You have many powers that will help support a team from your secondary. I rate three of them superior to the others: freezing rain, hurricane, and snow storm in that order. I find it easier to that of O2 as a buff that happens to do some heal, including sleep, disorient, and endurance drain protection.
Freezing rain is a nice sized targetted AoE debuff of resistance, speed, recharge, and defense. It also knocks targets down which is a damage mitigator in its own right. Freezing rain makes everything easier to hit and quicker to kill. Maximum recharge by all means is the usual power slotting and hasten looks good with this power.
Hurricane with its knock back and repel gets a bad name for its history in the hands of lesser players. Well-played hurricane can complement the herding ability of any AT. The really big thing is its really big tohit debuff. Moving foes around, knocking them down, then applying a big ole tohit debuff on them just doesn't seem fair sometimes.
Snow storm is fairly simple, a ranged toggle that debuffs speed and recharge, not extra elegant, but a top performer in the joyous damage mitigation endeavor. Snow storm saves debt. Snow storm also interrupts bad guys like embalmed cadavers and sky raider engineers.
Now the question about holds. I find the holds very nice in ice blast. I even slotted up bitter freeze ray on my Ice/cold corruptor which makes me a bit of a heretic. I like holding lieutenants and bosses, dps be damned. When teaming with dominators, your holds will stack with theirs and the results are very nice then, too.
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Psylenz FF/Psi, ArticQuark Storm/Rad, Symon BarSisyphus Bots/psn, Max VanSydow Thugs/Dk, Cyclone Symon Bots/stm, Blue Loki Ice/Cd, Widow 46526
HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.
Thanks for the info. I had debated going /Dark as well, but Ive alrdy done dark before. What do you think of Lightning Storm in this combo? It looks to me like solo it is awesome, especially when using the other AoEs from both sets.
Freezing rain+Ice storm+Lightning storm+Blizzard = many dead mobs before they can fire a shot.
I love my Ice/Storm.
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Lightning Storm is MUST HAVE team and solo. The PbAoE around the storm isn't instantaneously on all targets. Lightning bolts can hit targets close enough to each other. Positioning with hover, fly, raptor packs, even timing it with your combat jump/hurdle can locate the storm higher and cause more knockdown rather than knockback. You can also position the storm so it kicks groups into corners and walls. I can't say enough good things about Lightning Storm.
Triumphant Defenders Forever
Psylenz FF/Psi, ArticQuark Storm/Rad, Symon BarSisyphus Bots/psn, Max VanSydow Thugs/Dk, Cyclone Symon Bots/stm, Blue Loki Ice/Cd, Widow 46526
HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.
For a while, I was working on a Storm/Ice corrupter. I stopped it because I got bored and didn't like the damage output. This looks like a better combo. You have stronger attacks AND Scourge along with those lovely Storm debuffs and pets.
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I had to shelve this idea for now as Im almost 2 yrs into this game and still dont have a 50. Ive promised myself to lvl my Stalker to 50 before I make another toon. This however is going to be the 1st one I make following that.
just an FYI, this setup allows mulitple uses of the Lockdown IO set (holds) which have GREAT bonueses and are relatively cheap. Nothing like have the procs go off on both the holds to mez a boss 1st try. lol
Whats up fellow corruptors. Anyone with experience w/ this setup. Looks like a nice combo of soft and hard control, decent damage, and a heal (albeit a weak one). Will mostly team until late 20s, then might solo a bit. I don't see this able to drop AVs by himself (not enough damage) but I think I can help a team dramaticvaly w/ stacking ST Holds. Thoughts?