SS/Fire Build

I'm looking for an SS/Fire build that is inexpensive and doesn't use Mu Mastery. All the ones I'm finding use Mu Mastery, and my Brute is blue-side so I only have Energy/Pyre/Arctic/Earth.

I had one with Pyre that was working quite well, but Mids screwed me (or helped me screw myself) when I while I was messing around with it to check some things. Went to click Open to re-load my normal build, and ended up hitting save instead. Holy no confirmation screen, Batman!


I don't have very much inf (like 80m to my name right now, plus whatever I make by farming tickets). Any help would be much appreciated!

Since no one has replied and your post has been up all day long, here is my build. It is a cheap build, if you're willing to put in the time to collect merits for the things like the LoTG 7.5% recharges. Other than that, most of the recipes are things you come across during normal gameplay or spending AE tickets.

The build has turned out to be pretty good and only keeps getting better as I add incarnate powers to it.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.942
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Catch All Build: Level 50 Technology Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(5), RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(7), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), S'fstPrt-ResKB(9)
Level 2: Haymaker -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(13), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(13), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Dct'dW-Rchg(15)
Level 6: Blazing Aura -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(19), EndRdx-I(21), EndRdx-I(21)
Level 8: Knockout Blow -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(23), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(27)
Level 12: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(29)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(27), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 18: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 20: Rage -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A)
Level 22: Consume -- P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(33), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(33)
Level 24: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(31), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(42), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 26: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(34), RctvArm-EndRdx(34), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 28: Burn -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(36), Oblit-%Dam(37), Oblit-Dmg(50)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(37), LkGmblr-Rchg+(37)
Level 32: Foot Stomp -- Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), FrcFbk-Rechg%(40)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 38: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 41: Gloom -- Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Decim-Acc/Dmg(42), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Decim-Build%(43)
Level 44: Rise of the Phoenix -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 47: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Marshal
Level 50: Spiritual Core Paragon
------------
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Heal(A), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(43), Mrcl-Rcvry+(45), Numna-Heal(45), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(45), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(46)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(46), P'Shift-End%(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(50)

| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1440;705;1410;HEX;|
|78DA65935B6F124114C767D9C5B6B41490B6D01B85DE6869C1127D37BD26D5A250B|
|CC5178274844D36406031F6CD17BF80B71A35F15378D76FE217305AF5DD0B9E3DFF|
|9192B081FDCD9C39F33F97D9C9DCDD1A12E2DE79A10D6E5AC566B3B0D168D9D2734|
|5962AD59A552B1FFA368B76A9125DB7ACE846CBB40EFA841013EC54C8484BCA54BE|
|55978D42DE6EC86AD9AE84B1B4256FCB6A53A6764CD9382CACB71AC5C06EB522C9C|
|74EFD1F0C656B352BB5278B75B35AF6F0245F97F2C0CBC31DB35CB16921C0B3DDEA|
|1DB369DE322DD33E0C6DD7CD520A71F2B59655C8149B368509536609FACF6A423D6|
|D43641D8370E5807D8691679C3920A4C52BC75353EECEDEB830228C535120C6E80F|
|13A6C59CA6BCC95D837A3FD43D90F5EC77ABBFA1B7AEDCF5CB9A631ABA086418C39|
|7802CE33539BA918CDBFDC5E504F47F639C3E06BE324662ACAEB0403BFA54903EE4|
|34869CC6904C58552CD97D8C7C0710C43530C271C37EC6C428E32D2D0DC2411B0C7|
|1D953A83E445BBD8824BC9F5D8EF33B9AF8E0ACFBD03FFF0C63026D9C42FF66696B|
|4089065638910810276B50D35834F89245DFD36494FBDCD6471FB329FA0078043C6|
|468241A423E7A08954750F9322A4FA3729DFCC65592E3483286EC62730092FC401E|
|93D0734FB639C4DC1FE02FF09B31EF1C6A5AA47FF1CC20F569A53E8D8646828C79F|
|4751E7D5DA6F78C529F81FAA2CD2D586C010812C759C7EFF3EC235780C6CDAA8E01|
|5E8ABBA04E6301214A94D792FA14969E0BA7A6E523E01923F11478C1F844EF15A5B|
|01265511F89A6942905D16132AD29D31A4C5346E792D18F1E91E8B1ACF558D23D96|
|B33D96733D961DA37343DB7B3DAB59A3732185C696017FE7CEB58F3DB4AAA9D5241|
|7F8E3C4E4D676F9D813DB8CD50BC0552E7135C7485E637CEF165A62A19F27265DC3|
|D799C467993C62A49F30721ECE96F3B9DE35BED135BED935CE059D5D18FF03E7D7E|
|D68|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

If it's a farming build and you are looking for cheap, just put SO's in there.

I guess "farming" wasn't really the right terminology. I'm looking for something that can farm AE tickets/purples, yes, though I'd also like to reliably PL people in my SG and such.


The build you posted looks nice enough, Gospel, and thank you for it, though the lack of Vengeance and the Soul Mastery pool kinda throws it off for me.

The build I was using is similar to the one here: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...&postcount=731

I'm fairly certain that is the actual post I got the build from, but the poster seems to have changed it since then. It had Pyre Mastery, not Mu Mastery, and it used Crushing Impact sets in place of the Mocking Beratement in all but the Consume power.

I'll see if I can put the build I have so far from the one I was using on my Brute at the moment in Mids and perhaps one of you can kinda figure out the rest of it.

EDIT: Okay, I got what I have so far in to Mids. I have no idea what was in Melt Armor, if anything (Might have just been SOs)

| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1363;662;1324;HEX;|
|78DA6593D952134114867BB210C3621820103649C212163386827B4A45AA5202A62|
|A55DEC6405A331A436A3241A237DEF802DEE052A5A53E82B2B83D8755BE83CB8577|
|A2E399F337419DA9A4BF99BFBBFF73FA74F7DACE72A710F79784D671B152ACD70B1|
|7AC862D43EB45BB61152BE1EC7663CBAA96CC46480831C47D85355991D2C8376AD2|
|2AE46D4B566FD8E518BA96E57559AD4B63C59456B3709E2CF46CB52C698C6D1CBFB|
|4E7B6B62A46BE266549E7D76C75DBAC9B1B66C5B49B11565665B124AD7AD9ACFDFF|
|AD5FAA999B46AE69511AC5BA4D516294D824FD939A508F1310D708F3C2570436198|
|11220197BEE489EE2F8454673A5B605C6A9456080302AF68F870927A86DF3D4F63B|
|C00EA3F32ED0649CBEC718A7297E958C7F033D48A61FC9F42399092493A4EA06315|
|C0BCEB1D4064C925148850F615513309A82D1148CA660944A300EA90D6371221CE3|
|751CD04787CAA8E332AF30B506AC3366AF0039461705EDC270D11565E92D7D4460E|
|A8BA062DDA858372A96A256E7623901FD99CF957A9E032F187D2F81570C9D42F4AA|
|247B11A287A4A892A258CA3B6A07601A1C28F3C49809DC64242A8CF15B8C89DB084|
|146832AD7419DBD87FA00447A4F5DC3AAAEC33F79CEC811F08B71E637E0004B7EDE|
|C3905B4AE4370AA3196AC710293886F311C7F988E37CC4713E12381F8907ECF7C13|
|DB030F225B1D3E3FFE0A33AD56EA449489F288569B583D3BB84949879043C069E30|
|669F327ED0B59E53C3E71C7AC4594F9BE6F633191BAA16C66B8E75EE0DB007EC33E|
|60F804346846A91511966508B9140EB0AD2CFB59EF528198F32EF51163CCAA24759|
|09B4EEAFB3EAE9CD055AB75668AC84BB5B37D2F9D24EBDDADFBDDF4E144D4BF05EA|
|7AFF29ABE7AC67E3F517CDA43DECE741C95D9E5AF3FEB9EF967|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I chose not to use the leadership pool, because I planned on making a character that could do many different things. I wanted to be able to farm when I wanted to, but I also wanted to be able to solo AVs, team for trials and other TFs/SFs etc., and maybe at some point try to solo the ITF or something of that nature.

The reason why I didn't go leadership is, because recharge is pretty much the king of my build. I went with the concealment pool, because it gave me some easy options for placing LoTG recharges in powers that I didn't need to add any slots to. I use invisibility all the time to stealth missions, it's a great out of the box, incidental power that's been useful to me.

I chose the soul mastery pool, because I wanted one more high damage single target attack when I'm fighting AVs. I really didn't feel the need for any more AoE on the build simply, because burn, footstomp, and blazing aura are more than sufficent. I could probably farm a little faster if I took more AoEs, but then I'd compromise myself somewhere else.

I've been trying to find that one character that I can put everything I have into and do pretty much anything I want with it. So far SS/FA/Soul is working out very well for me, though I think I want to work in darkest night.