Tentacle character suggestions

[amendara]

Hey guys,

 

Old player coming back.  The tenebrous tentacles animation and sound effects was always a favourite and I wanted to try a character who uses that ability a lot and effectively.   Since I have not played for years and know nothing of class/power changes, I wonder if an expert might suggest some Tentacle power builds?

 

Can be any archetype, patron pools,  late bloomer, expensive with procs etc.  Just wondered what some of the most powerful Tentacle builds might be in the current meta?  Good support build is fine too.

 

Thanks and looking forward to playing again.

 

Edit:  whoops, meant to put this in general.  Maybe a mod can move it for me.

Edited November 15, 2020 by amendara

[Carnifax]

If you're talking Dark Blast personally I like the blaster version. Tentacles is pretty much the same across all ATs but blasters get Umbral Torrent instead of Nightfall and Torrent and it's excellent with a knockback to knockdown IO in it (a Forced Feedback also works nicely in there).

 

Dark Pit also gets dumped for a damaging hold.

 

Secondary is up to you. Mine is Tactical Arrow which was very controlly. Current beta is changing Tac Arrow a lot, probably could be considered a nerf overall. Plant is meant to be good too. Temporal might work too. NRG manipulation gets Boost Range, and NRG being buffed in the current beta to get the NRG store / release mechanic which is quite fun.

 

If you wanted Support a Storm / Dark defender would be your classic "Annoying Tsoo sorcerer" build. Or Dark / Cold corruptor. 

 

Trick Arrow is getting majorly buffed too so Trick Arrow / Dark or Dark / Trick Arrow would be interesting (tech or magic origin to make it easier to light Oil Slicks). Not sure if defender or corruptor would be best. I'd probably edge towards corruptor.

 

All flavours of Dark Blast kinda trade damage for safety and control though, it'll never be a top tier damage set. You do get a snipe early though and Snipes are excellent now with their in-combat quick animation mode. 

Edited November 15, 2020 by Carnifax

[Darkir]

5 hours ago, amendara said:

Hey guys,

 

Old player coming back.  The tenebrous tentacles animation and sound effects was always a favourite and I wanted to try a character who uses that ability a lot and effectively.   Since I have not played for years and know nothing of class/power changes, I wonder if an expert might suggest some Tentacle power builds?

 

Can be any archetype, patron pools,  late bloomer, expensive with procs etc.  Just wondered what some of the most powerful Tentacle builds might be in the current meta?  Good support build is fine too.

 

Thanks and looking forward to playing again.

 

Edit:  whoops, meant to put this in general.  Maybe a mod can move it for me.

OK, so I suggest dark/time corruptor because you are here in the corruptor forums and time's juncture looks pretty tentacle like. The idea is to proc the hell out of the tentacles and give you a ton of recharge so that you can use your tentacles a lot. You have capped defenses and good resists. Perma soul drain, perma hasten, and perma chrono shift. The average damage of tentacles is about 250 without any damage buffs due to the 34% chance to proc each thing.

 

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Level 50 Mutation Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Time Manipulation
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Gloom -- SprScrBls-Acc/Dmg(A), SprScrBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), SprScrBls-Rchg/+End(42)
Level 1: Time Crawl -- PcnoftheT--Rchg%(A)
Level 2: Temporal Mending -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(15), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(21), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(21), Pnc-Heal(23)
Level 4: Moonbeam -- StnoftheM-Acc/Dmg(A), StnoftheM-Dmg/EndRdx(5), StnoftheM-Dmg/ActRdx/Rchg(7), StnoftheM-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), StnoftheM-Dam%(13)
Level 6: Time's Juncture -- EndRdx-I(A), Slow-I(46), Slow-I(50)
Level 8: Tenebrous Tentacles -- Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Dam%(9), JvlVll-Dam%(9), Bmbdmt-+FireDmg(11), TraoftheH-Dam%(11), CldSns-%Dam(13)
Level 10: Temporal Selection -- Prv-Absorb%(A)
Level 12: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(15), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(23), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(25), Rct-ResDam%(25), Ksm-ToHit+(27)
Level 14: Boxing -- AbsAmz-Stun(A), AbsAmz-Stun/Rchg(34), AbsAmz-Acc/Stun/Rchg(36), AbsAmz-Acc/Rchg(42), AbsAmz-EndRdx/Stun(42)
Level 16: Tough -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(17), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(17), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(19), GldArm-3defTpProc(19)
Level 18: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(43)
Level 20: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-Travel/EndRdx(A), BlsoftheZ-ResKB(40)
Level 26: Life Drain -- SprMlcoft-Acc/Dmg(A), SprMlcoft-Dmg/Rchg(27), SprMlcoft-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), SprMlcoft-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), SprMlcoft-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), SprMlcoft-Rchg/Dmg%(33)
Level 28: Farsight -- HO:Cyto(A), HO:Cyto(29), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(29)
Level 30: Tactics -- GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(36), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(36), GssSynFr--Rchg/EndRdx(37), GssSynFr--ToHit/EndRdx(37), GssSynFr--Build%(37)
Level 32: Blackstar -- SprScrBls-Dmg/Rchg(A), SprScrBls-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), SprScrBls-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Obl-%Dam(34), Erd-%Dam(43), CldSns-%Dam(46)
Level 35: Slowed Response -- RechRdx-I(A), AchHee-ResDeb%(43)
Level 38: Chrono Shift -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(39), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(39), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(39), Pnc-Heal(40)
Level 41: Dark Consumption -- EndMod-I(A)
Level 44: Dark Embrace -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(45), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), UnbGrd-Max HP%(45), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(46)
Level 47: Soul Drain -- Arm-Dmg(A), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(48), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Arm-Acc/Rchg(48), Arm-Dam%(50), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(50)
Level 49: Vengeance -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Quick Form 
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: Scourge 
Level 1: Sprint -- Clr-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run 
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(3), Mrc-Rcvry+(3)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(5)
Level 50: Musculature Core Paragon 
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[amendara]

Hey guys, thanks this was perfectly helpful.

 

Carnifax showing the range of what I might do, and Darkir giving me a strong top tier build.

 

One more question, is there any meleer that might use tentacles effectively? ie tanker, stalker, scrapper brute?

[Carnifax]

53 minutes ago, amendara said:

Hey guys, thanks this was perfectly helpful.

 

Carnifax showing the range of what I might do, and Darkir giving me a strong top tier build.

 

One more question, is there any meleer that might use tentacles effectively? ie tanker, stalker, scrapper brute?

A Dark / X / Dark scrapper? Dark Melee has tentacles in its tier 9 and Dark Mastery has Tentacles in there as well. But you'll need to take 2 other powers in the Epic 1st (procced up Petrifying Gaze & Dark Blast I guess since Torrent and Nightfall are pretty poop although Torrent with an Acc, Forced Feedback and KB2KD might be alright). 

 

What X is is up to you. Dark would be the obvious choice but Shield is excellent with Dark Melee and Bio might be thematic as well. 

 

 

[Meknomancer]

For a tentacle themed toon its hard to see beyond the dark/?/soul blaster. Tenebrous Tentacles and Soul Tentacles stacked immob and different colours. Take a secondary that requires minimal slotting and slap everything into those for giggles.

[graeberguinn]

On 11/24/2020 at 9:30 AM, Meknomancer said:

For a tentacle themed toon its hard to see beyond the dark/?/soul blaster. Tenebrous Tentacles and Soul Tentacles stacked immob and different colours. Take a secondary that requires minimal slotting and slap everything into those for giggles.

This is what I just rolled for another blaster alt. Dual tenticles, umbral torrent, and night fall. Ranged cone domination. I went temporal as secondary with mine. Now just need to lvl him up. 

[BrandX]

If I recall correctly, Spectral Interface creates tentacles too.

[DrInfernus]

On 11/24/2020 at 2:30 PM, Meknomancer said:

For a tentacle themed toon its hard to see beyond the dark/?/soul blaster. Tenebrous Tentacles and Soul Tentacles stacked immob and different colours. Take a secondary that requires minimal slotting and slap everything into those for giggles.

I’ve got one of these too. Great fun. I went with Energy secondary so boost range could increase the arc of the cones. 

[Col. Kernel]

On 11/24/2020 at 8:30 AM, Meknomancer said:

For a tentacle themed toon its hard to see beyond the dark/?/soul blaster. Tenebrous Tentacles and Soul Tentacles stacked immob and different colours. Take a secondary that requires minimal slotting and slap everything into those for giggles.

 

Take Time Manip and color the PBAoE black to look like you're surrounded by swirling tentacles.