Criswolf09 Updated Freeform Guides

[Criswolf09]

Considering you want to stay away from Technology, I came with the idea of the a FF Rockstar hero, so here you have an example build:

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Endurance (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Rockstar (Str: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Bodybuilder (Str: 5, End: 5)
Level 12: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 15: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave (Rampant, Fiery Spirit)
Level 6: Defiance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Decimate
Level 11: Enrage
Level 14: Hyper Voice (Rank 2, Deafening)
Level 17: Absorb Heat (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Annihilate (Rank 2, Scorching Blade)
Level 23: Thermal Reverberation
Level 26: Guard (Rank 2)
Level 29: Brimstone (Rank 2, Aftershock)
Level 32: Aggressor
Level 35: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 38: Unleashed Rage (Rank 2, Rank 3, Deafening Voice)
Adv. Points: 33/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Strength: Swole (2/3)
Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Strength Mastery (1/1)

[arjeidi]

Ah that's even more awesome than my basic premise. Cheers, thanks for the assist!

[austimus]

Don't suppose you have a spare Necromancer Build by chance Cris? Like with HW/toxic with some zombies?

[Criswolf09]

Here's a remake of my Necromancer Build. Hope you like it austimus.

Necromancer Build - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Recovery (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Rockstar (Str: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 15: Bodybuilder (Str: 5, End: 5)
Level 18: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave (Defensive Stance, Rampant)
Level 6: Pulverizer
Level 8: Defiance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Enrage
Level 17: Void Shift (Nailed to the Ground)
Level 20: Annihilate (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Brimstone (Rank 2, Lightning Rod)
Level 26: Guard (Rank 2)
Level 29: Summon Shadows (Rank 2, Devouring Darkness)
Level 32: March of the Dead (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Aggressor
Level 38: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation

Specializations
Strength: Swole (2/3)
Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Strength Mastery (1/1)

[austimus]

Nov 13, 2022 4:11:36 GMT -5 Criswolf09 said:

Here's a remake of my Necromancer Build. Hope you like it austimus .

Necromancer Build - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Recovery (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Rockstar (Str: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 15: Bodybuilder (Str: 5, End: 5)
Level 18: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Bludgeon
Level 1: Cleave (Defensive Stance, Rampant)
Level 6: Pulverizer
Level 8: Defiance (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Enrage
Level 17: Void Shift (Nailed to the Ground)
Level 20: Annihilate (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Brimstone (Rank 2, Lightning Rod)
Level 26: Guard (Rank 2)
Level 29: Summon Shadows (Rank 2, Devouring Darkness)
Level 32: March of the Dead (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Aggressor
Level 38: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation

Specializations
Strength: Swole (2/3)
Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Elusive (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Strength Mastery (1/1)

Many thanks Cris! your builds rock.

[ventuslewa2015]

Can you add Force Healer Build? Please.

[Criswolf09]

Nov 27, 2022 15:11:27 GMT -5 ventuslewa2015 said:

Can you add Force Healer Build? Please.

Build added to the main post, thanks.

[ventuslewa2015]

Thanks!

[tinari]

Dang.  I thought I posted a question but the forum may have put it somewhere else!

I've been using your guides as guides for my own things for a while now, and I was curious what you'd suggest for me.  My biggest issue I have is when I end up building something, it feels very flat.  You have your debuff for damage, you build stacks in your form, and then you apply your DPS ability with other things sprinkled in as needed.

I was wondering if there was any way to make a somewhat more versatile character.  I was also wondering if Intellect was viable as a super stat, and a build that was capable of support hybrid style gameplay to some degree.

aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=38&n=&d=14260SHIRj450900A07200E2087505EF03G500K803K400AE04M903MB0300000000000000000mc53bOM42yn10000000000&e=

This is merely something I just jumbled together.  Mental Leeches AoE healing building compassion stacks, the auras depending on if I want to help my charge speeds solo or boost everyones stats in groups.  Inequity as a quick emergency heal here or there with bad sector as a way to help protect myself from unwanted attention.

I'm not sure what exactly I want or am going for other than a character that can play as something of a support/buffer or debuffer with some halfway manageable DPS.  Thematically I like the idea of being a gadget type, but more the "boomerang, smoke pellets, caltrops" and less the "laser blasters and energy beams"

[Criswolf09]

Hello there! Thanks for posting the question which is very welcome. You'll see it is possible to do a buffer/debuffer build these days, however you'll be fighinting in close quarters when healing and debuff or attack enemies. Ricochet Throw has now been nerfed further as a Tier 0 blast, but can be your damage opener from stealth. Night Warrior no longer grants Shadow Strike since September 2022. I made a build based on what you posted but I'd not use the link as HeroCreator is still in beta and the creator of it needs to update it further with the ice changes from last month. Anyways here's the build I tweaked:

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Hero (Str: 8, Dex: 8, Con: 8, Int: 8, Ego: 8, Pre: 8, Rec: 6, End: 6)
Level 6: Finesse (Dex: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 9: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
Level 12: Diplomatic (Int: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 15: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Lasting Impression (Pre: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Righteous Fists
Level 1: Thundering Kicks (Rank 2, Floating Lotus Blossom)
Level 6: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Ricochet Throw (Rank 2, Microelectronic Controllers)
Level 11: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Compassion
Level 20: Smoke Bomb Lunge
Level 23: Mental Leech
Level 26: Iniquity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Bad Sector (Analyze Weakness)
Level 32: Gas Pellets (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Magician's Dust
Level 38: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation (Rank 2)

Specializations
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Overseer: Administer (3/3)
Overseer: Ruthless (3/3)
Overseer: Trapped (2/3)
Overseer: Conservation (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Wither (2/2)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)

[tinari]

Jan 2, 2023 4:26:52 GMT -5 Criswolf09 said:

Hello there! Thanks for posting the question which is very welcome. You'll see it is possible to do a buffer/debuffer build these days, however you'll be fighinting in close quarters when healing and debuff or attack enemies. Ricochet Throw has now been nerfed further as a Tier 0 blast, but can be your damage opener from stealth. Night Warrior no longer grants Shadow Strike since September 2022. I made a build based on what you posted but I'd not use the link as HeroCreator is still in beta and the creator of it needs to update it further with the ice changes from last month. Anyways here's the build I tweaked:

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform (Hybrid)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Presence (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Hero (Str: 8, Dex: 8, Con: 8, Int: 8, Ego: 8, Pre: 8, Rec: 6, End: 6)
Level 6: Finesse (Dex: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 9: Coordinated (Dex: 5, Int: 5)
Level 12: Diplomatic (Int: 5, Pre: 5)
Level 15: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Lasting Impression (Pre: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Righteous Fists
Level 1: Thundering Kicks (Rank 2, Floating Lotus Blossom)
Level 6: Night Warrior (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Ricochet Throw (Rank 2, Microelectronic Controllers)
Level 11: Aura of Primal Majesty (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Compassion
Level 20: Smoke Bomb Lunge
Level 23: Mental Leech
Level 26: Iniquity (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Bad Sector (Analyze Weakness)
Level 32: Gas Pellets (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Magician's Dust
Level 38: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation (Rank 2)

Specializations
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Tactician (2/2)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Overseer: Administer (3/3)
Overseer: Ruthless (3/3)
Overseer: Trapped (2/3)
Overseer: Conservation (2/2)
Sentinel: Caregiver (3/3)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Wither (2/2)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)

I'm not specifically married to anything specific in the build except wanting to be able to buff/debuff/heal to some degree with some level of being able to attack.  I am now confused by Ricochet Throw because it says "deals crushing damage" and tap says "single target slashing damage" and slicer applies "shredded" as a debuff.  The only reason I wanted to apply crush debuff was because the ricochet throw EXPLICITLY saying it's "crushing damage" in it's description...

Now I gotta test that...

Yeah, it's all slashing damage and admittedly that completely stalled out my thoughts on what I was doing and killed my desire to mess with it tonight.  The little foibles and quirks in this game bug me a bit more than they ought to.

[oxius]

I have just come back to this game after years away and found your list. It has helped me stay alive more than I care to think about. I want to ask, why do your DPS builds not use an Ego/Dex combination? I am just curious. Also, can you make a good CC and a good solo for elite stuff? I just got my first 40 and noticed at my first cosmic that we had to wait for a CC, and the solo is to putz around with and maybe get some heirloom gear for other characters

[Criswolf09]

Jan 10, 2023 15:58:42 GMT -5 oxius said:

I have just come back to this game after years away and found your list. It has helped me stay alive more than I care to think about. I want to ask, why do your DPS builds not use an Ego/Dex combination? I am just curious. Also, can you make a good CC and a good solo for elite stuff? I just got my first 40 and noticed at my first cosmic that we had to wait for a CC, and the solo is to putz around with and maybe get some heirloom gear for other characters

Hello there, thanks for using my builds. Some DPS builds can use Intelligence because it has a stat called Defense Penetration which can be useful when combined with particular status debuffs. Some ranged builds can use Ego primary super stat for the multiple benefits it grants or Dex if we are speaking of Martial Arts/Telekinesis builds for example. Speaking about the Crowd Controller build I am sorry but I suck at doing them.

[Daemon_Wolf]

Hey can fire/ice mix work together for tank? And what can you offer for ego/int geared character to be a tank?
^^ thank you in advance

[Criswolf09]

Here's a build with a mix of fire and ice on a tank, should survive well and deal lots of damage. You can replace Concentration with Chilled Form and change intelligence for ego. Post any questions you might have

Fire and Ice Tank - Freeform (Tank)
v3.45:38

Super Stats
Level 6: Constitution (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Cybernetic Warrior (Con: 10, Int: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Investigator (Int: 5, End: 5)
Level 9: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 12: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 15: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 18: Negotiator (Int: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Ice Blast (Rank 2, Hard Frost, Challenge!)
Level 6: Fireball (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge!)
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Concentration
Level 17: Thermal Reverberation
Level 20: Rimefire Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge!)
Level 23: Fire Snake (Trail Blazer)
Level 26: Absorb Heat (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge!)
Level 29: Ice Shield (Rank 2)
Level 32: Ice Sheath
Level 35: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 38: Fiery Embrace
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Flight (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Teleportation

Specializations
Constitution: Unyielding (2/2)
Constitution: Tough (2/3)
Constitution: Resilient (2/2)
Constitution: Adrenaline Rush (2/2)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
Protector: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
Protector: Debilitating Challenge (2/2)
Protector: Resolute (3/3)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3)
Mastery: Protector Mastery (1/1)