Dark Temporal

Snarky · December 17, 2022

I am giving this a whirl. I try to stay Dark to fit my undead theme. Darkness Manipulation is just too unwieldy for me even if you are committed to serious jousting.

One thing I noticed that is nice. When you make a Dark/Temporal/Soul you get 3hree ST holds! Now I like 2 for Victoria robots and helping with late game weirdness. But 3! Hello low level Paragon Protectors! Late game Hello Minds of Madness. And I do not think a Vicky will ever break free from me again lol. I am going to be seriously useful in a LGTF as well.

I have not made a build for it yet. I have my Dark Dark, Elec Temp pulled up and am trying to cram them together into a coherent synergistic monstrosity. Ranged defense, stealth, only blipping in to Blackstar will be signatures of the run.

Meknomancer · December 19, 2022

Then i'm sure this is exactly what your not looking for (i'm already imagining 4 thunderstrike and 2 artillery sets) 😢

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

Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Gloom
(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 1: Time Wall
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance

Level 2: Umbral Torrent
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(11) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(11) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
(13) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
(13) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(15) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage

Level 4: Time Stop
(A) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb
(15) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
(17) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(19) Neuronic Shutdown - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(19) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 6: Aim
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 8: Moonbeam
(A) Sting of the Manticore - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range

Level 10: Chronos
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles
(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
(25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(29) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage

Level 14: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(29) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 16: Super Speed
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(40) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 18: Abyssal Gaze
(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(31) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(31) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(33) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage
(33) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 20: Temporal Healing
(A) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge
(33) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance
(36) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 22: Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(36) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 24: Boxing
(A) Empty

Level 26: Life Drain
(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(37) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
(37) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(37) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(39) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

Level 28: Tough
Hamidon Origin:Ribosome Exposure

Level 30: Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(42) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(48) Shield Wall - Defense
(49) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance

Level 32: Blackstar
(A) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
(43) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
(43) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(43) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
(46) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 35: Dark Embrace
(A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(40) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance

Level 38: Time Lord
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(39) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 41: Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(42) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(47) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(48) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance

Level 44: Night Fall
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
(45) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(45) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage
(46) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 47: Soul Storm
(A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(47) Apocalypse - Damage
(48) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
(49) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(50) Gladiator's Javelin - Accuracy/Damage
(50) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 49: Tactics
Hamidon Origin:Cytoskeleton Exposure

Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift
(A) Empty

Level 1: Hurdle
(A) Empty

Level 1: Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(3) Miracle - +Recovery
(5) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 1: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(3) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 49: Quick Form
Level 16: Speed Phase
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Snarky · December 20, 2022

11 hours ago, Meknomancer said:

Then i'm sure this is exactly what your not looking for (i'm already imagining 4 thunderstrike and 2 artillery sets) 😢

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

Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1:   Gloom
(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 1:   Time Wall
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance

Level 2:   Umbral Torrent
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(11) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(11) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
(13) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
(13) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(15) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage

Level 4:   Time Stop
(A) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb
(15) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
(17) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge
(17) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(19) Neuronic Shutdown - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(19) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 6:   Aim
(A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 8:   Moonbeam
(A) Sting of the Manticore - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(21) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range

Level 10:   Chronos
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12:   Tenebrous Tentacles
(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage
(25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(25) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(27) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(29) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage

Level 14:   Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(29) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 16:   Super Speed
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(40) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 18:   Abyssal Gaze
(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(31) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(31) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(33) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage
(33) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 20:   Temporal Healing
(A) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge
(33) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance
(36) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 22:   Combat Jumping
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(36) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 24:   Boxing
(A) Empty

Level 26:   Life Drain
(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(37) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
(37) Preventive Medicine - Heal
(37) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(39) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

Level 28:   Tough
Hamidon Origin:Ribosome Exposure

Level 30:   Weave
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(42) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
(48) Shield Wall - Defense
(49) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance

Level 32:   Blackstar
(A) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
(43) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
(43) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(43) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
(46) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 35:   Dark Embrace
(A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
(40) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance

Level 38:   Time Lord
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(39) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 41:   Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(42) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(47) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(48) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance

Level 44:   Night Fall
(A) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(45) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
(45) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
(45) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage
(46) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 47:   Soul Storm
(A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(47) Apocalypse - Damage
(48) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
(49) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(50) Gladiator's Javelin - Accuracy/Damage
(50) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 49:   Tactics
Hamidon Origin:Cytoskeleton Exposure

Level 1:   Defiance
Level 1:   Brawl
(A) Empty

Level 1:   Sprint
(A) Empty

Level 2:   Rest
(A) Empty

Level 1:   Swift
(A) Empty

Level 1:   Hurdle
(A) Empty

Level 1:   Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(3) Miracle - +Recovery
(5) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 1:   Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(3) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 49:   Quick Form
Level 16:   Speed Phase
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You are not far wrong. I will post the build in the next day or two. 50d it this weekend and have been busy badging and TFs. But yes, lot of ranged defense. 50% or so while “in combat” if I remember.

I took Musculature for the Alpha but chose the odd 33% instead of 45 due to the secondary buffs and my perception that the difference between the 33% and 45% was negligible. And the secondary buffs on Dark/Temp were near perfectly aligned. Any thoughts?

Meknomancer · December 20, 2022

My thoughts are pretty simple. You will have fun with it. Dark blast is one of those sets that rarely if ever gets boring.

I ran a dark/time a couple years back and i built it pretty much the way i imagine your looking at doing now. It was great. It was slow. Playing dark/nin and dark/dev made me re-evaluate the slotting. The attacks stack up the - to hit debuffs to the point where 45+ ranged is irrelevant. Torrent ensures the mobs aren't able to attack anyway. Open with that and the tentacles and even if the odd one to the side hits you , life drain is there.

Your about to build your dps toon as a tanker. When you build your tanks do you build them as dps?

Nyghtmaire · December 20, 2022

1 minute ago, Meknomancer said:

Your about to build your dps toon as a tanker. When you build your tanks do you build them as dps?

This is some philosophy stuff here.

(Goes to character created to make a dark/temp blaster named “Philosomancer”…)

Snarky · December 21, 2022

9 hours ago, Meknomancer said:

Your about to build your dps toon as a tanker. When you build your tanks do you build them as dps?

No, I go against current CoH gamecrafting (MOAH PROCS BIATCH) and build for tankiness. Like I do on my Brutes. .....and, according to you, on my Blasters as well lol

Snarky · December 21, 2022

Here is the build. Nothing special in the damage dept. I did PROC out Umbral Torrent. It was awkward to slot since it needed a Sudden Acc and I chose to get creative with it. Solid ST chain, as Dark deliver. AoE is a Cone barrage. 4 Cones that are essentially neverending if need be. 47% Ranged Def while in combat, over 50% Energy/Neg. The 3 ST Holds are very useful. Paragon Protectors are owned, even at low level when they first show up. On a team or League can work with the control group as needed in a pinch.

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

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gloom

(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(3) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status

Level 1: Time Wall

(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(9) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(9) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge

Level 2: Umbral Torrent

(A) Bombardment - Damage
(11) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage
(11) Sudden Acceleration - Knockback to Knockdown
(13) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
(13) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance

Level 4: Dark Blast

(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(15) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(17) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(17) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(19) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(19) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 6: Aim

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

Level 8: Moonbeam

(A) Executioner's Contract - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Endurance
(23) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Interrupt
(25) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Range
(25) Executioner's Contract - Damage/Recharge
(27) Executioner's Contract - Disorient Bonus

Level 10: Chronos

(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(27) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(29) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(29) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(31) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(31) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 14: Fly

(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 16: Stealth

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Abyssal Gaze

(A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
(33) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
(33) Apocalypse - Damage
(33) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(34) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy

Level 20: Temporal Healing

(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(34) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(34) Endurance Modification IO

Level 22: Life Drain

(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(37) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(37) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge

Level 24: Time Stop

(A) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
(37) Superior Entomb - Hold/Recharge
(39) Superior Entomb - Endurance/Recharge
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge
(40) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb

Level 26: Blackstar

(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

Level 28: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(43) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Time Lord

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

Level 32: Infiltration

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

Level 35: Night Fall

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(43) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(43) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(45) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 38: Phase Shift

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Soul Tentacles

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(46) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(46) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(48) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(48) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(48) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 44: Soul Storm

(A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
(46) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
(50) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(50) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(50) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge

Level 47: Dark Embrace

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

Level 49: Maneuvers

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

Level 1: Defiance

Level 1: Brawl

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BazookaTwo · December 21, 2022

Started one of these last night. Even at low levels with the prestige kb in umbral torrent it's fun.

Carnifax · December 21, 2022

So I don't specifically have one of these (so why are you here Carni?) but I do have a Dark/Tact Arrow and a Water / Temporal both designed for the same sort of thing. Dark/TA was more "Blastroller" then they nerfed EMP Arrow (Boo)

So merging them into the Dark/TA but keeping the Fire epic for control-via-bonfire gives me this. Future Pain is procced up because it makes for good AV fight DPS (assuming you don't die horribly) or just to give a boss who got up into your face a bad time (Time Stop them, then Future Pain followed by Gloom, Umbral to make them fall over and snipe)

Just the data chunk because half the time when I post full builds it throws weird template errors in the forums.

*Edit : Switching Blackstar to the Blaster ATO as you've done is an obvious improvement I missed.

https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1777&c=745&a=1490&f=HEX&dc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Meknomancer · December 21, 2022

Your power picks, minus dark blast, hover is flight control and you have more than enough st stuff ( why would you not go intuition radial if you want range and holds? )

Spoiler

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

DARK TIME PAGE 5 TENTACLES: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Gloom
(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(3) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(5) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status

Level 1: Time Wall
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance

Level 2: Umbral Torrent
(A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
(11) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown
(11) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(13) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(13) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(15) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage

Level 4: Hover
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(15) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
(17) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)

Level 6: Aim
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(21) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up

Level 8: Moonbeam
(A) Sting of the Manticore - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(23) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
(25) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
(25) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range

Level 10: Chronos
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles
(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(29) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(29) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(31) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(31) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 14: Fly
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(21) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 16: Stealth
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
(17) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
(19) Reactive Defenses - Defense
(19) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance

Level 18: Abyssal Gaze
(A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(33) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
(33) Apocalypse - Recharge/Accuracy
(33) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
(34) Apocalypse - Damage

Level 20: Temporal Healing
(A) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
(34) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance
(47) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge
(47) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance
(49) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 22: Life Drain
(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(37) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime

Level 24: Time Stop
(A) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
(37) Superior Entomb - Hold/Recharge
(39) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge

Level 26: Blackstar
(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

Level 28: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(43) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Time Lord
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
(40) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP

Level 32: Infiltration
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 35: Night Fall
(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(43) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(43) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(45) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 38: Phase Shift
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Soul Tentacles
(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(46) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(46) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(48) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(48) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(48) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 44: Soul Storm
Hamidon Origin:Nucleolus Exposure
(46) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)
(50) Gladiator's Net - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
(50) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
(50) Neuronic Shutdown - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 47: Dark Embrace
(A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
(49) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist

Level 49: Maneuvers
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty

Level 1: Swift
(A) Empty

Level 1: Hurdle
(A) Empty

Level 1: Health
(A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
(9) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 1: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
(7) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 14:   Afterburner
Level 49:   Quick Form
Level 50:   Intuition Radial Paragon
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drgantz · December 28, 2022

Why didn't you like Dark/Dark? Was it too melee-ish?

Snarky · November 18, 2023

On 12/27/2022 at 5:23 PM, drgantz said:

Why didn't you like Dark/Dark? Was it too melee-ish?

yes

Zepp · November 18, 2023

You took a somewhat different approach than I did in building a Dark Temporal. I went more for a versatile and comfortable in melee approach. I'm thinking of converting to a more resistance based to pick up Rise of the Phoenix because having a self rez that is on a relatively short timer may be helpful in some situations.
Current Build
15 Amdhera 04.mbd

Issues: Needs a little more endurance at times. Sometimes suffers catastrophic failure (Defense focus will do that to you)

The Build I'm thinking to convert to
15 Amdhera 07.mbd

I find the spiders, while super cute, are not doing enough DPS and are a little too squishy. In addition, Fire Shield fits better in the layered defense model, and Rise of the Phoenix is a nice QoL power. I had given all my Merits away, so I am not grinding to pick up 800 for the Winter sets.

Snarky · November 19, 2023

13 hours ago, Zepp said:

You took a somewhat different approach than I did in building a Dark Temporal. I went more for a versatile and comfortable in melee approach. I'm thinking of converting to a more resistance based to pick up Rise of the Phoenix because having a self rez that is on a relatively short timer may be helpful in some situations.
Current Build
15 Amdhera 04.mbd

Issues: Needs a little more endurance at times. Sometimes suffers catastrophic failure (Defense focus will do that to you)

The Build I'm thinking to convert to
15 Amdhera 07.mbd

I find the spiders, while super cute, are not doing enough DPS and are a little too squishy. In addition, Fire Shield fits better in the layered defense model, and Rise of the Phoenix is a nice QoL power. I had given all my Merits away, so I am not grinding to pick up 800 for the Winter sets.

My only issue with self rezzes in CoH (I like them, and they are on a few toons, mostly Brutes). But there is this thing… If you get planted. There is a good 75% chance that if you rez…. Yeah. And the hits just keep coming lol.

Zepp · November 19, 2023

8 hours ago, Snarky said:

My only issue with self rezzes in CoH (I like them, and they are on a few toons, mostly Brutes). But there is this thing… If you get planted. There is a good 75% chance that if you rez…. Yeah. And the hits just keep coming lol.

That's a good point. I'm still looking at options for my Epic/Ancillary/Patron Pool... I even looked at Leviathon for its KO Blow (which is super powerful, but the cooldown is a little long. I was mainly sharing an alternate approach which would allow you to sit in Melee when needed to get the Nuke off and grab that Future Pain DPS.

Snarky · November 19, 2023

1 hour ago, Zepp said:

That's a good point. I'm still looking at options for my Epic/Ancillary/Patron Pool... I even looked at Leviathon for its KO Blow (which is super powerful, but the cooldown is a little long. I was mainly sharing an alternate approach which would allow you to sit in Melee when needed to get the Nuke off and grab that Future Pain DPS.

I know this is a Blaster area…but my dark dark corr is pure melee. Two mag2 aoe stuns = mag 4, then soul drain, then nuke with huge -to hit debuff then scourge what is left

BazookaTwo · November 19, 2023

I'm now working up a fire/temporal, feels really scrappy with loads of AOE. Def capping will be hard I think. At least what I did on beta suggests it will be.

Ringo · November 20, 2023

18 hours ago, Snarky said:

My only issue with self rezzes in CoH (I like them, and they are on a few toons, mostly Brutes). But there is this thing… If you get planted. There is a good 75% chance that if you rez…. Yeah. And the hits just keep coming lol.

But Self Rez into Barrier to rez the rest of the team is always such a thrill

Don't need a healer! IAMTHEHYPE

Snarky · November 20, 2023

5 hours ago, Ringo said:

But Self Rez into Barrier to rez the rest of the team is always such a thrill

Don't need a healer! IAMTHEHYPE

Uh….never occurred to me to pop an Incarnate power in those situations lol. I tend to rez, eat some skittles, get my armors up (dark, this is where it starts to bog…) then see if i can deal with (usually a small army) what put me carpet facing

Ringo · November 20, 2023

Yeah usually getting the armors up and realizing that all my Oh Shit buttons are on cooldown because I frantically clicked them all before I died is the moment when I die again.

But hitting Barrier (or Howling Twilight if applicable) while screaming WITNESS ME is a true highlight in my gameplay

Nostromo21 · January 19

Plugging away at my Dark/Ninja stealth killa!!! :)

Just dinged 24 (slow-poke). Using your Mids build for the primary (mostly) Snarky.

Now, given some of us can't afford a full set up Superior Defiant Barrage (even the normal version lol!), what would you suggest for Gloom instead?

I really like stealth & mystic flight+hover for control & the fast teleport traversal of zones, so I made those a priority earlier on. I mostly solo, eh.

I don't plan on taking any melee powers, so mainly using Ninja for what you see below (will grab Blinding Power and Golden Dragonfly later on, at least to give them a try).

I have the full sets of Thunderstrike, Artillery & Bombardment for level 27 ready to go, but I could barely scrape together enough to afford those, so not sure how I will ever afford sets like Defiant Barrage, Winter's Bite & Blaster's Wrath, as they go for 10-15million+ *each*! I could scrape together maybe 200mill from all my heroes, but that would leave me destitute, he, he.

(the only other similar-ish builds that have come close to being as enjoyable as this are my main, Ill/Dark troller parked at 40, my ranged Window (24) and my darkside Dark/Storm corruptor (<20), which I must play some more)

Any/all advise much appreciated from this time-limited, casual power-gamer wannabe! ;)

Edited January 19 by Nostromo21

Nostromo21 · February 4

@Snarky working on my dark/ninja blaster and still having a blast! In adapting your dark/temp mids build Snarky, I have a few questions:

1. I can't afford superior anything just yet in Blaster, so am using the normal versions (still 7-8 mill each!) - hopefully that's a good approach

2. As I acquired some of the blaster sets, I ended up with Blaster's Wrath in Gloom, so may have to switch Defiant Barrage into Blackstar. Does it matter a lot which set goes into which power, as the overall bonuses look similar to me, and the globals will obviously apply anyway...?

3. I didn't understand the point of Cloud Senses:Chance for Negative in Umbral Torrent, as it does lots of negative dmg anyway, so I just stuck a 5th Bombardment in there - was that a mistake? Even SA:KB to KD is probably a waste as I mostly solo and actually want to keep the mobs at range as far away as possible...correct?

Any other tips for a Dark/Ninja blaster much appreciated. I'm finding Shinobi and Kuji fantastic, but hardly use Immob Dart or Blinding Powder at 32. Golden Dragonfly is fun to smash elites/bosses with once they inevitably move into melee range :) (it just needs a lot more enhance investment, not sure if it's worth it at endgame - I may spec out of it into pools or epics by then anyway).

Cheers!

Snarky · February 4

2 hours ago, Nostromo21 said:

@Snarky working on my dark/ninja blaster and still having a blast! In adapting your dark/temp mids build Snarky, I have a few questions:

1. I can't afford superior anything just yet in Blaster, so am using the normal versions (still 7-8 mill each!) - hopefully that's a good approach

2. As I acquired some of the blaster sets, I ended up with Blaster's Wrath in Gloom, so may have to switch Defiant Barrage into Blackstar. Does it matter a lot which set goes into which power, as the overall bonuses look similar to me, and the globals will obviously apply anyway...?

3. I didn't understand the point of Cloud Senses:Chance for Negative in Umbral Torrent, as it does lots of negative dmg anyway, so I just stuck a 5th Bombardment in there - was that a mistake? Even SA:KB to KD is probably a waste as I mostly solo and actually want to keep the mobs at range as far away as possible...correct?

Any other tips for a Dark/Ninja blaster much appreciated. I'm finding Shinobi and Kuji fantastic, but hardly use Immob Dart or Blinding Powder at 32. Golden Dragonfly is fun to smash elites/bosses with once they inevitably move into melee range 🙂 (it just needs a lot more enhance investment, not sure if it's worth it at endgame - I may spec out of it into pools or epics by then anyway).

Cheers!

The regulars are okay until you have merits to buy boosters. (5 merits for each zone you get all 8 location badges in…). Remember to flip them all at once. The set bonuses are based on what version. They do not mix.

Defiant Barrage should be in a power you spam. That is the nature of the PROC in it.

I am not good at PROCs. I assume the extra damage is better than the random bonuses (without picking it apart) because they almost always are.

I do not know anything about Ninja set

Most Important Rule…Have Fun with YOUR concept

Mopery · February 4

Thought I'd see what I could do with the build you posted, Snarky.

I left all the powers you've chosen where they were, just changed up some slots and sets to see what I could do with it. Just some things to consider here and there, far from perfect but guaranteed to be worth every penny paid for it!

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

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Temporal Manipulation
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gloom

(A) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage
(7) Superior Defiant Barrage - Damage/RechargeTime
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
(9) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(11) Superior Defiant Barrage - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
(11) Superior Defiant Barrage - RechargeTime/+Status

Level 1: Time Wall

Hamidon Origin:Nucleolus Exposure

Level 2: Umbral Torrent

(A) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Overwhelming Force - Endurance/Recharge
(3) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(5) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(5) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(7) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown

Level 4: Dark Blast

(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(36) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(37) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(37) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(37) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 6: Aim

Hamidon Origin:Membrane Exposure

Level 8: Moonbeam

(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(17) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(19) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(19) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(21) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(21) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 10: Chronos

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

Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(13) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(13) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(15) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(15) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(17) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 14: Fly

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

Level 16: Stealth

(A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Abyssal Gaze

(A) Apocalypse - Damage
(23) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
(25) Apocalypse - Recharge/Accuracy
(25) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
(27) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
(27) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold

Level 20: Temporal Healing

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

Level 22: Life Drain

(A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
(29) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(29) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(31) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
(31) Superior Winter's Bite - Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge
(31) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance

Level 24: Time Stop

(A) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold
(39) Superior Entomb - Endurance/Recharge
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance
(39) Superior Entomb - Accuracy/Hold/Endurance/Recharge
(40) Superior Entomb - Recharge/Chance for +Absorb

Level 26: Blackstar

(A) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Damage/Recharge
(40) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
(42) Superior Blaster's Wrath - Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

Level 28: Hasten

(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(43) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Time Lord

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

Level 32: Infiltration

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

Level 35: Night Fall

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(46) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(46) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(46) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(47) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(47) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 38: Phase Shift

(A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Soul Tentacles

(A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
(43) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
(43) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(45) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
(45) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 44: Soul Storm

(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(48) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(48) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(49) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(49) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 47: Dark Embrace

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

Level 49: Maneuvers

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

Level 1: Defiance

Level 1: Brawl

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