I was attempting to build an Iron Man type hero. I looked at Blasters but they seem a bit too squishy. None of the melee classes (Scrapper/Tank) have the ranged attacks. Defenders and Controllers just dont seem to be the right fit. Then I took a look at PB's...ranged attacks, check, damage resistance, check. Now, of course, it isn't a perfect fit but it comes the closest, IMHO, of all the AT's to replicating Iron Man's power sets.
Soooo the question is how would you build a PB to be most like Iron Man? I assume taking either of the Forms (Nova/Dwarf) is out. And, unlike most human-only PB's, this build would use most of the ranged attacks.
Going with the ranged attacks and limited status protection it would seem a good idea to try and boost ranged/aoe defense.
I worked up a build in Mids but with the newest update Ninja Run has eaten Energy Flight! So the defense numbers are a bit off due to not having a full set of Zephyr's in EF (I just dropped the slots in Sprint and left them empty). Take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.621
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build! (http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?uc=1443&c=711&a=1422&f=HEX&dc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
Iron Kheld: Level 50 Natural Peacebringer
Primary Power Set: Luminous Blast
Secondary Power Set: Luminous Aura
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Glinting Eye -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 1: Incandescence -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 2: Gleaming Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(19), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 4: Shining Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(5), Aegis-ResDam(5)
Level 6: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 8: Proton Scatter -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(25), Posi-Dmg/Rng(25), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31)
Level 10: Thermal Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(11), Aegis-ResDam(11)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Quantum Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(15), Aegis-ResDam(15)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(31), Numna-Heal/Rchg(33), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Numna-Heal(34), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(34)
Level 18: Luminous Detonation -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(40), Posi-Dmg/Rng(42), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(36), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(36), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(37), P'Shift-End%(37)
Level 22: Essence Boost -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(43), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Dct'dW-Heal(45), Dct'dW-Rchg(45)
Level 24: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 26: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(27), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(27), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(29), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(29), GSFC-Build%(31)
Level 28: Reform Essence -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(45), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Dct'dW-Heal(46), Dct'dW-Rchg(46)
Level 30: Boxing -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 32: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(33), Aegis-ResDam(33)
Level 35: Photon Seekers -- BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(A), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(37), BldM'dt-Acc/EndRdx(39), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), BldM'dt-Acc(39), BldM'dt-Dmg(40)
Level 38: Light Form -- ResDam-I(A)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42)
Level 44: Pulsar -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(48), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(48), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(48), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(50)
Level 47: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A), Empty(50), Empty(50)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Cosmic Balance
Level 1: Ninja Run -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Combat Flight -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Zephyr-Travel(17), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(17), Zephyr-ResKB(19)
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Clever, and well built.... However I do think Tony Stark would crap-a-cow if he discovered you traded tech for an alien symbiont. lol
Keep in mind that BotZ set bonuses will be reduced in Issue 17, so Mids' numbers on those are a little off (by half, I think?)