Good for what? Did you do any searches for it, or check out any guides?
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I'm new to the game and I've recently built this also and I was hoping that I could get some suggestions.
I've picked up that this build is good because it has a bunch of AoE attacks that will pick up alot of aggro. Did I understand correctly?
Does anyone have any suggestions on skills that I should or shouldn't get?
Does this build have any inherent strengths? Weaknesses?
I've noticed that at the very low levels I was having some real trouble but now that I'm level 10-ish I'm doing much better. I'm not doing any real amount of damage but I believe that's to be expected.
Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by DiamondJoe
I'm new to the game and I've recently built this also and I was hoping that I could get some suggestions.
I've picked up that this build is good because it has a bunch of AoE attacks that will pick up alot of aggro. Did I understand correctly? Does anyone have any suggestions on skills that I should or shouldn't get? Does this build have any inherent strengths? Weaknesses? I've noticed that at the very low levels I was having some real trouble but now that I'm level 10-ish I'm doing much better. I'm not doing any real amount of damage but I believe that's to be expected. Thanks in advance! |
1) Yes, this build will have a lot of AoE in it, and therefore will be pretty good at getting aggro on it's own. Also, by level 38, you will have two attacks that actually teleport you into melee and do AoE damage, which is quite fun. However, as this is your first Tanker, I would HIGHLY recommend getting the power Taunt. It's a pretty fool-proof way of getting aggro. If you find yourself not using it much later on, then you can get rid of it, but it's a good power to have in your repertoire, even if you don't use it that much.
2) Skills that you should get:
Almost everything from Shields/
Almost everything from /Electric
Possibly the Fighting Pool, for Tough and Weave
A Travel power
(For now) The Fitness pool, for Stamina
Powers that can be skipped:
Grant Cover
One with the Shield
Powers that SHOULD be skipped:
Lightning Clap
3) Does this build have any inherent strengths? Yes, in spades. The two teleport powers I mentioned above are fun and really nice. Your focus will be in AoE damage, which is great in this game. However, your single target damage will suffer a bit for this. The somewhat unreliable draining of endurance from your attacks can help to run all of the toggles that you'll have by the end of the game, which is nice. Also, your aggro aura helps you out by giving you +Damage for each foe in range, which will help you kill pretty quickly.
Does it have any weaknesses? Also yes. However, they can be largely mitigated. You have no self heal, so any damage you do take won't go away that quickly. Also, as I mentioned above, your single-target damage isn't all that great. However, neither of these are deal-breakers, and this combo should be a great one for you.
4) Tankers really come into their own once they get to level 22 and can buy single-origin enhancements (SOs). I would definitely recommend sticking around until that point to see if you like it.
Hope this helps! Have fun!
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus
Hey guys lookin for a good sd/elec build, can someone please post one? ty