WP/DB build?
Because Dual Blades relies on Combos for its mitigation effects, you cannot neglect any. This build has all of the powers needed for the first combo, but if Nimble Slash is not used and doesn't hit, you'll never see it.
Here is how I am building my WP/DP:
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Rogue Nightwolf: Level 50 Science Tanker
Primary Power Set: Willpower
Secondary Power Set: Dual Blades
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Hero Profile:
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Heal(A), Heal(5), Heal(15), ResDam(27), ResDam(40), ResDam(40)
Level 1: Nimble Slash -- Acc(A), Acc(3), EndRdx(7), Dmg(13), Dmg(42)
Level 2: Power Slice -- Acc(A), Acc(3), EndRdx(9), Dmg(11), Dmg(42)
Level 4: Ablating Strike -- Acc(A), Acc(5), EndRdx(9), Dmg(11), Dmg(43)
Level 6: Fast Healing -- Heal(A), Heal(7), Heal(13), Empty(48)
Level 8: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(34)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff(A)
Level 12: Quick Recovery -- EndMod(A), EndMod(15), EndMod(27), Empty(48)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump(A)
Level 16: Typhoon's Edge -- Acc(A), Acc(17), EndRdx(17), Dmg(31), Dmg(43)
Level 18: Rise to the Challenge -- EndRdx(A), Heal(19), Heal(19), Heal(31), ToHitDeb(37), Taunt(40)
Level 20: Blinding Feint -- Acc(A), Acc(21), EndRdx(21), Dmg(31), Dmg(43), ToHit(50)
Level 22: Mind Over Body -- EndRdx(A), ResDam(23), ResDam(23), ResDam(34)
Level 24: Heightened Senses -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(25), DefBuff(25), DefBuff(34)
Level 26: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 28: Vengeful Slice -- Acc(A), Acc(29), EndRdx(29), Dmg(33), Dmg(45)
Level 30: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(33), Heal(37), Empty(48)
Level 32: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(33), EndMod(37), Empty(50)
Level 35: Sweeping Strike -- Acc(A), Acc(36), EndRdx(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(45)
Level 38: One Thousand Cuts -- Acc(A), Acc(39), EndRdx(39), Dmg(39), Dmg(46)
Level 41: Assault -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(42)
Level 44: Tactics -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(45), ToHit(46), ToHit(46)
Level 47: Taunt -- Range(A)
Level 49: Strength of Will -- ResDam(A), ResDam(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
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This incorporates Heraclea's advice on the order in which you pick Willpower's abilities. However, this build IS very light on Taunt. It's clearly a scrapper-tank build and not one for holding aggro on large teams, so feel free to ridicule me unmercifully and call me a noob, but I've been extremely pleased Playing this build, for the last 10 levels - I'm up to level 25 now.
I may find, as I level, that this build is just too squishy and be forced to integrate Kick/Tough/Weave. I may find that not having Taunt is just too much handicap with larger/tougher spawns at higher levels. It's a work in progress.
By the way, I've utilized this Willpower structure on other tanker toons and find it works just fine for leveling up - so that part seems validated.
Be Well!
Fireheart
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This incorporates Heraclea's advice on the order in which you pick Willpower's abilities. However, this build IS very light on Taunt. It's clearly a scrapper-tank build and not one for holding aggro on large teams, so feel free to ridicule me unmercifully and call me a noob
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You'll never hear me talk crap to a Tanker who skips Taunt. Whammer, my Invul/SS, is lvl 43 and hasn't had Taunt since before The Crisis of Infinite Nerfs.
Heraclea's gide is awesome. Seems like Willpower is real close to the one thing I would have bet my yam bag that the Devs would never give us - A Regen Tanker.
BTW, I rolled a WP/DB last night and leveled her to 6 in the Sewers. Only defeated once when I was gang-mezed. Very nice.
Actually, that would be an unfair comparison, as Invulnerability's aggro-aura (Invincibility) is about twice as effective (at holding aggro) as Rise to the Challenge. I'm hoping and praying that the Devs will relant, and let RttC Taunt.
Be Well!
Fireheart
I finally got my WP/DB tank up to 50 and I still enjoy playing the toon so I am looking to IO her out. Does anyone have a good IO build they can post so I can check it out in Mids.
Hey guys. I was noodling around with making a WP/DB Tanker, since I've never tried Willpower or Dual Blades. I was reading over Heraclea's guide for Willpower, and this is what I put together.
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Name: N/A
Level: 22
Archetype: Tanker
Primary: Willpower
Secondary: Dual Blades
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01 => Nimble Slash ==> Acc(1)
01 => High Pain Tolerance ==> Heal(1)
02 => Power Slice ==> Acc(2),Acc(3),Dam(3),Dam(7),Dam(9),EndCost(11)
04 => Ablating Strike ==> Acc(4),Acc(5),Dam(5),Dam(7),Dam(9),EndCost(11)
06 => Indomitable Will ==> EndCost(6)
08 => Fast Healing ==> Heal(8),Heal(15),Heal(15)
10 => Combat Jumping ==> DefBuff(10)
12 => Quick Recovery ==> EndMod(12),EndMod(13),EndMod(13)
14 => Super Jump ==> Jump(14)
16 => Typhoon's Edge ==> Acc(16),Acc(17),Dam(17),Dam(19),Dam(19),EndCost(21)
18 => Mind Over Body ==> DamRes(18),DamRes(21)
20 => Blinding Feint ==> Acc(20)
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01 => Sprint ==> Empty(1)
01 => Brawl ==> Empty(1)
02 => Rest ==> Empty(1)
How's it look?