Most Underrated Power?

Chilblain. A healthy dose of it in your attack chain will typically reduce bosses to hapless xp/inf ATM machines.

Many people overlook its potential and put it on the shelf after they get a hold power. Often those are the same people who spell it with an extra l.

Fearsome stare is a big one. It's a pretty handy hold type power, but the debuff is very very effective and there is no really 'flashy' animation that lets your team even know it's there (since mobs taking damage will still attack). It's one of those things that a team might not even notice until it's gone, at which point everyone is wondering 'why are these things so much harder than they were a few minutes ago?'.

Also, unlike a sleep power where the mobs are hunky dory once they are woken (is woken a word? maybe 'awoken'. Waked up? Heck I don't know, you get the idea) the debuff persists.

Howling twilight is a big one too. It's a power that can dramatically turn a horrible wipe into a triumphant victory with one click.

Many kheldian powers are underrated (eclipse, stygian circle, sunless mire, etc). I also think confusion powers (especially 'seeds of confusion' due to the fast recharge, wide cone, and the early level you can get it) are underrated. Confusion powers can make even the most horrible mob of arachnos/malta/longbow critters beat and debuff themselves senseless while you 'arrest' them with impunity.

Fallout. "Oh, but it's too morbid!" "But it requires a dead ally!" Silly excuses, we all know the Blaster is going to face plant anyway! Besides, have you ever had someone volunteer to be your portable bomb? Who cares if you're short one person when every other mob is going to either die instantly or be debuffed to uselessness? Toss in Aim, Vengeance, and Power Build Up or Soul Drain and you'll soon find yourself cackling maniacally! Also recommend Recall Friend for maximum positioning.

I'd go with caltrops. They're a life safer in the early levels, especially if you solo. You can block a door with them if you need to run (yeah, I've plays stalkers). They auto-hit. Combine them with a knock-down power and that guy or guys aren't going anywhere. You can stand in the middle of them and keep melee'ers at bay (my Fire/Traps Corr barely got touched when I was taking down Black Scorpion).

And yet I've seen builds that suggest not taking them. This may just be my personal play style though.

It's certainly not amazing, but I think Spirit Tree is very underrated in-game. The regen is quite noticeable, and if you're fighting a stationary battle you can have two out simultaneously and surpass the regen you get from emp's healing aura.

It won't ever make you a primary healer, but on a defense/buff&debuff based team it can help smooth out the times the RNG goes against you.

/devices as a whole. Talking to people, you'd think the set's only two powers are "Place Fifty Trip Mines And Take Forever" and "Conspicuous Lack Of Build Up".

Almost any power that people call "useless in groups" when they actually mean "you can't spam it into the center of the fight".

The two that I think are the most unappreciated and under-utilized are
Air Superiority and Caltrops.

If I make a melee character - any melee character, they get Air Superiority.

It *is* that good.

Caltrops is arguably one of the best ambush mitigators in the game.

Got some inbound? Drop these little gems, and you're golden. They're also
quite nice in conjunction with Tp Foe (another pick for Underrated) for
splitting groups.

Even with the 50% chance of aggro, the guy I ported is dead before the
others arrive, and when they do, they spend their time hopping around
in the trops while I pick them off...


Regards,
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I've seen a vote here already for Leadership, but I'm gonna specifically say Vengance. I see it get a lot of bad press, since it requires a player character death. Consider that it basically turns a bad Stalker or Blaster into a halfway decent Empathy Defender for one fight. It's good with just the base slot, and keeps getting better with every slot you can spare on it.

Almost every character I have picked up Leadership in exchange for their Fitness almost solely for that power, only saving the toggles for when someone tosses out Recovery Aura or there's a competent Kin in the group.

I have to say WORMHOLE, you just dont see it often enough to respect how great it is. It could be the best control power in the game (hello teleporting/stunned mobs from behind a corner to the location of your choice). Also whoever thought to teleport an entire spawn over your PUG on the first fight after joining while emote/singing "It's raining men!" Made me laugh so hard I might have peed my pants, I made one just so I can do that and I still get a kick out of it .


I also like Touch of Fear, used to get a lot of respect but you dont hear much about it nowadays with the high defense late games build making it redundant, but for leveling wow this power is insanely awesome.

Howling Twilight.

Take a large group pull them to a corner with Darkest Night, Drop Tarpit, fear them and them stun all the minions and make all the Bosses and Lts try to run through molasses while they all die and no one on your team gets hurt.

Had a tank quit the team because they had 3 groups wipes fighting Carnies, I joined the team and no one died and we started steam rolling. When he quit we picked up another blaster

Howling Twight is one of the best debuffs, slows and stuns that can even rez that teammate who jumped in prior to you using it

For me it is the humble Jab.

It does decent damage for it's end, it's stun effect can stack with teammates, but it's fast on the recharge. With i18 it got better, for Tankers anyway, with the addition of Bruising.

It's all about Combat Jumping.