Alvan you don't 'need' anyone's help.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
Well, there are some powers I've never used on any characters - Melt Armor being the biggest questionmark. Also, I haven't really gotten the "how to optimize with the new IOs" down yet, someone might have insight for me on those 
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Tanking is so very simple now that tanking anything isn't worth bragging about even for a Scrapper. The difference between life and death is merely down to the numpties in the team.
Everyone is replace-able.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
well imo melt armor is pretty weak
Hmm, taking a better look at the numbers makes me think the same now. Hmm. What would you get with the slots available...?
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If your nto ahving fire for concept i would go earth
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quicksand offers mitigation and a st immob(i prefer them over st hold)
Hmm, well, it's not really a question of fire as concept. It's the "damage dealing over damage mitigation" as a concept. Fire just fits that better than the others. Switching Melt Armor to Fire Blast might work if I ever get round to getting Purple sets into it to make it worth the effort with just 4 slots.
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Cowgirl Authority: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
Secondary Power Set: War Mace
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(3), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(3), Aegis-ResDam(5), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(5), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Bash -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(7), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(9), T'Death-Dam%(9), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(11)
Level 2: True Grit -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(13), ResDam-I(13), ResDam-I(15), Numna-Heal(43)
Level 4: Jawbreaker -- C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(17), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(17), Mako-Dam%(19), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(19)
Level 6: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(21)
Level 8: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(21)
Level 10: Taunt -- Zinger-Dam%(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(23), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(46), Zinger-Taunt(46), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(46)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 14: Super Speed -- Winter-ResSlow(A), Winter-RunSpd/Jump/Fly/Rng/EndRdx(25), Winter-RunSpd/Jump/Fly/Rng(25)
Level 16: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 18: Phalanx Fighting -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(48)
Level 20: Clobber -- C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(29), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(31), Mako-Dam%(33)
Level 22: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 24: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 26: Shield Charge -- Sciroc-Dam%(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(34), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(34), Zinger-Dam%(34)
Level 28: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(36), EndMod-I(36)
Level 30: Aid Other -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 32: One with the Shield -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(36), ResDam-I(37)
Level 35: Shatter -- Sciroc-Dam%(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(39), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(39), Zinger-Dam%(39)
Level 38: Aid Self -- IntRdx-I(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Numna-Heal/Rchg(40), Dct'dW-Heal(40), Dct'dW-Rchg(42)
Level 41: Battle Agility -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45), LkGmblr-EndRdx/Rchg(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Char -- Lock-%Hold(A), Lock-Rchg/Hold(48), G'Wdw-Dam%(48)
Level 49: Melt Armor -- AnWeak-Acc/Rchg/EndRdx(A), AnWeak-Acc/Rchg(50), AnWeak-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(50), AnWeak-DefDeb(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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[u]Set Bonus Totals:[u]<ul type="square">[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Smashing)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Lethal)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Fire)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Cold)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Energy)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Negative)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Toxic)[*]8,5% DamageBuff(Psionic)[*]3,13% Defense(Fire)[*]3,13% Defense(Cold)[*]1,56% Defense(AoE)[*]50% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*]5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)[*]6% FlySpeed[*]161,6 HP (8,63%) HitPoints[*]6% JumpHeight[*]6% JumpSpeed[*]MezResist(Immobilize) 17,1%[*]MezResist(Stun) 2,2%[*]MezResist(Terrorized) 4,95%[*]74% (5,79 HP/sec) Regeneration[*]20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)[*]20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)[*]20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)[*]5% Resistance(Cold)[*]6,25% Resistance(Negative)[*]11% RunSpeed[/list]
Currently at lv 36, the order of the power-picks before that is quite irrelevant. Steered away from trying to get the really really expensive IOs for now (once the char gets to 50 I can start worrying about purples).
Also. making a more team/tanker like build for her for the second build when I hit 50 or so.
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