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By Call Me Awesome,
Posted on: 2011-12-27 21:43 in Tankers

 

Posted

Not 100% sure he can't be better... please help

Here is what I have:

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Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Resist Physical Damage

  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (3) Resist Damage IO
Level 1: Beheader
  • (A) Damage Increase IO
Level 2: Temp Invulnerability
  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  • (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (5) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (7) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  • (7) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
Level 4: Dull Pain
  • (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  • (11) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  • (13) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (13) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
  • (15) Doctored Wounds - Heal
Level 6: Resist Elements
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (15) Resist Damage IO
Level 8: Unyielding
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (17) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (17) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (19) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (19) Aegis - Resistance
  • (21) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
Level 10: Taunt
  • (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt
  • (21) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge
  • (23) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
Level 12: Super Jump
  • (A) Jumping IO
  • (23) Jumping IO
Level 14: Resist Energies
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (25) Resist Damage IO
Level 16: Build Up
  • (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  • (25) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge
  • (27) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
  • (29) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
  • (29) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
Level 18: Invincibility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 20: Swoop
  • (A) Damage Increase IO
Level 22: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (33) Defense Buff IO
Level 24: Spring Attack
  • (A) Empty
  • (34) Empty
  • (34) Empty
  • (34) Empty
Level 26: Tough Hide
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (36) Defense Buff IO
Level 28: Whirling Axe
  • (A) Force Feedback - Damage/Knockback
  • (36) Force Feedback - Accuracy/Knockback
  • (36) Force Feedback - Recharge/Knockback
  • (37) Force Feedback - Recharge/Endurance
  • (37) Force Feedback - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
  • (37) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge
Level 30: Maneuvers
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 32: Unstoppable
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (39) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (39) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (40) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (40) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 35: Cleave
  • (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  • (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  • (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 38: Pendulum
  • (A) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Knockback
  • (43) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
  • (45) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Knockback
  • (45) Kinetic Crash - Damage/Knockback
  • (45) Kinetic Crash - Accuracy/Damage/Knockback
  • (46) Kinetic Crash - Recharge/Endurance
Level 41: Tactics
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  • (46) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
Level 44: Conserve Power
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (46) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (48) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (48) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 47: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
  • (48) Healing IO
  • (50) Endurance Modification IO
  • (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 49: Vengeance
  • (A) Empty
  • (50) Empty
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Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Healing IO
  • (9) Healing IO
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
  • (9) Endurance Modification IO
Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run

 

Posted

I highly recommend reading Call Me Awesome's Invulnerability guides:

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=133483

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=126983

Take a gander at those guides and see how your current build compares. Read a few of the threads here that show builds for other Invulnerable tanks and see what has been recommended. I think some of the ideas and suggestions in both CMA's guides and the other Invulnerable threads will give you some great ideas to improve your tank.

Throwing darts at the board to see if something sticks.....

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Posted

Um, yeah there's a lot of room for improvement there; your attacks are basically unslotted and your armors are overslotted with less useful sets.

Please, check out both of my invuln guides in my signature. You currently have very little in effective set bonuses and absolutely terrible slotting in your attacks. It's completely possible to have many times the durability you currently have along with good damage.

A thumbnail suggestion would be:

  • Take the Fighting Pool - Boxing/Tough/Weave
  • 4 slot Reactive Armor in TI, Unyielding, Tough & RPD
  • 5 slot your single target attacks with 4 Smashing Haymaker (or, if you've the resources, Kinetic Combat) and one Acc/Dam/End from another set.
  • Slot 3 Eradication and 2-3 Scirocco in your PBAOE attacks.
  • 6 slot Taunt with either Mocking Beratement or Perfect Zinger
  • Slot Invincibility with 2 Enzyme HO's (47+) or 3-4 Gift of the Ancients
  • Drop one slot from Dull Pain
  • Slot the Steadfast Protection 3% defense unique into one of the passive resists.
  • If you're taking Build Up stop at 3 slots; you aren't getting much of use to you with your slotting.
That will give you some framework; after that I'd drop Unstoppable, or at least leave it with the base slot and Leadership isn't the best choice for a tanker.


I hope you haven't built this already; it needs a page one re-write and most of the IO's will be replaced.

COH has just been murdered by NCSoft. http://www.change.org/petitions/ncso...city-of-heroes

 

Posted

Currently you're ridiculously overslotted in in several powers (one of which is an "Oh Crap!" button godmode with a nasty crash at the end that should only EVER be used in DIRE emergencies).

Also, you are COMPLETELY unslotted for real damage. Most of your heavily slotted stuff is slotted for knockback. On an Invuln tank, knockback is the enemy! Your defenses rely on you keeping hordes of enemies around to keep your defenses high.

On a different melee secondary, I'd say "Sure, keep Spring Attack!" But you've already got THREE (count 'em!) AoE attacks (Whirling Axe, Cleave, and Pendulum).



Here's a quickie build. Not optimal power placement (SIIIIIIIIIIIIDEKIIIIIIIIICK!!!). But it should work fairly well.

You're not QUITE soft-capped on S/L or F/C. A single set of Kinetic Combats in place of one set of Smashing Haymaker will cap you for S/L while you're close enough to the F/C softcap that you honestly shouldn't need the extra half-percent or so.

If you can get a couple of KinCombat sets together, you can start doing other things. Like swapping in some LOTG +Recharge IOs and LOTG Defense IOs. While your defense will come down a little for E/N and F/C, you'll welcome the recharge and the additional Regen.


Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.952
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Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Temp Invulnerability -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(3), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(3), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Beheader -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(5), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 2: Dull Pain -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(9), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 4: Gash -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(11), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(13), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 6: Resist Physical Damage -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(15), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(17), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(17)
Level 8: Unyielding -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(19), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(19), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(21)
Level 10: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 12: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(21), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(23), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(23), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(25), Mocking-Rchg(25)
Level 14: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(27), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(27), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 16: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(31)
Level 18: Invincibility -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(31)
Level 20: Swoop -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(33), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(33), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(34)
Level 24: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(34), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 26: Tough Hide -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(36), DefBuff-I(36)
Level 28: Whirling Axe -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Erad-%Dam(37), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 30: Resist Energies -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(39), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(40)
Level 32: Resist Elements -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(40), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(40)
Level 35: Cleave -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Erad-%Dam(43), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 38: Pendulum -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Erad-%Dam(42), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 44: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-End%(48)
Level 49: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
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Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(46), Mrcl-Rcvry+(46), Heal-I(48)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(48), P'Shift-End%(50)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run



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Posted

Great advice... keep it coming.