You Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Storm controller probably won't do the same level of damage as a /Storm MM. But which primary comes close? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebssgd Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 If you're just looking to do damage, fire pretty much always wins. Illusion, though, is really strong and does good damage, but takes a little more work to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlynne Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) You might try Mind/Storm ... of all things ... since Storm will "bring the Pets" that Mind doesn't on its own (except as Confused $Targets) and will give you an incredible range of versatility, especially if you slot up Tornado and Lightning Storm with the Sudden Acceleration Knockback to Knockdown converter IOs. Mind will let you "lock them down" and Storm will let you "blow them away" and you aren't going to necessarily be limited by the combination all that much. And with Mass Hypnosis you can neutralize groups before they can even attack you. Of course, with a Mind/Storm build you're almost certainly going to want to have Hasten ... and I'd argue you'll want to have Assault and Tactics too ... but that still leaves you a decent amount of flexibility even if you're taking all 9x9 powers in the primary and secondary. Go Sorcery for Mystic Flight and Enflame and you'll be a wrecking machine, especially since you'll be able to push clusters into corners using HERDicane for Enflame to burn to a crisp. Edited October 5, 2019 by Redlynne 1 Verbogeny is one of many pleasurettes afforded a creatific thinkerizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uun Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Grav/Storm has solid ST damage with Lift and Propel. Plant/Storm has good AoE damage with Carrion Creepers, but takes a bit of recharge to keep them up. Uunderdog - Rad/Rad Scrapper | Uundertaker - Rad/Dark Corruptor | Uun - MA/Inv Scrapper | Uunison - Grav/Storm Controller | Uuncola - Ice/Temp Blaster | Uundergrowth - Plant/Martial Dominator | Uunstable - SR/Staff Tank Uunreal - Fire/Time Corruptor | Uunrest - Dark/TA Blaster | Uunseen - Ill/Poison Controller | Uuncool - Cold/Beam Defender | Uunderground - Earth/Earth Dominator | Uunknown - Mind/Psi Dominator | Uunplugged - Stone/Elec Brute Uunfair - Archery/TA Corruptor | Uunsung - DP/Ninja Blaster | Uunflammable - Fire/Nature Controller | Uunflappable - WM/WP Brute | Uundead - Dark/Dark Tank | Uunfit - Water/Martial Blaster | Uunwrapped - Dark/Dark Dominator Uunchill - Ice/Kinetics Corruptor | Uunpleasant - En/En Stalker | Uunbrella - Rad/Rad Sentinel | Uunsafari - Beasts/Traps MM | Uungnome - Nature/Seismic Defender | Uunsavory - Poson/Sonic Defender Uunicycle - BS/Shield Scrapper | Uuntouchable - Ill/Time Controller | Uunferno - Fire/Fire Tank | Uunthinkable - Psi/SR Scrapper | Uuncivil - Thugs/Elec MM | Uunnatural - Ice/Savage Dominator | Uunshockable - Elec/Bio Sentinel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostweaver Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I happen to really like elec/storm. Not just because of the thematics, but because they complement each other well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Cheeseman Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) Another vote for Plant/Storm, here. I had one on Live and it was a blast to play. SO much damage, spawns just evaporate. Heavy on end, as the above poster mentioned, and can tend to get a bit out of control (ironically) on crowded maps, but if you don't mind dying occasionally, it's a ton of fun. Here's a great guide from the old forums that explains the philosophy/playstyle of Plant/Storm wonderfully:https://web.archive.org/web/20120904213614/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=135061 Edited October 5, 2019 by The_Cheeseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I really like Electric/Storm since Electric helps with Storm's End problems, and Grav/Storm since Wormhole's ability to pack mobs into a small space turns Tornado and Lightning Storm into reasonable small AoE powers instead of practically just single-target powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corythia Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I think Plant, Fire, Illusion in that order. If you aren't worried about damage output till the 40s, Earth with the earth epic does a surprising amount of damage with an amazing amount of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oedipus_tex Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Gravity has very respectable single target damage. Fire or Plant for AoE. Plant is the smoother ride of the two because Fire takes a while to come into its own, often not being a great soloist until the mid 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Rorec Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 My Earth/Storm is my fav controller. If you load up earth with procs it's amazing with storms extra damage. I have 21 procs in my build and big mobs die so fast. With all earth's location AoE's you don't even have to show your face to the mobs. Ppl say planet is the most damaging control set. I'm not so sure 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extor Prime Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Plant or Fire. /Storm needs an AoE immob to really shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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