Sonic/Ice builds


ClawsandEffect

 

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I have a feeling my level 36 Sonic/Ice build is deficient, and I'd love to look at the builds of other people who use it. I've searched the forum and there's no particular guide for it - so, does anyone else have a 50 with a particularly good build?

(For the purposes of discussion, I do a lot of solo PVE and not much PVP at all. I'm a casual player and have been working on this toon since about March - so I'm a fairly slow leveller.)


 

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Here's mine....

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Grandpa Squeak: Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Secondary Power Set: Ice Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Shriek -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(43), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(43), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Entrpc-Heal%(46)
Level 1: Chilblain -- HO:Endo(A)
Level 2: Scream -- Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(3), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Entrpc-Heal%(5)
Level 4: Ice Sword -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(34), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(46), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 6: Howl -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(7), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(15), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(17)
Level 8: Shockwave -- KinCrsh-Dmg/KB(A), KinCrsh-Acc/KB(9), KinCrsh-Rchg/KB(9), KinCrsh-Rechg/EndRdx(13), KinCrsh-Dmg/EndRdx/KB(13), KinCrsh-Acc/Dmg/KB(15)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(17)
Level 18: Sirens Song -- FtnHyp-Sleep(A), FtnHyp-Sleep/Rchg(19), FtnHyp-Acc/Sleep/Rchg(19), FtnHyp-Acc/Rchg(37), FtnHyp-Sleep/EndRdx(40), CSndmn-Heal%(40)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-End%(21)
Level 22: Build Up -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(23), AdjTgt-Rchg(23)
Level 24: Amplify -- AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(25), AdjTgt-Rchg(25)
Level 26: Screech -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(27), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(27), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(31), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(34)
Level 28: Shout -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(29), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(31), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(31)
Level 30: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Dreadful Wail -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(33), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(33), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(34)
Level 35: Shiver -- TmpRdns-Acc/Slow(A), TmpRdns-Acc/EndRdx(36), TmpRdns-Rng/Slow(36), TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(36), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(37), CtlSpd-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(37)
Level 38: Frozen Aura -- CSndmn-Acc/Rchg(A), CSndmn-EndRdx/Sleep(39), CSndmn-Acc/EndRdx(39), CSndmn-Sleep/Rng(39), CSndmn-Acc/Sleep/Rchg(40), CSndmn-Heal%(50)
Level 41: Char -- BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Acc/Hold(42)
Level 44: Fire Shield -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(45), ImpArm-ResDam(45), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Freezing Touch -- BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(48), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(48), BasGaze-Acc/Hold(48)
Level 49: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance



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-Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein.
-I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo Galilei
-When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson

 

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My tactics vary a bit depending on if I am teamed or solo.

Usually I stealth in and set the mob up so that my opening (Shockwave) piles them all in a corner or up against a wall. This prevents the Alpha strike.

I follow up with Sirens Song which puts them to sleep and if there are bosses in the spawn I jump in an hit Frozen Aura. (Frozen Aura does no damage and won't wake them up)

Next I hit Shiver (this doesn't wake them up either) and then I take them out starting with the most serious threat first.

If it's a boss I hit Freezing Touch and follow up with Char then take him out with single target attacks. I cycle Frozen Aura every time it's up to keep the rest of the spawn asleep.

Once all the bosses are gone I change tactics a bit. I back up, hit Shiver, then Shockwave, then Howl, then Sirens. I then switch to the single target strategy again until the above combo is ready again.

Against things that are immune/resistant to sleep (robots) I drop Ice Patch, then open with Shockwave, follow up with Shiver and use the stun and holds on the most serious threats.

If I get a bit overwhelmed I use Screech on the boss and then hit Dreadful Wail. Anything that survives is stunned long enough for me to finish them off with a couple cabs and single target attacks.

The damage I take from those mobs that are missed that 5% of the time is repaired by the heal procs in the sleep powers and the single target blasts.


-Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein.
-I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo Galilei
-When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson

 

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No Shout in there? I dropped it on my defender, but I'd NEVER drop it on my blaster. It hits like a friggin Mack truck if you put it at the end of your chain. The -res and defiance boost from earlier attacks just make it hit that much harder. I've had my Shout break the damage cap when boosted by a kin's Fulcrum Shift.

(Resistance debuff increases your damage but does not count toward your damage cap, if you are at 500% damage bonus and debuff an enemy Shout's damage will exceed what it is supposed to be able to do)


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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

 

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Shout's in the build at level 28. I picked it up late because I had other priorities and didn't really need to hit harder than I was until then.


-Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein.
-I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo Galilei
-When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson