What the heck was I thinking? Build guidance please...

[BeornOTNS]

Howdy folks. So, like many of you, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Alt-O-Holic. And while I love making characters and playing them, I do so in cycles; fits-and-starts, if you will. That includes servers. I play MOST of the time on Everlasting, but I have them on all the Homecoming servers.

 

Recently, I was talking with a friend who had found the game again, and she and her husband ended up on Torchbearer server and asked did I have characters there.

 

I have this one, and, while it can farm (42 and change % fire defense [not my best work]), I made some, frankly, BIZARRE choices when I made it, some... 700 days ago?

 

Can anyone look at this and tell me what was I thinking? And, what should I do to make it better? There are a few things. I want to keep it hero only, so, no Mu Mastery. And, I really enjoy the rotation I have now, but of course damage per second is something I could always improve. Finally, WHAT THE HECK REGARDING THE SLOTTING?!? So. Much. Multi-Strike?!?!

 

I would love the help.

 

Torch Fire Tank - Villain Brute
Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.6.6 rev. 3
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• Primary powerset: Spines
• Secondary powerset: Fiery Aura
• Pool powerset (#1): Leadership
• Pool powerset (#2): Speed
• Pool powerset (#3): Leaping
• Pool powerset (#4): Fighting
• Ancillary powerset: Fire Mastery
  

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Powers taken:

Level 1: Barb Swipe

• A: Invention: Accuracy
  

Level 1: Fire Shield

• A: Aegis: Resistance
• 3: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 3: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 2: Spine Burst

• A: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage
• 5: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance
• 5: Multi-Strike: Damage/Recharge
• 7: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 7: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 4: Blazing Aura

• A: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage
• 9: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance
• 9: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Endurance
• 11: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 11: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 6: Maneuvers

• A: Invention: Endurance Reduction
• 13: Invention: Endurance Reduction
• 13: Invention: Defense Buff
• 15: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 8: Hasten

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 15: Invention: Recharge Reduction
  

Level 10: Temperature Protection

• A: Aegis: Resistance
• 17: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 17: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 12: Combat Jumping

• A: Kismet: Accuracy +6%
• 19: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 14: Tactics

• A: Invention: Endurance Reduction
• 19: Invention: Endurance Reduction
• 21: Invention: To Hit Buff
• 21: Invention: To Hit Buff
  

Level 16: Plasma Shield

• A: Aegis: Resistance
• 23: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 23: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• 25: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)
• 25: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3%
  

Level 18: Quills

• A: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage
• 27: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance
• 27: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Endurance
• 29: Multi-Strike: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 29: Multi-Strike: Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 20: Boxing

• A: Stagger: Accuracy/Recharge
• 31: Stagger: Endurance/Stun
• 31: Stagger: Accuracy/Endurance
  

Level 22: Tough

• A: Aegis: Resistance
• 31: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 33: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 24: Burn

• A: Invention: Accuracy
• 33: Armageddon: Damage
• 33: Armageddon: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
• 34: Armageddon: Damage/Endurance
• 34: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 34: Fury of the Gladiator: Chance for Res Debuff
  

Level 26: Throw Spines

• A: Detonation: Accuracy/Damage
• 36: Detonation: Damage/Recharge
• 36: Detonation: Damage/Range
• 36: Detonation: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 37: Detonation: Damage/Endurance/Range
  

Level 28: Weave

• A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense
• 37: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance
• 37: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• 39: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 30: Healing Flames

• A: Aegis: Resistance
• 39: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 39: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 32: Fiery Embrace

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 40: Invention: Recharge Reduction
  

Level 35: Consume

• A: Efficacy Adaptor: EndMod
• 40: Efficacy Adaptor: EndMod/Recharge
• 40: Efficacy Adaptor: EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  

Level 38: Char

• A: Basilisk's Gaze: Accuracy/Hold
• 42: Basilisk's Gaze: Recharge/Hold
• 42: Basilisk's Gaze: Chance for Recharge Slow
  

Level 41: Melt Armor

• A: Shield Breaker: Defense Debuff
• 42: Shield Breaker: Accuracy/Defense Debuff
• 43: Shield Breaker: Accuracy/Recharge
• 43: Shield Breaker: Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• 43: Shield Breaker: Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 44: Fire Ball

• A: Detonation: Accuracy/Damage
• 45: Detonation: Damage/Endurance
• 45: Detonation: Damage/Recharge
• 45: Detonation: Damage/Range
• 46: Detonation: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (Empty)
  

Level 47: Build Up

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 48: Invention: Recharge Reduction
  

Level 49: Impale

• A: Maelstrom's Fury: Accuracy/Damage
• 50: Maelstrom's Fury: Damage/Endurance
• 50: Maelstrom's Fury: Damage/Recharge
  

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Inherents:

Level 1: Brawl

• A: Invention: Accuracy
  

Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint

• A: Invention: Run Speed
  

Level 2: Rest

• A: Invention: Endurance Modification
  

Level 1: Swift

• A: Invention: Run Speed
  

Level 1: Health

• A: Numina's Convalesence: +Regeneration/+Recovery
• 46: Miracle: +Recovery
  

Level 1: Hurdle

• A: Invention: Jumping
  

Level 1: Stamina

• A: Performance Shifter: EndMod
• 48: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Recharge
• 48: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Accuracy
• 50: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End
  

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Incarnates:

Musculature Core ParagonAgeless Radial EpiphanyDegenerative Radial Flawless InterfacePyronic Core Final JudgementAssault Radial Embodiment

[Ringo]

Multistrike, Maelstrom's Fury and Detonation?  3 slot Aegis?

 

You were clearly building wirh Fire Defense and Fire Resistance as your only priority.  I'd say cost as well but you 3 slotted Armageddon in Burn soooo....

 

Bad news:  You probably shouldn't chase Fire Resistance, you should be able to cap that with just Fire Armor

 

Good news:  Building for Fire Defense (on a Fire Farmer) is actually more viable now as Fire Attacks do -def, so stacking more defense is good.  The caveat to that is outside of Fire Farms fire def is nowhere near as helpful as Melee defense (for Brutes) and other positional defenses.

[Ringo]

Check out this SpinesFire build posted last month:

 

 

[PLVRIZR]

53 minutes ago, Ringo said:

Check out this SpinesFire build posted last month:

 

 

Yup, I posted mine and he does just fine 😁