UprightMan

Savage Melee - fast animations and goes well with the 'Blitz' theme. Bio armor with minimal fx - swarms of nanites constantly repairing, adjusting and attacking enemies. My $0.02

You can put Chance for -Res Debuff Procs in practically all your crab attacks. I highly recommend this. It turns you from an AoE Tanky Pet Mind to an AoE Face Melting Tanky Pet Mind. The -Res Debuffs stack with the -Def debuffs inherent in your attacks, which even while solo will make life easier for you and your pets. In a team, especially if you aim your grenades and suppression well, it allows you to debuff entire spawns as part of your attack chain. I'm also a fan of the KB > KD proc in Frag Grenade, but that may just be me. KB soft controlling is a useful skill and can be fun.

So I'm playing around with recreating one of my old mains - an Arachnos Soldier/Huntsman build themed as an Arbiter. I've been playing around with builds, this is probably over-engineered. What improvements can you suggest? Ignore cost/rarity for the moment, I want to make something to work towards. Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier Primary Power Set: Bane Spider Soldier Secondary Power Set: Bane Spider Training Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Leadership Villain Profile: Level 1: Single Shot (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff (3) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage (3) Decimation - Damage/Endurance (5) Decimation - Damage/Recharge (5) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (7) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge Level 1: Bane Spider Armor Upgrade (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) (50) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance Level 2: Burst (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff (7) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage (9) Decimation - Damage/Endurance (9) Decimation - Damage/Recharge (11) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (11) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge Level 4: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (17) Recharge Reduction IO (43) Recharge Reduction IO Level 6: Wide Area Web Grenade (A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge (13) Trap of the Hunter - Endurance/Immobilize (13) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance (15) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy (15) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge (17) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 8: Heavy Burst (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff (19) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Accuracy/Damage (19) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Damage/Recharge (21) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (21) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (23) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance (37) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge (37) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge (37) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (40) Red Fortune - Defense Level 12: Venom Grenade (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage (23) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance (25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge (25) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range (27) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (27) Superior Spider's Bite - RechargeTime/Global Toxic Level 14: Build Up (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (33) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 16: Tactical Training: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 18: Frag Grenade (A) Ragnarok - Damage (29) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge (29) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (31) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge (31) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance (31) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown Level 20: Tactical Training: Leadership (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 22: Mental Training (A) Run Speed IO Level 24: Cloaking Device (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge (42) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge (43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (43) Red Fortune - Defense Level 26: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed (46) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance (46) Serendipity - Defense/Recharge (46) Serendipity - Endurance/Recharge (48) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance/Recharge (48) Serendipity - Defense Level 28: Surveillance (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff (36) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff (36) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge/Endurance (50) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge Level 30: Wolf Spider Armor (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% Level 32: Combat Training: Defensive (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 35: Combat Training: Offensive (A) Accuracy IO Level 38: Call Reinforcements (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets Level 41: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance Level 44: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 47: Tactics (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 49: Super Speed (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points) (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Dash (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Slide (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Quick (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Rush (A) Empty Level 1: Prestige Power Surge (A) Empty Level 1: Conditioning Level 1: Sprint (A) Celerity - +Stealth Level 2: Rest (A) Empty Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift (A) Empty Level 2: Health (A) Miracle - +Recovery (45) Miracle - Heal Level 2: Hurdle (A) Empty Level 2: Stamina (A) Performance Shifter - 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If you're new to the game you may want to find a build thats more forgiving of being new. IOs are Invention Origin Enchancements, some of the good IO builds cost billions.

TW/DA is a theoretical awesome build. Problem is it will likely take quite a while and lots of IOs to come into power. Endurance will be your biggest issue, so pack lots of blues.