Earth/Nature - Critique my build!

[the1egend1ives]

I've finished a build for my Earth/Nature controller.

 

Defenses are pretty weak because Nature is mostly a +resist set. I've got a lot of -tohit in both Earthquake and Spore Cloud to help mitigate incoming damage. 

 

I focused primarily on getting +recharge from set bonuses because Volcanic Gasses and Waterspout are pseudopets that do insane damage when procs fire, but they have long recharge times. I wanted to have both powers up for every mob encounter. Some people might wonder why I took Leviathan Mastery over a defensive APP like Stone Mastery. I wanted the waterspout for the theme, and that's non-negotiable in my build.

 

I had some extra slots, so I threw them into entangling aura and put 5 unbreakable constraints in there. Is it efficient? No. But I had the money and I wanted more +recharge. 

 

I've tested this build out and I'm able to solo +2x8 mobs. Haven't tested it out further. I sacrificed some damage output in volcanic gasses for recharge. I used to have more procs in it, and the damage was incredible, but it didn't matter because the power wasn't available every fight.

 

I was also able to solo the Kronos titan as a monster in the final mission of World Wide Red. I used lore pets. I was doing damage to the Titan without lore pets, albeit slowly, and my animated stone was tanking most of the heavy hits. But the mission was timed and a defeat all, so I opted to kill him faster.

 

Aloha - Hero Controller
Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.7.4 rev. 9
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Primary powerset: Earth Control Secondary powerset: Nature Affinity Pool powerset (#1): Speed Pool powerset (#2): Leaping Pool powerset (#3): Leadership Pool powerset (#4): Flight Epic powerset: Leviathan Mastery

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Powers taken:

Level 1: Fossilize
A: Apocalypse: Chance of Damage(Negative)3: Apocalypse: Damage/Recharge3: Apocalypse: Damage/Endurance5: Apocalypse: Damage5: Apocalypse: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy

Level 1: Corrosive Enzymes
(Empty)

Level 2: Regrowth
A: Preventive Medicine: Heal/RechargeTime9: Preventive Medicine: Chance for +Absorb11: Preventive Medicine: Heal/Endurance11: Preventive Medicine: Endurance/RechargeTime13: Preventive Medicine: Heal13: Preventive Medicine: Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance

Level 4: Stone Cages
A: Ragnarok: Recharge/Accuracy15: Ragnarok: Damage/Endurance15: Ragnarok: Damage17: Ragnarok: Damage/Recharge17: Ragnarok: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy

Level 6: Wild Growth
A: Gladiator's Armor: Resistance19: Gladiator's Armor: End/Resist19: Gladiator's Armor: Recharge/Resist21: Gladiator's Armor: Recharge/Endurance21: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)23: Gladiator's Armor: Resistance/Rech/End

Level 8: Hasten
A: Invention: Recharge Reduction23: Invention: Recharge Reduction

Level 10: Spore Cloud
A: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff25: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff/Endurance25: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff/Recharge27: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance27: Dark Watcher's Despair: Recharge/Endurance

Level 12: Stalagmites
A: Superior Overpowering Presence: Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance/RechargeTime29: Superior Overpowering Presence: Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance29: Superior Overpowering Presence: Endurance/RechargeTime31: Superior Overpowering Presence: Control Duration/RechargeTime31: Superior Overpowering Presence: Accuracy/Control Duration31: Superior Overpowering Presence: RechargeTime/Energy Font

Level 14: Combat Jumping
A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed33: Shield Wall: +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)

Level 16: Maneuvers
A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed33: Kismet: Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Earthquake
A: Force Feedback: Chance for +Recharge33: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff34: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff/Recharge34: Dark Watcher's Despair: To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance34: Dark Watcher's Despair: Recharge/Endurance

Level 20: Wild Bastion
A: Panacea: Heal/Endurance/Recharge36: Panacea: Heal/Endurance36: Panacea: Endurance/Recharge36: Panacea: Heal/Recharge37: Panacea: Heal

Level 22: Volcanic Gasses
A: Superior Will of the Controller: Control Duration/Recharge37: Superior Will of the Controller: Recharge/Chance for Psionic Damage37: Superior Will of the Controller: Accuracy/Control Duration/Endurance/Recharge39: Superior Will of the Controller: Accuracy/Control Duration39: Superior Will of the Controller: Endurance/Recharge39: Unbreakable Constraint: Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 24: Rebirth
A: Panacea: Endurance/Recharge40: Panacea: Heal/Endurance40: Panacea: Heal/Recharge40: Panacea: Heal/Endurance/Recharge42: Panacea: Heal

Level 26: Animate Stone
A: Soulbound Allegiance: Chance for Build Up42: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Damage42: Expedient Reinforcement: Damage/Endurance43: Expedient Reinforcement: Endurance/Damage/Recharge43: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Recharge43: Expedient Reinforcement: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 28: Entangling Aura
A: Unbreakable Constraint: Hold/Recharge45: Unbreakable Constraint: Hold45: Unbreakable Constraint: Hold/Recharge/Accuracy45: Unbreakable Constraint: Hold/Endurance46: Unbreakable Constraint: Recharge/Accuracy

Level 30: Overgrowth
A: Invention: Recharge Reduction46: Invention: Recharge Reduction

Level 32: Tactics
A: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up

Level 35: Water Spout
A: Achilles' Heel: Chance for Res Debuff46: Touch of Lady Grey: Chance for Negative Damage48: Javelin Volley: Chance of Damage(Lethal)48: Annihilation: Chance for Res Debuff48: Positron's Blast: Chance of Damage(Energy)50: Superior Frozen Blast: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 38: Vengeance
A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 41: Shark Skin
A: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3%50: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/Endurance50: Unbreakable Guard: +Max HP

Level 44: Hover
A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 47: Fly
A: Blessing of the Zephyr: Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 49: Evasive Maneuvers
A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

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Inherents:

Level 1: Containment

Level 1: Brawl
(Empty)

Level 1: Sprint
(Empty)

Level 2: Rest
(Empty)

Level 1: Swift
(Empty)

Level 1: Hurdle
(Empty)

Level 1: Health
(Empty)(Empty)(Empty)

Level 1: Stamina
(Empty)(Empty)

Level 47: Afterburner

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Edited May 22 by the1egend1ives

[Doomguide2005]

     I need to take a closer look at this.  Long time Earth control fan and very much enjoying my Symphony/NAff.  But have to do that later with access to the desktop rather than this phone.  Want to play around with Fossilize and see how much recharge you actually lose as Fossilize hits hard using procs