Kinetic Ninja builds, your thoughts?

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Hey guys, any thoughts? posted this in power threads but didn't see there was a builds subthread hehe

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Kinetic Ninja: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Endurance

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy
Level 5: Telekinetic Shield
Level 5: Teleport
Level 8: Ego Form
Level 11: Condemn
Level 14: Iron Lariat
Level 17: Ego Surge
Level 20: Smoke Bomb
Level 23: Lifedrain
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach
Level 29: Telekinetic Maelstorm
Level 32: Rebirth
Level 35: Ego Annihilation
Level 35: Superspeed or Acrobatics
Level 38: Ego Hold

Talents:
Level 1: Impetus
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Energetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Sniper Training

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It's not bad but i think you have alot of redundancy in there.

If you could replace TK shield with energy shield /w laser knight advantage i think would get a melee character like your much further, adds survivability as well. Dev says it's 1/3 your block bonuses with that. Though you might have to slide things around a bit and may have to take telekinesis which atm isn't great due to targeting, but you have ego SS which will allow you to make use of it.

You have both condemn and ego hold, i would get rid of one myself. Condemn is great aoe damage and holds everyone, but ego choke i think is stronger and lasts a good while, and choke also seems more ninja like than condemn.

Same for Ego blade breach and ego blade annihilation, i would choose just one as they are far to simular. I am more partial to breach as its great on bosses and the debuff is nice which also stacks. If you pvp take the advantage and tanker that try to block you will be in for a surprise.

Life drain's good single target damage, but terrible as a heal, and sinse this is the only heal ability in your build i would toss it for a more viable heal. I would go with resurgeance, devour essence or the chi heal which also are a bit more ninja like. Or take two of them.

You have ego form, get rid of ego surge as it is not suppose to stack. 1 Energy form at a time and the devs have started to adjust powers to this. There is some gains it can give you, but very little.

I'm not a fan of tk maelstrom, but its ok. I like ego storm better with adv to sustain itself. Give you mo damage without focusing it.

I would suggest taking shuriken throw with chained adv, as nothing like opponent charging attack and you give him a shuriken in the chest then pull him on his face. Plus pulls towards you which is good for a melee'r.

Thats what i would do, take what you will from this.

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How about this? looks a bit better?

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Kinetic Ninja: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Dexterity

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy -- Rank 2
Level 5: Telekinesis
Level 5: Teleport -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 8: Ego Form -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Ego Choke -- Rank 2
Level 14: Shuriken Throw -- Chained Kunai
Level 17: Force Shield -- Rank 2, Force Sheath
Level 20: Smoke Bomb -- Concussive Escapes
Level 23: Resurgence -- Evanescent Emergence, Rank 2
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Ego Storm -- Malevolent Manifestation, Rank 2
Level 32: Rebirth
Level 35: Regeneration -- Rank 2
Level 35: Superspeed
Level 38: Ego Sprites -- Slave Mentality

Talents:
Level 1: Impetus
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Energetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Sniper Training

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I think thats a fantastic build right there! Very simular to my ego blade build, only some things changed in order of level.

Try that out, and i hope it is much fun for you as it is for me :)

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How about this? looks a bit better?

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Kinetic Ninja: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Dexterity

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy -- Rank 2
Level 5: Telekinesis
Level 5: Teleport -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 8: Ego Form -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Ego Choke -- Rank 2
Level 14: Shuriken Throw -- Chained Kunai
Level 17: Force Shield -- Rank 2, Force Sheath
Level 20: Smoke Bomb -- Concussive Escapes
Level 23: Resurgence -- Evanescent Emergence, Rank 2
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Ego Storm -- Malevolent Manifestation, Rank 2
Level 32: Rebirth
Level 35: Regeneration -- Rank 2
Level 35: Superspeed
Level 38: Ego Sprites -- Slave Mentality

Talents:
Level 1: Impetus
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Energetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Sniper Training

I would suggest regen much, much earlier, and Ego form later. Regen is enormously helpful in soloing. A very well rounded build otherwise.

You might miss Ego surge when you have regen slotted though. And I bet ego surge and ego form get corrected to mesh better. Every other framework has their offensive clicky as an important supplement.

Ego sprites was a great addition. I also agree with ego storm over maelstrom.

You definitely want to take frenzy to rank 3. Its a bread-and-butter skill.

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Alright, this should do it :) oh yeah, and i'm level 30 atm so thats why i took regen only at 29 in the build itself. cause i knew i'd have it when we get our respecs.


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Kinetic Ninja: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Dexterity

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 5: Telekinesis
Level 5: Teleport -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 8: Regeneration -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Ego Choke
Level 14: Shuriken Throw -- Chained Kunai
Level 17: Force Shield -- Rank 2
Level 20: Smoke Bomb -- Concussive Escapes
Level 23: Resurgence -- Rank 2, Evanescent Emergence
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Ego Form -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 32: Rebirth
Level 35: Ego Storm -- Rank 2, Malevolent Manifestation
Level 35: Superspeed
Level 38: Ego Sprites -- Slave Mentality

Talents:
Level 1: Impetus
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Energetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Sniper Training

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Alright, this should do it :) oh yeah, and i'm level 30 atm so thats why i took regen only at 29 in the build itself. cause i knew i'd have it when we get our respecs.


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Kinetic Ninja: Level 40 Champion

Superstats:
Level 5: Super Ego
Level 13: Super Dexterity

Powers:
Level 1: Kinetic Dart -- Incisive Wit
Level 1: Ego Blade Frenzy -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 5: Telekinesis
Level 5: Teleport -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 8: Regeneration -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 11: Ego Choke
Level 14: Shuriken Throw -- Chained Kunai
Level 17: Force Shield -- Rank 2
Level 20: Smoke Bomb -- Concussive Escapes
Level 23: Resurgence -- Rank 2, Evanescent Emergence
Level 26: Ego Blade Breach -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 29: Ego Form -- Rank 2, Rank 3
Level 32: Rebirth
Level 35: Ego Storm -- Rank 2, Malevolent Manifestation
Level 35: Superspeed
Level 38: Ego Sprites -- Slave Mentality

Talents:
Level 1: Impetus
Level 6: Indomitable
Level 9: Agile
Level 12: Energetic
Level 15: Shooter
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Sniper Training

Good build. Definitely something you can go with. Keep an eye on Ego Surge stuff. Not sure what you'd be comfortable replacing though.

ID blades scale with End. You haven't SS'd end. This is fine as long as you make sure to gear for it. You should consider End / EGO, and then grabbing surge to help with crit chance, but I understand if you want to keep EGO / DEX, just gear END. Also: Ego storm is a sucker for END. You're taking late in your build so you may have a good end pool at that point. Make sure you play around with it in the powerhouse to make sure you can have it work. If you can't really take advantage of it, switch back to maelstrom. You should be ok, however.

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Hey Volp, is this still a good build with the new changes? also, since regen is taking the slot of ego form, how do you switch between the 2 effectively?

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hey im looking at your build and im curious how did u get ego blade Frenzy at lvl 1

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Ego blades with Shadow form passive with ego/end SS is a monster build right now.

Ego : buffs id blade dmg which procs from incisive wit/ ego surge
End: buffs shadow forms ego type damage increase (which atm will bring your regular dmg on par with crit)

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hey im looking at your build and im curious how did u get ego blade Frenzy at lvl 1

you can retcon out of ego weaponry after you finish the tutorial.