob/rchrg/acc)
44 Bile Spray 44 45 45 45 48 posi
47 Stealth 47 LotG+
49 Invis 49 LotG+
Health 21 23 34 37 42 43 - numina / miracle / regenerative tissue / 3 health IO
Stamina 23 27 34 43 - performance shifter+ / performance shift-end mod / 2 IO end mod
Virtue Server Forever !
Pure White Lightning - Level 50 Electric Brute
Purple Drop - work in progress Axe/Shield brute
Blue Icefall - Level 50 Ice Tank
@Blue Lava
Blue Lava you have a lot of AoE's and most of them are long activation. It is better to have short activating powers with low cooldown. That is why I like Soul so much, both Gloom and Dark Oblit are 1 second activations and good damage. They shore up some of the shortcomings of Crab Spiders.
Plus you are underestimating the pets like far too many do. Having the Disruptors and a Patron pet perma is a big deal.
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I find the pets' performance to be highly dependent on the situation. |
Originally Posted by Wiccania
Plus you are underestimating the pets like far too many do. Having the Disruptors and a Patron pet perma is a big deal.
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If I'm fighting solo in a target rich environment (i.e. x6 to x8 difficulty) I find they generally don't survive a single spawn. Even perma that's a short stint of damage vs a long downtime. So in that scenario they're not very good bang-for-buck. (possibly I'm doing it wrong)
On the other hand, if I'm fighting a single hard target or smaller volumes of enemies I find it much easier to keep them alive and they contribute a substantial volume of dps. The often cited weakness (or at least, slowness) vs bosses and elite bosses evaporates, and my targets drop in times competitive with most of my other characters. They even allowed me to solo a Rikti Pylon in a respectable (albeit not amazing) time, where without them I was in a stalemate.
Team scenarios, generally depends on the team - how much aggro control, buffs, debuffs, etc. Some teams they're dead in no time, others they survive and so contribute a good overall dps boost (though in the latter the team tends to be rocking either way).
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I would say thats simply your personal opinion. Although they may have long activation time, when I hit a large mob, from the time I hit them with the Venom grenade til the time they are in melee range, most of them are dead due to my other 'slow activating' AoE powers|
Originally Posted by Wiccania
Blue Lava you have a lot of AoE's and most of them are long activation. It is better to have short activating powers with low cooldown.
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Originally Posted by Wiccania
Plus you are underestimating the pets like far too many do. Having the Disruptors and a Patron pet perma is a big deal.
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edit - also, Venom grenade lowers resistance to toxic damage, so when I shoot out some bile spray after that they'll drop like rocks which is why I took Mako's PP
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Pure White Lightning - Level 50 Electric Brute
Purple Drop - work in progress Axe/Shield brute
Blue Icefall - Level 50 Ice Tank
@Blue Lava
here is a build I came up with. It has almost all attacks types soft capped including melee, aoe, range, and S/L.
Also has almost perma hasten by 3 secs. It doesnt have all of the pets but does have the patron pet. Perma Serum for the +HP.
I have the hacked (leandro) mids planner, in case you see something weird when you load it. It only has two mules, brawl and boxing.
Let me knwo what you think,
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun -- Ruin-Acc/Dmg:40(A), Ruin-Dmg/EndRdx:40(3), Ruin-Dmg/Rchg:40(3), Ruin-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:40(5), Ruin-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(11)
Level 1: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam:40(7), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(9), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(9)
Level 2: Longfang -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(13), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(13)
Level 4: Wolf Spider Armor -- Aegis-ResDam:50(A), Aegis-Psi/Status:50(5), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(17), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(17), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(19)
Level 6: Combat Training: Defensive -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(7), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(21)
Level 8: Suppression -- Ragnrk-Dmg:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(27), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg:50(27), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(29)
Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(21), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(34)
Level 12: Venom Grenade -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(15), Posi-Dam%:50(15), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(33), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(33)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(19), RechRdx-I:50(31)
Level 16: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 18: Super Speed -- Zephyr-ResKB:50(A)
Level 20: Tactical Training: Leadership -- GSFC-ToHit:50(A), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx:50(23), GSFC-Build%:50(31), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg:50(34), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx:50(36), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx:50(42)
Level 22: Mental Training -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 24: Fortification -- TtmC'tng-ResDam:50(A), TtmC'tng-EndRdx:50(25), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:50(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(37), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(39)
Level 26: Frenzy -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), Oblit-%Dam:50(39), Oblit-Dmg:50(39), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40)
Level 28: Serum -- Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:40(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg:40(42), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(42)
Level 30: Combat Training: Offensive -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 32: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(36)
Level 35: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 38: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(50), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(50)
Level 41: Gloom -- Apoc-Dmg:50(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(43), Apoc-Acc/Rchg:50(46), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(46)
Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Posi-Dam%:50(45), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(46)
Level 47: Summon Widow -- BldM'dt-Acc:50(A), BldM'dt-Dmg:50(48), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg:50(48), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx:50(50)
Level 49: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(31), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(36)
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Conditioning
Level 1: Ninja Run
Level 1: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 1: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A)
Level 1: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(29), P'Shift-EndMod:50(43)
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 9.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 16.1% Defense(Smashing)
- 16.1% Defense(Lethal)
- 13.6% Defense(Fire)
- 13.6% Defense(Cold)
- 8% Defense(Energy)
- 8% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 16.1% Defense(Melee)
- 7.38% Defense(Ranged)
- 16.8% Defense(AoE)
- 75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 49% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 10% FlySpeed
- 168.7 HP (15.7%) HitPoints
- 10% JumpHeight
- 10% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Held) 2.75%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%
- MezResist(Sleep) 2.2%
- MezResist(Stun) 6.05%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 1.65%
- 15% (0.26 End/sec) Recovery
- 46% (2.47 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 5.67% Resistance(Fire)
- 5.67% Resistance(Cold)
- 3% Resistance(Psionic)
- 15% RunSpeed
- 3.5% XPDebtProtection
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Okay, I decided to make up a Recharge-Intensive Crab build--money is no object, but I was able to get up to 183% global recharge while only using one purple set.
Anyway, leave comments, critiques, or suggestions please.
The build has i19 in mind and thus I didn't take fitness--and saved 2 slots to represent 3-slotting stamina with EndMod IOs, and that's all.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.81
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Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Channelgun
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 1: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 2: Longfang- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Combat Training: Defensive- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 6: Aim- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Suppression- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (15) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (33) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (15) Red Fortune - Defense
- (17) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (17) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (19) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (19) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 12: Venom Grenade- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (21) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (21) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (23) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (23) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (29) Detonation - Damage/Recharge
Level 14: Maneuvers- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (25) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (25) Red Fortune - Defense
- (27) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (27) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 16: Tactical Training: Assault- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 18: Frag Grenade- (A) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
- (31) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
- (31) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Knockback
- (31) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Endurance
- (33) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
- (33) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
Level 20: Tactical Training: Leadership- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 22: Mental Training- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 24: Fortification- (A) Resist Damage IO
Level 26: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (36) Recharge Reduction IO
- (36) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 28: Serum- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (37) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (39) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (39) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (39) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 30: Assault- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 32: Omega Maneuver- (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun
- (40) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
- (40) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
- (42) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun
Level 35: Summon Spiderlings- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
Level 38: Call Reinforcements- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
- (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (46) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
Level 41: Web Envelope- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Mace Blast- (A) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
- (45) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
- (45) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Knockback
- (45) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Endurance
- (46) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
- (46) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
Level 47: Summon Blaster- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
Level 49: Shatter Armor- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Damage Increase IO
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: ConditioningLevel 4: Ninja Run
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