Illusion/Traps with Perma PA

[Kaveren]

Hi all. I put together an Illusion build that aims for perma PA, and paired it with Traps since it also loves high global recharge. Concept is a tech-based stage magician who takes the act on the road (or the streets, as it were...)

 

I have three main goals:

 

--AV soloing, something I've never tried to do before

--Some defenses; while the PA holds most of the aggro, there are always going to be some random AoEs

--Still useful while exempted down

 

Here's the build. Apologies for not posting with Mids, my computer's a little too old to run it. (Still runs Windows 10, in fact - and yes, I know I'll need to upgrade before October!) Colors indicate how much global recharge the set bonus gives.

 

Spoiler

Health: Panacea special, Miracle special, Numina's Convalescence special

 

Stamina: Performance Shifter x2, end mod IO

 

1: Spectral Wounds - Apocalypse x5 (purple)

 

1: Web Grenade - accuracy IO

 

2: Blind - Unbreakable Constraint x5 (purple)

 

4: Deceive - Coercive Persuasion x5 (purple)

 

6: Triage Beacon - Preventive Medicine x6 (indigo)

 

8: Superior Invisibility - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

10: Acid Mortar - accuracy IO

 

12: Teleport Target - accuracy IO

 

14: Teleport - Blessing of the Zephyr KB protection

 

16: Force Field Generator - Red Fortune x5 (black), Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

18: Phantom Army - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow), Soulbound Allegiance x2

 

20: Poison Trap - Basilisk's Gaze x4 (red)

 

22: Spectral Terror - Superior Will of the Controller x5 (purple)

 

24: Seeker Drones - Cloud Senses x4 (yellow)

 

26: Phantasm - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow), Force Feedback proc, Sudden Acceleration KB->KD

 

28: Hasten - recharge IO x2

 

30: Temporal Bomb - Armageddon x5 (purple)

 

32: Hover - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

35: Poisonous Ray - Decimation x5 (yellow)

 

38: Scorpion Shield - Red Fortune x5 (black), Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

41: Flash - Basilisk's Gaze x4 (red)

 

44: Summon Tarantula - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow)

 

47: Group Invisibility - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

49: Fold Space - accuracy IO

 

With black = 5%, yellow = 6.25%, red = 7.5%, indigo = 8.75%, and purple = 10%, the total global recharge from slots is:

 

(2 * black) + (5 * yellow) + (2 * red) + (1 * indigo) + (5 * purple) + (5 * LotG 7.5%) = 152.5%

 

Is this enough to make PA perma, with Hasten and without Incarnate? If not, can FF procs from the (fragile) Phantasm and/or the -rech of Temporal Bomb get it there? I'd prefer Trip Mine over Temporal Bomb if I can get away with it.

 

For those counting, I also have one extra slot. Could be an end redux IO for SI, but not sure if that's necessary when it's my only toggle. Could also go into the otherwise slotless AM, or a fifth slot for the bomb.

 

Could also swap out Web Grenade for Caltrops. I generally like Caltrops better on other characters with support abilities, but Web Grenade can trigger Containment.

 

Do any Traps auto-hit in PvE, like Trick Arrow's Flash Arrow?

 

I typically take Teleport Target early on alts with support abilities that team a lot. It greatly helps with keeping groups together. That said, I could switch it with Hasten.

 

This is my first Controller since live, so thanks in advance for any and all feedback!

Edited Tuesday at 05:20 PM by Kaveren

[Mopery]

With Hasten added you'd have 225.5%, which is about 30ish % more than you need for perma-PA, if I remember correctly it's like 192.5% or something like that(including perma-Hasten).

[Hedgefund2]

I'm looking through this in some detail but wanted to make a post first to emphasize that the FF +recharge proc in Phantasm was no bueno.  It won't benefit the pet, no pet is affected by recharge buffs or debuffs.  You might benefit on summoning it but that's not going to happen frequently enough to make that worth the slot.  The SA kb2kd is a fine choice though.  

 

More later.

[Hedgefund2]

Your recharge is such that my my main suggestion is to proc bomb Poisonous Ray, you can do without the bonus from Decimation and not lose perma hasten nor PA.  

[Psyonico]

38 minutes ago, Kaveren said:

Still runs Windows 10, in fact

I’m fairly certain Mids will run on Windows 10.  Heck, it might run on 7 depending on what version of .Net is available for windows 7.

[Uun]

• When the new patch hits, fear will trigger containment, allowing Spectral Terror to provide instant AoE containment. Slot Spectral Terror with Cloud Senses instead of the ATO. You want to enhance the -tohit, not the fear.
• All the debuffs in Poison Trap are autohit (the initial hold is not). Caltrops are also autohit.
• Slot Acid Mortar with 2x recharge IOs or 3-slot with a Defense Debuff or Accurate Defense Debuff set. You can have more than one out at the same time.

[Kaveren]

Thanks for the feedback. Here's the revision:

 

Spoiler

1: Spectral Wounds - Apocalypse x5 (purple)

 

1: Web Grenade - accuracy IO

 

2: Blind - Unbreakable Constraint x5 (purple)

 

4: Deceive - Coercive Persuasion x5 (purple)

 

6: Triage Beacon - Preventive Medicine x6 (indigo)

 

8: Superior Invisibility - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

10: Acid Mortar - accuracy IO, recharge IO

 

12: Hasten - recharge IO x2

 

14: Teleport - Blessing of the Zephyr KB protection

 

16: Force Field Generator - Red Fortune x5 (black), Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

18: Phantom Army - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow), Soulbound Allegiance x2

 

20: Poison Trap - Superior Will of the Controller x5 (purple)

 

22: Spectral Terror - Cloud Senses x4 (yellow)

 

24: Seeker Drones - Cloud Senses x4 (yellow)

 

26: Phantasm - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow), Sudden Acceleration KB->KD

 

28: Trip Mine - Armageddon x5 (purple)

 

30: Teleport Target - accuracy IO

 

32: Hover - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

35: Poisonous Ray - accuracy/damage HO, Achilles' Heel proc, Touch of Lady Grey proc, Cloud Senses proc, Shield Breaker proc

 

38: Scorpion Shield - Red Fortune x5 (black), Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

41: Flash - Basilisk's Gaze x4 (red)

 

44: Summon Tarantula - Expedient Reinforcement x4 (yellow)

 

47: Group Invisibility - Luck of the Gambler 7.5%

 

49: Fold Space - accuracy IO

 

Summary:

 

--Took out Temporal Bomb, brought in Trip Mine

 

--Took the FF proc out of Phantasm, gave the slot to Trip Mine for an SA KB -> KD instead

 

--Swapped Hasten and Teleport Target

 

--Put Cloud Senses x4 in Spectral Terror, which dropped it down a slot

 

--Put the extra slot into Poison Trap, and changed it to Superior Will of the Controller x5

 

--Reslotted Poisonous Ray with an acc/dam HO and procs

 

--Added the original extra slot to AM (I'd like it to have a third slot from... somewhere)

 

Overall, global recharge only lost a red bonus, dropping it to 145%, which should still be more than enough (though slows will always be a problem).

 

New questions:

 

--Decimation's buildup proc doesn't affect most of my damage, which is from pets, right?

 

--Caltrops does NOT count as a fear, correct? I'd absolutely love it if it triggered Containment with the new patch, I'd swap out Web Grenade in a heartbeat.

 

--Is there a better place for Will of the Controller? IIRC, there's a relatively small chance for Poison Trap's hold effect, and Flash is... Flash.

Edited Thursday at 02:04 AM by Kaveren

[Uun]

12 hours ago, Kaveren said:

New questions:

 

--Decimation's buildup proc doesn't affect most of my damage, which is from pets, right?

 

--Caltrops does NOT count as a fear, correct? I'd absolutely love it if it triggered Containment with the new patch, I'd swap out Web Grenade in a heartbeat.

 

--Is there a better place for Will of the Controller? IIRC, there's a relatively small chance for Poison Trap's hold effect, and Flash is... Flash.

The Decimation %bu proc won't affect your pets. I find it to be a pretty crappy proc (only 1 PPM) and generally don't bother with it.

 

Caltrops does the "run away" kind of fear, which doesn't trigger containment. It's the terrorize fear that will trigger containment.

 

Poison Trap has a lot of moving parts, including two different hold components. There's a 100% chance of a 5.96s mag 3 hold when the trap is triggered, followed by a 2% chance of a 5.96s mag 3 hold every 1s. Slotting Poison Trap for hold duration is quite useful. If you can find a 6th slot, add a 2nd %dmg proc. Also, note that Flash gets the new Adaptive Recharge in the new patch, so should be available more.

[Kaveren]

Thank you. Got enough planned out to at least start playing and see how it feels. I'll update here again if I make any changes.