Trying to make a speedster. Suggestions?

[Redletter]

It's gotta be a DM/SR brute, right? Like, debuffing accuracy and buffing def through the roof to simulate being a zoomboi? Shadow Maul, Flurry, Sands of Mu for the three piece arm flailing masterpiece? My only problem with that is that Dark Melee has like, a solid 3 melee moves then the rest is dark magic, so the OTHER bits of the moveset are going to likely just be donated generously from the Fighting pool? Not the flashiest (pun only kinda intended) speedy melee character. 

 

Anyone done a speedster? What'd you do? How long did you stick with them, if you ever dropped them to begin with.

[Peacemoon]

I’m not quite sure I understand the question, but Kinetic Melee might be quite fun as a speedster type character, or a dual pistol sentinel with super speed always on! (Good excuse to take more of the Speed pool too!)

[Marshal_General]

Have you heard about the Church of Spin?

[Vulpoid]

5 hours ago, Redletter said:

It's gotta be a DM/SR brute, right? Like, debuffing accuracy and buffing def through the roof to simulate being a zoomboi? Shadow Maul, Flurry, Sands of Mu for the three piece arm flailing masterpiece?

I went scrapper. It was my first 50 on live. ( before brutes existed) I absolutely felt like a Speedster. I had Teleport, Super Speed and Concealment as well to duplicate other aspects of being faster than fast.

[roleki]

Maybe try an Ice Dominator.  Shiver with just a smidge of enhancement will slow everything to a crawl, Arctic Air will have them moving to evade, then you come in from the secondary at normal speed and it will SEEM like super speed.

[Nemu]

1 hour ago, Marshal_General said:

Have you heard about the Church of Spin?

The Gospel of SPIN lives! I approve of this message.

 

Here's a build for the non-believers. This is one of the rare occasions I'll give unsolicited builds, because this build is THAT GOOD.

 

This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.1.1.2
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Princess Spinaroonie Experimentation: Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Staff Fighting
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Experimentation
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Mercurial Blow -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(5), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), KntCmb-Knock%(7), HO:Nucle(21), AchHee-ResDeb%(50)
Level 1: Fast Healing -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Guarded Spin -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(3), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(3), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(23)
Level 4: Quick Recovery -- PrfShf-End%(A)
Level 6: Super Speed -- WntGif-ResSlow(A)
Level 8: Eye of the Storm -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(11), FrcFdb-Rechg%(13)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), Ksm-ToHit+(11), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(42), Rct-ResDam%(43)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Reconstruction -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(15), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(15), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(17), Pnc-Heal(17)
Level 16: Integration -- TrmIns-Taunt(A), TrmIns-Taunt/Rchg(40), TrmIns-Stun%(43)
Level 18: Whirlwind -- EndRdx-I(A), SuddAcc--KB/+KD(19), FrcFdb-Rechg%(19)
Level 20: Staff Mastery 
Level 22: Serpent's Reach -- SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(A), SprWntBit-Rchg/SlowProc(23), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(25), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury%(43)
Level 24: Experimental Injection -- Prv-Absorb%(A)
Level 26: Innocuous Strikes -- SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprUnrFur-Dmg/Rchg(27), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), SprUnrFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(48)
Level 28: Dull Pain -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(29), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(29), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(37), Pnc-Heal(39)
Level 30: Resilience -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GldArm-3defTpProc(31), UnbGrd-ResDam(31), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(31), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(33), UnbGrd-Max HP%(33)
Level 32: Sky Splitter -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx(33), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(34), SprBlsCol-Rchg/HoldProc(34), FrcFdb-Rechg%(37)
Level 35: Instant Healing -- Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(A), Pnc-EndRdx/Rchg(36), Pnc-Heal/Rchg(36), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(36), Pnc-Heal(37)
Level 38: Moment of Glory -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Toxic Dart -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(42)
Level 44: Taunt -- PrfZng-Taunt(A), PrfZng-Taunt/Rchg(45), PrfZng-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(45), PrfZng-Acc/Rchg(45), PrfZng-Taunt/Rng(46), PrfZng-Dam%(46)
Level 47: Adrenal Booster -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 49: Focused Accuracy -- RctRtc-ToHit(A), RctRtc-ToHit/Rchg(50), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 1: Fury 
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- UnbLea-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PwrTrns-+Heal(46)
Level 1: Combo Level 1 
Level 1: Combo Level 2 
Level 1: Combo Level 3 
Level 50: Musculature Radial Paragon 
Level 50: Born In Battle 
Level 50: High Pain Threshold 
Level 50: Invader 
Level 50: Marshal 
Level 20: Form of the Body 
Level 20: Form of the Mind 
Level 20: Form of the Soul 
Level 6: Speed Phase 
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Preach the Gospel of SPIN, join the brother/sister/Ithood of SPINNNNNNN

[GM Impervium]

Moved to the AT section 😃

[Nemu]

To be fair, the Gospel of SPIN deserves it's own section.

[InvaderStych]

5 minutes ago, Nemu said:

To be fair, the Gospel of SPIN deserves it's own section.

 

I have mad respect for your Devotion to the House of Spin, so much so that I'm tempted to 'spin' one up of my own ...

 

 

... but Staff/Regen?

 

Are you sure you're not moonlighting at the Church of the Almighty Redraw? 😄

 

[aethereal]

I wouldn't pair DM with SR on a mechanical level, since the -to-hit from DM rapidly becomes overkill with SR.  I understand the appeal for getting another flurry-style attack on an aesthetic level, though.

 

What about Electric Melee/SR for a Flash-style speedster?  Bad side: a lot of the electric melee attacks (esp. Thunderstrike) animate slowly.  Upside:  Maybe you could imagine that it was a slow-mo camera effect?  And Lightning Rod is one of few "charge attacks" in the game.  More attacks than DM that look like punching and not dark magic.  Arguably better synergy with SR.  You can of course still use flurry, spin, and sands of mu.

Savage Melee?  Its cone attack is similar to flurry, it has one of the other charge attacks, and its single-target attacks animate pretty fast.

Edited December 17, 2021 by aethereal

[Nemu]

21 minutes ago, InvaderStych said:

 

I have mad respect for your Devotion to the House of Spin, so much so that I'm tempted to 'spin' one up of my own ...

 

 

... but Staff/Regen?

 

Are you sure you're not moonlighting at the Church of the Almighty Redraw? 😄

 

Take that build I posted for a SPIN on test and see for yourself. 

 

Once you see it your life will nevah be the same.

[ZorkNemesis]

I took a page from Synapse; I have a Speedster themed Elec/Martial Blaster.  Burst of Speed is a good way to simulate zipping around the battlefield and lightning tends to be thematically a fast attack (even if Electric Blast itself isn't).  Throw in Super Speed/Speed of Sound and the Streak path aura and you've got discout Flash/Synapse.

[Major_Decoy]

10 hours ago, aethereal said:

I wouldn't pair DM with SR on a mechanical level, since the -to-hit from DM rapidly becomes overkill with SR.  I understand the appeal for getting another flurry-style attack on an aesthetic level, though.

The to hit debuffing might not have benefits, but Siphon Soul is very nice. With that in mind, Radiation would be a good combo with Super Reflexes too.

 

You can say you're moving fast enough to ionize the air.

[Zepp]

Elec/MC blaster, because Reaction Time, Burst of Speed, etc from MC and Elec gets you those Flash vibes (also, you can get a lot of +7.5% speed bonuses for in-combat speed)... Also, try picking up the new Run Proc, adds a touch of in-combat speed...

[Bill Z Bubba]

My speedster is a DM/SR brute with Shadow Maul, Flurry and Whirlwind. Siphon Life is rationalized as pulling the inherent speed force from all enemies and adding to my own. Same goes for DC, SG and MG.

 

She's amusing to watch.

[Doomguide2005]

     Anything /SR, Quickness +Speed pool.  Perhaps Electric Melee Lightning Rod plus Teleport and Speed pools.  The SR passives can easily take GotA pair (def, def/+run spd) and a LotG def/increased rchg.  Quickness plus Winter's Gift rchg resist go a long way to laughing at run spd and recharge debuffs.