A few quick hits: I would slot Obliterations in Dark Consumption and Consume as well as Blazing Aura. And Soul Drain. 
If you can find the slots, 6 in each gets you huge +Def. Also, with Burn, makes you a PBAOE nightmare.
Where to get slots? Some candidates: Hasten, Stamina, RotP, Soul tentacles, One of the 3(?) KB Prot IOs, Weave. I opted out of Shadow Maul, and I took Air Sup instead (some mitigation) and stayed out of DN.
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@galadiman: looking over your suggestions now, thanks!
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Interesting! That keeps the +Rchg the same and ups the S/L Def by 5.4% to 21.8%, and also raises the Melee Def by 11.1% to 29.3%. The Recovery drops off a bit, as does the Regen, but with 2 +End powers the Recovery shouldn't be an issue. The Regen difference is only 1 HP/sec, which means it takes 14 extra sec to go from 0 - 100% health. |
Originally Posted by galadiman
A few quick hits: I would slot Obliterations in Dark Consumption and Consume as well as Blazing Aura. And Soul Drain.
If you can find the slots, 6 in each gets you huge +Def. Also, with Burn, makes you a PBAOE nightmare.Where to get slots? Some candidates: Hasten, Stamina, RotP, Soul tentacles, One of the 3(?) KB Prot IOs, Weave. I opted out of Shadow Maul, and I took Air Sup instead (some mitigation) and stayed out of DN. |
Thanks galadiman, there's something to consider here.
I myself wouldn't put Obliteration into Dark Consumption; you don't need that to be an attack. I'd put in a set of Efficacy Adaptor.
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Thanks Nalrok. Believe it or not, I did just that after looking at it some more. It's my best +End power, so I thought it should be used that way. And I dropped it down to 5 slots since I didn't need the 6th and moved it over to Hover to get the 10% Regen bonus from the LotG set.|
Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim
I myself wouldn't put Obliteration into Dark Consumption; you don't need that to be an attack. I'd put in a set of Efficacy Adaptor.
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Do you see any other "issues" with the primary, since you've got such good familiarity with DM/ ?
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Looking pretty good. The only thing I can see is that Soul Drain has absolutely no accuracy slotted in it. Are you getting a good chunk of Accuracy bonuses from your sets? I'm unable to access Mid's right now, but if I were to change anything I'd try to put an extra slot into Soul Drain and dump in an Acc IO.|
Originally Posted by VelRahn
Thanks Nalrok. Believe it or not, I did just that after looking at it some more. It's my best +End power, so I thought it should be used that way. And I dropped it down to 5 slots since I didn't need the 6th and moved it over to Hover to get the 10% Regen bonus from the LotG set.
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Specifically, you can probably take the extra slot out of Hover and put it in Soul Drain for that very purpose. 4 points of -KB are enough to stop almost everything in the game with the exception of some edge cases, so you can keep the LOTG and drop the Karma.
Funny enough (and lucky for you) I have a 50 Fire/Fire Brute as well, so I'm pretty familiar with Fiery Aura as well as your primary. It all looks pretty good, I must say. Might I suggest removing the Stun IO's from RotP and frankenslotting two Damage/Recharge IO's from PBAoE sets? Why stun when you can kill?
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With the build in the initial post, the Global bonuses to Acc bring the Acc up to 155.7 from 90, but that's changed a bit taking Galadiman's suggestions into account.
This is the other build that I came up with that focuses a bit more on Def without sacrificing much, based on Galadiman's suggestions above. I've also incorporated the changes to RotP you suggested in your latest post.
This is the build I'm most happy with "on paper", but I don't know how it will play, so I'd like some input on this as well. If this build is flawed compared to the first one I'd like to know why:
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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Punch
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (7) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 40
- (13) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 40
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (17) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (23) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (23) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (25) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points): Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 40
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (27) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (45) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (37) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (42) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
- (42) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (42) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
- (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
- (50) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (A) Celerity - +Stealth: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
- (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
- (13) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
- (33) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
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No problem! I just wanted to give you some feedback but I couldn't view the build bonuses and such. Overall the build looks pretty good. |
Originally Posted by VelRahn
Sorry Salty. The "Click this link" link was working at home when I posted it this morning. I've edited the original post and put the data chunk at the end.
@galadiman: looking over your suggestions now, thanks! |
Comments as follow:
- I concur with the comment about Soul Drain lacking accuracy. (You posted a new build as I was typing)
- I would slot the -KB and +def IOs earlier in your career (I see you have one in hover).
- I also noticed you didn't take Gloom. I would look at that power again. Its that good.
- I figured you took Hover as a prerequisite for Fly, but IMO Combat Jumping is better than Hover especially since Burn (which comes at 28) is the only Immobilization protection you have.
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Thanks Salty!
I went back and forth between Gloom and Soul Tentacles, and ultimately settled on ST based on the fact that 1) it's an AoE power, and 2) I get better set bonuses with it than I do from Gloom (ST has +Acc and +Rchg).
However, now that I'm looking at it again, with the increases to +Acc from galadiman's suggestions, I could drop ST and pick up Gloom, still maintain the same level of +Rchg, and only lose a bit of +Acc, but still have more than the original build.
I'll give it a look, thanks! And I'll look over your build and see if there's anything different that I can do. Expensive isn't going to work for me though, since playtime and Inf are limited.
Vel, another suggestion (Unless you need the Oblits), try using Gloom instead of Soul Tentacles. Gloom's DPA rocks and with enough recharge you can greatly amp up your ST damage.
Edit: Beat me to it! XD
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"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
I am no expert, but since I've been working on my own DM/FA build I will make some comments for whatever they may be worth.
Did you consider 4-slotting Kinetic Combats into your attacks for the 3.75% S/L bonuses?
Instead of Soul Tentacles, did you consider taking Gloom and 5-slotting it with Siphon Insight for the 3.75% S/L bonus?
I don't know if this would be within your budget, but Absolute Amazement is a relatively cheap purple set, and 5 slotting it into Rise of the Phoenix would give you a 10% recharge bonus.
I would like to hear from players with experience playing level 50 DM/FA, but in the abstract it seems to me that it may be overkill to heavily slot Dark Consumption and Consume, and that those slots could be better used elsewhere.
In my build I included a couple of Touch of the Nictus to increase the healing of Siphon Life. I could be wrong, but I think that the Regenerative Tissue proc would be better slotted in Health so that it continually operates.
@Nalrok: Yeah I've gone ahead and swapped Gloom for ST
@ Void: Thanks for the suggestions! I had forgotten about KC giving Defense bonuses, and I'll take a look into whether they'll fit in without killing my +Rchg (I've built this toon for +Rchg as much as possible).
If I can afford Abs. Amazement I'll definitely pick it up. I spent a good portion of my time over the last 4 days of tweaking this build thinking "man, if I could only afford a purple set" How do you define "cheap"? I have one toon that has 150 mil. Most of my other toons with any significant levels (yay alt-itis!!!) are only in the 10-20 mil range.
I already have a Numina's and a Miracle in Health, and since I use Siphon Life every chance it's up I figured it would do just as well there, but it can be moved
How exactly does the regen tissue proc work? I thought it was a "proc 120" meaning that once you activate the power it checks every 10 sec for an activation for the next 2 minutes. If that's how it works, then there's really no need to move it (although it couldn't hurt anything if I did).
I set up Consume the way I did to get the Acc/Rchg/Def set bonuses, on a suggestion from galadiman. DC is, as of now, 5-slotted with Efficacy Adapters, but I could drop one from there for RotP if I needed to do so for Abs. Amazement (and I'd have to scavenge for 2 other slots, but it would be worth it!).
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@Nalrok: Yeah I've gone ahead and swapped Gloom for ST
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How exactly does the regen tissue proc work? I thought it was a "proc 120" meaning that once you activate the power it checks every 10 sec for an activation for the next 2 minutes. If that's how it works, then there's really no need to move it (although it couldn't hurt anything if I did).
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Originally Posted by VelRahn
I set up Consume the way I did to get the Acc/Rchg/Def set bonuses, on a suggestion from galadiman. DC is, as of now, 5-slotted with Efficacy Adapters, but I could drop one from there for RotP if I needed to do so for Abs. Amazement (and I'd have to scavenge for 2 other slots, but it would be worth it!).
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"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
As of now, I have Siphon Life 4-slotted with Crushing Impacts and the 1 Regen proc. Are you saying move the slot with the Regen proc to Health (for instance) and make SL a 3-slot CI and 1-slot Heal IO? Or find another slot entirely to keep SL at 5 slots total and have Health increase from 2 to 3 slots?
I have never seen a purple IO as a drop. They're only available to level 50 toons, correct?
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If you can find a new slot somehow, yes. |
Originally Posted by VelRahn
As of now, I have Siphon Life 4-slotted with Crushing Impacts and the 1 Regen proc. Are you saying move the slot with the Regen proc to Health (for instance) and make SL a 3-slot CI and 1-slot Heal IO? Or find another slot entirely to keep SL at 5 slots total and have Health increase from 2 to 3 slots?
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If not, no worries, your build looks great as it is! Don't forget that some generic IO's can be dropped out of powers once you get the Alpha. Example: You could put a ToHit set back in Soul Drain if you slotted a Nerve Alpha.Quote:
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Originally Posted by VelRahn
I have never seen a purple IO as a drop. They're only available to level 50 toons, correct?
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Thanks, Far Future Nalrok!
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"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
Thanks Nalrok. The only place I can conceivably think of taking that extra slot from would be Hasten, so I'll look into that. Good call about the Alpha Incarnate slotting!
@Salty: I took Fly due to thematic reasons, but I agree that CJ would work better in there.
Ok, so this is what I have as of now. I'm probably going to leave it as it is as far as slots go. I still need to look into slotting KCs for +Def and see what affect it has on the overall build.
Thanks to everyone who gave their input, it was a HUGE help! If anyone has anything else to add I'm all ears!
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Demoniacal: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Punch
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (3) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (9) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (19) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (27) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (15) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50
- (5) Doctored Wounds - Recharge: Level 50
- (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (7) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (7) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (13) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
- (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points): Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (23) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (23) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (42) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (45) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (A) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (31) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
- (31) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (37) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (36) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (37) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (37) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (39) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage: Level 40
- (45) Decimation - Damage/Endurance: Level 40
- (46) Decimation - Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (50) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 40
- (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
- (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (A) Celerity - +Stealth: Level 50
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
- (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
- (40) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
- (48) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
- (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
- (19) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
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VelRahn, remember in Mids to always check the Sets & Bonuses Window for your build. In this case, it shows that you violated the Rule of 5 (i.e. won't get credit for): (i) one 5% recharge and (ii) two 1.125% HP bonuses.
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Thanks Void. I knew about the violations, I need to tweak it further or just live with it. I haven't looked into slotting KCs for the +Def yet, so that may help the issue.
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Originally Posted by Void Spirit
VelRahn, remember in Mids to always check the Sets & Bonuses Window for your build. In this case, it shows that you violated the Rule of 5 (i.e. won't get credit for): (i) one 5% recharge and (ii) two 1.125% HP bonuses.
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I'm still gonna have to disagree with slotting EA in Dark Consumption. With this level of recharge (and with the Alpha Rech/Heal uncommon slotted, woot! DOOO EET!), I Never, EVER have to worry about end. Even with one opponent, you get significant end recovery from DC, and Stamina keeps things rolling along. It's not an Awesome attack, but with fury, it's not insignificant.
If you were a tank, I'd say, sure, omit an attack in favor of a more 'defensive' choice, so to speak.
As a brute, however, I have to insist that you slot it as an attack. Or I will take away your Brute license. Srsly.
Ok, j/k. 
Not really. I'm coming over right now to get your Brute card. 
Arc #6015 - Coming Unglued
"A good n00b-sauce is based on a good n00b-roux." - The Masque
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I'm a utility person, and that's why I suggested it. Currently, my DC can restore 75% of my endurance with just one enemy in range. |
Originally Posted by galadiman
I'm still gonna have to disagree with slotting EA in Dark Consumption. With this level of recharge (and with the Alpha Rech/Heal uncommon slotted, woot! DOOO EET!), I Never, EVER have to worry about end. Even with one opponent, you get significant end recovery from DC, and Stamina keeps things rolling along. It's not an Awesome attack, but with fury, it's not insignificant.
If you were a tank, I'd say, sure, omit an attack in favor of a more 'defensive' choice, so to speak. As a brute, however, I have to insist that you slot it as an attack. Or I will take away your Brute license. Srsly. Ok, j/k. Not really. I'm coming over right now to get your Brute card. |
My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
Well I do have 14 levels to go before this happens I could always do both on Test and run them for a month, then sell the set that I don't want.
And you can't have my Brute license. I just laminated it and everything to keep it from getting all bloody while I'm beating up the meatheads.
If your brute card isn't already bloody, you're not doing it right.
Arc #6015 - Coming Unglued
"A good n00b-sauce is based on a good n00b-roux." - The Masque
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Hence the reason for coming in here and getting advice in the first place!!!|
Originally Posted by galadiman
If your brute card isn't already bloody, you're not doing it right.
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You're sig is awesome, btw!
Hi all,
I've been reading guides, playing in Mids, and I don't know if there's anything else I can do with this toon to tweak it. This build is lvl 35 on live, and it's going really well. I'm interested in seeing if I've made any glaring errors so far in this final build - is there something I should/shouldn't take, slots out of place, etc. Any advice at all is welcome! Since it's a /FA, I set it up for +Rchg and +Regen and tried to get as much defense as I could without gimping the build.
EDIT: Updated build in post #9, based on suggestions to that point. Comments on that build, or (even better) pros/cons with respect to this first build appreciated!!
Thanks in advance.
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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Punch
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
- (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 35
Level 1: Fire Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (7) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
Level 2: Smite- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 4: Healing Flames- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 40
- (13) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 40
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (17) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 40
Level 6: Shadow Maul- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (17) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (25) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
Level 8: Boxing- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
Level 10: Siphon Life- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (23) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (23) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
Level 12: Hover- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 30
- (42) Karma - Knockback Protection: Level 30
Level 14: Fly- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points): Level 50
Level 16: Plasma Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
Level 18: Dark Consumption- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
Level 20: Consume- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
Level 22: Tough- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (36) Reactive Armor - Endurance: Level 40
Level 24: Weave- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense: Level 40
- (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance: Level 30
Level 26: Soul Drain- (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff: Level 50
- (27) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50
- (27) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 50
Level 28: Burn- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
Level 30: Blazing Aura- (A) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (37) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (42) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
- (42) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 32: Midnight Grasp- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
- (43) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
Level 35: Fiery Embrace- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (45) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 38: Rise of the Phoenix- (A) Disorient Duration IO: Level 50
- (39) Disorient Duration IO: Level 50
Level 41: Soul Tentacles- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range: Level 50
- (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 44: Darkest Night- (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
- (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
Level 47: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 49: Temperature Protection- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
- (50) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Celerity - +Stealth: Level 50
Level 2: Rest- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 1: FuryLevel 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO: Level 50
Level 2: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
- (13) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
Level 2: Stamina