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I’m leveling a Plant/Dark right now and it’s insanely good. It will always have value on well-built teams thanks to Tar Patch and Plant’s above-average damage, and it carries weaker teams on its own. There are better options for more damage-oriented builds but I wanted a defensive secondary to balance out the character and on Controllers I think /Dark is the best bet. Thematically it was a little difficult to tie the sets together but I came up with a life-force-manipulation concept that I’m happy with.

I recommend Ice/Nature too, Entangling Aura is stupid good coupled with Arctic Air. But it is a purely defensive build that does 0 damage.

I like grav/kin. Dimension Shift is one of the better “oh s***” powers in the game which really helps balance kin’s lack of defensive options in emergencies. If you’re sturdy enough to play in melee, Singularity’s pull-toward aura also helps keep enemies grouped for Fulcrum Shift.

My Bots/EA and Demons/Nature are my favorites. Both sets are lackluster (IMO) on other ATs but really shine on MMs where you don't have to choose between blasting and supporting. They're also both incredibly sturdy even at low levels which suits my playstyle.

Thank you, this is great feedback. You are correct that I don't know what I'm doing on blasters, I watched all your videos and they were really helpful! I'm very familiar with jousting on my tanks/MMs, I don't know why I didn't think to apply it to blasters too. Still tinkering with the build but I did drop Discharge to use those slots elsewhere, and now have him at 37% ranged defense, 20% melee and 70% S/L resist. I never solo, so I build my toons assuming that at least 1 person on my team will have Maneuvers/Tactics. I'm content with that for now I think, while I focus more on learning to play the AT and feel comfortable making adjustments. Thank you so much!

I've been trying to make a snake-inspired costume for years and can never get them to look right. This might be the best one I've ever seen!

Thanks! I didn't know you could do that, I've edited it into the OP. Thanks for the feedback. I do spend a fair amount of time in melee. Drain Psyche seems to not hit targets if I'm hovering above them; Shockwave is finnicky that way too. I do plan on dropping Static Discharge and redistributing some of those slots into Scream. Shocking Bolt is much quicker to activate than Shout which unfortunately is still not a great power, plus I try to have several different damage types on my DPS toons. The low recharge is noticeable but workable. My AOE attack chain cycles with no gaps, and if I have a free second on a single target, I can use Howl as filler for the extra -res proc.

Hi all! So I will be the first to admit I don't play blasters and it's very possible I'm doing something wrong with this build. But this character feels like hot garbage at L46. I wanted it to be a strong AOE blaster, but the amount of aggro I generate and the speed at which I die while putting out insignificant damage feels really bad to play. I prioritized def/res in my IO sets over damage and procs most of the time, and I wonder if that was a mistake? Any help would be appreciated, I love the concept and costume for this toon and would love to enjoy playing him as well! Mids' export function is giving me an error, so while I try to fix that, here is a screenshot. I'm not attached to any of the powers except Psychic Scream, Shockwave, Wail, and Hover/Fly. Blaster (Sonic Attack - Mental Manipulation).mbd

Just finished this 10 seconds ago so I will undoubtedly continue to tinker with it, but very happy with this name and costume combination: Omniglot, a Beast/Sonic MM who can communicate with any sentient being.

This is a really great starting point. I couldn't think of much to change about it other than adding some texture and getting the arms and boots to sort-of-match. Ice Melee is super fun on a stalker so I went with the elemental order gloves, but if you decide not to go that route, I use the Celestial gloves on a few power-armor characters.

Ok, I know cat characters are not original but I had a concept/background I liked and have been waiting forever to find one that matched up with Savage Melee. But this looks more mouse-y to me? I tried it with a tail which didn't make much of a difference. Wondering if a different chest/leg piece with one of the tiger-stripe patterns would maybe be a better fit? SOS! *note this is a human in a supersuit, not a catperson.

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Weird! I'll try to attach it and see if that works. I did use @KaizenSoze's guide as a reference 🙂 Dropping Tough/Weave and slotting for a teensy bit more recovery has actually solved the end issues! For the most part at least. I really wanted Clarion but may end up building Ageless for content that is light on mezzes. I'm hoping the Support Hybrid end discount will be the final piece of the puzzle. I also picked up Stealth in my most recent respec which has all but eliminated any accidental aggro issues. Psychic Scream's animation time was reduced in the most recent patch so it's now the same as Tornado's, with similar damage but a lower end cost. On a melee/range hybrid I would drop it but since I stay in one spot at range most of the time, I'm happy with what it brings to the table. It also seems to proc better than Tornado which ends up whiffing entire groups if I select the wrong initial target. That TA/BR build is beastly. I do prefer a little more recharge over pure defenses on TA though. It looked a little light on recharge at first but I see that your OSA and EMP recharges are not much higher than mine...I may have to do some retuning to squeeze out higher defense. Thank you both for the input! Psymoth - no Fighting.mbd

I realize after scouring the internet for builds that this is a pretty rare combo! It's a lot of fun so far, currently L46 and mostly IOd. Here is an updated build that drops Fighting; losing the S/L resistance hurts, but this build's endurance economy is horrible. Trick Arrow is a fantastic set, but a downside of half the powers being 1-slot wonders is high endurance costs. I think it would be doable if I went Cardiac for my alpha but I am really wanting Musculature since Psy's damage isn't quite top-tier. For anyone wanting to min-max this combo, I think the optimal attack chain would probably include the Snipe. With a less end-heavy secondary I would've left Mental Blast with 1 slot and gone that route, but I just couldn't afford to spam it. I experimented with the reworked Scramble Minds but it's still pretty terrible, with a slow travel time and significantly reduced splash damage making it a poor choice in both ST and AOE situations. [/img] View This Build In MRB

On the simpler side, but I've always wanted a bug-themed character (and use the Insectoid Hybrid top) and am really happy with how Psymoth turned out. Also quite fond of Glassforge, my ice/stone tank:

Hello! I recently rerolled one of my old toons to Psy/TA. I haven't played either set since their reworks so I'm a little confused about how to slot them now, and could use some help! The L22 power slot is empty because I'm not sure what the optimal ST attack chain for Psy/ is these days. I'm assuming the snipe is the best option? but I could also fit Ice Arrow in there and have another proc bomb and hold to stack with Dominate. My second main question is whether I should be slotting so many procs, or if I'm better off slotting for damage considering how much -res TA puts out now. The ranged defense is lower than I'd like, but between Flash Arrow's -tohit and Psy/'s long range I'm really not getting hit much. My apologies, I don't know how to share builds the old-fashioned way with the new Mids. View This Build In MRB

I think Time is underrated as an endgame set (and also that on a team where Time isn’t useful, no other support set would be either). Slowed Response’s AOE -res, Chrono Shift’s +recharge and the +damage from the single target buff are meaningful team DPS increases even if they don’t feel like they’re making much of a difference, and Farsight is amazing at all levels - not every level 50 character is softcapped and fully IOd and Farsight bridges any gaps basically on its own. Time Stop is a stellar proc bomb and I always enjoy being able to help stack holds on a non-control AT. The set is also not endurance heavy so you’re able to run pool support powers with ease. It may not be the absolute best set for endgame content but I do think it’s in the upper echelon, and unless you’re running incarnate content and absolutely nothing else, you’re going to be a major asset to most teams.

I’m curious, and this may be a dumb question but I always thought Katana was a Broadsword clone - what makes it perform so much better, on tanks in particular?

Fair play, but IMO the status resistance from Dispersion makes Clarity kind of a dud power. I feel like one way to "fix" the set could be to tack Clarity's numbers onto Dispersion's, making status resistance a premier reason to play Sonic and allowing Clarity to be replaced or reworked into something with a little more flavor. Sonic Siphon is solid, but I don't think it's that much better than the damage buffs from Forge, Painbringer, Overgrowth etc. especially when you consider the hard targets you want to be using it on are going to resist some of it. Also those damage buffs apply to all targets making them useful in all situations, not just boss fights. YMMV of course but again I would rather have other sets that have more tools (which may be part of the problem as you said, the Trick Arrow and FF reworks were overkill) on my team. I play mostly support toons and my /Sonic definitely feels the least impactful of the bunch. Agreed re: Liquefy. The hold is pointless and while removing it would take away some proc-ability it takes plenty of others. I am hopeful that Sonic is on the list to be looked at at some point. The fact that they gave Dispersion Bubble the buff that makes its effects last for 15 seconds after you leave it, but did not do the same for Sonic Dispersion, tells me that it might have other changes in the works that just weren't ready to ship at the time...hopefully...

I mean Sonic is indisputably the king of +/- res. I just don’t think that’s as much of a selling point as it used to be. Pain and Thermal offer both, mez protection (not AOE but it’s not hard to apply), strong healing, and a superbuff in Pain/superdebuff in Thermal - plus Forge which is easy to keep up on your damage-dealers. Nature lacks the AOE -res but Overgrowth’s damage buff is insane and very easy to perma which I would argue evens the playing field on that front, and again it brings heals, a rez, and other buffs/debuffs to the table. It’s not that Sonic doesn’t have strengths or an identity, just that IMO the other support sets have more of both those things and I would rather have probably any other set on my teams.

I’m leveling an electric/dark controller at the moment. The battlefield control is unparalleled IMO, even at low levels thanks to the combination of Static Field + Darkest Night. You can’t always feel how impactful your support really is in this game but I’ve been on several teams/TFs with this guy where I could tell I was carrying. I don’t know if I can go back to Dark Miasma after this, Fade and Soul Absorption are just so good. The downside is that all that control and support comes at the cost of doing no damage whatsoever. Procs help a little bit but I ended up taking Arcane Bolt to feel less anemic. It’s also fairly starved for slots and power choices while leveling given that 8 of the 9 DA powers are amazing and you want Hasten ASAP to keep Fade rolling.

Sonic Resonance is not a bad sad per se, but I don’t see a reason to bring it to the table anymore when other sets can do what it does almost as well and have other things to offer on top of +/-res. It’s a shame because it was my favorite support set on live. At the very least, Liquefy has no business having as long a recharge as it does.

Here is another option that looks sturdier with higher resists, though it is about 2% under defense caps and the recharge is abysmal. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Glasshammer 2: Level 50 Mutation Tanker Primary Power Set: Ice Armor Secondary Power Set: Stone Melee Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Force of Will Power Pool: Fighting Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Frozen Armor -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Rct-Def(3), Rct-Def/EndRdx(3), Rct-ResDam%(5), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(5), Ksm-ToHit+(7) Level 1: Stone Mallet -- SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg(A), SprGntFis-Dmg/Rchg(7), SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), SprGntFis-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), SprGntFis-Rchg/+Absorb(11) Level 2: Chilling Embrace -- PcnoftheT-Acc/EndRdx(A), PcnoftheT-Acc/Slow(15) Level 4: Heavy Mallet -- SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg(A), SprMghoft-Dmg/Rchg(17), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), SprMghoft-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19), SprMghoft-Rchg/Res%(21) Level 6: Mighty Leap -- Lnch-Jump(A), Lnch-+Special(25) Level 8: Hoarfrost -- Prv-Heal/Rchg(A), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(21), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(23), ImpArm-ResPsi(23), Ags-Psi/Status(25) Level 10: Weaken Resolve -- AchHee-ResDeb%(A) Level 12: Icicles -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), ScrDrv-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27) Level 14: Wall of Force -- Artl-Acc/Dam(A), Artl-Dam/End(27), Artl-Acc/Dam/Rech(29), PstBls-Dam%(29), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(31) Level 16: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 18: Glacial Armor -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(31), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(33), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg(33), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33) Level 20: Fault -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Dam%(34), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(34), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(34), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech(36), JvlVll-Dam%(36) Level 22: Energy Absorption -- SynSck-EndMod(A), SynSck-Dam/Rech(37), SynSck-EndMod/Rech(39), SynSck-Dam/Rech/Acc(39), SynSck-Dam/Acc/End(39), SynSck-EndMod/+RunSpeed(40) Level 24: Tremor -- Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Obl-%Dam(40), FrcFdb-Rechg%(40), ScrDrv-Dam%(42), ScrDrv-Acc/Dmg(42), ScrDrv-Dmg/EndRdx(42) Level 26: Kick -- Empty(A) Level 28: Tough -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(36), UnbGrd-Max HP%(37), ImpArm-ResPsi(37) Level 30: Seismic Smash -- Mk'Bit-Dam%(A), Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg(43), Mk'Bit-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Mk'Bit-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Hct-Dam%(45) Level 32: Permafrost -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), ImpArm-ResPsi(45) Level 35: Hibernate -- Heal-I(A) Level 38: Taunt -- PrfZng-Dam%(A) Level 41: Block of Ice -- Apc-Dam%(A), UnbCns-Dam%(46), GhsWdwEmb-Dam%(46), GhsWdwEmb-Acc/EndRdx(46), GhsWdwEmb-Acc/Hold/Rchg(48), Dcm-Build%(50) Level 44: Shiver -- IceMisTrmt-+ColdDmg(A) Level 47: Ice Storm -- Bmbdmt-Dam(A), Bmbdmt-Acc/Rech/End(48), Bmbdmt-Dam/Rech(48), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech(50), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(50) Level 49: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A) Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Gauntlet Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(13), Pnc-Heal/+End(13) Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(15) Level 16: Takeoff ------------

I worry I may be building this wrong. He is level 30 at the moment and is dying over and over in content that my Dark/ and Willpower/ tanks would handle with ease. I know with Ice being a pure defense set it'll be more of a late bloomer but it is so much squishier than I would've expected. I have no experience with either set so it may be a "me" problem! I would like to keep Wall of Force in the build; it's not the best power in the game but it has surprisingly good range/coverage and I like the KD as an extra layer of mitigation in crowds. With Stone's emphasis on ST damage I also feel like Weaken Resolve with the -resist proc is not a terrible one-slot wonder. With the empty power slots I was planning on taking the /Ice hold and Ice Storm but if there are better options to increase my survivability I'd definitely consider them. Some questions: - Is Icicles overslotted? I copied that off other Ice builds I found on the forums but I feel like the slots would be better elsewhere. - Similarly, is Energy Absorption underslotted? It feels like it's meant to be a keystone power of the set but it's doing just fine with 1 slot. - Is Weave necessary? I've seen it on some other builds that have 55%+ defense but I've been shooting for more resists instead just because a full-def build feels very squishy and risky to me. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Glasshammer: Level 50 Mutation Tanker Primary Power Set: Ice Armor Secondary Power Set: Stone Melee Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Force of Will Hero Profile: Level 1: Frozen Armor -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(3), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(3), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(5), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(5), RedFrt-Def(7) Level 1: Stone Mallet -- SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg(A), SprGntFis-Dmg/Rchg(7), SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), SprGntFis-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), SprGntFis-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), SprGntFis-Rchg/+Absorb(11) Level 2: Hoarfrost -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(17), Prv-EndRdx/Rchg(19), Prv-Heal/Rchg(19), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(21), Prv-Absorb%(21) Level 4: Chilling Embrace -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 6: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 8: Permafrost -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A) Level 10: Heavy Mallet -- Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg(A), Mk'Bit-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Mk'Bit-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Mk'Bit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), Mk'Bit-Dam%(25), TchofDth-Dam%(27) Level 12: Icicles -- SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg(A), SprMghoft-Dmg/Rchg(27), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), SprMghoft-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), SprMghoft-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), SprMghoft-Rchg/Res%(31) Level 14: Kick -- Empty(A) Level 16: Tough -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(40), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(42) Level 18: Glacial Armor -- Rct-Def(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx(31), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(33), Rct-Def/Rchg(33), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Rct-ResDam%(34) Level 20: Fault -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Dam%(34), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(34), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(36), JvlVll-Dam%(36), JvlVll-Acc/Dmg(36) Level 22: Energy Absorption -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), PreOptmz-EndMod/Rech(37) Level 24: Tremor -- Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Obl-%Dam(37), ScrDrv-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), ScrDrv-Dam%(39), Arm-Dam%(39), FrcFdb-Rechg%(39) Level 26: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Ksm-ToHit+(40), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(40) Level 28: [Empty] -- Empty(A) Level 30: Seismic Smash -- CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx(42), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), Hct-Dam%(43), GhsWdwEmb-Dam%(43) Level 32: Mighty Leap -- Jump-I(A) Level 35: [Empty] -- Empty(A) Level 38: Weaken Resolve -- AchHee-ResDeb%(A) Level 41: [Empty] -- Empty(A) Level 44: Wall of Force -- PstBls-Dam%(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(48), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech/End(48), Bmbdmt-Dam(50), Bmbdmt-Acc/Dam/Rech(50) Level 47: [Empty] Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 1: Gauntlet Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(13), Pnc-Heal/+End(13) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), SynSck-EndMod(15), SynSck-EndMod/+RunSpeed(15), PwrTrns-+Heal(17) Level 41: Takeoff ------------

Thank you, this looks great! May toy around with the color scheme a bit but this is a fantastic starting point. Thanks so much.