Ice/Fire tank

Can anybody post up an affordable build for this? Im new to tanks and i have literally no idea where to start on this guy.

Are you looking for a leveling build or endgame build? Try throwing one together so you can get in any pool/travel powers to fit your taste and we can go from there.

Generally speaking, though, for Ice Armor you want to softcap (45%) S/L/E/Ne defense types (which isn't hard to do). After that you want to slot for +regen/+hp/+rech. Not necessarily in that order, but after defense those are the 3 attributes you want to focus on building for.

Some tips to help you softcap: get weave and combat jumping. grab a Steadfast Protection: res/+3 def IO and slot it into either Tough or Permafrost (if you take it). After those things, it's pretty trivial to finish softcapping with IO sets. By softcapping, I also mean without using Energy Absorption.

I went through a total respec of my Ice/Fire a week or so ago; you might find the info useful: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=254594

It's cheapish; no purples, some of the sets do have enhancements in the 10-20mil range, the set for Tough was the most expensive to acquire IIRC.

Unless Im off, with just FA, GA, and Weaves Def slotted and tossing CJ + Man with basic Gambler mule... your already at 40% Def... Throw in a steadfast and your 2% away from soft cap.

So really... biulding for Defense on a Ice Tanker is EASY.

So as far as IO slotting goes... its VERY open to what ever you want. As opposed to many biulds that need certain slotting.

I'll see what I can come up with quickly for a cheap biuld.

The number of slots you need in different powers will change somewhat depending on whether you're using sets or common IOs, but there are some general guidelines. I can see right away you're trying to put way too many slots in your armor toggles. Because of ED it is almost never worthwhile to put more than 4 slots in GA, FA, Tough, Weave, and most of all, not in Permafrost. With common IOs, you'll generally want to 6 slot all attacks, though you can get away with 5 if you're using sets. Here's a real quick common IO/SO build. (Boy, it's been a long time since I've done one of these!) I used level 50 common IOs because that's what Mid's is set to for me, but in many cases lower level IOs would be fine.

I dropped Permafrost for Icicles; IMO Icicles is a much better power. I would also take Taunt much earlier than you have here, and note that if you're not a 60-month vet you won't be able to take SJ until level 14 at the earliest. Note that I've used really basic attack slotting; if you like more accuracy you can drop one of the damages or the recharge for another accuracy.

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Level 50 Natural Tanker
Primary Power Set: Ice Armor
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Frozen Armor -- EndRdx-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(3), DefBuff-I:50(3), DefBuff-I:50(17)
Level 1: Scorch -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(5), Dmg-I:50(7), Dmg-I:50(11), Dmg-I:50(15)
Level 2: Hoarfrost -- Heal-I:50(A), Heal-I:50(5), Heal-I:50(9), RechRdx-I:50(13), RechRdx-I:50(36), RechRdx-I:50(43)
Level 4: Combustion -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(7), RechRdx-I:50(9), Dmg-I:50(11), Dmg-I:50(13), Dmg-I:50(46)
Level 6: Wet Ice -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 8: Chilling Embrace -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 10: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I:50(A)
Level 12: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 14: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(15), RechRdx-I:50(17)
Level 16: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 18: Glacial Armor -- EndRdx-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(19), DefBuff-I:50(19), DefBuff-I:50(31)
Level 20: Tough -- EndRdx-I:50(A), ResDam-I:50(21), ResDam-I:50(21), ResDam-I:50(31)
Level 22: Weave -- EndRdx-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(23), DefBuff-I:50(23), DefBuff-I:50(25)
Level 24: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(25), RechRdx-I:50(42)
Level 26: Energy Absorption -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(27), DefBuff-I:50(27), DefBuff-I:50(33), RechRdx-I:50(34), RechRdx-I:50(42)
Level 28: Fire Sword Circle -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(29), RechRdx-I:50(29), Dmg-I:50(33), Dmg-I:50(33), Dmg-I:50(36)
Level 30: Icicles -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(36), EndRdx-I:50(37), Dmg-I:50(37), Dmg-I:50(46), Dmg-I:50(50)
Level 32: Hibernate -- Heal-I:50(A)
Level 35: Incinerate -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(37), RechRdx-I:50(39), Dmg-I:50(39), Dmg-I:50(39), Dmg-I:50(50)
Level 38: Greater Fire Sword -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(40), RechRdx-I:50(40), Dmg-I:50(40), Dmg-I:50(42), Dmg-I:50(43)
Level 41: Char -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(45), RechRdx-I:50(45), Dmg-I:50(45), Dmg-I:50(46)
Level 47: Fire Ball -- Acc-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(48), RechRdx-I:50(48), Dmg-I:50(48), Dmg-I:50(50)
Level 49: Taunt -- Range-I:50(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I:50(A), Heal-I:50(34), Heal-I:50(43)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(31), EndMod-I:50(34)
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Set Bonus Totals:

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I'll have to play with the build a little bit more later as I'm doing some traveling this weekend. Thoughts regarding Taunt and Ice Armor from personal play experience: Taunt is unnecessary to holding aggro with Ice Armor as it has two taunt auras. I never had any problems leveling up my Icer and only recently (like 1.5 weeks ago) respec'd into Taunt for my level 49 power pick in order to taunt the STF. Now that I have it I do find it useful for general pulling and such. That said, tanking without taunt while using ice armor is a different playstyle, imo. A more active play style that requires to you to jump around alot (CJ is handy for this). Herding is a big part of it too as you try to clump mobs together in order to keep them within your auras, though some dislike the idea of herding.

Next... Permafrost. Yes, it is a power that can be skipped and never looked at again. However, combined with Wet Ice and Energy Absorption, you become 100% resistance to slow effects. And it's a great mule for a Steadfast: +def IO so you can slot Tough decently (though I didn't put any slots in Tough as I don't use it. It'll become a mule for the pvp +def IO).

Finally, a question I'm not sure about. Greater Fire Sword. I didn't include it in the build I posted earlier because I figured it shared the same stigma associated with it's animation time that Greater Ice Sword has. Anyone know if that's the case or not?