Illusion/FF Ideas

[EdenAngelfire]

Hey, guys, I'm pretty new to the game.  I really really passionately want an Illusion/Forcefield controller, but I'm not the best at making character builds.  I know the basics, but I'm really hoping you guys can help me out with the build!  I can't believe there isn't one already.  I know it doesn't seem optimal, but it's a dream of mine to have such a character.  All ideas are welcome!  And I'm thankful to you all.  🙂

[SeraphimKensai]

If you're new to the game, just make the character and play it. learn the powers as you go, learn what works against specific enemies. don't rush through the content, take your time. One of the worst things in this game are ppl that have been power leveled and have no clue how to play their character or how to navigate the game's zones.

 

I played an ill/ff troller back in i2ish, and superior invis/deceive will get you through most encounters. the force field bubbles won't work on phantom army, but do on phantasm. Its a good team friendly combo especially for low/mid level content, and potentially hard mode stuff adding ff buffers to your teammates defense.

[oedipus_tex]

Since you are so new, I don't what to overwhelm you with a complete build. I've provided a "training build" below that will hopefully highlight some key things I'd personally chase if I were making this character.

 

 

 

 

 

The main synergy between Force Field and Illusion is plenty of places to slot Luck of the Gambler +Recharge IOs. These cost about 6 million each. Each will grant you +7.5% global recharge for each one you slot. You can slot up to five of these in your build. 

 

Force Field will provide you some personal Defense, but no healing or Resistance. You can help cover some of this by grabbing IOs to place in Health and Stamina. These will also help with Endurance costs.

 

 You're probably going to want at least one Resistance power, both for the Resistance itself, but also so you can slot Steadfast Protection and Gladiator's Armor +3% Defense procs.

 

For your epic power pool, if you're playing Force Field, I usually recommend the Primal Pool, for Power Boost. Power Boost will double the strength of your shields when you cast them, making your contribution to the team twice as good as normal. It's a must take for me as a Force Fielder.

 

You can choose between Group or Superior Invisibility. I'd personally take Group Invisibility to boost your teammate's Defense that little bit extra. I believe you can also Power Boost this, but it's not a lot of Defense. It will make them invisible until attacked, though.

 

You have plenty of power slots left over. You can take any of the powers you want from what's available or in pools. I left these blank so you could see the stuff that I'd flag as typical of this type of build more easily.

 

 

The build:

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Level 49 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blind -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 2: Spectral Wounds -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Deceive -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Deflection Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(7)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(9)
Level 10: Insulation Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(11)
Level 12: Group Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(15), EndRdx-I(15), EndRdx-I(17)
Level 16: [Empty] 
Level 18: Phantom Army -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(21), DefBuff-I(21), EndRdx-I(23)
Level 22: [Empty] 
Level 24: [Empty] 
Level 26: Spectral Terror -- Empty(A)
Level 28: [Empty] 
Level 30: [Empty] 
Level 32: Phantasm -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Conserve Power -- Empty(A)
Level 38: [Empty] 
Level 41: Energy Torrent -- Empty(A)
Level 44: Power Boost -- Empty(A)
Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GldArm-3defTpProc(48)
Level 49: [Empty] 
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment 
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(5), Pnc-Heal/+End(5), Prv-Absorb%(7)
Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(3), PwrTrns-+Heal(3)
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For a build that's a bit further along, here's a mid-way build where we've gotten Ranged defense to the soft cap, and the recharge on Phantom Army down to just a 6 second or so gap. There's a proc in Energy Torrent that provides +recharge when you hit a lot of enemies that brings this down a bit more if you're spamming that power a lot.

 

Again, neither of these builds are meant to imply you don't slot your other stuff, they're just showing the key powers and how you could structure your approach. 

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

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Level 49 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Illusion Control
Secondary Power Set: Force Field
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Sorcery
Ancillary Pool: Primal Forces Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blind -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 2: Spectral Wounds -- Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(34), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Thn-Acc/Dmg(36)
Level 4: Deceive -- MlsIll-Conf/Rng(A), MlsIll-Acc/Conf/Rchg(9), MlsIll-Acc/EndRdx(11), MlsIll-EndRdx/Conf(13), MlsIll-Acc/Rchg(13)
Level 6: Deflection Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(7)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(9)
Level 10: Insulation Shield -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(11)
Level 12: Group Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), DefBuff-I(15), EndRdx-I(15), EndRdx-I(17)
Level 16: Flash -- BslGaz-Acc/Hold(A), BslGaz-Acc/Rchg(17), BslGaz-Rchg/Hold(19), BslGaz-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(19)
Level 18: Phantom Army -- ExpRnf-Acc/Rchg(A), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg(25), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), ExpRnf-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(27), CaltoArm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), RechRdx-I(29)
Level 20: Dispersion Bubble -- RedFrt-EndRdx(A), RedFrt-Def(21), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(21), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(23), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 22: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(37)
Level 26: Spectral Terror -- DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb(A), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/Rchg(31), DarWtcDsp-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(31), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(31)
Level 28: Weave -- RedFrt-EndRdx(A), RedFrt-Def(37), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(39), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(39), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(39), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 30: Arcane Bolt -- Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), Thn-Acc/Dmg(40), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(45), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45)
Level 32: Phantasm -- ExpRnf-+Res(Pets)(A), ExpRnf-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(33), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), ExpRnf-Dmg/EndRdx(33), ExpRnf-Acc/Dmg(34), ExpRnf-Acc/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 38: [Empty] 
Level 41: Energy Torrent -- PstBls-Dam%(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(42), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(42), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(43), FrcFdb-Rechg%(43)
Level 44: Power Boost -- Empty(A)
Level 47: Temp Invulnerability -- Empty(A)
Level 49: [Empty] 
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment 
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(5), Pnc-Heal/+End(5), Prv-Absorb%(7)
Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(3), PwrTrns-+Heal(3)
Level 30: Arcane Power 
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[EdenAngelfire]

Thanks so much, Oedipus!  I follow a lot of your posts.  It's such an honor to have you contribute to this!

[Doomguide2005]

10 hours ago, EdenAngelfire said:

Thanks so much, Oedipus!  I follow a lot of your posts.  It's such an honor to have you contribute to this!

Even though it's pinned in the Defender's forums I'd recommend checking out the @The Philotic Knight's post and thread focused on Force Fields.