Kin/Rad Defender

[Xoza]

This is my support build I've always enjoyed playing. I started with pistols in Homecoming because it was different then my original build, however I returned to Rad because I remembered why with the -DEF Rad which Kinetics often relies on when syphoning targets. No travel power due to Ninja Run+Sprint+Syphon Speed = Capped Speed

 

[WORK IN PROGRESS], tell me your thoughts and ideas, will update original below information as its updated.

 

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Name: Level 50 Technology Defender

Primary Power Set: Kinetics

Secondary Power Set: Radiation Blast

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leadership

Power Pool: Teleportation

Ancillary Pool: Power Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Transfusion

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
  
• (3) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (5) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (17) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (19) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
  
• (34) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  

Level 1: Neutrino Bolt

• (A) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff
  
• (15) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff/Recharge
  
• (42) Touch of Lady Grey - Recharge/Endurance
  

Level 2: Siphon Power

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (3) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (7) Accuracy IO
  
• (36) Accuracy IO
  

Level 4: Repel

• (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
  
• (7) Force Feedback - Accuracy/Knockback
  
• (9) Force Feedback - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
  

Level 6: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 8: Siphon Speed

• (A) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Slow
  
• (9) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Endurance
  
• (11) Tempered Readiness - Range/Slow
  
• (31) Tempered Readiness - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
  
• (37) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Damage/Slow
  
• (43) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 10: Assault

• (A) Empty
  
• (11) Empty
  
• (13) Empty
  
• (37) Empty
  

Level 12: Recall Friend

• (A) Time & Space Manipulation - Endurance
  
• (13) Time & Space Manipulation - Range
  
• (15) Time & Space Manipulation - +Stealth
  

Level 14: Irradiate

• (A) Empty
  
• (25) Empty
  

Level 16: Speed Boost

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  
• (17) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (31) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (37) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (43) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
  

Level 18: Tactics

• (A) Empty
  
• (19) Empty
  
• (21) Empty
  
• (40) Empty
  

Level 20: Inertial Reduction

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 22: Increase Density

• (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
  
• (23) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
  
• (25) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
  
• (33) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  
• (39) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Endurance
  
• (46) Gladiator's Armor - Recharge/Resist
  

Level 24: Aim

• (A) To Hit Buff IO
  

Level 26: Vengeance

• (A) Empty
  
• (27) Empty
  
• (27) Empty
  
• (33) Empty
  
• (39) Empty
  
• (46) Empty
  

Level 28: Transference

• (A) Empty
  
• (29) Empty
  
• (29) Empty
  
• (34) Empty
  
• (34) Empty
  
• (48) Empty
  

Level 30: Cosmic Burst

• (A) Defense Debuff IO
  

Level 32: Victory Rush

• (A) Empty
  
• (33) Empty
  

Level 35: Neutron Bomb

• (A) Empty
  
• (36) Empty
  
• (36) Empty
  
• (46) Empty
  

Level 38: Fulcrum Shift

• (A) Empty
  
• (39) Empty
  
• (45) Empty
  
• (40) Empty
  
• (40) Empty
  

Level 41: Conserve Power

• (A) Empty
  
• (45) Empty
  
• (43) Empty
  

Level 44: Force of Nature

• (A) Empty
  
• (45) Empty
  

Level 47: Atomic Blast

• (A) Empty
  
• (48) Empty
  
• (48) Empty
  

Level 49: Temp Invulnerability

• (A) Empty
  
• (50) Empty
  
• (50) Empty
  
• (50) Empty
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Accuracy IO
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 1: Vigilance

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Interrupt Reduction IO
  

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Panacea - Heal
  
• (23) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  
• (42) Panacea - Heal/Endurance
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (5) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  

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[Without_Pause]

The med pool on a Kin. I just... Clearly your target build is different than what I would play, but I would at least move up the attack powers.

[Tooth]

I agree with Without_Pause.  Your attacks should be taken sooner.  Especially Atomic Blast - take it right at 38, then go from group to group nuking everything while you're damage capped.  I would drop Electron Haze and Proton Volley.  The KB is counter productive to Kin and Proton Volley is too slow.  Add X-Ray Beam or Irradiate (or both) instead.  Drop the Medicine pool.  As a Kin you're not about healing (besides Transfusion is better than Aid Other/Aid Self combined) and rezzing.  If someone needs a rez then toss them an Awaken and hit them with Increase Density.  That'll get them back in the fight.  Take the Leadership pool!  I usually take everything from Leadership on Kins except Vengeance (sometimes for the lols I take Vengeance anyway, or if I PuG a lot).  Hope this helps!

[shushilady]

Also, the activation time on irradiate is MUCH faster than electron haze. Plus the -def in an AoE (vs a narrowish cone) is pretty huge, esp with the higher debuff values that defenders get. Nice to hit irradiate for the -def right before you kaboom yourself with atomic blast. You probably won't get a ton of use out of proton volley on fast moving teams, and with all your buffs those are the only kind of teams you're gonna be on  8) Now, with all that said back on live I took electron haze AND proton volley, because I love the rad animations and the pew pew noises.

[Xoza]

Wow, thanks for all the input. Great points. I've been working on it gradually and I've updated the original post.

 

Now planning for sets. I've noticed a lot of Kin's powers don't compliment set bonuses. Should I pull the slots from those powers completely?

[FlutteringUnicorn]

If you use a Sudden Accleration: Knockback to Knockdown enchancement repel become much more viable for a kinetic. Make your own bounce house!