[Fire Manipulation] How should I slot Cauterizing Aura?

[Stormwalker]

Cauterizing Aura seems to take a fairly dizzying array of different enhancement types and enhancement set types.  What's the most effective way to slot this power?  Should I slot it for healing like other Blaster sustains?  For damage?  Does it need accuracy?  At my current level (23) I don't feel like I need more Recovery, but I don't know if that will still be true at higher levels.

[Frozen Burn]

1 hour ago, Stormwalker said:

Cauterizing Aura seems to take a fairly dizzying array of different enhancement types and enhancement set types.  What's the most effective way to slot this power?  Should I slot it for healing like other Blaster sustains?  For damage?  Does it need accuracy?  At my current level (23) I don't feel like I need more Recovery, but I don't know if that will still be true at higher levels.

 

There are many different ways, but I slot 3 endmods and 3 heals.  I will use and need the extra recovery (Stamina is only 1 slotted with Perf Shift +end proc and just a Panacea or Numi in Health).  

 

Cauterizing aura isn't worth slotting for damage or damage procs as it's so minimal overall - but if you're going to be standing in melee range and in the middle of mobs a lot, then it might be worth it.

[kelika2]

Leveling up, standard aoe.  one acc, 3 dmg, endmodx2.  let DFB/DIB tohit and/or the START boosters fill in the acc/tohit for a time

 

Max level I use 2 acc/dmg hamis, 1 dmg/endmod IO, 2 endmods and optional 50+5 healing.  tough/weave, hot feet and epic pool toggle adds up

[Snarky]

I need this power to do ONE thing.  Give me endurance.  I slot Perf Shift EndMod Perf Shift PROC Syn Shock EndMod SynShock PROC

[Uncle Shags]

I suppose since it's so versatile you can slot it to fit your needs.  

[Maelwys]

+ Lv53 Acc/Dmg HO

+ Lv50+5 Dmg IO

+ Lv53 Acc/EndMod DSync

+ Lv50+5 EndMod IO

+ 2x Lv50+5 Heal IO

If you really need more Recovery, then swap the Lv50+5 Dmg IO for a Theft of Essence Proc.

 

If you don't want to shell out for HOs and don't care about enhancing the damage you could go with:

+ 2x Lv50+5 Efficacy Adaptor Set IOs (Acc/EndMod, EndMod)

+ 2x Lv50+5 Touch of the Nictus Set IOs (Acc/Heal, Heal)

+ Theft of Essence Proc

+ Power Transfer Proc

 

Proc activation chance every 10 seconds per enemy in range are:

26.32% for the Power Transfer 

30.70% for the Theft of Essence 

[Camel]

Cauterizing Aura doesn’t accept Accurate Heal sets, I also haven’t noticed much need for Acc but you can get upwards of 80% enhancement value on everything with this slotting. I go 1  +3 Acc/Dmg Hami-O, 1  + 5 Armaggedon Dmg IO (or regular Dmg IO), 1 +5 Efficacy Adaptor End Mod IO, 1 +5 Efficacy Adaptor End Mod/Acc IO, 1 +5 Preventive Medicine Heal IO and 1 +5 Preventive Medicine Heal/Rech IO.

edit*** Cauterizing Aura DOES accept Accurate Healing sets, I was confusing it with Dynamo which doesn't accept those sets. The above slotting would pretty much be the same, but I would go Touch of Nictus and the second IO would be a +5 Acc/Healing.

Edited February 16 by Camel

[Nemu]

6 slot preemptive optimization for the recharge and range defense bonus. If you are running hotfeet and spamming attacks you will need the endurance. 

 

The heal is inconsequential, at 95% enhancement value you are only getting what? 35 hp DOT heal compared to 18hp DOT heal base? When enemies are chunking you for triple digit damage? The heal is meant to help you top off faster in between fights, it's not meant to save you in a fight. I don't want to slot a power for something that only helps me in between fights, do you?

 

As for damage in any damage aura that's also your sustain, not worth it. You get much much much much more return on investment with end mod slotting, when is the last time you played a blaster and waited for your damage aura to finish off mobs that can take off 1/4 of your life in one hit? 1hp or not that mob is getting another blast in the face now.

 

Slot it with end mod and you can skip the miracles and numinas that you've been trained to slot into every build. You know how I can tell if a person has never played a blaster before? Those uniques in health.

[Onlyasandwich]

15 hours ago, Nemu said:

6 slot preemptive optimization for the recharge and range defense bonus

 

This is typically how I go, unless I just don't care about ranged defense for whatever reason.

 

If you are going ham on a well built blaster, you can still suck wind even with the sustain running! Doubling down here gives you a lot more freedom to run expensive toggles, open up slotting on attacks, and free up other end support slots.

 

You can even pull a Nemu and run whirlwind all day - do what feels good. 😉