Icy Bastion for Scrapper Ice Armor

If only Ice Armor werent the ugliest Armor set in game

You can minimize the blocky look it quite a bit. Tunnel Rat said she'd like to do an update to the look of Ice Armor, so here's hoping she gets the chance!

I'd trade my Ice Tanker's Hibernate for Icy Bastion in a heartbeat. *wistful sigh*

Well, personally, I never had a doubt that Scrappers wouldn't get Icy Bastion as well, when it got ported over to Scrappers (Brutes can go either way, but they lack Hibernate in the Epics, so they should likely have Hibernate).

However, it looks like a good power to me

-DMG, Slows, Softcapped defenses, +Heal/+HP power, and when things start to go south, a nice power that grants what looks to be some pretty decent Resists

It's a lot of fun. I have a Level 50 Spines/Ice Stalker using only SOs and Spiritual Alpha on the Beta server and was not having much problem kicking butt at all. Icy Bastion is a panic button that practically costs nothing - no crash and only 2.6 Endurance! What I love the most about Ice Armor is that it is a Defense set that has toggle Status Protection and a Damage Aura. Obviously not for Stalkers on the second part, but definitely for Scrappers!

Is it enhanceable?

I would definitely be getting purple sets for my Spines/Ice. 79s for it to Recharge, while being a 30s buff is incredible!

I'll have to look it up to get the exact numbers, but my SO-only Stalker build was getting slightly over 42% Defense to S/L/E/N after double stacking Energy Absorption - and boy is it easy to double stack that power! I did a +0/x8 Circle of Thorns mission and had no issues surviving. I'll try +4/x8 later, as this was just testing the waters with a SO only build. I am using the Tier 4 Spiritual Alpha though. The very one I plan on getting when Spines/Ice is finally possible for Scrappers.

Yes, EA is ridiculous like that.

Thanks for the info. I just haven't had any time to hop on Test to check things out.

Hahah.

but EA has energy drain which is now a copy of energy absorption. So it IS ridiculous o.O
I think I got my level bump last night, so I'm gonna test my StJ/EA or Elec/EA after work. Should be interesting

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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze I hate to be the bringer of bad news... but Willpower sucks!!! you're better off rolling a regen

I checked through MIDS for Icy Bastion but couldnt' find it. Where does it currently exist? Or is it a totally new power? Sort of an Ice Armor version of MOG?

Never mind ....

Ice Armor for Stalkers

We chose Ice Armor this time around as it was a fun and thematically interesting power set and it was the only option that didn’t require substantial art time. Since our talented artists are working their rear ends off making content in Issue 21 shine, this round of Power Set Proliferation required that there would be no art time used. Ice Armor had to have some changes made to make it compatible with the Stalker play style. First we removed Icicles to make room for Hide and then we removed Hibernate and replaced it with Icy Bastion. This change was made because Stalkers already have access to Hibernate from their Leviathan Patron Pool. The new power Icy Bastion is a click power that provides a short, but significant, burst of Resistance, Regeneration and Recovery.

Yep, it's a new power. An awesome one at that!

Managed to get on the beta server. Base defense for FA/GA is 12.75% and Wet Ice gives 0.75%.

FA/GA slotted with 4 pieces of LotG (+rech, Def, Def/End, Def/End/Rech) gives 20.1%

Weave slotted the same way gives 5.91%

Hide and CJ with just a LotG: Rech gives 2.17% each.

That's 30.35%. Toss in a steadfast for 3% and 4 pieces of Reactive in Tough for 1.25.

34.6%. 4 more pieces of Reactive in IB for another 1.25% = 35.85%

36.6% total with Wet Ice added in.

So you need another 9% from attack sets in order to softcap. These numbers are below what I was expecting.