Cold Snap: Fire & Ice

raighn

Recently restarted my Ice character and reconceptualized her a bit to be a mixture of Fire & Ice.

Looking to build her as a Rimefire build with some extra utility from Shatter on the random Ice Cages from Ice Form.

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Glacier
Level 6: Field Ops Training
Level 9: Survival Training
Level 12: Sniper Training
Level 15: Coordinated
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Investigator

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Ice Blast (Rank 2, Hard Frost)
Level 6: Heat Wave (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Ice Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Ice Shield
Level 14: Rimefire Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Thermal Reverberation
Level 20: Flashfire (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Inertial Dampening Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Shatter (Rank 2, Crushed Ice)
Level 32: Immolation (Blazing Body)
Level 35: Ice Sheath (Supercooled)
Level 38: Unbreakable

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics
Level 35: Fire Flight

Specializations:
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Modified Gear (2/2)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

Looks okay for a Fire/Ice mix. I wouldn't normally take IDF as the toggle, though for low-end solo content its alright.

I wouldn't consider using Shatter or Heat Wave worthwhile, but ya seem to be set on employing them. I would prob find a way to include Firesnake, regardless.

raighn

After playing her a while, and trying out shatter on her build... I've actually dropped it entirely... I have enough trouble getting Chill to apply for Hard Frost & Rimefire, I don't need shatter removing it from everything in a 50' radius for a small amount of energy return... I guess I can fill the gap created by it with fire snake.

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Intelligence (Primary)
Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Glacier
Level 6: Field Ops Training
Level 9: Survival Training
Level 12: Sniper Training
Level 15: Coordinated
Level 18: Accurate
Level 21: Investigator

Powers:
Level 1: Throw Fire
Level 1: Ice Blast (Rank 2, Hard Frost)
Level 6: Heat Wave (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Ice Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 14: Rimefire Burst (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Thermal Reverberation
Level 20: Flashfire (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Inertial Dampening Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 29: Fire Snake (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Immolation (Blazing Body)
Level 35: Ice Sheath (Supercooled)
Level 38: Unbreakable

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Acrobatics
Level 35: Fire Flight

Specializations:
Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Modified Gear (2/2)
Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

carrionbaggage

Frost Breath (w/ Frost Bite advantage) is useful for on-demand Chill. I find it quite handy in Hard Frost, Rimefire, and/or Shatter builds.

From my limited testing, Supercooled appears to be broken and doesn't guarantee Chill when hit. I'd love to hear whether other players are experiencing the same.​​

raighn

Frost breath is not really within the scope of her concept though...

I'll let you know my experience when I pick it up later