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Bio was the other option I was looking at! I could see Water Blast bringing some utility to Bio and Bio bringing the extra damage to Water. Sounds pretty synergistic.

I’m not sure about single sets, but I could think of some combos I think would be optimal on a Brute. Savage Melee pairs up really nicely with either Bio Armor or Elec Armor on a Brute. The damage aura DOTS they bring, the DOTS Savage Melee brings… all ramped up by fury. It’s very nice.

I haven’t done anything crazy with a Sent, but I do love my Elec/Elec/Elec. Truly feels like a Tank Mage. I’ve been contemplating a Water Blast Sentinel. Perhaps Water/Rad or Water/Regen.

I’ve been trying to decide what primary to pair with Fiery Melee, as I haven’t used it since it’s update! Shield seems like it could be a really cool fit, albeit an endurance hog 😂 Does anyone have experience with this combo and a build that they run? Would love to use one as a base. Seems like it could be pretty solid!

Random: as a sword guy, I’m trying to find an aesthetic axe that looks and “feels” right to me. What is your favorite Axe option in character creator? So far, I think the ones that are CLOSEST to what I want are either Impervium Axe or Celestial Axe.

This is SWEET to see. I’ve been looking at Water/Time myself. Need to build one and give it a shot.

Piggy backing off this: I have an Elec/DM Tanker I’m currently working on. I’m thinking of picking up Char, since it’ll allow me to slot the Entomb +Absorb proc. Just a nice little extra mitigation. After that though… not sure how to slot it/if it’s worth fully procing out or putting slots in. Anyone have an example of how they slot it out? I could always go Focus Accuracy as well, but I’m already picking up tactics.

I love your thought process behind this build. I’m running something similar: Elec/Dark Melee. Gives up some of the damage and proc potential you have with Fiery. It does pick up a heal and some more end recovery, so it feels like it can go non stop. Also, Elec Armor makes leveling a breeze. Only lv. 40 right now, but the ride has been very smooth. Honestly surprised I don’t see more of either of these combos!

@InvaderStych and I both rock a Psi/Shield Scrapper. That combo is just the rule of cool 😎

MA on a Scrapper coming out and performing very well…

SO BEAUTIFUL

Probably my top choice as well. Katana and any shield + single handed weapon is pretty cool also. Dark Melee Soul Noir has a different animation as well, but I wouldn’t classify it as “cool.”

Ok guys, serious question here: which attack set has the coolest taunt animation in the game? 😎

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?