Ice/Ice Corruptor Build

Hi guys,

Got a team PvP build here I'd like comments on. I have a general idea of what works and what doesn't but I'm no PvP guru so any comments on wasted slots and missing or useless powers would be appreciated.

Arctic Fog in particular I kn ow little about and not sure if six slots are wasted and if I should take Blizzard for PvP?

Archetype: Corruptor
Primary Powers - Ranged : Ice Blast
Secondary Powers - Support : Cold Domination

Level 01 : Infrigidate
Accuracy ( 01 )

Level 01 : Ice Blast
Accuracy ( 01 )
Accuracy ( 3 )
Damage ( 3 )
Damage ( 23 )
Damage ( 37 )
Recharge Reduction ( 39 )

Level 02 : Frost Breath
Accuracy ( 02 )
Accuracy ( 7 )
Damage ( 7 )
Damage ( 36 )
Damage ( 37 )
Recharge Reduction ( 40 )

Level 04 : Snow Storm
Slow ( 04 )
Slow ( 5 )
Slow ( 5 )
Endurance Reduction ( 11 )
Endurance Reduction ( 11 )
Recharge Reduction ( 17 )

Level 06 : Combat Jumping
Defense Buff ( 06 )

Level 08 : Freeze Ray
Accuracy ( 08 )
Accuracy ( 9 )
Recharge Reduction ( 9 )
Hold Duration ( 15 )
Hold Duration ( 19 )
Hold Duration ( 23 )

Level 10 : Assault
Endurance Reduction ( 10 )

Level 12 : Ice Storm
Slow ( 12 )
Slow ( 13 )
Slow ( 13 )
Recharge Reduction ( 15 )
Endurance Reduction ( 17 )
Endurance Reduction ( 19 )

Level 14 : Super Jump
Jump ( 14 )

Level 16 : Hurdle
Jump ( 16 )

Level 18 : Health
Healing ( 18 )

Level 20 : Stamina
Endurance Recovery ( 20 )
Endurance Recovery ( 21 )
Endurance Recovery ( 21 )

Level 22 : Acrobatics
Endurance Reduction ( 22 )

Level 24 : Hasten
Recharge Reduction ( 24 )
Recharge Reduction ( 25 )
Recharge Reduction ( 25 )

Level 26 : Tactics
To Hit Buff ( 26 )
To Hit Buff ( 27 )
To Hit Buff ( 27 )

Level 28 : Bitter Freeze Ray
Accuracy ( 28 )
Accuracy ( 29 )
Recharge Reduction ( 29 )
Hold Duration ( 33 )
Hold Duration ( 31 )
Hold Duration ( 40 )

Level 30 : Benumb
Recharge Reduction ( 30 )
Recharge Reduction ( 31 )
Recharge Reduction ( 31 )

Level 32 : Arctic Fog
Damage Resistance ( 32 )
Damage Resistance ( 33 )
Damage Resistance ( 33 )
Defense Buff ( 34 )
Defense Buff ( 34 )
Defense Buff ( 34 )

Level 35 : Sleet
Slow ( 35 )
Slow ( 36 )
Slow ( 36 )
Defense DeBuff ( 37 )
Defense DeBuff ( 40 )
Defense DeBuff ( 39 )

Level 38 : Heat Loss
Accuracy ( 38 )
Accuracy ( 39 )

Only played Ice/Cold to around the 20s but to be honest I was thinking of it more as a single target PvP AT. While AoEs can be good recharge on them and the fact the ppl can quite easily leave the AoE can limit them.

As far as I know a couple of slows in snow storm and infigigate will low movement speed to capped min. While you may want to go further in order to slow ppl with slotted movement you may be able to same some slots here as Ice/Cold will slow well enough as it is.

For my play style (for PvP) I would base it round Infrigigate, Snow Storm, Benumb and Heat Loss and slot accordningly.

From what I can remember Arctic Fog is more or less on a par with Steamy Mist (with slow res instead of confusion?) and as such may be better slotted with a couple of end reds and dam res (reaching about 30% dam res) defence on stealth powers tends to be very small and not worth slotting.

As I say didnt play it long enough but think untill level 38 even with stamina end may be a problem, but no doubt youve already noticed that .

Hope this helps.

OK,

already seen that Ice Storm is a pure PvE power. Didn't realise it was a rain of fire type move so that will be out as soon as I respec

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OK,

already seen that Ice Storm is a pure PvE power. Didn't realise it was a rain of fire type move so that will be out as soon as I respec

[/ QUOTE ]Drop ice storm+snow storm on stalker and he's toast.

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Level 01 : Infrigidate
Accuracy ( 01 )

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I got this far and stopped reading - for the love of God and all that is holy, show Infrigidate the love and respect it needs!

OK,

I've got my villain to lvl 23 now and can see how some of these work and some don't. That in mind, I've come up with an altered build and would appreciate any comments. At a glance, I seem to hve no offence but can't actually see where I can free space up to try and fit another attack in.

The obvious question is 'why SS and SJ?'

I've tried just having SJ as my travel power but the fact I can't run SJ and CJ at the same time left me choosing between mobility or immob resistance so slotting SS in solves it a little.

Any comments on the actual slotting would be nice as well

Archetype: Corruptor
Primary Powers - Ranged : Ice Blast
Secondary Powers - Support : Cold Domination

01 : Infrigidate acc(01) acc(17) slw(25) defdbf(25) defdbf(27) endred(34)
01 : Ice Blast acc(01) acc(3) dam(3) dam(15) dam(17) endred(33)
02 : Frost Breath acc(02) acc(37) dam(40)
04 : Snow Storm endred(04) endred(5) slw(5) slw(7) slw(7) recred(34)
06 : Hasten recred(06) recred(13) recred(13)
08 : Freeze Ray acc(08) acc(9) hlddur(9) hlddur(11) hlddur(11) recred(15)
10 : Combat Jumping jmp(10)
12 : Hurdle jmp(12)
14 : Super Speed runspd(14)
16 : Health hel(16)
18 : Bitter Ice Blast acc(18) acc(19) dam(19) dam(23) dam(23) endred(33)
20 : Stamina endrec(20) endrec(21) endrec(21)
22 : Super Jump jmp(22)
24 : Acrobatics endred(24)
26 : Bitter Freeze Ray acc(26) acc(27) hlddur(31) hlddur(31) hlddur(31) recred(33)
28 : Benumb recred(28) recred(29) recred(29) endred(34)
30 : Assault endred(30)
32 : Tactics endred(32)
35 : Sleet defdbf(35) defdbf(36) slw(36) slw(36) recred(37) endred(37)
38 : Heat Loss recred(38) recred(39) recred(39) slpdur(39) slpdur(40) endred(40)

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Level 01 : Infrigidate
Accuracy ( 01 )

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I got this far and stopped reading - for the love of God and all that is holy, show Infrigidate the love and respect it needs!

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i was gonna say this, i was in sirens with my empath last night and this was the only attack causing me problems

Some more minor ammendments. Swapped frost breath out as the animation on it is slow and capped all the slow powers with 2 slows instead of 3.

Not sure what the end cost on it will be like but if it's not too bad, I may swap some of the end reducers for extra damage in attacks

01 : Infrigidate acc(01) acc(17) slw(25) slw(25) defdbf(27) defdbf(34)
01 : Ice Blast acc(01) acc(3) dam(3) dam(15) dam(17) endred(33)
02 : Ice Bolt acc(02) acc(34) dam(37) dam(40)
04 : Snow Storm endred(04) endred(5) slw(5) slw(7) recred(7)
06 : Hasten recred(06) recred(13) recred(13)
08 : Freeze Ray acc(08) acc(9) hlddur(9) hlddur(11) hlddur(11) recred(15)
10 : Combat Jumping jmp(10)
12 : Hurdle jmp(12)
14 : Super Speed runspd(14)
16 : Health hel(16)
18 : Bitter Ice Blast acc(18) acc(19) dam(19) dam(23) dam(23) endred(33)
20 : Stamina endrec(20) endrec(21) endrec(21)
22 : Super Jump jmp(22)
24 : Acrobatics endred(24)
26 : Bitter Freeze Ray acc(26) acc(27) hlddur(31) hlddur(31) hlddur(31) recred(33)
28 : Benumb recred(28) recred(29) recred(29) endred(34)
30 : Assault endred(30)
32 : Tactics endred(32)
35 : Sleet defdbf(35) defdbf(36) slw(36) slw(36) recred(37) endred(37)
38 : Heat Loss recred(38) recred(39) recred(39) slpdur(39) slpdur(40) endred(40)

Could try double/triple slotting swift and hurdle + CJ I've heard good things about that. Personally I hate SJ because until the freespec comes along I'm stuck with fly.

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Could try double/triple slotting swift and hurdle + CJ I've heard good things about that. Personally I hate SJ because until the freespec comes along I'm stuck with fly.

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i love fly, fly ftw

This is the build I'm aiming for.

I'm only lvl 25 atm so I don't know if this is gonna be the precise slotting. I'm pretty sure about the number of slots in the various powers but dunno how endheavy it will be so maybe some of the end reds will be swapped for something else.

After they raise the lvlcap to 50, I'll hopefully be able to get some more slots into powers such as; Combat Jumping, Aim, Hurdle, Super Jump, Swift and Freeze Ray

(Not sure about the slots in Heat Loss though. I'm assuming it's an autohit power since you can't slot it with accuracies in HeroBuilder but find this very hard to believe...guess it's just one more fault in Herobuilder )

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Name: Arch Fahrenheit
Level: 40
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Ice Blast
Secondary: Cold Domination
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01) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(3) Dmg(5) Dmg(5) Rechg(17)
01) --> Infrigidate==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Rechg(7) Rechg(36) EndRdx(40)
02) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(2) Acc(9) Dmg(9) Dmg(11) Dmg(11) Rechg(37)
04) --> Ice Shield==> DefBuf(4) DefBuf(13) DefBuf(13)
06) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(6)
08) --> Freeze Ray==> Acc(8) Acc(15) Hold(19) Hold(37)
10) --> Aim==> Rechg(10) Rechg(15) Rechg(17)
12) --> Hurdle==> Jump(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Frostwork==> Rechg(16) Rechg(19) Heal(27) Heal(33) Heal(37)
18) --> Swift==> Run(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Bitter Ice Blast==> Acc(22) Acc(23) Dmg(23) Dmg(25) Dmg(25) Rechg(27)
24) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(24) EndRdx(34)
26) --> Hasten==> Rechg(26) Rechg(33) Rechg(34)
28) --> Benumb==> Acc(28) Acc(29) Rechg(29) Rechg(31) Rechg(31) EndRdx(33)
30) --> Super Speed==> Run(30) EndRdx(31)
32) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(32) EndRdx(34)
35) --> Sleet==> Rechg(35) Rechg(36) EndRdx(36)
38) --> Heat Loss==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) EndRdx(39) EndMod(40) EndMod(40)
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01) --> Sprint==> EndRdx(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Heal(2)
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This is the build I'm aiming for.

I'm only lvl 25 atm so I don't know if this is gonna be the precise slotting. I'm pretty sure about the number of slots in the various powers but dunno how endheavy it will be so maybe some of the end reds will be swapped for something else.

After they raise the lvlcap to 50, I'll hopefully be able to get some more slots into powers such as; Combat Jumping, Aim, Hurdle, Super Jump, Swift and Freeze Ray

(Not sure about the slots in Heat Loss though. I'm assuming it's an autohit power since you can't slot it with accuracies in HeroBuilder but find this very hard to believe...guess it's just one more fault in Herobuilder )

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He he he cheers Arch but you do know that I'm now going to copy this exactly instead of trying to work it out for myself and blame you if it doesn't work

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This is the build I'm aiming for.

I'm only lvl 25 atm so I don't know if this is gonna be the precise slotting. I'm pretty sure about the number of slots in the various powers but dunno how endheavy it will be so maybe some of the end reds will be swapped for something else.

After they raise the lvlcap to 50, I'll hopefully be able to get some more slots into powers such as; Combat Jumping, Aim, Hurdle, Super Jump, Swift and Freeze Ray

(Not sure about the slots in Heat Loss though. I'm assuming it's an autohit power since you can't slot it with accuracies in HeroBuilder but find this very hard to believe...guess it's just one more fault in Herobuilder )

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He he he cheers Arch but you do know that I'm now going to copy this exactly instead of trying to work it out for myself and blame you if it doesn't work

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Mwahahahahahaha....let the blamewar begin!!

After a bit more playing around, I've tinkered the build and here is the final one. I don't think it's at all effective in Bloody Bay but from level 26 onwards, it should perform well in Sirens and other zones. The major loss is probably sleet. A very good power but it is very little use in PvP as it's so easy for people to run out of the area of effect.

Once lvl 40+ content comes out, first power on the list will be Scirocco's end buff move(seems to be the same as a fire tanks consume). 44 and 47 will be Frostwork and Grant Invisibility to make him a bit more team friendly. I also team with a stalker a lot in Sirens at present so they should help with that. May take Phase Shift ay 49 a sa bit of a panic button but more for PvE than PvP as I think I've exhausted the useful PvP powers at this stage.

Still debating taking Frostwork at 35 and switching it with stealth and this build is aimed at, eventually, joining the International Arena nights so any comments would be welcome.

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Name: Exofrost MK IV
Level: 41
Archetype: Corruptor
Primary: Ice Blast
Secondary: Cold Domination
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01) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Dmg(17) Dmg(19) Dmg(29) EndRdx(33)
01) --> Infrigidate==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Rechg(17) Rechg(31) Rechg(34) EndRdx(37)
02) --> Ice Bolt==> Acc(2) Acc(5) Dmg(15) Dmg(19) Dmg(29) EndRdx(33)
04) --> Ice Shield==> DefBuf(4) DefBuf(5) DefBuf(9)
06) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(6) EndRdx(7) EndRdx(7)
08) --> Freeze Ray==> Acc(8) Acc(9) Hold(11) Hold(13) Hold(15) EndRdx(37)
10) --> Aim==> Rechg(10) Rechg(11) Rechg(13)
12) --> Combat Jumping==> EndRdx(12)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Swift==> Run(16)
18) --> Hurdle==> Jump(18)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Bitter Ice Blast==> Acc(22) Acc(23) Dmg(23) Dmg(27) Dmg(27) EndRdx(33)
24) --> Hasten==> Rechg(24) Rechg(25) Rechg(25)
26) --> Super Speed==> EndRdx(26)
28) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(28)
30) --> Benumb==> Acc(30) Acc(31) Rechg(31) Rechg(34) Rechg(34) EndRdx(40)
32) --> Arctic Fog==> EndRdx(32) EndRdx(36) EndRdx(36)
35) --> Stealth==> EndRdx(35) EndRdx(36) EndRdx(37)
38) --> Heat Loss==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) EndMod(39) EndMod(40) EndMod(40)
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01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Scourge==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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Just out of curiosity, why aren't you picking up bitter freeze ray? I have no clue if it's any good, but it seems to me like it's a nice backup to freeze ray. It let's you stack 2 holds on a target, surely this has some sort of advantage?

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Just out of curiosity, why aren't you picking up bitter freeze ray? I have no clue if it's any good, but it seems to me like it's a nice backup to freeze ray. It let's you stack 2 holds on a target, surely this has some sort of advantage?

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He he he, I did have it before the first respec and it is useful to have a back up hold. however, Ice does not have a 'snipe' attack and I think Bitter Freeze Ray is why. Longest animation i've seen on a hold in my time in the game and whenever I tried it in PvP, the target had run up and splatted me before it activated!

Ah I see now...the activation is indeed nearly as long as a snipe attack. That's quite awful indeed. Good point