Need comment on ice/ice dom plz


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Hey guys,

Last w/e I passed the 2nd respec and I wanne use it right and good!

Here's the build I'd like to go for, any comment is greatly appreciated :


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Name:
Level: 33
Archetype: Dominator
Primary: Ice Control
Secondary: Icy Assault
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01) --> Block of Ice==> Acc(1) Acc(11) Rechg(15) Rechg(15) Rechg(17) Hold(17)
01) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(1) Dmg(5)
02) --> Ice Sword==> Dmg(2) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(19)
04) --> Ice Sword Circle==> Acc(4) Dmg(5) Dmg(19) Dmg(25) Acc(29)
06) --> Arctic Air==> EndRdx(6) EndRdx(7) EndRdx(7) Slow(11) Fear(31) Fear(31)
08) --> Hasten==> Rechg(8) Rechg(9) Rechg(9)
10) --> Hover==> Fly(10)
12) --> Ice Slick==> Rechg(12) Rechg(13) Rechg(13)
14) --> Fly==> Fly(14)
16) --> Swift==> Run(16)
18) --> Health==> Heal(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Power Boost==> Rechg(22) Rechg(23) Rechg(23)
24) --> Frost Breath==> Acc(24) Dmg(25)
26) --> Glacier==> Rechg(26) Rechg(27) Acc(27)
28) --> Frostbite==> Acc(28) Acc(29)
30) --> Shiver==> Acc(30) Slow(31)
32) --> Jack Frost==> Acc(32)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
01) --> Domination==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
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My first build was 100% troller, but I think a dominator is capable of doing more than just hold foe , so I'd like to make a new (better) agrresive one. After the holds we always get all the aggro anyway (due to our personality I reckon), so why not have a few powers to defend us)

Tx

High Society
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Mad Fire Green - lvl38 FA/EA brute
Evil Jared - lvl30 DA/FA brute
Sealamon - lvl32 ice/ice dom


 

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I'd probably take Chilling Embrace over Shiver, and slot for end red in it.

AA looks a bit over slotted, 3 end red, 1 slow, 1 confuse duration would probably do better.

I'm not a fan of Frostbite, Flash Freeze would give a bit more control, but you look a bit light on damage, and damage is what builds domination. Ice Blast is a nice fit.

I dont see any reason why the build wouldn't work, but above is how I'd do it


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Posted

Frosty is the man....er wolf for this


 

Posted

Cheers


"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
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spider, brilliant!"

 

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I would swap one of the recharges on Block of Ice for a Hold
and AA could lose a slot or two to Jack frost for some extra damage - but then again i rely on him quite a bit!

never really got on with the aoe immobilises/sleeps like frostbite etc and i find no need for hasten when in a team so i'd drop them for more damaging things/pool powers.

cant say much about your attacks though cos my Dom is Ice/ Fire


 

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Hasten is a real bonus for Ice, possibly other doms, because Hasten + Power Boost = easier holding outside of domination. It allows you to miss the odd attack on an elite boss for example, or even miss an AV when you're holding (with domination running)

More damage is the key though, another attack would really help the build and Frostbite is something I'd consider non essential.


"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"

 

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Frostbite sucks bigtime.

I would get Glacer 6-slotted asap.

Block of ice I would go 2 acc 2 hold 2 recharge

arctic air I would 3 slot with end reducers. when I had the spare slots I would add 3 confuse. There fear effect is as often a nucence as helpful, and if you take chilling embrace it doesn't need any slows and you don't need shiver either.

I would take Ice Blast instead of Frost Breath, but thats because I hate cones.


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My build is:-

01 : Ice Bolt acc(01)
01 : Block of Ice acc(01) hlddur(3) hlddur(3) hlddur(5) recred(17) recred(37)
02 : Ice Sword acc(02) dam(15) dam(15) dam(17) recred(37)
04 : Ice Sword Circle acc(04) dam(5) dam(9) dam(9) endred(11) recred(11)
06 : Arctic Air endred(06) endred(7) endred(7)
08 : Hurdle jmp(08)
10 : Combat Jumping jmp(10)
12 : Ice Slick recred(12) recred(13) recred(13)
14 : Super Jump jmp(14)
16 : Health hel(16)
18 : Hasten recred(18) recred(19) recred(19)
20 : Stamina endrec(20) endrec(21) endrec(21)
22 : Power Boost recred(22) recred(23) recred(23)
24 : Frost Breath acc(24) dam(25) dam(25) dam(27) endred(40) recred(40)
26 : Glacier acc(26) acc(27) hlddur(29) hlddur(29) recred(31) recred(34)
28 : Chilling Embrace endred(28) endred(31) endred(31)
30 : Ice Blast acc(30)
32 : Jack Frost acc(32) dam(33) dam(33) dam(33) hlddur(34) hlddur(34)
35 : Greater Ice Sword acc(35) dam(36) dam(36) dam(36) recred(37)
38 : Bitter Ice Blast acc(38) dam(39) dam(39) dam(39) recred(40)

Was at work so couldn't remember all of it.

My future plan is another 2 slots in AA, and 3 damage in Ice Blast if I can spare them from my Patron Powers. Level 49 will get acrobatics if there's only 3 good powers in their sets. That seems to be normal for the CoH Epics anyway.

I'm built around melee and building domination. I could have Flash Freaze and a bit more control, but would rather have the other attack so that I get that big boost more often.

Power Boost is an important part of my build, always have it to hand when hitting Glacier or the duration on Glacier isn't worth the effort.

As you can see have my entire secondry, if I was to miss any it would be Ice Blast, but I see no need to miss one. I have a nice full attack chain which functions best up close. Chilling Embrace and Artic Air stack nicely to keep things around me from killing me too quickly, Ice slick is ready for nearly every fight.

It is however a purely PvE build.

Hope this helps more than what I could think of at work, some day I plan to do a guide, but not gotten around to it yet


"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"

 

Posted

Tx for the tips and comments guys,

FG


 

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only one hold with block of ice? id suggest 2acc, 2/3hold, 1rechg

Glacier takes ages to recharge and the hold+acc isnt that amazing, it deffo needs 6 slotting, 2acc,2rechg,2hold

i see from your sig that your level32, slot jack up with 3dmg, atleast this way he will help you out for soloing a great deal, maybe, 1acc,2hold,3dmg


 

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I don't think BoI needs 2 acc. I only have one there and hardly ever miss unless I'm fighting +4s. It has an inherent 20% accuracy bonus. Mine is 1acc, 2 hold, 2 recharge now and I'm planning to add a third recharge because I'm happy with the duration as it is.


 

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I don't think BoI needs 2 acc. I only have one there and hardly ever miss unless I'm fighting +4s. It has an inherent 20% accuracy bonus. Mine is 1acc, 2 hold, 2 recharge now and I'm planning to add a third recharge because I'm happy with the duration as it is.

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It's true, I only have 2 +acc in BoI for PvP and out of a general sense of paranoia (there are some mobs with significant def bonuses and lots of mobs have -acc).


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