Ice tanks are always big team favs 
But tbh if you plan to go /ice too I wouldn't consider soloing. Powers to avoid, I'd say permafrost on primary, and ice sword, frezing touch and frozen aura on ice secondary (although ice sword can be useful at low levels, if you plan to respc later on). As for pools, I'd go speed (hasten and superspeed), fitness (hurdle, health and stamina), medicine (stimuland and aid self) and fighting (punch/kick, tough and, provided I can afford the powerslot, weave)
Thanks Dark! Do u have a build in mind not sure how to slot xD
For Ice armour, you want everything apart from Permafrost, perhaps Icicles, and just possibly Hibernate.
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For PvE, and with basic SOs/IO's alone, I'd go with something lie this:
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1,30
http://www.honourableunited.org.uk/mhd.php
Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Ice Melee
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor -- DefBuff-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(3), DefBuff-I:50(3), EndRdx-I:50(11), EndRdx-I:50(13)
Level 1: Frozen Fists -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 2: Hoarfrost -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(5), RechRdx-I:50(5)
Level 4: Chilling Embrace -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(7), Taunt-I:50(7), Taunt-I:50(11), Taunt-I:50(48)
Level 6: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(39)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(9), RechRdx-I:50(9)
Level 10: Taunt -- Taunt-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(13), Taunt-I:50(48)
Level 12: Icicles -- Acc-I:50(A), Dmg-I:50(15), Dmg-I:50(15), EndRdx-I:50(17), EndRdx-I:50(17), Taunt-I:50(39)
Level 14: Super Speed -- EndRdx-I:50(A), Run-I:50(46)
Level 16: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A), Jump-I:50(23), Jump-I:50(39)
Level 18: Glacial Armor -- DefBuff-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(19), DefBuff-I:50(19), EndRdx-I:50(21), EndRdx-I:50(21)
Level 20: Health -- Heal-I:50(A), Heal-I:50(43)
Level 22: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(23), EndMod-I:50(37)
Level 24: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(25), RechRdx-I:50(25)
Level 26: Energy Absorption -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(27), RechRdx-I:50(27), DefBuff-I:50(34), DefBuff-I:50(34), DefBuff-I:50(34)
Level 28: Frost -- Acc-I:50(A), Dmg-I:50(29), Dmg-I:50(29), Dmg-I:50(31), EndRdx-I:50(33), Range-I:50(48)
Level 30: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(31), RechRdx-I:50(31)
Level 32: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(33), RechRdx-I:50(33), Heal-I:50(40), Heal-I:50(40), EndMod-I:50(40)
Level 35: Greater Ice Sword -- Acc-I:50(A), Dmg-I:50(36), Dmg-I:50(36), Dmg-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(37), EndRdx-I:50(37)
Level 38: Stimulant -- IntRdx-I:50(A)
Level 41: Focused Accuracy -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(42), EndRdx-I:50(42), ToHit-I:50(42), ToHit-I:50(43), ToHit-I:50(43)
Level 44: Aid Self -- Heal-I:50(A), Heal-I:50(45), Heal-I:50(45), IntRdx-I:50(45), IntRdx-I:50(46), RechRdx-I:50(46)
Level 47: Kick -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 49: Tough -- ResDam-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(50), ResDam-I:50(50), EndRdx-I:50(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
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This is an Ice/Fire but its not bad slotting.
If you look at the above in his Ice Armours he isn't stacking more slots than he needs for feel nor anything else that means you rather than do things like 2 end slot wet ice to save an extra 0.05 of a single end point per second (it'll take you 20secs to save 1 end point) you could be making your tank do say more damage per end by slotting attacks up or being more active in control and more than a nigh on taunt bot. The less time in a fight or the less attacks you have to use to finish it the better as you don't spend so much sodding time taking damage neither. Slows and controls are great. Any power that reduces recharge or lowers dps helps in pushing back streakbreakers. Controls like Freezing Touch can put that one enemy that may be for example debuffing you to conditions you don't like out of action.
A key thing on the Ice side of things is to look at how much you ice patch and acknowledge its 10 end points per sec at a time, attacks that are often used as much get end slotted to extend the amount of time you can deliver attack chains for; its worth looking at. Slotting recovery is worth it between the fight durations given that pvpers don't toe to toe and recharge attacks more for burst dps thats good for them.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
DO NOT SKIP FROZEN AURA, i believe DB has forgotten it was recently changed in a patch and now does damage, infact its very good AoE damage, works kinda like footstomp without the Rage, deffo a non skippable PVE power now imo.
Thank for the info guys
Talking of buffs, Frost Breath also got a buff to its aoe.
If you where to slot it with ranges and taunts you could make it into quite a good aggro grabbing power.
I really should do something about this signature.
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DO NOT SKIP FROZEN AURA, i believe DB has forgotten it was recently changed in a patch and now does damage, infact its very good AoE damage, works kinda like footstomp without the Rage, deffo a non skippable PVE power now imo.
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A power only I could come to love before XD
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
Hey I wanted to make an ice tanker - ever since i teamed with a great ice tank - But have no idea which powers are good and which aren't
i am strictly PvE, and maybe some solo but mainly teaming, SO's are fine, but if IO's are necessary so be it
Thanks in advance!