Some help with an Ice/Dev Blaster..?


rchiang

 

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I've got the last of my ancient heroes (out of 5, not a serious altaholic) to try to optimize with IO Sets. I've been able to find builds on the boards and do some good tweaking to get them better optimized with IO Sets, with the exception of this last build. So, I'm asking you optimizers out there for some help to get some final mileage.

Notes on my goals/limitations:
1) Prefer a "cheap" (~100-200m Wentworth's cost in recipes and maybe a third of the salvage). I've upgraded all my other heroes for around this cost. "Cheap" can allow for Hero Merit rewards to absorb some of the cost (e.g. Numina +Rec/+Regen, LotG 7.5% Rech), but I try not to have too many of these (say 5-10 Hero Merits worth tops). I don't have any toons slotted with purples, except for one Purple IO on one toon.
2) As with most "easy to play" blaster builds, I'm aiming for a decent amount of recharge and ranged defense.
3) Require: Hasten (always a good emergency button) and Hover/Fly (concept and easy-to-use travel power)
4) Playable from an END management standpoint. I hate sitting around on a blaster and not attacking at least with single-target attacks. Maximum defense builds (adding Maneuvers and Tactics) seems to give me too much END drain
5) No matter what, I've run out of slots to get the most Set Bonuses out of my powers.
6) I'm not locked into having the Fighting/Teleportation Power Pool or the Epic Power Pool, but they seemed to fit for slot management or goals (recharge/defense).

I figure someone on the forums can balance things better in their heads than I can. Given all that, my potential build:

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.92
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Rocket Pop: Level 50 Natural Blaster
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Devices
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Teleportation
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Ice Blast
(A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
(7) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
(11) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
(13) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
(36) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Web Grenade
(A) Trap of the Hunter - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge

Level 2: Frost Breath
(A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
(3) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
(5) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
(7) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
(9) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance

Level 4: Ice Bolt
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(5) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(9) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(11) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(13) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 6: Hover
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
(15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
(17) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
(29) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 8: Freeze Ray
(A) Lockdown - Accuracy/Hold
(21) Lockdown - Accuracy/Recharge
(23) Lockdown - Recharge/Hold
(23) Lockdown - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
(25) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
(45) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold

Level 10: Targeting Drone
(A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
(36) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
(39) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
(39) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
(39) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance

Level 12: Ice Storm
(A) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Slow
(17) Pacing of the Turtle - Damage/Slow
(19) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Endurance
(27) Pacing of the Turtle - Endurance/Recharge/Slow
(36) Pacing of the Turtle - Range/Slow
(37) Pacing of the Turtle - Chance of -Recharge

Level 14: Fly
(A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 16: Smoke Grenade
(A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge
(37) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
(40) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
(40) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff

Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast
(A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
(48) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
(48) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
(50) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(50) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 20: Cloaking Device
(A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
(40) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
(43) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
(43) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(43) Red Fortune - Endurance
(45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 22: Hasten
(A) Recharge Reduction IO
(25) Recharge Reduction IO
(27) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 24: Boxing
(A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 26: Bitter Freeze Ray
(A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
(42) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
(42) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
(42) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold

Level 28: Tough
(A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 30: Weave
(A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
(31) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
(31) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
(31) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(33) Red Fortune - Defense
(33) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 32: Blizzard
(A) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff
(33) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff
(34) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge
(34) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
(34) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
(37) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

Level 35: Recall Friend
(A) Jaunt - Endurance/Range

Level 38: Teleport
(A) Jaunt - Endurance/Range

Level 41: Snow Storm
(A) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Slow
(46) Pacing of the Turtle - Damage/Slow
(48) Pacing of the Turtle - Accuracy/Endurance
(50) Pacing of the Turtle - Endurance/Recharge/Slow

Level 44: Frozen Armor
(A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
(45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
(46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
(46) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 47: Hoarfrost
(A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge

Level 49: Hibernate
(A) Recharge Reduction IO

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Level 1: Brawl
(A) Empty

Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Sprint
(A) Empty

Level 2: Rest
(A) Empty

Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
(A) Flight Speed IO

Level 2: Health
(A) Miracle - +Recovery
(29) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 2: Hurdle
(A) Empty

Level 2: Stamina
(A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
(15) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
(19) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
(21) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

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