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Any Ice Builds Out There

rykus83rykus83 Posts: 337 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Power Discussion
im looking for ice power set builds ive hard it doesnt do the best damage and ive heard poeple talking in zone how there ice tanks have not problems holding aggro, ive tried searching for ice builds but most are old so does anyone have ice builds there running that works for them and dont mind posting it here? Oh and if your using that Powerhouse website for your builds I ask u not to post it using it because for some reason my comp dont let me see builds from there all i get is the powerhouse page with every thing blank.
Thank You In Advance:smile:
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  • sagewithbubblessagewithbubbles Posts: 484 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    The topic a few weeks ago inspired me to make an Ice character. Here's the build I've been using so far that I plan to take to 40:


    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 Soldier
    Level 6: Impresario
    Level 9: Negotiator
    Level 12: Amazing Stamina
    Level 15: Acrobat
    Level 18: Healthy Mind
    Level 21: Quick Recovery

    Powers:
    Level 1: Ice Shards
    Level 1: Ice Blast (Rank 2, Hard Frost, Accelerated Metabolism)
    Level 6: Ice Form (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 8: Frost Breath (Frost Bite)
    Level 11: Molecular Self-Assembly
    Level 14: Concentration
    Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 20: Ice Sheath (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 23: Avalanche (Rank 2, Serrated Shards)
    Level 26: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 29: Ice Cage (Sub-Zero Cellblock)
    Level 32: Masterful Dodge
    Level 35: Ice Shield
    Level 38: Toxic Nanites (Rank 2, Rank 3)

    Travel Powers:
    Level 6: Ice Slide (Rank 2, Rank 3)
    Level 35: Athletics (Rank 2)

    Specializations:
    Intelligence: Preparation (2/2)
    Intelligence: Enlightened (3/3)
    Intelligence: Detect Vulnerability (3/3)
    Intelligence: Expertise (2/2)
    Guardian: Fortified Gear (2/3)
    Guardian: Make It Count (3/3)
    Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
    Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
    Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
    Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
    Vindicator: The Rush of Battle (1/3)
    Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
    Vindicator: Offensive Expertise (1/2)
    Mastery: Intelligence Mastery (1/1)

    The combination of Int Mastery with End as a superstat gives you a good combination of all the "energy stats", as the Preparation spec lets your End count towards your equilibrium.

    I've got Dex in there for damage, basically.

    You could use Overdrive (from Power Armor) instead of Molecular Self-Assembly. It'd be better if you're spamming Avalanche, but I created this build to mainly spam Ice Blast. Using MSA as the energy unlock gives more control over when you get your energy, as you can just pop Conviction, then when it comes off cooldown you're ready to go with your energy unlock already ticking.

    I plan on running this with a purple crit severity Unity Primary Offense slotted with a Gambler's Gem, an avoidance Primary Defense with a Gambler's, and a Cooldown reduction Primary Utility with a Cooldown gem. Int's "enough" cost reduction on its own, considering MSA and Concentration, and the build's primary attack (Ice Blast) being fairly cheap.

    Frost Breath things to set up Chill, Avalanche the minions, then start tap-spamming Ice Blast.
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  • rykus83rykus83 Posts: 337 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    seems like a solid build is there another power you would switch frost breath out for because it dosent fit the theme of my character to be using a breath weapon.
  • empyreal11empyreal11 Posts: 26 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Hey Sage, have you tested that stat spread on a Shatter build?

    I haven't bothered testing it, but my feeling is that with Concentration and the now standard 3-stat spread with SS INT, a Shatter build might become more viable, though still probably not worth it. But setting up low-cooldown, consistent Ice Barrier Shatters could be gimmicky/amusing.
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  • rykus83rykus83 Posts: 337 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Im also curious what the builds the ice tanks use, and in the above build is running ice form make you squishy?
  • sagewithbubblessagewithbubbles Posts: 484 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    rykus83 wrote: »
    seems like a solid build is there another power you would switch frost breath out for because it dosent fit the theme of my character to be using a breath weapon.

    Nothing's as good at applying Chill. You could try full-charging Ice Blasts til it applies chill and then start tap-spamming.

    Or use Ice Shield's block, or the advantage on Ice Sheath. Though realistically, most people who build Ice are just going to be spamming Avalanche, and you don't need Chill for that.

    @ Empy: I haven't tried this with Shatter. If I can ever get back on PTS, I might.

    I haven't tried building an Ice tank. Ice Form's squishy.
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  • sagewithbubblessagewithbubbles Posts: 484 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Bleh, hate the new forum button layout. Double-post.
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