I need an Archer

I was just wondering, do defenders get /kin? I was just playing my brute and it was SO INVIGORATING to kill an enemy in 1 shot with a "long bow" temp power I got, im thinking /kin might pair well.

I know /Kin is awesome for pumping up those damage numbers

For Trick Arrow, one combo I find very good is Illusion/TA. It adds hard control to Illusion, and the various /TA debuffs are good with Phantom Army. And both PA & Phantasm have ranged attacks so the AI refusing to go onto the Oil Slick doesn't matter. Just make sure you pick Tech or Magic origin to make lighting the Slick easy with the Origin power.

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Originally Posted by Leo_G Can't believe no one mentioned Archery/Storm. The greatness of having a -res patch like Dark Miasma but chock full of debuffs like -rech and -fly but with the control of an ice slick. Castable from around a corner and a slow toggle to bunch them up. Anything that reaches your corner will get a mouthful of Lightning Storm and vs tough targets like EBs and AVs, you've got multiple tornadoes eating away at them. Yeah, there's also stuff like Hurricane's knockback/-ToHit too and if you like the synergy, Stunning Shot + Thunder Clap (+ Tornado if you want). I personally like the thematic link between rain powers too, just a cool trick that will own most foes. Granted, I don't have an Arch/Storm myself but I can tell it'd be great fun.

I have one and enjoy it (although getting it to Freezing Rain was a pain since I mostly soloed).

Arch/Kin Corr can be truely epic. Especially when they have a Brute/Tank to follow behind to absorb the aggro while they quickly fulcrum and then back up to cast Rain of Arrows.

Outside that, just convert all insps to [luck]s and pop a couple to make sure you're soft capped (45% defense to all), and then Fulcrum + Back up for Rain of Arrows as if 'you're' the Brute/Tank. Convert more insps, rinse and repeat.

It's a great combo, I must say. Love mine myself.

do you want something that can solo somewhat safely or mostly play teams?
Arch/Kin Corr is good on teams but you have to get in melee range at times so best for teams.

archery/energy blaster can be pretty fun, has decent synergy and can be IO'd for ranged defense very cheaply.

If you solo a lot, I like Illusion/TA controller. Illusion has decent damage, you have your built-in tankers with PA, and /TA is a debuff set so it works well with illusions (PA is not buffable so works best with debuff sets). If you have issues with redraw, you can get away with only taking a few of the Illusion powers.
I need to warn you that it's weak at the early levels, and blooms in the 30s.
I can be "too safe" for some.

If you're mostly about concept, can't stand redraw, or want to do damage, an Arch/TA is always fun.

I've been playing an Archery/TA Corr for awhile now, who's a lot of fun.

Worth a try.

Thanks for all the help everyone. I've FINALLY made my choices:
1. Kin/Archery Defender (I thought hard about this one, and I figured the lack of perfect synergy might be a good challenge)
2. Archery/TA Corruptor - just because its a classic

Both are very pleasing so far!