SD/Ice melee is viable and fun. I have one at 50 on my now deactivated account.
Against All Odds really helps with the lowest single target tank secondary. There is no redraw on the shield. When you have an armor on, the shield is active.
SD for tanks is really good because you can get close to the soft cap without much effort on IO's with Weave.
It is a fun set, and I wish I had it on my primary account. I have a SD/Fire on it so I cant justify the time it would take to get another to 50.
YMMV---IMO
Ice Ember
And in terms of look, it will look fine.
The two ice swords are not like regular weapons. Each time, they will be redrawn, but this will not cause an additional pause to your damage output. Unlike true weapon sets, the elemental weapons that are part of a set (Fire, Earth, Ice Melees) don't have true redraw. The swords/hammers are created as part of the animations. The shield will stay in place for every power that you use.
As such, Shield/Ice will flow nicely.
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Hmm, I think I may have to give up on the ice swords after all... The build seems pretty tight just taking every power in the primary, the 3 powers from Fitness and getting Weave. No space for a travel power (ninja run, I guess) and no space for an APP. Can anyone give me some pointers?
Thanks a lot!
SD/Ice is a nice combo, the ice shield goes well with the swords. Powers are a little tight, but its possible. Trying to stay with ice relics. I would recommend SD/BA. If you can get yourself a jet-pack, plan a daytrip to the RWZ and unlock the Vanguard Axe. Have it on my Ice/BA tank and concept wise looks like a razor sharp pane of ice.
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to accomplish a concept and I was wondering if shield/ice could do the trick. In a nutshell, it's a guy with a relic that gives him magical ice powers, but I'd like the relic to be a visible part of his costume and I figured a weapon or shield would be the closest that the current costume maker would allow, since we have no pendants, armbands or circlets for males.
So, my first question would be: does this combo look good? Like, when I use an ice sword while wielding a shield, does the shield stay in place (which could look very cool) or will every single ice power cause redraw?
And the second: will this combo be effective? Are there any specific synergies I should look out for? My first thought is that I'd be coupling an offensive primary with a defensive secondary, which should even each other out.
Has anyone tried this?
Thanks a lot in advance!