Another attempt...

A while back, I popped in here asking about a build for a Shield/Kin tanker. Was playing the toon last night and enjoying the heck out of myself tanking...and doing pretty well i might add for mostly SO's, if i do say so myself.

Anyhoo...I dusted off Mids, pulled up a partial build that someone had done to show how easy it was to softcap a shielder and started tweaking (the build mostly had just defenses slotted up to hit softcap). And...here's what i came up with. Probably a bit of a "budget build" for much of it.

Opinions?

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Originally Posted by Smiling_Joe ::looks at RaikenX's signature:: Something funny.

You didn't take one with the shield?

First off, I agree with LSK, you should take One with the Shield if possible. And since you have a good ranged attack in Focused Burst, I'd drop LBE and get OwtS instead.

I don't think you can call any build that has five LotG +Recharges "budget", but admittedly the rest of the sets aren't super-expensive. Honestly, though, I think you can do much better and still not spend a lot of influence. (I can't recall seeing anyone use Volley Fire in a level 50 build before, so at least it has the merit of novelty.)

Slotting issues:

None of your armor toggles is slotted for end reduction, which is a problem, especially for Tough and Weave since they're relatively high-end toggles. I'd add a slot to Weave, two to Tough, and add end reduction or a set with sufficient end reduction. Deflection and BA are overslotted for defense, so you could pull a defense common and replace it with end red with very little loss of defense. Alternatively, if you don't want to 4-slot LotG there, consider another defense set like Gift of the Ancients or Serendipity.

Quick Strike is underslotted, and in general the slotting of ST attacks isn't doing much for you. Since you don't need defense bonuses, I'd 5-slot Crushing Impact instead since it's relatively cheap and has good bonuses. Procs give the most benefit in quick recharging ST attacks, so consider moving the full ToD set to Quick Strike.

You'll save a slot by moving the LotG +Recharge from Phalanx Fighting to Grant Cover, since you don't benefit from defense enhancement in PF.

Focused Accuracy is a huge end hog and not needed if you plan to slot a Kismet +Acc. I'd drop FA for Conserve Power and move the Gaussian's set to Power Siphon.

There's no good reason to five slot Eradication in Burst, drop back to four slots (I'd recommend Dam/Rchg, Acc/Dam/Rchg, Acc/Dam/End/Rchg and the proc) plus two Scirocco's Dervish, Dam/End and Acc/Dam/End.

Just about any set would be better than Volly Fire in Focused Burst. Decimation would be my first choice, but if that's out of your price range, Thunderstrike, Ruin or Entropic Chaos would be good too.

Are the level 21 Efficacy Adaptors in Stamina a mistake? The set is fine, but you should use at least level 35 or 40 if you want a decent level of end mod enhancement.

Also, you've taken many of your attacks too late, IMO. I'd probably take both Body Blow and Smashing Blow early, but you should take at least one of them before level 10. Be sure to take Power Siphon, FB and CS as soon as they're available, too. Putting off Grant Cover until late would be a better choice than delaying attacks.

Here's a redo of your build with CP instead of FA and OwtS replacing LBE. I also reordered the powers a bit and changed a lot of the slotting. I used GotA for the defense powers, but any defense set with good bonuses that you can afford will do fine.

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Devon Trace: Level 50 Natural Tanker
Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
Secondary Power Set: Kinetic Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx:40(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:40(3), GftotA-Def:40(3), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(9), ResDam-I:50(13), ResDam-I:50(17)
Level 1: Quick Strike -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg:40(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx:40(17), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg:40(21), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:40(33), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(34), T'Death-Dam%:40(36)
Level 2: Body Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:40(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:40(5), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:40(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(36), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(36)
Level 4: Battle Agility -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx:40(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:40(11), GftotA-Def:40(34), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(15)
Level 6: True Grit -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(A), Aegis-ResDam:50(7), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:40(7), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx:40(9), Mrcl-Heal:40(11), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(48)
Level 8: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 10: Taunt -- Taunt-I:50(A)
Level 12: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(13)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(34), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(15)
Level 16: Smashing Blow -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:40(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:40(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:40(19), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(37), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(37)
Level 18: Phalanx Fighting -- Ksmt-ToHit+:30(A)
Level 20: Power Siphon -- GSFC-ToHit:50(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg:50(21), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx:50(25), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx:50(45), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx:50(46), GSFC-Build%:50(46)
Level 22: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(25)
Level 26: Shield Charge -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(27), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:50(37), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(39), RechRdx-I:30(39)
Level 28: Burst -- Erad-%Dam:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(39), Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(40), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(40), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(43), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(50)
Level 30: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(A), ImpArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(31), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(33), ImpArm-ResDam:40(45)
Level 32: Weave -- GftotA-Def/EndRdx:40(A), GftotA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:35(33), GftotA-Def:40(42), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(42)
Level 35: Focused Burst -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:35(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:35(42), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:35(45), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(46), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(50)
Level 38: Concentrated Strike -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg:40(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx:40(40), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg:40(43), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:40(43), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:40(48)
Level 41: Grant Cover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A)
Level 44: One with the Shield -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 47: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 49: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%:40(A), Heal-I:40(50)
Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon
Level 50: Rebirth Radial Epiphany
Level 50: Reactive Radial Flawless Interface
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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: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(29), Numna-Heal:50(31), Mrcl-Heal:40(31)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:35(23), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:35(23), Efficacy-EndMod:35(29)
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 6.13% Defense(Smashing)
• 6.13% Defense(Lethal)
• 8.94% Defense(Fire)
• 8.94% Defense(Cold)
• 11.1% Defense(Energy)
• 11.1% Defense(Negative)
• 4.88% Defense(Psionic)
• 9.25% Defense(Melee)
• 10.8% Defense(Ranged)
• 10.2% Defense(AoE)
• 4.05% Max End
• 37% Enhancement(Accuracy)
• 52.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 9% FlySpeed
• 224.9 HP (12%) HitPoints
• 9% JumpHeight
• 9% JumpSpeed
• MezResist(Held) 2.75%
• MezResist(Immobilize) 9.35%
• 19.5% (0.33 End/sec) Recovery
• 32% (2.5 HP/sec) Regeneration
• 7.5% Resistance(Fire)
• 3.13% Resistance(Negative)
• 14% RunSpeed

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well...some of what i had in that build was done as a sample from someone else. FA slotted with the GSFC was part of it...as were the shields and slottings (most of it anyway). I slotted the attacks myself and was mainly focusing on sets that boosted recovery, regen, and HP.

The LotG's would actually be funded by hero merits...so no real inf cost there...save for salvage and construction, of course.

I didn't add in OwtS cuz i don't usually mess with most T9 "godmode" powers much. ...Of course i say this and my lvl 50 elec/elec brute DOES have Power Surge...

Really didn't think too much about the LBE/FB thing...which is toooootally doable.

And after checking out the build you drew up in mids, Fin....yeah...you definitely whooped me there. Seems a much better build than what i came up with.

I really need to work out the kinks in my build making...but that's what i have you guys for. Still learning how to do all of this IO and Mids crap (i'm still stuck in the SO/Generic IO generation).

Thanks for the replies, guys.

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Originally Posted by Smiling_Joe ::looks at RaikenX's signature:: Something funny.