My little Yeti

vonqball

So, yeah.... I made a yeti. Just leveling him up and he's seem to be working out well so far....

PowerHouse   (Link to this build)

Name:

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Endurance (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Behemoth
Level 6: Physical Conditioning
Level 9: Boundless Reserves
Level 12: Quick Recovery
Level 15: Acrobat
Level 18:
Level 21:

Powers:
Level 1: Clobber
Level 1: Roomsweeper (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Defiance
Level 8: Mighty Leap (Crippling Challenge)
Level 11: Frost Breath (Frost Bite, Challenging Strikes)
Level 14: Enrage (Endorphin Rush)
Level 17: Haymaker (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Icy Embrace
Level 23: Ice Barrier (Frigid Freedom)
Level 26:
Level 29:
Level 32:
Level 35:
Level 38:

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Superjump
Level 35:

Specializations:
Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
Strength: Aggression (2/2)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (3/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: Tenacious (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)

I'm not too familiar with the ice set tho... kinda wondering if ice barrier is worth it for a tank. Also, is fractal aegis worth losing UR for?

He doesn't have a self-heal yet (other that ice barrier). Once I get my crit chance up I'll take conviction. Not too sure which AD I'll end up taking.
Was considering switching Haymaker to Massacre.. but I don't really want to have to add shred as well.

Gonna go the wardicator route, + stength mastery.... nothing too fancy, but effective.

vonqball

I was considering taking a HW power to apply clinging flames, then throwing in Rimefire... but eruption doesn't appear to apply cf too reliably

flowcyto

UR vs. Fractal: dunno man, they do entirely diff things. Depends if ya want more burst dps or more tank cds.

May want to try the revamped Ice Wall and see how it performs up-close. iirc, it tends to tick more often if cast in melee range of ur target. The build looks pretty good so far.

vonqball

Ice wall hey?! I remember playing around with that on my old elemage... not sure if that was before any changes tho.

What are peoples' thoughts on Ice barrier?

Yeah, the UR vs FA question is one I don't really have to face for a bit... probably gonna try FA and see how I like it (since I've made a fair few builds w UR).

flowcyto

Ice Barrier seems pretty nice now as an AD, though its better w/ Cold Snap, and its still a bit more situational than MD or Unbreakable.

vonqball

What?! Ice Barrier is an AD?! No idea how that little fact got by me.
I wonder about my eyeballs->brain connection sometimes.

vonqball

So, is the idea with ice wall to take the frozen footprints advantage and run around yer melee target?

flowcyto

I'm not sure how well the Frozen Footstep adv works now. It may result in less ticks when up-close than usual. I'd test it out in the PH and see how often it procs vs. the normal version. It may be more for pvp, based on the mechanics.

vonqball

It does look like frozen footprints might be better vs big mobs. Gonna do some more experimentin.