Well, I don't use Mids either, so I have no easy way to post a build.
Some comments:
In my opinion, boosting your recharge for one power is a terrible waste. Shield has no click defensive powers (like Dull Pain, Hibernate, Dark Regen, etc) so recharge isn't the way to go.
(Disclosure: I have 35% global recharge. But I have it to help my attack chain. Most of my tanks skimp on attacks to bulk up their defenses.)
Take Combat Jumping. It adds defense to all positions/types for one power pick.
IO sets that are a shield tanks friend:
Obliteration: 3.75% melee def plus recharge, accuracy and damage. OMG OMG OMG!
Scirocco's Dervish: 3.13% AoE defense plus accuracy and regen.
Red Fortune: 2.5% range defense plus damage and recharge
Blessing of the Zephyr: range and AoE defense (1.25% and 1.875% respectively - new numbers as of Issue 17)
Getting a shield tank to the soft cap is EASY (as long as you take Combat Jumping, Weave and have the Steadfast +3% defense unique). Even after the Zephyr nerf, my guy will be at about 47% for all positions.
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The Mentor Project
greetings all im currently sitting on a lvl 41 sd/dm tank loving the time i have with him looking into io'ing him out here soon looking for a reasonably cost effective build that soft caps me pretty well as well as boasting a decent recharge to get sc up often. considering pyre mastery but i have no problem goin without and epic only thing im stuck on is flight as a travel power any help would be much appreciated considering i dont have mids nor the knowledge on how to use it thanks ahead of time