Basic MM questions

If there's a thread that I can find answers to the following questions, please let me know.

1) Relationships of different enhancements: procs, recharge, and endurance reduction, with MM pets?

2) How about the incarnate powers in relate to pets? (the aforementioned types and others)

3) Set bonus and pets?

1) Relationships of different enhancements: procs, recharge, and endurance reduction, with MM pets?

1a) Recharge: Doesn't work on the pets abilities, and I honestly cannot remember but I don't think you can even slot recharge in pet powers at all.

1b) Endurance reduction reduces the cast cost and the cost of pet abilities. I've heard it usually isn't a problem except on select pets like the tier 2 thugs because of the leadership skills.

1c) I'm fairly certain the way procs work(through asking others) is that pet abilities have certain flags and not all abilities on the same pet has the same flag. I only recently found this info on a guide on this forum who I can't for the life of me remember the name of the guy. But basicly lets take tier 1 robots, they can accept knockback enhancements, but only 1 ability of theres has knockbacks, the proc for +dmg thus only triggers off that one ability AND the other enhancements from a knockback set even with relvent stats WILL ONLY EFFECT the ability with the proper flag. That last part was from the guide I was completly oblivous of this till I read it.

2) How about the incarnate powers in relate to pets? (the aforementioned types and others)

I know very little of incarnate powers. I do however know that a large amount of them effect your pets. I even saw a video of the proc dmg from one of the incarnate passive proc powers trigger on someones pets attacks.

3) Set bonus and pets?

Set bonuses have no effect on pets.

There are however a couple IO's with unique benefits for pets, there are 2 seperate 5% defense auras(centered on you) and 2 10% resistance auras (centered on you) but 2 of those are only available to Necro(Soul extraction), Thugs(Gang war), Demon(i can't remeber which ability :\), or anyone with /Storm(tornado). The reasoning is its in a set category called "Recharge intensive pets" and normal pets aren't in this category and no dark miasma's pet isn't either. There is also a chance for build up on attacks proc that only effects the pet it is socketed in, there are a few others I believe also.

Ah Master Zaprobo, Thats the guide I read for a big chunk of the info I gave you. Credits to him.

Some quick tips:

Demons do need at least 1 end reduction each especially the Prince.

If you look closely at the pet damage sets you will see a couple special enhancements that give the player a defense aura or a dmg resist aura. Other then that set bonuses do not apply to pets. Its usually best to io out for your secondary ie healing, recharge (for the buffs) etc.

Leadership while small on an mm does stack with pet abilities like maneuvres from thugs.

For alpha and destiny abilities its the same deal think about your buffs/debuffs/heals instead of your pets (I almost always choose rebirth for destiny anyway). You can't really go wrong with the offensive Incarnate slots.

Thanks on the link and info. Much appreciated.

I believe what you are asking is would 5 of a pet IO set squeeze out more than 2 Acc and 2 Dmg. The answer is yes. You get some benefit of the enhancement diversification limit being filled with multi-aspect IO sets. Extra benefit for endurance and the sixth slot for an option is viable

You can slot 2 Acc IOs, 2 Dmg IOs, and a fifth slot with acc/dmg to maximize the acc and dmg enhancement leaving you with a free slot for extra end or resistance, etc.

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Level 48 Natural Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Robotics
Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Battle Drones -- Acc(A), Acc(3), Dmg(3), Dmg(5), BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg(5)
Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Empty(A), Empty(7), Empty(7)
Level 2: Tar Patch -- Empty(A), Empty(9)
Level 4: Darkest Night -- Empty(A), Empty(9), Empty(11)
Level 6: Equip Robot -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Photon Grenade -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Howling Twilight -- Empty(A), Empty(11)
Level 12: Protector Bots -- BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg(A), BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), BriL'shp-Acc(13), BriL'shp-Dmg(15), EdctM'r-Acc/Dmg(15)
Level 14: [Empty]
Level 16: [Empty]
Level 18: [Empty]
Level 20: [Empty]
Level 22: [Empty]
Level 24: [Empty]
Level 26: [Empty]
Level 28: [Empty]
Level 30: [Empty]
Level 32: [Empty]
Level 35: [Empty]
Level 38: [Empty]
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Supremacy
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- Empty(A)


I dummied up this robots/dark for discussion. I am not sure if the OP has Mids. Note I put a brilliant leadership acc/dam as the fifth spot in battle drones and an edict of the master acc/dam in protector bots fifth slot.

Working at four slots, battle drones have 66% accuracy and damage enhancement from SOs. On the protector bots at four slots you have 82% acc and dmg, AND 19% endurance cost reduction. The fifth slot puts you in the enhancement diversification range nicely over 90% and it is cheaper, but the SOs will expire and no IO set benefits. The fifth slot of edict (equal level to the brilliant leadership) puts your accuracy and damage deep into the enhancement limitation with the added IO set bonuses of regeneration, debt protection and confuse resistance.

None of the IO set bonuses are anything by themselves enough to write home about, but they are not bad perks. Both tactics leave your enhancing open for the sixth slot for IO set defense or resist aura slotting, or you could put a big defense IO in protector bots for better defense for the mastermind and pets.

Enhancement diversification is not limited so much by the count of enhancements appearing in a powers slotting as the percentage enhanced. The max green healthy SOs give about 33 % enhancement, while IOs are based on a cap >40%. This is of course speaking of Schedule type enhancements: accuracy, damage, health, endurance cost. Schedule B: enhancements cap out for diversification limits between 45 and 50 including defense, damage resistance, range, etc.

True, and since IO enhancements, affect multiple aspects, cheaper sets, and generic IOs can often yield far better results than SO slotting without considering IO enhancement set bonuses with the added benefit that IOs don't expire.