I'd think Cold/Sonic from playing my cold def
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Rad/Sonic if you want to solo gm's as well.
A perma hasten cold/sonic may be able to do that too.
Storm/sonic also works for avs.
Rad/Sonic or permahastened Storm/Sonic.
How would Rad/Ice fare? I'm thinking the quick-cycling ST attacks might be just the ticket, and the recharge debuff and slow effects seem more pronounced than with Psy.
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Level 50 avs have 85% resists to debuffs except -dmg and -res which use their own damage resists to determine how much are applied. I dont think they resist -special at all.
-regen while resisted can put a big dent in their regen due to them having high hp. Think most of them have 28500 (shadow hunter gets something around 56000 with his dull pain)
dunno i'm sure you could solo some av's with the right build. Rad certainly has the right tools for the job.
I've got a rad/sonic for this but as I'm not fully IO'd out to final build I'm still using shivans, heavies, mary etc to avoid too much death.
I've never seen a vid of a Defender soloing an AV, how exactly would it be done?
Any build needs to be able to output enough damage while surviving any incoming damage - any alt that you see soloing AVs have their own methods of deflecting that damage:
Scrappers - capped defence etc
MMs - pets
Controllers - pets
How exactly would a defender do it - is there enough debuff in the primary to mitigate the incoming damage of an AV?
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Currently Levelling: Angelic Blade - BS/WP Scrapper | Seeds of Destruction - Plant/Kin Controller
Cap range, debuff them into a baby seal, clobber is one option.
Defenders do it much faster than scrappers.
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Heh, on EU servers pretty much any defender (make it any AT) has to solo anything *erm, I mean, Rad/Sonic...
Perma hastened Cold/Sonic is still my favourite on doing it, but hell its going to be /sonic anyway.
Both dark and Rad can survive AVs and GMs normally, so they should have a fair shot, with Rad having the edge on being more offensive
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Dark does have fluffy to spam heals at you, but he doesn't tend to last that long in av fights.
I'd say Storm/Sonic just because it's less common.
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dark if you cn get howling twilight to little downtime(-regen lasts for 30 secs)
Also this is only theory on my part, dont kill me if i´m wrong.,
Rad/Sonic build capped for Ranged Defense?
That sounds like illegal amounts of fun! 
Thinking Hover, Maneuvers, and a defense-based PPool armor?
Plus... OHH the IO goodness!
Can well imagine, with all the slotting options in that combo, you could neuter pretty much anything.
I'm looking at Mid's, but alternate ideas are always useful.
Does anyone have, or can link to, such a build?
I'll post one if I come up with anything interesting.
-Morty
I rolled a Rad / Sonic last night for teaming fun,,,, But i'm stuck what eipc to pick.
Power or
Dark ??
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Hmm Defenders don't get defense based armor from Patron Pools.
Ok, I'm in the same boat as Donna up there^ I'm horribly stuck on the last 3 powers or so.
44.6% ranged defense.. sounds good enough.
Solo against an AV though,
I'm thinking major endurance problems.
This is what I've come up with so far...
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Mortal Emasculator: Level 48 Mutation Defender
Primary Power Set: Radiation Emission
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Dark Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Radiant Aura -- H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(A), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(25), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(25), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 1: Shriek -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
Level 2: Scream -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(5), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(19)
Level 4: Accelerate Metabolism -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(15), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(29), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(34), Zephyr-Travel(43), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(43)
Level 6: Radiation Infection -- DarkWD-ToHitDeb(A), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(9), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(13), DarkWD-Slow%(40), Achilles-ResDeb%(42), Achilles-DefDeb(43)
Level 8: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 10: Shockwave -- ExStrk-Dmg/KB(A), ExStrk-Acc/KB(11), ExStrk-Dam%(11)
Level 12: Hover -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(13), LkGmblr-Def(31), HO:Cyto(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(37)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15)
Level 16: Shout -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(39), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(36)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Enervating Field -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(23), EndRdx-I(23)
Level 24: Lingering Radiation -- P'ngTtl-Acc/Slow(A), P'ngTtl-Dmg/Slow(31), P'ngTtl-Acc/EndRdx(33), P'ngTtl-Rng/Slow(34), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(34), P'ngTtl--Rchg%(45)
Level 26: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 28: Amplify -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- HO:Cyto(A), LkGmblr-Def(33), LkGmblr-Rchg+(36)
Level 32: Group Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(33)
Level 35: Fallout -- Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(36), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 38: EM Pulse -- Lock-Acc/Hold(A), Lock-Acc/Rchg(46), Lock-Rchg/Hold(48), Lock-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(48), Lock-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(48), Lock-%Hold(50)
Level 41: Dark Consumption -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(42), EndMod-I(42), EndMod-I(45)
Level 44: Screech -- EndRdx-I(A), Empty(45), Empty(46), Empty(46)
Level 47: Dark Embrace -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), HO:Ribo(50), HO:Ribo(50)
Level 49: [Empty] -- Empty(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
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Anyone have a better idea?
Might have to start a new thread.. this is quickly turning into Teh Great Rad/Sonic derailment.
-Morty
Elec, take the immob and slot it for damage.
I think TRT could be saying Electric Fence, Charged Armour and Powersink by 47. Charged Armour would allow for a Steadfast Prot of 3%def. AVs are easily immobed and kept at range and Powersink is a better +end/time power.
As a defender it'll take me no more than 10 mins to do Bloody Bay (which is very much minus all the sodding about I see most people do.) as Shivs would be good an all. Using Shivs then Power Mastery could be good enough.
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Simple question: Which defender would be the best (or would be generally able) to solo AVs=?
my choices would be:
cold/ice
cold/sonic
rad/ice
rad/sonic
storm/ice
storm/sonic
Any suggestions?
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