Which type of power is best for Blaster ATOs

[DarknessEternal]

Given that there's procs in question, which kind of power is actually best suited for those procs?

 

If the procs aren't worth using, I guess I'm asking that too.

[ZorkNemesis]

For Blaster's Wrath, the proc is a simple Chance for Fire Damage.  Since you can make it superior I assume it will trigger at a decent rate for good damage.  I can't suggest an optimal power for it, but I currently use it in my Archery user's snipe power, as there's no associated purple set for Sniper Attacks.  As a damage proc, it probably works well in any power that doesn't have a short recharge, such as Power Burst, Flaming Arrow, Executioner's Shot, etc, as well as snipes due to a lack of a purple proc and their moderately long base recharge.  It is still a damage proc however, and while damage procs don't hurt, Blasters don't benefit from them as much as lower damage ATs do and you can get away with skipping it, though you lose out on the potential range/energy/negative defense set bonus for not using it which I believe is 5% ranged defense with all 6 in one power.

 

As for the Defiant Barrage proc, I'd personally suggest putting it into your second range power.  The proc in that one is a stacking status protection, up to Mag 3.  I believe the idea behind the proc was to give you an opportunity to use your Defiance inherent effect to potentially break out of a status effect that's otherwise preventing you from using the rest of your kit.  Given how procs per minute work, you'll likely see this trigger more often per use in the second blast than the first blast or first manip (and depending on your secondary, you may not even get a chance to use your first manip in some situations).

 

I'm not a professional here however, i'm just going by what I see.  If someone who's far more experienced with Blaster building wants to tell it like it really is, please feel free.

[Vanden]

The Defiant Barrage proc should go in a power your Blaster uses very often. For some builds this can mean their tier 2 attack, but not all. For example, my Ice Blaster doesn’t use Ice Blast all that much unless I’m mezzed, so I put the proc in Freeze Ray. If you get mezzed and you don’t already have a stack or two of Defiant Barrage on you, it’s pretty unlikely you’ll be able to build enough stacks to break free before the mez wears off or you get killed using a t1 or t2 attack. Better to already have stacks of Defiant Barrage and not get mezzed in the first place.

[TheAdjustor]

Depends on what you are building for.  I like to softcap range so I put both sets in slow recharging AOEs. That way you maximize the proc's effect and get ranged defense from places you normally can't.  So like most things in this game you need to ask what your goal is so you can properly answer the question.

[natewest1987]

I usually put it in a PbAOE.   For instance, it's sitting in Inferno on my fire peeps.    Now that I'm thinking of that, I don't know if it's good there or not.   It's not like I could use the ability 4.5 ( or whatever its PPM is ) times in a minute if i wanted to.   Thoughts?