Fire/Storm has many possible power combinations depending on playstyle/team/solo etc. The one "problem" with fire/storm is its use of end. So you want to look at sets that are +recovery and +end heavy. You'll also want your best powers up as close to every spawn as possible so recharge is nice as well, which then makes +rec and +end all the more important.
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Thank you for the tips, it will take some research but I'll look into all of that. Now if only there weren't so darned many IO's 
Some ideas to get you started...
Char: 4 Gaze of basilisk (7.5% recharge, 2% recovery, 1.25 ranged def.
Ring Of Fire: 3 Thunderstrikes (2% recover, 1.25% ranged def)
Fire Cages: Lots of end redux, lots of acc, so maybe frankenslot the 4 Acc/Ends.
Hot Feet: 5 Obliteration + 1 end redux generic. (5% recharge)
Flashfire: 5 stupefy (6.25% recharge, 2.5% recovery)
Cinders: 4 Gaze of basilisk as for char (7.5% recharge, 2% recovery) (4 mil)
Imps: 4 call to arms (2.5% recovery, 6.25% recharge)
Gale: 6 Kinetic crash (7.5% recharge)
Steamy Mist: 2 steadfast protection, 2 impervium armour (2.5% + 1.5% recovery)
Hurricane: 4 Dark Watcher Despair (2.5% recovery, 5% recharge)
Thunderclap: As Flashfire (6.25% recharge, 2.5% recovery)
Tornado: As imps (2.5% recovery, 6.25% recharge)
Lightning Storm: As ring of fire (2% recover, 1.25% ranged def)
Recharge: 58.5% (Still a way off Hasten)
Recovery: 22% (Almost unslotted Stamina - Have one too many 2.5's so you have flexibility)
Being able to cost this in at under 100mil is difficult, but this is one of only two toons I have that benefit massively from IO investment. If you have 100mil, put in some low bids on recipes and salvage. But more than you need. Once they have filled;- craft, slot, then sell the excess. It's slow, but your money will go much further. Some tips:
- Level 50 IO's cost a fortune - both to buy recipes and craft into enhancements or buy off the shelf as enhancements. Look at the difference in benefit between a 50 and a 49 recipe (often only .X%. Then look at the difference in cost. Especially the double or triple aspect IO's as their effectiveness is watered down due to splitting.
- As Mental Maiden said, +Rech and +Rec are vital. Investment in the Numina and Miracle uniques, as well as the LoTG recharges will be well worth your time. If you can only afford one, go for +Rec first, as +Rech will only mean faster power recycling, but no end to use them!
- This build also benefits from relatively cheap purples. Gravitational Anchor (Fire Cages) and Absolute Amazement (Flashfire) are relatively cheap, but a full set of each would probably be your 100mil spent straight away.
- In terms of defence, you have Steamy Mist for +Def, as well as Hurricane for effective +Def (-ToHit on enemies) so building for a Ranged Def build (I have found) is also good.
Hope this all helps!
-H
I levelled up a fire/storm not too long ago, and really enjoyed it but had big endurance consumption issues as I went up the levels. I didn't have a huge supply of inf, but managed to put together a build that alleviated the end issues to an extent, and got me soft-capped to smashing and lethal along the way. This allowed me to play in a couple of different ways depending on team make-up or enemies faced (Cimerorans were especially fun 
) - either in a very scrapper-ish style, making use of Hot Feet, Fissure, Seismic Smash and Fire Cages to set up containment, or emphasisng control more, using flashfire and fissure to stack stuns and Hurricane and Freezing Rain for controlling mob position and debuffing.
The build has changed quite a bit since then thanks to lucky drops and plenty of level 50 play time, but I've tried to recreate the build as best I can, hoping you might find something useful in it. Priorities for me when slotting were controlling endurance, and smash/lethal defence, as well as getting good enhancement values in powers as much as possible.
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Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Fire Control
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Stone Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Char
(A) Paralytic - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(3) Paralytic - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 30
(5) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 50
(7) Damage Increase IO: Level 30
(15) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(36) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
Level 1: Gale
(A) Empty
Level 2: Ring of Fire
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(3) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
(7) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge: Level 50
(9) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize: Level 50
(15) Damage Increase IO: Level 50
(37) Damage Increase IO: Level 50
Level 4: Fire Cages
(A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(5) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize: Level 50
(9) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
(29) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range: Level 50
(31) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge: Level 50
(37) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize: Level 50
Level 6: Hurdle
(A) Jumping IO: Level 50
Level 8: Hot Feet
(A) Tempered Readiness - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 50
(11) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(11) Cleaving Blow - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
(34) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 10: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
(40) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 12: Flashfire
(A) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
(13) Razzle Dazzle - Endurance/Stun: Level 30
(13) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(29) Razzle Dazzle - Stun/Range: Level 30
(31) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 30
(37) Rope A Dope - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 50
Level 14: Super Speed
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 16: Freezing Rain
(A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff: Level 20
(17) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge: Level 50
(17) Undermined Defenses - Defense Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(19) Undermined Defenses - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(43) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(46) Touch of Lady Grey - Defense Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
Level 18: Health
(A) Healing IO: Level 50
(19) Healing IO: Level 50
Level 20: Stamina
(A) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
(21) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
(21) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
Level 22: Hurricane
(A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff: Level 50
(23) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
(23) Dark Watcher's Despair - Chance for Recharge Slow: Level 50
(25) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Endurance: Level 50
(43) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
(46) Dampened Spirits - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
Level 24: Steamy Mist
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
(25) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection: Level 30
(27) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
(46) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 40
Level 26: Maneuvers
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
(27) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 28: Combat Jumping
(A) Defense Buff IO: Level 50
Level 30: Tactics
(A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
(31) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 32: Fire Imps
(A) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
(33) Commanding Presence - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
(33) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(33) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 30
(34) Blood Mandate - Damage: Level 50
(34) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 35: Tornado
(A) Sovereign Right - Resistance Bonus: Level 50
(36) Edict of the Master - Defense Bonus: Level 40
(36) Call to Arms - Defense Bonus Aura for Pets: Level 30
Level 38: Lightning Storm
(A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
(39) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
(39) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(39) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
(40) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
(40) Damage Increase IO: Level 50
Level 41: Fissure
(A) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
(42) Razzle Dazzle - Endurance/Stun: Level 30
(42) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Endurance: Level 30
(42) Razzle Dazzle - Stun/Range: Level 30
(43) Razzle Dazzle - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 30
Level 44: Rock Armor
(A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance: Level 40
(45) Gift of the Ancients - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
(45) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
(45) Defense Buff IO: Level 50
Level 47: Seismic Smash
(A) Smashing Haymaker - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
(48) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
(48) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
(48) Smashing Haymaker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 35
(50) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance: Level 50
Level 49: Earth's Embrace
(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
(50) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge: Level 40
(50) Healing IO: Level 50
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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty
Level 1: Containment
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The best way to save money on IOing is to not use the max level for that set. If a set maxes at 40 or 50, getting 35s instead will save you millions. Not to mention being far far more exemplar friendly. The performance loss you take from it is also fairly minimal. Example: lets say you're slotting a defense power that gives 12% defense. With level 50 defense only enhances it's something like 25% defense, while a level 40 is 23.2% and a level 35 is around 20 or 21%. Now the important part is these percentages get applied to the BASE value of the power. So with level 50s you'd get 15.06% defense, with 40s you'd get 14.784% and with 35s you'd get approximately 14.4% defense. So the difference between level 50 IOs and level 35s would be less than 1 percentage point overall, and you would get considerable savings from using the lower enhances.
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Originally Posted by Hollespow
I have a level 50 fire/storm controller that I need a cheap build for. I was hoping for around 100mil or so. I have seen a few builds posted here but I think I could use a little more help.
I am not the most knowledgeable about controllers so any tips would be greatly appreciated. If anyone has build suggestions or completed builds for Fire/storm that worked for them, they would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help in advanced |
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Originally Posted by Godlike_NA
The best way to save money on IOing is to not use the max level for that set. If a set maxes at 40 or 50, getting 35s instead will save you millions. Not to mention being far far more exemplar friendly. The performance loss you take from it is also fairly minimal. Example: lets say you're slotting a defense power that gives 12% defense. With level 50 defense only enhances it's something like 25% defense, while a level 40 is 23.2% and a level 35 is around 20 or 21%. Now the important part is these percentages get applied to the BASE value of the power. So with level 50s you'd get 15.06% defense, with 40s you'd get 14.784% and with 35s you'd get approximately 14.4% defense. So the difference between level 50 IOs and level 35s would be less than 1 percentage point overall, and you would get considerable savings from using the lower enhances.
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Many IOs are more expensive the lower level they are. This is especially true of global uniques and procs. These IOs give identical preformance no matter what level they are and many players will pay a premium to be able to slot this type enhancement at a lower level.
It is true, however, for many enhancement sets. In the 38+ levels there is almost no perceptible performance difference. For a set that caps at level 50 the enhancements made at level 49 will be less expensive and though 49s and 50s take the same salvage the inf cost to craft is much lower on the 49s.
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About half the time I'm looking for a proc at any level, people are still inexplicably paying a LOT more for the identical effect at higher levels. Bizarro market.
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Originally Posted by Miladys_Knight
That's not exactly 100% correct.
Many IOs are more expensive the lower level they are. This is especially true of global uniques and procs. These IOs give identical preformance no matter what level they are and many players will pay a premium to be able to slot this type enhancement at a lower level. |
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The market is just a market. The people actually paying crazy prices are what's bizarro.
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Originally Posted by Enantiodromos
About half the time I'm looking for a proc at any level, people are still inexplicably paying a LOT more for the identical effect at higher levels. Bizarro market.
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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
I have a level 50 fire/storm controller that I need a cheap build for. I was hoping for around 100mil or so. I have seen a few builds posted here but I think I could use a little more help.
I am not the most knowledgeable about controllers so any tips would be greatly appreciated. If anyone has build suggestions or completed builds for Fire/storm that worked for them, they would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help in advanced