Suggestions for my next Blaster? I have a Fire x3 and an Electric x3 and I want to mix and match those sets!

[mistagoat]

Hey folks, I just finished up my Electric/Electric/Electric Blaster and it was so much fun that I want to keep the Blaster train rolling! I've had a Fire/Fire/Fire for quite a while and really enjoy playing that one too! So I'd like to mash up my 2 favorite Blasters into a Liger of destruction!! 

 

So keeping the Primary, Secondary and Epic as either Fire or Electric, what do you think the best combo of Fire and Electric would be?

 

P.S. I prefer a blapper playstyle if that helps.

[Nemu]

I hear fire/elec is pretty ok, but I'm no expert.

[Meknomancer]

Both. Elec/fire is an aoe monster. Fire/elec is a classic for a reason. If your style is pure blappery, fire/elec is the way to go. If you like just standing in a mob and crossing your fingers hoping the mob dies before you do while clicking stuff elec/fire is the toon for you. You gave us a choice of fire or elec epics, does mu count? If i was forced to pick between the first 2, fire every time for bonfire/char/self rez, elec epic is bottom of my list of the 10 choices although i havent tried the new dark epic yet (that may win as the worst choice) 

[mistagoat]

On 10/29/2024 at 9:00 AM, Meknomancer said:

Both. Elec/fire is an aoe monster. Fire/elec is a classic for a reason. If your style is pure blappery, fire/elec is the way to go. If you like just standing in a mob and crossing your fingers hoping the mob dies before you do while clicking stuff elec/fire is the toon for you. You gave us a choice of fire or elec epics, does mu count? If i was forced to pick between the first 2, fire every time for bonfire/char/self rez, elec epic is bottom of my list of the 10 choices although i havent tried the new dark epic yet (that may win as the worst choice) 

Yeah, I had intended on restricting it to those two epics but the more I played with builds the farther away from that I got. I'm leaning towards Fire/Elec/Mase and only taking the shield from the Patron. This will let me try out some of the powers that I skipped on the Elec x3.

[mistagoat]

Update: I got the Fire/Electric to 50 on the last night of Indom double XP! It leveled like a dream and cranked out silly damage! I semi followed Nemu's build and while it felt kinda strange to take all the boring stuff (kick, tough, weave, combat jumping, hasten super speed) at low levels (6-18) I have to admit that it works wonderfully. You blaze through those levels so fast that it gets all that utilitarian stuff out of the way early on so that in the higher (slightly slower) levels you're picking up fun attacks that noticeably expand your power/options. I think I only had 3 attacks for the first 20 levels but they were more than sufficient to take out decent sized mobs. Then once you're in the upper 20s-30s you just become an engine of destruction! What a fun toon!

 

Since I had so much fun on the fire/electric the next logical step was, of course, an elec/fire! I've made it to 28 on this one so far and it's mirrored my experience with the fire/elec. It's just as nasty as far as damage goes and the small stun that occasionally hits with the elec attacks really helped keep my Tank buddy alive in the low levels.

 

So unless things take a drastic turn for the worse, it's probably safe to say that any combo of fire/elec primary/secondary is friggin awesome!

I'll post my leveling builds after work.

[mistagoat]

Here are the builds I leveled with.

Blaster - Fire - Electric - Mase v3 rev1 pre 50 - Automaton Constable.mbdBlaster (Electrical Blast - Fire Manipulation) Mase pre 50 v1 Ohm My Goddess.mbd

[Chance Jackson]

Fire/Elec/Elec but the epic is whatever