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Airhammer

By Airhammer,
Posted on: 2010-12-20 18:45 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion

 

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Originally Posted by Drexyl View Post
Blasters (in general) - This one I'm rather curious about. All of the blaster builds suggested seem like rather viable combos, although the one concern I have is do they kill the groups fast enough that you don't have to worry about them running away?
I'm running a Fire/Dev/Munitions Blaster. I've got Caltrops 3-slotted with Pacing of the Turtle plus, once I hit 50, the Ragnarok proc that gives 20% chance to knockdown. Drop Caltrops, and by the time I've let go with Rain of Fire, Fireball, and a well-aimed Fire Breath, they've barely managed to get out of the RoF area before they drop. I expect it to be even better once the proc is in place. LRM Rocket is also an optional opener since it's an AOE snipe, but I haven't gotten it properly slotted yet.

De minimis non curat Lex Luthor.

 

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Check out a Sonic/Mental blaster. Lots of good range cones, sleep and mass knockback that lets you understand he who is on his backside is not shooting you.

I cycle my 2 damage cones, knockback, sleep and go again if needed. Can wipe out a spawn in seconds.

 

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I don't know if anyone has mentioned this one...Elec/fire blaster...you are a walking aoe by level 10

"...well I have wrestled with reality for thirty-five years, Doctor and I am happy to state I finally won out over it." Elwood P Dowd (from the movie Harvey)

 

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Fire/Fire Blaster has:


<Primary>
Fireball: Targeted Aoe
Fire breath: Targeted Aoe
Rain Of Fire: Targeted Aoe
Inferno: PBAOE

<Secondary>
Combustion: Pbaoe
Fire Sword Circle: Pbaoe
Blazing Aura: Pbaoe (toggle)
Consume: Pbaoe (+ end mod)
Burn: Pbaoe
Hot feet: Pbaoe (toggle)

Hot feet provides a measure of control with slow/fear to help keep mobs from piling up on you while soloing. Rain of fire can also be used to control and keep mobs from swarming.

With Aim and Buildup both available.

I don't know all the sets, do any other have this many options for pure AOE carnage?

I use Fire Ball + Fire Breath as one attack chain and Combustion + Fire sword Circle as another. Either of those two attack chains will drop whole groups of even con mobs except for the boss when slotted with one aim and 3 damage SO's.

On teams with control or a tank my (38 so far) blaster is an unstoppable burning machine.

 

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I'm partial to my WM/SD brute when it comes to being an AoE monster. Run in, Crowd Control, Whirling Mace, Shield Charge, and Crowd Control again make quick work of x8 groups. I didn't even have to pick up another PPP targeted AoE attack to supplement it (chose energy instead). My Plant/Psi/Soul perma-Dom and Crab Spider aren't far behind though.

 

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On the same wave length as Claws/Fire try DB/Fire I have a brute with this combo at lvl 39 it's fun and AOE delicious(DB has 1 pbaoe and 2 largish cones)

 

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Fire/Mental blasters.



and Crab soldiers.

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