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Thank you! It’s good to be back. Looks like Stone has had some updates since I last played. and man, what a thread on Fire/SS. Talk about some great minds coming together with @Spaghetti Betty @Sovera and @Zect.

Hey all, returning home after being away for a while. Looking to invest in a Tanker on the Homecoming server. Full disclosure: I’m a father of 4, ages 8 and under (I’m a masochist). So I only have a bit of time to play on some evenings. I know there is 1k character slots and you can make as many as you want, but I know I’ll probably only have the time to invest in 1-2 heroes. I don’t solo much and primarily team. I’d love to have a tanker that can fit into most teams AND be able to run this new 4* content stuff. Out of the combos I’m listing below, which would you recommend? What has the best synergy/strongest across the board/Jack of all trades? Electric Armor/Katana: Kind of cool Jedi theme for them. Electric Armor I hear is great for leveling, and capping most resists on it is pretty easy. Has endurance drain protection which is nice. Since it caps resists pretty easy, I could probably proc out Katana attacks, which seem to have a nice flow and are chunky when they land. Electric Armor/Fiery Melee: Have this “Shadowstorm” theme where re-coloring some powers looks cool. Elec Armor is strong for the same reasons stated above. Fiery Melee was updated on HC and seems to be top tier now, a nice mix of ST and AOE damage. Rad Armor/Martial Arts: Kind of a Saiyan type theme. Rad Armor seems to have a lot of tools. MA brings nice ST damage and Rad has some AOE nukes to help there. The +def MA brings is nice as well. Good flow to the attacks, can mix it up with punches and kicks now. Fire Armor/Super Strength: Similar Saiyan type theme I guess. I could see this combo doing almost Scrapper levels of damage. Burn + Footstomp seems like it’ll clear a TON of baddies. Fire Armor seems to have a bit more holes than the other two, but this combo seems like it can bring the pain. Would love to hear the thoughts/suggestions from my fellow heroes!

That was my thought as well. Seems like it might be: attack sets with a lot of AOE’s, go Tanker. Sets with more single target stuff, go Brute?

This actually sounds like an amazing combo.

Haha maybe I’ll have to take a look at that combo as well. and that IS interesting about Foot Stomp. I guess Tankers are so strong right now, I have to look for reasons to roll a Brute/Scrapper instead 😂

How did you like DM with Elec? Good call out on the DOTS for both Savage and Elec. Nice synergy there. It just occurred to me: most tanker abilities have a larger AOE… but that isn’t the case for Foot Stomp for some reason, correct? That might be a point for Brutes I guess lol

I’m looking to run an Electric armor hero. I hear that it is great for incarnate/hard mode stuff. Also, I hate having endurance problems haha. Elec Armor seems like a great way to solve that. All this being said, would you run it on a Tanker or Brute? Tanks seem pretty OP, BUT I’ve dived into some past threads, and it seems like a lot of people say Elec Armor shines on a Brute. I’m wondering what that is. I’m also curious if anyone has powerset suggestions to pair with it. I was leaning to Katana, Savage Melee, Street Justice, MA or Super Strength! Open to ideas though.

I'd love to piggy back off this thread, as Doms have always interested me. Does anyone have experience with them in the new Hard Mode content? How do they hold up? I'm looking at potentially rolling a Dark/Dark Dom, but I'm open to suggestions!

This looks really good, thank you!

Makes sense. As I’m looking to support more, I’m leaning towards Defender.

Thank you for this Linea. Invuln and SD are ones I'm messing with, as well as Rad Armor. What are your thoughts on Electric Armor for a Tanker or Brute?

Hear hear! Excuse me now while I work on some Rad Armor concepts haha. I could see Katana pairing well, and I know SS is a classic pairing. Dark Melee I think could have some nice synergy to create a very sturdy unit of a Tanker.

You and me both my friend 😂

Great points, and I appreciate the insights. I wouldn't consider myself a very mechanically gifted player in any sense, or a master builder. I guess that is why some sets that are easier to build (Invuln, Shield, Elec) might suit me better. Haha probably the same reason it's nice to me to take a secondary with a tight attack chain thank I can't screw up 😂 It is always interesting to hear though how some sets might really come into their own if piloted by a good driver.

Seems like Invuln/Shield might be the way to go for pure unkillable Tank in HM content (outside of granite for Stone).

Fair enough! I just always heard Fire was a bit less Sturdy than the others. Electric seems to have the most tools and Rad seems more offensive minded. Invuln and Shield seem like Ol’ Faithfuls 😂

Yeah, Invuln and shield seem to be the best layered options. On a good team pumping out the defense buffs, I could see the resist sets shining. Which is your favorite of the resist sets? I know Rad Armor gets a lot of love, but I’ve been seeing a lot of people hopping on the Electric Armor train lately. Maybe because of the endurance drain protection? I know Fire Armor has changes recently. Not sure how that impacted it/made it better in anyway.

What is, in your opinion, the ultimate Tanker in the game? The one that, when all the chips are down, is the last one standing? Even in incarnate/hard mode content. A couple combos come to mind for me: Shield/Martial Arts: Can hit incarnate defense levels. Decent AOE and also brings utility to the team. Ultimate team tanker. Secondary could also be Dark Melee, which brings a heal and -tohit, but loses out on defense. Rad/SS Tanker: Proc city, and the more offensive choice. Still has a lot of defensive options and mitigation. Invuln/Energy Melee: Could be Invuln/SS as well, but just thought I’d switch it up. Invuln is easy to build and so layered. Can stand up to most anything in the game. I also hear Electric Armor is amazing endgame on either a Tanker or Brute, but I haven’t gotten one to high levels yet. Not sure what would pair best. Maybe Savage Melee or Street Justice? How about you? What do you think is the top tanker combo?

I'll look around for it! On paper, it seems crazy strong... Only really lacking a heal. I wonder how something like Shield/Dark Melee stacks up to it. Brings a heal, but can't stack the defense. Continuing that though, I wonder what other Tanker combos could even stand up to Shield/MA. Maybe Rad/SS?

Hasn't a Shield/MA Tanker done some crazy things in this game? I could see if being a pretty good combo for all the new Hard Mode content.

Was going through some combos and I feel like I have a pretty good concept for this one. Additionally, it seems like it’ll be a very good “Jack of all trades” combo that could even do well in the HM/Aeon content. That being said, idk if I should run this one on a Defender or a Corruptor. Does anyone have suggestions/the positives of running it on one archetype over the other? Thanks!

Hi all, So I have a concept for a Hard Light/Shadow Control type of hero. Seismic Blast, at least to me, seems to really shine on a Sentinel (even if it's just because the T9 blast will be up faster 😂). I've played one Sent before, a hovering Elec/Elec/Elec sapper. This will be my first Sent since the revamp, and I have some questions: - Is Seismic Blast best played on the ground? It seems to have a passive that only works on the ground. I'm guessing it wouldn't make a great hover blaster. I'm not married to the idea of hover blasting, I'm just curious. - What are some secondary suggestions that are synergistic? Stone Armor seems like an obvious and good choice. Tough across the board. Bio Armor seems like it could push the damage. Rad Armor has a lot of tools and a great T9. These are just ones I noticed, but I'm open to suggestions either way. Thanks in advance!

After throwing the build together, how do you feel Kinetic Melee pairs with Elec Armor on a tanker? It seems you have a nice mix of procs/standard tanky build. I guess I'm wondering how KM sticks up to the other tanker Secondaries.

Someone on reddit was actually saying Kinetic is one of the better performers on TANKERS, since it can leverage procs/FF. What are your guys thoughts on that? @BrandX Electric Armor mixed with Kinetic is a cool concept.

This was all super helpful and you gave me a lot to think about, I appreciate you taking the time Fox!