DCUO Guide: Ice Might DPS In 2022

[@ObsidianChill]

0:00 Start 2:50 Melee Loadout 5:17 Melee Rotation 10:38 Single Target Loadout 14:24 Single Target Rotation 18:09 All-Round Loadout & Rotation

[@e_hs]

Empowered channeling of ally superman now cover frost blast as well, does that mean Frostblast is revived lol

[@ObsidianChill]

@@e_hs unless you really like the power no, the issue is then you are using a ally passive just for frostblast instead of aquaman which leads to way more dmg because you are using IE so often to lower the cooldown on your ally. An ally will do way more dmg than frostblast.

[@iphonezxz]

Stat points?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@iphonezxz the same for every might power. dps crits>might>iconics/movement>health

[@Bt341]

Why didn’t you show a ranged loadout?

[@FLUXXEUS]

I legitimately used your ice guide from a year ago just yesterday and I see this 😂

[@christopher8397]

I'm super interested in seeing your updated water and electric guides. I love your content, keep up the good work.

[@Destructo-yo5fj]

I saw you testing this and quantum. Keep up the good work

[@wescreppel7341]

We’ll look at me in the background testing an electric load out lol

[@patd2331]

What you mentioned about ice boulder strike not hitting with large character models, I also noticed with mass detonation with fire, sometimes after casting mass det, no damage would register, it would only say immune

[@specktersdestiny9409]

ObsidianChill I appreciate your time in making god build for Dcuo. Keep up the good work

[@dpshuh7494]

Switched from munitions might today loved it

[@UnitedFan2]

I use the heat vision with Solar Amplifier alongside Transformation and Strategist cards for my arts. I would use freezing breath but I’m kind of waiting for them to make a new artefact that’s freezing breath based tbh.

[@pypbfreddie2796]

That would b a great idea actually

[@d4ngerouslyours]

99% sure they won’t do that

[@Wolf.Vision]

@@d4ngerouslyours Why?

[@viltrumite3790]

that would be great i love using freezing breath its op

[@tonyphills6075]

Question, is I still OP because I've been in Earth tank for far too long and it's either going to be electricity or ice?

[@V.1D]

i truly appreciate you for you and your content, keep it up, please its great

[@Eddie_Joe]

Hey just wanted to drop a shout out. Vagenda sent me here.

[@TheLQGaming]

10:52 Personally I don't rate Neo-Venom Boost for Ice Might at all, unless its for hallway adds and you have a lot of travelling around to do. Ice Elemental just has the superior buff and duration, and it doesn't stack well enough having both to warrant using Neo-Venom over Speed Drain or Blizzard (while in IE form).

[@grog8740]

Would love to see a celestial guide next :D

[@DECEPTICONUK]

Class bro, keep up the good work

[@mgs1398]

Just wanna make this comment now cus I’m sure you’re gunna do an updated Hard Light as well, but you need to update the ranged LO. I’ve contemplated making a video myself but you’d reach a much bigger audience more easily so yeah. The range LO you’ve always used is ram-combo fan clipped with ram-combo fan… but I’ve found that impact-combo chainsaw clipped with impact-combo chainsaw does much more damage. I believe the reason is because chainsaw is considered a melee ability, but because you’re clipping the chainsaw animation with impact again, you’re able to stay at maxed range. Getting the clipping down can be tricky but once you’ve got it down it’s pretty simple. For a range build for adds (so like for elite content where you can’t melee for pretty much the entire raid) my LO from left to right is robot sidekick-phase dodge-light barrier-light weight strike-impact-neo venom. The rotation is simple, just clip light weight strike, barrier, and PD together. Tap triangle to get out of PD and go into impact. You don’t HAVE to do this but I like to get the little bit of extra SC regen from Lightweight Strike. For a more hybrid build (a boss fight with some adds in between like Perpetua) my LO from Left to right is robot sidekick-light barrier-impact-neo-grasping-hand clap. Basically when adds are out you do the impact-chainsaw spam, and on the boss itself you do the traditional gh-gh hold-hand clap-clap-clap clipped back into gh. Just wanted to share this because this little rotation has muuuuuch more potential then ram-fan over and over. For comparison, on 5 targets my average parse over 6 parses (CR 275, 152975 base might, rank 200 trans strat and grim) with ram-fan averages about 152k (my lows are like 140s highs are 160s, depends on the strategist procs really.) whereas the impact-chainsaw rotation over 6 parses averages about 200k (my lowest parse was like 180k highest is consistently about 220k). So as you can see it’s a pretty substantial difference. In fact when this rotation parses consistently high, it’s hitting almost melee numbers (albeit somewhat low parses for melee, still it’s pretty respectable). So yeah, give this a shot in your testing and have a go at it for yourself. One concession i will make however is that it’s veryyy power intensive. I get around this by using cyborg and Batman who laughs ally passives, so I rarely have power issues in content but if you don’t have those leveled or don’t have your might/power stat maxed out with stat points then it can be tough to keep up. However I wanna reiterate that this rotation can be used from MAX range and is much more competitive. Hope you see this! lol

[@mallwilliams8695]

Have u tried grim. Trans, quis? And if ur using strike why not use strat , trans , quis?

[@mgs1398]

@@mallwilliams8695 I missed double xp week, but yes quis is better than trans, I just missed the opportunity to fortify my 200 grim into it. I’m leveling my quis now slowly but if you have grim leveled it’s perfectly viable. Grim AND quis is overkill, besides the constant ticks from impact on multiple adds gives manyyyy opportunities for strat to proc so I think the “perfect” combo for Light would be Trans Strat and Quis. As far as my rotation goes, the meat of it is the impact spam. Literally all of the other powers on the LO just boils down to preference, I was just showing mines specifically.

[@mallwilliams8695]

@@mgs1398 i run impact ,chompers, light weight strike, freeze breath , grasp and hc Quis, trans, strat...im leveling the flute ...i have 4 other arts at 200 bit they irrelevant now

[@mgs1398]

@@mallwilliams8695 yeah your LO is similar to my "hybrid" build as far as having grasp and hc on the LO as well. Only reason I don't run chompers is because grim applies my PI anyways, but when I level quit I planned on testing it out. As far as freeze breathe goes I'm already forced to use that on my rage toon n I don't really like it so I just opted not to use it for HL lol. I don't think flute really benefits us tho because our "best" SC is Neo venom and it doesn't proc flute. I do have my gemini leveled tho for swapping.

[@covenant1384]

Hv, avalanche, glacier, frost blast, robot and ice ELEMENTAL....one loadout. It's solid. 3 power rotation after leading with frost blast

[@ObsidianChill]

Quantum is Next

[@AnubisA.A]

I wanna see Sorcery pet build 😭

[@Geoforcee100]

oo nice i need one for quantum aoe :O

[@flexbori]

@@Geoforcee100 whirling dervish tap melee > d wave > sonic cry > a wave repeat.

[@Geoforcee100]

@@flexbori thnxs!!!

[@Tazzmanian71]

Need a Quantum that has to do with might and flight most of these have to do with speed loadouts and precision

[@kamronpatterson9380]

About time I been waiting for someone to do might lo i ain’t doing prec lo I’m waiting for hL water or quantum lo

[@generalfuerza135]

Esperando la de fuego y gracias por tus videos ayudan mucho

[@poetixmind]

Nice. My wish is they redo solar amplifier to work on all the iconic powers. So we don't always have to use heat vision. Would Like to see some frost breath or sonic scream . I know, I know balancing nightmare but I can wish. If we're not running heat vision. What can we replace it with

[@meeeandmyselffff]

Or frost breath turned into fire breath

[@rajingambit3855]

Yes want to see wat u put together for nature cause that my og power n my favorite healing power healing part is amazing but the dps not so great in my opinion u have to a lot to dps wit nature lolol can’t wait

[@slappy6105]

Idk if it's a console thing or not but eog doesn't pop hundred percent of the time when I'm using why is that??

[@ObsidianChill]

You need to be in combat for EoG to proc, are you hitting a sc before another power or before you hit an add

[@slappy6105]

@@ObsidianChill before another power

[@isthisnametaken9965]

@@slappy6105 it does apply, it’s just the circle glitches. It won’t appear in your screen but as long as you in combat it’ll work

[@chrisedwards5447]

*Please Do Fire Next* We don't get enough shine

[@perkydre9063]

Fire has been the same forever Spontaneous Combustion, HV,Absorb Heat and snuff out

[@chrisedwards5447]

@@perkydre9063 Thats not gonna cut it for a multi target loadout

[@TheRoreaga]

I used to love ice might, but it doesn't even come close to the prec side so I haven't been might with it for a few years. Even my sorc prec pet build destroys it, and that's without trans, strat, eog.

[@marceloamado6223]

Great video! I am coming back to the game and was wondering what power was the least artifact reliant, what I mean Is what powers perform good with just a few key artifacts? This way I can focus on just a few and not feel like I am not contributing enough to the party dps wise.

[@covenant1384]

Ice is a solid dps.

[@mattacer]

nice timing

[@nycetymez9216]

that loadout only works for open world if that an u gotta have good arts elites u loose damage in the raid

[@ObsidianChill]

you need good arts for any dps power, that isn't just the case for Ice

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

Do you have any loadouts that don't rely on super speed with whirling dervish?

[@NickKice]

Why use Heat Vision? If I do not have the solar amplifier is it still viable? Is there an artifact that will enhance Freezing Breath like Solar Amplifier does for Heat Vision?

[@dejferd]

rage next please and thank you

[@C2player]

Making changes for sure thanks man! ...btw, what material are you using on chest & legs? ...looks 👍

[@ObsidianChill]

Zeus Source Chroma

[@twoawesomeninjas168]

Are you planning on doing fire DPS anytime soon?

[@ObeyDC]

would fire or earth be better for survival mode might wise

[@Its_Kayd]

Can u do earth next

[@user-fp7to2hp3x]

Do you think ice prec is better dps than might? I’m might rn but doing so many channels in content and having to cancel them so often for mechs like especially in the 2 new raids I feel like I’m missing out on damage. Tswe and tsde also the same so many room mechs on all the bosses, popping golem and then going into a channel, sure you can cancel it with a weapon tap but that time can get you killed where with prec u can just roll mid flurry and have constant movement Just curious on your thoughts, staying ice for the tanking but thinking of going ice prec for the survivability in e and e+, people tell me not to because golem is so strong but that don’t matter if I pop golem then by time i can movie im dead in nerons lava or alices ankh lol

[@barrieh4562]

I can’t use melee attacks how to fix? Ps4

[@Raven078]

Thank you! 🙏 Saving!!

[@dunaspower]

Thanks! Which allies for single or adds loadout? Ty!

[@ObsidianChill]

for non boss you can use superman or cyborg for both single and adds but on boss fights you want krypto/hol bot

[@Rei_Tatekei]

Thoughts on Frost Blast, too inconsistent?

[@ObsidianChill]

too long of an animation and there are plenty of mechanics in raids that can cancel/interrupt FB and there is still a bug where you can clip it too early and when all that happens its a huge damage loss. If it worked like Fire's Fireburst it would be fine.

[@malakhi3911]

Finallyyyyy

[@lickuponherps]

Is it better to jump cancel heat vision for single Target since the explosion doesn't add the DOT

[@ObsidianChill]

it does apply the dot if your solar amplifier is 160-200

[@Lirus86]

I need one video for Nature dps... please?

[@christopherjames7413]

How you get that super speed color thingy lol

[@e_hs]

A bit of side track, I'm preparing a battletroll for SM, I have Claw, so how around how many vit do I need to keep the group going?

[@brishawn8571]

Battle Trolls imo doesn’t need to spec in vit as you’re not really giving power, with a loadout if you’re running the usual dps gear in controller role.

[@Dcuo-sy1yb]

Whens hl getting a new video

[@ImGarryIsMe]

@ObsidianChillDCUO for the ice melee loadout is there anything that can replace whirling dervish and still be as viable or not too much of a dmg loss of an ability to use?

[@ObsidianChill]

artic gust, then you can drop freezing breath too just do avalance- ice boulder strike - gust repeat

[@ImGarryIsMe]

Ok ty! also with the ice st do both burn pi and the frostbite pi be applied at the same time or is it 1 pi at a time you can have applied?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@ImGarryIsMe you can have both

[@ImGarryIsMe]

Ok ty alot, i wasn't sure😅

[@ajadams3297]

When are you doing hybrid load outs for each power

[@ObsidianChill]

when hybrid is better :D you can pull off gadgets prec and a couple other powers with Computu HUD artifact but hybrid in general is awkward

[@mfbinc]

hope they make some changes so that we can get away from dervish and RS in every build. gets boring

[@Shiftybreezy]

So for single target on prec or might I can use quizlet instead of grim?

[@flexbori]

Quiz

[@nwo4L]

I know you only do elite load outs but what about normal loads with the powers for non elite people who want to use only the powers rotation for that power lol

[@ObsidianChill]

freezing breath is a ice power :P technically

[@nwo4L]

@@ObsidianChill ty ill just do one power lol

[@mody2999]

can i change strategist card for Quislet in single target ?

[@ObsidianChill]

you'll lose some damage but you can yes

[@marlinzygula2658]

man i got to tell you in a serious harder t6 raid man your not going to be circling adds your gonna want to be away from them whirling winds for like t4 t5

[@joetavares3924]

lets see electricity

[@godofwar6682]

Hello! Can you say this is the current guide for today?

[@ObsidianChill]

yes, nothing has changed at all

[@godofwar6682]

Thx man!

[@bluejay665]

Hey, is ice might better than precision?

[@setatimerforonehour]

anything is better than precision

[@zachary9141]

Can you do celes? Or is it still the same as before?

[@Tarzanicc]

he said he’s going to do all powers just might aspect of them

[@ObsidianChill]

absolutely nothing has changed with Celes besides Allies so I will still make a video on it but it wont be high up on the list to start

[@zachary9141]

@@ObsidianChill cool thank you, I'll still got your other vids lo on I'll stick with it

[@karacooper8710]

what I've noticed is that krypto teleports and leave the orange circle while hol bot stays at your side if you're midrange.

[@TheLQGaming]

Krypto watched ObsidianChill's EOG video. He sees the end of the EOG meta.

[@ObsidianChill]

krypto does blink so that could certainly be an issue in elite raids in the back, didn't get a chance to run it in EoG groups on test server. Could be worth the feedback to mention not to blink because a dog would never leave your side ;)

[@darkslasher0527]

For tank would your older load out still work? Any suggestions on what to add?

[@ObsidianChill]

nothing has changed with tank. You would run shatter restraints if you run superman ally, if not run a supercharge/amazon deflection

[@darkslasher0527]

@@ObsidianChill thank you

[@goldenviews8973]

Is this loadout still reliable?

[@ObsidianChill]

yes, nothing has changed in 4 months

[@jhunalbertpatena885]

queslet is much better than grim right?

[@ObsidianChill]

grim sucks

[@icedcuo1229]

@@ObsidianChill for ice prec too..?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@icedcuo1229 depends on your build, as long as you are using a power every 5s you are fine, which the dervish clip includes I believe

[@XSuperGirlyX]

♥️♥️♥️

[@jeffsosexy99]

Sup chill you don’t use quislet for ice st

[@ObsidianChill]

For powersets that need heat vision no, you need solar amplifier. Might dps rarely only have 3 arts required, some need 5-6 artifacts to might dps

[@jeffsosexy99]

@@ObsidianChill thanks

[@mallwilliams8695]

So where is ice now?

[@ObsidianChill]

in terms of ranking?

[@mallwilliams8695]

@@ObsidianChill yes

[@mallwilliams8695]

Also how viable is grim, trans, quislet combo?

[@Imformless]

Yeah idk about that ice meele loadout

[@ObsidianChill]

there won't be another rotation above 2mil for Ice. Either you play it safe and rely on stacking eogs from other dps or you take risk.

[@TheLQGaming]

First

[@bretleversha]

This artefact swapping meta is just stupid & boring!

[@nycetymez9216]

but none is what u using whether it's prec or might give your viewers your loadout cause u be lying been lying for years about that

[@ObsidianChill]

There is footage of me using the ice loadout in SM lol

[@LuisRodriguez-gy2hn]

I really like your content but lately all I’ve been seeing you talk about is transformation card, strategist card and the solar. For every dps build and power you say this and it’s kinda annoying that it’s all you ever tell Anyone to use. Maybe you should talk about other artifacts and builds instead of recommending the same three artifacts

[@ObsidianChill]

Because this is a dps guide, why would I intentionally tell you bad artifact combinations that will do poorly just because you want it “mix it up” so I tell a player to use la mort card he goes and spends $100 to level it and then I say sorry it’s actually useless but I just wanted to mix it up and now you are stuck. This channel is about making players better and giving trusted advice based in testing and experience

[@nothinghereligma3363]

Luis, Obsidian always says those two arts because it's the "meta" i.e transformation card and strategist. He also recommends to be in super speed movement. A good player will do their own testing and see what works best for them since alerts and raids have different scenarios.

[@icedcuo1229]

lol

[@inkXIV]

L + ratio