Dark/Thermal - Enough to build a char around?

[Samyrmancer]

Greetings. I would appreciate your thoughts, they don't need to be too in-depth. I've been looking at corruptors and masterminds and wonder if this is a middle road. The build is based around the wolf although there are some nice little gimmes here and there. Defense is impressive and I should be able to debuff mobs into the dirt. With that said, there is virtually no offense and only Living Shadows to build containment. The idea is for this char to fight 50-60' out.

 

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Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Darkness Control
Secondary Power Set: Thermal Radiation
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Shadowy Binds

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 1: Warmth

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
• (29) Numina's Convalesence - Endurance/Recharge
• (29) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
• (31) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
• (31) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 2: Living Shadows

• (A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Recharge
• (3) Trap of the Hunter - Endurance/Immobilize
• (3) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Endurance
• (5) Trap of the Hunter - Immobilize/Accuracy
• (5) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
• (7) Trap of the Hunter - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 4: Injection

• (A) Empty

Level 6: Possess

• (A) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused
• (13) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge
• (15) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
• (15) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Recharge
• (17) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Endurance
• (17) Coercive Persuasion  - Contagious Confusion

Level 8: Fearsome Stare

• (A) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Recharge
• (9) Glimpse of the Abyss - Endurance/Fear
• (9) Glimpse of the Abyss - Fear/Range
• (11) Glimpse of the Abyss - Accuracy/Fear/Recharge
• (11) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 10: Hover

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 12: Fly

• (A) Freebird - +Stealth

Level 14: Kick

• (A) Empty

Level 16: Tough

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
• (40) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
• (40) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP

Level 18: Haunt

• (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
• (19) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
• (19) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
• (21) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (21) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
• (27) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets

Level 20: Weave

• (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
• (23) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
• (23) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (25) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
• (25) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (27) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)

Level 22: Aid Self

• (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance

Level 24: Field Medic

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (43) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 26: Shadow Field

• (A) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff
• (34) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/ToHit Debuff
• (36) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/Recharge
• (36) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (36) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (37) Siphon Insight - Chance for +ToHit

Level 28: Power of the Phoenix

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30: Forge

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
• (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
• (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance

Level 32: Umbra Beast

• (A) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage
• (33) Sovereign Right - Damage/Endurance
• (33) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Endurance
• (33) Sovereign Right - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (34) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus
• (34) Blood Mandate - Damage

Level 35: Heat Exhaustion

• (A) Accuracy IO
• (37) Accuracy IO

Level 38: Melt Armor

• (A) Analyze Weakness - Defense Debuff
• (39) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
• (39) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge
• (39) Analyze Weakness - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit

Level 41: Scorpion Shield

• (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
• (42) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
• (42) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (42) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
• (43) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (43) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage

Level 44: Poisonous Ray

• (A) Analyze Weakness - Defense Debuff
• (45) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Defense Debuff
• (45) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge
• (45) Analyze Weakness - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

Level 47: Disruptor Blast

• (A) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage
• (48) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (48) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (48) Overwhelming Force - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (50) Overwhelming Force - Damage/Chance for Knockdown/Knockback to Knockdown

Level 49: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (7) Endurance Modification IO
• (13) Endurance Modification IO

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Edited July 27, 2019 by Samyrmancer

[Coyote]

1: Living Shadows has a long enough Immobilize duration that it's not worth slotting it up. Either slot it as a -ToHit power, or as a damage power using procs. In either case, put the Energy Orb ATO into it so that you constantly put out Orbs... at level 50, each Orb does 66 damage in an AoE over its lifetime. This sounds sucky, but getting 66 AoE damage out of one slot is worth it. Another option is to put Siphon Insight into here.

2: Fearsome Stare should also be slotted for -ToHit. I would put 4xCloud Senses in it, and then either the last 2 Cloud Senses for Ranged Defense, or 2 Damage Procs (because they'll actually go off a bit more with this power's longer Recharge).

3: Poisonous Ray doesn't need -Def enhancing, but it's a GREAT spot for an Achilles Heel proc. If you slot it up for Damage (3 slots for Accuracy/Damage/Endurance), 1 Achilles Heel, and 2 Damage Procs, I think it averages over 200 damage with a 90% chance to proc Achilles Heel. So it's a Damage/-Resist attack, not a -Defense attack.

4: ALWAYS put a Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance IO into Stamina.

[Samyrmancer]

Thanks for the comment. I will make your changes.

 

Question is, do you think the build will make an effective character?

[Samyrmancer]

44 minutes ago, 5099y_74c05 said:

 

I'm not being mean spirited but the build goals aren't clear to me based on your power and IO set selections. Stating something like DEF soft cap and perma Haunt are my goals will help others give you feedback. If it is based around the wolf I think you skipping the +RES shields and ST heal are a mistake. The Endurance recovery of the build looks problematic too.

 

 

Thanks! That's what I was looking for. I feel that the idea isn't really happening and just wanted someone else's opinion. 😎

[Samyrmancer]

23 hours ago, Coyote said:

as a damage power using procs. In either case, put the Energy Orb ATO into it so that you constantly put out Orbs... at level 50, each Orb does 66 damage in an AoE over its lifetime.

Please help me with these two statements.

 

1) As a damage power using procs: Positron's Blast has a Chance of Damage (Energy). Ragnarok has a Chance of Knockdown. I'm not sure what you mean by using procs as a damage power.

 

I went and looked this up and you're talking about non-unique enhancements like Glimpse of the Abyss: Chance of Damage (Psionics). Each enhancement is unique within a power, correct? So i can only have one of those in a power, but more than one across all of my powers?

 

Fearsome Stare would be: 

[/list]Level 8: Fearsome Stare

• (A) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff
• (9) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/ToHit Debuff
• (11) Siphon Insight - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
• (13) Siphon Insight - Chance for +ToHit
• (23) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
• (23) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
  
   
  
  Poisonous Ray would be:
   

Level 44: Poisonous Ray

• [*] (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

[*] (45) Accuracy IO

[*] (45) Damage Increase IO

[*] (45) Endurance Reduction IO

[*] (46) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)

[*] (46) Decimation - Chance of Build Up

 

It has never occurred to me to slot powers like that before. I've always considered the "proc" part to be a small bonus, cool if it goes off but not something to hugely push for. I didn't realize they could add up to be good damage.

 

2) By the energy orb ATO, do you mean Superior Overpowering Presence: Recharge Time/Energy Font?

 

Thanks!

Edited July 28, 2019 by Samyrmancer

[Samyrmancer]

18 hours ago, 5099y_74c05 said:

Dark/Thermal is a great combo, its just not maximized as built in the OP.

What would you focus on? Do you have a sample build or can you give me an idea what to focus on?