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Title: Brane Storm - Fire/Devices
Post by: fizzit11 on May 12, 2025, 01:05 PM
My priorities for this build were:
  1) Grouping (vs. solo)
  2) Range (vs. range/melee hybrid)
  3) Exemplar (vs. leveling)

** Important Note - [Melt Armor] slots are left blank to highlight that Mids/Rebirth does not currently allow Universal Debuff enhancements. This seems to be a bug since my Blaster is using Witchcraft in game. I've reported this bug in the Mids Discord.

If you want to prioritize solo more, obvious changes would be to remove [Vengeance] and take [Rain of Fire] to give increased Slow when used in combination with Caltrops. Also, [Melt Armor] is geared more towards grouping so you might want a different Epic pool.

I hope this gives new Blasters a good starting point. We don't seem to have many builds posted.

Thanks for Edekar for discussions about Caltrops vs. Rain of Fire.

# **Brane Storm - Hero Blaster**

### *Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.7.4 rev. 8*


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- **Primary powerset: Fire Blast**
- **Secondary powerset: Devices**
- **Pool powerset (#1): Flight**
- **Pool powerset (#2): Leadership**
- **Pool powerset (#3): Fighting**
- **Pool powerset (#4): Speed**
- **Epic powerset: Flame Mastery**
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# **Powers taken:**

**Level 1: Fire Blast**
- A: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage
- 3: Superior Defiant Barrage: Damage/RechargeTime
- 3: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
- 5: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- 5: Superior Defiant Barrage: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
- 7: Superior Defiant Barrage: RechargeTime/+Status

**Level 1: Web Grenade**
- A: Gravitational Anchor: Chance for Hold
- 7: Gravitational Anchor: Immobilize/Recharge
- 9: Gravitational Anchor: Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- 9: Gravitational Anchor: Accuracy/Recharge
- 11: Gravitational Anchor: Immobilize/Endurance

**Level 2: Fire Ball**
- A: Ragnarok: Damage/Recharge
- 11: Ragnarok: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 13: Ragnarok: Accuracy/Recharge
- 13: Ragnarok: Damage/Endurance
- 15: Ragnarok: Chance for Knockdown
- 15: Annihilation: Chance for Res Debuff

**Level 4: Fly**
- A: Synapse's Agility: Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
- 17: Synapse's Agility: Endurance Drain Resistance (20%)

**Level 6: Caltrops**
- A: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage
- 17: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Damage/Recharge
- 19: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 19: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- 21: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- 21: Superior Blaster's Wrath: Recharge/Chance for Fire Damage

**Level 8: Maneuvers**
- A: Kismet: Accuracy +6%
- 23: Kismet: Defense/Endurance
- 23: Shield Wall: +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
- 25: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
- 25: Luck of the Gambler: Defense

**Level 10: Targeting Drone**
- A: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up
- 27: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: To Hit Buff/Endurance

**Level 12: Hover**
- A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

**Level 14: Aerobatics**
- A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

**Level 16: Kick**
- (Empty)

**Level 18: Blaze**
- A: Apocalypse: Damage/Recharge
- 27: Apocalypse: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 29: Apocalypse: Accuracy/Recharge
- 29: Apocalypse: Damage/Endurance
- 31: Apocalypse: Chance of Damage(Negative)
- 31: Decimation: Chance of Build Up

**Level 20: Field Operative**
- A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
- 31: Luck of the Gambler: Defense
- 33: Performance Shifter: EndMod
- 33: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Recharge
- 33: Preventive Medicine: Chance for +Absorb
- 34: Preventive Medicine: Heal/Endurance

**Level 22: Tough**
- A: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3%
- 34: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- 34: Unbreakable Guard: +Max HP
- 36: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance/Endurance
- 36: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance

**Level 24: Hasten**
- A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
- 36: Invention: Recharge Reduction

**Level 26: Blazing Bolt**
- A: Thunderstrike: Accuracy/Damage
- 37: Thunderstrike: Damage/Endurance
- 37: Thunderstrike: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 37: Thunderstrike: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- 39: Thunderstrike: Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- 39: Sting of the Manticore: Chance of Damage(Toxic)

**Level 28: Assault**
- A: Invention: Endurance Reduction

**Level 30: Tactics**
- A: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff/Endurance
- 39: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff
- 45: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff/Recharge
- 50: Adjusted Targeting: To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge

**Level 32: Inferno**
- A: Scirocco's Dervish: Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- 40: Armageddon: Damage/Recharge
- 40: Armageddon: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 40: Armageddon: Accuracy/Recharge
- 42: Armageddon: Damage/Endurance
- 42: Armageddon: Chance for Fire Damage

**Level 35: Char**
- A: Unbreakable Constraint: Hold/Recharge
- 42: Unbreakable Constraint: Accuracy/Hold/Recharge
- 43: Unbreakable Constraint: Accuracy/Recharge
- 43: Unbreakable Constraint: Endurance/Hold
- 43: Unbreakable Constraint: Chance for Smashing Damage

**Level 38: Gun Drone**
- A: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Recharge
- 45: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Damage
- 45: Expedient Reinforcement: Damage/Endurance
- 46: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- 46: Expedient Reinforcement: Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- 46: Expedient Reinforcement: Resist Bonus Aura for Pets

**Level 41: Melt Armor** (See important note above)
- (Empty)
- (Empty)
- (Empty)
- (Empty)
- (Empty)


**Level 44: Fire Shield**
- A: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance
- 50: Unbreakable Guard: Resistance/Endurance

**Level 47: Aim**
- A: Invention: Recharge Reduction

**Level 49: Vengeance**
- A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
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# **Inherents:**

**Level 1: Defiance**

**Level 1: Brawl**
- (Empty)

**Level 1: Sprint**
- A: Celerity: +Stealth

**Level 2: Rest**
- A: Invention: Recharge Reduction

**Level 2: Swift**
- A: Invention: Flight Speed

**Level 2: Hurdle**
- A: Invention: Jumping

**Level 2: Health**
- A: Miracle: +Recovery
- 8: Numina's Convalesence: +Regeneration/+Recovery
- 16: Panacea: +Hit Points/Endurance

**Level 2: Stamina**
- A: Performance Shifter: EndMod
- 12: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Recharge
- 22: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End

**Level 14: Afterburner**
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# **Accolades:**

- **Portal Jockey**
- **Task Force Commander**
- **The Atlas Medallion**
- **Freedom Phalanx Reserve**



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