Knockdown AoE Toggle Spammer Question?

[Zeraphia]

So I was doing a Kin/Sonic Defender, and I thought... "hmm, what if I decide to KB->KD both Repel and Whirlwind together to create a toggle AoE knockdown spammer?"

 

Has anyone tried this or given it some thought? Would love the input as to if this is feasible/viable!

[MTeague]

Keep in mind your END is drained everytime it hits a target.  And I do not think that drain can be reduced.  So you may be able to dive into a pile and chain-knockdown them .... for a short bit... but I'd expect to be completely end drained before long.

[roleki]

I've put KB:KD in Repel and while it works, it's a bit too spotty and endurance-hogging to rely on as a soft control.  That said, my Fire/FF has like 60 knockdown powers (Repel+KB:KD among them) and it's like popcorn city when he gets into melee range, so MAYBE Whirlwind + Repel would make it a reliable tactic?

[Gulbasaur]

If you want an overpowered knockdown defender build, have a look at storm/water.

 

Storm benefits hugely from recharge and has a lot of knockback/down. Storm and water both take the knockback +recharge proc in several powers so you end up with +100 recharge pretty much permanently. Water also has a self-heal, which can take a +endurance proc, making it very self-sufficient.

 

Freezing rain keeps enemies knocked down and lowers resistance so whirlpool obliterates them. Later, you get tornado (more damage, more knockdown) and lightning storm (more damage, more knockdown).

Edited June 13, 2020 by Gulbasaur