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Blaster Ice/Mental/Mu S/L Farming Build


Just4Serveraccess

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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

 

 

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.962
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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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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!

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  • 2 weeks later

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.

 

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