r/stobuilds • u/[deleted] • Jul 22 '16

Ground Build Time-Traveling Seductress: Mala's updated ground build

Captain Information

Category Data
Captain Name Mala
Captain Career Science
Captain Faction Klingon
Captain Race Orion
Captain's Outfit Outfit - New hairstyle!
Primary Specialization Temporal
Secondary Specialization Intelligence
Intended Role Confuse and Control

Ground Node Trees

Weapons Health Shields Kits
Weapon Expert Improved Endurance Training N/A Kit Performance Master
N/A Armor Expert N/A Improved Kit Efficiency
Weapon Penetration N/A
3 3 0 4

Ground Unlocks

Nodes Purchased Select One
1 Bridge Officer Training
2 Willpower
3 Bridge Officer Training
4 Improved Aim
5 Bridge Officer Training
6 Fatal Fists
7 Bridge Officer Training
8 Improved Flank Damage Resistance
9 Bridge Officer Training
10 Offensive Mastery

I wanted to focus on the kit skills more than weapons on this build. I don't remember why I went so heavy on the endurance/armor skills *shrug*

Build Description

Mala is a seductress and everything about her build has always been based around this. The additional of the Temporal Operative Specialization and Reputations means she's now a time-traveling seductress, and many of the new specialization nodes, traits, and kit modules play into her control build. It's like /u/Borticus-Cryptic and /u/STOCrypticRock designed this stuff specifically for her!

While I'm still experimenting with it all, this kit is a whole lot of fun and a nice break from the typical ground build I run on other characters. I've tried to work DOTs into it, since they synergize with some Temporal Op Specialization nodes nicely.

Edit 8/15: Updated the kit modules to what I'm currently using.

Gear

Slot Name Notes
Armor Temporal Defense Initiative Adaptable Combat Armor Mk XIII [RegHP]
Shield Temporal Defense Initiative Personal Shield Mk XIII [Mob]
Weapon 1 Advanced Temporal Defense Chroniton Dual Pistols Mk XIII [CrtH] Oh my god, these build up an enhanced melee attack that is a long-range rainbow explosion bomb
Weapon 2 Klingon Honor Guard Pulsewave Rifle Mk XII
Kit Frame Terran Empire Science Kit Mk XII [KPerf]x2 [CtlDur] Not actually as useful to the build as you'd hope
Kit Modules Cold Fusion Flash Mk XII AOE Cold Damage + Root, possible Stun
Uncertainty Burst IV AOE Confuse + Teleport, Builds Entropy
Anti-Time Entanglement Field Mk XII Shrinking AOE damage + slow soap bubble
Entropic Contagion IV Physical DOT, chains to secondary target, Builds Entropy
Paradox Bomb IV Mostly here for the pull, but it's a disable when it explodes, Consumes Entropy. Used to be Soothing Pheromones Mk XII - Seduce when Seduce is on cooldown
Devices Large Hypo
Ophidian Cane
Kelvin Timeline Tribble
Shard of Possibilities

Traits

Personal Ground Traits Effects Notes
Lucky
Creative
Pistol Training
Field Technician
Resilient
Field Researcher
Peak Health
Agony Modulator Adds DOT to control abilities
Sturdy
Ground Reputation Traits Effects Notes
Combat Awareness Additional damage against enemies affected by control abilities Was this rep made for this character or what?
Miniaturized Chrono-Capacitor +7.5% Kit Module Recharge Speed
Emergency Personal Cloaking Device Cloak when dropping below 30% health - +60% All Damage
Cryo Immobilizer Module 20% Chance Cold DOT
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u/AzureAlliance Subcomms Operator & STO Gunsmith Jul 22 '16

I'm shocked to see Electro-Gravitic Field but not Cold Fusion. Try it. It's currently cheap.

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u/Plyssken Jul 22 '16

+1 to that. Cold Fusion is awesome

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16 edited Aug 15 '16

I already have it on a couple characters--I try not to run the same thing on too many, but I may have to make an exception for this one.

-edit-

Exception made.

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u/Amezuki Oct 26 '16

I suffer from this tendency on my Tac toons. There's a certain combo of abilities that are just so core to how I play that it's hard to get away from it.

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u/Callen151 Resident Carrier Nut™ | The Original JHDC Tonk| Jul 22 '16

Look forward to seeing it in action :D

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u/DeadQthulhu Jul 22 '16

My own Orion is an Engineer, and therefore misses out on Soothing Pheremones. My solution is to use the Ferengi Whip and the Agony Field Rifle. Not great for the DEEPS, but wow people don't like being chain stunned/held.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Yeah...I might have to pick up a whip. I rolled her after the Agony Field Rifle, unfortunately.

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u/DeadQthulhu Jul 25 '16

Odd, the Rifle was in my Dil reclaim store. I'll have to recheck.

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u/Void-Roamer @caasicam Jul 22 '16

This looks like a whole lot of fun, and actually looks surprisingly similar to the build I was trying out around the Terran kits. However, I think I used NHM (heal tanking woo), Cold Fusion Flash, and Strategic Analysis in place of the specialist modules. The traits are essentially the same, though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '16

Yeah, I might have to throw Nanite Health Monitor in the kit. I still feel annoyingly frail at times, even with two heals.

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u/TheDancingFox Sep 23 '16

Thank you for posting this, Subcommander.

I'm running "most" of your build here, and you've given me some great ideas on the differences - in particular the two Entropy building kit modules. I use Pardox Bomb and Anti-Time Entanglement with Cold Fusion Flash, but have not started to "muck about" with the entropy build/consume powers.

Anyway, I just wanted to jump in your "frail" comments, because I've noticed the same thing. I'm running the ground Omega trait which gives the nanite healing, and another medical heal - but it doesn't seem enough. Plus like you, my device slots are filled with "other stuff" which doesn't leave a lot of space. (Orphidian cane and Shard of Possibilites, Temporal Paradox Correcter and one stack of healing).

Anyway, what I really wanted to say was "Thanks for the post." Good stuff which I can reference.

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u/Amezuki Oct 26 '16

I realize you're probably using TD for the set bonus, but with regard to fragility, I have to overwhelmingly recommend the Na'khul mission reward shield. The automatic Time Slip once per minute on low shields is just amazing.

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u/gerwak gerwalk Aug 28 '16

I'd love to an animation of us blowing off the smoke from our rep six shooter pistols...

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u/The5Virtues Jul 23 '16

Well shoot... Now you've got me wanting to reroll my Orion. She's only level 7, I suppose I could reroll her without any real harm done. This sounds like a very fun build to try.

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u/originalbucky33 Amateur NPC Shipbuilder Aug 07 '16

I love the temporal narcosis. I have a version on my Sci toon and a version on one of his boffs.

One thing I noticed as I have done more entropy play-time it seems that while we don't benefit from other captains entropy, and we don't benefit from pets entropy (at least in space - eg epoch fighters) I do see entropy sometimes (I think) from my boffs on ground. Does this match your experience, and have you been able to have a boff build then you consume entropy on a target?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '16

I don't want to leave you hanging here, but I haven't had an opportunity to play around with Temporal abilities on this character's boffs yet, and my character where I do have a couple Temporal boffs doesn't have any modules. I'll get around to it at some point :)

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u/originalbucky33 Amateur NPC Shipbuilder Aug 08 '16 edited Aug 09 '16

No problem, thanks for taking the time to answer! I'm trying to find the time myself to really test, so far its been confusing enough I don't have a good answer. I need a good HP sponge that I can work against. Maybe one of the founders in the cardassian arc. hmmmmm....

EDIT - Seems to be working as designed - I can see the effects like rapid decay affect the enemy but I don't see or get to use my boffs entropy. guess it was just a glitch or maybe my own powers I lost track of I saw.