Blaster Ice/Mental/Mu S/L Farming Build

[Just4Serveraccess]

I've been looking for an alternative farming build since I don't care for the standard brute setup. I've used my electric/shield stalker and while it works well I know there are better, faster options. I wanted to try a blaster and Ice/Mental/Mu looks like a decent combo. I considered doing for a more defense based build using the Ice epic pool, but I'm not sure if that would be better. I'm thinking with the insane regen from Drain Psyche a resist build is probably better. 

 

According to Pines my build gets:

• 75% S/L resists
• 21.4% S/L defense
• 171.3% global recharge before ageless incarnate boost
• (If Drain Psyche hits 10 targets)
  • 500% recovery
  • 1747% regen (105.5 HP/sec, can be increased to 123 HP/sec with accolades)

 

I think this should do fine in a S/L based AE farm I'm just looking for any tips on min maxing the build to increase defense or damage so I can clear runs faster. It's a pretty tight build but there are 1-2 slots I could move around maybe without losing any resists/defense. I'm currently leveling (in my 40s) I'll update the thread once I max and report back how it went.

 

Any tips to improve this build? 

 

*edit updated build info

 

 

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Mental Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Blast

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Subdual

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Frost Breath

• (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
• (3) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (3) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  

Level 4: Super Speed

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 6: Aim

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
• (7) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
• (7) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  

Level 8: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (9) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 10: Psychic Scream

• (A) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown
• (11) Ragnarok - Damage
• (11) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
• (13) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (13) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
  

Level 12: Ice Storm

• (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
• (15) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (17) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
• (40) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
• (43) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  

Level 14: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (15) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 16: Concentration

• (A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
• (17) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (46) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast

• (A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
• (19) Apocalypse - Damage
• (19) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
• (25) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (31) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
  

Level 20: Drain Psyche

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
• (21) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
• (21) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
• (23) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (23) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
• (25) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  

Level 22: Kick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 24: Tough

• (A) Titanium Coating - Endurance
• (37) Titanium Coating - Resistance
• (37) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (37) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
• (43) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
  

Level 26: Bitter Freeze Ray

• (A) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
• (27) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
• (27) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (29) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
• (29) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 28: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 30: Stealth

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
• (31) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
• (31) Reactive Defenses - Defense
  

Level 32: Blizzard

• (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
• (33) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (33) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (34) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
• (34) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 35: Invisibility

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  

Level 38: Psychic Shockwave

• (A) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
• (40) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 41: Charged Armor

• (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (42) Aegis - Resistance
• (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (42) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
• (43) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
• (45) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  

Level 44: Electrifying Fences

• (A) Detonation - Damage/Recharge
• (50) Detonation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 47: World of Confusion

• (A) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused
• (48) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge
• (48) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
• (48) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Recharge
• (50) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Endurance
  

Level 49: Freeze Ray

• (A) Neuronic Shutdown - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
• (50) Neuronic Shutdown - Accuracy/Recharge
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Defiance 
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: Sprint

• (A) Celerity - +Stealth
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run 

Level 2: Swift

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Edited January 29, 2020 by Just4Serveraccess

[Giocondi]

Never farmed with a blaster but I think you need to get a lot more S/L defense. I get that you are counting on Regen to heal back the highly resisted dmg but I don't think it will work well with that low of defense. Reply to this thread if it does in fact work out as is!

[r0y]

I suppose it depends on what you are farming and how you go about it.  Personally, when I farm, it is all about speed.  Period.  While blasters present more burst damage for faster nuking of mobs, their hit point pool and defense/resists are too low.  Even capped, 75% resists are pretty weak against +4's that will be hitting at least 5% of the time.

 

Even with the recent tanking changes, I still feel that Brutes are the sweet spot for farming, if one is trying to be as effective as possible and farm in the shortest amount of time.