ill/rad question

I tend to make builds on what I want rather than what everyone builds for, but let me ask you this:

If you build for enough recharge so that you have three invulnerable Tanks working for you at all times, do you really need defense?

Recharge just makes everything better on an Illusion/Radiation, however I would say build for some defense (Ranged or S/L) if it doesn't come at the cost of your recharge. It will come in handy for the times where your pets will be limited by their AI or cast time.

Take a look at my Illusion/Radiation Guide, link in my sig. It discusses the build, various choices and strategy in depth. The guild has sample builds, and if you look through the many comments to the guide, many people have posted their various builds.

The Holy Grail for Ill/Rad is getting enough recharge for Perma-PA. Some folks build for Defense in addition to Recharge, but Recharge is more important. Getting enough Recovery is also important for running the Rad toggles.

My Ill/Rad did not build for Defense and he does fine. I use PA, Invisibility and Deceive a lot to avoid aggro focusing on me. It is very effective.

I'm glad it was helpful. I did my best to be fair to the various other options available. Good luck with your Ill/Rad!