c0r1nth14n
2009-05-10, 11:22 PM
So, ladies and gentlemen, I have a slight problem. I made an invoker for a 4e campaign, and things have been going well, except in the area of magic items. I simply cannot find items that enhance controller abilities. For example, I'm currently wearing level 8 Gloves Of The Ram, which add +1 to any push effect I create. However, looking over future magical hand-slot items, it appears that there are no upgrades for this and that there are no other gloves which aid controller powers. The same is true of almost every other type of magic item. My current appraisal suggests that, at level 18, I can wear these gloves and get a ring that does the same. This brings my push effects to +2, giving me between 4 and 6 push depending on the ability... but with magic items and abilities to increase movement speed outstripping my ability to enhance push (and similar effects), the usefulness decreases as level goes up,
The worst area has to be the weapon. I've looked at rods, holy symbols, wands, staffs, orbs, everything, and the only thing I found was a wand that gave enemies -2 to saving throws against your effects. That's it. Now, I don't want to munchkin out and load down with magic items that make me an uber-god. But I feel that already (level ten) I've been left in the dust as far as magical items go, making me slightly less useful than the other party members. Not a big deal yet, but I don't want it to get worse as we go. And frankly, it's not that fun to see your party members crafting items that let them do awesome stuff while you sit there looking at the books and saying "still nothing I want at this level".
So, does anyone know of any good controller-focused magical items? Any advice is helpful at this point. I've got the character builder so I have access to any items in that, plus my group has most of the books between the 5 of us. Thanks!
The worst area has to be the weapon. I've looked at rods, holy symbols, wands, staffs, orbs, everything, and the only thing I found was a wand that gave enemies -2 to saving throws against your effects. That's it. Now, I don't want to munchkin out and load down with magic items that make me an uber-god. But I feel that already (level ten) I've been left in the dust as far as magical items go, making me slightly less useful than the other party members. Not a big deal yet, but I don't want it to get worse as we go. And frankly, it's not that fun to see your party members crafting items that let them do awesome stuff while you sit there looking at the books and saying "still nothing I want at this level".
So, does anyone know of any good controller-focused magical items? Any advice is helpful at this point. I've got the character builder so I have access to any items in that, plus my group has most of the books between the 5 of us. Thanks!