Thermal/Ice: Should I run this combo on a Defender or Corruptor?

[Arcadian-Prime]

Howdy all!

 

After playing with creator, I decided I love the aesthetics of this combo. I’m just torn on whether to do it on a Corruptor or Defender!

 

Defender:

Pros - Higher debuff and buff modifiers. Higher defensive modifiers, so easier to hit soft caps. Opens up the option to proc out more of Ice Blast’s attacks. Can close the damage gap a bit. Defender ATO adds an additional heal to an Ice Blast Attack.

 

Corruptor:

Pros - Moarrrrr damage. Scourge works well with ice’s rains. Corruptor ATO can be split up into sets of 3 for some extra recharge. The only negative I can really think of is that Thermal doesn’t really have any CC tools to keep baddies on Ice’s rains. I’m not sure if Ice’s rains are good enough at slowing enemies for that.

 

The only other secondaries I’ve thought of that MIGHT replace Ice Blast are Sonic and Dark.

 

Please let me know your thought/suggestions!

[StriderIV]

Funny, I’ve been thinking of this exact same combo myself. Very thematic. I feel like it can work well with either archetype. A lot of it might have to do with how much the value changes on Thermal’s powers from Defender to Corruptor. That being said…

 

Thermal strikes me as a true “Team” powerset that is meant to really shine in group play. In that case, I would think a Defender would be the way to go. Get the bigger value on shields/buffs/debuffs/heals. 
 

Just my 2 cents though! I’ll leave it to the pros.

[Arcadian-Prime]

2 hours ago, StriderIV said:

Funny, I’ve been thinking of this exact same combo myself. Very thematic. I feel like it can work well with either archetype. A lot of it might have to do with how much the value changes on Thermal’s powers from Defender to Corruptor. That being said…

 

Thermal strikes me as a true “Team” powerset that is meant to really shine in group play. In that case, I would think a Defender would be the way to go. Get the bigger value on shields/buffs/debuffs/heals. 
 

Just my 2 cents though! I’ll leave it to the pros.

I was thinking this. I just know Ice works great with Scourge, so that might mush Corruptor's ahead. But Ice is also proc friendly, which could be great on a Defender.

 

As for the values, does anyone know the value changes for Thermal from Defender to Corruptor, or where I can find them? For example, I know the value for Sleet in Cold is the same for both of them, making it fit nicely on a Corruptor since you don't lose much.

 

[StriderIV]

13 hours ago, Arcadian-Prime said:

I was thinking this. I just know Ice works great with Scourge, so that might mush Corruptor's ahead. But Ice is also proc friendly, which could be great on a Defender.

 

As for the values, does anyone know the value changes for Thermal from Defender to Corruptor, or where I can find them? For example, I know the value for Sleet in Cold is the same for both of them, making it fit nicely on a Corruptor since you don't lose much.

 

Yeah I know that about Cold. Not sure about Thermal value changes though. I think all are better on a Defender, but the -regen is the same?