build help request pain/ sonic

[EventidesCall]

I'm hopeless at builds and looking for some assistance with a build for my latest creation. She's a pain domination / sonic blast. I'd like to have her be able to have her jump in a mob shortly after alpha and use anguishing cry and not faceplant. I also don't want to spend a crazy amount of money as well.  Any help is very much appreciated.

[Wimbochismo]

Pretty sure I gave some advice on Pain/Sonic a few years ago but the attached build is probably outdated by now. It was my first character to 50 on Homecoming and it still plays really well. Anguishing Cry + Dreadful Wail and the other -res debuffs are a nice accompaniment.

 

At this point I have 3 builds on the character. Since you mentioned wanting to be tanky I'll just toss you my Tank version. I pretty much built this out to stand next to the tank and vehemently yell at ne'er-do-well's. You can also pop a purp/breakie and lolwut take an alpha strike + Siren sleep it.

 

There's several long cooldowns like Anguishing, so it's still important to build towards perma Hasten. This one is 2s off perma Hasten, solid resist spread and endurance management. Stealth to keep the agro down. Soothing gets Panacea proc. Solid defense with a bit of a f/c hole, but there's high ranged defense which also helps against mezzes. Cardiac Radial for Alpha.

 

In terms of cost, ATO's are usually pretty affordable. You can downgrade Apocalypse purples to Decimation until you can afford it. Panacea pvp set can sometimes be pricey. Otherwise it isn't too expensive.

Defender (Pain - Sonic)Tank.mbd