Max DPS Blaster Build for Solo

[AK The Bro]

I'm looking for a solid Blaster DPS build that can clear anything in its path and solo the game at 4/8 (Budget is not an issue). Thanks in advance, friends.

[Wobegone]

Most blasters can achieve this if you sacrifice damage for survivability.    Ice/X  would probably be the safest I'd think..  Maybe Ice/Electric or Ice/Energy for some blapper goodness?  It'd still be dangerous against mobs who mez.  Even with soft capped defense., which is actually easy to do with Scorpion Shield and Winter IOs...but you sacrifice Resistance, Max Hps, Recharge, and Damage Procs.  

[Uun]

Max DPS and soloing +4/x8 are two different goals.

[Maelwys]

20 minutes ago, Uun said:

Max DPS and soloing +4/x8 are two different goals.

 

Depends if you're working Rise of the Phoenix into your attack chain or not... 😛

[electric_emu]

11 hours ago, Wobegone said:

Most blasters can achieve this if you sacrifice damage for survivability.    Ice/X  would probably be the safest I'd think..  Maybe Ice/Electric or Ice/Energy for some blapper goodness?  It'd still be dangerous against mobs who mez.  Even with soft capped defense., which is actually easy to do with Scorpion Shield and Winter IOs...but you sacrifice Resistance, Max Hps, Recharge, and Damage Procs.  

 

I will second Ice/anything. Ice Storm and Blizzard make 4/8 remarkably safe (for a Blaster anyway).

 

I really, really like Fire as a secondary generally but it pairs very well with Ice.  Hot Feet + Burn + one or both rains from Ice give you a ton of soft control for anything left standing after you click Fire Sword Circle.  

[MoonSheep]

On 7/14/2025 at 5:17 PM, electric_emu said:

 

I will second Ice/anything. Ice Storm and Blizzard make 4/8 remarkably safe (for a Blaster anyway).

 

I really, really like Fire as a secondary generally but it pairs very well with Ice.  Hot Feet + Burn + one or both rains from Ice give you a ton of soft control for anything left standing after you click Fire Sword Circle.  

 

i agree, whilst fire/fire has the highest DPS, ice/fire is an all time classic and a great blend of damage and mitigation. fire/ice is also a good combination

 

in my opinion too, if +4/x8 is important i’d do it on a scrapper or similar instead. i think living that life on a squishy would be a real slog, +2 or 3 / x 6 would be a nicer balance of challenge and progress

[Troo]

On 7/13/2025 at 4:41 PM, AK The Bro said:

I'm looking for a solid Blaster DPS build that can clear anything in its path and solo the game at 4/8 (Budget is not an issue). Thanks in advance, friends.

 

oof

 

Could give you a quick cheeky answer OR try to raise awareness on what's being asked in a game with as much varied content and situations as this one is complicated.

 

Ima going with a third option: Trooth

If cost is trooly not an issue.. Get good at stocking and using inspirations. Buy Amplifiers at the S.T.A.R.T. Vendor. You'll have Max Damage and Max Protection on demand.

AND pick any quick firing Primary: Archery/Energy/Fire/Ice (Fire and Ice being most popular)

If you want to fiddle with builds, no problem, we can show you. It can be time consuming.

 

S.T.A.R.T. Vendor Amplifiers

Offense Amplifier		: +15% Dam, +10% ToHit, +15% Rech
Defense Amplifier		: +5% Def, +7% DamRes, +Mag4 StatProtect
Survival Amplifier		: +15% Regen, +20% Recovery, +40% HP

Defense Inspirations

Luck: +12.5% Defense to all attacks (except typeless) Increases your defense by 12.5% for 60 seconds. Good Luck: +25% Defense to all attacks (except typeless) Increases your defense by 25% for 60 seconds. Phenomenal Luck: +33% Defense to all attacks (except typeless) Increases your defense by 33% for 60 seconds. Amazing Luck: +50% Defense to all attacks (except typeless) Increases your defense by 50% for 60 seconds

Damage Inspirations

Enrage: +25% Damage
Increases all your damage by 25% for 60 seconds.

Focused Rage: +33% Damage
Increases all your damage by 33% for 60 seconds.

Righteous Rage: +50% Damage
Increases all your damage by 50% for 60 seconds.

Furious Rage: +100% Damage
Increases all your damage by 100% for 60 seconds.

 

You want builds:

Spoiler

Builds are not quite as critical once you have Inspirations and Amplifiers going.

Imperfect builds will work just fine

Blaster - Archery-Devices 2025.mxdBlaster - Energy-Energy 2025.mxdBlaster - Ice Blast-Psi 2025.mxdBlaster - Fire Fire Fire 2025.mxd

Edited July 18 by Troo

[Black_Assassin]

I think those builds are questionable at best. Blizzard taken at lvl 49 with 3 damage/recharge HOs? There are so many inefficiencies its hard to say where to begin with them.

[Ukase]

On 8/15/2025 at 12:06 PM, Black_Assassin said:

Blizzard taken at lvl 49 with 3 damage/recharge HOs?

The disappointing reality for those who level organically is that some of the more interesting builds seen posted are by players who farm to 50, and then began to play the character all kitted out. 

It always tickles me when I see Hasten or Combat Jumping taken at level 49 in Mids. Like, seriously? No, lol. They're just slapping the powers and the slots in the build. When you'd take those powers is entirely up to whomever is going to try that build. 

[Black_Assassin]

10 hours ago, Ukase said:

The disappointing reality for those who level organically is that some of the more interesting builds seen posted are by players who farm to 50, and then began to play the character all kitted out. 

It always tickles me when I see Hasten or Combat Jumping taken at level 49 in Mids. Like, seriously? No, lol. They're just slapping the powers and the slots in the build. When you'd take those powers is entirely up to whomever is going to try that build. 

 

The game is unplayable without combat jumping 

[Uun]

13 hours ago, Ukase said:

It always tickles me when I see Hasten or Combat Jumping taken at level 49 in Mids. Like, seriously? No, lol. They're just slapping the powers and the slots in the build. When you'd take those powers is entirely up to whomever is going to try that build. 

I never farm and often take Combat Jumping and/or Hasten at 47 or 49. I get to the high 40s and I've already taken everything I want from the primary/secondary/epic pools. I have leftover power picks but not necessarily slots to spare and I'm looking for 1-2 slot powers that plug those holes. Combat Jumping is always useful and can mule a LOTG. I also take it on fliers for additional movement control. I frequently skip Hasten entirely, so I don't feel like I'm missing anything by tacking it on at the end.

 

I find that I take pool powers later in the build since the changes to the levels at which primary/secondary powers can be taken. There used to be gaps at 22, 24 and 30 that no longer exist.

[Ukase]

2 hours ago, Uun said:

I find that I take pool powers later in the build since the changes to the levels at which primary/secondary powers can be taken. There used to be gaps at 22, 24 and 30 that no longer exist.

I could never do that. I slot SS at 4 and CJ at 6 on probably 90% of my characters - mainly because with DFB or a posi, or heck, even soloing the hollows, I'm way past those levels to be concerned about my attack chain needing a filler. And, if I exemp with the character to 20, I'll still have CJ and all the nifty stuff I slot in it - like the reactive defenses and lotg. The kismet and Shield wall are level 10, so those would work anyway, but the other two, I want them in a power that's available when I exemp. Of course, below 20, they're not, but other than the positrons, they are. 

But yeah, I see what you're saying about the "good" powers being available earlier, and if it's a case of taking something like Rage or CJ, I'd take Rage, too. 

[MoonSheep]

6 hours ago, Black_Assassin said:

 

The game is unplayable without combat jumping 

 

you speak the truth. i feel claustrophobic when i see builds that rely on hover for all combat, the opposite of agility

[Black_Assassin]

It's impossible to accurately jump into the middle of a mob if you don't have CJ.

[Frosticus]

Regardless of level taken you need some acc in blizzard. It has standard acc (many rains/pseudo pets have boosted acc). And it doesn't receive global bonuses.

 

Without acc it will have a 48% chance to hit +3 enemies. Aim only lasts for like 8.5 sec into the 15 second rain.

 

Amplifier alone won't cut it and no matter how many insp you bring it's unlikely you'll dedicate many of them as yellows 

[KaizenSoze]

A couple of thoughts. My best soloing blaster to this point has been Elec/Ice. Very few mobs are immune to end drain or slow. Those have are immune can be knockdowned.

 

Solo'ed Sister Valeria arc at 4x8. 

 

But Kallsti Wharf is another level of difficultly above PI or DA 4x8. I couldn't come up with a build that could solo all the blue/red side groups.

 

In the end I went with a Elec/Psi Sentinel. I have VEATs that can solo KW at 4x8.

[EnjoyTheJourney]

A psi / martial / mace blaster with rune of protection, inner will, T4 melee hybrid core, T4 barrier, and the usual accolades would probably be able to solo PI, DA, and KW content. There's quite a bit of control and debuffing available in the primary and secondary, plenty of mez protection, good peak survivability options through barrier, accolades, and inspirations, and plenty of AOE and single target damage. There's also a combat teleport available in the secondary with burst of speed. 

[aethereal]

18 hours ago, Frosticus said:

Regardless of level taken you need some acc in blizzard. It has standard acc (many rains/pseudo pets have boosted acc). And it doesn't receive global bonuses.

 

Why do you think it doesn't receive global bonuses?  Boosts are copied to the pseudopet.

[KaizenSoze]

41 minutes ago, EnjoyTheJourney said:

A psi / martial / mace blaster with rune of protection, inner will, T4 melee hybrid core, T4 barrier, and the usual accolades would probably be able to solo PI, DA, and KW content. There's quite a bit of control and debuffing available in the primary and secondary, plenty of mez protection, good peak survivability options through barrier, accolades, and inspirations, and plenty of AOE and single target damage. There's also a combat teleport available in the secondary with burst of speed. 

But have you tried to solo Blaster in KW radios. Not saying it's impossible, but the amount of debuffs and status effects is impressive. Plus a large doses of -defense in some groups.

[EnjoyTheJourney]

1 hour ago, KaizenSoze said:

But have you tried to solo Blaster in KW radios. Not saying it's impossible, but the amount of debuffs and status effects is impressive. Plus a large doses of -defense in some groups.

Admittedly, I'm not running a psi / martial / mace blaster these days, having replaced that character with a fire / martial / mace. Also, I'm drawing on past experiences in other content given that my psy / martial / mace blaster was retired before the newer KW content was introduced into the game.

Perhaps I'm overestimating how well it would fare in the newer content. If there are blasters than can solo KW radios, though, a psi / martial / mace blaster is probably good candidate to be a member of that group.