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Seeking assistance giving SS/Fire a viable 2nd spec to tank

JuliusSeizure

By JuliusSeizure,
Posted on: 2010-05-10 17:35 in Brutes

 

Posted

I realize fire is probably one of the less good "tanking" specs for a brute. That being said, I would like to at least give my ss/fire a viable 2nd spec to tank with for non-extreme encounters. My primary build is purple'd out with 0 emphasis on defense, and 0 resistance to certain things like psi, hence the desire to have something that is good at more than a Nemesis TV farm.

I assume Soul Mastery-->Darkest Night is a given, or is it?

Is Taunt a good power to take?

Am I looking at slotting lots of Kinetic Combat sets into my attacks?

Any unique IO's I should be sure to include in the build?

Any other pointers? If someone happens to have a decent ss/fire defensive/tanking build to post that'd be awesome too. Thanks in advance.

 

Posted

Avoiding purple sets, which don't give defense anyway, in mid's all I am able to seem to attain is about 21% s/l defense and a sad 48% recharge


If I take and properly slot Weave and Darkest Night, what would be the s/l defense % I should aim for? Should I be too concerned about ranged defense as well? If you couldn't tell, I really am not experienced with slotting a tank.

Thanks

 

Posted

My mids is wonky, so I can't post my Dm/ELA build. Here are the keys to softcapping from 0%:

  • Use 4 parts of Kinetic Combat in 5 different melee attacks.
  • Use 4 parts of Reactive Armor in every resistance shield.
  • Use Gaussian's in Rage or 2 parts Rectified Recticle.
  • Use Obliteration in PBAoE attacks.
  • Take and socket Weave. Take Combat Jumping. Be sure to place LOtG recharge IOs here and other nice defense goodies here.
  • Use the 3% global defense IO from Steadfast Protection.
  • My tank build also took Taunt... it's really nice to have on a Brute if you run a designated Tank build in slot 2 and a SMASH build in slot 1. Perfect Zinger works great for stacking SM/L.
  • I took Soul Tenticles for Enfeebled Operation and additional AoE -ToHit.

Since I'm ELA, I basically have limitless endurance and run Darkest Night as well. 45% SM/L with an additional 16% -ToHit hedges against cascade failure. You might be able to do the same with Consume, but it will be more difficult to sustain than ELA.

 

Posted

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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch

  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Fire Shield
  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (11) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  • (13) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (13) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  • (36) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
Level 2: Haymaker
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (5) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (7) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 4: Healing Flames
  • (A) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
  • (15) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
  • (17) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Recharge
  • (17) Harmonized Healing - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (36) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 6: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (7) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (19) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Knockout Blow
  • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  • (9) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (11) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (29) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 10: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 12: Blazing Aura
  • (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  • (31) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance
  • (43) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 14: Super Speed
  • (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
  • (45) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 16: Plasma Shield
  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (37) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  • (37) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  • (43) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
Level 18: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (19) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 20: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (23) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
Level 22: Rage
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (25) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 24: Consume
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (25) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (27) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (40) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 26: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (27) Karma - Knockback Protection
Level 28: Boxing
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 30: Tough
  • (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
  • (31) Titanium Coating - Resistance
  • (31) Titanium Coating - Endurance
  • (34) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
  • (50) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 32: Foot Stomp
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (33) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (34) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
Level 35: Taunt
  • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
  • (37) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
Level 38: Weave
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (39) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (39) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (39) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (48) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (48) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 41: Soul Tentacles
  • (A) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Immobilize/Range
  • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize/Recharge
  • (42) Enfeebled Operation - Accuracy/Immobilize
Level 44: Darkest Night
  • (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff
  • (45) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
  • (45) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 47: Gloom
  • (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (48) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (50) Devastation - Damage/Recharge
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Celerity - +Stealth
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Fury
Level 6: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 10.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 9.88% Defense(Smashing)
  • 9.88% Defense(Lethal)
  • 4.25% Defense(Fire)
  • 4.25% Defense(Cold)
  • 7.38% Defense(Energy)
  • 7.38% Defense(Negative)
  • 6.75% Defense(Psionic)
  • 13% Defense(Melee)
  • 11.8% Defense(Ranged)
  • 5.5% Defense(AoE)
  • 6.3% Max End
  • 22.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 16% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
  • 15% FlySpeed
  • 230.5 HP (15.4%) HitPoints
  • 15% JumpHeight
  • 15% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • MezResist(Held) 11.6%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 7.7%
  • MezResist(Sleep) 3.85%
  • MezResist(Stun) 4.4%
  • 14% (0.23 End/sec) Recovery
  • 22% (1.38 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
  • 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
  • 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
  • 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
  • 1.88% Resistance(Negative)
  • 14.8% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 15% RunSpeed
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Set Bonuses:
Impervium Armor
(Fire Shield)
  • 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.88% Defense(Psionic)
  • 2.25% Max End
  • MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  • 3.13% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 3% Resistance(Psionic)
Mako's Bite
(Haymaker)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  • 22.5 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • MezResist(Held) 3.3%
  • 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)
Miracle
(Healing Flames)
  • 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  • 28.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
Harmonized Healing
(Healing Flames)
  • 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
Steadfast Protection
(Healing Flames)
  • 3% Defense(All)
Crushing Impact
(Knockout Blow)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 16.9 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
  • 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Resistance(Psionic)
Scirocco's Dervish
(Blazing Aura)
  • 10% (0.63 HP/sec) Regeneration
Multi Strike
(Blazing Aura)
  • MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
Winter's Gift
(Super Speed)
  • 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed), 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime), 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
Blessing of the Zephyr
(Super Speed)
  • Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
Impervium Armor
(Plasma Shield)
  • 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  • 1.88% Defense(Psionic)
  • 2.25% Max End
  • MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  • 3.13% Resistance(Psionic)
  • 3% Resistance(Psionic)
Performance Shifter
(Stamina)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 28.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control
(Rage)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 28.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
  • 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  • 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  • 2.5% Defense(Melee), 1.25% Defense(Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Smashing), 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative), 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
Performance Shifter
(Consume)
  • 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  • 28.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
Luck of the Gambler
(Combat Jumping)
  • 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Karma
(Combat Jumping)
  • Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
Titanium Coating
(Tough)
  • MezResist(Sleep) 2.2%
  • 22.5 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  • MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  • 2.5% Defense(Melee), 1.25% Defense(Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Smashing)
Obliteration
(Foot Stomp)
  • MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  • 3% DamageBuff(All)
  • 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
Mocking Beratement
(Taunt)
  • 1.8% Max End
Red Fortune
(Weave)
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  • 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  • 2% DamageBuff(All)
  • 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
Enfeebled Operation
(Soul Tentacles)
  • 3% Enhancement(Immobilize)
  • 1.88% Resistance(Negative)
  • 2.5% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Melee)
Dark Watcher's Despair
(Darkest Night)
  • 22.5 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
Devastation
(Gloom)
  • 12% (0.75 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 33.7 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

 

Posted

I'd definitely try to softcap SM/L exclusively, following the general pattern I posted before. It's extremely potent if you want to Tank, as it's far and away the most common vector of attack, and smashing is often associated with split damage types.