I have played a kin/sonic Defender as my main toon for 2 years now, the combo is a lot of fun! Damage cap + -resistance makes you feel like a blaster sometimes. A few thoughts on your slotting:
Siphon Power: Not going to benefit much from having any extra recharge, with your global recharge it saves about a second.
Shriek: Entropic chaos (especially the proc) is not as useful as Decimation. The chance for build-up may be small, but for 5 IOs you get almost identical set bonuses, and the Entropic +heal proc is only a tiny heal (51hp)...
Scream feels underslotted, it's one of your staples. If you can afford a damage proc (Apocalypse or Gladiator's Javelin), try work it into here or Shriek. Remember as a kin damage (and recharge) enhancements aren't as valuable, so you can lean towards accuracy/endurance more.
I've never regretted slotting Speed Boost with anything but a single end-mod, and after the incarnate powers I have it slotted with a Winter's Gift unique, as folk rarely seem to need bonus end.
Fly doesn't need +Flyspeed. In fact, the stealth unique could go into Sprint and you could replace those two slots with a single end. Siphon Speed will transform Hover into a more easily controlled Fly while it's on you, and Fly will be at the flight-speed cap already. Alternatively if you don't find yourself using this much, you could slot a Blessing of the Zephyr knockback protection in here.
ID - 2 x Steadfast Protection (KB and the +def unique) are alll I've ever slotted it with. That extra slot could be more useful in something like Transference.
Stamina seems overslotted. I have it filled with a single +end proc and Transference is all it takes if you find yourself running low. Two more slots into Transference would get you 5% more recharge too!
Finally, Siphon Speed could do with at least one more accuracy, preferably another recharge too. It's a key power for sure, and you should be able to stack it 3 times with this build.
I don't use Mace Mastery so no comments on that, but I think there are ways you could fine-tine this build while still maintaining the smashing/lethal soft-cap you have. Have fun, it's a very manic build to play! :-)
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Quaver: Kinetics/Sonic Defender
Semiquaver: Sonic/Kinetics Corruptor
Can someone leave advice for my kin/sonic defender build. This will be my first defender. And any thoughts on those to power set combo? thanks
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Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Kinetics
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Siphon Power
- (A) Accuracy IO
- (37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Shriek- (A) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
- (5) Entropic Chaos - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 2: Scream- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (34) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (34) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Transfusion- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (13) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Accuracy IO
Level 6: Howl- (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (40) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (40) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (42) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
Level 8: Siphon Speed- (A) Accuracy IO
- (43) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 10: Hover- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (11) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 12: Speed Boost- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (13) Endurance Modification IO
Level 14: Fly- (A) Freebird - +Stealth
- (50) Freebird - FlySpeed
Level 16: Shout- (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
- (17) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
- (21) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (21) Decimation - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
Level 18: Increase Density- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (19) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
- (19) Resist Damage IO
Level 20: Maneuvers- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 22: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (23) Recharge Reduction IO
- (23) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Tactics- (A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
- (25) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (25) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 26: Transference- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (27) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (27) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
Level 28: Siren's Song- (A) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Endurance
- (29) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep
- (29) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Recharge
- (31) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Sleep/Recharge
- (33) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 30: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 32: Fulcrum Shift- (A) Accuracy IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
- (33) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Screech- (A) Stupefy - Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Stupefy - Endurance/Stun
- (36) Stupefy - Accuracy/Endurance
- (36) Stupefy - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
- (37) Stupefy - Stun/Range
Level 38: Dreadful Wail- (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Damage
- (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (39) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (40) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
Level 41: Scorpion Shield- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 44: Web Envelope- (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
- (45) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
- (45) Enfeebled Operation - Endurance/Immobilize
- (45) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Endurance
- (46) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
Level 47: Summon Disruptor- (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
- (48) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Vengeance- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 1: VigilanceLevel 2: Rest
- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja RunLevel 2: Swift
- (A) Flight Speed IO
Level 2: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (5) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Stamina