The biggest problem I see is that this build uses sets that are primarily for positional defense, (Mako's Bite, Touch of Death) and Ice Armor is a typed set. That means it uses a lot of slots--and in some cases, a lot of influence--to get defense bonuses that could be achieved with fewer slots/influence. For instance, 6 slots of ToD gives you a 1.88% S/L defense bonus, but you could get the same defense bonus from Smashing Haymaker at a fraction of the cost. (Kinetic Combat is an even better choice since it has a 3.75% S/L def bonus for 4 slots, but it's quite pricey.)
Other issues:
Hoarfrost is taken way too late; defense sets are particularly squishy in the early levels and a good heal/HP boost will literally be a lifesaver. Take it before level 10.
This build currently has absolutely no AoE attacks, which is not good at all for PvE. I'd recommend picking up both Whirling Hands and Icicles. Slotted with 3-4 slots of Eradication plus two slots from another set for endurance reduction (lots of it in the case of Icicles) will give you a far larger E/NE defense bonus than the two Mako's sets it has now.
To make room for the AoE attacks, IMO Permafrost should be first on the list to go; you can move the Steadfast +Def to either Tough or Hoarfrost. You'll have to decide what else you want to drop too. Another option is to drop the ancilliary powers; Physical Perfection is certainly nice to have, but not *that* necessary for an Ice tank with EA. In any case, I'd move the Gaussian's set to build up and if you're keeping the ancilliary powers, get CP instead of FA. FA is a huge end hog, and you can get the ToHit boost by slotting a Kismet +Acc in one of the defense powers.
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Knight Court--A CoH Story Complete 2/3/2012
I have a friend who's MIDS is being screwy and he asked me to export the build to the forums so he can see it. I figure it might be useful to someone here. It's a PvE build believe it or not, but wouldn't take much modification to become a PvP build (it would need to pick up hibernate, and super speed).
But anyways here it is, feel free to comment.
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Entropy Shift: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Energy Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Barrage- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (9) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (9) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 2: Chilling Embrace- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 4: Bone Smasher- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
- (15) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
- (23) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (45) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 6: Wet Ice- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 8: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 10: Taunt- (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
- (11) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
- (11) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (13) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
- (13) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
- (15) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
Level 12: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO
Level 14: Super Jump- (A) Jumping IO
Level 16: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (17) Healing IO
- (21) Miracle - +Recovery
- (23) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
Level 18: Glacial Armor- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (19) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Stamina- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (48) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
Level 22: Boxing- (A) Empty
Level 24: Tough- (A) Aegis - Resistance
- (25) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (25) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
- (34) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 26: Energy Absorption- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (27) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
- (40) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 28: Weave- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 30: Build Up- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 32: Hoarfrost- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (33) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
Level 35: Energy Transfer- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (36) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (36) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 38: Total Focus- (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
- (39) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
- (39) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
- (39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 41: Focused Accuracy- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (42) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (43) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 44: Physical Perfection- (A) Healing IO
- (45) Healing IO
Level 47: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
- (48) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 49: Permafrost- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (50) Aegis - Resistance
- (50) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
- (50) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: GauntletLevel 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
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