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This is golden, thanks! It is just very interesting to me because it seems like it allows you to pretty much match the damage, or at least come close to it, of the Uber stacked recharge builds for DB… but you don’t have to give up other areas by trying to hit that crazy level or recharge. Cool option!

Looks like BF-Ablating-RoF-Sweeping? Can you get enough recharge running Bio Armor to do that, or is it just that RoF kind of just slots in perfectly?

SAY IT AIN’T SO 😭😭😭

What’d ya pair it with on live?

This was amazing, thanks so much Kensai. I was playing around with the character creator… man do the PB moves look like they HIT hard at least 😂 haha some nice crunch to him. Sad to hear they underperform compared to some AT’s endgame, but I do like how an All Human PB is kind of a “Jack of all trades.”

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Good to know! You just didn’t dig the animations and what not? Ice Armor IS wonderful, have a KM/Ice Stalker that is great.

Ok, so I’ve always been a sword guy over an Axe or Hammer. That being said, I’ve seen so many threads on how much fun/solid the new Battle Axe is, so I have to give it a whirl. Tell me about your Battle Axe experience! What do you like about it? Are there any specific secondaries you’d suggest to pair with it? I was THINKING something that helps with endurance, like Bio Armor, Rad Armor or Energy Aura. On the flip side, BA/Shield probably looks super epic. I could see it being a huge endurance hog though.

Appreciate the share!

Thanks for this Kensai. So for endgame content, the WS might function more optimally with all the bodies flying, but a PB will be more consistent? Seems like the like of mez resist for a WS compared to a PB is mostly negligible? Last thing: someone mentioned “double mire” on a WS. Is this something you can only do if you are a bi form or human and dwarf? Thanks for the breakdown Lauci! I’ll have to play with both in character creator.

My second most used Tanker after the aforementioned Shield/Elec is my Dark/Staff… Staff Fighting is just FUN to me haha. It also has a pretty nice synergy with Dark Armor! Thing is resist capped across the board and has a nice layer of defense on top of it. Not to mention that HEAL.

Thanks for this, very helpful. Quick follow ups: - I see PB’s get mez protection from LF and WS’s do not. Is this a big deal, or can you work around it with slotting? - PB’s LF has a crash, is it easy to work around? I know WS’s T9 don’t have a crash, but might not be as strong?

For an All Human build, would you recommend a WS or a PB?

Poison/Fire/Psi is so original! I hear that Ill/Cold and Ill/Dark Controllers can do obscene things.

Hi heroes! I thought this would be fun. I know we’re often looking to min/max our heroes/villians (I’m guilty of this). Outside of that though, what is your most FUN character you’ve made? They one you can come back to and always know it’s going to be a good time. I feel like a lot of things can impact the “fun” of a character for you. Gameplay/playstyle, background story you’ve created, nostalgia, etc. For me currently, my most “fun per click” hero has to be Storm Aegis, my Shield/Elec Tanker. I know some people will say it’s a more optimal pairing on a Stalker, but it just FEELS like a Tanker combo to me. Between Lightning Rod and Shield Charge, I feel like my team always knows where to follow when I’m lead tanking with Storm. His ST is nothing to write home about, and he isn’t a min/max combo, but I feel like there is very little in the game he can’t do. Plus, you just feel like a true God fighting every mob 😂 I used @Infinitum’s build as a base and made some slight adjustments with input from @Hyperstrike. He is the Hero I always come back to. How about you all? I’d love to hear some of your favorites, regardless of archetype!

Yeah absolutely. I’ve followed @Sir Myshkin’s Shield/KM with great interest 😂 One of the pluses I could see for Elec Armor is not having to worry about endurance at all! Haha always a nice thing.

I’m a KM fan. Love my KM/Ice Stalker. I’ve always been interested in KM on a Tanker for the very reason you called out: Repulsing Torrent taunt. I’ve looked at Shield to stack the -Dmg, but Elec Armor seems like a really great, thematic pairing as well.

Gulb, you mind copy and pasting the build out for us mac people who can’t get Mids to work? So sorry dude.

I hear water blast pairs very well on with FF. Anyone play that combo before? Slightly off topic, but how does FF transfer over to Corruptor’s? With Powerboosted FF’s, is that enough? Or do you need the crazy Defender modifiers?

Thanks for this. Storm/Dark sounds fun. Theory wise, how do you think Storm/Time would do?

Haha a great sell on both 😂 I just need more INF and time in the day 😂

Good day heroes! @BuiltDifferent5's thread got me interested in running another Stalker. I only have one I play a lot, and I LOVE them (KM/Ice), so I figure I might just really like the rouge like gameplay of the Stalker. Anyways, reading through all the Staff Fighting stuff made me see a potential synergy between Staff and Stone Armor. Stone is the newer Stalker set, but seems really sturdy. Staff picks up a hard hitting attack and could make good use of the Brimstone procs. Staff will also pump up defenses and resists of Stone, which is an added bonus. On the flip side, Elec/Shield Stalker seems to be a universal favorite out there. My FIRST 50 when I returned to HC was a Shield/Elec Tanker. Some of the most "fun per click" I've had in the game. That being said, I couldn't tell you how many times people told me to re-roll it on a Stalker since LR and SC don't break hide 😂 That being said, if I've played the set on a Tanker, would you say it's worth re-rolling on a Stalker? Both of these sets seem to do REALLY good AOE for a Stalker, and have good ST as well. I'm all ears on suggestions/points I may have missed! Edit: I actually made a little vote thing on Reddit. Nifty!

I was looking for a Staff/Stone build, but couldn’t find one anywhere. I think there is good synergy there, and it’d be a unique combo. I know @InvaderStych had a good Stone Armor Stalker template around here somewhere.

Necro here, but I’m interested in this combo as well. Seems to pair nicely. Staff does decent on a Stalker, brimstone can help its damage. Sky Splitter can help pump up resists and Guarded will keep some defense topped off. This combo would be a tanky beast with some nice damage.

Water/FF on either a Corruptor or Defender seems like a BLAST. I might have to mess around with that. Power Boosted FF’s I hear are crazy for the HM stuff. Water provides some nice safety.