Rad/atomic blaster - Looking for thoughts on this build

[DeathKitty]

 

 

What do you folks think of this build - 40% S/L def; 46/35 E/N Def; 157.5% recharge (perma if anyone near me)?

 

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

I play a lot solo so a good defensive build is key.  I like having proton volley and cosmic burst in my st attack chain.

 

Hero Blaster
Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.7.5 rev. 21
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• Primary powerset: Radiation Blast
• Secondary powerset: Atomic Manipulation
• Pool powerset (#1): Flight
• Pool powerset (#2): Speed
• Pool powerset (#3): Fighting
• Pool powerset (#4): Leadership
• Epic powerset: Mace Mastery

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Powers taken:

Level 1: X-Ray Beam

• A: Superior Winter's Bite: Accuracy/Damage
• 5: Superior Winter's Bite: Damage/RechargeTime
• 13: Superior Winter's Bite: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 23: Superior Winter's Bite: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 36: Superior Winter's Bite: Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• 36: Superior Winter's Bite: Recharge/Chance for -Speed & -Recharge

Level 1: Electron Shackles

• A: Invention: Accuracy

Level 2: Irradiate

• A: Scirocco's Dervish: Accuracy/Damage
• 11: Scirocco's Dervish: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 13: Scirocco's Dervish: Damage/Endurance
• 34: Armageddon: Chance for Fire Damage
• 37: Eradication: Chance for Energy Damage
• 37: Touch of Lady Grey: Chance for Negative Damage

Level 4: Hover

• A: Kismet: Accuracy +6%
• 5: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• 50: Shield Wall: +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• 50: Reactive Defenses: Scaling Resist Damage

Level 6: Positron Cell

• A: Thunderstrike: Accuracy/Damage
• 7: Thunderstrike: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 7: Thunderstrike: Damage/Endurance
• 15: Apocalypse: Chance of Damage(Negative)
• 37: Gladiator's Javelin: Chance of Damage(Toxic)
• 40: Neuronic Shutdown: Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 8: Electron Haze

• A: Artillery: Accuracy/Damage
• 9: Artillery: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 9: Artillery: Damage/Endurance
• 15: Positron's Blast: Chance of Damage(Energy)
• 40: Bombardment: Chance for Fire Damage
• 40: Touch of Lady Grey: Chance for Negative Damage

Level 10: Ionize

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 11: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up

Level 12: Aim

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction

Level 14: Fly

• A: Blessing of the Zephyr: Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 16: Proton Volley

• A: Calibrated Accuracy: Accuracy/Damage
• 17: Calibrated Accuracy: Accuracy/Endurance
• 17: Calibrated Accuracy: Accuracy/Interrupt
• 19: Calibrated Accuracy: Accuracy/Range
• 42: Calibrated Accuracy: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 18: Beta Decay

• A: Dampened Spirits: To Hit Debuff/Endurance
• 19: Achilles' Heel: Chance for Res Debuff

Level 20: Metabolic Acceleration

• A: Regenerative Tissue: +Regeneration
• 21: Performance Shifter: EndMod
• 21: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End

Level 22: Hasten

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 23: Invention: Recharge Reduction

Level 24: Atom Smasher

• A: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage
• 25: Superior Avalanche: Damage/Endurance
• 25: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 34: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 43: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• 43: Superior Avalanche: Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 26: Atomic Blast

• A: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage
• 27: Superior Defiant Barrage: Damage/RechargeTime
• 27: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
• 34: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 43: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• 45: Superior Defiant Barrage: RechargeTime/+Status

Level 28: Radioactive Cloud

• A: Basilisk's Gaze: Accuracy/Recharge
• 29: Basilisk's Gaze: Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
• 29: Lockdown: Chance for +2 Mag Hold
• 36: Unbreakable Constraint: Chance for Smashing Damage
• 45: Ghost Widow's Embrace: Chance of Damage(Psionic)
• 46: Neuronic Shutdown: Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 30: Positronic Fist

• A: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage
• 31: Superior Blistering Cold: Damage/Endurance
• 31: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 31: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 46: Superior Blistering Cold: Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• 48: Superior Blistering Cold: Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 32: Cosmic Burst

• A: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage
• 33: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 33: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 33: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• 46: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

Level 35: Kick

• A: Invention: Accuracy

Level 38: Tough

• A: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance/Endurance
• 39: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance
• 39: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3%
• 39: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 41: Weave

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

Level 44: Maneuvers

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

Level 47: Scorpion Shield

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

Level 49: Tactics

• A: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff/Endurance
• 50: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge

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Inherents:

Level 1: Defiance

Level 1: Brawl

• A: Invention: Accuracy

Level 1: Sprint

• (Empty)

Level 2: Rest

• (Empty)

Level 1: Swift

• A: Invention: Flight Speed

Level 1: Hurdle

• A: Invention: Jumping

Level 1: Health

• A: Miracle: +Recovery
• 3: Panacea: +Hit Points/Endurance

Level 1: Stamina

• A: Performance Shifter: EndMod
• 3: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End

Level 14: Afterburner

Level 49: Quick Form

 

 

 

Blaster (Radiation Blast - Atomic Manipulation) 11c.mbd

Edited March 24 by DeathKitty
uploaded wrong mids build

[Nightmare Shaman]

It's very important to know specifically what you are trying to achieve with a build.  Since you prefer solo, you will be facing the entirety of the enemy groups available.  Specifically at lvl 50.  There's also the question that frequently gets overlooked with builds - What difficulty do you play on?  

I have attached the total of your build compared to my current blaster.  I personally like to have the ability to jump on a fire farm just for the hell of it, but also have a balanced build to take on most enemies.  Your build, imho, has major holes.  40% s/l defense is great, as is 46 nrg, 35 neg, but toxic and psi are going to absolutely obliterate you.  imho you are better off focusing on ranged def, getting it to at least 35 ish, and pushing up aoe close to that as well.  

Also, you have pretty low res to everything.  If you get hit by -def or just get hit, you're going to feel it HARD.  Another problem that gets overlooked - recovery vs enddrain.  Personally 1.67 is a little high.  I would try to get that down.  Another thing of note, go to totals and look at debuff resistance.  Personally I hate slows, so I always use those winter sets and the +20% from Winter's whatever in travel powers to get my slow/rech res to 95%.  

I mean the best you can do is try it out and see how you like it.  These are all the things I personally take into consideration for making very strong and fairly sturdy blasters.  

[DeathKitty]

Thanks for the feedback. 

 

I generally play +2/8 or +3/5 or 6, depending on the enemies.  I spend a lot of time in melee due to the aoes that my toon has so that's why I went for high s/l and e/n rather than ranged...but AOE can be an issue.  Even though my endurance use is 1.67 it hasn't been issue due to the procs I use (numina's, miracle, panacea, 2 +end performance shifters}.  I like my characters damage ouput. 

 

I see your concerns and they are valid.  Is it possible to see your build, Nightmare Shaman?

Edited March 27 by DeathKitty
forgot to ask something.

[Frozen Burn]

Hi @DeathKitty.  Welcome to the forums! 

 

I think your build will work fine.  Clearly, it is working for you, and that is all that really matters.  There are many ways to build and be successful.  I have similar stats to yours, but a little more on the S/L/E, a little more on the resists, and a lot more on the HPs because I don't like doing the multiple proc thing, so that allows me more set bonuses.  (My build below, in case there is anything you want to glean anything from it.)  I play similarly to you as well - always in the middle of a group to leverage PBAOEs and melee powers.

 

The only thing I noticed on your build is that you have too much endurance.  Blaster's sustain powers (Metabolic Accelerant, in this case with /Atomic) are really good and that you do not need to do normal end management building as you do with other toons.  

• You can safely drop the miracle + recov... it's totally not needed in your build and you can use that slot elsewhere, or I personally would put a Preventative Medicine + Absorb proc in that slot.  That proc has saved my life many times.
• You could probably also drop the End Mod slot out of Stamina and just only have the proc there.  Use that slot to put in a Shield Wall +5% Resist or the Reactive Defenses +Scaling Resist IOs.  Even better if you can get both into your build somehow.  

 

Divine Radiance - Blaster (Radiation Blast).mbd