crabbermind budget build?

zohawn · December 10, 2022

does anyone have a crabbermind budget build, one that has 100% pets but no purples

Two Dollar Bill · December 12, 2022

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.

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Budget Crabbermind: Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary 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

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Edited December 12, 2022 by Two Dollar Bill

zohawn · December 12, 2022

thanks!

Six-Six · 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.

Judge Jetson · October 28, 2023

Hey TDB,

Any update on a no expense sparred build or is above your most optimal?

Thanks for any info

Stellarex · August 28

On 12/11/2022 at 10:30 PM, Two Dollar Bill said:

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.

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Click this DataLink to open the build!

Budget Crabbermind: Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary 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

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Sorry for thread necro but I'm using this build right now and I was wondering what incarnates would be good with it? I was thinking agility alpha, arachnos lore of some sort, reactive interface and barrier destiny with ion judgement

Maelwys · August 28

1 hour ago, Stellarex said:

Sorry for thread necro but I'm using this build right now and I was wondering what incarnates would be good with it? I was thinking agility alpha, arachnos lore of some sort, reactive interface and barrier destiny with ion judgement

IMO it's really the same deal as most MMs:

Alpha = Musculature Core. The ED-ignoring Damage Boost is always worth it.
Destiny = Barrier (you shouldn't need Clarion - you already have Mez Protection and none of your your Defence buffs are powerboostable). Ageless Radial can sometimes be useful to weather Defence debuffs and grant a little more Endurance/Recharge; but the latter shouldn't really be needed with a properly tricked out build.
Hybrid = Support Core or Assault Radial (Support is guaranteed to affect your pets without any activation time juggling; and is probably more useful against anything other than a pylon)
Lore = either Talons or Arachnos Radial Superior Ally (Talons are consistently good throughout their duration; Arachnos gives a major survivability spike for 90s once per summoning via "Mind Link"
Judgement = not particularly vital, but personally I like Void Radial's damage debuff.
Interface = either Reactive Radial Flawless or Degenerative Radial Flawless.

benai · October 12

Thats nearly 2 Dollar Bill's build as a Mids File

I just gave Supression and Frag Grenade the 6er Bonus so no Range IO on 6th Slot by Supression and no 6th Slot Knockdown Overwhelming Force on Frag Grenade.

I like the 2x Resist to Toxic, Psionic and Mezz better.

Crabbermind Vers 2 Dollar Bill.mbd

Edited October 13 by benai

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