zohawn Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 does anyone have a crabbermind budget build, one that has 100% pets but no purples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Dollar Bill Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) There are some expensive uniques in here that you can get with merits. I included the ATO sets, though you can get by without them. +Recharge is about what you'd expect with no purple sets. It has soft-capped Ranged and AoE Defense, the important ranged attacks, and your pets will enjoy as many buffs a Humanly possible to try to keep them alive and dealing damage. I suspect most people would replace replace the Blood Mandate in Call Reinforcements and Summon Blaster with a recharge-intensive set, but I think that having your own defenses soft-capped is worth sacrificing some uptime for your pets. Spoiler This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Budget Crabbermind: Level 50 Natural Arachnos SoldierPrimary Power Set: Crab Spider SoldierSecondary Power Set: Crab Spider TrainingPower Pool: LeapingPower Pool: LeadershipPower Pool: SpeedAncillary Pool: Mace Mastery Villain Profile:Level 1: Channelgun (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage (3) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (3) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (5) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge Level 1: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% (5) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All) Level 2: Combat Training: Defensive (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 4: Super Jump (A) Launch - Jumping (7) Launch - Endurance/Jumping (7) Launch - Endurance (9) Launch - Jumping / Increased Jump Height Level 6: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 8: Suppression (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage (9) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge (11) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range (27) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (29) Range IO Level 10: Tactical Training: Maneuvers (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense (13) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance (13) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime (15) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime (29) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage Level 12: Venom Grenade (A) Superior Spider's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (15) Superior Spider's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime (17) Superior Spider's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime (17) Superior Spider's Bite - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Superior Spider's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime (31) Superior Spider's Bite - RechargeTime/Global Toxic Level 14: Maneuvers (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge Level 16: Hasten (A) Recharge Reduction IO (21) Recharge Reduction IO Level 18: Frag Grenade (A) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Accuracy/Damage (21) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Damage/Recharge (23) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge (23) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (33) Superior Dominion of Arachnos - Recharge/Chance for -Dmg and Terrorize (50) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown Level 20: Tactical Training: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO (25) Endurance Reduction IO Level 22: Mental Training (A) Run Speed IO Level 24: Fortification (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance (25) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge (27) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge (33) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge (33) Aegis - Resistance (34) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance Level 26: Tactical Training: Leadership (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge (34) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up Level 28: Serum (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal (37) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance (37) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime (37) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime (39) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance (39) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb Level 30: Assault (A) Endurance Reduction IO (39) Endurance Reduction IO Level 32: Tactics (A) Endurance Reduction IO (40) Endurance Reduction IO Level 35: Web Envelope (A) Accuracy IO Level 38: Call Reinforcements (A) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage (40) Blood Mandate - Damage/Endurance (40) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Endurance (42) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (42) Blood Mandate - Accuracy (42) Blood Mandate - Damage Level 41: Disruptor Blast (A) Accuracy IO Level 44: Summon Blaster (A) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage (45) Blood Mandate - Damage/Endurance (45) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Endurance (45) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (46) Blood Mandate - Accuracy (46) Blood Mandate - Damage Level 47: Summon Spiderlings (A) Edict of the Master - Defense Bonus (48) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus (48) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge (50) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge (50) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets Level 49: Vengeance (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Conditioning | Hidden Level 1: Sprint (A) Run Speed IO Level 2: Rest (A) Empty Level 1: Swift (A) Run Speed IO Level 1: Health (A) Miracle - +Recovery (43) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (43) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance Level 1: Hurdle (A) Jumping IO Level 1: Stamina (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod (43) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End (46) Endurance Modification IO Level 4: Double Jump ------------------------ Edited December 12, 2022 by Two Dollar Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zohawn Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-Six Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Yes... but I don't use MIDs and I'm too lazy to type it out. I will go ahead and reassure you that expensive does not equate to good. A lot of yellow (uncommon) IOs have better set bonuses than their more expensive counterparts. I did take the ATO procs and the typical Panacea, Shield Wall and Gladiator's armour globals. Just to give you an idea, I have all pets (including the Mace Mastery one) down to a fairly decent recharge... and while I can't have them all out at the same time, I can have 3 lings or 3 Arachnoblasters up at any given time. Also, my def is almost soft-capped and I wasn't even trying to. That and double-dipped leadership. Definitely one of my sturdier, stronger, and funner toons that built itself on a budget. Final note: don't use your merits to buy off the P2W. she's a rip-off. convert your merits and sell them off; you'll get a way better bargain from the AH. If you're strapped for inf, quick unsolicited advice is to craft all your dropped recipes with dropped salvage, convert them to something of high demand (like def IOs) and sell. You can even buy salvage (even rare ones) as you'll more than make up for the purchase with your sale. You'll be rolling in inf before long. My Toons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Jetson Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Hey TDB, Any update on a no expense sparred build or is above your most optimal? Thanks for any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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