old FA/EM/Pyre coming out of retirement, needs major rework

Greetings,

I'm looking to update my old Fire/EM tank, who is still Issue 5 spec'd with SO's. Since the recent buffs came about for FA, I thought I'd try to at least recapture some of the glory of the old days. I came up with a build in Mid's, albeit not completely sure of a direction I wanted to go, and came up with a 20%-30% typed defense build. I wanted to fit fireball in but was unable to find room for it. I haven't played this toon in a few years, so any help is appreciated. Maybe the slotting could be better?

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Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Energy Melee
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(3), RctvArm-EndRdx(3), RctvArm-ResDam(5), S'fstPrt-ResKB(5), S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(7)
Level 1: Barrage -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(17), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 2: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(7), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 4: Bone Smasher -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 6: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 8: Consume -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(13), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(13), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(15), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(15), P'Shift-End%(17)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 16: Health -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(37)
Level 18: Burn -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Dmg(19), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(19), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Erad-%Dam(23)
Level 20: Plasma Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(23), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(25), Aegis-ResDam(25), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27)
Level 22: Taunt -- Zinger-Dam%(A)
Level 24: Blazing Aura -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Oblit-%Dam(31), Sciroc-Dam%(31), Erad-%Dam(31)
Level 26: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(27), P'Shift-End%(46)
Level 28: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(A), RechRdx-I(37), Rec'dRet-ToHit(40)
Level 30: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/EndRdx(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(33), S'fstPrt-ResKB(33), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(33), Aegis-ResDam(34), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 32: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(42), LkGmblr-Def(42)
Level 35: Energy Transfer -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(45), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(45), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Hectmb-Dam%(46)
Level 38: Total Focus -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(39), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(40), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 41: Char -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(43), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(43), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(43)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Dev'n-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50), Dev'n-Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 47: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResKB(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 2: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 2.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 2.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 21.1% Defense(Smashing)
• 21.1% Defense(Lethal)
• 13.9% Defense(Fire)
• 13.9% Defense(Cold)
• 12.4% Defense(Energy)
• 12.4% Defense(Negative)
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
• 12.1% Defense(Melee)
• 7.69% Defense(Ranged)
• 15.5% Defense(AoE)
• 1.8% Max End
• 24% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
• 37.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 10% FlySpeed
• 281.1 HP (15%) HitPoints
• 10% JumpHeight
• 10% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -12)
• Knockup (Mag -12)
• MezResist(Immobilize) 12.1%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
• 13.5% (0.23 End/sec) Recovery
• 44% (3.44 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
• 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
• 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
• 3.78% Resistance(Fire)
• 3.78% Resistance(Cold)
• 3.13% Resistance(Negative)
• 5% Resistance(Toxic)
• 20% RunSpeed
• 4.5% XPDebtProtection

• MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
• 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)
• 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)

• 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
• Knockback Protection (Mag -4)

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
• 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
• 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)

• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
• 4% Enhancement(Heal)
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
• 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
• 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
• 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
• 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)

• 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
• 35.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
• 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
• 3.13% Defense(AoE), 1.56% Defense(Fire), 1.56% Defense(Cold)

• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

• 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed), 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime), 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)

• 12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration

• 1.8% Max End
• 3.13% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.56% Defense(Ranged)
• 42.2 HP (2.25%) HitPoints
• 2% XPDebtProtection
• 3.13% Defense(AoE), 1.56% Defense(Fire), 1.56% Defense(Cold)

• 5% RunSpeed
• 3.13% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.56% Defense(AoE)
• 2.5% XPDebtProtection
• 3.13% Defense(AoE), 1.56% Defense(Fire), 1.56% Defense(Cold)

• 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 3.13% Resistance(Negative)

• 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed

• 1.88% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.94% Defense(Melee)

• 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
• 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
• 3% Defense(All)
• Knockback Protection (Mag -4)

• 5% RunSpeed
• 3.13% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.56% Defense(AoE)

• 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

• 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery
• 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
• 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 5% Resistance(Toxic)

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
• 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
• 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)

• 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
• 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
• 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)

• 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
• 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)

• 12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 42.2 HP (2.25%) HitPoints

• Knockback Protection (Mag -4)

Wow, either this build is so horrible that it's beyond help, or I'm doing something right. I doubt it is the latter... okay, say I wanted to build for melee defense, is that doable?

What are your plans with the build?

Farm?.. PvP?.. PvE?

Give it time, some of us lead busy lives, it's 12:30am where I am and I have been working since yesterday morning and on a bank holiday.

I think you would be comfy with just trying to softcap S/L, a bit of +hp and rechg. Lose temp prot for fireball and gain slots from thin air almost by just asking yaself if some slots make all that much of a difference and moving them. Right now Healing Flames Numina wouldn't be there. Too many Aegis in shields, unnecessary if you were willing to focus on S/L and count on mixed damage types being most common with some element of S/L. 3 slots in Blast is min I reckon which will free some slots for Fireball to add with slots freed up by the shields not even being Aegis and reduced to maybe just 3 slots of something else.

I don't have a builder to look at it in detail am just going by the stars and the moon. I'll look at it when I can but I think somehow I'd be doing something that is basically what I said.

Well.. I just came up with build..

With all the fire toggles CJ.. tough... weave.. you will have

DEFENSE
S&L - 19.6%
E&NE - 18.4%
F&C - 17.4%
PSI - 15.3%
Melee - 25.9%
Ranged - 23.4%
AoE - 21.5%

RESISTANCE
S&L - 70.9%
E - 47%
Ne - 53.2%
F - 90%
C - 28.3%
T&PSI - 0%

*Ignore slotting level*

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
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Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Energy Melee
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Shield -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(3), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(5), TtmC'tng-ResDam(5), TtmC'tng-EndRdx(7)
Level 1: Barrage -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dam%(17), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(48), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 2: Healing Flames -- Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(A), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(7), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Mrcl-Heal(9), H'zdH-Heal/Rchg(11), Mrcl-EndRdx/Rchg(11)
Level 4: Bone Smasher -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(34), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 6: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 8: Consume -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(13), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(13), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(15), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(15)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A)
Level 12: Plasma Shield -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg(17), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(19), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(19), ImpArm-ResDam(21)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(45), EndMod-I(46)
Level 22: Blazing Aura -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(23), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(23), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(25), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25)
Level 24: Tough -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(27), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(27), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29), TtmC'tng-ResDam(29), TtmC'tng-EndRdx(31)
Level 26: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 28: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def(31), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(31), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(33), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(33), RedFtn-EndRdx(33)
Level 30: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt/Rng(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(45)
Level 32: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 35: Energy Transfer -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(37), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Dam%(43)
Level 38: Total Focus -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Dam%(40)
Level 41: Whirling Hands -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(42), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-%Dam(43)
Level 44: Burn -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(46), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(48), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 47: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 49: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 19% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 19% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 19% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 19% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 19% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 19% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 19% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 19% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 9.25% Defense(Smashing)
• 9.25% Defense(Lethal)
• 7.06% Defense(Fire)
• 7.06% Defense(Cold)
• 8% Defense(Energy)
• 8% Defense(Negative)
• 4.88% Defense(Psionic)
• 15.5% Defense(Melee)
• 13% Defense(Ranged)
• 11.1% Defense(AoE)
• 4.05% Max End
• 27% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 5% Enhancement(Heal)
• 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 5% FlySpeed
• 210.8 HP (11.3%) HitPoints
• 5% JumpHeight
• 5% JumpSpeed
• Knockback (Mag -8)
• Knockup (Mag -8)
• MezResist(Held) 20.9%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 14.9%
• MezResist(Sleep) 4.4%
• MezResist(Stun) 6.6%
• 9% (0.15 End/sec) Recovery
• 20% (1.56 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
• 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
• 6.25% Resistance(Negative)
• 5% RunSpeed

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I didn't rejig your power order so plasma shield being an asap power is still late. I just reslotted for a suggestion to go 40%ish to S/L so that you would have 40% to cold/lethal or 40% to fire/lethal and so on. Good job you have consume as this aint end friendly but it is end friendlier than before.

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