Best -res powers

[Tankshock]

I'm thinking of powers like Slowed Response, Enervating Field, Sleet, Tar Patch, and Disruption Field.  Am I missing any other big ones?

[Panache]

Off the top of my head:

Sonic Blast (most of the set)

Sonic Siphon

Melt Armor

Corrosive Enzymes

Acid Mortar

A whole bunch of Trick Arrow

Edited May 28, 2022 by Panache

[Ignatz the Insane]

Also:

Heat Loss.  

Anguishing Cry. 

Envenom.

Freezing Rain. 

[Tankshock]

Thank you, folks.  Needed some new concepts.

[Uun]

There are four buff/debuff sets that have multiple -res powers. Poison offers the highest total vs. single targets and Cold offers the highest total vs. multiple targets, although Heat Loss has a 6 minute recharge so can't be made perma.  There are two blast sets with -res. Sonic offers the most, as 6 of its 9 attacks provide -res, but Beam also provides -regen. The highest -res combo vs. single targets would be Poison/Sonic. These are all defender numbers:

 

Poison

Envenom:  -40% (ST) / -20% (8 ft AoE)

Venomous Gas:  -25% (15 ft PBAoE toggle)

 

Sonic Resonance

Sonic Siphon:  -30% (ST)

Disruption Field:  -30% (15 ft Ally AoE toggle)

Cold

Sleet:  -30% (20 ft AoE)

Heat Loss:  -30% (20 ft AoE)

 

Trick Arrow

Entangling Arrow:   -20% (ST)

Disruption Arrow:  -40% (25 ft AoE)

 

Sonic Blast

4 ST, 1 cone, 1 AoE:  -20% each (stack with each other), 5-12 sec duration (20 sec for Dreadful Wail)

 

Beam Rifle

Piercing Beam:  -20% (5 deg cone), 10 sec duration

[catsi563]

Dont forget Enervating field  
Toggle: Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: -Dam, -Res

 

And howling twilight

 

 

 

 

[Uun]

22 minutes ago, catsi563 said:

And howling twilight

Howling Twilight doesn't have -res

[Tankshock]

They probably meant Tar Patch.

[catsi563]

they changed it HT used to be a massive DR debuff on targets  made it a real AV killer.   means they moved the -DR to Tar patch when i wasnt looking

[Hedgefund]

VEAT Soldier Venom Grenade is worth mentioning.  Add Shatter Armor from Mace Mastery and they enfluffify a hard target.

 

A very nice, surprising source of -res is Bio's Evolving Armor.  Obviously it doesn't compare to a debuff set but the -7.5 debuff is quite noticable.  Blaster Sonic Manipulation.Disruption Aura is even better.

 

Any change to HT came before I joined in I7.  The DM defender I made back then did not have -res in HT.

[MoonSheep]

poison/sonic defender would generate absurds amount of -res. it would deal close to zero damage though

 

i made a poison/fire which i found to be a good middle ground. fitting in a few -res procs adds to the fun. goes great with a kin on the team

[Uun]

2 hours ago, catsi563 said:

they changed it HT used to be a massive DR debuff on targets  made it a real AV killer.   means they moved the -DR to Tar patch when i wasnt looking

I don't believe so. Howling Twilight has always had -regen (making in an AV killer) and Tar Patch has always had -res. I just checked the Prima Guides from CoH and CoV launch.