Sd/ba

Ok I have said it befor, I am not good at building Mids, But I took a crack at a SD/BA, even though I am not used to playing that set. Tell me what you think.
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Little Sexy Kitten: Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Arctic Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection -- TtmC'tng-EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(5), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(5), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Beheader -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- Krma-ResKB(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(11), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(11), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 4: True Grit -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(13), RgnTis-Regen+(15)
Level 6: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15)
Level 10: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 12: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(17)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(17), Numna-Heal(19), Mrcl-Rcvry+(19), Mrcl-Heal(21)
Level 18: Taunt -- Zinger-Dam%(A), Zinger-Acc/Rchg(21), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(23), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(23), Zinger-Taunt(25), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(25)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27)
Level 22: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29)
Level 24: Swoop -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(31), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 26: Shield Charge -- Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-Dmg(34), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36)
Level 28: Whirling Axe -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-%Dam(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 30: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(40), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(40), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 32: Tough -- TtmC'tng-EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(37), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(39), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 35: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 38: Cleave -- Zinger-Acc/Rchg(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(48), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(48), Zinger-Taunt(50), Zinger-Dam%(50), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(50)
Level 41: Block of Ice -- Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(A), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), G'Wdw-Acc/Hold/Rchg(42), G'Wdw-EndRdx/Hold(43), G'Wdw-Acc/EndRdx(43)
Level 44: Shiver -- ImpSwft-Dmg/Slow(A), ImpSwft-Acc/Slow(45), ImpSwft-Acc/EndRdx(45), ImpSwft-Rng/Slow(45), ImpSwft-Dam%(46), ImpSwft-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(46)
Level 47: Ice Storm -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48)
Level 49: Ice Blast -- P'ngTtl--Rchg%(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- HO:Micro(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet

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Quick glance:

Drop the Kin Combats. Focus on your positional defenses with the SD set not the typed and you'll be much happier and less light in the wallet. Kin Combats give great typed defense, but lousy positional for the money.

Pick up Phalanx Fighting: endurance free 5% defense. Bonus defense if you've got people next to you.

More slots in True Grit: I tend to put in three heals and the two steadfasts, but really, more heals there.

Change out the Perfect Zingers as well. Again, more positional defensive bonuses and less typed bonuses.

You should be easily able to get all three positions to the softcap.

Shield defense is a different beast then Fiery Aura. With SD you want to focus on Positional vs. Typed Defense. So with Shield defense you want more Melee, Ranged and AoE defense. Work on getting them to the soft cap, not s/l defenses

For instance in Cleave, changing out the Zinger's for 5 of the Scirroco's
will give you 3.13% AoE defense, which your current build is lacking in. Grab an End/Recharge from a different set. I'd slot Whirling axe the same.

Four of the Mocking Beratement's gives you 1.25% to Melee for four slots instead of 1.56% for the six slots of Zinger. You can either give yourself more range with the extra slots, especially if you're wanting to tank on a hami raid, or you can move them elsewhere for more set bonuses.

You also don't need to add in the -kb IO's with Sheild, unlike Fiery Aura. Shield Defense has a 10 status protection as part of the set. 1 couldn't hurt, but you certainly don't need all three of the ones you've put in.

Hope this makes sense.

One minor change to my original suggestion for True Grit. Since it's you're main source of e/n/f/c and toxic resists I would lean towards 6 slotting it with 3 resist IO's and 3 Heals. One of the resists would be the Steadfast Unique for me.

Good advice from Rangle so far.

I would probably go with 4 defense set slots in Deflection and round it out with 2 common resists IO. Rangle's suggestion for True Grit is a good one, though if you want to go with a Heal set, I'd allow 4 slots for that and 2 common resists IO. Slotting for resists is important, but IMO the defense and +HP aspects of those powers should come first.

Definitely drop the -KB IOs, you'll have plenty of KB protection once Active Defense has enough recharge to be perma.

IMO, you've neglected your BA attacks in favor of the epic attacks. I would recommend you get either Chop or Gash since otherwise you won't have a viable attack chain in the early levels. Also, Pendulum is must-take attack. If you're going to stick with Weave (It's not essential for soft-capping SD) I'd recommend dropping some of Ice attacks to get Phalanx Fighting at at least one more BA attack.

EDIT: Just noticed that you slotted Cleave with all Taunt IOs, *bad* idea. It's BA's most damaging attack, and should be slotted like one.

Thanks for the advise, but how do u get AD to be perma?

Two IO common Recharge Redux should do it, level 35+, I think I used two 40s on mine.

Yeah, I thought the 30s were a bit close too. That's why I posted for the 35s+. I figured I've give everyone else the benefit of my mistakes...er...experience.