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And when someone asks your opinion, you should give them a thoughtful/personal response, right? Even better if you have actually done it, right? Regardless, the OP titled the post as "New Player....looking for a smashing(sic) guide". Nothing is more "smashing" on a tank than Super Strength, IMHO. New Player = avoid complex primaries like Bio, Rad and Dark. Considering the request of "a tanker who can run through enemies, smashing away" = Inv/SS, regardless of your opinion of its weaknesses. Bottom line, in this game, you can't really go wrong with a tank. @AncientReaper, let us know what you decided on and "tell us how you do"! 😆

It was truly my pleasure, as always. It was 19 degrees in Baton Rouge, last night, so my camera was frozen....i.e. no screenies. We finished in 43 minutes with 7 tanks and two were not incarnated. I sandbagged at +2/8, for the first mish, to see how it would go, but this team rocked the hizzy and we finished the last three at +4/8. In hindsight, we could have easily done a 1* at +2/8, but oh well.

Whilst running a Kin/Dark Defender, in 2004 (retail, pre-I1), I had my first opportunity to team (two man) with a SS tank. We were both 20-ish and I was absolutely hooked on the wind-up animation of Knockout Blow. SS stole my heart and, long before the invention system was even a sparkle in the devs' eyes, I immediately made my titular toon, a Stone/SS tank. I even waited until level 38 (IIRC) to get Foot Stomp. Still the most satisfying project to-date, in the 12+ years I've played this game. Was it a grind? Absolutely. Did it have "poor damage and endurance issues", I guess - with only access to DOs and SOs....oh and Fitness was not inherent. Was it fun...Hell yes! It was (and is) a blast. I don't disagree that with all the bells-and-whistles, the game offers now, that might seem mundane and boring, but I stuck with it. Maybe he would, too (and I soon realized that Inv was a better choice than Stone 😆).

Hey, I fixed it! I should just stick to the tanker forum, anyway...

First answer depends on how fast is your Dragon's Tail recharge? Super Strength has only one AOE, but when it's up every 5 seconds, do you need more than Foot Stomp? Once you hit level 20, you can also slot a Force Feedback +recharge, to keep it going (and going). At level 25, you can put Luck of the Gamblers' global recharge in any defensive power. They're not unique, so drop as many in as you can fit (don't exceed the "rule of five", however). You did take Combat Jumping, right? 😆 Hasten is your friend, as well. Don't forget that you'll also be spamming Storm Kick, for that +def goodness. Whether you pick a boss to whittle down or take out minions and lieuts with Crane Kick, adding a damage proc makes that thunderous side-kick sound file even better, by doing extra damage (use a Sudden Acceleration or Overwhelming Force knockback to knockdown, to keep them from flying away from you). Next would be pick a secondary that has AOE built in. Fire, Rad and Bio armor all can fit that bill. I haven't done a Brute version, but @Sovera's "Brunker" build is amazing on a tank (Fire/MA). Finally, if you're already taking the Fighting Pool, Cross Punch is AOE, which not only gets bonuses for already having Kick, Tough and Weave, but fits the martial arts set, thematically. Then you've got Ancillary/Epic pool choices and Incarnates...many with AOEs available.

New player? I'd recommend starting simple, yet classic. Invulnerability/Super Strength. There is little in this game as satisfying as Foot Stomp.

Yeah, whoops, had Mids' opened to the wrong toon. YES, Rad Therapy it is!!!

@StrikerFox has a great list. With Rad Armor, I would add the Theft of Essence +End proc in Radiation Therapy.

Here's my Fire/Fire/Pyre and a leveling build with Taunt at 10 and SJ at 20. PWDRKEG v4.0 - Tanker (Fiery Aura).mxd You're a tank...so until Fire Sword circle (24) and Incinerate (28), you're stuck with Combustion and Burn, basically. I do slot the Kinetic KO proc in Scorch, which is a minor mitigation tool. You can slot the Tanker ATOs, immediately, so having the MoT +Res proc in Blazing Aura and the Gauntleted Fist +absorb proc in Combustion, makes you really tanky at lvl 10. Before anyone jumps on the lack of swords, I'm not a huge fan of the elemental weapons, and want room for Char, Melt Armor and FireBall at the end of the build. Numbers are at 50, with one stack of MoT, but no Incarnates.

While they both do list Accuracy as an available enhancement slot, only Accurate Healing sets are available, so I slot Theft of Essence +End proc, but no accuracy IOs. My current project is 37 (Bio/Fiery Melee) and ran with a 54/8 PI team last night. Didn't really watch but clearly didn't notice missing +5s, with either. My attacks certainly whiffed alot, so anecdotally I'd say no.

Trying again: Voltaic Thunderbolt_v4.0_I27p5 update- Tanker (Electric Armor).mxd

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Hey, I call them as I see them. Your guide is 'da bomb, for Bio. For Inv, I reference @Hyperstrike and @Infinitum. For Fire armor, it's @Sovera and stone is @Bopper. Me, I just steal from everyone else and hope that Zect gives just one compliment, about my posted builds, while calling me a "Forumite", as an insult 🙃

He's being subtle and humble. DEFINITELY check the link in his signature. @Xandyr is the Bio armor guru and I used his guide to make SWMPTHNG (Bio/Rad), and as an incarnated 50+3, he's nearly unkillable. My current project is Bio/Fiery Melee. Last night, at lvl 31, I joined a Citadel TF on Exc, and he cakewalked through a +2, with a team of almost all melee/damage toons - i.e. almost no support (one kin Corr with tanks, scraps and blasters filling out the group). Ran in Offensive mode, until Vandal and the Council just melted, in droves. In hindsight, didn't even need Defensive mode, for the AV, as he went down quickly, as well. My $.02 infl for Fire as a secondary 😁

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^---this. I am the same, @Kabal, in my distaste for the Bio animations. Since PA is an aura, you can color it as you like and AC is only seen on activation, when the armor forms and is then immediately shed. I can live with that.

My S/L farmer is an Electric/Electric brute. I have basically the same build (obviously tankier on the tank) and can S/L farm or run pretty much anything at +4/8. Even tanked Recluse the one time I took him on the Ms. Lib TF...and it was on Tanker Tuesday, so no support toons. You can use the armor template and plug in Rad melee, I'm sure. I'm still having problems with Mids' exports, on my laptop, so here's a screenshot, and I'll try to add the export later, from the PC.

And maybe Ice, to slow everything around you to match the SLOWness of Rad Melee...😆 In all seriousness, I made an homage to Swamp Thing (that got genericized, lol) as Bio/Rad. He's super tanky and debuff-y, but I hardly play him because Rad Melee is sooooo sssslllooooowwwww. So I know Bio works (but Bio pretty much works with any secondary).

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Why thank you! Still working on the Mids' bugs, but try this. The only thing (IIRC) I changed (from the previous data chunk) was moving a slot from Stamina to Siphon Life, to stick the ToE +end proc and moving a slot from Combat Jumping to Hasten, for perma: Still virtually the same numbers, but with the end proc in Siphon, you can keep Focused Accuracy on, at all times, and every four seconds, refill your end bar. 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

This. Whatever you pair it with, EB is the King of KB.

...and you can get Siphon Life at 8, and add the Theft of Essence +End proc at 10. But I also agree, you shouldn't have too terribly difficult a time keeping your blue bar up.

"Mo Durable"...