Any set will give you better mitigation, which is my only regret with my Dark Armor/Fire Melee tank. It is plenty survivable in its own right, but I know it could do better with added knockdown or stackable stuns. Elec and stone provide both, and are great options. Stone has less AoE damage, though.
Ice is the king of staying alive, especially for Dark Armor. Dark Melee is also a strong contender here, but the DM heal isn't much in comparison to Dark Regeneration. There is also the stackable fear and -tohit, though.
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Dechs, (LOL) Your video is the reason for all my sudden tank madness. I really love fire's tier 2 power and I hate to give it up. But my gut tells me...I'm gonna need a little mitigation beacuse my build will be a slight different than yours.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Any set will give you better mitigation, which is my only regret with my Dark Armor/Fire Melee tank.
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A lot of Dark/ mitigation comes later - fear and stun auras in particular.
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Originally Posted by Drane
I just rolled a Dark/Fire Tank and I'm loving it! (lvl 20) But it seems to be lacking in mitigation. I love the AoE of fire but it seems I cant rely on my (great) heal alone. I don't think fire can kill everything fast enough to keep me alive if not enough enemies are around for my heal. I may be wrong but I would like to keep some DMG from coming in. I was thinking stone has a little AoE and mitigation but heavy on endurance. Could someome please help me with a secondary with AoE and mitigation? TYVM in advance!
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Dechs, (LOL) Your video is the reason for all my sudden tank madness.
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Originally Posted by Drane
I really love fire's tier 2 power and I hate to give it up. But my gut tells me...I'm gonna need a little mitigation beacuse my build will be a slight different than yours.
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At the end of the day, it came down to concept. I wanted to hit stuff with fire, not ice or a mace or my very strong arms. Sands was going to wield bright blue soul fire.
Some further thoughts on mitigation sets: Ice's sleep will be broken by your damage aura, but ice patch is amazing. Dark's -tohit gets resisted by higher level mobs and AVs. Axe gives you a lot of knockdown and still hits hard. Mace hits harder in AoE, has some knockdown, but can stack stuns.
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I don't quite understand what is asked for, a new secondary to go with stone or a new secondary to go with dark? Sometimes the problem lies elsewhere, a npc that has powers that are detrimental to Dark/Fires performance left alive to long, the build isn't right, there is too long in getting mobs tight extending fight duration, sub par team support. I will say Dark ain't what I'd suggest for a first tanker.
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When I hit lvl 26 on my Dark/Elec tank I grabbed Oppressive Gloom. Even though it doesn't stun Lts. or Bosses my survivability shot up dramatically. I now have some breathing room for Dark Regen. Not every mob will get stunned, but most will.
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I just rolled a Dark/Fire Tank and I'm loving it! (lvl 20) But it seems to be lacking in mitigation. I love the AoE of fire but it seems I cant rely on my (great) heal alone. I don't think fire can kill everything fast enough to keep me alive if not enough enemies are around for my heal. I may be wrong but I would like to keep some DMG from coming in. I was thinking stone has a little AoE and mitigation but heavy on endurance. Could someome please help me with a secondary with AoE and mitigation? TYVM in advance!