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Better damage than EM (i know EM has two most damaging attack at its last two power but i am talking in general) and good or fine protection.
[/ QUOTE ]Then, seeing as earth and fire are out of the question, you'll want either /SS or /Axe. /SS has rage, which ups damage output nicely, but the rage crash can be bad if you're fighting when it happens (You can't affect enemies for 10 seconds, thus no aggroing). /Axe has plain old build up, and has more AoE damage (although the AoE's are smaller) than SS.
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I know earth tankers have Mud Pots for taunt. What's ice taunt focused power.
[/ QUOTE ]Chilling embrace and Icicles. CE ticks 4 times as fast as icicles, and does -dam, so it's better IMO. But nothing prevents you from taking both, of course.
Thanks MaX. It is Ice/Axe then. I saw rage on some tankers it is good but that crashing down something i can't handle i guess.
The Rage crash can be easily fixed with Hibernate tho.
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The Rage crash can be easily fixed with Hibernate tho.
[/ QUOTE ]Hibernate will do nothing to aggro mobs during rage crash, or at any other time for that matter.
Bear in mind as well that you suffer a -25% penalty to defense when rage crashes. Certainly something you need to consider when picking a defense based primary like Ice. You used to be able to avoid the crash in rage but sadly it is no longer possible.
Rage crash it mather of timing. Good aoe, taunt and you can survive the 10 secs quite easy. Although i never use rage in teams.
Axe is fun, sounds and looks great. But as SS and mace, it is very weak versus SL resisted mobs. Rage compensates that alot. Minor added, redraw. (Luckely taunt does work with an Axe).
Axe has from the start already nice damage powers. Chop and Beheader are nice damage (equal animation of broadsword), Gash is the tiny one but usefull. Once you go Swoop and Cleave.. hellow damage 
Most also have KD/Up effects, even whirling axe wich helps migrating damage.
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I have a little ice/em tank myself.
It's not as much a "tank" as a granite is, you will faceplant a few times. Most of the time this is due to a defence based badluck streak which can make you faceplant in 1 second (meaning everything hits, and at full dmg). Also those praetorian robots with their massive -def will kick your [cencored] since it will be the equivilant of no shields at all
Now for the good part; Chilling embrace... this aura will let you organise baddie parades till the end of the world. Icetank is (in my opinion) by far the best herder.
Also, add a bubbler to your team and you'll wont even get hit by a single attack during huge herds (the amount of deflected's and absorbs will make you smile)
Last there's hibernate... it's what i call the FU button.
Overall I like the tankers ice set. If you don't plan on herding or grouping I'd advise another set. Invul or stone will do fine then. But if you are planning on just that, there's no beating the iceset imo.
I have an Ice/SS. He's a very nice tank.
Rage is good, it does make you glow yellow though. This combines with the Ice Armours to make you look like a light bulb ( but whiter ). When I first saw it I though it would be a great set for an Angel character. This might be made worse by the fact that my Ice/SS tank is minimum height though.
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I want to make a new tanker. She must be ice at least one aspect. But can't decide which one is better.
What i want from a tanker.
Better damage than EM (i know EM has two most damaging attack at its last two power but i am talking in general) and good or fine protection.
I know earth tankers have Mud Pots for taunt. What's ice taunt focused power.
For last i don't want earth or fire in build because it will be a water based heroine.
Thanks in advance.