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Ill/FF Build Help!

Griff Mender

By Griff Mender,
Posted on: 2010-12-04 13:40 in Controllers

 

Posted

Hi all, been away a while and still getting used to the IO system (wasn't able to play as much right around the time IOs came out and only recently got back into the game). My controller is nearing 50 and I was messing around in Mid's, trying to figure out how the heck to slot him and came up with the stuff below. If I'm missing something obvious or need to think about certain things more, do let me know!

The main goals for me with him are:
- Survivability
- Controls
- Medium damage
- Fun! (knocking low level trolls off the cliffs in the holows at 3 million mph is hillarious, as an example)

One question I had: Is perma-PA possible these days? (or close?) I see some people mention it but I'm not sure how to go about trying for it. Is my slotting completely messed up? Should I be focusing on something else as an Ill/FF Controller?

I apologize in advance if I'm not posting properly the build info. I'm still new to Mids.


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
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Code Monk: Level 50 Natural Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Psionic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blind

  • (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
  • (7) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (7) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
  • (9) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (9) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (11) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
Level 1: Personal Force Field
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Spectral Wounds
  • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (31) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  • (34) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (50) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 4: Deflection Shield
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
Level 6: Flash
  • (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
  • (11) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (13) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
  • (13) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (15) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (15) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
Level 8: Superior Invisibility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (17) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Recall Friend
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Teleport
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 16: Insulation Shield
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (40) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: Phantom Army
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (21) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (21) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (23) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (23) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (25) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
  • (25) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge
  • (27) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  • (43) Gift of the Ancients - Endurance/Recharge
Level 22: Aid Other
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
Level 24: Aid Self
  • (A) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  • (36) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  • (37) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  • (37) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  • (37) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 26: Spectral Terror
  • (A) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
  • (40) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
Level 28: Super Speed
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (46) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 30: Deceive
  • (A) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (39) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
  • (39) Malaise's Illusions - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
Level 32: Phantasm
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Level 35: Repulsion Bomb
  • (A) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (50) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
Level 38: Force Bubble
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (39) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (48) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 41: Indomitable Will
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  • (42) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 44: Mind Over Body
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (45) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (45) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (45) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (46) Aegis - Resistance
  • (46) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
Level 47: World of Confusion
  • (A) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (48) Malaise's Illusions - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
  • (48) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
Level 49: Resuscitate
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (5) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (5) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (3) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Thanks! (Friendly and scathing critiques are welcome equally...I'll take all the feedback and help I can get!)

-=|Infinity|=-
Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

One thought is if you can fit 2 more slots into deceive you can put 5 coercive persuasions into it and get a 10% boost to your recharge. you could get those slots by taking 2 slots out of flash and put them in deceive, then take the lockdowns out of flash and put in 4 basilisk's gaze IOs instead which would give another 7.5% recharge bonus and you wouldnt lose effectiveness. replace the thunderstrikes in spectral wounds with decimations for another 6.25% recharge and a chance for build up proc. take the 2 recharge IOs out of sup invis since it's totally unncessary given the global recharge you are going to gain. You only need 4 expedient reinforcements in PA and can slot 2 recharge IOs for the rest of the slots since the recharge bonus for Exped Reinf is at 4 slots. If you can find 2 more slots you can add 2 to spectral terror and put in unspeakable terror for another 5% recharge. maybe from one of the knockback powers possibly as they will be used less (dependant on playstyle) Instead of gift of the ancients, consider 5 slotting defense powers with red fortune instead, giving you a recharge bonus as well as damage buff.

these are just what come to mind at first. I'm at work and so dont have mids to make a proper adjust. Otherwise looks nice

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Posted

I did a quick rebuild for you. Unfortunately I've got to run out the door right now so I don't have time to explain all of my suggested changes. The build I'm presenting assumes you consider the Spiritual Alpha Slot for more Recharge. I did suggest changing your APP from Psi to Primal so you can Power Boost your shields and Flash (for Containment), and use Energy Torrent to knock over Feared enemies without them being able to shoot back as much (enemies who fall over due to an attack lose the ability to retaliate like they normally can). This build is moderately expensive. If you decide to go with a different Alpha Slot you can adjust accordingly--the +Defense one in particular could let you change some slots over to a Recharge focus (purples in particular) and still stay soft capped.

Note that I don't like having to 6 slot Boxing for this build. If you can find a way to pick up both Defense and Recharge in one power it would be a good idea to swap this part out.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
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Code Monk: Level 50 Natural Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blind -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(7), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(7), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(9), HO:Nucle(9), Dmg-I(11)
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 2: Spectral Wounds -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 4: Deflection Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31)
Level 6: Deceive -- CoPers-Conf(A), CoPers-Conf/Rchg(11), CoPers-Acc/Conf/Rchg(13), CoPers-Acc/Rchg(13), CoPers-Conf/EndRdx(15), CoPers-Conf%(15)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(19)
Level 10: Insulation Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(17), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39)
Level 12: Group Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(A), Zephyr-ResKB(17)
Level 16: Boxing -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(19), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(36), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(36), Stpfy-KB%(48), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(50)
Level 18: Phantom Army -- ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(21), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(21), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), S'bndAl-Build%(23), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def(25), RedFtn-EndRdx(25), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(27), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(27), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 22: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 24: Recall Friend -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 26: Spectral Terror -- Acc-I(A)
Level 28: Flash -- UbrkCons-EndRdx/Hold(A), UbrkCons-Hold/Rchg(29), UbrkCons-Hold(40), UbrkCons-Acc/Hold/Rchg(43), UbrkCons-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 30: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-ResDam(40)
Level 32: Phantasm -- ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(33), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(33), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(34), ExRmnt-+Res(Pets)(34)
Level 35: Repulsion Bomb -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Posi-Dam%(37)
Level 38: Weave -- RedFtn-Def(A), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(39), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(46), RedFtn-EndRdx(48), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(48), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(50)
Level 41: Power Blast -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(42), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Energy Torrent -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng(45), Posi-Dam%(46)
Level 47: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Temp Invulnerability -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(3), P'Shift-End%(3)
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Set Bonus Totals:

  • 14% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 14% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 3% Defense(Smashing)
  • 3% Defense(Lethal)
  • 3% Defense(Fire)
  • 3% Defense(Cold)
  • 14.25% Defense(Energy)
  • 14.25% Defense(Negative)
  • 3% Defense(Psionic)
  • 3% Defense(Melee)
  • 21.75% Defense(Ranged)
  • 3% Defense(AoE)
  • 4.5% Max End
  • 33% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 3% Enhancement(Stun)
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 106.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 5% FlySpeed
  • 76.3 HP (7.503%) HitPoints
  • 5% JumpHeight
  • 5% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • MezResist(Confused) 5%
  • MezResist(Held) 5%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 14.9%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 5%
  • MezResist(Stun) 5%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 5%
  • 17.5% (0.292 End/sec) Recovery
  • 40% (1.698 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 10% Resistance(Smashing)
  • 10% Resistance(Lethal)
  • 18.19% Resistance(Fire)
  • 18.19% Resistance(Cold)
  • 10% Resistance(Energy)
  • 10% Resistance(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(Toxic)
  • 10% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 5% RunSpeed



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Posted

Hey Griff, thanks for the help! I've been messing around and using your suggestions in mids and I'm liking what I see so far! The recharge IO's were supposed to be endReduc IOs (as superior invis has a REALLY high end cost to run)...I must have misclicked when I put them in there.

Oedipus_Tex, thanks for the build...that gives me a lot more to go on as a base.

-=|Infinity|=-
Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

So after playing around some more, I had a few more questions.

- Is there a compelling reason (beyond the end cost) for choosing group invis over superior invis?
- How important is it to take the fighting tree? With dispersion bubble and superior invis, the toggle endurance cost is already *really* high.

Thanks again for all the help!

Build attempt #2! (I'm trying to keep to the psychic epic due to character concepts). The medicine pool is kindof just thrown in there right now so I will probably swap it out for something else later).

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Code Monk: Level 48 Natural Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Psionic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blind

  • (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
  • (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
  • (5) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (5) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  • (7) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
Level 1: Personal Force Field
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Spectral Wounds
  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (7) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (9) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (9) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (11) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
Level 4: Deflection Shield
  • (A) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (13) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (13) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (15) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Deceive
  • (A) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
  • (15) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (17) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
  • (17) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
  • (19) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
Level 8: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Insulation Shield
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (21) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 12: Superior Invisibility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 14: Super Speed
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
  • (25) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 16: Aid Other
  • (A) Empty
Level 18: Phantom Army
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (27) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (27) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (31) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (33) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 22: Maneuvers
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 24: Recall Friend
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 26: Spectral Terror
  • (A) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (36) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (42) Unspeakable Terror - Endurance/Fear
  • (42) Unspeakable Terror - Disorient Bonus
Level 28: Flash
  • (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
  • (36) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
  • (36) Unbreakable Constraint - Endurance/Hold
  • (37) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 30: Aid Self
  • (A) Empty
Level 32: Phantasm
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Level 35: Repulsion Bomb
  • (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  • (37) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
Level 38: Force Bubble
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 41: Mental Blast
  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (42) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (43) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 44: Mind Over Body
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (45) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Healing IO
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (45) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (45) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
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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)
  • 5.938% Defense(Energy)
  • 5.938% Defense(Negative)
  • 8.125% Defense(Ranged)
  • 4.5% Max End
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 24% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 85% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 5% FlySpeed
  • 53.41 HP (5.252%) HitPoints
  • 5% JumpHeight
  • 5% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • MezResist(Confused) 5%
  • MezResist(Held) 5%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 17.1%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 5%
  • MezResist(Stun) 5%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 5%
  • 12.5% (0.209 End/sec) Recovery
  • 30% (1.274 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 10% Resistance(Smashing)
  • 10% Resistance(Lethal)
  • 17.88% Resistance(Fire)
  • 17.88% Resistance(Cold)
  • 10% Resistance(Energy)
  • 12.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(Toxic)
  • 10% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 5% RunSpeed
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
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Set Bonuses:
Basilisk's Gaze
(Blind)
  • 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Lockdown
(Blind)
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
Luck of the Gambler
(Personal Force Field)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Decimation
(Spectral Wounds)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Deflection Shield)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Coercive Persuasion
(Deceive)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 4% DamageBuff(All)
  • 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Insulation Shield)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Superior Invisibility)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Blessing of the Zephyr
(Super Speed)
  • 1.25% Defense(Ranged), 0.625% Defense(Energy), 0.625% Defense(Negative)
  • Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantom Army)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Dispersion Bubble)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
Luck of the Gambler
(Maneuvers)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Blessing of the Zephyr
(Recall Friend)
  • Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
Unspeakable Terror
(Spectral Terror)
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 2.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Unbreakable Constraint
(Flash)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantasm)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 3.125% Defense(Ranged), 1.563% Defense(Energy), 1.563% Defense(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(All)
Positron's Blast
(Repulsion Bomb)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
Decimation
(Mental Blast)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 19.08 HP (1.876%) HitPoints



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Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

Quote:
- Is there a compelling reason (beyond the end cost) for choosing group invis over superior invis?
Yes. Group Invis will provide a tiny bit more +Defense to your teammates and pet, and cost you much less endurance than a toggle.

Quote:
How important is it to take the fighting tree? With dispersion bubble and superior invis, the toggle endurance cost is already *really* high.
It is and it isn't. It depends on what you want for the character. Since you listed Survivability as a top priority, it's a good set to consider. Illusionists need it less than some other sets, but it's still not a bad set of powers to consider. Dropping Superior Invis makes the toggles more reasonable. I often don't run Tough at all unless I'm under a lot of fire, saving even more endurance.

Quote:
(I'm trying to keep to the psychic epic due to character concepts).
Does Psi-Energy work for your concept too? I ask because Power Boost is a really nice power to have on a Force Fielder. It will let you boost your shields from around +17 defense to around +31 if you put them on teammates while Power Boost is active. Energy Damage in the attacks also makes you less vulnerable to enemies who heavily resist pure Psionic attacks like you have in your primary and APP with the Psi pool.

 

Posted

Psi+Energy could work with the ability to change colors now...I hadn't thought about how Power Boost affected force fields. That *is* handy! Perhaps I will put build 2 as my energy one and build 1 as my psi one and see how they compare for me.

I'll definitely add fighting back into the mix, if I go with Group Invis...the group I run with tend to group up and I know our brute would be annoyed at being made invisible (I've gotten complaints in the past from tanks a year ago when I last played this character with any regularity >.<).

Does it get annoying to manage having so many abilities that you try and keep clicked? (Hasten, Group Invis, PA?)

-=|Infinity|=-
Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

Ok, so new revised build with new revised goals.

Goals:
- Soloability (primarily, not running out of end quickly (difficult with both superior invis and dispersion bubble) and being able to survive if something notices me)
- Certain powers must stay in the build: Superior Invis must stay in the build (there's really no real good reason other than I like it better than group invis :P), Recall Friend must stay in the build (I like providing transportation services).
- Perma-PA (or close)

Notes: I took the extra powers in leadership because I was running out of things to take. They made good spots for set bonuses but there may be something better to be done with those powers, perhaps?

New experimental build thoughts:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
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Code Monk: Level 50 Natural Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Spectral Wounds

  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 1: Personal Force Field
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Blind
  • (A) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
  • (7) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (7) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
  • (9) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (9) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
  • (11) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
Level 4: Deflection Shield
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
Level 6: Flash
  • (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold
  • (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
  • (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
  • (25) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (27) Unbreakable Constraint - Endurance/Hold
Level 8: Superior Invisibility
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
Level 10: Insulation Shield
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
Level 12: Hover
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Fly
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 16: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (36) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 18: Phantom Army
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (39) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (39) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (21) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (25) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 22: Deceive
  • (A) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
  • (27) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
  • (31) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
  • (33) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
  • (33) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
  • (39) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 24: Recall Friend
  • (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 26: Spectral Terror
  • (A) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Unspeakable Terror - Endurance/Fear
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Fear/Range
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
Level 28: Maneuvers
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (31) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 30: Tactics
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
Level 32: Phantasm
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Level 35: Assault
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 38: Force Bubble
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 41: Power Blast
  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (42) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (42) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 44: Energy Torrent
  • (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
Level 47: Power Boost
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Temp Invulnerability
  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (50) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Flight Speed IO
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  • (48) Panacea - Heal
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 17% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 8.438% Defense(Energy)
  • 8.438% Defense(Negative)
  • 1.875% Defense(Psionic)
  • 13.13% Defense(Ranged)
  • 4.5% Max End
  • 42% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 103.75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 10% FlySpeed
  • 83.93 HP (8.253%) HitPoints
  • 10% JumpHeight
  • 10% JumpSpeed
  • MezResist(Confused) 5%
  • MezResist(Held) 5%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 14.9%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 5%
  • MezResist(Stun) 5%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 5%
  • 24.5% (0.409 End/sec) Recovery
  • 30% (1.274 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 10% Resistance(Smashing)
  • 10% Resistance(Lethal)
  • 16.62% Resistance(Fire)
  • 16.62% Resistance(Cold)
  • 10% Resistance(Energy)
  • 12.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(Toxic)
  • 10% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 10% RunSpeed
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
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Set Bonuses:
Decimation
(Spectral Wounds)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Personal Force Field)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Lockdown
(Blind)
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
Basilisk's Gaze
(Blind)
  • 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Deflection Shield)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Unbreakable Constraint
(Flash)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Gift of the Ancients
(Superior Invisibility)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
Luck of the Gambler
(Insulation Shield)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Hover)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Blessing of the Zephyr
(Fly)
  • 1.25% Defense(Ranged), 0.625% Defense(Energy), 0.625% Defense(Negative)
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantom Army)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Dispersion Bubble)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
Coercive Persuasion
(Deceive)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 4% DamageBuff(All)
  • 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 5% Defense(Ranged), 2.5% Defense(Energy), 2.5% Defense(Negative)
Unspeakable Terror
(Spectral Terror)
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 2.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Maneuvers)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control
(Tactics)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 19.08 HP (1.876%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantasm)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 3.125% Defense(Ranged), 1.563% Defense(Energy), 1.563% Defense(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(All)
Decimation
(Power Blast)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Positron's Blast
(Energy Torrent)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Impervium Armor
(Temp Invulnerability)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.875% Defense(Psionic)
Panacea
(Health)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 19.08 HP (1.876%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery



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Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

This is the build I ended up with and am rolling around with now. It's a bit heavier on end usage than my previous build with group invis but it seems to manage alright.


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Code Monk: Level 50 Natural Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Spectral Wounds

  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 1: Personal Force Field
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Blind
  • (A) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
  • (7) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (7) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
  • (9) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (9) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
  • (11) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
Level 4: Deflection Shield
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
Level 6: Flash
  • (A) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold
  • (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Hold/Recharge
  • (19) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
  • (25) Unbreakable Constraint - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (27) Unbreakable Constraint - Endurance/Hold
Level 8: Superior Invisibility
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
Level 10: Insulation Shield
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
Level 12: Hover
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Fly
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (36) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 16: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (36) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 18: Phantom Army
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (39) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (39) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (21) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (21) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (25) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 22: Deceive
  • (A) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
  • (27) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
  • (31) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
  • (33) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
  • (33) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
  • (39) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 24: Recall Friend
  • (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 26: Spectral Terror
  • (A) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Unspeakable Terror - Endurance/Fear
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Fear/Range
  • (34) Unspeakable Terror - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
Level 28: Maneuvers
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (29) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (31) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 30: Force Bolt
  • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (46) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
Level 32: Phantasm
  • (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Level 35: Detention Field
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 38: Force Bubble
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 41: Power Blast
  • (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  • (42) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  • (42) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 44: Energy Torrent
  • (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
Level 47: Power Boost
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Temp Invulnerability
  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (50) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Impervium Armor - Resistance
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Containment
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Flight Speed IO
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  • (48) Panacea - Heal
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (48) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 17% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 17% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 10.94% Defense(Energy)
  • 10.94% Defense(Negative)
  • 1.875% Defense(Psionic)
  • 14.38% Defense(Ranged)
  • 6.75% Max End
  • 42% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 103.75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 5% FlySpeed
  • 64.86 HP (6.377%) HitPoints
  • 5% JumpHeight
  • 5% JumpSpeed
  • MezResist(Confused) 5%
  • MezResist(Held) 5%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 14.9%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 5%
  • MezResist(Stun) 5%
  • MezResist(Terrorized) 5%
  • 24% (0.401 End/sec) Recovery
  • 30% (1.274 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 10% Resistance(Smashing)
  • 10% Resistance(Lethal)
  • 16.62% Resistance(Fire)
  • 16.62% Resistance(Cold)
  • 10% Resistance(Energy)
  • 12.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(Toxic)
  • 10% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 5% RunSpeed
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
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Set Bonuses:
Decimation
(Spectral Wounds)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Personal Force Field)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Lockdown
(Blind)
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
Basilisk's Gaze
(Blind)
  • 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Deflection Shield)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Unbreakable Constraint
(Flash)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Gift of the Ancients
(Superior Invisibility)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
Luck of the Gambler
(Insulation Shield)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Hover)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Blessing of the Zephyr
(Fly)
  • 1.25% Defense(Ranged), 0.625% Defense(Energy), 0.625% Defense(Negative)
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantom Army)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Dispersion Bubble)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
Coercive Persuasion
(Deceive)
  • 4% (0.067 End/sec) Recovery
  • 4% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 4% DamageBuff(All)
  • 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 5% Defense(Ranged), 2.5% Defense(Energy), 2.5% Defense(Negative)
Unspeakable Terror
(Spectral Terror)
  • 2.2% Enhancement(Terrorized)
  • 2.5% Resistance(Negative)
  • 1.5% XPDebtProtection
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Maneuvers)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Thunderstrike
(Force Bolt)
  • 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
  • 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
Expedient Reinforcement
(Phantasm)
  • Status Resistance 2.5%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 3.125% Defense(Ranged), 1.563% Defense(Energy), 1.563% Defense(Negative)
  • 10% Resistance(All)
Decimation
(Power Blast)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  • 11.45 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  • 2.25% Max End
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Positron's Blast
(Energy Torrent)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Impervium Armor
(Temp Invulnerability)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.875% Defense(Psionic)
  • 2.25% Max End
Panacea
(Health)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 19.08 HP (1.876%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery

-=|Infinity|=-
Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

I like the build. Just made a ILL/FF myself (seemed like a nice concept) but I'm terrible at making builds. :/ The char is 32 now and quickly moving through well-timed groups and tfs.

J-Man- Lieran, if you were Paris Hilton, I'd be the chihuahua in your purse.

 

Posted

I've loved it so far. I leave my toggles running, bubble the team, and spend most of my time just popping PA and Terror, and blasting! The bubbles will make you one of the most popular people on your server (at least it does on mine!)

I'm glad you are enjoying it too!

-=|Infinity|=-
Warrior Streak - DM/regen scrapper
Code Monk - Ill/FF controller
Cyan Shift - Grav/Kin Controller

 

Posted

I deleted my Illusion/FF and changed it to Grav/FF but the same sort of things still apply.

In the beginning you will want to take something power pool fighting oriented. I do enjoy the fighting pool, and I like the added defense of that sets later powers.

However I might suggest taking super jump because it does have an attack and the defenses later benefit against being knocked back.

Really if you want to speed up damage before PA then I would suggest maxing Blind, and Spectral wounds, but having a melee attack in there as well. I really like Air Superiority for offering an element of soft control. But truthfully Boxing works well too, and if used and specced for damagem accuracy and Disorient, it will add to the mags of control you have if the stun goes off. It also does decent damage when an enemy is held.

I use Boxing and kick on my Grav/FF because the recharge is fast, and the animation is quicker than Propel, but with illusion spectral wounds does well.

As for Group invis, I am not a super fan of this power, mainly because running dispursion bubble is more favorable and it saves you a ton of slots and endurance. Superior invis is good and I would take that and slot it for recharge redux and defence if you need to turtle up in your PFF, and I would suggest throwing in Aid Self. If you are in personal force field and invis your defense is really effective and you rarely will be interupted.

Again all tactics I have used. The only reason I deleted my Illusion/FF is because frankly, I found it to be excellent, but not generally my playstyle at the moment. Grav I wanted because I can see the strategic elements of the set, while illusion to me is more a 1-2-3-4 game style. Open PA, Hit Blind, Hit Spectral wounds, and then hit Spectral wounds again.

It was just not my thing.