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The above posts made some good points. Controllers don't have to worry much about Defense if you have good control -- mezzed foes don't attack. Recharge is generally the best bonus to shoot for, although a Fire/Rad doesn't need it as much as some others, like an Ill/Rad. It is generally a bad idea to sacrifice the benefits of your control powers for set bonuses, as your control powers will provide more overall benefit.

Char: This power is an important source of damage if you solo at all. If you want Recharge, you can go with 4 Basilisk, and then add some damage -- An Acc/Dam Hami-O and a common Damage IO work.

Radiant Aura: If you want Recharge, 5 Doctored Wounds.

Ring of Fire: In my opinion, there are only two reasons to take this power. (1) In low levels, it provides some addidtional damage against single targets, and should be slotted for damage. It is common to respec out after getting Fire Imps and Hot Feet fully slotted, but you can keep it if you still want that little bit of extra single target damage. In late levels, it can be used to immob bosses and AVs, but I don't see a ton of value in that except for certain situational uses, like AVs who like to run around.

Rad Infection: Overslotted. My preferred slotting is 3 Enzyme Hami-Os, as in three slots you get max ToHit Debuff, Defense Debuff and EndRdx. Next I would go with 4 Dark Watcher, for the ToHit Debuff -- frankly, most folk have enough accuracy that Defense debuff, while nice, isn't needed nearly as much as ToHit Debuff. By the way, this one power makes up for a lot of your need for Defense by slotting up for ToHit Debuff.

Fire Cages: The main goal is to slot for Accuracy and EndRdx. The damage is not huge, and damage procs may do more total damage than slotting this power for damage. Slotting for Immob duration, while somewhat useful, isn't as important since the power recharges faster than it runs out. One of the best procs here is the Gravitational Anchor Chance for Hold.

Flashfire: Take it at 12, slot it up for Acc, Stun, Rech. The damage is minimal. The Stupify set is pretty good if you can't get the purple set, but replace the "Chance for Knock" proc with a Rech. (Why take Hurdle at 12 when you can take Flashfire there?)

Health: I don't 3 slot health on a character with a self-heal unless I'm putting procs in there.

Hot Feet: The goal is to slot for Damage and EndRdx and a little Accuracy. Slow is nice if you can fit it in. The Obit set has almost no EndRdx. I have this frankenslotted with Dam/EndRdx and Acc/Dam/EndRdx from Scirocco's, Dam/Slow and EndRdx/Rech/Slow from Tempered Readiness, an Acc/Dam Hami-O and a common EndRdx. The slow helps keep foes in the area longer to allow Choking Cloud a chance to hit.

EF needs 2 EndRdx.

Choking Cloud needs capped Hold, and as much endRdx as you can. Accuracy? Not really that important but OK if you can fit it in. My Ill/Rad guide explains the machanics of the power and why you need to max slot Hold. You want to lengthen the hold duration to allow as many pulses as you can to build the chance for hold up. The Lockdown +2 Mag is great here if you can fit it in, but only after you max out Hold and EndRdx.

Ling Rad: If you have enough Recharge and global Accuracy, you can knock this back to a single Accuracy. It needs Acc and Recharge, as its main use is for the -Regen against AVs. It is nice to use on everything else, but you don't need much EndRdx if you have everything else properly slotted. Tempered Readiness is not a good set here.

Acrobatics? Get a knockback IO. That's enough most of the time.

I'm not a fan of the Fighting Pool for Controllers. More control and damage is a better choice. I chose the Psi Pool for Indomidible Will to reduce the times my CC+HF toggles are knocked off. Psi Tornado is nice, and the shield reduces damage enough that my heal can handle it most of the time.

A few quick things:

The slotting for Hot Feet above was a level 50 slotting that works because you can use a Hami-O, which you can't use until level 47. The problem is that you don't have enough accuracy -- you need about one SO's worth. Consider swapping out the Dam/Slow and EndRdx/Rech/Slow with an Acc/Dam and Acc/Dam/EndRdx from sets until later.

I would find a way to get 2 Acc in Fulcrum Shift.

Fissure and Seismic Smash are damage powers with some nice secondary effects, but they should be slotted first as damage powers. Start with 1 Acc, 3 Dam, and then add additional Acc, Rech, Stun or Hold as you choose. Again, by those levels, endurance shouldn't be a problem, so you really don't need to slot for EndRdx in those powers . . . just use Transference if you get low.

OK, this build is much better, but still needs some work.

Char: For teaming, you generally want hold duration. For solo, you want some damage. For SO slotting, I start with 1 acc, 1 Hold, 1 Rech, and then the other three slots can be any mix of accuracy, hold, damage or recharge depending upon how I need to use it. I generally don't put EndRdx here because the power is too important with all the other things it does. For IO slotting, you have a bunch of options. Need damage? 5 Decimations + 1 Hold. Need control? 4 Basilisk Gaze plus an Acc/Dam and Damage. And if you don't need the recharge or other bonuses from the sets, then use Hami-Os -- 1 Acc/Dam, 2 Dam/Mez, 1 Acc/Mez, 2 common Recharge IOs.

You used SO slotting in much of the build, but threw in some IOs here and there. When building a final IO build, it often helps to understand how the sets work and what bonuses you are looking for. Individual bonuses are pretty small, but added up, the bonuses can make a huge difference. However, IOs can be used while leveling to "frankenslot" powers and get greater enhancement than you can get with SOs alone. For example, in a damage power, two Acc/Dam enhancements from two different sets will give more enhancement than an Acc and a Dam. You can "mix-n-match" sets for a huge benefit, even if you don't get set bonuses.

For example, in Hot Feet, my Fire/Rad uses Dam/EndRdx and Acc/Dam/EndRdx from Sciroccos, Dam/Slow and EndRdx/Rech/Slow from Tempered Readiness, an Acc/Dam Hami-O and a common EndRdx. That caps EndRdx and Damage, gives me enough accuracy and a little Slow. The Slow is needed less for a Fire/Kin because Fire/Kin kills faster, but that's an example of "Frankenslotting."

However, before you can "Frankenslot" effectively, you need to understand the important enhancements needed in each power. The SO slotting is good to "try things out" before figuring out what the power needs to be slotted for.

In Stamina, I prefer 4 Performance Shifters, including the proc.

Speed Boost only needs 1 EndMod.

I would move Cinders to 24. It is your fill-in control when Flashfire+Fire Cages is recharging. Cinders, like almost all AoE control powers, have an accuracy penalty, so start slotting with 2 Accuracy. Then Hold and Recharge -- I usually 5 or 6 slot it.

ID is a nice place for a Steadfast -knockback proc in the default slot.

Bonfire: I like this power, but it is situational. Because it is a knockback field, it only works for damage if you spam Fire Cages every 12 seconds. I prefer to slot it with a single Recharge, and then use it as a barrier.

I'm not sure why you are bothering with Hover if you can take Fly at level 6. Air Superiority has some nice uses, however. Or you could drop this entirely to fit in another APP power.

Smoke is . . . OK. I have it on my Fire/Kin, but skipped it on my Fire/Rad. The problem I have with Smoke is that it has an unenhancable range. If you get too much closer than its max range, the Fire Imps will aggro on what you wanted to not notice you were there. It's kind of like . . . "OK, we're sneaking here . . . Oh, crap, there goes the Imp!"

Transference: This is a good place for a full Efficacy Adapter set.

Fireball: The purpose of Fireball is damage. That means that you should slot it for Damage. 1 Acc, 3 Dam is minimum slotting, with more Accuracy and Recharge if you can fit it in. Besides, once you have Transference, endurance shouldn't be much of a problem.

Consume: Why take this? You have Transference. Fire Blast is a great power for single target damage. I would even take Rise of the Phoenix over Consume. I use the Earth APP set on my Fire/Kin for Fissure and Seismic Smash.

However, it is pretty simple why not. When the Hami-Os were first created, we had two types of Endurance enhancements, one for Endurance buffing (Recovery) and one for Endurance Debuffing (End Drain). At some point fairly early, but I don't recall what issue (maybe 3 or 4?), the two types were joined into Endurance Modification enhancements.

The orginal set of Hami-Os and other multi-type enhancements, which at the time were a lot stronger than SOs, did not have either type of Endurance buff or debuff. All of this was long before Enhancement Diversification.

Plus, some of us have updated our guides with newer information. One thing to look at is whether the Original Poster/Guide Author has posted in the thread recently.

OK, now that you have reposted the build to make it easier to read, here are a few additional comments in addition to the above.

Ring of Fire: There are two reasons to take this power. In low levels and mostly for people who mostly solo, it works as a damage power for a set with low single target damage so it should be slotted with damage. In higher levels, you really don't need it for damage, so those few who take it usually respec out. In upper levels, you can use Ring of Fire as a Boss and AV immobilize power, but that's only if you don't have something more useful to take.

Instead of Ring of Fire, take Char here. It is a key power early and can be slotted with Acc, Damage, Rech, Hold and even EndRdx. If you solo, you may need damage in this power. If you team, then you may want to slot it for hold. It depends on how you play. A single target hold is far, far superior over a single target Immobilize because the hold keeps them from shooting at you.

Transfusion: This needs to slotted with Accuracy, Heal and Recharge. Personally, I like even amounts of the three. The Numina's Regen/Recovery proc only works for 120 sec after the power has been used, so it will only work if you are using Transfusion pretty constantly -- it is much better to put this proc in Health where it will be constantly on. However, a Fire/Kin doesn't really need that proc since you have a heal and a recovery power. It is expensive and mostly wasted.

Siphon Power: Standard slotting is 2 Acc, 1-3 Rech, with an EndRdx optional. The power is optional once you get Fulcrum Shift, but nice to have against single targets. It really depends on how you intend to use your character.

Fire Cages: This is not a high damage power, and to use the Ragnarok set in it is a waste. 2 Accuracy, 1-2 EndRdx is base SO slotting. Damage procs generally do more damage.

Super Jump: One Jump is plenty. You have other places for your slots. Also, unless you are a 60 month vet, you will have to take Combat Jumping (or Jump Kick, but don't) first. Personally, I like Air Superiority/Fly for travel for my Fire/Kin, but there are lots of options. But you can't take Super Jump until 14 unless you are a 60 month vet, and then only after you have a pre-requisite power.

Hot Feet: Standard SO slotting is 3 EndRdx, 2 Damage, 1 Acc. You want to maximize EndRdx first, then damage and get some accuracy in there. Fit in Slow only if you have maximized Damage and Endrdx.

Siphon Speed: Standard SO slotting is 2 Acc, 2-3 Rech. The slow is a lesser aspect of the power.

At level 12, you take Flashfire. Any build without it is simply wrong. It is a key power. Slot it with 2 Acc, 2 Stun, 2 Rech for SOs. The Stupify set, with a Recharge in place of the knockback proc, is a reasonably priced IO slotting.

Leadership is, if you take it at all, a low priority set of powers. Some people love it, but I'm not a big fan of Leadership for most controllers. In any event, you need to get the core powers before taking this. Plus, Leadership without Fitness/Stamina means you will always be out of endurance.

At 14, you can take your travel power, then Swift or Hurdle at 16, Health at 18 and Stamina at 20. Then you start taking other powers like Speed Boost (one EndMod is enough), Cinders and other optional powers until 32 with Fire Imps, Transference at 35 and Fulcrum Shift at 38.

Running out of time, but pretty much every power choice and/or every slotting choice needs work. There are a lot of choices people make based upon their playstyle, so I suggest actually playing the character, built better than what you have, before trying to put together a final build.

First, you need to post the build in the format compatible with the Boards. It is hard to read like this

Second -- this build needs so much help, it would be better to start over. No Flashfire? It is a cornerstone power. Hotfeet slotted with Pacing of the Turtle? It is your main damage power.

No offense, but you need to read some of the other Fire/Kin Threads and the Fire/Kin guides, and start over. Your build suggests that you don't know enough about how to play the character to properly build one. The IOs you posted will be very expensive, and you need to learn to walk before you can fly.

My Broadsword/Shield scrapper leveled up as part of a team of 4 scrappers -- 2 BS/Shield, 2 DM/Shield. With Grant Cover and Phalanx Fighting, we were softcapped as soon as we could fit in these powers. We alternated pairs of Shield Charges -- we would all run into the middle of groups, wait a second for AAO to saturate our damage bonus, then hit Build Up, Shield Charge and Whirling Sword, and everything was dead.

One of the best parts about a BS/Shield scrapper as an end game build is that it is pretty easy to soft-cap it thanks to Perry. You can focus on IO sets that give Ranged and AoE defense, and then one Perry at the start of the fight will soft-cap your melee defense. While an Elec Melee/Shield can do more AoE damage, BS/Shield is easier to softcap, provides very impressive AoE damage with Build Up, Shield Charge, Whirling Sword and Slice, and is better at single tough targets with Hack, Disembowel and Headsplitter. My BS/Shield, named "Bull Shield," is one of my favorite characters.

Take a look at this thread just a few down to see a discussion on World of Confusion. The AoE is just too small to do much good. You will get much more benefit from Psi Tornado.

I agree with Ketch that skipping Spectral Wounds is a huge mistake -- unless you want to gank your ability to do damage. Find some way to fit it in, as it is a fast damage power that really does a lot of damage if you learn to maximize the benefit of the Spectral Damage. Also, do you really need both SI and GI?

Take a look at my Illusion/Radiation guide for a lot of suggestions on slotting your Illusion powers, plus some strategy tips on how to play those illusion powers. The slotting of Phantom Army in my guide is better than yours -- you are giving up too much damage. I would suggest 4 Expediant Reinforcement (leaving out Dam/End and the Resistance Proc), and then add either the two triples from Call to Arms or Dam/Rech and Chance for Build Up from Soulbound Allegence. Also, Phantasm cam be improved with the same 4 Expediant Reinforcement and an Acc/Dam Hami-O, and use one less slot.