Fire/Cold Build Help

Hey, I have been dreaming about making a Fire/Cold since it was announced and have been tooling around in Mids in preparation. My goal was to create a build that has soft-capped S/L Defense and enough recharge to get near-perma Heat Loss, because I'll need it. I also wanted some really high defense Imps that hit decently hard. One other focus was slotting my attacks so that they were not gimped. A Fire/Kin can neglect slotting damage because they can self-cap damage but a Fire/Cold doesn't have that luxury.

So, this is what I came up with and... I'm not satisfied. I'm 1.2 short of soft-capped defense and quite a bit short of perma Heat Loss. The defense can be fixed with the PvPO + 3 but I don't know if I wanna plan that in, considering the cost of that = 5 LotGs, etc.

Caveats with the build are that I want to keep the Ice APP for Ice Storm and Frost Breath, and in general I like my power selections. I would like Snow Storm, but I don't see that happening.

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Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Fire Control
Secondary Power Set: Cold Domination
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Ice Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Char -- BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(A), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold:30(43), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg:30(43), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold:30(46)
Level 1: Infrigidate -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 2: Ice Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(5), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(7)
Level 4: Fire Cages -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg:50(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx:50(7), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg:50(9), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob:50(17), Dmg-I:50(23), Dmg-I:50(40)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I:50(A)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(9)
Level 10: Glacial Shield -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(11), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(11)
Level 12: Hot Feet -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(13), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(15), Oblit-%Dam:50(15), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(17)
Level 14: Flashfire -- Amaze-ToHitDeb%:50(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg:50(33), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg:50(36), Amaze-Acc/Rchg:50(37), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun:50(46)
Level 16: Super Speed -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(19), KntkC'bat-Knock%:35(33)
Level 20: Arctic Fog -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(21), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(21), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(23), RctvArm-ResDam:40(31), RctvArm-EndRdx:40(31)
Level 22: Assault -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(25), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(25)
Level 26: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit:50(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg:50(27), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx:50(27), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx:50(29), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx:50(29), GSFC-Build%:50(31)
Level 28: Benumb -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 30: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(33)
Level 32: Fire Imps -- EdctM'r-PetDef:30(A), C'Arms-+Def(Pets):30(34), S'bndAl-Build%:50(34), S'bndAl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34), S'bndAl-Dmg:50(37)
Level 35: Sleet -- Achilles-ResDeb%:20(A), Acc-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(37)
Level 38: Heat Loss -- Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod:50(39), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(39), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(39), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:50(40), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(40)
Level 41: Ice Blast -- Apoc-Dam%:50(A), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(42), Apoc-Acc/Rchg:50(42), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(42), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(43)
Level 44: Frost Breath -- Posi-Dam%:50(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(45), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(46)
Level 47: Ice Storm -- Ragnrk-Knock%:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg:50(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Frozen Armor -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(50), LkGmblr-Def:50(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Knock%:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(5)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Containment

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Hard to do without a mid's update..the link keeps popping up errors


-Arctic Fog give's positional def and doesn't help you reach the soft cap of sm/leth def

so i would add a 4th reactive armor in Arctic Fog

-There's got to be a better way to slot Tough and Heat Loss, but ill leave that to you

I'd prefer 3 rech IOs and the resist proc in sleet than 1 acc and 2 recharges. It debuffs defense so it will hit just fine.

Looks pretty good. Sad thing is that Hindenburg is right on arctic fog but with going with ice app you have to go with smash/lethal defense over positional.
I would stick with your plan of ice app I have an ice/cold defender and sleet + Ice storm is fun. I wouldn’t worry about snow storm I dropped it on my ice/cold defender – you should have enough slow debuffs to make up for it.

You may want to look into having a different build until you get your APP. This way you can have snow storm in if possible and slot for positional defense early on. It may cost a bit more but you can respect at 42 and save all the positional defense IO’s to use on another toon or sell on the market.

I wouldn’t worry so much as getting to the soft cap, you are close enough. I don’t know why you took boxing and tough without taking weave. Tough is pretty much useless on a controller unless staking with an APP armor or going for weave. You can slot a steadfast +3 in frozen armor or arctic fog. You can probably make up for the IO bonus from boxing elsewhere as well.

Also look into some slots for Infridgidate it is a proc monster. You can turn that power into a good damage source with3 damage procs plus I love extra accuracy in it you really want that power to hit so it can apply its – def and make it easier for your other powers to hit. Plus you can put those damage procs in sleet. May be tough with slots but it’s an option.

Also you could 6 slot fire cages with enfeebled set and get a more usefull bonus then the little extra damage.