well to answer your last questionn first .. how to solo at 16 .. slowly ...and by slottinjg Fossilize with 2 Dam's as this is the killing power.. i agree later go to slotting as you had , but at low level you need to be able to kill...if you have vertern melee attack reward use this on fossilized foes to kill fasy otherwise brawl to spped up killing ... just that and stone cages to keel others at bay and thats it for solo at 16 .. it way better to grp if you can .. even a duo is much faster to xp .
quicksand lasts ages so it is worth slotting a lot .. If you use it a lot .. thats down to play style ...i do so i did 
lighting storm .. i always stick a Acc in if it can take it .. i think hitting is the most important .. and it saves end if you are killing the mob faster overall .. presonal taste.
not taken Ice storm ...
your overall build is similar to mine .. except steamynmist .. i took as soon as .. and loved it the stealth helps getting places , getting past foes you dont want to waste time on killing .. ie when soloing .. helps with travel at low level and if slottted does give worth while def and resists .. and fitted with my toon
otherwise looks good
happy hunting
i have slotted ice storm with 3 recharges (long recharge) i always use it in combo with freezing rain and i try to hold them before it to get containment. for u it should be easier with stone cages. i have no acc in lightning storm never needed em it almost always hits i have it 3 rech 3 dam. hibernate is prolly very personal to slot. i have 3 rech in it coze i like it to be up when i need it. u might prefer a heal or endmod in it all personal taste =). slot an extra endred in snowstorm drains end pretty fast. i would take steamy mist earlier 2 great power. i slotted tornado with 3 rech so its almost overlapping but that might be personal preference again xD. oh and im not sure about thunderclap its a very nice animation but darn useless on a mind troller as we have no powers that immobilize to stack thunderclap with tornado so it might be use for u. i like the look of the rest =D have fun.
Earth/Storm rocks (both literally and figuratively 
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Nice powerpicks, but here's a few quick pieces of advice on slotting mainly:
-try slapping in one end redux in cages (prolly post lvl 40)
-3 slows in snowstorm is really overkill. Just slot 1 maybe 2. It does well without any even. 1/2 endredux (and maybe 1 slow) will do very fine.
-quicksand doesnt need any extra slows nor def debuffs really. If you got spare slots make it 1 def debuff/1 slow
-FR doesnt really need def debuff. Maybe the 1. Otherwise just stick to 3 rech redux (and 1 def debuff if you can spare)
-EQ: drop the accu debuff. base value is low and anything including (most) bosses will be bumping up and down anyway.
-Stoney needs only 1 accu, maybe 2. Drop the stun, it doesn't make much of a difference.
-tornado: i like that slotting
-LS: swap a rech redux for an end redux. It's endcost is VERY high.
-Hibernate: more recharge (and some heal/end i think personally, but depends on use/playstyle)
-Ice blast not that good (anymore). But really don't take it if you not gonna at least 5 slot it (1/2 accu|3 dam| 1 end redux/rech)
-Icestorm: swap accu for a rech redux. You should be using it on top of FR -with big base def debuff- only anyway and you want it up as much as possible
-move Steamy Mist way earlier. Great power. Stacks to invis with stealth IO iirc or with SS as travel, but you opted for fly in this build. Also nice power to put a -KB karma/steadfast in 
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Maybe consider another epic pool too, although hibernate is very nice. Fire epic fireball+shield? Yum Yum! Maybe fireblast as well.
P.S. You can only have one tornado out at a time. Whenever you cast it again the previous tornado vanishes. So 3 rech is a waste of slots. 1 rech + hasten makes it kind of perma. That's all it needs really.
P.S. 2 Stone prison makes for a nice power to immob AV in higher lvls, but prolly no room in your build...
Have fun with this excellent combo!
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i would also love any other advice for the build in general. And finally, how the heck do you solo with such a char at level 16 
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Well, in my case I took Air Superiority instead of Hover which is a nice extra (Containment using) attack for soloing. Veteran powers help too - don't know how many of those you've got, but the combination of -Def and -Res you can lay down makes them very powerful. I'd also leverage temp. attack powers for all they're worth, and if you feel like playing the markets I might be inclined to keep a Gabriel's Hammer handy for tough fights.
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Hi all,
I am really enjoying my E/S, but have some questions regarding my build. Esp slotting and choice of enhancements. Here is the build:
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Level: 50
Archetype: Controller
Primary: Earth Control
Secondary: Storm Summoning
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01) --> Fossilize==> Acc(1) Acc(3) Hold(3) Hold(9) Hold(9) Rechg(11)
01) --> Gale==> Acc(1) Acc(45)
02) --> Stone Cages==> Acc(2) Acc(11)
04) --> Snow Storm==> EndRdx(4) Slow(5) Slow(5) Slow(43)
06) --> Quicksand==> DefDeBuf(6) Slow(7) Slow(7) Slow(46) DefDeBuf(46)
08) --> Hover==> EndRdx(8)
10) --> Swift==> Fly(10)
12) --> Stalagmites==> Acc(12) Acc(13) DisDur(13) DisDur(15) DisDur(15) Rechg(23)
14) --> Fly==> Fly(14)
16) --> Freezing Rain==> Rechg(16) Rechg(17) Rechg(17) DefDeBuf(42) DefDeBuf(42) DefDeBuf(43)
18) --> Earthquake==> Rechg(18) Rechg(19) Rechg(19) TH_DeBuf(23) TH_DeBuf(40) TH_DeBuf(42)
20) --> Hurricane==> EndRdx(20) TH_DeBuf(21) TH_DeBuf(21) TH_DeBuf(43)
22) --> Health==> Heal(22)
24) --> Stamina==> EndMod(24) EndMod(25) EndMod(25)
26) --> Volcanic Gasses==> Rechg(26) Rechg(27) Rechg(27) Hold(31) Hold(36) Hold(37)
28) --> Thunder Clap==> Acc(28) Acc(29) Empty(29) DisDur(34) DisDur(37) Rechg(37)
30) --> Hasten==> Rechg(30) Rechg(31) Rechg(31)
32) --> Animate Stone==> Acc(32) Acc(33) Dmg(33) Dmg(33) Dmg(34) DisDur(34)
35) --> Tornado==> Dmg(35) Dmg(36) Dmg(36) Rechg(45) DisDur(45) DefDeBuf(46)
38) --> Lightning Storm==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Dmg(39) Dmg(39) Dmg(40) Rechg(40)
41) --> Hibernate==> Rechg(41)
44) --> Ice Blast==> Acc(44)
47) --> Ice Storm==> Acc(47) Acc(48) Dmg(48) Dmg(48) Dmg(50) Rechg(50)
49) --> Steamy Mist==> EndRdx(49) DmgRes(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Run(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Acc(1)
01) --> Containment==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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I got the above from generally reading the forums, here are specific questions:
Quicksand: Worth 3 Slows combined with Snowstorm? Also, is the Def Debuff enough to make slotting for that worthwhile?
Lightning Storm: I read somewhere that this doesn't need Accuracy, is that correct?
Ice Storm: No idea how to slot this one
i would also love any other advice for the build in general. And finally, how the heck do you solo with such a char at level 16