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Over the past few months I've had the goal of completing solo 4x8 ITF with no deaths, no temps, no insps, and no incarnates.

I didn't entirely get to this goal, but I've gotten close with a recent 4x8 with no temps, no insps, alpha only, and 2 deaths.

 

There have been numerous successful and impressive solo runs 4x8 Master of ITF, no deaths/temps/insps, but I'm not sure if there has been any success with doing it without incarnates (thus not level shifted).

 

I'd like to present my run and hopefully spark a discussion of how this goal could be achieved.

 

Full disclosure, this run was completed on the Brainstorm test server.

 

Proof

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The Build - Ice/Time/Soul

Alpha - Cardiac Core

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This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.5.7
https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt

  • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Time Wall

  • (A) Empty

Level 2: Frost Breath

  • (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (34) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (34) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (42) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (43) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 4: Boxing

  • (A) Empty

Level 6: Aim

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (15) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 8: Freeze Ray

  • (A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (9) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (43) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (45) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance

Level 10: Chronos

  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  • (11) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (19) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance

Level 12: Ice Storm

  • (A) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range
  • (13) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (19) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (21) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (21) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (23) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 14: Tough

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (39) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (46) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (50) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 16: Weave

  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  • (29) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Shield Wall - Defense
  • (31) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  • (33) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast

  • (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
  • (23) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
  • (25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
  • (25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 20: Hover

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

Level 22: Temporal Healing

  • (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (39) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Numina's Convalesence - Heal

Level 24: Fly

  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 26: Aid Other

  • (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 28: Hasten

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (31) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Super Speed

  • (A) Celerity - +Stealth
  • (42) Celerity - RunSpeed

Level 32: Blizzard

  • (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
  • (33) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (34) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 35: Aid Self

  • (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  • (46) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime

Level 38: Time Lord

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  • (39) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  • (47) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (48) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance

Level 41: Dark Embrace

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (49) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (50) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 44: Soul Tentacles

  • (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (47) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (47) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (48) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (48) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (49) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 47: Evasive Maneuvers

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

Level 49: Field Medic

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 1: Defiance 


Level 1: Brawl

  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Swift
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Hurdle
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Health
  • (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
Level 1: Stamina
  • (A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
  • (7) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 30: Speed Phase 

Level 24: Afterburner 
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Attack Strategy

The ST rotation is Freeze Ray -> Ice Bolt - Bitter Ice Blast -> Ice Bolt while weaving Aim, Chronos, and Hasten in there whenever they were up. For large groups of enemies I would lead with a volley of Blizzard -> Ice Storm - Frost Breath (cone).

 

The Approach 

Out of all the ATs, I chose a hover blaster for this goal for a few reasons.

  1. Blasters have high ST dps, enough to chew through AV regeneration.
  2. Range lets us stay away from most of the defense debuffs (except white novas). 
  3. Nictus auto hit power in part 4 is a pain for melee. At range I can stay away from it.
  4. The AV's tend to run everywhere without a strong taunt or immobilize, making it difficult for melee characters without these to attack.

 

Why Ice/Time/Soul?

  1. Freeze Ray and Bitter Ice Blast are both extremely high DPA powers in the ST rotation. I considered fire blast because Blaze also has notably high DPA but I wanted to stay 100% at range and not have to move close to the mobs for the T9 nuke. I also considered Beam Rifle for its -regen but ultimately rejected it because AVs heavily resist -regen, especially at +4, and ice has better ST DPA as a baseline compared to Beam. 
  2. For the secondary, I chose time because of the +recharge effects helps bring Blizzard back online sooner. It also has an absorb shield which helps mitigate chip damage.
  3. I chose Soul mastery because most of the incoming damage in the ITF is lethal or negative. It is critical to have high enough negative resistance to survive Requiem's Gloom attack. On early (failed) tries of this I found that with low negative resistance, Gloom's would 1 shot me from full health.

 

Revisions

I died twice fighting the Romulus Phalanx in part 3 because they seem to have an attack that's flagged as AOE that didn't check against my ranged defense. I'm not entirely sure why or how that was going on but I took this part much more cautiously (pulling 1 or 2 robots at a time) for my final run. 

If I were to do this again, I would start with the Ice/Arrow/Soul build below and pack a little more AOE defense. Arrow as a secondary lets me use Oil slick as well, which would help improve AoE damage for clearing large groups.

 

Spoiler

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.5.7
https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Tactical Arrow
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Sorcery
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Ice Bolt

  • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Electrified Net Arrow

  • (A) Accuracy IO

Level 2: Frost Breath

  • (A) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range
  • (9) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (13) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (15) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (17) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (17) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 4: Boxing

  • (A) Empty

Level 6: Aim

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (15) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 8: Freeze Ray

  • (A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (9) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
  • (43) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (45) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  • (45) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge

Level 10: Upshot

  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  • (11) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (11) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Ice Storm

  • (A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  • (13) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
  • (19) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (21) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (21) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  • (23) Superior Frozen Blast - Recharge/Chance for Immobilize

Level 14: Tough

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  • (19) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  • (46) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (46) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (50) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 16: Weave

  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  • (29) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Shield Wall - Defense
  • (31) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  • (33) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast

  • (A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
  • (23) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
  • (25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
  • (25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 20: Arcane Bolt

  • (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (29) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (37) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 22: Eagle Eye

  • (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (39) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
  • (42) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 24: Mystic Flight

  • (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)

Level 26: Aid Other

  • (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 28: Stealth

  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  • (34) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
  • (42) Shield Wall - Defense
  • (43) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
  • (43) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge

Level 30: Rune of Protection

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (31) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (34) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 32: Blizzard

  • (A) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
  • (33) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (34) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  • (36) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 35: Aid Self

  • (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  • (42) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime

Level 38: Oil Slick Arrow

  • (A) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range
  • (39) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
  • (39) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
  • (47) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
  • (48) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
  • (50) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 41: Field Medic

  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 44: Dark Embrace

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (46) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (49) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 47: Gymnastics

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

Level 49: Infiltration

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

Level 1: Defiance 


Level 1: Brawl

  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Swift
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Hurdle
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Health
  • (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
Level 1: Stamina
  • (A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
  • (7) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 20: Arcane Power 

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I am not a regular forum user so apologies if there are any formatting errors. I would appreciate any build critique as well

Anyway! Just wanted to share this with you all and ask, do you think its possible to solo 4x8 ITF with no deaths, no temps, no insps, and no incarnates?

 

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Pyriold

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I am not trying to perform at your levels, but i think you should indeed try /TA as secondary. I think it's the best ranged blaster secondary. It has great self buffs and can slow and -recharge very well, you feel like a little controller. And the oil slick is a great AE for longer fights.

 

Another idea would be /energy, just for boost range and boost power. You can Blizzard stuff from really far away and at the same time, mobs get slowed a lot more than usual... you see where this is going? Safety from (extreme) range. Might give that a try.

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2 hours ago, Pyriold said:

 

Another idea would be /energy, just for boost range and boost power. You can Blizzard stuff from really far away and at the same time, mobs get slowed a lot more than usual... you see where this is going? Safety from (extreme) range. Might give that a try.

      From what I've read/seen and experienced on teams the major issue with going with something like /Energy for using extreme range as defense is the second mission.  The cramped twisty caves make using that extra range difficult at best.  Outdoor maps (or portions thereof) yes, twisty caves with neg energy and hovering defdebuffs using foes not so much.  In general the 2nd mission is problematic for most non-melee  types.

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On 3/23/2022 at 1:49 PM, Doomguide2005 said:

 

      From what I've read/seen and experienced on teams the major issue with going with something like /Energy for using extreme range as defense is the second mission.  The cramped twisty caves make using that extra range difficult at best.  Outdoor maps (or portions thereof) yes, twisty caves with neg energy and hovering defdebuffs using foes not so much.  In general the 2nd mission is problematic for most non-melee  types.

Yeah the second mission is a pain for we hover blasters. I stealth and try and snipe each crystal to about 10% then move to the next one once I get them all down I rush through and finish them one by one.

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