I agree that its too bad theres no thematic one for ya. But you cant really go wrong with Power Mastery. Ya get conserve power, power build up, and temp invulnerability. That's solid. conserve power will save your bacon often enough for those clutch deals where you really just need to squeeze out as many powers as possible and you're running out of blues. Temp Invlun is just plain good once slotted and looks spiffy. If you cant find a thematic one, pick a solid one. Just my thoughts on the matter.
I would actually recommend Dark Mastery, more so if you like to run into and out of melee (which I assume you do to take advantage of Heat Loss). I say that for several reasons.
Between Dark Embrace and Arctic Fog, you are now resistant to every damage type (sans psi). Build up some defense (through set) if you like, and you'll be a tough-ish squishy.
Layered on top of your resistance, Oppressive Gloom is pure and simply, awesome. The HP loss isn't unmanageable, and the instant-minion helps a lot. It's better when you have another stun to stack, but it's still good mitigation.
Of course, the PBAoE +end and +dmg/to hit powers are also really nice bonuses. I've yet to actually try out Soul Transfer, but am looking forward to using it with my dark/rad defender if my team ever wipes. Instant team-restart in two clicks? Heck yes.
Anyway, I hope that helps... just my two cents.
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Originally Posted by Genesis Man
I would actually recommend Dark Mastery, more so if you like to run into and out of melee (which I assume you do to take advantage of Heat Loss). I say that for several reasons.
Between Dark Embrace and Arctic Fog, you are now resistant to every damage type (sans psi). Build up some defense (through set) if you like, and you'll be a tough-ish squishy. Layered on top of your resistance, Oppressive Gloom is pure and simply, awesome. The HP loss isn't unmanageable, and the instant-minion helps a lot. It's better when you have another stun to stack, but it's still good mitigation. Of course, the PBAoE +end and +dmg/to hit powers are also really nice bonuses. I've yet to actually try out Soul Transfer, but am looking forward to using it with my dark/rad defender if my team ever wipes. Instant team-restart in two clicks? Heck yes. Anyway, I hope that helps... just my two cents. |
See? I agree totally on this one. The only thing that would make this perfect for the character would be if we could change the color of APP powers. imagine the cold with white and light blue colored dark mastery powers? it'd be pretty strong theme wise. i was recommending based on usefullness and minimal impact to theme. too bad we cant change APP colors yet.
Good thinking with Dark, there -- that seems like a strong fit. And yeah, I completely agree that, if nothing else, the APP effects need to be colorizable, just like normal powers. 
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i strongly agree with this.... all my cold defenders have Dark Epic.... it'll crank your location damage to da max! Dark Embrace is a perfect match w/ your Primary's Def/Res coverage. I think Soul Drain buff sucks up to 6 targets for + damage up to +104% damage for 30 seconds... That buff duration matches perfectly w/ your location DoT powers. Unleash an Aimed Ice Storm on top of your Sleet and you'll be doing brutal damage. Stack in Blizzard and its game over....|
Originally Posted by Genesis Man
I would actually recommend Dark Mastery, more so if you like to run into and out of melee (which I assume you do to take advantage of Heat Loss). I say that for several reasons.
Between Dark Embrace and Arctic Fog, you are now resistant to every damage type (sans psi). Build up some defense (through set) if you like, and you'll be a tough-ish squishy. Layered on top of your resistance, Oppressive Gloom is pure and simply, awesome. The HP loss isn't unmanageable, and the instant-minion helps a lot. It's better when you have another stun to stack, but it's still good mitigation. Of course, the PBAoE +end and +dmg/to hit powers are also really nice bonuses. I've yet to actually try out Soul Transfer, but am looking forward to using it with my dark/rad defender if my team ever wipes. Instant team-restart in two clicks? Heck yes. Anyway, I hope that helps... just my two cents. |
IO slot in Psi Resists to cover that prob
I am on the cusp of hitting 41 with my Ice/Cold defender. Build is fairly cookie-cutter, omitting only Frostwork and Bitter Freeze Ray. Anybody got any suggestions for what APP will go well with this?
(I'm, incidentally, disgruntled that none of the pools are a good thematic fit. But that's a separate issue.)