newly 50 fire/ice!

[queequeg77]

Heya,

 

After being a devoted scrapper/brute player on live, this was my first ever real blaster, and I'm now sold on the blaster life.

 

So... as I just hit 50, I need some help fine-tuning. I'm not looking to farm or solo AV's, not looking to drop billions of influence, just want to get the most I can out of the build within reason.

 

This is a full-time flyer; with fire's insane damage I have felt no need for the blaps... but you could convince me otherwise. Same on the epic choice of cold, and concealment pool. I'm open to suggestions.

 

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

 

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Fire Blast
Secondary Power Set: Ice Manipulation
Power Pool: Sorcery
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Cold Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Flares -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(3), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Chilblain -- Acc-I(A)
Level 2: Fire Ball -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(7), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(9), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(9), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), PstBls-Dam%(11)
Level 4: Arcane Bolt -- Thn-Acc/Dmg(A), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(13), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 6: Rain of Fire -- Ann-Acc/Dmg(A), Ann-Dmg/Rchg(19), Ann-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Ann-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), Ann-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Ann-ResDeb%(23)
Level 8: Mystic Flight -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 10: Frigid Protection -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(43), Prv-Absorb%(43), Prv-Heal(45)
Level 12: Aim -- GssSynFr--Build%(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 16: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 18: Blaze -- SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprDfnBrr-Dmg/Rchg(25), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), SprDfnBrr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), SprDfnBrr-Rchg/+Status Protect(29)
Level 20: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Tough -- UnbGrd-Max HP%(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(31), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(31), GldArm-3defTpProc(31)
Level 24: Rune of Protection -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(46), ResDam-I(46), ResDam-I(46)
Level 26: Blazing Bolt -- SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(33), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), SprBlsWrt-Rchg/Dmg%(34)
Level 28: Shiver -- PcnoftheT-Acc/Slow(A), PcnoftheT-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(48), PcnoftheT-Acc/EndRdx(48), PcnoftheT--Rchg%(48), PcnoftheT-Dmg/Slow(50), PcnoftheT-Rng/Slow(50)
Level 30: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(34), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(36), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 32: Inferno -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(36), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(37), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Obl-%Dam(39)
Level 35: Freezing Touch -- Lck-Acc/Hold(A), Lck-Acc/Rchg(39), Lck-Rchg/Hold(39), Lck-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(40), Lck-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(40), Lck-%Hold(40)
Level 38: Snow Storm -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 41: Frozen Armor -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(42), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(42), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 44: Hoarfrost -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45), Heal-I(45), Heal-I(50)
Level 47: Stealth -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Quick Form
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A)
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[Vanden]

Well, if you're a full-time flier but your only flight power is Mystic Flight, I'm guessing you have endurance issues, especially if you're running Tough and Weave and make regular use of Snow Storm. There's some things you could do to address that.

 

First, move the Preventive Medicine proc from Frigid Protection to Health. The 50+5 IO in Health is only worth ~1.2 HP per second, so no big loss. Then put another 50 Endmod IO in the open slot in Frigid Protection. In Stamina, the strongest possible IO for one slot is a Performance Shifter proc, so put another one of those there.

 

Next, Shiver is pretty much redundant with Snow Storm, so you could just drop Shiver and move those slots to Snow Storm.

 

Last, grab Hover to use in combat. You're full on pools, but if you drop the Concealment pool you can pick it up, and even keep using it as a LotG mule. This will cost you one LotG slot, though.

 

Now, if you're not attached to the Sorcery pool, that opens up some options. You could drop Sorcery and Concealment; replace Arcane Bolt with Fire Blast, Mystic Flight with Fly, and Stealth and Invisibility with Hover and Afterburner. This would lose you Rune of Protection, though; from how you slotted it I'm guessing you like it, so I'm not sure how willing you'd be to do that.

[queequeg77]

Thanks for the feedback, good info.

 

I really don't have end issues at all, but then again I only have tough for the +def slots and snow storm to get to frozen armor and hoarfrost.

 

On the topic of snow storm vs. shiver... is snow storm a better use of those slots because it's a toggle so it's set it and forget it? According to in game numbers, shiver gives better -rech numbers.

 

Overall on the /ice side, I feel like I hardly use it at all. I love Frigid Protection, especially because it gives a little taunt which is fun to herd up groups for a big inferno. Chillblain is a waste because its dot is so slow and I so rarely use freezing touch that I sometimes forget I have it.

 

I love this character and am currently plowing through DA arcs with her, but I'm wondering if I'd be better off remaking with fire/ plus a secondary that I'd actually use....

 

[Vanden]

Shiver is the stronger power, but as you said Snow Storm unlocks powers in Cold Mastery you actually want.

[Pzn]

15 hours ago, queequeg77 said:

Thanks for the feedback, good info.

 

I really don't have end issues at all, but then again I only have tough for the +def slots and snow storm to get to frozen armor and hoarfrost.

 

On the topic of snow storm vs. shiver... is snow storm a better use of those slots because it's a toggle so it's set it and forget it? According to in game numbers, shiver gives better -rech numbers.

 

Overall on the /ice side, I feel like I hardly use it at all. I love Frigid Protection, especially because it gives a little taunt which is fun to herd up groups for a big inferno. Chillblain is a waste because its dot is so slow and I so rarely use freezing touch that I sometimes forget I have it.

 

I love this character and am currently plowing through DA arcs with her, but I'm wondering if I'd be better off remaking with fire/ plus a secondary that I'd actually use....

 

You could try throwing a bunch of damage procs in freezing touch.  It's not bad if you load it up with them.  Frigid protection is so good it makes the set worth it to me. 

Edited September 1, 2020 by josh1622