Build Requesdt: EM/Psy

[JayboH]

Hey gang, I think they updated Mids and was wondering if our build experts could formulate one for this combo.  Ultimate build with unlimited budget basically - something I can work towards.  I am enjoying this combo so far much better than Psy/Psy I was messing with on the test servers.

 

How would you build your version of this combo?  Thanks in advance, this seems like a blast so far

[Jeff Krock]

Love to see this...

[SomeGuy]

I'm leveling a TW/Psi Brute right now and I have ZERO clue how to slot the non-armor powers in it. So I'm very curious how this will go.

[JayboH]

There are TWO powers in this combo that don't use endurance and gobble up HP.

 

...also, does Insanity and Impose stack taunt/threat level?

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, JayboH said:

There are TWO powers in this combo that don't use endurance and gobble up HP.

Two?

 

i know Aura of Insanity, what’s the 2nd?

[JayboH]

52 minutes ago, Psyonico said:

Two?

 

i know Aura of Insanity, what’s the 2nd?

Energy Transfer.

 

EM= Energy Melee not Electric M

[Psyonico]

I misread, I didn’t see the word “combo” in your first post.

[SeraphimKensai]

On 6/21/2025 at 8:03 PM, JayboH said:

Insanity and Impose stack taunt/threat level

I believe so, at least that's why I felt more comfortable skipping taunt on my psy armor toon. I'll have to boot up a couple characters side by side and see if psy armor pulls more threat just from insanity/impose will.

Edited Monday at 06:55 PM by SeraphimKensai

[JayboH]

Well, I took advantage of the triple xp and hit 50.  No farming, all playing.  Now I just need help into making this the best I can.

 

 

[Sovera]

Post a build, bro, with your travel powers and powers you'd like to be using.

[JayboH]

6 hours ago, Sovera said:

Post a build, bro, with your travel powers and powers you'd like to be using.

In my build request thread you would like me to post a build?  I'm a little confused.  

 

I typically prefer Super Jump and Combat Jump is usually useful.  I assume Tough is a must-have given how squishy the set can still be even with it slotted with plain IOs.

[SeraphimKensai]

3 hours ago, JayboH said:

9 hours ago, Sovera said:

Post a build, bro, with your travel powers and powers you'd like to be using.

In my build request thread you would like me to post a build?  I'm a little confused.  

If I'm going to help someone make a build, I often have them take a "first stab" at it and lay out what kind of build goals and must have powers they want. That way when I make a build for them (which I typically send privately) the person can compare their build with mine and hopefully gain a better understanding of various ways to slot things to hit their goals.

 

That's my attempt at making people more confident and self-sufficient in game.

[JayboH]

34 minutes ago, SeraphimKensai said:

If I'm going to help someone make a build, I often have them take a "first stab" at it and lay out what kind of build goals and must have powers they want. That way when I make a build for them (which I typically send privately) the person can compare their build with mine and hopefully gain a better understanding of various ways to slot things to hit their goals.

 

That's my attempt at making people more confident and self-sufficient in game.

I see.  I wonder why you didn't ask me for one.

 

At any rate the picture lists what I took as I journeyed to 50 as far as what abilities were taken.

[JayboH]

If you want me to copy this into Mids I can.

[Sovera]

It's not perfect but something like this.

 

Brute (EM - Psionic Armor).mbd

 

To fill up ET some slots were scrounged so the regen is down to 114. Can take the slots from Boxing and Brawl to Impenetrable Skin it back to 119 HPS. As long as you're conscientious about using Psycho Barrier against the factions that do -recharge (or macro it to your movement keys/attacks) in order to always have three stacks it ought to be fine too.

 

The ST chain is TF, BS, (1.5), EP (1), ET (1.2) EP, (1), BS (1.5) =6.2 seconds and TF recharges in 6.5 seconds allowing to start over. You can skip most of this rigmarole by using slow ET but I find 2.9 second animations unethical. When Hasten is down throw more EPs between attacks to filler up. In practice it's more like, throw TF, use EP and BS while looking for a mob with high HP left and snipe it with ET, mop it up with EP and BS, which doesn't conduct itself to such clean rotations, but EP's a good filler that's good DPA so when in doubt throw it out.

 

[JayboH]

35 minutes ago, Sovera said:

It's not perfect but something like this.

 

Brute (EM - Psionic Armor).mbd 42.78 kB · 1 download

 

To fill up ET some slots were scrounged so the regen is down to 114. Can take the slots from Boxing and Brawl to Impenetrable Skin it back to 119 HPS. As long as you're conscientious about using Psycho Barrier against the factions that do -recharge (or macro it to your movement keys/attacks) in order to always have three stacks it ought to be fine too.

 

The ST chain is TF, BS, (1.5), EP (1), ET (1.2) EP, (1), BS (1.5) =6.2 seconds and TF recharges in 6.5 seconds allowing to start over. You can skip most of this rigmarole by using slow ET but I find 2.9 second animations unethical. When Hasten is down throw more EPs between attacks to filler up. In practice it's more like, throw TF, use EP and BS while looking for a mob with high HP left and snipe it with ET, mop it up with EP and BS, which doesn't conduct itself to such clean rotations, but EP's a good filler that's good DPA so when in doubt throw it out.

 

Thank you, this looks nice, I appreciate it!  Is this how you would build yours if you had one?

[Sovera]

1 hour ago, JayboH said:

Thank you, this looks nice, I appreciate it!  Is this how you would build yours if you had one?

 

Pretty much, but with Fly. I stopped playing EM a while back since the ST rotation is long and TF's animation is just as long. I get the same out of Fire Melee with simpler rotations.

[JayboH]

6 hours ago, Sovera said:

 

Pretty much, but with Fly. I stopped playing EM a while back since the ST rotation is long and TF's animation is just as long. I get the same out of Fire Melee with simpler rotations.

Again I appreciate your efforts, this is great.

[JayboH]

16 hours ago, Sovera said:

 

Pretty much, but with Fly. I stopped playing EM a while back since the ST rotation is long and TF's animation is just as long. I get the same out of Fire Melee with simpler rotations.

Built it and used Crushing Impacts in place of the winter pieces which I can grab later.  That nearly puts me at the Smashing cap anyway.  Only got a tier 1 alpha so far.

 

It is a bit weird with the rotation, you're right.  More of a boss killer character than a AOE monster.  Aura of Insanity does a lot of work but then beyond the odd rotation you have to hit the absorb and the Consume Psyche regularly too.

[JayboH]

On 6/24/2025 at 11:37 AM, Sovera said:

 

Pretty much, but with Fly. I stopped playing EM a while back since the ST rotation is long and TF's animation is just as long. I get the same out of Fire Melee with simpler rotations.

Yeah, you can see this is kind of odd (no winter IOs, only tier 2 alpha)

 

 

This is just a +1x8 for testing

[Sovera]

5 hours ago, JayboH said:

Yeah, you can see this is kind of odd (no winter IOs, only tier 2 alpha)

 

 

This is just a +1x8 for testing

 

Seemed okay tbh. What was odd?

[JayboH]

10 hours ago, Sovera said:

 

Seemed okay tbh. What was odd?

Just the rotation timing like you were saying.  Slow clearing too.  I probably hit the Psionic Armor cooldowns too early - I should wait until I am maybe lower health before hitting the absorb again - but the set feels like you should be proactive with that and then get your stacks up all the time too.

[Sovera]

The stacks are only needed if you're fighting something that debuffs endurance/recovery/regen. Recharge is already taken care of.  Easiest way would be to track those three and if you see them going to the red then spam Psycho Barrier.

 

But if your health is not low then there's no need to fuss about it since the regen of Psycho Barrier doesn't stack with itself. And yeah, EM has weak clear. It's why my favorite character was an EM/Fire since Fire Armor helped with the AoE.