PLVRIZR

LOL, I'm pro "stick it with a fork", because I'll be done with it...quickly 😆

More fun? Pshttttt...says the Inv fanboy (see sig)...😝

I'm down to join. MISSADVENTUR (see sig) is on Everlasting or I can bring multiple other toons/ATs on other servers. I also prefer to tank...and all my builds are leveling/exemp ready.

You, Sir, win the internet today. This was sidesplittingly humorous, especially after I re-read it out loud, using John Cleese's voice and inflection, from the Dead Parrot sketch...

Hyper, Interested to know why you put both MoT procs in Scorch. My WP/Fire tank has the +Res in Combustion (fires virtually every group/activation) and the +absorb in Breath of Fire (for the cone...fires most times I have three targets, even though the absorb is almost inconsequential).

Preach, Brother! Everyone come out to Indom, tonight for Tanker Tuesday, and join us for some action. I'll be running my titular Stone/SS @PLVRIZR

Energy and otherwise, WP covers defense and resist "holes" with absorb and regen...quite efficiently. The build I just posted can (and has) taken everything but solo ITF, I've thrown at him.

Since we're posting builds...😝 With Fiery Melee, this guy does quite a bit of damage, as well: https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1433&c=703&a=1406&f=HEX&dc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

Ha, beat me to it by 1 minute 🙂

No self heal is the biggest drawback, that I have found, but easily mitigated with the massive amount of regen possible or via incarnate (Rebirth Destiny). Also, defense debuff resistance (DDR) is very low (comparatively, considering other tanking primaries), so without Barrier or the Ageless version that has temp DDR, you can get squishy in things like the ITF. I remade my WP/Fiery Melee 50 from live and he's a whole lotta fun (many on this forum have seen him in action on Torchbearer for Tanker Tuesdays), he's my best farming tank and powers, nearly effortlessly, through 98% of PVE content. WP is a very fun set, not as "set it and forget it", like Invulnerability, but very durable. Also one of the primaries that I use the T9 (well, his name is "Will", so you gotta take "Strength of Will", right?), routinely...or at least when I've got even a single blue skittle in inventory 😆

Unless it's a mule, even if not toggled on for combat... I use it on my Inv builds to get two more slots of Impervium Armor for 6% Psi resist and an extra 2.5% recovery.

Talk about "la tabla rasa"! Are you looking for non-granite, most of the time? If so, you can use PLV's build as a base, even though he's SS, not SJ. At least you can see the sets used for the primary... https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1488&c=715&a=1430&f=HEX&dc=78DA6594CB4F135114C6EFB4534A4B4B4B0B2DD0F26879F4010C2D60E233C6081A851A04C2C24DD3E0D836E2B4998E469626A2B8D58589F18189EF855BFE135FE07B8D9AB872550F733E0A499BB4BF7BCFBDF77CDF3D73A699EB93AEB7A76F1C1792EBE472AE52C92EE4B4CBAA6ECBE4F2C525411FD7ECCCE2DC990B73D96B134ACA4E814EDE919D542FA95A4555E68D92A6664FE8574A7A084B197559A585AB651ACF1BBAAAE58D02252A9596951935572E6A79B7393955CC170C9AF9CCD9029D2A97742367144B9A6777F74555AF148A65FF54B9B8A44C69AA9E5FC966721543D557DAC94D8CBE9B0EFA9176CC566DA28D066959585AC169AB49F92FD3E5E578B39F39EC14F8D0D93B32EF5D6336DC066F311B57C19BCC2DD295585796A23488C9C2D7CD6CED0123CCC018EB7FA63356E85933EC21102076C9227C8EE7E120CF23D33CEF3BC07385BCDA70D6B689FB7C62B67F043F303BDF83EF985F49D7CE5EAD76E4759E07C3BC2702FD2FB4D7817A3A9EF25DBBD7C127E06366EF23F02173943C36B147D154B198B120B58D9B63923BC45ABD5BBC66A1350FF67B5639F68DF45BE0B50575ED435DFB51D77ED4354D7A7ED4C43FC4E7FB93CC58028C8331666290F99D74DA58476A43DF0CA23FACE42B080F417848C043021E92F0F083F274204FC76E1EF4DF18F90B99CD59B5855EB36EE41973F01573F825F8027C8E75F2D085DA747572DD7E92560F6AD9E3668DE43FF438ED8FC273143EFA709F24FA3D0D5F13E46B00751B38C67A2347C123CCD1C3E021F020B38574E2B86F1C3A69E88C53DE21F81B5A1366DF8EAC32D7C9A6C2E784F28072F965F1861A23855CA9FB9C3F7D17CF49AEBDD7D5B05C7B4F77A6D5AA98D91F69E013B3320E504C0A0933B6EDACBDA5421AE1D8AFFDB138C77EEFC52CD23657B479916FE53DCB4FFACFFE3D70EB855BDF3D66B2CE69AA2E92AE8B8CD74526EA220E6FEDBFA3DA182431D46623BA37FE0FAB3DD8E3

Tons o' fun, last night. Thanks Ronin, for leading the patron arc and now I'll have to get MISSADVENTUR a secondary build with something new 🙂

It already has knockdown, so I would think Avalanche would be a bit wasted. Armageddon is a great choice and how much a hit, overall on your build, is having only five of the set? +recharge is *always* a good thing, in my book 👍

Excellent advice from the "Godfather" of Fire tanks.

LOL, thanks. I miss you Cen, but I just couldn't take Reunion's ghost-town vibe and needing half an hour just to put together an ITF 🤔 Back at you with the compliment as Los is one of the baddest blasters I've ever had the privilege to team with. I'd also say, we both have a pretty legendary sense of humor, as well 😆

Glad you're enjoying it. My first ever 50 tank was (2004 retail release and now rebuilt) Stone/SS - PLVRIZR. Hella fun, especially with Homecoming's updates. With sets, I actually run him non-Granite, almost all the time, and use Granite only as an emergency button. Not as sturdy as my Inv tanks, but plenty enough for 95+% of endgame content.

Thank you!

Would you mind posting your best build?

Nah, just build it right. Here's my titular toon's stats (Stone/SS)...granite off. Many builds just like this in the "building a better non-granite stone tank" thread.

Wait until you meet +4 Arachnos, as well... As Peregrine already said, Impervium Armor (non-unique, so can use multiples) and Aegis (unique) are commonly used to beef up Stone and Invulnerability builds. You can also build a stone tank to not need granite, for all content, except in "emergencies" and Minerals is a great power, against psi.

You using Mids' Reborn, Wit? If so, once the build is loaded in Mids, click Import/Export, then choose short or long version, and click Export (leave the default colors, as they work best with the dark background of this forum). You'll get a message that the data was placed on the clipboard. Then just "paste" in the posting window and you're done.

Simple and easy to drive? Go all the way back to retail release, in 2004, when the max level was 40 and there were only four tanker primaries: Fire, Ice, Inv & Stone. Secondaries had no combos to worry about, just make a sturdy tank (some with damage auras), pick any secondary and push attack buttons, when needed. My all time favorite and the one I continue to play the most and reach for, when cruising is my goal...Inv/SS. Very little in this game is as satisfying as Foot Stomp.

Check out this link for making granite, as fast as possible: Proc-Rocks: Stone/SS/Soul Proc-Star (Page 5 version) - Tanker - Homecoming (homecomingservers.com) And look here for the latest strategy (and the way I remade my titular toon from Live - PLVRIZR) for building an incredibly sturdy stone armor tank, with granite armor only used as an "oh-$hit" emergency button: Build a better Un-Granite stoner? - Tanker - Homecoming (homecomingservers.com)

Love my WP/Fire tank, but too lament the low DDR where some instances ITF can be too overwhelming for even the most robust regen. Easily fixed with Barrier or Ageless incarnates, but not much fun on the grind to 50 or exemp-ing afterward. Thanks to Sovera for suggestions on this build and I went for damage and didn't chase either Def or Resist, knowing I could power through most circumstances (1,125% regen in a mob of 10 or more), and the numbers don't include the AT absorb and +Res. Speaking of, I have adopted the philosophy of using the AT procs in AOEs, so they fire, nearly every use/mob. Finally, WP has a great T9 power in SoW. In my opinion, it's what Unstoppable should be on Inv. 50% drop in end, when it drops, which a med blue or ageless activation takes care of. I use it all the time, where Unstop is a mule-only power on all my Inv tanks...and his name includes "Will", so there's that 😄 Hope this helps: This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.0.4.7 https://github.com/Reborn-Team/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Will Power-Flame v2.0: Level 50 Mutation Tanker Primary Power Set: Willpower Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1433;703;1406;HEX;| |78DA4D94C96F525114C6EF8547070A6D29A5D08142E9C0549E50378E71614BD5B40| |9B555970DB157FA2202019C96268E5B372E74E1CAA80B17FE2B2E1C970E6DED609C| |5DE1E17DA70512F8DD7BC6EF9DFB2EF3D7A61D2F666F1C13D2713C9FAD549697B28| |58BAADC367FB99AAD1AC582A08FE79C91CF0733C5ABAA9C48E7B39754F0CA949E6C| |258F0FD1CBD3EA822A54945E0F2CD5E3761DF32AAF949E3654F93AD6C2912916F3F| |A9CCA968C42CE696ED2466EB54A3BBBB95B2C29B5D2B51BB5A2CA9555A3E49E2919| |E7F599822AE7A850B652A5823E12304EDF8FEDF423EB426B36F1D72A444A13969FC| |C5FA0F6076C39234DB62D802E7B53EE222144BE0C685F001DA7C1CE2570649918D6| |C427EA2B3957723F8DFBB5B00E3BF775FC063BFF11FD9AF0D2F4ACC2CC95D601F87| |A3F584C7EA6BA36AE6BDB826F608DB90E0E6D80C35FC1E026F885725B912B5A4784| |695B235BBB29B4A6B50F21AECF0FFA869901AE1704DD34970ED4D13A5EB3BE379CF| |B8E35BCE5DEEFC175EAE364DDCE0D8DF569AC0F1CD90247B7C1B11DD042F3E8C23C| |AC5D7C0E3D3CF7093E8F149F471FC5BAD047BABEA3F7D80FD648BADD3C577705F31| |C2D811BA4CF833C8BC783F39FE805C3DD60886A7BB9B6378EF94D30FBA8763F7CD6| |FE67A8197E48746B22FA088C3D81DD43B183D0611BBC87679CBCCB33B8C333B8CD3| |3B805A66E822ED2E0670D7ED619637D5EAA1BE0BA81A3ACE108183DCC3C04C60E82| |8903A08F7243AC3F14816D32CC8C716C1C7C4CE31CE7F7689CDFA3E74E21226C8B3| |C409C95B4C6596B7C3FCE2091E4BB403E9DDF213D0DDBBE59E609E64930C5CFB949| |6794C4F389E4147C516DEF8ED68634C19F5A7D5BAB89B9664B0B5465344E209B1C8| |4FA2DFBDE6D153201DB76B32D02DB4EC3669167A1AA9BFF35BA4F49F3E67F6BC448| |C993E8B90F3ABC04569B8B36D6AFDC8D75A7A7B17E1A6AAC5F36C5FC07AE1ED2B9| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|