Ice/Ice Tank Critique


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Posted

After looking at builds and such I decided to give the Ice/Ice tank a shot on mids, I have a feeling it has a few flaws, focused on rech and hitting softcap without EA up. Tell me what you think.

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With your global recharge, Hibernate is way overslotted. Just put and Heal IO in the base slot and leave it at that. This is because after you use it you suffer a 2min nophase condition that will prohibit you from using Hibernate again.

I would move Hasten to level 30 and pick up EA and FT as soon as they're available.

Since Ice Patch is in your level 49 spot you might as well drop it for Permafrost and put the steadfast unique in it (saving you a slot from tough). I, personally, don't use IP a lot at level 50 because I don't need it. Having immunity to slows, however, is far more beneficial, IMO.

In EA I would replace that PS: End/Acc with an EA: End/End. This is will give you more return on the endurance when fighting fewer foes (since you're not using Cardiac).

Your HP is good. I like to have at least 1% hp/sec regen but you should be ok. Your enduse is going to tank while fighting AVs if you keep up DN, though - one reason to get the end/end IO in EA.

A suggestion to think about: getting a 6th slot into FA and putting the Call of the Sandman Chance to Heal proc in it. It's not reliable when you 'need' it, but it is somewhat decent at patching up minor injuries.

Bottom line - it isn't how I built my Ice/Ice/Soul but you still aimed for the important things in the build. Aside from the suggestions I've discussed above, good job.


SG: Guadians of Paragon - VG: Paragon's Darkness
The Usual Suspects: Fimboolvetr (Icer Tank), Tsukiyomi (Mind/Psi/Ice Dom), Smiting Dragon (Dm/Sr Scrap), Widow Mortis (NW)
Up and Comers: Ameterasu (Km/Reg Scrap), Arrhymian (Elec/Nin Stalk), TDMKII (Bot/Traps MM)

 

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Thanks for the reply, ya I wasn't too sure on how my end would do, was just going to test in game on a few TFs before I chose my t4 alpha, I would really like to get spiritual, but if I must get cardiac, then I will, anyways here are some changes:

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Save yourself a couple billion Inf on that Glad. Armor unless you've got the money to throw around. If not, you can either put that slot into Health for a Miracle: Heal for a little more recovery OR put it into Frost with a Range IO. Even in the iTrials, saturated EA will be sufficient to keep your defense up. Just don't run off solo until you get your level shifts.

As to the endurance concerns... Going spiritual will be ok for the most part. You'll really only notice bad enduse during protracted fights with 1-2 foes. You won't be getting as much end back from EA as a result. I like to pop on DN and cycle my attack chain and with Spiritual I can burn through end pretty fast in between EA cycles.

You won't have issues with 3 or more mobs.

I like Cardiac for tanking and team purposes. Cardiac further reduces the endcost of EA, giving you even more endurance per use. I also use Spiritual for farming since you pretty much always have a sufficient supply of bodies.


SG: Guadians of Paragon - VG: Paragon's Darkness
The Usual Suspects: Fimboolvetr (Icer Tank), Tsukiyomi (Mind/Psi/Ice Dom), Smiting Dragon (Dm/Sr Scrap), Widow Mortis (NW)
Up and Comers: Ameterasu (Km/Reg Scrap), Arrhymian (Elec/Nin Stalk), TDMKII (Bot/Traps MM)