Fire/Stone/Blaze: Build Evolution and Marginally Coherent Ramblings

InvaderStych · December 17, 2022

First draft of a target build. Thoughts and questions -

-- I'm not thrilled with the slotting on Fire Sword, nor thrilled with that being the only %-Res piece in the build, but I wanted the 6th bonus from the Winter set in GFS in order to bolster Stone's complete lack of Fire/Cold defense.

-- Tangentially I hadn't planned originally on using either the t1 or t2 from the primary, opting for the epic blast instead, but apparently that might disturb stacking Focus. I guess I'll see how it plays out. FB might just become something I use to tag runners, or I figure out how to just alternate in FS when I want to refresh the -Res. Something to figure out in game.

-- Are the Preventative %Absorb and Power Txfr %Heal pieces worth the slot cost on a Stalker, or is base HP too low for them to be worth losing the slots elsewhere?

Fireball is non-negotiable. 😉

Any and all thoughts and input appreciated. Full display in the spoiler, data chunk below.

This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword
Level 1: Brawl
------------

(A) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Assassin's Mark - RechargeTime/Rchg Build Up
(5) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(13) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 1: Hide

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
(43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 2: Rock Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(3) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(39) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(40) Shield Wall - Defense
(40) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 4: Stone Skin

(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(19) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(19) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(21) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(48) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 6: Cremate

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
(7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
(9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(11) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 8: Assassin's Blaze

(A) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage
(13) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Recharge
(15) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Superior Stalker's Guile - Recharge/Chance to Hide

Level 10: Earth's Embrace

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Reconstitution

Level 12: Build Up

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

Level 14: Combat Jumping

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

Level 16: Rooted

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Reconstitution
(34) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(37) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 18: Combat Teleport

(A) Warp - Range
(33) Warp - Endurance
(33) Warp - Range / Increased Perception

Level 20: Crystal Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(21) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(31) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(31) Shield Wall - Defense
(37) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
(37) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 22: Fire Sword Circle

(A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
(23) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(25) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(25) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(50) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 24: Brimstone Armor

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(42) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(42) Aegis - Resistance

Level 26: Greater Fire Sword

(A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
(27) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
(27) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(29) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(29) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(31) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 28: Minerals

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

Level 30: Kick

(A) Empty

Level 32: Tough

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(34) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(34) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
(39) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
(39) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 35: Weave

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(36) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(36) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(36) Shield Wall - Defense
(48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 38: Ring of Fire

(A) Empty

Level 41: Fire Blast

(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(43) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(48) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(50) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge

Level 44: Fire Ball

(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(46) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown

Level 47: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Super Speed

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

Level 1: Assassination

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 1: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO

Level 1: Health

(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance

Level 1: Stamina

(A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
(33) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 49: Speed Phase

| Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1611;718;1436;HEX;|
|78DA7594CB4F135114C6BF69EFF028ADBC5F160AA560914A7968E2D60712459A90E|
|0BE99E050466BDBB45D006274E3DE67DCF822C6447CEC8CBA356E35F1F93FB8014D|
|34262E4C3D9933072E122799CC6FCE3DF7DCEF9C73EF4D2D4E04DFBD9D3E0423743|
|46B954AE9D9B2953D6B17CD949571E6FCA0A79ADE4ECF9C4ED959DB4E4E3A767189|
|392C2313F6BC9D2BD9C9D9723E67A70F17CFE58B08CEE4F3D9E4B46D159C5CA6C9F|
|D3945930AF962D92A3BF95CC8354D3A9985323904DCBFD9826D9F6E3A5670E69247|
|B2D6B29D4E59A5322DD741327AE95D8A437F2A0A58A4774CC1871506850B02099F0|
|B41BC266856A84AD01C636B36E11FFA762B0CA1D5707DABC9C5D05C4C03937E6F81|
|E30C7B7082218E298193025E981A0AE3D7C2283F7EB24B137E0B6C30B4E007C308D|
|A0D57CD3265696E09AD9826E6E1BA542123B0C0500347E00C415C2180CB9CF7F938|
|F76F334C35DEFBBD8A7C60D8858F029F181AF059E00B432DE552AB85316A9130014|
|A298038C30AAD54A70936EA9060557BB1C662DA484948AF7D080D5CAB31295A80E6|
|D46B2EBE7A891FC557D6D28F75AF0914AE51F76D44D874477AD12D1061A8A3B8CD7|
|A4F9BA5A72DD2D388F434223DEDC72FE5C12DCEE02225D9AA97B315B7D9A50D7704|
|EE3274E09EC07DE565B9CA102435EDBAF2768C1A5EADC6050E305CA2253BF5253B7|
|185A3ECC655816B0C5DB82E704379B9DC6408D19261BDF661A9FDE6BEF7513DBBB5|
|95E8A7420FFC64EFD137728FA88D8ADA28F61BDEC118931332CEA068769F3EBB4F2|
|A1F93CAC7A4F231A9FC88685A0D0103BAA601D6F480EC837A5506F14879E9AC310C|
|E3B1C013E5457D2A8D78C6F090C2247471093CE7917D7821F052E095C43BC8BBA18|
|F524B6AB391942D1FA391517D641461CE2CACB6DF5E95AE7F0CAE91329CFE8F7D46|
|E9F717D90DB6AF07B65F6CF40EB3988D9D23833CF26DE74894657E0FECB826BDB3D|
|02B67E1CD10E5A867F2179457C8B8|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Edited December 18, 2022 by InvaderStych
Title Change

InvaderStych · December 18, 2022

Ok, 26 levels in and this thing is a proverbial eraser. Just deletes targets like a Stalker should.

Something for the Rule Of Cool crowd: Cremate and AS end up looking like blasts when kiting or catching a target on the move. I might keep Scorch over FS (despite that being less than numerically idea) just for the look of it, but we're stuck with the sword for GFS anyway. Was hoping for alternate animations during the Page 5 update to the set, but since -def has been added to the swords, I don't see that happening anymore.

Staying a few seconds ahead of a team with targeted CT to fire off AS on the big bad such that it triggers right when the team arrives is a trick well worth practicing.

Only change to the build above so far is that I figured I might as well drop a %Hold in the epic Immob. In actuality I'll try out both that and Fire Blast as my "tag the runners power" and slot up the one I end up wanting to use. Recharge on Fireball is just a touch long for using it that way, and far too endo costly to waste on a single runner.

I guess it is just the way I build melee these days. Always with a ranged attack option from an epic/patron pool.

Edited December 18, 2022 by InvaderStych

InvaderStych · January 10, 2023

Short update after hitting 50.

Why Stone Armor on a Stalker? Brimstone, mostly. On a Stalker/Scrapper it has a chance to Critical! which I wanted to play with. Stalkers drop Mud Pots, so I don't feel beholden to the No Taunt + Damage Aura dilemma. Finally, Brimstone, like most Stalker AoE attacks gets a 50% chance to crit out of Hide.

Works a treat, as I had hoped it would.

Longer update later about leveling process and the whole topic of "Slotting with SOs and Key IO Uniques/Globals/Etc While Leveling" to follow later.

Some tweaks to the draft build for the 50 respec. I found I wanted the extra +recovery pieces in Health and the extra slot in Stamina. Devours endurance even before adding Weave in game. Might balance out with +EndMod from Musc Radial giving me back a slot or two for elsewhere. Particularly getting back a little of the F/C defense.

Earth's Embrace is wacky. The heal and +hp numbers could be flipped on a Stalker - way over HP cap while barely slotting it. Going Heal/Rech only gets it a couple seconds sooner.

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword
Level 1: Brawl
Level 50: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Task Force Commander
Level 50: Portal Jockey
------------

(A) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Assassin's Mark - RechargeTime/Rchg Build Up
(13) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 1: Hide

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
(43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 2: Rock Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(3) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(39) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(40) Shield Wall - Defense
(40) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 4: Stone Skin

(A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
(19) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(19) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(21) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(48) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 6: Cremate

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
(7) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
(9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(9) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(11) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 8: Assassin's Blaze

(A) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage
(13) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Recharge
(15) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Superior Stalker's Guile - Recharge/Chance to Hide

Level 10: Earth's Embrace

(A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 12: Build Up

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

Level 14: Combat Jumping

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

Level 16: Rooted

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Reconstitution
(34) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(37) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 18: Combat Teleport

(A) Warp - Range
(33) Warp - Endurance
(33) Warp - Range / Increased Perception

Level 20: Crystal Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(21) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(31) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(31) Shield Wall - Defense
(37) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
(37) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 22: Fire Sword Circle

(A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
(23) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(25) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(25) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(50) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 24: Brimstone Armor

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(42) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(42) Aegis - Resistance

Level 26: Greater Fire Sword

(A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
(27) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
(27) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(29) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(29) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(31) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 28: Minerals

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

Level 30: Kick

(A) Empty

Level 32: Tough

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(34) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(34) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
(39) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
(39) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 35: Weave

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(36) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(36) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(36) Shield Wall - Defense
(48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 38: Char

(A) Decimation - Chance of Build Up

Level 41: Fire Blast

(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(43) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(48) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

Level 44: Fire Ball

(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(46) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

Level 47: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Teleport

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

Level 1: Assassination

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Deceleration

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 1: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO

Level 1: Health

(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(11) Miracle - +Recovery
(50) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 1: Stamina

(A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
(33) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(50) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 50: Freedom Phalanx Reserve

| Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1666;733;1466;HEX;|
|78DA6594494F535114C7FFAFBD8FA1509927CB540A16AD148A7E0007248A3421C1B|
|833CD131FA55ADBA6ED0210A31BF78A1A3738C744D4A5D3D6BD268EDFC10D68A231|
|7161EAE19D77E0526EF2DADF3BF339F7DE179F1FABFDF07EF2100CFFD1B4552824A|
|68B56FA829D37E3563235838D55494F872B4EC4EDB46D47C753767E8139209A317B|
|D6CE14ECE874319BB11387F317B379D44E65B3E9E8A46DE5529964A3F3728A9C72D|
|97CD12AA6B219BF231A4F25E78A64E073DEA673B67DAEF1582E35133D92B616ED44|
|DC2A14295D3B9511A267214C3F06649514304F4F4CC1834506852581CB0CB578E70|
|19A142A22DBBD09FFD17F97C23EB4188E6D2599189A896960DCEB2638CEB0072718|
|C298103829E086A9A2305EBD4E2F7EB34923FE0AAC3334E317C330DA0CA79A45EAD|
|2DC2AB4649A9885635281A4C01C43155202E7197CB8E671E05298F76F334C253E7A|
|DD897C62D885CF025F18EAF155E01B4335F552ADF5826AF4B0668912D468751A358|
|8700D7BB1CA35B452017EDDD92F23F29169DDD6A84B9E3A844D802615C4778EDF8F|
|3577E414A5418BE26940C07434BDE812E866A8A1B84DFA0E36C90E36CB0E76CB0E7|
|6CB0EF6E38F72E10E177E857A6BD187D782153669C55D817B0CEDB82FF080218687|
|EED9A36ADAF4CADB3062B8231A1538C870955276E8293B709DA3ECC60D8165864ED|
|C14B8A5DC5E6E33F82965403FE501D47382CD53EEA179766999E8A5440B5E92F7E8|
|C7B647AA0D4AB5411C30DC6B1093FB30CAA0C8BB4FF7EE93C98764F221997C48263|
|F2C353DF20303FA4919C00AFD87151E9366508F3B88A7CA6D68956108CF049E2B37|
|EE0B8627E41DD17A5511BC64CD7EBC12782DF046C2BC65E8A39EA27A555139E261D|
|28CE89A1104B8A58082BE4AA5CE328123A4714FAAEDDFA38DC07C05A694AE208DC1|
|1E6BBE1D1E435CCEFA4ECD206B7E9469E87C07BDEE9762C270261CC369DE849F3B6|
|DDD8BD12B172386658629B28D69B6A5B3E502AB5C70A65CF01FF668CA72|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Edited January 10, 2023 by InvaderStych
another detail

InvaderStych · March 7, 2023

A bit too much RL aggro for a proper update, but as I have referenced this thread a couple times now in other threads I figure I should drop a mildly changed build. Mostly swapped a few pieces between Stone Skin and Minerals in order to take better advantage of boosting to +5 in Stone Skin. Also reclaimed a couple of slots out of Health and Crystal Armor and moved them to the Blaze mastery attacks. Yes, I know I could get more single target damage with a proc-bombed Char in place of FS in the rotation, but I wanted the blast and I wanted it slotted. 😉 The Decimation - %BU in Char is rarely used and mostly experimental. I don't think it helps even in long engagements when it triggers, but it is interesting to try.

For whatever reason, my Mids won't boost properly. In game pretty much anything that enhances a stat is boosted to +5 because it is satisfying. 😉

Build:

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword
Level 1: Brawl
Level 50: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Task Force Commander
Level 50: Portal Jockey
------------

(A) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Assassin's Mark - RechargeTime/Rchg Build Up
(5) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 1: Hide

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
(7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 2: Rock Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(11) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(11) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(13) Shield Wall - Defense
(13) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 4: Stone Skin

(A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
(15) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(19) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 6: Cremate

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
(21) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
(21) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(23) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(23) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 8: Assassin's Blaze

(A) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage
(25) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Recharge
(25) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(27) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(27) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(29) Superior Stalker's Guile - Recharge/Chance to Hide

Level 10: Earth's Embrace

(A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 12: Build Up

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

Level 14: Combat Jumping

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

Level 16: Rooted

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Reconstitution
(31) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
(31) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 18: Combat Teleport

(A) Warp - Range
(31) Warp - Endurance
(33) Warp - Range / Increased Perception

Level 20: Crystal Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
(33) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge
(33) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(34) Shield Wall - Defense
(34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 22: Fire Sword Circle

(A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
(34) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(37) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 24: Brimstone Armor

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(37) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(37) Aegis - Resistance

Level 26: Greater Fire Sword

(A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(40) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(40) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 28: Minerals

(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
(40) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage

Level 30: Kick

(A) Empty

Level 32: Tough

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
(42) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
(42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
(42) Aegis - Resistance
(43) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance

Level 35: Weave

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

Level 38: Char

(A) Decimation - Chance of Build Up

Level 41: Fire Blast

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

Level 44: Fire Ball

(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(50) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(50) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown

Level 47: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Teleport

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

Level 1: Assassination

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 1: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO

Level 1: Health

(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(7) Miracle - +Recovery

Level 1: Stamina

(A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self
(9) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(9) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 50: Freedom Phalanx Reserve

Block:

| Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1666;722;1444;HEX;|
|78DA6594C94F137114C7BFD3CEB0945664070B948250A05016355E5D9028D28404A|
|FA6197128A3B56DDA1E00317AF1AEA8F1827B4CC4E5E676F5AE89EB1FE1013131F1|
|66C6E7BC79F2A3FC925FFB99B7BFF7FBCD241727821FDE4F1F82163A9A318BC5D46|
|CC9CC9CB70A46D24CDB73F8B72A69B779E254D2CA585662D2B60A4BCC61D14C58F3|
|56B66825664BB9AC953A5CB8902B203893CB6512D39699B7B3E97AF7E11439E5738|
|59259B273D9902B9AB4D30B253208B84FB379CB3A5B7F2C6FCF258E64CC652B9534|
|8B254AD74A65F4D05E8AD18F06598E0E2CD21ED3E1C3B2C00A838E4B02EF7C40838|
|E8AF8766FC23FF4DF411A3469AE6D2599688A89A161D2EF6A02382E708221882981|
|930CBB244C1585F1AB75FA312226E30CBBD1A879E039D5A34573AB59A62E8DAD421|
|DC3C03C3C9334432316046C86669C13B8EA73E1628CCFEF7F984A7CE4DCADF824F0|
|99610FBE087C6568C737866AEAA55AE905D588B0668512D428756A3588C3735EE71|
|A9AA98090EA1C926E03645ABB356AC7578B9801D0A43AF19DE3776283A18FA2D429|
|517C75081B9E490743173A196A286E833AFA0639C12E39C12E39C1A89C6014B7B9D|
|ECBD452933AB326ACE99EC91D861EDC15B827709F612F1E3004A98816B5E0168C6A|
|9EC9B8C07E862B94B24D4DD9866B1CA50FD70556056E30C47053E01643885286D5C|
|B1DC6A6DF33F9C5E0A331762899E8C1A1053FC923EAC82252ED80543B807D025ED9|
|8338C0A09377B7EADD2D031F94810FCAC08764E043720D1E86805EF582F4628DFE6|
|33A1E91A65F7D15FBF144F79CD71986F154E099C0738631BC60784C61E26A98385E|
|B26604AF045E0BBC11EFB70207F96274539709B5CE84DCF518694655CD28C2DC645|
|887BA1CA7BD4CE00AE900A6F5ED1F26DA510E3EA3AB0AD268ECB111D8E131CC1E3F|
|766AFA59B319D8F1F98B72A11598D2DC99FF2C33A1DE7FF320AAE40DA9C22AC30CD|
|98E29B6CE997281592E385D2EF80BF9F7C8A1|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Edited March 7, 2023 by InvaderStych

DarkPhoenix · March 14, 2023

Thank you for posting this.
It looks like a very fun build to play.

I am looking forward to your leveling process and slotting thoughts.

InvaderStych · March 15, 2023

Thanks!

Way behind in updating the thread. I'll be mostly done with my move by the end of the weekend. Going to try to swing back around to the thread soon after though!

Bopper · May 3, 2023

On 1/9/2023 at 5:46 PM, InvaderStych said:

Why Stone Armor on a Stalker? Brimstone, mostly. On a Stalker/Scrapper it has a chance to Critical! which I wanted to play with. Stalkers drop Mud Pots, so I don't feel beholden to the No Taunt + Damage Aura dilemma. Finally, Brimstone, like most Stalker AoE attacks gets a 50% chance to crit out of Hide.

Just some things I like to add, as I think most folks may not know this yet.

The Brimstone crit is upfront damage instead of a DoT, and that damage is equivalent to all 3 DoT ticks hitting. That last part is huge. The standard DoT is 3 ticks of 80% cancel-on-miss, which on average does 1.952 ticks per proc. So the crit is 54% more damage than the DoT would normally do on average.

BuiltDifferent5 · May 19, 2023

On 3/6/2023 at 9:21 PM, InvaderStych said:
A bit too much RL aggro for a proper update, but as I have referenced this thread a couple times now in other threads I figure I should drop a mildly changed build. Mostly swapped a few pieces between Stone Skin and Minerals in order to take better advantage of boosting to +5 in Stone Skin. Also reclaimed a couple of slots out of Health and Crystal Armor and moved them to the Blaze mastery attacks. Yes, I know I could get more single target damage with a proc-bombed Char in place of FS in the rotation, but I wanted the blast and I wanted it slotted. 😉 The Decimation - %BU in Char is rarely used and mostly experimental. I don't think it helps even in long engagements when it triggers, but it is interesting to try.

For whatever reason, my Mids won't boost properly. In game pretty much anything that enhances a stat is boosted to +5 because it is satisfying. 😉

Build:

Hide contents

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Stalker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword
Level 1: Brawl
Level 50: The Atlas Medallion
Level 50: Task Force Commander
Level 50: Portal Jockey
------------

(A) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage

(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime

(3) Superior Assassin's Mark - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime

(5) Superior Assassin's Mark - RechargeTime/Rchg Build Up

(5) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 1: Hide

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

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

Level 2: Rock Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance

(11) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge

(11) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

(13) Shield Wall - Defense

(13) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)

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

Level 4: Stone Skin

(A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance

(15) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

(17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

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

(19) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 6: Cremate

(A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage

(19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance

(21) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge

(21) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

(23) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

(23) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge

Level 8: Assassin's Blaze

(A) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage

(25) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Recharge

(25) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(27) Superior Stalker's Guile - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

(27) Superior Stalker's Guile - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

(29) Superior Stalker's Guile - Recharge/Chance to Hide

Level 10: Earth's Embrace

(A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 12: Build Up

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

(29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 14: Combat Jumping

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

Level 16: Rooted

D-Sync Origin:D-Sync Reconstitution

(31) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance

(31) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 18: Combat Teleport

(A) Warp - Range

(31) Warp - Endurance

(33) Warp - Range / Increased Perception

Level 20: Crystal Armor

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance

(33) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge

(33) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

(34) Shield Wall - Defense

(34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 22: Fire Sword Circle

(A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage

(34) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance

(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(36) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

(37) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 24: Brimstone Armor

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance

(37) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge

(37) Aegis - Resistance

Level 26: Greater Fire Sword

(A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage

(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance

(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(39) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(40) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

(40) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 28: Minerals

(A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance

(40) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage

Level 30: Kick

(A) Empty

Level 32: Tough

(A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance

(42) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge

(42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge

(42) Aegis - Resistance

(43) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance

Level 35: Weave

(A) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance

(43) Shield Wall - Endurance/Recharge

(43) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge

(45) Shield Wall - Defense

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

Level 38: Char

(A) Decimation - Chance of Build Up

Level 41: Fire Blast

(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage

(45) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime

(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(46) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

(50) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge

Level 44: Fire Ball

(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage

(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance

(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

(48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

(50) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

(50) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown

Level 47: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Teleport

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

Level 1: Assassination

(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

(A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 2: Rest

(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift

(A) Run Speed IO

Level 1: Hurdle

(A) Jumping IO

Level 1: Health

(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance

(7) Miracle - +Recovery

Level 1: Stamina

(A) Power Transfer - Chance to Heal Self

(9) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

(9) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 50: Freedom Phalanx Reserve

Block:
Reveal hidden contents
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|MxDz;1666;722;1444;HEX;|
|78DA6594C94F137114C7BFD3CEB0945664070B948250A05016355E5D9028D28404A|
|FA6197128A3B56DDA1E00317AF1AEA8F1827B4CC4E5E676F5AE89EB1FE1013131F1|
|66C6E7BC79F2A3FC925FFB99B7BFF7FBCD241727821FDE4F1F82163A9A318BC5D46|
|CC9CC9CB70A46D24CDB73F8B72A69B779E254D2CA585662D2B60A4BCC61D14C58F3|
|56B66825664BB9AC953A5CB8902B203893CB6512D39699B7B3E97AF7E11439E5738|
|59259B273D9902B9AB4D30B253208B84FB379CB3A5B7F2C6FCF258E64CC652B9534|
|8B254AD74A65F4D05E8AD18F06598E0E2CD21ED3E1C3B2C00A838E4B02EF7C40838|
|E8AF8766FC23FF4DF411A3469AE6D2599688A89A161D2EF6A02382E708221882981|
|930CBB244C1585F1AB75FA312226E30CBBD1A879E039D5A34573AB59A62E8DAD421|
|DC3C03C3C9334432316046C86669C13B8EA73E1628CCFEF7F984A7CE4DCADF824F0|
|99610FBE087C6568C737866AEAA55AE905D588B0668512D428756A3588C3735EE71|
|A9AA98090EA1C926E03645ABB356AC7578B9801D0A43AF19DE3776283A18FA2D429|
|517C75081B9E490743173A196A286E833AFA0639C12E39C12E39C1A89C6014B7B9D|
|ECBD452933AB326ACE99EC91D861EDC15B827709F612F1E3004A98816B5E0168C6A|
|9EC9B8C07E862B94B24D4DD9866B1CA50FD70556056E30C47053E01643885286D5C|
|B1DC6A6DF33F9C5E0A331762899E8C1A1053FC923EAC82252ED80543B807D025ED9|
|8338C0A09377B7EADD2D031F94810FCAC08764E043720D1E86805EF582F4628DFE6|
|33A1E91A65F7D15FBF144F79CD71986F154E099C0738631BC60784C61E26A98385E|
|B26604AF045E0BBC11EFB70207F96274539709B5CE84DCF518694655CD28C2DC645|
|887BA1CA7BD4CE00AE900A6F5ED1F26DA510E3EA3AB0AD268ECB111D8E131CC1E3F|
|766AFA59B319D8F1F98B72A11598D2DC99FF2C33A1DE7FF320AAE40DA9C22AC30CD|
|98E29B6CE997281592E385D2EF80BF9F7C8A1|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hey Stych!

I've been leveling my own Staff/Stone Stalker and loving it. Sort of using your Stone Armor set up as a template. QQ for you: Do you not take the Unbreakable Guard +Max HP enhancement because you can pretty much get to perma HP cap with just Earth's Embrace?

InvaderStych · May 19, 2023

5 hours ago, BuiltDifferent5 said:

Do you not take the Unbreakable Guard +Max HP enhancement because you can pretty much get to perma HP cap with just Earth's Embrace?

Yup!

EE doesn't need a ton of slots unless chasing bonuses from Heal sets. Since I can't get past the slot inefficiency it takes for the good bonuses on those I rarely take that route though. It is trivially easy to make the +HP buff permanent and the heal is pretty small anyway so I figured enough recharge for an overlap was enough.

Sign In

Fire/Stone/Blaze: Build Evolution and Marginally Coherent Ramblings

Recommended Posts

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

DarkPhoenix

Link to comment

Share on other sites

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Bopper

Link to comment

Share on other sites

BuiltDifferent5

Link to comment

Share on other sites

InvaderStych

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

Create an account

Sign in

Browse

Activity

Game Account

Wikis