Rad/Regen Help

[mrcooper]

I played Spines/Regen back in the day and absolutely LOVED regen. I know it was hit with the nerf bat pretty hard, but is it even still playable? From what I am seeing, willpower has better regen than ... regeneration. I know it's click heavy, and i'm ok with that. Any tips/advice on my build? It's for endgame content, not farming , level 50 Rad/Regen brute. I have not messed with mids for many years and have just started playing here, im so excited to be able to play the game again. I am fully aware that there are better powersets out there, but I love the nostalgia feeling i get when playing regen. 

 

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Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: Radiation Melee
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Radioactive Smash

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
• (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (7) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit

Level 1: Fast Healing

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
• (45) Preventive Medicine - Heal
• (46) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
• (46) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance

Level 2: Reconstruction

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
• (43) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
• (43) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 4: Quick Recovery

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (7) Endurance Modification IO
• (15) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self

Level 6: Super Jump

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 8: Boxing

• (A) Pounding Slugfest - Disorient Bonus
• (9) Pounding Slugfest - Damage/Endurance
• (9) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
• (11) Overwhelming Force - Endurance/Recharge
• (11) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (13) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 10: Dull Pain

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
• (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
• (36) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
• (37) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
• (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance

Level 12: Combat Jumping

• (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• (13) Shield Wall - Defense
• (39) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
• (40) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
• (40) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 14: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 16: Integration

• (A) Panacea - Heal
• (17) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (17) Panacea - Heal/Recharge

Level 18: Irradiated Ground

• (A) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
• (19) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff
• (19) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (21) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
• (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (23) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown

Level 20: Resilience

• (A) Aegis - Resistance
• (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (42) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection

Level 22: Tough

• (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
• (23) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (27) Aegis - Resistance
• (27) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge

Level 24: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (36) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage

Level 26: Devastating Blow

• (A) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
• (29) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
• (29) Hecatomb - Damage
• (31) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
• (31) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (31) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 28: Instant Healing

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Maneuvers

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

Level 32: Atom Smasher

• (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (34) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus

Level 35: Fusion

• (A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff

Level 38: Superior Conditioning

• (A) Endurance Modification IO

Level 41: Taunt

• (A) Triumphant Insult - Chance to Disorient

Level 44: Tactics

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 47: Moment of Glory

• (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (48) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
• (48) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
• (48) Aegis - Resistance

Level 49: Physical Perfection

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
• (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

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: Fury 

Level 1: Sprint

Edited April 8, 2020 by mrcooper

[mrcooper]

@Werner I sent you a message, i heard you are quite the aficionado to seek advice/tips from. 

[Werner]

It's been a long time since I've played or built a Regen, but unless something has changed, what you build for is recharge, recharge, and recharge. Think you have enough recharge? Nope. More recharge. And while you're at it, somehow pick up a lot of hit points and resists. Some defense wouldn't hurt either. Anyway, I guess I need to download the "unofficial" Mids' update, as I can't load in your build.

[mrcooper]

1 hour ago, Werner said:

It's been a long time since I've played or built a Regen, but unless something has changed, what you build for is recharge, recharge, and recharge. Think you have enough recharge? Nope. More recharge. And while you're at it, somehow pick up a lot of hit points and resists. Some defense wouldn't hurt either. Anyway, I guess I need to download the "unofficial" Mids' update, as I can't load in your build.

I really appreciate your help. Im sure that build is terrible by any standards that i have. 

[Krazie Ivan]

i'll edit/paste things i've recently posted about building a /Regen;

from a few thousand hrs on /Regen chars, the single biggest suggestion i can make if you're looking for durability is; do not bother enhancing standing Regen through Enh or Bonuses, just the clicks (IH, DP ...maybe some Int & Recon love). instead, hit melee Def softcap & attempt 150+Rech, then add what you can in Resists. it's going to feel counter-intuitive, until you play it with a strong layered build a while.

Regen loves +Def as much as it thrives on +Rech, but the set also lacks any Debuff Res (take Ageless?). because chasing +Def & +Rech to their limits can have diminishing returns, and hitting all softcaps on any Regen char will gut the rest of the build, just take the biggest bonuses & then go looking to add easy Res (S/L yes, but don't neglect E/N ...F/C will come from Purps & WOs). a +Res based build on a Regen doesn't work out (i tried), but adding solid/well-rounded Res does help if you have good Def & Rech already. look at Meld (for Scraps) & alternating Rune & Melee Core to stay near Res caps.

Regen is near the bottom these days, but it can still shine ...it's just very very hard play-wise & to build.

[Nemu]

If you make a regen brute, take whirlwind. I am not joking.

 

You can't go ez mode like scrappers or stalkers by getting shadowmeld and alternating between that and MOG. So you look elsewhere for survival. Whirlwind helps. Fortunately for regen it can handle the end sink.

 

Slows suck, especially for regen. Don't skimp on slow resistance.

 

Preach the Gospel of SPIN!

 

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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Radiation Melee
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Radioactive Smash -- SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(A), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), HO:Nucle(33)
Level 1: Fast Healing -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(9)
Level 2: Reconstruction -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(3), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(3), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(5), Pnc-Heal(5)
Level 4: Quick Recovery -- PrfShf-End%(A), SynSck-Dam/Rech/Acc(15), SynSck-EndMod(17), SynSck-Dam/Acc/End(17), SynSck-EndMod/Rech(42), SynSck-EndMod/+RunSpeed(45)
Level 6: Super Speed -- WntGif-ResSlow(A)
Level 8: Fusion -- RctRtc-ToHit/Rchg(A), RctRtc-ToHit(9)
Level 10: Radiation Siphon -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury(11), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(13), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(13)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 16: Integration -- Prv-Absorb%(A)
Level 18: Whirlwind -- SuddAcc--KB/+KD(A), FrcFdb-Rechg%(19), EndRdx-I(19)
Level 20: Irradiated Ground -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(21), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(23), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(34)
Level 22: Boxing -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(39), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(40), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 24: Tough -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(25), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(25), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(27)
Level 26: Devastating Blow -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(34), SprBlsCol-Rchg/HoldProc(37), Hct-Dam%(40)
Level 28: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Rct-Def(29), Rct-Def/EndRdx(29), Rct-ResDam%(31)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), ShlWal-Def/EndRdx(31), ShlWal-Def(31), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(33)
Level 32: Atom Smasher -- Arm-Dmg(A), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Arm-Acc/Rchg(36), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Arm-Dam%(37), AchHee-ResDeb%(37)
Level 35: Resilience -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(43), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(43), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(43), UnbGrd-Max HP%(45)
Level 38: Moment of Glory -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Focused Accuracy -- RctRtc-ToHit(A), RctRtc-Pcptn(42), HO:Cyto(42)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- PrfShf-End%(A), SynSck-Dam/Rech(45), SynSck-EndMod(46), SynSck-EndMod/Rech(46), SynSck-Dam/Acc/End(46), SynSck-Dam/Rech/Acc(50)
Level 47: Dull Pain -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(48), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(48), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(48), Pnc-Heal(50)
Level 49: Instant Healing -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- 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 -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A)
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[mrcooper]

This is very helpful guys, i greatly appreciate it. I was building more towards resist and trying to focus on regeneration with sets.