TW/Bio Build

[Kaboom009]

Hello community, I am wondering if anyone brilliant minds out there can give me input on a build I just whipped up. I am aiming for maximum damage but also good survivability. This is what I came up with:

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Level 50 Science Scrapper

Primary Power Set: Titan Weapons

Secondary Power Set: Bio Armor

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Defensive Sweep

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (3) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (3) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (5) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (5) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 1: Hardened Carapace

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  
• (7) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (7) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  
• (9) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
  

Level 2: Crushing Blow

• (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
  
• (9) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (11) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (11) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
  
• (13) Hecatomb - Damage
  

Level 4: Titan Sweep

• (A) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
  
• (13) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (15) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
  
• (17) Armageddon - Damage
  

Level 6: Follow Through

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  
• (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  
• (21) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 8: Build Momentum

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  
• (21) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  
• (23) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  

Level 10: Inexhaustible

• (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  
• (25) Panacea - Heal
  
• (27) Panacea - Heal/Endurance
  
• (27) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  

Level 12: Environmental Modification

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 14: Adaptation

Level 16: Ablative Carapace

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (33) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  
• (33) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  

Level 18: Rend Armor

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  
• (34) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  
• (36) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 20: Evolving Armor

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

Level 22: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (37) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 24: Boxing

• (A) Empty
  

Level 26: Whirling Smash

• (A) Superior Critical Strikes - RechargeTime/+50% Crit Proc
  
• (37) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (37) Superior Critical Strikes - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (39) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (39) Superior Critical Strikes - Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (39) Superior Critical Strikes - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 28: DNA Siphon

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  

Level 30: Tough

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (43) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (46) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 32: Arc of Destruction

• (A) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Recharge/Critical Hit Bonus
  
• (40) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (40) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (42) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Superior Scrapper's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 35: Genetic Contamination

• (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (43) Obliteration - Damage
  

Level 38: Parasitic Aura

• (A) Miracle - +Recovery
  

Level 41: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 44: Moonbeam

• (A) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (45) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Interrupt/Recharge
  
• (45) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Interrupt/Range
  
• (45) Sting of the Manticore - Damage/Endurance
  
• (46) Sting of the Manticore - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 47: Shadow Meld

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  
• (48) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 49: Assault

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Critical Hit

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (50) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  

Level 1: Momentum

Level 14: Defensive Adaptation

Level 14: Efficient Adaptation

Level 14: Offensive Adaptation

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Any thoughts on anything I should tweak to optimize this build would be greatly appreciated! I am planning to use Musculature for the Alpha slot.

 

 

 

[Kaboom009]

No thoughts on improvement?

[Vhayne]

Id say drop a power like Titan Sweep and get combat jumping and then use the slots to 4 slot boxing for the kinetic combat set bonuses and 2 slot combat jumping and put LoTG recharge and Shield Wall tp prot

 

Other than that great build!

[jack_nomind]

Defensive Sweep is basically redundant with Shadow Meld -- but to be honest, I'd drop both of them.  Shadow Meld gets a lot of attention for its strong mitigation potential, but it in practice it ends up only being useful at the start of an encounter, particularly with TW.  It's a long activation with a short duration, so keeping it up as you fight ends up eating significantly into your attack chains.  But consumable items accomplish the same effect, with less cast time and a longer duration -- and importantly don't need slots.

 

With Shadow Meld gone, you're probably better off without Moonbeam, as well; you can't effectively use it in TW's single-target attack chain and you can use temp powers as ranged pulls. 

 

The main reason I suggest dropping these powers is to free up their slots, but it also opens up space for Combat Jumping and Maneuvers (adding two slots to each, you still have a net gain of 8 slots.  Use the CJ slots for the two Resist uniques you skipped; you'll cap S/L resist that way).  If you'd like, you can even keep Defensive Sweep purely as a slot mule -- this would let you cap out your LotG uniques, and you could add in some more defense by finishing the Gaussian's set, more haste by finishing Preventative Medicine, and you still end up with four slots left over.  I'd probably look into slotting up Health with Numina's and etc, but you could instead add damage procs or chase some more Defense.

[marcussmythe]

Defensive Sweep is basically redundant with Shadow Meld -- but to be honest, I'd drop both of them.  Shadow Meld gets a lot of attention for its strong mitigation potential, but it in practice it ends up only being useful at the start of an encounter, particularly with TW.  It's a long activation with a short duration, so keeping it up as you fight ends up eating significantly into your attack chains.  But consumable items accomplish the same effect, with less cast time and a longer duration -- and importantly don't need slots.

 

With Shadow Meld gone, you're probably better off without Moonbeam, as well; you can't effectively use it in TW's single-target attack chain and you can use temp powers as ranged pulls. 

 

The main reason I suggest dropping these powers is to free up their slots, but it also opens up space for Combat Jumping and Maneuvers (adding two slots to each, you still have a net gain of 8 slots.  Use the CJ slots for the two Resist uniques you skipped; you'll cap S/L resist that way).  If you'd like, you can even keep Defensive Sweep purely as a slot mule -- this would let you cap out your LotG uniques, and you could add in some more defense by finishing the Gaussian's set, more haste by finishing Preventative Medicine, and you still end up with four slots left over.  I'd probably look into slotting up Health with Numina's and etc, but you could instead add damage procs or chase some more Defense.

 

I keep Shadow Meld as a LOTG Mule, and Moonbeam to grab those lovely bonuses from a Winter set - but could see dropping them as well.  Horses for courses.

 

I do like Shadow Meld as alpha/debuff stack mitigation, and having a DEF buff that doesnt eat resources has helped me on long, solo, high-difficulty TFs and the like.

[jack_nomind]

I do like Shadow Meld as alpha/debuff stack mitigation, and having a DEF buff that doesnt eat resources has helped me on long, solo, high-difficulty TFs and the like.

 

I can see that; it is an insp on a keychain.  I think even then it might still be a little redundant with Defensive Adaptation, but I'd probably propose other different changes if this is intended as a long-tough-solo TF build (particularly to the Heal-slot-type powers).  I think I might also suggest Spiritual over Musculature, relying on the Assault Hybrid for damage, but I'd have to think about that.

[Khan668]

Does no one else use the 100% recharge proc from Forced Feedback on TW powers? Or do the other IO's outweigh them?

[Hopeling]

I like it in Whirling Smash, and it would probably also work well in Arc of Destruction. Sometimes it just doesn't fit though: if I want 5-piece Armageddon and the Fury of the Gladiator proc in Arc, there's no room left to put a FF proc.

[Khan668]

I have it in Whirling Smash , Arc and another I can't remember. only lvl 42 now so not fully IO'd. Is the above build one I should go for? Inf isn't a problem Fire farmer ftw.

[Jaegernault]

Parasitic aura is also a little neglected. It can be almost perm when mobbing. And while ablaitive callipers is perm, i prefere to use it as the secondary, mainly as its fast and doesnt need enemy around.

 

I took crushing blow instead of defencive sweep, its a good fast ST attack. Im thinking of dropping titan sweep for follow through tho. I used to use it a lot but with all the recharge available i never need it and a second ST will help on Avs

 

Shadow meld i use constantly in long fights, if the fight isnt over when the first cast ends the enemy is too tough to take without it! An av takes about 45s to solo, usually.. but if its one with -recharge id rather keep that defence on the roof.

 

I tend to start a fight by jumping towards the mob, hitting shadow meld mod air so when i land im combat ready. Hit buildup, which as the buildup proc, Use arc of destruction with the 50%crit proc as it almost always fires, then use whirling sword followed by rend armour on the target of arc of destuction, which is either a boss/eb or av.

 

A boss is dead after rend armour, an EB can be as low as 25% depending on their resistance, an AV can take as much as 20% hit again depending on who it is.

 

Ive struggled with malaise at lvl 54, his -recharge has nuts accuracy. And im sad to say i only got Richman down to 25% health before he spammed a self heal restoring his mountain of health on seconds. 

 

Those rough patches are where im working on. All phalanx TFs were done easily and all content enemy are tissue paper