Quick/cheap way to help my blue bar

Leveling a Shield/War Mace tank and loving it. Respec'ing with I19 allowed me to fit in a couple more power picks, including Weave, and push my defenses up to almost soft-cap, at only level 36!

However, despite 3-slotted stamina and a moderate amount of endredux in all my toggles and attacks, I still find I'm running out of end a little faster than I'd like. Yes, I'm turning off unneeded toggles like Sprint and occasionally Grant Cover (like when soloing things that don't debuff defense/recharge).

What would you recommend as a way to cheaply and/or quickly improve my end recovery/usage? Will throwing in multiple two- and three-piece set bonuses for 2% recovery here and there add up fast enough? Or am I looking at needing to drop merits/inf on Performace Shifter/Miracle/Numina uniques?

I know I can get another +Recovery power in my APP, but that's 7 or 8 levels away. I'd like to find a solution that I can implement within the next 2-4 levels.

Well, without seeing your current build, it's tough to offer suggestions. How are you slotted right now? Have you put some IO sets into your attacks (the biggest End hogs in combat)? That can definitely help bring your endurance concerns down.

Most of my attacks have 30% endredux or more. Only one, which I got most recently and have not slotted has no endredux yet.

Also, all of my toggles have at least a little endredux in them (10 to 20%)

All of the sets I have are chosen solely for +defense, so I currently have almost no +Recovery set bonuses. Attacks and such which are not slotted for a +defense bonus are frankenslotted for as much acc/dam/end/rech as I can get.

If that is the case, then the next steps are to further increase EndRed in your attacks, and then go for these expensive IOs.

Yes, to some degree. Aiming for +Recovery or +Endurance set bonuses will help you out, definitely. However, if you've currently got other sets in your build, then it might hurt to go after those types of bonuses.

Another good avenue to take would be to make sure that you have all of the +Endurance Accolades.

I like the Gift of the Ancients set for my shields, 4 pieces gives me a sizeable recovery bonus and 1.8 bonus points of endurance. It's not that expensive, it caps out defense with good endred and I can stack it several times without really trying.

Also, get the +endurance accolades (Atlas Medallion, Portal Jockey) for another 10 points of endurance. With the accolades and 3 sets of GotA slotted my SD/Fire runs 7 toggles and has no endurance issues.

Two thoughts:
1) As Aett_Thorn suggests, more end reduction in your attacks. two ???/End Reduction enhancements will take you to 50% reduction at lvl 50, and do other nigty things, depending on what the other parts were.
2) My personal shield Tanker has had all her defence togggles frankenslotted sincelvl 25. Grab four Defence/End Reduction enhancements, Gift of the Ancients and Red Fortune as high level as you can afford, and two of the ones that cap out at 30th. I fond this quite helpful

If your not against using temp powers, I suggest crafting a recovery serum. They are relatively cheap and can really take the sharp edges off the levels before you can get a miracle Proc. Sure they are only temporary but you don't need to use it every fight.

Step 1: If you haven't already, frankenslot your attacks to get 50+% end reduction in each. Toggles need end redux too, but they should be a secondary priority.

Step 2: If that's not enough, run tip missions for four days and buy a Miracle unique.

Step 3: If that's still not enough, run tip missions for four days and either buy a Luck of the Gambler to sell for big bux and buy a Performance Shifter, or buy a Numina. Actually, scratch that; check prices on the market first. As of the last time I checked, LoTG was going consistently for more than anything else you can buy for 2 AMerits (~200 million). You might consider buying the LoTG first and foremost and using the money from that sale to buy yourself whatever +recovery bonuses.

Step 4: If that's still not enough, then try to find some cheapy recovery bonuses from sets. Gift of the Ancients gives good value for slots, but I'm not sure offhand how the prices are.

Step 5: By that time, if you're still not satisfied, you're probably high enough level for the Energy Mastery pool.

Step 6: Cardiac Boost @ level 50.

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Originally Posted by Iggy_Kamakaze Nice build

I don't have mids where I am now. How do you have clobber slotted? They dramatically increased the end usage of that power when they increased its damage a ways back. The only way I was able to get SOME end rdx into it was the use of hamis and one purple IO. Otherwise its probably your biggest sapper of endurance in your build. I suggest sacrificing some damage for endrdx in that one power, until you get to 50 then you can really play with the enhancements at 50.

EDIT: Also, dont forget you can get your Atlas Medalion add +10 to your maximum end with that one accolade.