Ice Melee's ST damage isn't all that great. The damage on some powers is lower than it should be. However, you get good AoE damage and a bunch of control, so that helps even it out. Pairing it with Fire Armor is good, because you can use your primary powers to help shore up Ice Melee's weaknesses.
Ice Melee still has a bit of a reputation from before it got fixed, so you don't see it too often, but it's not as bad as a lot of people say. It just needs one or two other small fixes to make it a great set.
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Ok cool, thanks for the info!
So I guess I shouldn't expect to solo AVs all that often then, huh?
You can. It just takes a while. You just might need to pop a few reds along the way.
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I think I will definitely give it a try. Are there any powers worth skipping? Or should I take them all?
If anyone else wants to weigh in please feel free to jump in.
Personally, I find Greater Ice Sword to be the most skippable power in the set. Frozen Touch does worse damage in a DOT, but the hold is very helpful.
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Agreed, GIS is skippable and Fiery Aura is one of the best sets to pair IM with (who doesn't like IP+BU+FE+Burn?)
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I'll also chime in saying GIS is defaintly skippable and agree with Nuclear that pairing it with Fiery Aura is a solid choice. I'd say it's also makes a good pairing with Shield Defence, due to AAO boosting ice's damage, and the pairing of Shield Charge with Frozen Aura is rather nice.
I'd also like to say I'm having some success with pairing it with Electric Armor (Lightning Reflex adding 20% recharge to all attacks is nice).
I haven't looked at removing Freezing Touch, and substituting it with GIS in order to get a better ST attack chain... Has anyone tried it, is it worth it?
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I haven't looked at removing Freezing Touch, and substituting it with GIS in order to get a better ST attack chain... Has anyone tried it, is it worth it?
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So, is it really that bad? I was thinking of pairing it up with fire aura adding burn and fiery embrace should also help add some additional damage. I worked up a quick build in Mids and it looked like single target damage would be decent too but I could be wrong.
For those with ice melee experience, let me know what you think. I've never played ice melee before and it looks like it could be a fun and interesting set.