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I have been having a lot of fun with mine, too. While I think my Ill/Rad is a little more flexible generally, the Ill/Cold is darn good for TFs. Those AVs go down fast. As much as I love Storm . . . Ill/Cold may be just barely passing Ill/Storm on my list of favorites.
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What exactly are the details on Illusion/Cold? I am working on one now. I have been a long term Dominator and I haven't been able to stay alive as an Illusion/Cold Controller...Any advice?
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My Illusion/Rad guide has a bunch of strategy tips that will mostly apply to Illusion/Cold. In low levels, use Deceive a lot. Take your time taking down one foe at a time and avoid aggro. Phantom Army will make all the difference once you get it at level 18, but they only last 60 seconds, so be prepared. That will be less of a problem at level 26 when you get Spectral Terror -- Spooky will provide that AoE control you need.
The Cold side is a late bloomer. The shields are good for teammates, but you won't get the best stuff until Benumb, Sleet and Heat Loss. Until then the Slow in Infridgidate and Snow Storm will help.
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I was just pondering today how effective a couple of Cold Domination defenders and controllers would be at neutralizing Lanaru the Mad in the CoP trial. His Hurricane gives a lot of meleers trouble. Considering resistances, how many Benumbs would it take to drop it to a neglible level of tohit debuff?
Hi, Local Man, I'm a new player and I'm building an ill/rad/fire following your guide as general direction. Was just wondering, since you made that guide in 2009, is it still valid today with all those set builds? Cause if it is, I'd like to give it a shot at perma PA. I haven't checked the prices on all the sets you have there, but they sure are expensive. Some people say it takes 20 billions, some say 4-5 billions are more than enough. I read your guide but haven't come upon a price figure on your builds.
20B for a build? That must be using the most impatient "buy it nao" method of buying ever.
Anyway, to the OP, if by "secret" you mean "FOTM", then yes, it's your secret.
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I'm having a lot of fun with my Illu/Cold. Not the first time I roll something synergistic and a bit later someone else notices it too and it becomes a FotM. 
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I don't know what FOTM means, btw, but for the OP:
When I asked on the server what is the most loved and used AT for teams in general, I got one general answer: ill/rad controller. That is why I rolled one. So no, I'm afraid you don't have a secret
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Originally Posted by nemaca
Hi, Local Man, I'm a new player and I'm building an ill/rad/fire following your guide as general direction. Was just wondering, since you made that guide in 2009, is it still valid today with all those set builds? Cause if it is, I'd like to give it a shot at perma PA. I haven't checked the prices on all the sets you have there, but they sure are expensive. Some people say it takes 20 billions, some say 4-5 billions are more than enough. I read your guide but haven't come upon a price figure on your builds.
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Inherent Fitness allows you to take some of the better powers earlier in the build and lets you add a few "situational" powers like Mutation and Recall Friend. It makes the build not as tight and lets you personalize it a bit more.
I did not include cost because the cost is so variable. Sure, you can spend a ton if you buy all those IOs on the Market pre-made. If you are savvy, however, you can spend a lot less. The market can be quite volatile. Plus, there are lots of ways to earn many of the expensive recipes other than just buying them, like Allignment Merits and Reward Merits, Random Rolls for Tickets, etc. You can earn Hami-Os by attending Hami-Raids or completing the Statesman's TF (or Lord Recluse SF).
When I made my build, I actually spent only about 300 mil . . . but I cashed in a lot of Merits and had a lot of the other sets earned by a bunch of my other characters. I had a bunch of Hami-Os from running many Hami-Raids and STFs. You can get away with spending a lot less if you only pay Infl for the few purples in the build (5 Confuse and 2 Pet) and use A-merits or R-merits or random rolls to fill the rest.
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Guide Links: Earth/Rad Guide, Illusion/Rad Guide, Electric Control
Thank you very much, Local Man
I'm now simply taking your builds and doing the math with the prices in the WW; since as a newb, I dont have that many merits of any kind and just mostly influence at my disposal
And sorry for slight hijack of thread.
Or does anyone else know how fun Illusion/Cold trollers are? I have both Ill/kin and Ill/rad and on I would put this combo up there with those two.