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I'd specifically mention Ion due to its ability to jump back and forth between targets and kill all of the pets and Mastermind in one hit, but really anything except Void will work against a /Storm Mastermind. |
Originally Posted by Cooking Music
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At worst (against a high resistance Mastermind) I have seen Ion kill 2/6 pets and cripple the rest along with the Mastermind himself. Also, some Ion branches will drain endurance and reduce recovery rates. This gives the Mastermind another problem to deal with since he no longer has the endurance to summon back the pets you just killed.
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Beating a MM isn't just about having an AT (powersets) its also how you play against them.
A good PvP MM will keep all (most) of its pets in bodyguard mode, this allows them to spread the incoming damage they take over all pets and themself (effectively increasing their HP).
What you want to do is try to get them out of bodyguard mode, you can do this in a couple of ways:
A) Get them to chase you, typically a MM will move faster then their pets so if you get them to chase you far enough (fast enough) they will move out of range of some (all) of their pets and then you can stop, turn around and hit them fast to spike them while their HP is lower.
B) Kill their pets, if they have no pets they are out of bodyguard mode (lol) I don't know if its feasible now with cardiac but it used to be pretty easy to kill pets and run a MM out of end as they have to constantly resummon them. Targeting pets is pretty important too, go for their t3 pet first- It typically has the longest recharge and does the most damage, then kill one (only one) t2 and two of the t1 pets. The goal here is to force the MM to either play with less pets (less bodyguard mode) or re-summon its pets even though they may have some of them still alive. Those pets that are still alive should be damaged and you can just kill them next.
Since your buddy is playing a storm he is going to be trying to debuff your acc and disrupt you with some KB. Make sure your build has enough KB to protect you from tornado (35+ pts of KB protection) and enough acc from aim (or build up), tactics, or accolades (geas or force of nature).
Good luck man.
Get an Elec/SD/Levithan Scrap with tier 4 Ion Judgment. It won't be good at anything in PvP, but it'll put him in his place.
Judgment, SC, L-Rod, and summon water spout for good measure.
Also, you could pretty much bring anything else and draw him. MM's don't kill you, you let them kill you by standing there like an idiot in their debuff patch/mess of pets.
judgement, KB them out of their pets, use an ill/
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You really don't need a specific Scrapper set, so long as it's slotted in some fashion to PvP properly. Judgment and Reactive will certainly help narrow the gap, but even then, all you really need is the Eye of the Magus/Demonic Accolade or the Barrier Destiny power.
The significant buff to your defense will give you enough time to kill all of his pets. Chances are he doesn't have the mental fortitude to continue re-summoning and re-buffing. Focus on his pets and eventually you're going to hit so hard through bodyguard he won't know what happened.
so me and my sg friend where having a couple of friendly 1v1's last night and im not the best at PvP but i can handle myself now i just couldnt seem to beat him he ended up killing me 7 to 0 he is a robotics/storm MM specially kitted out for PvP (which he decided to tell me after) and he has only ever been defeated in PvP once and that was while afk in RV with a corr taking out his pets and a brute going at his health, now my challenge is come the end of december i have to of found an alt to beat him, so i would be greatly appreciative if you could recomend power sets how to slot it etc
many thanks
joe