Pick a combination for me...

[WitchofDread]

Its time for a new controller, so help me choose!

 

Dark Control

Earth Control

 

Poison

Radiation Emission

Cold Domination

[Ringo]

Earth/Rad would be my first pick.  Rad is a great set that can feel a bit unwieldy to play due to the anchor toggles.  Earth is a pure control set that has a great slow patch in Quicksand with layered control stuns, holds, and knockdown meaning anything less than an AV is going to stay exactly where you want them.  The messiness of /Rad solved!

Also as an Earth controller you won't be doing *any* damage so none of those "I just debuffed that group only to kill them, what a waste" working against yourself bad feels! Instead, you lock 'em down, you debuff, and everyone asks if they can up the diffculty because it's too easy.

 

Job well done, controller!

[Psyonico]

Depends on what your want to do with it...

 

I've been eyeing an Earth/Cold for a couple days, myself.

[BurningDezire]

  On 9/21/2022 at 1:12 AM, Psyonico said:

Depends on what your want to do with it...

 

I've been eyeing an Earth/Cold for a couple days, myself.

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I love my Earth/Cold troller. Very fun. Especially in HM ITFs.

[ZorkNemesis]

Dark/Cold sounds like good synergy.  +Def shields and aura and -ToHit control effects.

[WitchofDread]

So after some juggling i have produced the following Dark/Cold/Ice build.

 

Hasten is perma, Benumb is 3.37 secs off being perma, and Heat Loss im not so sure as Mids isnt showing for me.

 

Capped S/L/Ranged Def.

 

There wont be any end issues with Heat Loss, but could really use Ageless for the extra Rech, but Clarion would probably be better suited.

 

Thought?

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This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.6
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Darkness Control
Secondary Power Set: Cold Domination
Power Pool: Sorcery
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Ancillary Pool: Ice Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1:    Dark Grasp    
 (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
 (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
 (3) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
 (5) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
 (5) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)
 (7) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 1:    Infrigidate    
 (A) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
 (7) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
 (9) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
 (9) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
 (11) Ice Mistral's Torment - Chance for Cold Damage

Level 2:    Living Shadows    
 (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
 (11) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
 (13) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
 (13) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (15) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
 (15) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 4:    Mystic Flight    
 (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
 (17) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 6:    Possess    
 (A) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused
 (17) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge
 (19) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge/Accuracy
 (19) Coercive Persuasion  - Recharge/Accuracy
 (21) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Endurance
 (21) Coercive Persuasion  - Contagious Confusion

Level 8:    Fearsome Stare    
 (A) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration
 (23) Superior Will of the Controller - Control Duration/Recharge
 (23) Superior Will of the Controller - Endurance/Recharge
 (25) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance
 (25) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance/Recharge
 (27) Superior Will of the Controller - Recharge/Chance for Psionic Damage

Level 10:    Hasten    
 (A) Recharge Reduction IO
 (27) Recharge Reduction IO
 (50) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12:    Heart of Darkness    
 (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
 (29) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
 (31) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
 (31) Fury of the Gladiator - Chance for Res Debuff
 (31) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

Level 14:    Kick    
 (A) Empty

Level 16:    Tough    
 (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
 (33) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 18:    Haunt    
 (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
 (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
 (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
 (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
 (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets

Level 20:    Arctic Fog    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
 (36) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 22:    Weave    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
 (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
 (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 24:    Hover    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 26:    Shadow Field    
 (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 28:    Benumb    
 (A) Accuracy IO
 (37) Recharge Reduction IO
 (37) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30:    Ice Shield    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 32:    Umbra Beast    
 (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
 (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
 (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
 (39) Soulbound Allegiance - Chance for Build Up
 (40) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 35:    Sleet    
 (A) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 38:    Heat Loss    
 (A) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge
 (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance
 (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge
 (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance
 (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
 (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge

Level 41:    Ice Blast    
 (A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
 (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
 (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
 (43) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
 (45) Apocalypse - Recharge/Accuracy
 (45) Gladiator's Javelin - Chance of Damage(Toxic)

Level 44:    Frozen Armor    
 (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
 (45) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
 (46) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
 (46) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
 (46) Red Fortune - Defense
 (48) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 47:    Ice Storm    
 (A) Ragnarok - Damage
 (48) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
 (48) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
 (50) Ragnarok - Recharge/Accuracy
 (50) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance

Level 49:    Glacial Shield    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 1:    Containment    
Level 1:    Brawl    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Sprint    
 (A) Empty

Level 2:    Rest    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Swift    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Hurdle    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Health    
 (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 1:    Stamina    
 (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 50:    Nerve Core Paragon    
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Alternatively i do have a variant that uses Stone Mastery, Def is all the same but i have slotted Force Feedback: +Rech into Fissure which knocks all the global rech issues out of the park.

 

I'm not sure overall which would Epic set would offer the more damage overall.

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This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.6
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Darkness Control
Secondary Power Set: Cold Domination
Power Pool: Sorcery
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Stone Mastery

Hero Profile:
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Level 1:    Dark Grasp    
 (A) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
 (3) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
 (3) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
 (5) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
 (5) Apocalypse - Recharge/Accuracy
 (7) Unbreakable Constraint - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 1:    Infrigidate    
 (A) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage
 (7) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
 (9) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
 (9) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
 (11) Ice Mistral's Torment - Chance for Cold Damage

Level 2:    Living Shadows    
 (A) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage
 (11) Artillery - Damage/Endurance
 (13) Artillery - Damage/Recharge
 (13) Artillery - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (15) Artillery - Accuracy/Recharge/Range
 (15) Artillery - Endurance/Recharge/Range

Level 4:    Mystic Flight    
 (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
 (50) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance

Level 6:    Possess    
 (A) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused
 (17) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge
 (17) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Recharge/Accuracy
 (19) Coercive Persuasion  - Recharge/Accuracy
 (19) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Endurance
 (21) Coercive Persuasion  - Contagious Confusion

Level 8:    Fearsome Stare    
 (A) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration
 (21) Superior Will of the Controller - Control Duration/Recharge
 (23) Superior Will of the Controller - Endurance/Recharge
 (23) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance
 (25) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance/Recharge
 (25) Superior Will of the Controller - Recharge/Chance for Psionic Damage

Level 10:    Hasten    
 (A) Recharge Reduction IO
 (27) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12:    Heart of Darkness    
 (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
 (29) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
 (29) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
 (31) Fury of the Gladiator - Chance for Res Debuff
 (31) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

Level 14:    Kick    
 (A) Empty

Level 16:    Tough    
 (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
 (31) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)

Level 18:    Haunt    
 (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
 (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
 (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Damage/Endurance
 (33) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
 (34) Expedient Reinforcement - Resist Bonus Aura for Pets

Level 20:    Arctic Fog    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
 (34) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 22:    Weave    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
 (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
 (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance

Level 24:    Combat Jumping    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 26:    Shadow Field    
 (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 28:    Benumb    
 (A) Accuracy IO
 (36) Recharge Reduction IO
 (37) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 30:    Ice Shield    
 (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 32:    Umbra Beast    
 (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
 (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
 (37) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
 (39) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
 (39) Soulbound Allegiance - Chance for Build Up
 (39) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 35:    Sleet    
 (A) Analyze Weakness - Accuracy/Recharge

Level 38:    Heat Loss    
 (A) Preemptive Optimization - Accuracy/Recharge
 (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance
 (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Recharge
 (40) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Endurance
 (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
 (42) Preemptive Optimization - EndMod/Endurance/Recharge

Level 41:    Fissure    
 (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
 (42) Explosive Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
 (43) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
 (43) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
 (43) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
 (45) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage

Level 44:    Seismic Smash    
 (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
 (45) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
 (45) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
 (46) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
 (46) Gladiator's Strike - Chance for Smashing Damage
 (46) Ghost Widow's Embrace - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

Level 47:    Rock Armor    
 (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
 (48) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
 (48) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
 (48) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
 (50) Red Fortune - Defense
 (50) Red Fortune - Endurance

Level 49:    Earth's Embrace    
 (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 1:    Containment    
Level 1:    Brawl    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Sprint    
 (A) Empty

Level 2:    Rest    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Swift    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Hurdle    
 (A) Empty

Level 1:    Health    
 (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 1:    Stamina    
 (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 50:    Nerve Core Paragon    
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Edited September 21, 2022 by WitchofDread

[Guffnat]

I’d go with Stone Mastery. It’s just too crunchy to be skipped.