Bubble utility arti build - r10 push raid capable

[rabidfox]

This is a high utility, low damage bubble arti build. It was specifically built for pushing r10 skeletons in the closet; it was played in the world 1st completion of it and was then taken into r10 VoD on a whim for getting that completion. The build was customized to deal with the various issues faced in Skeles and around of the rest of the raid member's builds. The gear isn't fully mix/maxed as I wasn't on arti before the push and choices were made to go with a gear setup that could be obtained quickly to the fill the raid spot. There's lots of ways a bubble arti like this can be adjusted and tweaked to increase damage or fill in other utility needs; but hopefully this gives players that might interested an insight into one possible build for high end content. If you've got any questions about the build, ask away. Thanks to Epicsoul for providing me advice and the intial arti setup that I tweaked for the push over a few TRs into this current setup.

Character name: Kitty Bubbletastic
Classes: 20 Artificer, 10 Epic, 2 Legendary
Race: Tabaxi Trailblazer· ·Alignment: Lawful Neutral
· · ·Start Tome Final · · ·Incorp:· · ·0% · · ·Displacement:· ·25%
Str:· · ·8· · 8 · ·30 · · ·HP:· · · ·3991 · · ·AC:· ·156
Dex:· · 14· · 8 · ·53 · · ·PRR: · · · 250
Con:· · 18· · 8 · ·83 · · ·MRR: · · · 159 · · ·+Healing Amp:· ·130
Int:· · 18· · 8 · ·80 · · ·Dodge: · 20/34 · · ·-Healing Amp:· · 45
Wis:· · ·8· · 8 · ·27 · · ·Fort:· · ·155% · · ·Repair Amp:· · ·130
Cha:· · ·8· · 8 · ·28 · · ·SR:· · · · · 0 · · ·BAB: · · · · · · 25
DR: 10\Cold Iron
Immunities: Sleep, Hold Person, Energy Drain, Nauseated, Exhausted, Paralysed, Magic Missiles, Falling Damage, , Weapon Durability Damage, Magic Missiles, Blindness, Death Effects, Curse, Poison, Fear

Class and Feat Selection
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Level Class · · · · · ·Feats
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Level 1 Requires a +1 Heart of Wood to switch out of Iconic Class
1 · · Artificer(1)· · ·Standard: Point Blank Shot
3 · · Artificer(3)· · ·Standard: Precision
4 · · Artificer(4)· · ·Artificer Bonus: Rapid Shot
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
6 · · Artificer(6)· · ·Standard: Insightful Reflexes
8 · · Artificer(8)· · ·Artificer Bonus: Precise Shot
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
9 · · Artificer(9)· · ·Standard: Construct Essence
12· · Artificer(12) · ·Standard: Improved Construct Essence
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Artificer Bonus: Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
15· · Artificer(15) · ·Standard: Improved Precise Shot
16· · Artificer(16) · ·Artificer Bonus: Quicken Spell
18· · Artificer(18) · ·Standard: Past Life: Arcane Initiate
20· · Artificer(20) · ·Artificer Bonus: Extend Spell
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
21· · Epic(1) · · · · ·Epic Feat: Expanded Clip
22· · Epic(2) · · · · ·Epic Destiny Feat: Epic Spell Power: Electric
24· · Epic(4) · · · · ·Epic Feat: Overwhelming Critical
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
25· · Epic(5) · · · · ·Epic Destiny Feat: Doubleshot
27· · Epic(7) · · · · ·Epic Feat: Combat Archery
28· · Epic(8) · · · · ·Epic Destiny Feat: Embodiment of Law
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up
30· · Epic(10)· · · · ·Epic Feat: Watchful Eye
· · · · · · · · · · · ·Legendary: Scion of the Plane of Air
31· · Legendary(1)· · ·Epic Destiny Feat: Dreamscape
32· · Legendary(2)· · ·Intelligence: +1 Level up

Enhancements: 80 APs, Racial 16, Universal 1
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Tabaxi Trailblazer - Points spent: 17
Core1 Instinct I
Core2 Ability I: +1 Dexterity
Tier1 Sneaky Strikes I
Tier1 Land on Your Feet
Tier1 Sharp Claws - 3 Ranks
Core3 Instinct II
Core4 Ability II: +1 Dexterity
Tier2 High Places
Tier2 Deflect Arrows
Tier3 Sneaky Strikes II
Tier3 Focused Agility
Tier4 Fast Sprinter
Tier4 Springing Pounce
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Battle Engineer - Points spent: 31
Core1 Battle Engineer
Tier1 Weapon Training I: Crossbow Training I
Tier1 Thaumaturgical Conduits - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Caustic Strike: Caustic Shot - 1 Ranks
Tier2 Weapon Training II: Crossbow Training II
Core2 Infused Weapons I
Tier2 Extra Action Boost - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Weapon Training III: Crossbow Training III
Tier3 Shatter Defenses: Shatter Defenses (Crossbow) - 1 Ranks
Core3 Infused Armor I
Tier3 Thundershock Imbue
Tier4 Weapon Training IV: Crossbow Training IV
Tier4 Battle Mastery: Endless Fusilade
Tier4 Agility Engine - 3 Ranks
Core4 Infused Weapons II
Core5 Infused Armor II
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Harper Agent - Points spent: 8
Core1 Agent of Good I
Tier1 Strategic Combat I
Tier1 Awareness - 2 Ranks
Tier2 Know the Angles - 3 Ranks
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Renegade Mastermaker - Points spent: 41
Core1 Renegade Defender
Tier1 Supporting Construction - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Toughness - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Easily Fixed
Tier1 Well-Rounded Maker - 2 Ranks
Tier1 Curative Admixture: Cure Light Wounds - 2 Ranks
Core2 Alchemical Shield
Tier2 Action Boost: Renegade Mastermaker: Action Boost: Defense - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Converter
Tier3 Shielding Construct
Tier3 Ability I: Renegade Mastermaker: +1 Constitution
Core3 Curative Admixture: Cure Serious Wounds
Tier4 Warding Construct
Tier4 Ability II: Renegade Mastermaker: +1 Constitution
Core4 Constructive Conduit
Tier4 Reconstruct - 3 Ranks
Tier4 Embed Component - 3 Ranks
Core5 Radiant Forcefield
Tier5 Paragon Body
Tier5 Unbreakable Forcefields: Renegade Mastermaker: Unbreakable Forcefield
Tier5 Regeneration Construct
Tier5 Mastermaker
Tier5 Curative Admixture: Cure Critical Wounds
Core6 Mass Unbreakable Forcefield

Epic Destinies: 40 APs + 25 permanent Destiny Points
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Shiradi Champion - Points spent: 26
Core1 Fey Favor
Tier1 Shiradi Strike: Hunt's End
Tier1 Fey Sight - 2 Ranks
Tier1 Prism
Tier2 Shiradi Power: Pin
Tier2 Phase Double - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Stay: Stay Good - 3 Ranks
Core2 Vision
Tier3 Double Rainbow
Tier3 Pierce Deception
Tier3 Improved Shiradi Power: Otto's Whistlery
Tier3 Fey Force: Fey Force
Core3 Audience with the Queen
Tier4 Overwhelming Force: Overwhelming Force
Tier4 Track
Tier4 Fey Form
Core4 Fey Countenance
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Divine Crusader - Points spent: 34
Core1 Just Cause
Tier1 Spear of Light - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Consecration - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Divine Sundering - 2 Ranks
Core2 Confront any Foe
Tier2 Shield of Light - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Bulk Up - 3 Ranks
Core3 Weather any Blow
Tier3 Gaze of the Divine
Tier3 Crusade
Tier4 Blessed Strikes - 3 Ranks
Tier4 Cower Before Me
Tier4 Purge the Wicked - 3 Ranks
Core4 Sunder Evil
Tier5 Bring Down Wrath
Tier5 Law of the Divine
Tier5 Beckon Divinity
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Primal Avatar - Points spent: 13
Core1 This is your Nature: Heart
Tier1 Epic Strikes: Spring to Summer
Tier1 Rejuvenation Cocoon
Tier1 Nature's Friend: Squirrel of Luck
Tier2 Primal Choice: Reborn in Fire
Tier2 Mantle of Nature: Heart - 1 Ranks
Tier3 Ever Green - 3 Ranks

 

[rabidfox]

Artificer Spells
L1: Inflict Light Damage· · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 63
L1: Repair Light Damage · · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 63
L1: Conjure Bolts · · · · · · · · · · · · · Conjuration · · 63
L1: Curative Admixture: Cure Light Wounds · Conjuration · · 63
L1: Enchant Armor · · · · · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 63
L1: Resist Energy · · · · · · · · · · · · · Abjuration· · · 60
L2: Inflict Moderate Damage · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 64
L2: Repair Moderate Damage· · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 64
L2: Curative Admixture: Cure Moderate WoundsConjuration · · 64
L2: Lightning Sphere· · · · · · · · · · · · Abjuration· · · 61
L2: Lucky Cape· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Abjuration· · · 61
L3: Inflict Serious Damage· · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 65
L3: Repair Serious Damage · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 65
L3: Curative Admixture: Cure Serious Wounds Conjuration · · 65
L3: Curative Admixture: Remove Disease· · · Conjuration · · 65
L3: Flame Turret· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Conjuration · · 65
L3: Insightful Damage · · · · · · · · · · · Divination· · · 62
L3: Positive Energy Infusion· · · · · · · · Transmutation · 65
L4: Inflict Critical Damage · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 66
L4: Repair Critical Damage· · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 66
L4: Armor of Speed· · · · · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 66
L4: Greater Elemental Weapons · · · · · · · Evocation · · · 69
L4: Lesser Globe of Invulnerability · · · · Abjuration· · · 63
L4: Lightning Motes · · · · · · · · · · · · Evocation · · · 69
L4: Protection from Elements· · · · · · · · Abjuration· · · 63
L5: Curative Admixture: Remove Curse· · · · Conjuration · · 67
L5: Prismatic Strike· · · · · · · · · · · · Evocation · · · 70
L5: Radiant Forcefield· · · · · · · · · · · Abjuration· · · 64
L5: Tenser's Transformation · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 67
L6: Blade Barrier · · · · · · · · · · · · · Evocation · · · 71
L6: Deadly Weapons· · · · · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 68
L6: Reconstruct · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Transmutation · 68
L6: Tactical Detonation · · · · · · · · · · Evocation · · · 71

Equipped Gear Set: Standard with dino rune arm
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Armor · · · · Legendary Red Dragonscale Armor · Drops in: Raid: The Vault of Night, 25 Red Dragon scales and Shard
· · · · · · · +15 Enhancement Bonus
· · · · · · · Dripping with Magma
· · · · · · · Fire Lore +22%
· · · · · · · Combustion +151
· · · · · · · Fire Resistance +54
· · · · · · · Fire Guard X
· · · · · · · Incineration Guard
· · · · · · · Colorless: +5 Diamond of Insightful Intelligence
· · · · · · · Blue: +100 Sapphire of Fortification
· · · · · · · Legendary Soul of the Red Dragon

Belt· · · · · Legendary Black Dragonscale Tasset· ·Drops in: U48 Quest: Wake Me Up Inside
· · · · · · · Blackscale Ferocity
· · · · · · · Armor-Piercing +20
· · · · · · · Relentless Fury
· · · · · · · Acid Resistance +50
· · · · · · · Green: Sapphire of Good Luck + 3
· · · · · · · Mythic: +1 Mythic Power Boost
· · · · · · · Eminence of Spring

Boots · · · · Legendary Sunken Slippers · Drops in: Quest: Members Only
· · · · · · · Lesser Displacement
· · · · · · · Insightful Potency +49
· · · · · · · Quality Potency +24
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Qual IWC): +3 Quality Intelligence
· · · · · · · Yellow: Touch of Power

Bracers · · · Devilscale Bracers· ·Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Vision of Destruction
· · · · · · · Improved Deception
· · · · · · · Assassinate +15
· · · · · · · Insightful Assassinate +7
· · · · · · · Deception 11
· · · · · · · Yellow: Topaz of Evocation Power
· · · · · · · Blue: Legendary Undying Sapphire
· · · · · · · Mantle of Suulomades

Cloak · · · · Silver Dragonscale Capelet· ·Drops in: Raid: Too Hot to Handle
· · · · · · · Dodge Bonus +13%
· · · · · · · Insightful Sheltering +18
· · · · · · · Shining Silver Scales
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Ins SDI): +6 Insightful Intelligence
· · · · · · · Green: Touch of Power
· · · · · · · Yellow: +19 Diamond of Spell Craft

Gloves· · · · Legendary Tinkerer's Gloves · Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Lord of Blades
· · · · · · · Reflex Save +11
· · · · · · · Insightful Seeker +6
· · · · · · · Quality Seeker +3
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Dexterity EIQ): +3 Quality Dexterity
· · · · · · · Green: +32 Sapphire of Defense
· · · · · · · Blue: +12 Sapphire of Dodge
· · · · · · · Tyrannical Tinkerer

Goggles · · · Legendary Tinkerer's Goggles· ·Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Master Artificer
· · · · · · · Melee Alacrity 15%
· · · · · · · Insightful Deception +5
· · · · · · · Quality Deception +2
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Intelligence EIQ): +13 Intelligence
· · · · · · · Yellow: Essence of the Epic Litany of the Dead
· · · · · · · Green: +50 Sapphire of Healing Amplification
· · · · · · · Tyrannical Tinkerer

Helmet· · · · Helm of the Final Watcher · Drops in: Raid: Project Nemesis
· · · · · · · Seeker +13
· · · · · · · Quality Deadly +3
· · · · · · · Accuracy +21
· · · · · · · Insightful Doubleshot +4%
· · · · · · · Green: Emerald of Arcane Empowerment
· · · · · · · Yellow: +2 Festive Intelligence
· · · · · · · Legendary Wallwatch

Necklace· · · Legendary Pendant of the Sea· ·Drops in: Quest: All Hail the King, end chest
· · · · · · · Insightful Resonance +74
· · · · · · · Insightful Glaciation +74
· · · · · · · Insightful Magnetism +74
· · · · · · · IoD: Accessory: Fang Slot: Fang: Deadly +11
· · · · · · · Green: +10 Topaz of Ranged Power
· · · · · · · Colorless: +2 Festive Constitution
· · · · · · · The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse

Quiver· · · · Quiver of Alacrity· ·Drops in: Raid: Ascension Chamber
· · · · · · · Ranged Alacrity 10%
· · · · · · · Striding +30%

Ring1 · · · · Bound Elemental Ring of Lightning · Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Master Artificer
· · · · · · · Lightning Lore +22%
· · · · · · · Magnetism +148
· · · · · · · Alchemical Air Attunement
· · · · · · · Spell Focus Mastery +5
· · · · · · · Blue: +2 Sapphire of Armored Agility
· · · · · · · Yellow: +12 Diamond of Constitution
· · · · · · · Chained Elementals

Ring2 · · · · Bound Elemental Ring of Frost · Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Lord of Blades
· · · · · · · Ice Lore +22%
· · · · · · · Glaciation +148
· · · · · · · Alchemical Water Attunement
· · · · · · · Legendary Elemental Energy
· · · · · · · Green: Topaz of Deathblock
· · · · · · · Blue: +5 Diamond of Insightful Constitution
· · · · · · · Chained Elementals

Trinket · · · The Heart of Suulomades · Drops in: U47 Raid: Legendary Vision of Destruction.
· · · · · · · Quality Constitution +3
· · · · · · · Resistance +11
· · · · · · · Devil's Blood
· · · · · · · Devil's Bones +23%
· · · · · · · Blue: Sapphire of Greater Heroism
· · · · · · · Green: Draconic Soul Gem
· · · · · · · Yellow: Globe of True Imperial Blood
· · · · · · · Mantle of Suulomades
· · · · · · · Filigree 1: Spines of the Manticore/The Wreath of Flame: +6 Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 2: Shattered Device: Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 3: Spines of the Manticore: Ranged Power(Rare Version)

Weapon1 · · · Attuned Bone Repeating Heavy Crossbow · Drops in: Skeletons in the Closet, Raid Warded Chest
· · · · · · · Damage and Type 5[1d10+3] + 15 Pierce, Magic
· · · · · · · Critical Threat Range 19-20 x2
· · · · · · · +15 Enhancement Bonus
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Scale Slot: MeltScale
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Fang Slot: Flamefang
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Claw Slot: Meltclaw: Constitution
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Horn Slot: Shadowhorn
· · · · · · · Orange: Deconstructor
· · · · · · · Purple: Feareater
· · · · · · · The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse
· · · · · · · Sentient Weapon Personality: Sentient Jewel of Blackrazor
· · · · · · · Filigree 1: Spines of the Manticore/The Wreath of Flame: +6 Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 2: Crackshot Negotiator: Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 3: Crackshot Negotiator: Attack and Damage(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 4: Crackshot Negotiator: Reflex(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 5: Spines of the Manticore: Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 6: Crackshot Negotiator: Diplomacy(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 7: Shattered Device: Ranged Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 8: Shattered Device: Armor Piercing(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 9: Shattered Device: Attack and Damage(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 10: Shattered Device: MRR(Rare Version)

Weapon2 · · · Dinosaur Bone Runearm · Drops in: Raid: Skeletons in the Closet, End chest
· · · · · · · Corrupted Fire Blast
· · · · · · · Maximum Charge Tier 5
· · · · · · · Rune Arm Imbue Evil Shot VI
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Scale Slot: Iridiscent Scale
· · · · · · · IoD: Weapon: Fang Slot: Icefang
· · · · · · · IoD: Armor: Scale Slot: Fragment of Extraplanar Shadow
· · · · · · · IoD: Armor: Fang Slot: Goldfang
· · · · · · · Green: +0 Topaz of Swiftness
· · · · · · · Yellow: Legendary Arrowbound Topaz
· · · · · · · The Legendary Dread Isle's Curse

 

[rabidfox]

Parking this space in case I do any more edits and end up needing it; cleaned the intial post up a bunch with images added to make it more readable.

 

[GolargoSturdyfeet]

As a full time Arti player, allways looking for build ideas. Thanks

 

[Sheikra]

I am going to try this build on my next life on my main, except as WF for the PL feat. Can you speak to the play pattern of this build when raiding? The capstone seems very strong but only 6 seconds, so how do you decide when to pop it? Similarly, are you throwing all these defense buffs on yourself, or spamming tank, etc.

Thanks! Looks super cool!

 

[rabidfox]

I am going to try this build on my next life on my main, except as WF for the PL feat. Can you speak to the play pattern of this build when raiding? The capstone seems very strong but only 6 seconds, so how do you decide when to pop it? Similarly, are you throwing all these defense buffs on yourself, or spamming tank, etc.

Thanks! Looks super cool!

Generally it's all about timing for them. 6s durations on both the mass bubble and single target 95% bubble with a 3min cooldown makes it interesting. In a raid like VoD, when the Orthons drop, use mass bubble so the tanks can pick them up; maybe followed by the single target 95% bubble on the tank followed by radiant forcefields on them (and it'll be back off cooldown by the next orthon phase). Different raids/quests/group composites will have different ideal timings for things. On raids like Hunt, mass bubble near the next of the fight can let DPS burn the boss while ignoring souls.

Another use for abilities, recovery after a wipe:
1) Wait until everyone is off raid/reaper timers/long cooldowns are back/etc.
2) Pop jibbers
3) Use Beckon Divinity to mass raise the party.
4) Pop single target 95% bubble on self
5) Once enough people have accepted the raises, pop mass bubble to give time for everyone to posistion for recovery
6) Run around getting buffs on people: infusions on tanks for their HP, give them radiant forcefields, deadly or GEW on DPS, etc. (before you die from the jibs).

Also really good for if something goes pear-shaped. A tank dies, pop mass bubble while an off-tank picks things up, get a rad forcefield on them (and infusion on them if they don't already have one).

It's a lot of tatical decisions for when to use stuff.

 

[Sheikra]

I think that's why this build seems so cool, a lot of builds kind of play themselves but this feel very dynamic! Very cool

 

[kmoustakas]

This is a high utility, low damage bubble arti build. It was specifically built for pushing r10 skeletons in the closet; it was played in the world 1st completion of it and was then taken into r10 VoD on a whim for getting that completion. The build was customized to deal with the various issues faced in Skeles and around of the rest of the raid member's builds. The gear isn't fully mix/maxed as I wasn't on arti before the push and choices were made to go with a gear setup that could be obtained quickly to the fill the raid spot. There's lots of ways a bubble arti like this can be adjusted and tweaked to increase damage or fill in other utility needs; but hopefully this gives players that might interested an insight into one possible build for high end content. If you've got any questions about the build, ask away. Thanks to Epicsoul for providing me advice and the intial arti setup that I tweaked for the push over a few TRs into this current setup.

Very insightful, thank you. I never thought about making a ranged bubble artie, always thought about melee.

 

[rabidfox]

This build with some gearing and epic destiny adjustments was used for the R10 FoM raid completion. The change of the damage crit multi from BE lvl 20 core to lvl 12 core also helped up the damage a bit.

 

[kmoustakas]

This build with some gearing and epic destiny adjustments was used for the R10 FoM raid completion. The change of the damage crit multi from BE lvl 20 core to lvl 12 core also helped up the damage a bit.

I mean, everyone is running arti 12/wizard 6/x 2 now

 

[rabidfox]

I mean, everyone is running arti 12/wizard 6/x 2 now

It opened up a ton of build options with that change. Mass bubble artis are still stuck as being pure 20, but at least they do a bit better than meh damage now.

 

[kmoustakas]

Does sunder evil work with shattering defenses?

 

[rabidfox]

Does sunder evil work with shattering defenses?

No. I've mentioned it before that I wish it did. Especially since the wording is:

Sunder Evil: Using Sunder or Improved Sunder deals 1d6 light damage per character level and applies a Divine Sundering effect. The light damage scales with 200% of the higher of your Melee and Ranged Power. Divine Sundering: -10% AC, -25% fortification, -3 saving throws. Lasts 12 seconds.

It's not like there's a ranged version of sunder so it seems weird that it can scale off ranged power but there's not ranged sunder to trigger it. Shattered defenses (doing the same thing as sunder) totally would've made logical sense. I think @Tonquin was the one who did the Divine Crusader revamp; so maybe they originally intended to have a way to trigger that ability with ranged that just never got put in the tree?

 

[CBDunk]

I just reincarnated out of a similar bubble arti build, but instead of ranged I concentrated on casting and rune arms. Thus, Machrotech and Draconic Incarnation for epic destinies. Was doing massive damage with Greater Ruin and electrical rune arm cone blasts, but did not have electricity immunity stripping (needed tier 5 bubble more) and thus struggled against some mobs. Unfortunately, there seems to be a fairly high correlation between the rune arms that do damage which would be useful against creatures with multiple elemental immunities and rune arms that are currently bugged. Also difficult to have spell power high enough to support multiple rune arm types really well.

Still, a fairly solid build. Bubbles are great... especially the auto-bubble at 50% health and the full group 95% protection bubble for when a bunch of mobs spawn and the tank does not have aggro yet.

 

[Fisto Mk I]

It's not like there's a ranged version of sunder so it seems weird that it can scale off ranged power but there's not ranged sunder to trigger it. Shattered defenses (doing the same thing as sunder) totally would've made logical sense.

Shatter Defense (Crossbow): Tactical Ranged Crossbow Attack: +0.5/1/1.5[W]: On Hit: Reduces the target's Armor Class by 5 and lowers fortification by 10%. A successful Fortitude save negates this effect. (DC 10 + INT mod + half Artificer level + Sunder Bonuses). Regardless of saving throw result target will suffer the Trauma effect, -3 penalty to fortitude saves due to shock, stacks 5 times. Lasts 24 seconds. This ability shares a cooldown with Sunder.

Technically it's Sunder, so... 8)

 

[rabidfox]

Where I've put EDs post u66 and it's pretty fun so far; might fine tune them more later.

 

[kmoustakas]

Where I've put EDs post u66 and it's pretty fun so far; might fine tune them more later.

For the noobs here, why both fatesinger and shiradi strikes? Or do you use pin then echoes?

 

[rabidfox]

For the noobs here, why both fatesinger and shiradi strikes? Or do you use pin then echoes?

Few different thing.
Pin is currently broken on repeaters (and other xbows from what folks have said), so right now those points are just there to get to t5 and waiting for it to be usable again.

As for why both (if things were working right):
Pin epic strike is AoE and Fatesinger's pluck epic strike is single target with a lower cooldown. So I'd use pin for packs of mobs and pluck for single target heavy fights; gives me a choice for which epic strike to use based off the situation. For AoE burst, I can hit pin, arrow of discord, and BE's shattered defenses (another AoE). For single target burst, I can do hunt, pluck, and shattered (keep those sunder debuffs on the boss), and arrow of discord (even though it's AoE, it's a +20% active damage attack so good single target too), and caustic shot.

 

[KeithUs Jr.]

Curious- I'd like to run this as a support toon, one with very low or no past lives. Is this viable to do on such a toon? Obviously I'd lose a lot of points in trees, but would it still be possible?

 

[rabidfox]

Curious- I'd like to run this as a support toon, one with very low or no past lives. Is this viable to do on such a toon? Obviously I'd lose a lot of points in trees, but would it still be possible?

Should be fine. I'd just ditch the racial points spent from the heroic trees. It'll just move a bit slower and won't have deflect arrows.

As for the epic trees, I'd probably keep Sharadi and t3 fatesinger (for the extra damage on that epic strike) and then put any remaining points wherever you think looks best. In a couple weeks from now, we'll have 8 more destiny points to spend with the level increase and wouldn't have to dial back the current build listed much of any then for the ED stuff.

One thing to be aware of is if you don't have a +DEX tome on your character. The build gets the 19 DEX required for improved precise shot via a tome, so you'd either need to skip that feat or adjust points. If you've got a +5 or greater DEX tome then you'll be fine.