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Build Advice: Incarnate MA/Nin

Cerial

By Cerial,
Posted on: 2011-03-23 02:14 in Stalkers

 

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The Going Rogue expansion has brought me back to Paragon City once again. My (relatively) new main, a Martial Arts / Ninjutsu Stalker, is finally Level 50, and is hands-down the most fun I've ever had playing an MMO. He now has his first Alpha enhancement, and when he's not farming shards on task forces, he's grinding Alignment Merits for IOs. I haven't progressed to the point of slotting entire sets (or Frankenslotting entire sets together), but I am using common IOs, and cherry-picking individual bonuses and procs. This is what his build looks like right now. I'm open to any input or advice any of you might have.


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Level 50 Natural Stalker
Primary Power Set: Martial Arts
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Storm Kick -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(5), Dmg-I(11), Dmg-I(13), Dmg-I(15)
Level 1: Hide -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), GftotA-Run+(37), Ksmt-ToHit+(39), Krma-ResKB(40)
Level 2: Crippling Axe Kick -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(5), Dmg-I(11), Dmg-I(13), Dmg-I(15)
Level 4: Ninja Reflexes -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(37), DefBuff-I(39)
Level 6: Assassin's Blow -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(7), Dmg-I(7), Dmg-I(9), Dmg-I(9)
Level 8: Focus Chi -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17), GSFC-Build%(45), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(46)
Level 10: Caltrops -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), Posi-Dam%(46), Ragnrk-Knock%(46), ImpSwft-Dam%(50)
Level 12: Danger Sense -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(37), DefBuff-I(39)
Level 14: Placate -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Cobra Strike -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(19), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(21), Dmg-I(23)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(25), Heal-I(25), Heal-I(29), Heal-I(29)
Level 22: Stealth -- EndRdx-I(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(34), DefBuff-I(43), DefBuff-I(43)
Level 24: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 26: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResKB(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(27), GA-3defTpProc(48)
Level 28: Weave -- EndRdx-I(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(34), DefBuff-I(40), DefBuff-I(40)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36), DefBuff-I(42), DefBuff-I(43)
Level 32: Eagles Claw -- Acc-I(A), EndRdx-I(33), Dmg-I(33), Dmg-I(33), Dmg-I(34)
Level 35: Blinding Powder -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 38: Tactics -- EndRdx-I(A), ToHit-I(48), ToHit-I(48)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(42), EndMod-I(42)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(45), EndMod-I(45)
Level 47: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- Range-I(A)
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 50: Cardiac Radial Boost
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Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(31)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(3), EndMod-I(3), P'Shift-End%(21)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

  • 6% Defense(Melee)
  • 6% Defense(Smashing)
  • 6% Defense(Lethal)
  • 6% Defense(Fire)
  • 6% Defense(Cold)
  • 6% Defense(Energy)
  • 6% Defense(Negative)
  • 6% Defense(Psionic)
  • 6% Defense(Ranged)
  • 6% Defense(AoE)
  • 37.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • 20% Perception
  • 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  • 7.5% RunSpeed

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Technically, I'm still saving up for the Ragnarok knockdown proc and the Gladiator's Armor unique. The latter will bring his Defense exactly to the softcap. Yes, I know that softcapping a */Ninjutsu Stalker is overkill because of all the other mitigation they bring to the table, but after reading Dechs Kaison's analysis, all I could think was "I want." When I team, I team with people who tend to push things to the absolute limit, so I can always use all the help I can get. And honestly, I like feeling "uber" sometimes.

I tried out Superleap + Superspeed, but respec'd out of them because Sprint + Ninja Run + Fitness + GoTA gets me where I need to go 90% of the time, and the other 10% of the time I fall back on a jetpack (I used to invent them, now I just buy them from the Shadow Shard). The lack of a "real" travel power opened up a ton of power choices for me.

I tried out the Presence pool first, thinking that some Fear powers would make me feel more like Batman. But even fully slotted, I was woefully underwhelmed with their performance. Then I respec'd into the Leadership pool, Maneuvers and Tactics specifically, and I noticed a "considerable" effect on my character's performance, in the sense that the Chicxulub Impact had a "considerable" effect on the dinosaurs. The words "I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!!!" may or may not have echoed through my bedroom door; witness accounts vary on the details.

I'm trying out Vengeance as his Level 49 throwaway power, under the assumption that it can prevent a single teammate's death from cascading into a total party wipe. But I'm open to other possibilities. I certainly don't need the extra Defense or status resistance. Other choices I've considered include:
  • Assault: I've got the endurance for it. I'm not sure if the average +30 points of damage it adds to each of my attacks is worth it. That comes out to about half a Storm Kick extra per chain of 4 strikes. Then again, I wasn't sure if +10% to-hit and +3.5% Defense would make much difference either...
  • Tough: I can definitely afford the endurance cost of another toggle, and I guess only taking 85-90 damage out of every 100 from the most common types couldn't hurt, but "more survivability" isn't really what I feel like I need from this build at this point.
  • Crane Kick: With the 5 LoTGs giving me the equivalent of a common recharge IO in every power, I find that the 4 attacks I already have are usually sufficient, and when holes pop up, Kismet and Tactics allow me to get solid use out of the "temporary" Veteran powers. But part of me thinks it would be nice to have a 5th "real" attack in there for times when the veteran powers are unavailable. I don't know if Crane Kick would increase my average damage over time, or drag it down. I already know that Knockback is a double-edged sword; it provides great mitigation against incoming damage, but it also knocks the target right out of my Caltrops patch, which is far and away my best mitigation, for myself and my occasional teammates alike.
  • Focused Accuracy: Even with Kismet, Tactics, and a common Accuracy IO in every attack, occasionally I miss. I know that there will always be a 5% chance of that, but I don't have to like it. According to Mids, this would increase my average accuracy from around 135% to around 165%. It would also increase my Perception range that last 10 feet or so to my cap. The endurance cost is intimidating, but after the Cardiac alpha, the Atlas Medallion and Portal Jockey accolades, a slot of endurance reduction in every toggle and attack, and 3-slots each in Stamina, Physical Perfection, and Superior Conditioning, endurance problems are a thing in the past on even the most relentless of steamroller teams.
  • Smoke Grenade: Believe it or not, I actually used this a couple times as a hit-&-run tactic against a couple of difficult Elite Bosses, and it saved my life. But I have the invented version. But I can't slot that. But I invented the expensive one, with a "1.4 accuracy multiplier" (whatever that means), and, again, Kismet and Tactics give good global boosts. I go back and forth on this one.
  • Recall Friend: This seems like a good choice for a stealthy character, but 1) I already have 4 power pools, and the loss of any of them would tear me away from the beloved softcap, and 2) when I team at all (which is the exception, not the norm), the friends I team with are all bloodthirsty psychopaths who never want to stealth a mission, so I would never get to use it anyway. Vengeance, on the other hand, got activated more times than I had fingers to count the first night I took it out for a spin.

 

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[edit5: pardon my lack of coherance, I do have slight memory problems (undiagnosed thank the lord) and I haven't had a full cup of coffee yet]

I find your lack of IOs disturbing.

I've found that GotA +Run only gave me another 1 mph. If you don't have the cash for doing LotG, which has nice bonuses and I'll slot 4 often, then there's nothing wrong with it.

Remember, even econo-frankenslotting will get you better numbers than using just common IOs. A lev 50 IO has about as much impact as a Lev 30 IO from a set. Example (w/o Mids to get my math right): Two def/rech at lv 30 will get you the same as a 50 def and 50 rech. And most stuff is dirt cheap, especially if building for energy/neg/fire/cold def.

[Edit3: Two level 27 dam/acc have MORE damage and acc than a 50 dam and a 50 acc.]

[Edit4: And compared to three common level 50 IOs of Damage, Endurance, and Recharge, three level 30 D/E/R have over 10% more in each category...30% more impact. Each 50 common gives 42, while these give 53 for each. Even using lv 35 Entropics, the horrible red-headed stepchild of all enh everywhere, and 35 is their highest level, I can get 64/41/41 DER and people throw these things away. Which actually makes them hard to find, or you can buy them for 1 inf sometimes.] [And yes, I know entropics are ranged, I just picked the first thing that popped up in mids, archery.]

The only reason I'd take Maneuvers & Vengeance is to put LotG +7.5% rech in them. This isn't much of an issue for a /nin if I remember correctly. But MA needs some speed. I've got a 50 MA/Inv scrappre, and imo MA needs a lot of things. Unhappy with it.

Before you go Purple, get some sets. Perf Shift proc in stamina.

And there's my rambling thoughts.

Edit: Man, I just typed the longest thing due to my getting off track and then accidentally hit the back button on my mouse. Here's the short version.

*Assault gives the 10% on all team members w/i range. It stacks. I go on a team regularly where at least half of us have it. 50%ish more damage is a good thing. (Plus we're all fire/rad controllers, ha)

*Tough is the only logical step to Weave. Aegis three slotted gets you a good bonus on fire/cold at a cheap price.

*You should have already had Crane Kick. If memory serves it's your best DPS. Search the scrapper forum for "crane" posts Umbral. Geez, he's an abrasive dude, but he knows his powers. He seems to be gone in the last six months or so though. [Edit2: Storm is the best dps in the set. Crane shouldn't be left out. Your worst dps is actually eagle, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It has its uses.]

*Focused Accuracy blows. If you want perception get the unique in tohit. It's enough to see through blindness, if I recall. I know on my scrapper I didn't, and wouldn't, take FA, and I can't be blinded.

*Smoke Grenade crafted is good. Any crafted temp is fun. Even the radio one that summons the idiot is fun. Envenomed Dagger used to be great, I don't know if they nerfed the stack, but she sure as heck should have.

*Rec Freind. Someone with stealth needs to take it. But you'll find so many have it and SS+stealth that you may not want to do it since they'll get to the boss/glowy before you do. Some people are so good with SS that it's like magic to me.

 

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OK, can you tell I'm stalling on what I need to be doing.

Here's what I tried. It looks like we have six LotG7.5s. I got you some more recharge and changed out a good deal. I didn't move any slots or change any powers, so this isn't a respec, BUT...

Holy crap, a stealth unique And taking the stealth power? Even if stealth was a mule for lotg, you don't need it. I didn't even know stalkers could take stealth. Hide doesn't take anything to run at all and is the best invis in the game (except maybe ill/ controller sup invis, I don't recall)

Iknow I freaked out with the 13.55 hp bonuses, but I had to plow through them to get the 9% acc from lotg and the 5% rech in CImpact. And Health is a good power, it should be slotted with 5 imo, the three uniques and the heals from numinas and miracle for full enh on heal and some nice bonuses.

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The Maltese Tiger 2: Level 50 Natural Stalker
Primary Power Set: Martial Arts
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Storm Kick -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:35(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:35(5), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:35(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(13), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(15)
Level 1: Hide -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), GftotA-Run+:40(37), Ksmt-ToHit+:30(39), Krma-ResKB:30(40)
Level 2: Crippling Axe Kick -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:35(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:35(5), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:35(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(13), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(15)
Level 4: Ninja Reflexes -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:35(A), LkGmblr-Def:35(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:35(37), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:35(39)
Level 6: Assassin's Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:35(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:35(7), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:35(7), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(9), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(9)
Level 8: Focus Chi -- Rec'dRet-Pcptn:20(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg:20(17), RechRdx-I:35(45), RechRdx-I:35(46)
Level 10: Caltrops -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:35(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:35(27), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:35(46), Posi-Dmg/Rng:35(46), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(50)
Level 12: Danger Sense -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:35(A), LkGmblr-Def:35(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:35(37), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:35(39)
Level 14: Placate -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(17), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 18: Cobra Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:35(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:35(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:35(19), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(21), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(23)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(23), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(25), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg:40(25), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(29), ResDam-I:50(29)
Level 22: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), Empty(34), Empty(43), Empty(43)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:30(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:30(27), Aegis-ResDam:30(48)
Level 28: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(34), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(40), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(40)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(36), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(42), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(43)
Level 32: Eagles Claw -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34)
Level 35: Blinding Powder -- CoPers-Conf%:50(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg:50(36), DampS-ToHitDeb/Rchg:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(50)
Level 38: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx:50(A), AdjTgt-ToHit:50(48), GSFC-Build%:50(48)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), EndMod-I:50(42), EndMod-I:50(42)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), EndMod-I:50(45), EndMod-I:50(45)
Level 47: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I:50(A)
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 50: Cardiac Core Boost
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Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(31)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(3), EndMod-I:50(3), P'Shift-End%:50(21)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

  • 2% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 2% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 4.875% Defense(Smashing)
  • 4.875% Defense(Lethal)
  • 6.125% Defense(Fire)
  • 6.125% Defense(Cold)
  • 3% Defense(Energy)
  • 3% Defense(Negative)
  • 3% Defense(Psionic)
  • 3.938% Defense(Melee)
  • 3% Defense(Ranged)
  • 4.563% Defense(AoE)
  • 80% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 68.75% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 67.77 HP (5.629%) HitPoints
  • Knockback (Mag -4)
  • Knockup (Mag -4)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 11%
  • 20% Perception
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 40% (2.011 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 1.575% Resistance(Fire)
  • 1.575% Resistance(Cold)
  • 12.5% RunSpeed

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Set Bonuses:
Crushing Impact
(Storm Kick)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Hide)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Gift of the Ancients
(Hide)
  • 7.5% RunSpeed
Karma
(Hide)
  • Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)
Crushing Impact
(Crippling Axe Kick)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Ninja Reflexes)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Crushing Impact
(Assassin's Blow)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Rectified Reticle
(Focus Chi)
  • 1.875% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.938% Defense(Melee)
  • 20% Perception
Positron's Blast
(Caltrops)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.575% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Danger Sense)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Crushing Impact
(Cobra Strike)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Steadfast Protection
(Kuji-In Sha)
  • 3% Defense(Melee), 3% Defense(AoE), 3% Defense(Ranged), 3% Defense(Smashing), 3% Defense(Lethal), 3% Defense(Fire), 3% Defense(Cold), 3% Defense(Energy), 3% Defense(Negative), 3% Defense(Psionic)
Luck of the Gambler
(Stealth)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Aegis
(Tough)
  • 5% RunSpeed
  • 3.125% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.563% Defense(AoE)
Luck of the Gambler
(Weave)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Maneuvers)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Crushing Impact
(Eagles Claw)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Adjusted Targeting
(Tactics)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
Luck of the Gambler
(Combat Jumping)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

 

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Rats, didn't do a datachunk on that last one.

Here's a few powers removed, though it makes it a horrible order. You sure want CJ down below 20 if you're going to do any Ouro flash backs.

My style slotting, quick like so maybe breaks of the rule-of-fives. I haven't even looked at the totals on this yet. [edit: ah, I screwed the def up.]

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The Maltese Tiger 3: Level 50 Natural Stalker
Primary Power Set: Martial Arts
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Storm Kick -- P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg:25(A), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:25(11), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:25(11), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg:30(13), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx:30(13), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg:30(15)
Level 1: Hide -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), Krma-ResKB:30(15), Ksmt-ToHit+:30(17)
Level 2: Crippling Axe Kick -- P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg:25(A), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:25(17), P'ngFist-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:25(19), P'ngS'Fest-Acc/Dmg:30(19), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx:30(21), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg:30(21)
Level 4: Ninja Reflexes -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(23), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(23), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(25)
Level 6: Assassin's Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(25), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(27), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(27), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), RechRdx-I:50(29)
Level 8: Focus Chi -- Rec'dRet-Pcptn:20(A), RechRdx-I:50(31), RechRdx-I:50(31)
Level 10: Caltrops -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 12: Danger Sense -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33)
Level 14: Placate -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(33)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(34)
Level 18: Cobra Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:50(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:50(36), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(36), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(36)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(37), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(37), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg:40(37)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(39), RechRdx-I:50(39)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(39), Aegis-ResDam:50(40), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(40)
Level 28: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(40), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg:50(42), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(43), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43)
Level 32: Eagles Claw -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/Rchg:30(34), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(45), P'ngS'Fest-Dmg/EndRdx:30(45)
Level 35: Blinding Powder -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb:50(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/Rchg:50(46), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx:50(46), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx:50(48), Mlais-Acc/Rchg:50(48)
Level 38: Assault -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(48)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), EndMod-I:50(50), EndMod-I:50(50)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), EndMod-I:50(46), EndMod-I:50(50)
Level 47: Combat Jumping -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 49: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I:50(A)
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 50: Cardiac Core Boost
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Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(5), Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(7), Mrcl-Heal:40(7), RgnTis-Regen+:30(9)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A), Jump-I:50(9)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), EndMod-I:50(3), EndMod-I:50(3), EndMod-I:50(5)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

  • 3% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 3% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 3% Defense(Melee)
  • 3% Defense(Smashing)
  • 3% Defense(Lethal)
  • 6.125% Defense(Fire)
  • 6.125% Defense(Cold)
  • 8% Defense(Energy)
  • 8% Defense(Negative)
  • 3% Defense(Psionic)
  • 5.5% Defense(Ranged)
  • 4.563% Defense(AoE)
  • 50% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 52.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 103.91 HP (8.63%) HitPoints
  • Knockback (Mag -4)
  • Knockup (Mag -4)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 7.7%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 4.4%
  • 20% Perception
  • 5% (0.084 End/sec) Recovery
  • 76% (3.82 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 5% RunSpeed

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Set Bonuses:
Pulverizing Fisticuffs
(Storm Kick)
  • MezResist(Sleep) 2.2%
  • 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.625% Defense(Ranged)
Pounding Slugfest
(Storm Kick)
  • 8% (0.402 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.625% Defense(Ranged)
Luck of the Gambler
(Hide)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Karma
(Hide)
  • Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)
Pulverizing Fisticuffs
(Crippling Axe Kick)
  • MezResist(Sleep) 2.2%
  • 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.625% Defense(Ranged)
Pounding Slugfest
(Crippling Axe Kick)
  • 8% (0.402 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.625% Defense(Ranged)
Luck of the Gambler
(Ninja Reflexes)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Crushing Impact
(Assassin's Blow)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Rectified Reticle
(Focus Chi)
  • 20% Perception
Luck of the Gambler
(Danger Sense)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Crushing Impact
(Cobra Strike)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Aegis
(Tough)
  • 5% RunSpeed
  • 3.125% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.563% Defense(AoE)
Steadfast Protection
(Tough)
  • 3% Defense(Melee), 3% Defense(AoE), 3% Defense(Ranged), 3% Defense(Smashing), 3% Defense(Lethal), 3% Defense(Fire), 3% Defense(Cold), 3% Defense(Energy), 3% Defense(Negative), 3% Defense(Psionic)
Luck of the Gambler
(Weave)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Maneuvers)
  • 10% (0.503 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 13.55 HP (1.126%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Mako's Bite
(Eagles Claw)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  • 18.07 HP (1.501%) HitPoints
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
Pounding Slugfest
(Eagles Claw)
  • 8% (0.402 HP/sec) Regeneration
Dark Watcher's Despair
(Blinding Powder)
  • 18.07 HP (1.501%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Numina's Convalescence
(Health)
  • 12% (0.603 HP/sec) Regeneration
Miracle
(Health)
  • 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery




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I didn't read the whole build (I rarely do that) but here are some tips:


1. Mako Set is probably the cheapest "good" melee set you can get. Buy them when you can. Use a AE farming mish to farm tickets to buy rare salvages if you don't have enough rares.

2. I would choose Muscular Alpha as the only thing Stalker is lacking is damage. I see you picked Cardiac. Cardiac is an AMAZING, BUILD-CHANGING alpha but as a Stalker I really think you need to get more damage. You can use sets to offset a lot of endurance problem and I see that you took Physical Perfection and Superior Conditioning. Cardiac will be overkill on endurance.

The thing with Musculature is that tier 1 sucks. You can barely notice any difference. Cardiac makes a HUGE difference with just tier 1 but Musculature needs higher tier to see the good benefit. To give you an example, my Kinetic Stalker with tier 3 gives me about +53 damage on Concentrated Strike and it's only getting better at tier 4. With Martial Arts having the highest number of high "base" damage attacks (Cobra, Crane, Axe and Eagle), Musculature should increase the damage a lot at tier 4.

3. I am assuming you team a lot with lvl 50 so you may want to get one of the Patron AoE. As good as MA's ST damage, having zero AoE is just painful on a large team. Having one aoe doesn't mean your ST damage sucks. It just means that you have the ability to do one decent aoe damage if the situation is right.

4. If you really want to take Weave, I would drop Maneuver for Assault. Unless your goal is to solo an AV/Pylon, you don't really need that much defense. What you need is DAMAGE, DAMAGE, DAMAGE. On a team, you are never going to steal aggro away from Brute/Tanker anyway and you already have Weave.


5. Crane Kick doesn't have the highest damage-per-activation. Storm is higher and so is Axe. However, Crane has style and it goes out "fast" (and then you get stuck in that animation). If you don't feel like chasing the knocked target, then Storm, Cobra, Axe and Eagle is good enough attack chain. I took Crane and only use Storm to finish off foes with little health left.

What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.

 

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What is GoTA?

For Great Justice!

 

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Forgive what I'm sure is a dumb question, but how does putting a 20% chance to proc enhancement into an always on auto power work?
Speaking about 'performance shifter: chance for +end' sloted into stamina.

 

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Originally Posted by Cerial View Post
Forgive what I'm sure is a dumb question, but how does putting a 20% chance to proc enhancement into an always on auto power work?
Speaking about 'performance shifter: chance for +end' sloted into stamina.
If it's an auto power or a toggle, the game checks for the "chance" once very 10s. So every 10s, the game checks to see if you can proc (20% chance) for +endurance on yourself. This +endurance ignores all the -recovery debuff or endurance drain you have on yourself (like after a true nuke).

What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.

 

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Postagulous, Jibikao, thank you for your time, your input, and for the sample builds. I've already respec'd once since I started this thread, so the above build is a little out of date, but the core of the build hasn't changed much.

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Originally Posted by Metatron_NA
What is GoTA?
Gift of The Ancients.

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Originally Posted by Postagulous
Holy crap, a stealth unique And taking the stealth power? Even if stealth was a mule for lotg, you don't need it. I didn't even know stalkers could take stealth. Hide doesn't take anything to run at all and is the best invis in the game (except maybe ill/ controller sup invis, I don't recall)
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Stealth_and_Perception

Yes, Stalkers can take Stealth, and unlike other stealth powers in primary or secondary sets, Hide and Stealth stack. While Hide alone is sufficient to make a Stalker completely invisible to any NPC who doesn't just ignore stealth completely, Hide + Stealth + a Stealth IO is necessary to hit the stealth cap against other PCs. I hardly ever PvP, but I like badges and I love PvP zone temp powers. Having maxed stealth and near-maxed perception while I'm running around in hostile territory gives me peace of mind.

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You should have already had Crane Kick.
After respeccing into it, I agree. It has really helped to round out my attack chain.

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Before you go Purple, get some sets. Perf Shift proc in stamina.
I already had a Performance Shifter proc in Stamina, as well as the Miracle proc and the Numina's Convalescence proc in Health.

Although now I'm noticing that the Performance Shifter proc isn't Unique. Maybe I should slot another two of them, one each in Superior Conditioning and Physical Perfection?

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I've found that GotA +Run only gave me another 1 mph. If you don't have the cash for doing LotG, which has nice bonuses and I'll slot 4 often, then there's nothing wrong with it.
My current build has one each of a LoTG recharge and GoTA run speed in 5 different Defense toggles, for a total of +37.5% global recharge and +5mph run speed. The former is great, and I have no intention of losing it. The latter is nice, both because it offsets the run speed penalty for Stealth exactly and because when Ninja Run + Sprint + Swift is my travel power, every little bit of run speed helps. But it's not important, and I could lose it without a second thought.

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Remember, even econo-frankenslotting will get you better numbers than using just common IOs. A lev 50 IO has about as much impact as a Lev 30 IO from a set. Example (w/o Mids to get my math right): Two def/rech at lv 30 will get you the same as a 50 def and 50 rech. And most stuff is dirt cheap, especially if building for energy/neg/fire/cold def.
That's just it: Why should I spend the money/merits/etc. getting the recipes and salvage for 2 set IOs that each give, for example, Heal+Recharge, when I could just slot a Heal and a Recharge from common IOs, cheap and easy? I suppose the answer is "to get the set bonus." That's why I went for the Steadfast knockback resist IO. But most sets don't have something as awesome as +Recovery at the 2-slot tier.
And I'm buying for positional defense, since that's what the toggles in my secondary set start me off with.

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But MA needs some speed.
You ain't just whistlin' Dixie. That's why I'm definitely keeping the LoTG globals, and after looking at your suggested build, I'm probably going to wind up 5-slotting Crushing Impact into any attack that I'm not 6-slotting with Mako's Bite or Touch of Death (for the Defense bonuses).

Recent experiences have teamed me with players who aren't necessarily all bloodthirsty psychopaths who insist on clearing every map, so I've finally gotten a taste of what it's like to need Recall Friend and not have it. It would also give me a "free" slot for a knockback resist IO, which is always good.

I also find myself leaning more and more towards Jibikao's advice to Alpha slot Musculature instead of Cardiac, and Postagulous's advice to pick up Assault, whether I ditch Maneuvers or not; I'm on the fence about it. I'm definitely keeping Tactics.

The latter means opening up a power selection, and the former means opening up an entire power pool. Either way, I lose 1-2 of my Defense toggles, which means I need to make up that lost Defense through set bonuses. At the moment, I'm looking at 6-slotting 1-2 each of Mako's Bite and Touch of Death in melee attacks, 6-slotting Tactics with Gaussian's Synchronized Fire Control, 5-slotting Harmonized Healing or Miracle into Ninja Reconstruction, and/or 5-slotting Cacophony into Blinding Powder.

I looked at ways of cramming an area attack into the build, but invariably I wound up sacrificing too much. I'm really not worried about having an AoE. Making a lot of villains fall over all at once isn't my niche. I'm a surgical scalpel, not an atom bomb (although I'm usually packing one). On a team, I function as a sort of "Stalktroller." My first priority is neutralizing problem targets: Bosses, and the more troublesome Lieutenants and Minions (Sappers, Medics, Voids/Quantums, etc.). Secondary priority is laying down AoE controls: Caltrops (I have literally had teams live or die by this power), Blinding Powder, Stun Grenades, and when I'm not grinding Hero Merits, Fear Incarnate. Teritary concern is team buffs, but that doesn't take any conscious effort on my part; I just keep Leadership toggles running, and if I am grinding Hero Merits, try to make sure at least 1-2 teammates are next to me when I pop Call of Justice. The character plays very similarly to a Night Widow or Bane Spider. I admit, my experience with my other two high-level characters, a Controller and a Warshade, probably inform my playstyle with this character as well.

As a single-target specialist, I have no illusions about being important to the team's overall DPS, and it is that very knowledge that I find liberating. It gives me license to step back, take a deep breath, and take in the big picture. To run around to the back of the Cimeroran mob, find the Surgeon half a room away, and feed him his own kidneys before he undoes the hard work of all my teammates who are raining down AoE death upon his comrades. It's not until after the problem children are eliminated that I slip into full-on Scrapper mode and just start punching and kicking whoever's closest until they stop moving.

 

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As a single-target specialist, I have no illusions about being important to the team's overall DPS, and it is that very knowledge that I find liberating. It gives me license to step back, take a deep breath, and take in the big picture. To run around to the back of the Cimeroran mob, find the Surgeon half a room away, and feed him his own kidneys before he undoes the hard work of all my teammates who are raining down AoE death upon his comrades. It's not until after the problem children are eliminated that I slip into full-on Scrapper mode and just start punching and kicking whoever's closest until they stop moving.
You realize that surgeon would die in 2 seconds to your teamates AoEs, right?

What value do you bring to the team again?
I think spending all that INF on a toon that brings little value is a bit crazy.

Unless you are drowning in cash, but then again who am I to tell you how to spend your time/inf.

When something good happens to me, I can never enjoy it....
I am always too busy looking for the inevitable punchline...

BEHOLD THE POWER OF CHEESE!

 

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Originally Posted by Test_Rat View Post
You realize that surgeon would die in 2 seconds to your teamates AoEs, right?

What value do you bring to the team again?
I think spending all that INF on a toon that brings little value is a bit crazy.

Unless you are drowning in cash, but then again who am I to tell you how to spend your time/inf.
Yeah, that Immunes Surgeon would die in 2 seconds to my teammates AoEs...if he was standing anywhere near his friends. In my experience (anecdotal though it may be), he doesn't. He stands about half a room's distance back, sometimes around a corner. And he's far from the only problem child who likes to hang back at far range. Having what amounts to "an extra team member" in me means having someone who can run around to the back and flanks of the enemy lines and gank said problem children before they have a chance to ruin my team's day. This, in turn, means less of my teammates' "more valuable" time is wasted on such things, allowing them to, for example, focus their massive AoE damage on the greatest concentration of enemies, where it will do the most overall good. Again, I'm the surgeon, they're the tanks and carpet-bombers. Am I essential? Most of the time, no, of course not; I'm a luxury, and I have no illusions about that. But unlike you, I'm OK with that. And sometimes, I do make the difference between life and death for my teammates, and they're totally OK with that. And tossing out what amounts to a Storm Kick with a radius half the size of my Caltrops patch once every 20 seconds isn't going to change that.

I haven't spent "a ton of Influence" on this character, nor will I, because he breezes through daily tip missions, and thus nets 1-3 recipes and/or 100-200 million a week, depending on which recipes I buy with his merits and whether or not I throw a LoTG or two up on the auction block. Thanks for your concern, but this little pet project pays for itself.

Does he bring a great deal of value to a team? Probably not. I'm OK with that. This is mainly a concept character (I really should've mentioned that from the very beginning), but one of the reasons I specifically chose this archetype and power set was because he was so solo-friendly, and I spend most of my time soloing (much like the characters* I based this one off of do). When I do team up, it's with friends and friends-of-friends who don't care what I bring as long as I'm the one running it, and this character brings most of the same assets as the characters* I based it on. I have other, more "team-friendly" characters I can (and do) bring along on some missions, but even on a soloist, I try not to be completely "selfish" with the build. Any player running any archetype and any combination of primary and secondary power sets can still contribute in some way to the dual objectives in every mission: Keep your allies from dying, and make your enemies die.

*To varying degrees, Batman (specifically from The Dark Knight Returns), Black Panther, Bronze Tiger, Daredevil, Jason Bourne, John Rambo, Hugo Stiglitz from Inglourious Basterds, and Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. It's a pen-&-paper character of mine who I thought would translate well to City of Heroes, and he did, at least for my purposes.

As you can see from the date under my name, I'm a long-time lurker. I don't usually build an archetype without reading at least 10 pages of their subforum first, along with all the guides. I've read a lot of your posts, Test Rat. And our experiences Stalking seem as different as night and day, both mechanically and socially. I've had a blast playing this guy. Maybe my friends and I just have lower standards or different expectations than you and yours do. Maybe I've just been more fortunate and/or selective in the company that I keep. Regardless, I'm already having fun with it, and I've received no complaints. I'm just looking for ways to squeeze out a little more bang for my buck, without losing the parts of the character that make him fun for me. So with all due respect, I doubt that the sort of input I'm looking for is the sort of input you're inclined to offer.

 

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Here's a revised build that takes into account some of advice I've been given so far.

It makes more use of set IOs, both full sets and frankenslotting, while still maintaining the overall "flavor" of the original build. It's softcapped against all attack positions, each attack is putting out about +100 more damage on average than the previous build (even the ones with fewer slots devoted to them), and it retains what I consider an acceptable endurance expenditure-to-cost ratio. I even made up for (and doubled) the run speed bonus I lost by ditching the GoTAs. (That wasn't intentional; it was just a happy accident.) I know I could squeeze out another slot or two by replacing Maneuvers with Weave, and that Weave gives half again as much Defense for a lower Endurance cost. But, at least for now, I'm willing to take the hit in exchange for a Defense bonus I can share, and stack, with my teammates. About the only thing bothering me about this build is that I'd like a shorter recharge on Blinding Powder.


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The Maltese Tiger: Level 50 Natural Stalker
Primary Power Set: Martial Arts
Secondary Power Set: Ninjitsu
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Storm Kick -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(5), Dmg-I:50(11)
Level 1: Hide -- Ksmt-ToHit+:10(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(45)
Level 2: Crippling Axe Kick -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(5), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(11), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(13), Mako-Dam%:30(15)
Level 4: Ninja Reflexes -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(42), LkGmblr-Def:50(46), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46)
Level 6: Assassin's Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(7), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:50(9)
Level 8: Focus Chi -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(9), Rec'dRet-Pcptn:10(36)
Level 10: Caltrops -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(17), Ragnrk-Knock%:50(17), Posi-Dam%:20(37), ImpSwft-Dam%:10(37)
Level 12: Danger Sense -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(43), LkGmblr-Def:50(46), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(50)
Level 14: Placate -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(15)
Level 16: Kuji-In Rin -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 18: Cobra Strike -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg:40(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx:40(19), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg:40(19), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(21), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(23), T'Death-Dam%:25(23)
Level 20: Kuji-In Sha -- Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(A), Mrcl-Heal:40(25), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:40(25), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx:40(31), Mrcl-EndRdx/Rchg:40(36), GA-3defTpProc:10(36)
Level 22: Recall Friend -- Zephyr-ResKB:10(A)
Level 24: Stealth -- EndRdx-I:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(43)
Level 26: Crane Kick -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg:40(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx:40(27), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg:40(27), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(29), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(29), T'Death-Dam%:25(33)
Level 28: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 30: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:10(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB:10(31)
Level 32: Eagles Claw -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(33), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(33), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), Mako-Dam%:30(34)
Level 35: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:25(43), DefBuff-I:50(50)
Level 38: Tactics -- GSFC-Build%:21(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg:50(39), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx:50(39), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx:50(39), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx:50(40), GSFC-ToHit:50(40)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(42), EndMod-I:50(42)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(45), EndMod-I:50(45)
Level 47: Blinding Powder -- C'phny-Acc/Rchg:30(A), C'phny-EndRdx/Conf:30(48), C'phny-Acc/EndRdx:30(48), C'phny-Conf/Rng:30(48), C'phny-Acc/Conf/Rchg:30(50)
Level 49: Assault -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon
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Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth:15(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:20(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:30(31)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(3), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg:50(3), P'Shift-End%:21(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(37), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg:50(40)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

  • 16% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 11% Defense(Smashing)
  • 11% Defense(Lethal)
  • 11% Defense(Fire)
  • 11% Defense(Cold)
  • 11% Defense(Energy)
  • 11% Defense(Negative)
  • 6% Defense(Psionic)
  • 16% Defense(Melee)
  • 16% Defense(Ranged)
  • 16% Defense(AoE)
  • 18% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 1.5% Enhancement(Confused)
  • 5% Enhancement(Heal)
  • 37.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 10% FlySpeed
  • 167.16 HP (13.88%) HitPoints
  • 10% JumpHeight
  • 10% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • MezResist(Held) 12.1%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 14.3%
  • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  • 20% Perception
  • 10% (0.167 End/sec) Recovery
  • 20% (1.005 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 10% RunSpeed
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To run around to the back of the Cimeroran mob, find the Surgeon half a room away, and feed him his own kidneys before he undoes the hard work of all my teammates who are raining down AoE death upon his comrades.
Eh, as you know from reading my posts, I played the two stalker primaries that can actually contribute to teams: Elec and Spines. They performed rather well solo and teamed, and the only reason I ditched the AT was due to the stigma that stalkers (rightfully) carry.

I just find it "interesting" that a person would actually say they enjoy the gameplay style that a majority of the population of the game reviles.

The single target eliminating, scouter stalker's, who runs ahead/away from his team, really should go the way of the dodo, as far as I am concerned.

When something good happens to me, I can never enjoy it....
I am always too busy looking for the inevitable punchline...

BEHOLD THE POWER OF CHEESE!

 

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Originally Posted by Test_Rat View Post
Eh, as you know from reading my posts, I played the two stalker primaries that can actually contribute to teams: Elec and Spines. They performed rather well solo and teamed, and the only reason I ditched the AT was due to the stigma that stalkers (rightfully) carry.

I just find it "interesting" that a person would actually say they enjoy the gameplay style that a majority of the population of the game reviles.

The single target eliminating, scouter stalker's, who runs ahead/away from his team, really should go the way of the dodo, as far as I am concerned.
I resent the implication that spamming AoEs is the only way to contribute to a team, I resent the statement that I'm a bad stereotype I constantly strive to avoid, and I regret that I revised my first response to you to be so diplomatic.

You're putting words in my mouth. I am not the Stalker who pops Assassin's Strike, then runs away revealing half the map and waiting for the Hidden tag to go back up while my team is still fighting the first spawn. I'm the first to agree about that playstyle needing to choke to death on its own blood yesterday.

When my team approaches a spawn, I usually run around or across it, not past it. I do some split-second reconnaissance, position myself adjacent to the most potentially problematic villain, and one-shot him as the rest of my team gets the first aggro. I take out the Surgeon as our blasters are laying down their first AoEs, and make sure that he won't be around to heal the rest of the spawn back up, negating those first attacks. (I don't mean to overuse the Roman example, but I've been running a lot of ITFs lately, so it's fresh in my mind.) Then I wade in and scrap like everybody else, either with the next "problem child" on my list or whoever's within reach. I have five 5-slotted attacks aside from my Assassin's Strike, and I use them. At some point in the process, I also find time to throw around AoE controls. I generally stay with my team, unless I've been specifically asked to stealth the mission or if the team as a whole is fragmenting in multiple directions (again, as happens frequently during the outdoor portions of the ITF).

You hate Stalkers. You stopped playing them. We get it. So what the hell are you still doing in their forum, other than trolling? I've already read a hundred "Test Rat sez Being A Stalker Sucks!" posts. I didn't need the 101st here.

 

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Yes spamming AoEs isn't the only way to contribute to a team but. I can take out half the mob including the surgeon with one attack and then AS the hard target before your "AoE Controls" can take much effect. And your kinda lacking in the stalktroller by not having holds or stuff like waterspout and this is all coming from someone who's favorite AT is stalkers.