Behold, The Power of Mind Bullets! - Psi/Mental Blastering Guide to Blasty-ness!
By
Black_Mercenary,
Posted on: 2011-03-16 17:30 in Player Guides
Secondary Powers
Mental Manipulation is an amazing Blaster secondary that combines good AoE damage, some control, a Build Up clone and DRAIN PSYCHE. The caps are for a reason... IT'S SO GOOD! Here we go with the rundown.
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Hmm. Well, it's good for a must-take power. Mag 3 Immobilize, Psi damage over time... It'll help out for a little bit until you get your blast powers slotted up. After that, you can ignore it, or use it situationally, or just use it as a set mule. It's not awful... yeah, I'm just meh about it.
Subdual
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 76.91 (Psionic, DoT)
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1.848s
Recharge: 4s
Endurance Cost: 8.528
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: 17.88s of Immobilize at magnitude 3*
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage, Immobilize
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy. It's decent right out of the box.
IO Slotting: Well, it'll take Ranged Damage sets, so if you need a place for another set of THUNDERSTRIKES, here ya go. If you're all filled up like I am, and you're going for a defense build, use 6 Enfeebled Operations for the Melee defense bonus or 6 Trap of the Hunters for the Ranged defense bonus.
Oh hey, your only "melee" attack is actually quite good! Does moderate damage but requires you to be in melee range. Yeah, for a ranged blaster beast like yourself, you might not always want to be trying to use this. BUT. It's a usable set mule. You won't gimp your build by taking this power and slotting it up.Quote:
Mind Probe
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 105.55
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1.32s
Recharge: 8s
Endurance Cost: 8.528
Range: 7 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Melee, Psionic
Special Effects: -40% recharge for 6s*
Allowed IO Sets: Melee Damage
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage. Pretty good with just these enhancements.
IO Slotting: 6 Mako's Bite, 6 Touch of Death, or 5 Crushing Impact. Mako will give you 3.75% Ranged, Touch of Death will give you 3.75% Melee, and Crushings will give you the 5% recharge. You could also go with 4 Kinetic Combats but as of right now, those are expensive. That set will give you Smashing/Lethal Defense with some Melee on the side.
Hello set mule! Fairly minor damage, MASSIVE knockback, but it does do smashing damage so if you want more help against those nasty robots without having to stoop to power pool attacks... here ya go.Quote:
Telekinetic Thrust
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 58.84
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 2.244s
Recharge: 6s
Endurance Cost: 6.864
Range: 7 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Melee, Psionic
Special Effects: Magnitude 26.21 of KnockBack*
Allowed IO Sets: Melee Damage, Knockback
I took it... three Explosive Strikes will give 1.875% Ranged defense. That works for me.
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy. Don't slot it PLEASE. I beg you.
IO Slotting: Pick a Melee set like for Mind Probe, or use 6 Kinetic Crashs for the 7.5% recharge, or go with my 3 Explosive Strikes for the Ranged defense for less slots.
Now we're talking. This here be a quite effective cone-ranged AoE, with a HEFTY -recharge buff. Now, here's where the Psionic Tornado comes into play. Throw it, then Psychic Scream. Your mob is flopping around, helpless, with a huge recharge debuff thrown onto them. There's your synergy. You're welcome.Quote:
Psychic Scream
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 79.41
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 2.904s
Recharge: 12s
Endurance Cost: 11.86
Range: 60 ft
Cone Arc: 30 degrees
Type: Targeted AoE
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: -50% recharge for 10 seconds*
Allowed IO Sets: Targeted AoE
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 1 End Redux.
IO Slotting: 5 Positron's Blasts. Moar Recharge. 'Nuff said.
This is my favorite. Yes, the ToHit buff isn't as big as the one you get from Psychic Focus, but but but THE DAMAGE! 100% additional DAMAGE. YES. For my character, Mental Kitty, I've got so many accuracy bonuses that I didn't need the ToHit buff as much. Plus, she's got the Nerve Radial Paragon Alpha enhancement, for extra Accuracy. But as a Blaster, I can always use MOAR DAMAGE.Quote:
Concentration
Endurance Cost: 5.2
Recharge: 90s
Activation: 1.32s
Duration: 10s
Special Effects: 15% ToHit buff, 100% Damage buff
Basic Slotting: 1 Recharge Redux. That'll get the power down to where it will be ready for each spawn, give or take a few seconds.
IO Slotting: Gaussian's... or maybe some Rectified Reticle if you can find it. The increased Perception proc helps out massively vs. Arachnos or anything with stealth.
YES. YES YES YES. This is why you want Mental Manipulation. Ever wanted to give yourself the equivalent of Empathy's Recovery Aura on yourself? Want a regen rate that rivals Willpower Scrappers? Here ya go. Jump into a group of at least 4 members, fire this off, and BLAM. Instant awesomeness. Even better, this is how you neuter AVs. Yes, they'll resist some of your debuffs. But it'll still let you get in a lot of damage. This move works well with another piece of the Mental Manipulation set that I'll cover a little later.Quote:
Drain Psyche
Accuracy: 75%
Endurance Cost: 13
Recharge: 120s
Duration: 30s
Activation Time: 1.584s
Special Effects: -250% regen, -250% recovery on all affected targets; 75% regen, 75% recovery on self per affected target
Allowed IO Sets: Healing, Endurance Modification, Accurate Healing
Basic Slotting: 2 Accuracy, 1 End Modification, 2 Heal, 1 Recharge Redux. You want this thing up often, you want it to hit everyone possible in the area, and you want to get as much of the +regen from it as possible.
IO Slotting: MANY different ways to slot this power effectively. My favorite is this suggestion from the Mental Manipulation guide by StratoNexus on the forums.
Here's another usable set mule in my opinion. The minor PBAoE damage isn't worth enhancing, the confusion duration is very minor and serves ONLY as a distraction, confusing the minions around you just long enough to keep them from using that attack against you. But if it doesn't hit... well, it's worthless. SO. Does this make it worthwhile to you? Yes. Put one additional slot in it, throw in 2 Accuracies and you can fairly-safely go into your groups, hit Drain Psyche and your other PBAoE powers for a few seconds, and then jump back out and get to blasting. And the power gets better the more slots you put into it... well, in my opinion.Quote:
World of Confusion
Accuracy: 75%
Endurance Cost: 0.13/s
Recharge: 10s
Radius: 8 feet
Duration: Toggle
Activation Time: 1.848s
Special Effects: Magnitude 2 Confuse pulses that last 1.5 seconds unenhanced
Allowed IO Sets: Confusion, PBAoE Damage
Basic Slotting: 2-3 Accuracy, 2 Confuse, 1-2 End Rdx. Go big or go home.
IO Slotting: 6 Malaise's Illusions or 6 Coercive Persuasions. Both sets give great bonuses to Accuracy, Recharge and Ranged Defense.
Honestly, I have no opinion on this power. Seems a little too costly for a soft control power that still allows the afflicted to fire back at you. I don't recommend it unless you want to use it for muling IOs.Quote:
Scare
Accuracy: 75%
Endurance Cost: 10.4
Recharge: 20s
Radius: 60 feet
Activation Time: 2.904s
Special Effects: Magnitude 3 Fear on a single target for 8.344s
Allowed IO Sets: Fear
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 1 End Rdx maybe? I dunno. Doesn't seem worth using if you're only using SOs.
IO Slotting: 4 or 5 Glimpse of the Abyss. 4 gets you that 9% Accuracy bonus that you should already have 5 of by now, and 5 will get you an extra 6.25% recharge.
And here's the other awesome power in Mental Manip. Psi Shockwave is a PBAoE attack with a good radius, decent punch, relatively low endurance cost, great -recharge debuff, and a chance to Stun minions. Enter a spawn, throw this then Drain Psyche then Psychic Wail. What isn't dead isn't gonna be throwing much of anything your way, and the buff from Drain Psyche will boost your recovery for a few seconds after the debuff wears off from Psychic Wail, allowing you to get your defenses back up and throw a few attacks. Highly recommended!Quote:
Psychic Shockwave
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 68.82
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 2.112s
Recharge: 20s
Endurance Cost: 10.19
Radius: 15 ft
Type: Point Blank AoE
Damage Type: PBAoE, Psionic
Special Effects: -50% recharge for 20 seconds, chance for magnitude 2 Stun
Allowed IO Sets: PBAoE Damage, Stuns
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 1 End Rdx, 1 Recharge Rdx. It works. Trust me.
IO Slotting: 6 OBLITERATIONS. If you're cheap, 5 Scirocco's Dervishes, including the chance for lethal proc.
Characters
Bound Kitty: Cl/Regen Scrap lvl 50! Unified Kitty: PB lvl 50! Jenoma: Eng/Pain Corr lvl 50! Operative Jenoma: Fort lvl 50! Alicia Steele: KM/WP Scrap lvl 50! and others on Pinnacle/Virtue! @Bound Kitty on Live/Beta
Power Pools
Here, I'll just be giving a basic overview of the available pools and how they could work with your awesome mind powers. The villain patron pools can be gotten by turning your blaster to the dark side around level 40 and talking with Arbiter Rein in Grandville to start your patron journey.
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This pool has some interesting powers, especially Hoarfrost for the Heal and Max HP boosts which work well with your increased Regen to keep your health bar fairly full during combat. Flash Freeze seems good in theory, but since it applies a Sleep to the AoE, your enemies will wake up and continue shooting after one hit.
Cold Mastery
You can pick 'em off one at a time, but they will wake up fairly quickly regardless. Snow Storm is another toggle to run, but the -Speed and -Recharge do sync well with the -recharge from your Psi and Mental powers. Hibernate is your "Oh Crap" power, which freezes you in place and acts like a Rest, quickly restoring health and endurance. And the Frozen Armor can help with some basic defensive needs, giving 10.5% defense unenhanced to Smashing and Lethal damage. If you can spare the slots to put into it, you can get up to 16.5% defense, which can definitely help with putting you near or over the soft cap of 45% when you factor in IO set bonuses and other toggles. I didn't take this pool but I can see why someone would.
I personally don't see a reason to take this power pool. The endurance draining effects of the powers are negligible, the damage isn't anything to write home about, Charged Armor and Surge of Power both give resistance which isn't nearly as desirable as defense, and Surge of Power and EM Pulse both have self-debuffing effects. Can't recommend.Quote:
Electrical Mastery
And here's my personal pick for supremacy. Bonfire has situational uses, but really isn't that great. You place a fire, it keeps enemies away from itself by burning and knocking them back. Meh. Char is a single-target mag 3 hold and a great place to slot 6 Lockdowns for the ranged defense bonus and the +2 mag hold proc. Ever run Lady Grey TFs? Want to help hold the healer mitos? Here ya go. Fire Shield is another Resistance based armor that grants nearly 20% res to Smashing and Lethal damages, 14% to Fire and 7% to Cold, so kinda handy. Melt Armor smacks a target and those around him with weakening flames which do -7% Defense and -9.75% Resistance to those affected. The best part is that you don't have to slot it up to use it effectively... just grab an Achilles Heel: Chance for Res Debuff proc and throw it in there, along with an Analyze Weakness: Accuracy/Defense Debuff. There. -9% Defense and a chance for nearly -30% Resistance on anyone the proc hits. Very worth it, especially if you get lucky and the proc fires on that AV you're fighting. And Rise of the Phoenix is the best self-rez in the game. You get half your HP back, deal moderate damage and knockback the enemies around you, are untouchable for 4 seconds so you can get your toggles back up, and you're protected from XP Debt for 20 seconds. So much better than the common Awaken/Break Free combination. Yes, I took this and never regretted it.Quote:
Flame Mastery
Another pool that I see no reason to really use seriously. Personal Force Field looks good on paper until you realize that when you have it on, you can't attack. Blah. Repulsion Field knocks back everyone around you. I can see this being used if you get in over your head, or on the new Incarnate Trials if your group gets overwhelmed. But it -will- focus enemy aggro on you, so be warned. Repulsion Bomb... I dunno. It looks like it could be pretty good. A Knockdown AND Stun component? I kinda like. But the Stun is only mag 2. Decent base accuracy of 90% though. A little too expensive, endurance-wise, for my liking. Temp Invulnerability does in no way make you anything NEAR Invulnerable. 21% resistance to only Smashing and Lethal damage. Meh.Quote:
Force Mastery
And Force of Nature? More resistance! Nasty endurance crash after 2 minutes! No thank you, sir. This pool is not for me.
This set is super-sweet. If I didn't have an awesome Death Kitty who "arrests" bad guys with her mind and her telepyrosis (fire controlled by mind, I made it up just now), I'd take this set. Body Armor gives almost 9% resistance to Smashing and Lethal damage, but doesn't cost any endurance and is always on. Cryo Freeze Ray is a cold hold with a lil' bit o' damage thrown in. Sleep Grenade is an AoE Sleep with a lil' more damage... I'm not a fan of sleeps but others are. Surveillance is a gem: like Melt Armor, but with a better defense and resistance debuff. Awesome. And LRM Rocket combines the range of a sniper attack with the damage of a nuke, on more than one target. Of course, it takes over 6 seconds to cast, with 4 seconds of that interruptible, and it has a fairly high endurance cost. But GET OVER IT THIS POWER IS GREAT. One of the better end-game powers in general. I recommend this power pool wholeheartedly.Quote:
Munitions Mastery
Fairly good Patron Pool to start us off... Web Envelope is an AoE immobilize that will bring down fliers, and has -recharge to go along with every bit of -recharge that you're about to lay on them with Psi Tornado and Psi Shockwave and Psi Scream... Yeah. Nasty. Scorpion Shield is excellent if you're planning on softcapping for Smashing/Lethal defense, and it also has Energy defense too. Freaks and Rikti will have a harder time hitting you. Oh, and the Toxic Res is kinda nice, especially for the Apex TF. Mace Beam Volley is another targeted AoE which helps you with the AoE damage you're lacking in, and it helps that the damage dealt is Smashing/Energy, giving you something to take out robots/Carnies. Spiderlings... hmm. They can take a little bit of aggro for you, give you some extra damage per second... but they only last for 4 minutes and take 15 minutes to recharge, unenhanced. If you take them, slot them up for recharge so you can benefit from them more often. And Web Cocoon... it's a hold with good secondary effects. So, overall, if I were an evil blaster, I'd take this patron pool.Quote:
Mace Mastery
I'm a little less enthusiastic about this power pool. Static Discharge is a decent cone AoE, but I feel that it's skippable. Charged Armor is the same armor from Electrical Mastery, so meh. Electrifying Fences is a group AoE immobilize that would work better with a blasting set with the AoEs to take advantage of it, like Fire. The Mu Adept is a red mummy that shoots red lightning and leaves after 4 minutes. Electric Shackles is a single-target hold, and you all know how I like those. I like a lot. Still, it's not enough to recommend this set over the others.Quote:
Mu Mastery
I have no experience with this pool at all. I also don't play Earth-based characters. (i have too much on my plate as is mommy leave me alone) But I'll try and sum it up. School of Sharks? Decent group immobilize with a rarely resisted damage type. Bile Spray? Think Fire Breath but with PUKE. And not as powerful. KO Blow? Directly ripped from Super Strength. It hits really hard. Shark Skin? Resistance to Smashing, Lethal and Cold. Cold? Really? Meh. And Spirit Shark Jaws? Cool name, cool animation, cool hold. If you like seeing ghost sharks fly everywhere, take this pool.Quote:
Leviathan Mastery
I love the graphics for the Soul Mastery epics. ... Yeah. I know, random. But here we go. Night Fall is a cone AoE with negative damage and an accuracy debuff. -Acc on enemies helps you survive 'cause they won't hit you as much. Dark Embrace is a resistance shield that protects against Negative Energy and Toxic damages as well as Smashing and Lethal. I approve. Oppressive Gloom is a toggle that will put a minor stun on any minion around you, at the cost of a minor HP drain. You have a power that does this better in World of Confusion. Soul Tentacles is a pretty nice cone AoE Immobilize that conjures up images of a Japanese Hentai film. *shudder* Soul Storm is my favorite hold in the game. Black-purple-white soul streams raise a body in the air, hit 'em with negative damage and hold them in place. So. COOL. I love this set and will probably take it with my next Blaster.
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Soul Mastery
Characters
Bound Kitty: Cl/Regen Scrap lvl 50! Unified Kitty: PB lvl 50! Jenoma: Eng/Pain Corr lvl 50! Operative Jenoma: Fort lvl 50! Alicia Steele: KM/WP Scrap lvl 50! and others on Pinnacle/Virtue! @Bound Kitty on Live/Beta
Standard Power Pools: Still coming soon!
Build #1 - My Personal Build!
This build is the one I'm currently using on Mental Kitty. All the major ST blasts are here, as well as Psy Scream/Tornado/Shockwave and World of Confusion for AoE/PBAoE usage. Stealth, Hover and Maneuvers are the only always-active toggles. Common attack pattern vs. AVs: Concentration/Melt Armor/Drain Psyche/Psi Lance/Psi Bolt/Mental Blast/Psi Bolt/TK Blast, repeat as necessary.
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Mental Kitty: Level 50 Science Blaster
Primary Power Set: Psychic Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Psionic Dart
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge
- (7) Trap of the Hunter - Endurance/Immobilize
- (9) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance
- (9) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy
- (11) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (11) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (15) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (17) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (19) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (21) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (21) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (25) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (25) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (27) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Explosive Strike - Accuracy/Knockback
- (27) Explosive Strike - Damage/Knockback
- (29) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (29) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (31) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (31) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (31) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
- (33) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
- (A) Recharge Reduction
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (34) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (34) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (36) Theft of Essence - Healing
- (36) Theft of Essence - Healing/Recharge
- (36) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Healing
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (37) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (39) Recharge Reduction IO
- (39) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Coercive Persuasion - Confused
- (40) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Recharge
- (40) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
- (40) Coercive Persuasion - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Coercive Persuasion - Confused/Endurance
- (42) Coercive Persuasion - Contagious Confusion
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (42) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (45) Eradication - Damage
- (A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
- (45) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
- (46) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (46) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (48) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
- (A) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
- (48) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
- (A) Recharge Reduction
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (A) Miracle - Heal
- (48) Miracle - +Recovery
- (50) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (50) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 11.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 3% Defense(Melee)
- 3% Defense(Smashing)
- 3% Defense(Lethal)
- 4.25% Defense(Fire)
- 4.25% Defense(Cold)
- 29.88% Defense(Energy)
- 29.88% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 38% Defense(Ranged)
- 5.5% Defense(AoE)
- 3.6% Max End
- 64% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
- 4% Enhancement(Confused)
- 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
- 45% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 21% FlySpeed
- 76.8 HP (6.374%) HitPoints
- 21% JumpHeight
- 21% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -4)
- Knockup (Mag -4)
- MezResist(Held) 8.25%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
- 21.5% (0.359 End/sec) Recovery
- 20% (1.006 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 3.15% Resistance(Fire)
- 3.15% Resistance(Cold)
- 21% RunSpeed
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This build replaces Fire Mastery with Soul Mastery, so you'd have to go Villain to get there by level 40. Mostly the choice is personal thematics, 'cause I <3 Soul Storm's animation. But I did manage to pull the Ranged defense numbers up to 54.4% for a little extra over-the-cap room.
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Characters
Bound Kitty: Cl/Regen Scrap lvl 50! Unified Kitty: PB lvl 50! Jenoma: Eng/Pain Corr lvl 50! Operative Jenoma: Fort lvl 50! Alicia Steele: KM/WP Scrap lvl 50! and others on Pinnacle/Virtue! @Bound Kitty on Live/Beta
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Jimmy Crush - Kin/Regen Scrapper
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Funny and informative, thanks for the guide!
Psi/Mental Blaster – Yes, The Power Of Mind Bullets!
- Psionic Damage: Psi damage is one of the least resisted damage types in City of Everyone (CoX) and hits like a Mack Truck. You click button, you see big orange happy death numbers. Fun fun!
- Single Target focus: For taking on big enemies, like Bosses/Elite Bosses/Arch-Villains, you'll be able to hit harder, longer, without wasting endurance on AoE attacks. Kinda like taking a Viagra before playing. Wait. That's what Psychic Focus and Concentration are for. ^_^
- Controls: The Psi/ and /MM sets both have powers that let you sleep, stun, fear, and confuse enemies. Ever liked the idea of a Mind/ Controller or Dominator but wanted more damage? Here ya go!
- DRAIN PSYCHE: This power deserves its own Pro bullet point. This amazing power, which I will go into detail on a little later, makes people cry with happiness. I'm over here crying right now just -thinking- about it. YOU WANT IT.
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Psionic Dart
Yay Tier 1 blast! Well, maybe not Yay but definitely not Boo... Psi Dart is quick-firing, fairly cheap on endurance, quite fast recharging, and puts a decent 30% -recharge debuff on the target you hit. Oh, and 'cause of the Blaster inherent Defiance, you can fire this off while mezzed in any way. Slept, stunned, held... fire this off repeatedly and with malice at your aggressor until he or she drops and you giggle with glee. Sure, it doesn't hit hard, but it hits often. In fact, it's the highest Damage Per Activation attack you've got. So definitely take it. Level 1 or 2. Doesn't matter.
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Mental Blast
Tier 2 Blast. Almost double the damage as Psionic Dart, and double the recharge. 8 seconds can be a long time to wait for a power to recharge, especially when you're under attack from a few other enemies at the same time. But it's okay! It's another power you can use while mezzed. And it's one of your harder-hitting attacks to boot. Heh. Boot. Funny-sounding word. Anyways. Another YOU WANT power.
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Telekinetic Blast
Available at level 4, TK Blast is your BEST weapon against those pesky Clockwork, or anything else that has Psi resists. It deals half of its damage as Smashing damage, and also will knock almost anything on its butt, allowing you to get some extra damage in as it struggles to regain its footing, like a newborn Bambi in the forest. Mmmm, Disney... Anyone else absolutely LOVE the Lion King? Sorry, sorry. Back on target. This blast hits harder than Mental Blast and will annoy those scrappers that constantly complain about having to run a few feet to continue their uninterrupted attack chain. Hehehe. Silly scrappers. Hey. There's a Rikti Pylon over there. Go solo it! ... are they gone yet awesome 'cause they're a little obsessive... Phew. They're gone. This is another YOU WANT power. Get it as soon as possible. Don't wait too much past level 8.
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Psychic Focus
Hmm. I love this power... but I strangely enough didn't take it on my current build. I can explain! ... I just didn't have room! I'm sorry please don't burn me at the stake. But for youz guyz, take it. Hit it before you take on a large group, or tougher single enemies, or just to feel the rush of adrenaline coursing through your body. Heck, even take it for the fancy glow you get around ya! It'll let you hit anything in the game, and give you a pretty decent boost to your initial damage output. I like to use it and Concentration before a snipe or a pull to nearly guarantee a successful hit.
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Will Domination
And this is the power I've traded out Psychic Focus for. Seems a crap trade, right? Well, I did it to have a place to slot more Thunderstrikes. Seriously. They're that good. But anyways. This blast is a little stronger than your tier 1 blast, Psi Dart, but can put a minion or LT asleep for almost 20 seconds. If you're fighting small groups, and have an unexpected ambush, you can knock out that nasty LT while your Defiance-boosted other 3 ST blasts single or double-shot everyone else in a half-mile radius, then return to that snoozing LT. Unfortunately, once you fire it, you could run to the bathroom, use the toilet and come back before it recharges. Speaking of which... be right back.
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Psionic Lance
Here is one of my personal favorite powers, but for others, it is very situational. Psionic Lance is a snipe with excellent range (150 feet), higher than base accuracy (90% vs normal blasts' 75%) and huge damage when enhanced (Mental Kitty's snipe is ED-capped and does an average of 540 damage... before any forms of Aim and Build Up and other damage buffs). The drawback is that there is a period of 3 seconds where you must remain still after you hit this power in order to successfully strike your target. Also, your target must remain in line of sight for two ToHit checks, once when you first fire and once after the 3 second interrupt duration. Yikes. Stipulation after stipulation. But oh, oh oh oh geez... MAJOR DAMAGE.
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Psionic Tornado
Here's my second-least favorite power in the set. It's slow to animate, slow to cast, and leaves you rooted while you're waiting to watch the minions flop around like fish out of water. At least that's funny. Tornado doesn't do a great amount of damage, and it's DoT, so you're still vulnerable throughout the entire sequence. It does make a good pairing with any other cone or targeted AoEs that you have though. Ahh well. Honestly, try the power out once it has a few slots in it, and see if it works for your style. If not, you could use it as a set mule or just not take it. I won't judge you.
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Scramble Thoughts
This is my least-favorite power. Blah. Huge endurance cost, so little damage that a Tanker can finally outdamage you (hehe silly tankers), 20 second recharge and the LONGEST activation time besides your snipe.
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Psychic Wail
Time for SUPER HAPPY FUN DEATH MINDFARK NUKE! This nasty bugger can affect up to 16 nearby targets, hitting for huge damage and melting away minions in an instant. Anything left standing has a vicious 70% recharge penalty that lasts 20 seconds and a magnitude 3 Stun applied for 12 seconds. OH. Hey. Stack a Scramble Thoughts on a boss before you fire this off. THERE. WE FOUND ANOTHER USE FOR SCRAMBLE THOUGHTS, KENNY! ... YEAH, JUST KINDA STUMBLED INTO IT. ... COOL, TALK TO YA LATER. Phew.
Hey everyone! I'm @Bound Kitty and I decided, after reading Shocklust's Guide To Psychic Blast For Blasters, to go a little further and share my guide to the most dangerous, effective Blaster I've ever played. My own Psi/MM Blaster upon whom this guide will be based, Mental Kitty (on Pinnacle), has soloed multiple Arch-Villains (in one case, two at once). Yes, seriously. She is a MONSTER when it comes to single-target damage and survivability. So, if that sounds like fun to you, and you can get past the fact that certain foes like robots and Carnies and a couple of Psychic Arch-Villains will be much, much tougher than you'd believe, then read on!
I like the idea of Pros and Cons that several builds have set out, so I'm gonna do the same here. But instead of simply listing the Pros and Cons of the individual sets, I'm gonna list the Pros and Cons of the build as a whole.
Pros-
Cons-
- Psionic Damage: Yes, a Pro is -also- a Con. Psi damage, when resisted, is resisted HEAVILY. Things without minds will make you pound your keyboard in frustration. Carnies will make you curse like a sailor with Tourette's. I've warned you now, no blaming me later.
- Lack of AoEs: There are 4 total if you count both Psychic Blast and Mental Manipulation. One is your Blaster Nuke, one can be a bit of a disappointment (no daddy i swear i'll finish college soon please don't look at me like that), and the other two are fairly decent, one being a ranged cone and the other being Point Blank Area of Effect (PBAoE) and AWESOME. But... PBAoE can be risky for a Blaster with little melee defense and low Hit Point totals. So, your mileage may vary.
- I'm really drawing a blank here. Psi/MM is really amazing and fun.
Primary PowersYay! Now we get to dive into the meat portion of the meat and potatoes that is the delicious dish called Psi/MM Blasting, or as I call it, DEATH KITTY... 'scuse me, Arrest Kitty. Forgot. Heroes don't cause DEATH.
Wait. Morality system. Level your Blaster to 20, start running tips, and make her a Villain. There. DEATH KITTY. Anyways. I'll provide basic numbers, from Mids' Hero and Villain Designer, and also basic/SO/IO slotting strategies. At the end of the guide, I'll post different builds for different IO specializations, 'cause we're all special, unique snowflakes and everyone likes what they like and sappy friendly general stuffs. Shave the whales. Maybe you'll find something inspiring. Here we go!
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 62.56
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1s
Recharge: 4s
Endurance Cost: 5.20
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: -30% Rech for 6s
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage
Basic Slotting: 2 Accuracy, 2 Damage. Not worth a full 6 slots if you're just using Single Origin Enhancements.
IO Slotting: 6 Thunderstrikes. Or 3 Thunderstrikes. Or frankenslot with an Acc/Dam from two different sets and an Acc/Dam/End from Thunderstrike. YES I LIKE THUNDERSTRIKES and I will tell you why later.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 102.6
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1.848s
Recharge: 8s
Endurance Cost: 8.528
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: -30% Rech for 6s
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 1 Recharge Reduction, 1 Endurance Reduction. You'll benefit from the full 6-slots in this power with capped damage, and enough recharge/end redux to help keep you firing away for hours on end. (Not actually hours. But man, that'd be exhausting.)
IO Slotting: 6 Thunderstrikes. Maybe, if you've got the money and you want to focus on a recharge build, 6 Apocalypses. But I actually prefer the cheaper Thunderstrikes for their Accuracy and Ranged/Energy/Neg Energy set bonuses. It's up to you though.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 122.62 (62.56 Smashing, 60.06 Psionic)
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1.188s
Recharge: 10s
Endurance Cost: 10.19
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic/Smashing
Special Effects: 6.647 magnitude KnockBack on target
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage, KnockBack
Basic Slotting: 2 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 1 Endurance Reduction. Not much to say here... your basic single-target blast slotting.
IO Slotting: 6 Thunderstrikes or 5 Decimations with a level 50 End Reduction IO. Decimations if you're building for recharge, Thunderstrikes if you're going for Ranged Defense.
Endurance Cost: 5.2
Recharge: 90s
Activation: 1.32s
Duration: 10s
Special Effects: 37.5% ToHit buff, 62.5% Damage buff
Basic Slotting: 2 Recharge Reduction. Actually, you'd be alright with just 1 Recharge Redux, if you need slots elsewhere.
IO Slotting: You could do with a set of Gaussian's Synchronized Fire Control if you've got slots to spare.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 77.58
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 1.32s
Recharge: 20s
Endurance Cost: 10.19
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: 19.07s of Sleep at magnitude 3
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage, Sleep
There. I think I'm good for a little while. Oh hai, Will Domination finally recharged.
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 2 Damage, 2 End Redux, 1 Recharge. You can get decent results with this slotting if you're using the power for damage. If you're going for sleep duration, then try 2 Accuracy, 2 Sleep, 2 Recharge.
IO Slotting: ... 6 Thunderstrikes. Yeah yeah yeah. I know. BUT. If you're gonna set-mule this power, and you've got about 100 mill in spare influence, then invest in the cheapest purple set you can: Fortunata Hypnosis. 5 slots gets you 15% Accuracy bonus and 10% Recharge. Heck yes.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 172.67
Base Accuracy: 90%
Activation Time: 4.224s
Interrupt Time: 3s
Recharge: 12s
Endurance Cost: 14.35
Range: 150 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: -15% Rech for 10s
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage, Ranged (Sniper)
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 1 Interrupt Reduction, 1 End Reduction. Yes, the power is worth 6 slots. Yes, PLEASE put an Interrupt Redux in it. It'll drop your Interrupt time down almost a whole second and make it easier to fire off during a frenzied battle.
IO Slotting: For you guys... 5 Sting of the Manticores. OR. If you're going for the Ranged Defense build... 6 THUNDERSTRIKES OH MY GOD YES. Now, you've noticed that I've recommended that set for ALL of my single-target blasts. This is where the Rule of 5 comes into play. If you have more than 5 of the same Named Set Bonuses (for example, Large Ranged/Energy/Negative Energy Bonus), only the first 5 will come into play and the rest will be ignored. So, use your discretion when picking which blasts to slot Thunderstrikes. If I could rework the build, I'd put the Sting of the Manticore set here instead of the Thunderstrikes, for the Interrupt Reduction and the Chance for Toxic Damage, as well as the defense bonus and the recharge bonus too.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 55.68
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 2.37s
Recharge: 20s
Endurance Cost: 18.51
Range: 80 ft
Type: Targeted Area of Effect
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic, Damage over Time
Special Effects: Magnitude 1.4 KnockUp on Target/AoE, -30% recharge for 10s
Allowed IO Sets: Targeted AoE
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 2-3 Damage, 1 Recharge, 1-2 End Redux
IO Slotting: 5 Positron's Blasts. I mean, it's a good recharge bonus, and probably the only Targeted AoE set worth investing in.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 15.64
Base Accuracy: 75%
Activation Time: 3.168s
Recharge: 20s
Endurance Cost: 10.4
Range: 80 ft
Type: Single Target
Damage Type: Ranged, Psionic
Special Effects: 11.92s of Stun at magnitude 3*
Allowed IO Sets: Ranged Damage, Stun
I mean, it does Stun for almost 12 seconds unenhanced. If you've got the /Energy secondary, you could fire this, close into melee range and smack the baddie with Total Focus for a Stun that'll take out bosses. So, I guess it's highly situational. It's also a good set mule for Stupefy IOs. That's about it...
Basic Slotting: Meh. Don't bother if all you're gonna do is slot SOs or IOs. Not worth losing the slots to other powers.
IO Slotting: 5 or 6 Stupefys. 5 gets you a 6.25% recharge bonus, 6 also gives a 3.125% Ranged and 1.563% En/Neg En Defense bonus. Don't bother with anything else.
Damage(Unslotted, level 50): 304.99
Base Accuracy: 112.5%
Activation Time: 2.112s
Recharge: 360s
Endurance Cost: 20.8 or ALL OF IT. (I'll explain in a minute)
Radius: 25 ft
Type: Point Blank Area of Effect
Damage Type: Point Blank, Psionic
Special Effects: 11.92s of Stun at magnitude 3, -70% recharge for 20s*
Allowed IO Sets: PBAoE Damage, Stuns
It's a good thing anyone left behind is stunned and their recharge time is shot, 'cause if you hit anyone with this nuke, your endurance drops to 0 and you have a -100% recovery penalty applied for 20 seconds. If you whiff... well, it's -only- 20.8 endurance wasted. You'll live. Hopefully. No, don't go taunting the Crey Voltaic Tank. No leave- awww, see, he didn't like that.
Basic Slotting: 1 Accuracy, 3 Damage, 2 Recharge Redux. If you're gonna slot it, do it up right. Alternatively, go with 2 Acc/Dam Hamidon Enhances and 3 Recharges for maximum uptime and impressive damage.
IO Slotting: 6 Obliterations. It's hands down, the best PBAoE set available. 4 slots gets you a 9% Acc buff if you need it, 5 slots gets you 5% more recharge, and 6 slots gives you 3.75% Melee defense plus some Smashing/Lethal.
Characters
Bound Kitty: Cl/Regen Scrap lvl 50! Unified Kitty: PB lvl 50! Jenoma: Eng/Pain Corr lvl 50! Operative Jenoma: Fort lvl 50! Alicia Steele: KM/WP Scrap lvl 50! and others on Pinnacle/Virtue! @Bound Kitty on Live/Beta