Most Underrated Power?

I can't believe I forgot Crowd Control.

Good point. I still think that the positives with knockback are usually completely ignored in favor of just drumming up its negatives, though. And it does have negatives. I'm just saying it has some positives, too.

A running theme with a lot of these is that they're either good powers that people generally don't know enough about, or they're powers that in the hands of a skilled player can be used to great advantage but in the hands of a poor player can cause problems. Knockbacks definitely fit into the latter category.

Another vote for RotP. Its a key part of my Fire/Fire/Fire blaster's attack chain. Kill kill kill until I die, come back, kill some more.

Smoke is pretty unappreciated, since when it works right, nothing happens.

Too many Kin's don't appreciate the -regen in Transfusion, and how it can dramatically reduce the time of an AV battle, even if not one is hurt.

And I've noticed a trend lately of /dark masterminds not realize Howling Twilight is not just a rez, but a GROUP rez. More than a few times lately I've been on PuGs where half the team wipes, and we start talking in teamchat how AWESOME HT is and how it could rez all these folks. Meanwhile the one or two /dark MMs never seem to get the hint.
And its only with MMs. Corrs and Defs seem to know how to use their powers a bit better.

Energy Punch ((the blaster version)the big orange numbers in total focus are very misleading).
Power Thrust (blasters again).
Siphon Power (as a debuff).
Glacial Shield (too many colds that only take the ice shield)
Screech (the -res lasts 12! seconds).

Stygian Circle. The single most awesome power ever.

Phase Shift on a /Regen scrapper or stalker in PvE.

It gives you valuable time to regen health or wait on a click heal to recharge whn taking lots of damage.

Added bonus: the pool it is in is one of few ways a /Regen can fit 5 LotGs into their build.

Must say Hover. Too many still think of it as the bad version from 5 issues ago. It has had many good buffs to it ^^.

Everything under the category of "Stalker". :P

Hibernate in PvE, especially on a non-Tanker. Sure, it's a great "OH CRAP!" power, but have you ever tried using it to tank alpha-strikes, regardless of which AT you're on? Works great with Fly when the ceiling is large enough that you can safely fly over to about the middle of the mob, hit Hiber, and drop in for a visit and laugh at the attacks.


Also, Wormhole. Done right and the team may never notice you spamming it every time it's up.

Siphon Power: a well-built kineticist can debuff an AV's damage by up to 75%, yet many suggest never slotting this sucker. Note to players: get this, slot for acc/recharge, spam it on AV's. Your team will take way less damage. (And a boost team damage too- don't forget this boosts around you, so it's good for buffing the ranged allies from safety.)

Siphon speed: it's an unresisted debuff. Again, in an AV/GM fight, this makes a lot of difference.

Soul transfer: a stun, heal, and endurance recovery tool...when your dark regeneration isn't up yet and you go down, this let's you get up in safety asap.

Assault: a damage boost to the whole team. I know, some swear by it. Too few take it. If you team a lot, and have a spare power, this is a great choice. If you have a teamful of assaults running, it's insane.

Mass hypnosis: Many skip this beauty in mind control. No aggro, long duration, perfect for delaying some additional foes whil you deal with others. Anytime you have a team that encounters a double spawn or ambush, this helps a lot.

Telekinesis: It's difficult to use, except in one instance: Archvillains. they generally can't be moved, so it's a ticking hold to help layer holds to keep them under when the triangles drop, or with multiple dominations up, to hold over the AV triangles.

Hehe, Smoke Grenade was actually the first ever UBER power, wasn't it? The first guy to hit level 40 exploited it heavily. It had a decimal error making it 10 times stronger than it should have been.

Knockbacks are great as long as you don't play stupid. (And I'm talking about both the player with the power and the allies. You don't HAVE to chase down the mob that got tossed into the next spawn, you know.)

Sleeps are very strong, particularly in smaller groups of smart players.

Dimension Shift is probably the most underrated. That's even harder to use right but again, small groups and smart players can make it work quite well. Especially since we got the ability to change the effects.

(Wormhole? Who is rating Wormhole badly? That power has always been great, even when it was single target.)

Hmm. A few things I think deserve additional mentioning-

Mass Hypnosis. For reals, this power is amazing, so long as you know how people work. There are SO MANY maps where a second or third group of enemies is pretty much inevitable.. well, people tend to aim at the first thing they see. Let folks attack the visible group, Hypnosify the ones squinting at you from that side hallway.
Fighting rather high-level or high-defense foes? Mass Hypnosis gets even better. It has naturally high accuracy- if you open with this power, aiming at the back of the spawn, you can sleep a LOT of foes. Again, since the melee and ranged both will be AoEing the front of the spawn, they'll hit target or range caps without breaking too many sleeps, and there's a good chance any stray AoE's will still miss half the sleeping fools in the back. Very, VERY nice to have on a team with few debuffs.

Mesmerize: Particularly on a Dominator- Hits as hard and fast as a t1 straight-up attack power, has higher-than-normal accuracy, and the sleep, no matter how soon it gets broken, will detoggle the target.. Ruin Mages just aren't that scary. Also stops a boss from pummeling you or another squishy for a few precious seconds. Never underestimate the power of a solid spammable attack with a Mag 4 sleep attached.

Rise of the Phoenix. It needs to be said again: If you can't handle a group of foes, this will make you more than twice as strong to mow them down. If you make a mistake, this will make up for it and more. This is the only power that helps me remember to use Hasten, which I usually forget about and not bother with.
That bit about making you more than twice as strong: It lets you fight to your dying breath, the fullest extent of your power, then deals damage, stuns, and lets you fight back down to your dying breath AGAIN. Anyone who finds that to be not-useful is insane.