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Thanks for all the advice. I took out the FF proc from Shield Charge and was able to pick up a bit more AOE defense for the build, bumping it up to 51.6%. I moved one slot from True Grit over to Active Defense so I could drop another recharge IO in it.

@Psiphon @EnjoyTheJourney Thank you both! I was kicking around the idea of moving another slot over there so I could fit in another recharge IO. I'm going to mess around with the build and see what slot makes most sense!

Hi all! Since I (finally) have mids, I've been playing around with my builds rather than just flying by the seat of my pants 😂 I love DM/Shield and the synergy it brings, and this is what I'm currently running. Some notes: I wanted to have soft capped positions, capped S/L resist and decent damage. I definitely gave up some proc opportunities. I also went with the new Psi Epic pool to grab Harmonic Mind to help with endurance a bit and further justify the Musculature Radial Alpha choice. I felt that I had enough AOE with Shield Charge, Shadow Maul and a proc'd out ToF (thanks @SomeGuy!) Anyways, would love suggestions or any ideas/easy fixes where I can improve. Scrapper (Dark Melee - Shield Defense).mbd

I went Dual Blades/Energy Aura for my Jedi Master: Ricad Muoak. Just make sure you give them a Star Wars name 😉

A lot of great info here, appreciate it.

@Onlyasandwich WOW this is so appreciated. A ton of small improvements I would have totally overlooked. I appreciate you!!! I’ve tossed around the idea of going the new Psychic epic tree for one of the attacks and Harmonic Mind to help with endurance further. Truth be told, this has become sort of a Saint Paddy’s Day toon named Donn Taranis. Donn is the Celtic God of Shadow/Dark/Dead and Taranis is the Celtic God of Thunder/Storms. So Soul Mastery kind of just fits the “dark” part of the theme. One other thing I was looking at: do you find it worth switching some of the sets of Unbreakable Guard for Titanium Coating? I gain some resists and max hp with Titanium Coatings, but I would lose out on some endurance/melee defense.

First time doing/sharing a mids build, so I hope I'm doing it right! Would love insight/feedback on things to change. Thanks @Ratch_ for some suggestions on the TW attack slotting! I'm not sure if I have anything toggled on, but I don't believe so since I didn't select any incarnate powers. I'm looking to go Musc Radial for Alpha slot however. Other incarnate suggestions are welcomed! Looks like I was able to hit 90% to everything but NegE (75.9%) and Toxic (a measly 18.5%). I decided to just let that hole be and just to strengthen up in other areas. One possible change is to switch Crushing Blow out for Defensive Sweep. That should allow me to hit softcap on Melee Defense, but I'm not sure if it is worth it on a set with no DDR. It would allow for another LOTG mule however. One other question: It says my +ToHit is at 66%. Would it be better to drop Assault and pick up Tactics? Data chunk Tanker Elec-TW.mbd

This is really helpful knowledge, thank you. Funny thing: I finally got mids working! Most of my builds have been standing on the shoulders of others or just flying by the seat of my pants. Excited to experiment. I’m going to try and get my Elec/Titan build posted in this thread tomorrow and gather feedback.

I play my Psi Melee/Shield Defense Scrapper as a psychic energy warrior. Absolutely love that toon. I mostly agree with everyone that Dominator is probably the way to go, but just thought I’d throw him out there as another option!

I have noticed this as well. Not sure if it is a bug or just animation changes? I went through all the colors and it does the same thing. It DOES show properly on character creator (for me) but not in game.

This was my thinking behind the Elec/TW pairing as well.

Zem, this gave me a lot to chew on, thank you.

Extremely helpful as always Betty, thank you.

Thanks for this Zork. That is a big question of mine right now, is if you pass up on Defensive Sweep or not now that it is an option.

I’ve been looking for a concept that fit Titan Weapons for quite a while and finally landed on one! Elec/TW Tanker seems like it could be quite the combo. On the TW front, what are the must have attacks? Any specific attack strings I should follow? Also, if anyone has played this combo and has a sample build, I’d be all eyes and ears!

This sounds amazing! For some reason, the link isn’t populating 😕

This was my understanding as well, thanks Only. It does seem rather confusing! LR + SC can’t crit either, since they are “psueduopets”, correct?

Curious about this. Doesn’t Shield Charge not break hide? I also thought Shield Charge and Lightning Rod couldn’t crit, but I could be wrong.

Anyone have a Trick Arrow/DP build they’d like to share?

Running and Elec Armor Tanker inspired by recent threads. Torn between pairing it with either Dark Melee or Katana. Dark Melee: With two heals and two end recovery options, this thing seems like the energizer bunny. I don’t know if it is overkill though. Prob not the best damage wise, but should be super tough. Would rely on Soul Drain for damage, but Elec gets free recharge to help with that. Katana: Since Elec can cap resists so well, it really gives an option for Katana to proc up. The -Achilles heel is nice, and I think Flashing Steel has a really nice AOE on a Tanker. Seems to bring a bit more CC than Dark Melee and good DPA with procs. Not really a big deal, but it has an awesome looking taunt animation 😂

THE RULE OF COOL. I need to look at updated mine as well. I took ball lightning and Zapp on mine, but the new psi pool looks interesting.

Man, this is tough. Push come to shove, I’d probably go Rad/MA and Shield/Fiery. I like the idea of covering your primaries weaknesses, as you said.

I run a Psi/Shield Scrapper myself that I absolutely adore, but I agree that end can be an issue. It is probably even more taxing with Battle Axe.

Haha I appreciate it @Warboss! Yeah, I feel like Rad/Fire brings some crazy AOE goodness. I like the aesthetic of Shield/Fire, although I have fun a Shield Tanker before.

I want to run my first Fiery Melee hero. I really like Combustion, so I want to run it on a Tanker. Which of these secondaries would you recommend I pair it with, and why? Shield: I kind of dig the fire sword aesthetic with shield. AAO + Shield Charge + FSC + Combustion sounds like a room cleared. My only worry with this combo is endurance. Elec Armor: Brings a damage aura, a heal and endurance recovery to deal with Fiery Melees end costs. Rad Armor: Everyone seems in love with Rad Armor, and for good reason. Heals, absorb and decent endurance recovery. I’m not sure if Fiery Melee has a ton of +Force Feedback slotting to push the recharge, like SS or Stone does.