Judgement Slot - Prefered for an ill/Rad Controller

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Originally Posted by xXHalfSliceXx So i have been looking at the Judgement Powers. I am leaning towards the newer one Vorpal. But i was wanting other peoples opinion on them. I have one toon that has the tier 4 Void. I like witht he -Damage I see the Vorpal does +Def with doing damage in a cone. Suggestions?

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Originally Posted by GuyPerfect Vorpal and Cryonic are both great cones. Cryonic has a chance to hold enemies, though. Might work for Controller.

I haven't tried the new Vorpal yet, but Ionic to me just seems to be the best. I took Pyronic on my Ill/Rad when the Incarnate stuff first came out, but all my other toons are going Ionic because of the chaining . . . it just seems to hit more foes, and you don't have to worry about positioning yourself. It goes around corners and from group to group.

Ionic, by the way, is wonderful in the Vine room in the STF . . . lets you clobber a bunch of vines all in one shot.

On a Controller Ionic is hard to beat. The only problem with it is sometimes your main target dies before the chain happens, although that may no longer happen now after they changed some other powers. Ionic is bit of a slower cast than Pyronic, though. The main reason I like it on Controllers is usually you have the enemies disabled before you shoot at them. On some other characters (eg certain Defenders or Blasters) that speed is important.

I'm not a fan of the cone Judgments at all. The Dark one is great on some characters, but probably not an Illusionist. It provides -50% damage for 30 seconds. The again people wade into melee-ish range with stuff like Time's Juncture for far less benefit, so its ultimately up to you if you feel your Controller should heavily focus on debuffs.

Vorpal is underwhelming. I like what I read about it, but in practical use....meh.

Thanks for the input. I think i shall go for Ion Radial Final Judgement.

Pyronic Core here. I have 'em all, but this is the one I like the most. Ill/Storm for my build.

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A key thing I like about Ionic . . . you pick a foe anywhere in the group and fire, and it hits most or all of them. No worrying about picking the guy in the middle (Pyronic) or the guy in the front (the cones), or even the direction you face (Vorpal). Hit one and they all get zapped. It will even hit foes out of your line of sight.