Ice/storm Vs Fire/storm

Which would be better? Ice/storm for insane amounts of -recharge and slow, or a fire/storm to keep slowpokes roasting in AoE damage?
I usually avoid power guides and just make what fits my character concept, but Im having a hard time deciding between these two.


*by better I mean kill the most enemies without getting killed.

Hi,
Here is my fire/storm corruptor. I will post the build just to give you some thoughts. I tried to get as much ranged defense as I reasonably could, as the build has Oppressive Gloom, Hurricane and Gale all as options if something gets too close.

My ranged defense is at 35% but you can easily raise it to forty by completeing the Thunderstrike set on Blaze and Lightning Storm, I just wanted the Range on Blaze and the Hold proc on Lightning Storm.

This spec definitely needs the Cardiac (endurance) because of the Fighting pool toggles and /storm.

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Blood Phoenix: Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 1: Gale -- ExStrk-Acc/KB(A), ExStrk-Dam%(40), ExStrk-Dmg/KB(45)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(7), Posi-Acc/Dmg(7), Posi-Dam%(9), Ragnrk-Knock%(42)
Level 4: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 6: Rain of Fire -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(11), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(13), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Posi-Dam%(34)
Level 8: Fire Breath -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/Rng(17), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(17), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Posi-Dam%(19), Range-I(46)
Level 10: Steamy Mist -- EndRdx-I(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(21), Ksmt-ToHit+(21), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(23), LkGmblr-Rchg+(23), LkGmblr-Def(43)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 14: O2 Boost -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(15)
Level 16: Freezing Rain -- ShldBrk-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Achilles-ResDeb%(25), ImpSwft-Dam%(27), ShldBrk-%Dam(27), Posi-Dam%(29), LdyGrey-%Dam(29)
Level 18: Blaze -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(31), Range-I(46), Range-I(46)
Level 20: Hurricane -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb(A), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(33), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(33), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx(33)
Level 22: Aim -- Rec'dRet-Pcptn(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(43), DefBuff-I(50)
Level 28: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(37), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(48)
Level 30: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(43)
Level 32: Inferno -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(34), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Tornado -- ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(36), ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(36), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(40), ExRmnt-+Res(Pets)(42)
Level 38: Lightning Storm -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(39), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Dev'n-Hold%(42)
Level 41: Oppressive Gloom -- Rope-Acc/Stun(A)
Level 44: Dark Embrace -- ResDam-I(A), ImpArm-ResDam(45), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(45)
Level 47: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(48), LkGmblr-Def(48)
Level 49: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A), EndRdx-I(36)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(50)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(40), EndMod-I(50)

Here is a build for an Ice/Storm I just did up real fast. It has 34% ranged, and again will need the Cardiac with all the toggles. Lots and lots of storms if you have thoughts about being a weather control character!

The AOE hold is nice for keeping mobs in your storms.

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Lord Hailstorm: Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Ice Blast
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 1: Gale -- Acc-I(A)
Level 2: Frost Breath -- Posi-Dmg/Rng(A), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(5), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Posi-Dam%(15), ImpSwft-Dam%(17)
Level 4: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(19)
Level 8: Aim -- Rec'dRet-Pcptn(A)
Level 10: Steamy Mist -- EndRdx-I(A), Ksmt-ToHit+(21), LkGmblr-Rchg+(21), S'fstPrt-ResKB(23), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(23)
Level 12: Ice Storm -- Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/Rng(13), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(25), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), Posi-Dam%(27), ImpSwft-Dam%(29)
Level 14: O2 Boost -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(19)
Level 16: Freezing Rain -- Achilles-ResDeb%(A), LdyGrey-%Dam(17), ShldBrk-%Dam(31), ImpSwft-Dam%(31), Posi-Dam%(33), UndDef-DefDeb/Rchg/EndRdx(33)
Level 18: Bitter Ice Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(34), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 20: Hurricane -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(36)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(37)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(37)
Level 26: Bitter Freeze Ray -- Dmg-I(A), Dmg-I(29), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(36), BasGaze-Acc/Hold(39), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(39), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(39)
Level 28: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam(A), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(33)
Level 32: Blizzard -- Posi-Dmg/Rchg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), Posi-Dmg/Rng(42), Posi-Dam%(43), Cloud-%Dam(43)
Level 35: Tornado -- ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-+Res(Pets)(37), ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(40), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(43), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(45)
Level 38: Lightning Storm -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Dev'n-Hold%(46)
Level 41: School of Sharks -- Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Dmg/Rng(42), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg(48), Posi-Dam%(48), TotHntr-Dam%(50)
Level 44: Shark Skin -- ResDam-I(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50), LkGmblr-Def(50)
Level 49: Hibernate -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A), EndRdx-I(3)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(3)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(5)

I'll vote Fire. For AOE rain magic, Rain of Fire/Snow Storm/Freezing Rain should keep pretty much everyone from wandering out of the damage field. Take Mace Mastery and grab the Web Envelope power. If you're really worried about people wandering out of your rain effect, that's got yet more slow and an immobilize to boot.

I have a Fire/Storm that's pretty insane. The AoE damage is just plain nasty and it has better ST damage than Ice.

Ice gets controls, much better slows and -recharge.

However, /Storm can come pretty close to capping slow and -rech through Snow Storm and Freezing Rain so much of Ice's slow potency is overkill. Granted, Snow Storm takes an extra action and is slow animating.

Fire will be far superior against minions and lts as it melts them away before Ice would be able take its theoretical advantage of its slow and -rech. Ice theoretically gets a bonus against bosses where its holds, slows and -rech has time to take effect, but /Storm has enough other tools to mitigate bosses on its own (Hurricane, Tornado).

fire/storm is awesome.

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Level 50 Magic Corruptor
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Storm Summoning
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(3), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(5), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(7)
Level 1: Gale -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(7), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(9), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(9), Posi-Dam%:50(11), RechRdx-I:50(11)
Level 4: O2 Boost -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(13), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(13), Dct'dW-Heal:50(15), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(15)
Level 6: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 8: Hover -- Flight-I:50(A), Flight-I:50(17)
Level 10: Rain of Fire -- Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(17), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(19), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg:50(19), EndRdx-I:50(21), RechRdx-I:50(21)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 14: Steamy Mist -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def:50(27), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(36), Aegis-ResDam:50(36), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(36)
Level 16: Freezing Rain -- LdyGrey-DefDeb/Rchg:50(A), LdyGrey-DefDeb/Rchg/EndRdx:50(23), LdyGrey-Rchg/EndRdx:50(23), UndDef-DefDeb/Rchg:50(25)
Level 18: Blaze -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(37), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(39), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(48)
Level 20: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 22: Hurricane -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(37), EndRdx-I:50(37)
Level 24: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(50), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(50), KntkC'bat-Knock%:35(50)
Level 26: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 28: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(29), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(29), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(31), RedFtn-Def:50(31), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(31)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(33), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), RedFtn-Def:50(34), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(34)
Level 32: Inferno -- Oblit-Dmg:50(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:50(45), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:50(46), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(46), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(46), Oblit-%Dam:50(48)
Level 35: Tornado -- ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx:50(A), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(43), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg:50(45), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg:50(45)
Level 38: Lightning Storm -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(40), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(40), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43)
Level 41: Scorpion Shield -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx:50(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg:50(42), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42), RedFtn-Def:50(42), RedFtn-EndRdx:50(43)
Level 44: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 47: Aim -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 49: Fly -- Flight-I:50(A)
Level 50: Cardiac Core Boost
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Scourge
Level 1: Sprint -- ULeap-Stlth:50(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(25), EndMod-I:50(27)

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Ice Ember

I have a high level ice/energy blaster, ice/traps corr, and fire/storm corr.

My vote is for fire/storm. Then again, fire blast/storm is a combination I've wanted since issue 3.

Fire/storm will melt things away faster, but if you place a priority on staying safe, I have to toss my vote into the ice/storm hat. Ice blast will have mitigation in its slows that fire lacks through its additional damage.
Of course, /storm is chock full of slowy goodness, but I imagine a fully leveled and slotted ice/storm corr would be a bonafide jr controller. So yes- an ice/storm to avoid being killed.