Ice/Cold Corruptor Guide: Phrozen Purrgatory
By
glycerine,
Posted on: 2006-08-25 24:35 in Player Guides
Heat Loss does take Accuracies. Why arent you taking it at 38 ? I'm even more curious why you are waiting so long for Sleet. Its easily one of the greatest debuff powers in the game.
My PvE build, for comparisons sake, below. Currently 26. Don't pay too much attention to the level at which slots are added, I swapped a bunch of them around. If Heat Loss does take accuracy as indicated, then it will be 2 acc/2-3 rech/remainder endmod. The missing power choice will be Ice Storm, Snow Storm, or Glacial Shield, and will probably be taken sooner than 49, causing other powers to be pushed back. I'm currently undecided.
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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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Name:
Level: 49
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Ice Blast
Secondary: Cold Domination
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01) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(1)Acc(3)Dmg(5)Dmg(11)Dmg(13)EndRdx(15)
01) --> Infrigidate==> Acc(1)Acc(13)Rechg(33)EndRdx(33)
02) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(2)Acc(3)Dmg(5)Dmg(9)Dmg(11)EndRdx(15)
04) --> Ice Shield==> DefBuf(4)DefBuf(25)DefBuf(29)DmgRes(31)DmgRes(31)DmgRes(31)
06) --> Aim==> Rechg(6)Rechg(7)Rechg(7)
08) --> Freeze Ray==> Acc(8)Acc(9)Hold(17)Hold(17)Rechg(34)Rechg(34)
10) --> Hurdle==> Jump(10)
12) --> Combat Jumping==> EndRdx(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Health==> Heal(16)
18) --> Bitter Ice Blast==> Acc(18)Acc(19)Dmg(19)Dmg(21)Dmg(21)Rechg(25)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20)EndMod(23)EndMod(23)
22) --> Stimulant==> IntRdx(22)
24) --> Aid Self==> IntRdx(24)IntRdx(33)IntRdx(34)Heal(37)Heal(37)EndRdx(39)
26) --> Frostwork==> Heal(26)Heal(27)Heal(27)
28) --> Benumb==> Acc(28)Acc(29)Rechg(36)Rechg(36)Rechg(36)EndRdx(43)
30) --> Hasten==> Rechg(30)Rechg(40)Rechg(40)
32) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(32)
35) --> Sleet==> Rechg(35)Rechg(37)Rechg(40)
38) --> Heat Loss==> Rechg(38)Rechg(39)Rechg(39)EndMod(43)EndMod(43)EndMod(46)
41) --> Dark Embrace==> EndRdx(41)DmgRes(42)DmgRes(42)DmgRes(42)
44) --> Soul Storm==> Acc(44)Acc(45)Hold(45)Hold(45)Rechg(46)EndRdx(46)
47) --> Arctic Fog==> EndRdx(47)EndRdx(48)DmgRes(48)DmgRes(48)DmgRes(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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Arctic Fog gives :
+3.25% melee and ranged defense to you and all around you
+15% cold resistance to you and all around you
+15% fire resistance to you and all around you
+15% energy resistance to you and all around you
60% resistance to movement speed de-buffs to you and all around you
60% resistance to attack speed de-buffs to you and all around you
Most usefully, it also adds something extra to your build, concealment. The stealth to you (and those around you) means you can ghost newspaper missions to get to the end for swift mission successes, as well as sneaking through contacts' missions much more successfully most of the time.
For a power to afford solid +resistance, minor +defense and a hugely useful +stealth, for you and your friends, I'd seriously consider getting it much earlier. I picked it up at 24 and haven't looked back 
You may well do without Hasten. Sure it's nice to have, especially since Heat Loss means you can recover endurance quickly enough to match the increased endurance use you'll have when using powers so quickly whilst Hastened. But since I've done without Hasten I really don't miss it. I went for 1 accuracy, 3 damage, 1 recharge and 1 end reduction in all my attacks (excluding de-buffs and hold attacks) and this really keeps me active with no need for Hasten.
The recharge reduction you've planned for Bitter Ice Blast is sound, I opted for it in all attacks to avoid the need for Hasten and more importantly to still manage a decent attack rate when Hasten was recharging.
Problem is, 1 acc isn't enough. Not at the level I fight at, nor for the PvP (which I do). So 2 acc/3dam is mandatory, leaving only 1 slot. If I make it recharge, I have endurance issues, and if I make it endredux, I'm sloooooow. Hence hasten by 30, to allow me to slot endredux and still manage a reasonable attack speed most of the time. And Accro... I've already had enough trouble with KB that I wish I could fit it in sooner. The fog is nice, but it doesn't measure up to the QoL improvements the other 2 powers provide. And given the end burn of the fog, I probably wouldn't run it in combat much anyway.
This is a PvE only build, I managed to get to level 36 with this build.
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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name: Phrozen Purrgatory
Level: 50
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Ice Blast
Secondary: Cold Domination
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01) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(1) EndRdx(3) Dmg(7) Dmg(17) Dmg(27)
01) --> Infrigidate==> Acc(1) Slow(3)
02) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(2) EndRdx(5) Dmg(7) Dmg(23) Dmg(29)
04) --> Ice Shield==> DefBuf(4) DefBuf(5) DefBuf(9)
06) --> Swift==> Fly(6)
08) --> Freeze Ray==> Acc(8) Acc(9) Hold(11) Hold(19) Hold(23) Rechg(25)
10) --> Glacial Shield==> DefBuf(10) DefBuf(11) DefBuf(17)
12) --> Hover==> Fly(12) Fly(13) Fly(13)
14) --> Fly==> Fly(14) Fly(15) Fly(15)
16) --> Health==> Heal(16)
18) --> Aim==> Rechg(18) Rechg(19) Rechg(25)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Hasten==> Rechg(22) Rechg(27) Rechg(33)
24) --> Bitter Ice Blast==> Acc(24) EndRdx(29) Dmg(33) Dmg(37) Dmg(40)
26) --> Bitter Freeze Ray==> Acc(26) Acc(31) Hold(34) Hold(37) Hold(43) Rechg(46)
28) --> Frostwork==> Heal(28) Heal(31) Rechg(34)
30) --> Frost Breath==> Acc(30) EndRdx(31) Dmg(34) Dmg(39) Dmg(43) Range(43)
32) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(32) EndRdx(33) Slow(36)
35) --> Benumb==> Acc(35) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Rechg(37)
38) --> Arctic Fog==> EndRdx(38) EndRdx(39) DmgRes(39) DmgRes(40) DmgRes(40)
41) --> Heat Loss==> EndRdx(41) Rechg(42) Rechg(42) Rechg(42)
44) --> Blizzard==> Dmg(44) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Rechg(45) Rechg(46) Rechg(46)
47) --> Ice Storm==> Dmg(47) Dmg(48) Dmg(48) Slow(48) Rechg(50)
49) --> Sleet==> Slow(49) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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Now, for Frostbreath, the range is optional. If you're used to lining up cone attacks, then take the range out and either put it as a 3rd recharge into Sleet (good if you mainly solo) or a slow into Sleet or if you want as a slow or another recharge into Ice Storm, or as a 2nd recharge into Frostwork (good if you team mainly).
Heat Loss: I'm not sure as to whether it can take accuracies, but if it can I'm going to make that endrdx a accuracy. It's more important that it hits anyway.
They changed the endurance reduction on Fly (halved it actually). Don't fight with Fly on, it'll zap your endo pretty quickly.
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