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Great info from you both. Outside of Fiery Melee (which seems very strong) what are some secondaries you feel pair well with Fire Armor?

I dig the build. In your opinion, how is Fire Armor after it’s changes a while back? Better, or more of a net neutral gain? I know it’s always been the more “offensive” tanker primary that isn’t quite as sturdy as others, but I’m wondering if that has changed at all. I hear that it is one of the premier Tanker sets on the new HM content, with a team backing it.

Hi heroes, I'm trying to stand on the shoulders of those much better than me 😛 I've settled on Thermal/Elec as a Defender build that I feel is a really solid jack of all trades. Mids isn't working with my Mac, so I was wondering if someone had a build they'd be willing to share for me to use as a base? I appreciate it!

I LOVE this. My KM/Ice Stalker, Cryo Strider, is a Cryomancer/Sub-Zero with everything colored blue-white. My Psi/Shield Scrapper Aegis-Blade is an energy warrior with the energy shield and all the energy blade attacks (why Psi fits for the concept). The fact that I’m interested in the background of their powers is what makes them so fun to me. I do get it and I’m guilty of wanting an “UBER” strong hero myself. After this time though, I found it just as fun to take some lesser used combos and make them as Uber as you can. It’s also cool that you don’t really see too many other heroes with your set up haha.

I like this mentality. AAO + Soul Drain probably gets you to to the damage cap on a Scrapper really fast.

Haha great TED Talk! Someone mentioned something to me before and I’m not sure if it’s true: does shield have different DDR values between a Scrapper and a Tanker? I felt like Active Defense was the same for both.

Any way you could copy and paste the build out? Sorry, Mids isn’t jiving with my Mac.

I was thinking that as well. The extra AOE on TOF and Shadow Maul is pretty nice on a Tanker. I’m wondering if it really stands out as a “tank among tanks” though. I do feel the combo stands out among Scrappers. And I like the buzzsaw stuff 😂

Hi all, I ran this combo on a Scrapper back on live and it was just so synergistic. A true “do it all Scrapper.” Thinking of rolling it again on Homecoming. My question is though: would you still run it on a Scrapper, or on a Tanker? AAO and Shield in general seems great on a Scrapper. However, tankers get the added AOE on Shadow Maul and Touch of Fear. I’d love to hear thoughts/suggestions!

I had a friend who would farm with this combo! Not the fastest, of course, but it got the job done and looked like a ton of fun.

Absolutely. Staff and KM both shine on Stalkers. That hasn’t stopped me from having a Tanker with both though, since they’re awesome 😂

My KM/Ice Stalker is my all time favorite. Just so much fun and great synergy.

Thanks! Yeah, still pretty confusing 😂 I’ll just have to try it and test haha. Just thinking of this as an option if I ever want to solo

How strong is that taunt aura? In line with the others? I could see Melee Hybrid not being that bad either. This is a good option.

Yeah I believe @SomeGuyand @BrandX tested the slow enhance option, but it didn’t pan out. I get it I guess, since it’s almost as if it’d have EVERYTHING if it did. I think it only really matters a ton if you plan on soloing a lot. If you primarily team, it’s not a huge deal.

Great reason to run this combo. Plus… it is stupidly tough while dishing out a ton of damage. Only negative to me is it’s lack of a taunt aura.

Ooooooooohhhhhhh this looks tasty.

What primary are you using again?

Mids isn’t jiving with my a Mac. Would you be able to copy and paste the build out?

I can see it!

I have a Dark/Staff, I could see Dark/Kin being just a beastly. Probably have to go Cardiac for Alpha…. Which is fine, since it’ll be fully teaming. And I could color the KM powers Black/Grey to go along with the Dark theme… almost like Shadow control. Ohhhhhh now the wheels are spinning lol

Hi Heroes! So I ran a Kinetic Melee/Ice Armor Stalker and loved it. Burst crits from hide are wonderful. It got me thinking though: I could see Kinetic Melee being great for a team tanker. Yes, I know it’s damage is low, BUT KM does -dmg to foes, which can directly increase you and your teammates surviability (great point brought up by @Yomo Kimyata). Plus, Repulsing Torrent takes Taunt sets and can function as a really cool taunt! Theoretically, what are some primaries you think that would go well with if? Electric Armor, Radiation Armor and Shield Defense stand out to me (maybe Invuln as well), but I’d love to see if anyone else sees other synergies!

Hey, as a Kin Melee lover, I appreciate this 😂 my Kin/Ice Stalker is one of my faves. Might have to role a Kinetic Melee Tanker sometime that is a PURE team Tanker. In some HM content, I’m sure that 5-10% less damage is highly valued.

This is great. Two questions: 1. Could you just substitute Spinning Strike for Sweeping Cross, if you like? 2. What would your attack chain loom like with a snipe?

Slightly off topic, but I remember on live you had a Shield/Fire tanker, correct? Have you tried Fiery Melee at all since the changes Werner?