Noob question about Inv

Yeah...I really should know this....but I keep getting stunned by AV's what do I need to slot


Thanks!!!

Are you fighting them as Elite Bosses, or actual Arch Villains? The latter wasn't really meant to be solo'd.

EDIT: If it's Ghost Widow, then well... good luck.

Requiem as an AV and Marauder as a EB.

My WP can solo AV without the stun and I don't recall it happening on my /SD and he has taken down 5

You need Unyielding if you don't have it. That's Invuln's mez protection. If you're getting stunned through Unyielding, then I don't know what to tell you, neither one of them should be able to break through it.

Unyielding is there and slotted !

In the case of Maruader, I believe he can stack stuns pretty quickly if his attacks all land. Work on getting more defense so he hits you less frequently and you should be in better shape.

In the case of Maruader, I believe he can stack stuns pretty quickly if his attacks all land. Work on getting more defense so he hits you less frequently and you should be in better shape. QUOTE

This is probably it, I was running +2x1 and I havent fully slotted...waiting for i19

If you are being stunned through Unyielding and want to do something about it, the best thing to do would be to hit Unstoppable. It has an additional stun protection that (I think) stacks with Unyielding. (Even if it doesn't, it's about twice the magnitude)

If you're not yet 32 or Unstoppable isn't up, Aid Self is another option. It won't stop you from being stunned, but it will make it shorter, and reduce the amount of stacking the AV is putting on you. Getting a teammate to cast Accellerate Metabolism on you would do the same. (Of course, if you've got a teammate with Clear Mind or the bubble shields that'll actually stack on more protection)

Unfortunately, there is no way to directly slot any kind of mez protection. All you can do is stack on more powers with that effect. As others have mentioned, though, not getting hit in the first place will help a lot. So you can slot Defense where applicable. Having Unstoppable up more often or slotting Unyielding for End so it doesn't run you out and detoggle can help, too.

What level are you fighting them at? Mez protection scales with level so an enemy doesn't have to stack as many stuns at lower levels. In addition, higher level enemies have longer lasting stuns, allowing them to stack more on you. I don't think AVs and EBs have increased magnitude on their stuns, but a +2 enemy is going to stun you for 22% longer than normal.

If Marauder is still Super Strength I'd be surprised if he could stack four stuns (unless he has some variant version that has stuns in attacks that normally don't), but if he's Energy Melee now (I haven't fought the new version yet) I'd believe it. AVs have a decent accuracy boost just for being AVs (or EBs) and +2 level adds more, so he'll hit a lot if you don't have defense. In general the only thing that should be able to stun a Tanker is an "unresistable" stun (one with a magnitude higher than any normal protection), multiple stunning enemies ganging up on him, or a significantly higher level enemy with multiple stunning attacks.

If you're a Scrapper, on the other hand, you have less mez protection. They only need to stack four stuns instead of five to get you at level 50, and probably three will do it if you are much below 50. With a 22% duration bonus that's not hard to pull off if an AV has multiple attacks that can stun. You might try popping one purple (and another one each time it wears off)... the added defense will make it harder for the AV to land enough stuns to get through Unyielding.