Are Fvs nukers still a thing?

[Balvix]

I was looking around on this Fvs forum to see if there was any current Fvs nuker builds i could reference to get some ideas, but it seems all the information is very outdated. Can anyone point me towards a decent offensive nuking Fvs build? I havent updated my old Fvs nuking build in about 5 years, and im slightly lost when it comes to what the best Epic destiny mantle to take. Most of the other stuff in the destinies really seem mostly easy to select though, but the overall dps mantle seems to be escaping me.

 

[EinarMal]

So nukers in general are in pretty bad shape right now, if you are talking about cap play R10 quests, R1 raids. FVS, in particular, got nerfed in addition to the high reaper penalty and epic strikes.

The only answer to DPS mantle is Draconic, if you want to max out your DPS I would guess it is still best to do Tiefling for fire strip, fire draconic mantle, and Ruin/Gruin with force is really the best you could probably do. You would need to gear for Fire/Force/Positive/Light, which is doable if you put some effort into it. For a strike, you might use energy vortex from Draconic.

Feats something like:
1) Maximize
3) Quicken
6) Empower
9) Heighten
12) Arcane Initiate
15) Mental Toughness
18) Improved Mental Toughness
21) Wellspring of Power
22) Spellpower Fire
24) BoGW or Embolden
25) Spellpower Force
27) Intensify
28) Spellpower Positive
30) Ruin
30) Scion of Fire
31) Spellpower Light
33) Gruin
34) Crush Weakness

Epic Destiny (83)
Draconic 35-39
Primal 25

The third destiny is pretty open, depending on what you want to augment.

You could also do the evocation line of spell focus if you feel your DC are not good enough.

If you have Dino gear and the critical chance augment from MD, Deacon + MD Augment is hard to beat. With Dino Armor + Head + Cloak, which lets you push two elements' critical damage, with a third that you can get a bit higher as well.

 

[EinarMal]

Having said all of that, unless you are dead set on FVS, Druid is a lot better.

 

[Vertigo]

still?

I played a few variants of FVS nukers. but they don´t perform at all at cap sadly... way worse than even warlock that people kinda jokes about these days... (tho, I still kinda favor them)

 

[Raedier]

FVS instakiller/buffer/healer/support is still kinda lit.

FVS nuker is total dogshit.

 

[DBZ]

I'm curious how bad are there md purple times any got the numbers

3 minutes to 6 or

 

[J1NG]

I'm curious how bad are there md purple times any got the numbers

3 minutes to 6 or

About 8 minutes to nuke via a FvS on the Dragon. (Going all out, without a care on the Spell Points remaining)

J1NG

 

[Balvix]

So nukers in general are in pretty bad shape right now, if you are talking about cap play R10 quests, R1 raids. FVS, in particular, got nerfed in addition to the high reaper penalty and epic strikes.

The only answer to DPS mantle is Draconic, if you want to max out your DPS I would guess it is still best to do Tiefling for fire strip, fire draconic mantle, and Ruin/Gruin with force is really the best you could probably do. You would need to gear for Fire/Force/Positive/Light, which is doable if you put some effort into it. For a strike, you might use energy vortex from Draconic.

Feats something like:
1) Maximize
3) Quicken
6) Empower
9) Heighten
12) Arcane Initiate
15) Mental Toughness
18) Improved Mental Toughness
21) Wellspring of Power
22) Spellpower Fire
24) BoGW or Embolden
25) Spellpower Force
27) Intensify
28) Spellpower Positive
30) Ruin
30) Scion of Fire
31) Spellpower Light
33) Gruin
34) Crush Weakness

Epic Destiny (83)
Draconic 35-39
Primal 25

The third destiny is pretty open, depending on what you want to augment.

You could also do the evocation line of spell focus if you feel your DC are not good enough.

If you have Dino gear and the critical chance augment from MD, Deacon + MD Augment is hard to beat. With Dino Armor + Head + Cloak, which lets you push two elements' critical damage, with a third that you can get a bit higher as well.

Dang, you guys make me sad. Just hit 20 on my fvs, it was an easy run to 20 and i was hoping epics would be just as fun. I like running high reaper in epics though, so ill see how it goes. Thank you for the help, though i wont have access to the fire strip since i went classic Aasimar.

 

[EinarMal]

Dang, you guys make me sad. Just hit 20 on my fvs, it was an easy run to 20 and i was hoping epics would be just as fun. I like running high reaper in epics though, so ill see how it goes. Thank you for the help, though i wont have access to the fire strip since i went classic Aasimar.

Well with FVS you can always heal and CC, so at least it is not totally useless.

 

[Raedier]

Let's not forget the best FVS build (Inquisitive)

 

[Vertigo]

Dang, you guys make me sad. Just hit 20 on my fvs, it was an easy run to 20 and i was hoping epics would be just as fun. I like running high reaper in epics though, so ill see how it goes. Thank you for the help, though i wont have access to the fire strip since i went classic Aasimar.

yeah theu are cool til you hit 34.. but doesnt scale... if everything would scale equally we would see nothing but blightcasters...

 

[Bobbryan2]

The best FvS nuker does it through imbue damage on their crossbows, unfortunately.

 

[Ying]

You can play an FvS nuker leveling 1-30 doing R1. If you're going to play it in higher reaper, the damage falls off severely compared to ranged or melee.

 

[Jaspar]

Let's not forget the best FVS build (Inquisitive)

Yep. Those 3 levels of Arty make the FVS the most powerful build in the game.

 

[Graunarim]

Yep. Those 3 levels of Arty make the FVS the most powerful build in the game.

Are there any builds? Haven´t found one yet FVS + Arti.

 

[Jaspar]

Are there any builds? Haven´t found one yet FVS + Arti.

17 FVS / 3 Arty while Eladrin for the Sneak Attack boost. Gives wings and a trance. The build was discussed a few months ago. Not sure if anyone ever posted a build. When builds are this broken people tend to be wary.

 

[Diaari]

Unsinful has a nice nuking build. Unfortunately like others have mentioned it doesn't really hold up in today's meta.

Lominal has a great build that he's recently posted here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/...itPHiEYm3iV_uvK_6oIog/edit?tab=t.hz1e0u8izz9y In that build, he covers how to cover healing and DC casting at the highest levels of play. You will still be able to nuke your way to cap just fine, but you will also be every raid group's favorite healer and still have an implosion and CC that actually hits stuff.

 

[Frantik]

I can imagine running an FvS to cap with the idea of being CHA based, going T5 into Exalted Angel and being able to Turn everything except bosses for 20 seconds every 5 minutes as long as I accept a primary healer role. Thanks SSG!

Imagine the community reaction if things were inversed... high skulls quests only wanting caster nukers and DC specialists because ranged and melee DPS just didn't cut it at R7+