I can't open them in Mids since I don't have the fitness patch so this is going by eye but I would say the first one.
With CJ, FFG, Maneuvers and Weave you have 37.8% defense to all types and positions. If you add a Steadfast Protection +3% IO to Charged Armor you'll have 40% to everything (it's well worth doing even losing the Aegis slot bonus in the process). Given that level of Defense I would say having a S/L/E Resistance based shield is a LOT more useful than a S/L Defense based shield (of course if you then use set bonuses to increase the defense to softcap levels). The S/L Defense form Mace will but you way over the softcap there which is a nice buffer against debuffs but won't increase you survivability much unless you're getting debuffed. Conversely a S/L/E Resistance shield adds extra survivability to the three most common damage types.
Now, admittedly an AoE immobilize is nice to have but overall I think layered defenses are more useful (although you could technically do Leviathan Mastery and get both assuming you don't have conceptual problems with doing so)
I'm gonna post a few builds for my I19 Traps/Sonic. Please make any suggestions you feel would improve them. Here's what I want to know, which would you prefer of the two. I'm fairly happy with both, but I'm wondering which epic would be better given the 5% chance to hit that's always there. I lean toward Mace, but I could be overlooking something.
I'm getting tired of looking at Mids with all the builds I'm having to reroll. :P
Edit: I failed to mention that even if the FFG is defeated I'd still be over S/L softcap. Heh, after thinking about that I'm pretty sure the way I'm going.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Kirsten: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Traps
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Web Grenade Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(34), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(39), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(40), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(46)
Level 1: Shriek Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(33), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 2: Scream Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(7), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 4: Howl Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(5), Posi-Dmg/Rng(7), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21)
Level 6: Triage Beacon Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(11), Dct'dW-Heal(15), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(17), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(27)
Level 8: Acid Mortar Achilles-ResDeb%(A), ShldBrk-Acc/Rchg(9), ShldBrk-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(9), AnWeak-Acc/Rchg(11), AnWeak-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 10: Boxing KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(43), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 12: Force Field Generator LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(13), DefBuff-I(13)
Level 14: Tough S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), S'fstPrt-ResKB(15)
Level 16: Combat Jumping LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(46), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(46)
Level 18: Poison Trap Lock-%Hold(A), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(19), BasGaze-Acc/Hold(19), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(37), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42)
Level 20: Shout Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(21), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(36), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Apoc-Dam%(42)
Level 22: Seeker Drones Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(23), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(23), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(48), Cloud-%Dam(50)
Level 24: Amplify RechRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Weave LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(27), LkGmblr-Def(31)
Level 28: Trip Mine Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(29), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(29), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 30: Hasten RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 32: Maneuvers LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(33)
Level 35: Super Speed Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 38: Assault EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Vengeance LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 44: Thunder Strike Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(A), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(45), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Armgdn-Dam%(48)
Level 47: Charged Armor Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(48), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Power Sink RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 0: Ninja Run
Level 1: Swift Run-I(A)
Level 1: Hurdle Jump-I(A)
Level 1: Health Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(36), Mrcl-Rcvry+(50)
Level 1: Stamina EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(25), P'Shift-End%(42)
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Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Level 50 Science Defender
Primary Power Set: Traps
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Attack
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Web Grenade Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(25), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(27), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(37), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(37)
Level 1: Shriek Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(17), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33)
Level 2: Triage Beacon Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(3), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(29), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Dct'dW-Heal(36)
Level 4: Howl Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(5), Posi-Dam%(19), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33)
Level 6: Acid Mortar Achilles-ResDeb%(A), AnWeak-Acc/Rchg(7), AnWeak-Acc/DefDeb(7), ShldBrk-Acc/Rchg(15), ShldBrk-DefDeb(29)
Level 8: Force Field Generator LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(9), DefBuff-I(9)
Level 10: Hasten RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Poison Trap Lock-%Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(13), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(13), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(15), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(43)
Level 14: Super Speed Zephyr-ResKB(A), Zephyr-Travel(37)
Level 16: Shout Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(31), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(34), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Apoc-Dmg(48)
Level 18: Scream Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(21), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Decim-Build%(34)
Level 20: Super Jump Jump-I(A)
Level 22: Seeker Drones Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(23), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(23), Cloud-%Dam(31), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 24: Maneuvers LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(25), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(36)
Level 26: Assault EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(27)
Level 28: Vengeance LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 30: Boxing Acc-I(A)
Level 32: Trip Mine Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Dmg(43), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(45)
Level 35: Tough S'fstPrt-ResKB(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(42)
Level 38: Weave LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39), Krma-ResKB(39)
Level 41: Scorpion Shield LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(42), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(42)
Level 44: Web Envelope GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(A), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(46), GravAnch-Hold%(46), GravAnch-Immob/EndRdx(48)
Level 47: Combat Jumping LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(48), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Amplify RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 1: Swift Run-I(A)
Level 1: Hurdle Jump-I(A)
Level 1: Health Numna-Heal(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(43), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(50)
Level 1: Stamina EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(45), P'Shift-End%(46)
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