Got Any Ember Prime Build Advice?

[(PSN)Daikon177]

Im still just leveling her up but I wouldn't mind putting a few forma on her to make a good build. I watched peoples choice gamings video on her but it was when she still had overheat so I wanted to know if there was a real good way to mod her now or if shes like frost and kind of in a bad place with her powers and Difficult to mod for.

Any suggestions?

[VKhaun]

Basically you want to make a build to spam Accelerant with range, efficiency, and damage, and leave a few empty spots.

 

In PUGS where you rush and shoot everything you put stamina mods in the empty spots and use Accelerant as CC and knockdown resist (can't be knocked down during the quick little cast animation) while you're running around being a crazy ninja.

 

In low to mid content where you fight a lot, like mobile defense, you put World on Fire and Fire Blast. Kill everything with fire, and debuff for CC/Damage if stuff starts to survive or take too long to kill.

 

In high end content you put on Vigor / Equilibrium or other defense/sustain mods, and stack your guns for pure fire damage instead of the element for the target. Take your time. Debuff everything and pwn everything with your fire damage guns getting crazy high bonuses.

 

 

Accelerant / Vitality / Flow / Stretch / Fleeting Expertise

Intensify / Blind Rage / Empty / Empty / Empty.

 

PUG: Quick Rest / Rush / ???

Fight: World on Fire / Fire Blast / ??? (Also swap out Fleeting Expertise for Streamline)

High Lv: Over Extended (/Rage for Infested) / Streamline / Equilibrium

 

 

 

 

 

Blind rage is really optional if you're not doing damage powers. Even in very high level content and using over extended, Intensify will give you a plenty strong debuff from Accelerant. Even shooting at Proto Shield (which is resistant to fire) you'll still get a much better bonus by using fire elemental weapons, than you would by stacking the correct element. Without Blind Rage you can also drop Streamline since the cap is 75% efficiency and Fleeting Expertise is 60% by itself. 

 

I'm not a fan of the mage-like playstyle for Ember, so I tend to just stick to the high level style and spam Accelerant. It's fast and active. I change my builds around constantly, but my next update will probably look like this, swapping Over Extended for Rage if I fight Infested.

 

Accelerant / Vitality / Flow / Stretch / Fleeting Expertise

Intensify / Over Extended / Equilibrium / Vigor / Quick Rest

Edited March 17, 2014 by VKhaun

[(PSN)Daikon177]

Ok I dont have equilibrium tho is that a big deal? Also I didnt know accelerant was that good I figured over heat was better because of the damage reduction

[rogueweapon]

use a rhino or loki 

[(PSN)Daikon177]

Rhinos my main, got 3 fomra on him and would put a 4th but im gonna wait for rhino prime to hit ps4. Got loki and dont really like him, mainly leveled him for the mastery

[Darzk]

For WoL: People will point out that using Fleeting Expertise will get you better energy efficiency. DON'T LISTEN. You want max duration, so you don't have to stop and recast as often. Energy is not an issue, as you're doing enough damage to resupply with orbs. Stopping to recast is how you die, especially at higher levels.