General Procs and Pets question.

I've placed very few set enhancements into my build, but I was wondering a few procs and how they actually work with me. The character is an already level 50 Storm/Dark defender. But there are a few procs that are making me wondering if they will work how I want them to work.

First, in regards to Pets and Procs. I know, especially for Tornado/Lightning Storm's +Recharge capability, does most of the procs apply to them if they have that proc? Which, as of now is completely useless for the pet itself to get a +recharge. I already know the -res from Achilles works in Tornado, and am planning on using it and I'm also aware that the damage procs damage the opponents ever 10 seconds, but it's more directed at the self buffs. Mechanically does it have a chance to buff the pet or buff me in the 10 second intervals.

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50s: Bla- Arch/Mental Cont- Mind/FF, Earth/Cold, Ill/Therm, Earth/Rad Dominator- Plant/Psi, Elec/Earth Corr- Fire/Storm, Arch/Sonic, Rad/Kin, Beam/Sonic, Psi/Time Stalker- Elec/SR Def- Storm/Dark, Emp/Psi, Dark/Elec, FF/Arch, TA/Ice, TA/Elec, Kin/AR, Cold/DP, Traps/Psi Scrap- Fire/Shield Tanker- Dark/Mace, Ice/Kin Brute- Claws/WP, SS/Energy, BS/Elec

Procs slotted in a pet summoning power will carry over to the summoned pet, and will be "activated" when the pet uses a power that accepts enhancement of the same type as the proc. For example, if you have a proc from a Hold set slotted into Jack Frost, this proc will activate when Jack uses his hold, but not when he uses his other powers.

Procs that affect the caster will affect the pet if it is the pet that uses it. For example, if you have a Decimation: Chance for Build Up slotted into Lightning Storm, it is the Lightning Storm that gets the buff if it activates when the Lightning Storm uses its attack.

Since procs activate when you use the power they are slotted in, you also get one chance to get the buff at the time you summon the pet.

In the case of Lightning Storm/Decimation: Chance for BU, this is what happens:
At the time of summoning, you get one chance to get the buff.
Buffs that are given when the Lightning Storm attacks are given to the Lightning Storm, and not to you.


If this doesn't answer your question, feel free to ask follow ups.

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So me putting in the +recharge from FF in Tornado and Lightning Storm, if I choose to do so, would increase the attack speed (which was nerfed and thus pointless) but would have a chance to increase mine at the time of I first summon, which would be a good thing. The chance for hold would be a good addition for Lightning storm since each attack would have it and Tornado with the -res would also be good because it would have a chance every 10 seconds of going off, but the +rech in Tornado would otherwise be kinda pointless? I may have to reconsider that proc and maybe alter my Lightning Storm to get the chance of build up, assuming that a more damaging lightning 5% of the time is better than 15% chance to hold...

That and I now have to figure out what's more useful, utility procs or damage procs since I've gotten feedback on my build over in the defender forum, but you've definitely helped me understand how pets and buff procs work.

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50s: Bla- Arch/Mental Cont- Mind/FF, Earth/Cold, Ill/Therm, Earth/Rad Dominator- Plant/Psi, Elec/Earth Corr- Fire/Storm, Arch/Sonic, Rad/Kin, Beam/Sonic, Psi/Time Stalker- Elec/SR Def- Storm/Dark, Emp/Psi, Dark/Elec, FF/Arch, TA/Ice, TA/Elec, Kin/AR, Cold/DP, Traps/Psi Scrap- Fire/Shield Tanker- Dark/Mace, Ice/Kin Brute- Claws/WP, SS/Energy, BS/Elec