I would slot for hold/accuracy/recharge in that priority.
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I use the Lockdown set on my Ice/Elec, but if you don't care about set bonuses I would go with Hamidon's since 3 slots will give you ED max mez and accuracy or Mez and Damage. You could also slot the Basilisk set using 4 to get the +7.5% recharge and then use 2 Hamidon's.
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I'd sell it and buy 4 pieces of Basilik's Gaze and add in Acc or Rech depending what was missing. I'd bank the rest or use the influence to shore up other parts of the build.
My ice/dev has freeze ray and bitter freeze ray with basilik's 4 slotted, then 2 lockdowns for the 3% damage boost.
Four acc/rech/holds.
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In general, I'd do this.
Freeze Ray? I agree with the Acc/Hold/Rech advice above. The damage is really pretty neglible compared to your blasts.
Bitter Freeze Ray is where to go with working in damage, that one has some punch.
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That's good for a leveling build. Once I'm past 40, I 6-slot w/Lockdowns and go for defense. If you're not going for a high def build, frankenslotting is the way to go.
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2 lockdowns for the 3% damage and maybe a 2nd Unbreakable for the 4% recov?
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I like the 4 Basilisk, 1 Lockdown Proc and 1 Devastation Proc.
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I'm personally a fan of 3 neurotic shutdowns and 3 ghost widow's embrace to get near max acc/hold/rech stats, and get a 1.5% and 1.88% max hp bonus out of it which is very useful on a blaster. You also get, um 2.2% imm resistance which is puny and 5% run speed bonus as a perk, but obviously you are going for the near maxed acc/hold/rech stats and the hp bonuses.
I wouldn't worry about damage at all in this power.
If youre even considering IOs simple cheap frankenslotting of your main 3 attacks and maybe BFR means that you will never really need this power for damage, and will want its full use as a hold power.
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My AR/En/Mun Blaster has Cryo Freeze Ray four-slotted with two Essence of Curare (Acc/Hold and Acc/Hold/Rchg) and two Lockdown (Acc/Hold and Hold/Rchg). I'd have added more slots, but the need to six-slot LRM for maximum schrecklichkeit limited what I could do.
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How should I slot Bitter Freeze Ray? With 6 Thunder Strike or 6 Lock down for both ranged defense bonus? And is it better to take BFR over Ice Storm?
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This is the build that I am going for.
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Are you going for a (close to) def capped build or for more global recharge? Assuming you really want Flash Freeze for the cheap purp set, and you're going for defense, I'd go something like this:
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Gives up some of your 5% rech bonuses, but makes up for most of it w/added LotC +reches. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of BFR, esp since you have 2 holds already. Its DPA is kinda crappy so I certainly wouldn't slot it for damage. Also moved around some some IOs. Stealth into Sprint so that you can 3-slot BotZ in SS for the added AoE def, and the Karma -KB was removed from Maneuvers for a LotG Def/End.
Bottom line: 44.2% ranged def, 21.7% AoE. Not too shabby.
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Well that is similar to the build that I currently have, it is a mix of defense and recharge. It does have Fortunata Hypnosis in it.
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I've had a windfall lately helping a friend get to his first 50, doing the Praetorian Arc again. I can afford to start frankenslotting freeze ray (six slots). I have Unbreakable constraint, chance for smashing already. Suggestions?
Thanks in advance.