Lightning Rod slotting

Sets depend on what you're looking for as far as set bonuses go.

If you're chasing positional defense, then yes, Obliteration is the way to go. You'd use that with Regen, SR, Shield.

If you're chasing typed defense, like you would for Invulnerability or Willpower (or even Dark, Fire, and Elec) I would recommend 3 or 4 Eradication and 2-3 Scirocco's Dervish. For WP I like 4 Eradication and 2 Scirocco's, because then you get the Max HP bonus from Eradication and the 10% regen bonus from Scirocco's.

Just food for thought, there's more than one good way to slot Lightning Rod.

I agree with the regular IO slotting though.

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

Yup, it does. That's why I use Damage, Acc/Rech, Dam/Rech, Acc/Dam/Rech from Eradication, and Dam/Rech, and Acc/Rech from Scirocco's

There are 5% recharge bonuses all over the frigging place, I'm SURE you can find 5 of them to fit in your build without using Obliteration. Crushing Impact, Red Fortune, Adjusted Targeting, and Doctored Wounds are just a few that also have a 5% recharge bonus. I actually discovered the Eradication slotting when I realized I was full on 5% recharges and needed an alternate slotting for a power because I don't like wasting bonuses.

And for a Willpower character, the Eradication/Scirocco's slotting actually benefits it more in just about every way than Obliteration does. More endurance, Energy/NEnergy defense, Max HP, and regen are all things WP needs as much of as it can get (okay, maybe the max end isn't that important, but you get it anyway for 2 slots, so why not?)

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

I agree with you on this. Although, in the end the slotting of a single power is a part of a whole build so there isn't really an universally best way to slot something. I think whatever fits the goals of the builds best is great.

I just voted for Obliteration because while it might not be the best slotting for all builds, it certainly is good for nearly everything because it gives good enhancement values for a high recharge PBAoE and the bonuses are useful for pretty much any build you can come up with.