'Best' PvE Generalist SS/FA Build


HarbingersGale

 

Posted

The Brute Community seems well versed in creating specialized SS/FA builds to accomplish many of the PvE tasks available to us (farming, solo TFs, etc.) but I was wondering what the 'best' generalized PvE build might look like. The build that could do everything at least 'second-best' to a specialized build.

You can find my attempt below (please ignore power order and slotting levels, I started off a Neogumbercules build).

I think it will farm well but think it may be a bit ST light for say Solo MoITF and is missing Taunt and stacked stealth.

Code:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1523;724;1448;HEX;|
|78DA65945B53525114C7F7E6920A2220927809133410F2086A3595D558C64C9394C|
|674995E88D11D50840C97999A5E7AE90BF4E243F5294AEDF641FA125D1E9BE942EB|
|ACFF168FC399E1FCD65EB7BDCE7F9F43F6E94ABF102F2E09E9BE5229341AF9CBF55|
|65339B3856279A337974B669693D9DB3D4288510EE4B3AAA294916BD5543D9F6BD6|
|55B5D82C85105A510F55B5A18C4C59D59FE5975BF582FF5AB5A428A769EC1BFD6B5|
|B5B156355156AE56AD1C38B4CB9586AD2CABB1FDA54F546A95C73F13A57536A3378|
|B556DE30F400AD7CB6D068D216219A6A9E7E1129F4D5B68B35D3216CEB0CD72D463|
|8C7D83153A4CE338B62E248189860C4261951A9D3284FA2D486B62EB40DA3ED1EDD|
|EDE8E7B05F27232D1CAB409631709311BEC1384A2A3A916E7306E1F231D2BFC8794|
|C4CD3A207FB3A7AE23633D21B03128CC119C6892443526E1FD245DF736EB44B0B37|
|B670BA7F7356FF1FE02F63EA1F3AB419B3C26EC24E8D3C5A170F7419802EA3D0250|
|15D3E528657E77991E7439EEF505E8CEE7E56B02DFD6F68A780187CCDF824CC7B2F|
|CF1728F10C4365E01123F418635618B1270C07CD17C4BE327848383F45867564189|
|11022118A8C401C399214A66B14F84CF731449C63D0681C1A8D43A34968340971A2|
|90EA837942FAF08E85A4795CD161C6D43CE7CDD06242B79D38CB35C7CF01E78125B|
|4BD801378C9F8D2797DDB3282F9A240801E605A9FEEF45B562F4F1BC5F5FB119FE5|
|FA19039803528C449A51A0F4A49E28B9C0AE938BC029E034DE8233C03661483CA02|
|A435719EF7894B9F7C00EB0CB48EF01DB383E9A36A5A74DE120C61D9DAF92FE3C38|
|396175B5E912A92E4FBACBB3D0E559ECF264D8B3647ADAAB8ECE674E1F088FB7E6E|
|87CD14242DF3E9F300F982BBEB928AC2BE42C877F585D77F881BE5B5D71CEFA79E0|
|92F215DE5908B2EEE2EDB9FD5D8B7DCF62DFB7D8EB01B30A7664E8C0FE6AF15FB4F|
|83DEE83DA018BEDB5D83E8BBD6DE9F31FD072F194|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'd love to read your feedback/suggestions/insights and see your own attempts at the 'Best' PvE Generalist.




Build I'd love to see (but don't think exists):
  • Over 100% global recharge
  • Defense one purple away from soft-cap (or higher) to s/l & e/ne (before Veng)
  • Capped fire resist & sm/lt resist 50%+
  • Taunt
  • Stacked stealth or Invis
  • Vengeance
  • Good with hard single-targets
  • Good AOE/farmer
  • Min 12pt KB protection


 

Posted

Doesn't seem bad on ST, Rage will help you hit even with Kinetic Combats' low acc and Punch/Hay have low recharge already.

You could raise your defs overall by removing one slot from Blazing Aura and slotting weave better, or losing 5% rech and slotting BA with 3 eradications (triple, quad, damage) and a 50 dam/end from some set. I might be mistaken but I don't think the PF proc gives you end from attacks.


 

Posted

A lot of it depends on the player. I prefer to cover my defense for pure energy attacks because they are so common at 50 and in incarnate trials. Some people may not like having low defense, but I just use two inspirations to soft-cap.

Code:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1380;674;1348;HEX;|
|78DA6593D97212411486BB613042420292852C6435210199808956B995A5892997A|
|051AABCC59174802A0A2816CBDC79E30BB8BE80EB03B8FB26FA02964B5C2E5DC633|
|FFE92CCA14F437F39FBFCF39D33D9DBEBED821C48DE342B62F94AC7A3D7BB2D66C2|
|84FDACA1773FED3CABAA6CAA5F5D14B565EB509210610CDA655492933D3ACAA5A36|
|D3A8A972BE5108736851ADA9725D994B45555BCF9E68D6ACE099724191A7616EDE7|
|4AC542A25735959D56239EFC343A6AAD4AA1FB74BC57CA14181AE4DD7AAAAD50BC5|
|6ADFA96A316772954CA559CAA6AD7A838A84A9AF29FA8F4BA12F9B7E748967CE035|
|4DB25E6E926258C24B06B0E98903A2E6C435E118E14B580D855460E48AC022F6874|
|6BBBFB02275A063AD340EF794E7B0E784E460F97373C1F5C4244C4DE4F8C8F8C312|
|EC998246B9BCEDE167539D2EE69C60CE08B019D71A097BC5ECE2EBD3D28E8EB06C6|
|29D2AE5FBB3D8EDC1DFF60820C7EAE24FDEF902DFA1E78455A979EDAC52B16E0150|
|BF08A45690C4A9763F0041F60CE9E878C4740F763C6136EF229F09AFC2129913674|
|1B52EA0EE32E20A9A31EBD773DD83B37297DBA933E6E21CC0D85B913830CFDDAD0C|
|FEF3F1060848037141AE49C9EC19F2833F48BF11B18FE038CDA0C676B5322486923|
|3A6D84D30E73DA614E3B43E3884E3B7293A71E02C60E338E308E0213C780B75B1FA|
|82DC7F52E30A6489DE47CEEC91ACC53554685510672D4DEB4FE3CA6939066120C93|
|310BC45280227B5CDBE3FB21ED9B63CC330E008983C01AD94DDD85F903D2EC06E33|
|BE31BF0921C49FD1E49677F22221506868CFF8F5FAC4549B628A91665AE45996F51|
|961C453A87D2B6977746BD6872C5D83AD642628237B07572EDCF3E8ACA9DD18D6D4|
|5CACBD865D75942547C69F17EDD56DCF23ECAB96E01067FD8897BC0C5903372C5BF|
|3C6CE9C1|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kioshi View Post
Doesn't seem bad on ST, Rage will help you hit even with Kinetic Combats' low acc and Punch/Hay have low recharge already.

You could raise your defs overall by removing one slot from Blazing Aura and slotting weave better, or losing 5% rech and slotting BA with 3 eradications (triple, quad, damage) and a 50 dam/end from some set. I might be mistaken but I don't think the PF proc gives you end from attacks.
Unfortunately you were right about the Performance Shifter proc not working in attacks

I made some changes (like your BA suggestion) and ended up with less recharge but more e/ne def and more recovery.

Code:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1523;726;1452;HEX;|
|78DA65945B6F524110C777B9D802A540014B6F54A02D14E414DAAA51ABA65A49D4A|
|2ADC44B7C41D2AE709452E492687CF1C52FE04B1FD46F612F5E3E885FC1A4AD3EFA|
|86B333DB761B4EC2FE6667FE3B3B3B670FF9374B7D8CBDBFC1B8EB56B5D46C166F3|
|6DA2D61CF97CAE65A6FA190CA2DA6F28F7A1863C31828E6455508A3D0AE8B46B1D0|
|6A885AB95509516849BC10B5A63072A668BC2D2EB61B25DF9D5A4580A6651C197D2|
|B9B9B55635994EA66ADECC649CE2C575A30F31C85D645A35931EB4E9C17EA42AC07|
|6FD7CD354315D02EE64BCD166C1182AA66E117E54C3D1D2B5B910E665945381F22C|
|205C4B69470A5938BE2EC4C98308E88471031AE64A0E3B4D442699D94364C697761|
|B4523E9BF51E1859665B26E411FD0F10E1FB88B3D0453BC92DF620B9BC88A97FE01|
|C639330E9A17D6D3D098B8CF4C60949C4C034622A85E0A075909C39DE61A21D98B8|
|D4095D071699B46F9FF01B31F19A499D1596BA95CE4D9DE8A74E0C532792D4896FA|
|0F0289D87745ED2794FE9E230FAB0671DEEFB0C3BF9D9C027C47726C75E19B1FB2B|
|5877C024BC44845E2126AA88F806C206F50555AB82A75A950D207C201824011F244|
|1880451880C51572C43293CED30214BF801E30809EC23D4A351EAD1E82122B281BA|
|480D11DB44ECC937A42A1A0B71A98B0D222666AD52300D93719576FC329EE2DC15C|
|255C20222728DDEE107C4CFE3EBDBE151AA2F46F0C33926291F9FFC82BD4C534B8B|
|B05F425D93441AD34C1B8419420691CC224A204F29796A0E5DE7E70917081711E94|
|B88E7203794DCD8C35266BE12B6093BD4CD5D4400CACCA84B98A117316A3BFE1CE1|
|5F035549DDD5818765BA3CD92ECF5C9767BECB9343CF82F47496F5A8034FB3623BF|
|E9419A7C63ABCF0D592AB73E0843057E13486FF9CB8387F8C078ADFC54B7EA88B13|
|28FEAB8BB7A88D1F11AB4EAC027779A2D94F35FB9966AFFAE52AB2A38113FB97E6B|
|FAEF9DDAE93B5FD9AEDD16CAF666F6979FE03CF75EE5F|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntax42 View Post
A lot of it depends on the player. I prefer to cover my defense for pure energy attacks because they are so common at 50 and in incarnate trials. Some people may not like having low defense, but I just use two inspirations to soft-cap.
Thanks for showing your build Syntax42. It always helps to see how others are doing it.


 

Posted

I would like to mention that ANY (decent) content SS/fire build would in fact be a great general build. Hell, i PvP with mine, i play the main tank, i solo GMs, solo TFs, and it can even farm pretty damn well (not as good as my pure farming build though).


"I have ridden the mighty moon worm!"
-Al Gore
Fiery Aura is only good for farming, I'm cereal

@Caucasiafro

 

Posted

I know ultrawatt but I am bored and feel like number-crunching for the 'optimal' PvE SS/FA. Its a 'One Build to rule them all' kind of thing. Plus I enjoy seeing what other, perhaps more creative folk, come up with.