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The Defender I started was Time/DP, mostly for thematic reasons. This thread has been SUPER help though, so I'm looking forward to running a Storm/ and a TA/ Defender in the future!

This made me lol! Storm does seem like a hoot. I'm thinking of pairing it with either Dark or Water myself when I roll one. Looking forward to it.

I think I remember seeing this in the Tank God threads when it devolved into the ITF thread! 😂 This is pretty insane! Storm looks like a lot of fun. I was thinking of either Water or Dark Blast. Would you recommend one over the other?

EA does seem pretty cool. Seems like a SUPER active primary though haha

True, probably makes it a very “set up and than knock it out of the park” type of feeling with TA haha. QQ: you mentioned 3 primaries had Mez protection. Which ones would those be?

This is extremely helpful Ank, thank you so much! Only issue now is, you've made me want to do a couple defenders 😂 I think Time/DP might be a cool combo. I've looked at Trick Arrow/DP, but I'm wondering if the redraw between the 2 sets would drive me nuts haha.

Hi heroes! Going to pull the trigger on my first Defender. I'm a historical Tanker/Scrapper player, so I'm looking forward to playing something a bit more supportive. I've always enjoyed teaming, so I feel a Defender shines there. That being said, I'd also love to having something that can solo well and deal with AV's/tough enemies. Some combos I was looking at: Storm/Water or Dark Blast: Storm I hear shines on a Defender. Pairing it with either Water or Dark Blast for a heal seems like it could be nice! Trick Arrow/Dual Pistols: Sounds sweet, but will the redraw between weapons drive me crazy? Haha Time/Dual Pistols: Started off mostly as a thematic choice, but it seems like they could really pair well. Time seems to do a little bit of everything, and the synergy between DP toxic rounds and a Defender seems like you could really dish out the debuffs. Trick Arrow/Archery: Trick Arrow seems like it is pretty strong after the changes, with great debuffs. An Archery hero is very thematic as well. Rad/Dark or Rad Blast: Rad Emission seems to be the classic AV Killer. I liked Dark Blast for the -tohit and heal, but Rad blast seems like it would pair nicely as well. Would love to hear thoughts from anyone, but I'm also open to any recommendations others may have!

Have your Fortunata Blood Widow build to 29 so far and having a lot of fun. Such a great mix of melee and range. I think it'd fair pretty well on these trapdoor tests. Feels like a Scrap-troller haha.

NM buddy, figured it out. Just used text edit!

Hi Linea! If I don't have mids, what's the best way to open these builds?

Thanks for all the work you put into these builds and your knowledge sharing Sovera! Thematically, you know I LOVE your Fire/Ice build. I, for one, willl be keeping Frozen Aura however 😂

This had me rolling because we have all experienced this before 😂

It’s a ton of fun and very sturdy!

This is fantastic info, thanks Linea. How about Shield and how it pairs specifically with Rad Melee? Honestly feels like such a great match to me. Rad melee brings both a damage aura and a heal, which Shield lacks.

Thanks Linea! Rad/Water seems like it’d be a pretty solid and safe combo to me for most content. Definitely going to have to run a TA/Archer Def at some point though =P RANDOM hijack as well: I think you also run a Dark/Savage Dominator. How do you compare that to say a TA or Rad Defender?

Appreciate it Linea. How do you feel the combo drives compared to some of the others you’ve done. Leveling was nice, and it feels like it will be absolutely beastly once I get around the endurance consumption.

HOLY. That is a huge oversight by me haha. I mean that would go a LONG way in making a hero an AV/GM killer. Obviously it's a long cooldown, but that is pretty nice when you can still stack Acid Arrow pretty consistently.

Rad/Water seems like it could be pretty sweet.

Trick Arrow for AV/GM soloing? Sir, you have my attention.

This is great info Bopper! I might be missing it, but does Trick Arrow have -regen in it's kit?

Any particular secondaries you would look to pair with Rad? I was looking at either Water, Rad or Dark Blast.

In that case, where would you drop Superior Gauntleted Fist? Also, I lol’d at the “Devastating(ly slow)” 😂

That is what I figured. Other options I guess would be either Devastating Blow or Radiation Siphon.

Hi all! I'm slotting out my new Shield/Rad Tanker. The hero already feels beastly. I was curious though: Does anyone have recommendations on where to slot Might of the Tanker? I know some may put it in Atom Smasher, but I was really hoping to slot an Superior Avalanche set in there for the KD effect. I could always just put in the Avalanche proc and 5 slot the rest of if with might of the tanker. My other thought is dropping it in Shield Charge, but that may be too long of a cooldown ability. Any advice?

Nice! Can’t wait to get to my desktop to take a look at it!