Demon/Dark/Mace

[USCI]

First attempt at a mastermind.  Always hated the AT, but I'm trying to expand my horizons.

 

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Level 50 Magic Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Demon Summoning
Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Summon Demonlings

• (A) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage
• (9) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance
• (11) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (11) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (17) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (19) Superior Command of the Mastermind - Recharge/Pet +AoE Defense Aura
  

Level 1: Twilight Grasp

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

Level 2: Lash

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (7) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (48) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold
  

Level 4: Combat Jumping

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

Level 6: Enchant Demon

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

Level 8: Crack Whip

• (A) Ragnarok - Damage
• (19) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
• (33) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (33) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
• (34) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
  

Level 10: Fly

• (A) Flight Speed IO
  

Level 12: Summon Demons

• (A) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage
• (13) Sovereign Right - Damage/Endurance
• (13) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Endurance
• (15) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (15) Sovereign Right - Accuracy
• (17) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
  

Level 14: Kick

• (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
  

Level 16: Shadow Fall

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
• (21) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (39) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (40) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
  

Level 18: Hell on Earth

• (A) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets
• (40) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
  

Level 20: Tough

• (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
• (21) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
• (23) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance/Regeneration
• (23) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
• (25) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
  

Level 22: Weave

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

Level 24: Maneuvers

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

Level 26: Summon Demon Prince

• (A) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage
• (27) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Damage/Endurance
• (27) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Damage
• (29) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Endurance
• (29) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (31) Superior Mark of Supremacy - Endurance/Pet +Resist +Regen
  

Level 28: Darkest Night

• (A) Dampened Spirits - Recharge
• (48) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff
  

Level 30: Tar Patch

• (A) Ice Mistral's Torment - Chance for Cold Damage
• (50) Ice Mistral's Torment - Damage/Slow
• (50) Ice Mistral's Torment - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (50) Ice Mistral's Torment - Damage/Recharge
  

Level 32: Abyssal Empowerment

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

Level 35: Scorpion Shield

• (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
• (36) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
• (36) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (36) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
• (37) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (37) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
  

Level 38: Dark Servant

• (A) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
• (45) Superior Entomb - Hold/Recharge
• (46) Superior Entomb - Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance
• (46) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge
• (48) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb
  

Level 41: Mace Beam Volley

• (A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (42) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (42) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (42) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (43) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (43) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown
  

Level 44: Hover

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

Level 47: Evasive Maneuvers

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

Level 49: Power Boost

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 1: Supremacy 

Level 1: Brawl

[StrikerFox]

Strong build! End gain needs some work. It won't last long especially if using Lash, Crack Whip and Mace Beam Volley. Some IO changes to optimize some of the powers:

 

-Acc and dam doesn't help Tar Patch so the end/slow Ice Mistral IO would be better.

-Dampened Spirits -tohit/end over +rech in Darkest Night. Or get rid of Dampened Spirits. It's +2% dam set bonus doesn't help MMs much. 

-Superior Frozen Blast's Immobilize proc over acc/dam.

-Numina's +reg/rec proc will be inactive until Twilight Grasp is used. It will be active all the time in Health. 

-Twilight Grasp benefits from +acc since it needs to hit a target to heal.

-Twilight Grasp is such a strong heal that Regenerative Tissue +regen IO probably isn't needed.

-Squeeze in Edict of the Master +def IO somewhere.

I'm a fan of Howling Twilight, Fearsome Stare, Tactics and Assault though your build will probably perform great without them.

[USCI]

Thanks for the tips!

 

I six-slotted Numina mainly for the set bonus (defense).  I did swap out the Ice Mistral in Tar Patch and Dampened Spirits in Darkest Night, but came up empty with getting rid of Dampened Spirits for something else.  I could just pop an end redux in there and free up the second slot for something else.

 

I did drop the +regen in health and added that +def IO in Hell on Earth.  I could have sworn that I had that slotted somewhere.

 

Again, thanks for the tips!

 

EDIT:  Back on live, I was a fan of Howling Twilight, also, but with the updates this game has had, it's rare that a teammate would need a rez.  Fearsome Stare is pretty cool, but I just couldn't fit it in.  As to tactics and assault, I have a difficult time mitigating those end hogs to the point they are useful solo'ing.

Edited April 19, 2022 by USCI

[StrikerFox]

23 hours ago, USCI said:

EDIT:  Back on live, I was a fan of Howling Twilight, also, but with the updates this game has had, it's rare that a teammate would need a rez. 

 

Dead teammates are not needed to activate Howling Twilight. Select target and cast for an AoE stun, slow, fear, -regen and -end debuff. It has a long recharge and a high end cost so it probably isn't worth messing up your build for.