Incarnate options for Tankers

Right now the Core Radial boost only allows for 1/3 of it to bypass ED. The tier 3 will allow for 1/2 to bypass, and the tier 4 will allow for 2/3 to bypass. You'll probably see that 5% from either the tier 3 or tier 4. Possibly more.

I was planning on going Spiritual for my Fire/EM, but decided at the last second to go Cardiac instead. He already had a solid ST attack chain, and my AoE attacks were also coming up fast enough to be gapless through almost 2 cycles (BU+WH+Burn+Fireball+FE+WH+Burn). More recharge would've been nice for HF & Consume, but I noticed on some of my other toons just how much more end made life, and while my Fire/EM wasn't exactly sucking at end recovery (esp w/Consume), it could definitely be better. The +resists that will come later (only have the common so far) is just gravy, gravy that will become richer and sweeter as we go through the alpha slot tiers.

My main tank is a Stone/Fire/Pyre. I went Spiritual Radial. All my attacks were already at red level damage enhancement so a low level musculature would not do much with that penalty, thus recharge boost to counter the other big granite penalty seemed best. So far I am very pleased.

Could someone tell me, will it be possible to reach perma-Earth's Embrace in Granite with the top tier Spiritual Core Paragon? That is supposed to provide a a 45% recharge boost with 2/3 ignoring ED. My stoner already has 17.5% global haste in Granite. If I were to substitute 4 purples for existing global haste damage sets that would take it to 35% (100% out of granite.) Earth's Embrace would then be at a 154.85 sec recharge in Granite, accourding to current Mids. Would the 15% affected by ED added to the existing Earth's (5 slotted w/Doctored Wounds for 97.49% rchg [pre Ed shown as 116.6]) plus another 30% ignoring ED get it done? I am not sure how to set up the equation.
Jak

Never Mind: Just clicking Granite on and off gave the answer. Even with Granite off the recharge of the Purple build gives a 121.01 sec recharge. So a 30% global equvalent boost from the Core Paragon will never cover the 65% Granite penalty.
Another dream crushed .
Jak

I found this the other day, it might help you guys in making a choice.

http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.co...lpha-slot.html

Update.

The Recharge/Heal did not get my Energize on my Elec/SS to perma. It moved closer. I can tell the difference but I was hoping for perma. It did bump my heal from 963 to 1001, so that is gain for me.

I will do the same for my Fire/Fire. I dont have end issues.

My Inv/Nrg is getting damage.

Everythinge else is getting End/Res.

For my Inv/EM's primary build, I think Nerve is going to be the order for the day, mostly because it lets me get away with 4-slotting my lesser attacks with Kinetic Combat and move more slots to more useful places instead of needing extra slots to shore up the accuracy the set barely provides. The added +Def helps too, since I'm not running any additional slots in Tough Hide and could use the extra boost from Invincibility and Weave.

That said, on a less-IO'd tank, I could see both Cardiac and Spiritual being high-demand, depending on the set mentioned and how well they could slot for end-redux. I know my SS/Shield brute that hasn't had the chance to get IO'd up is gunning for that Cardiac Boost to save her ailing blue bar issues.

Well, i went with spirtual on my shield/elec/mu tanker he gained about 4 hp/sec but health and True Grit are the only powers it would boost on my build. But then i got to thinking, what about going Cardiac ? end/res ? You have Deflection, True Grit, Tough (if you took it) and One with the shield (i just left that one 1 slotted).

I didn't slot deflection with any resistance, True Grit got 1 lvl 50 resist IO. that could be worth something.

Now im sure spiritual would of been more of a buff if i had taken aid self. but between softcapped defenses, knockdowns and 2 chance for self heals, I didn't take it. (in fact I have a trend on a lot of characters to completely remove aid self, im starting not to like it).

thoughts?