DA/Katana build request

[Agorazium]

EDIT: dropped Flashing Steel for Maneuvers and moved some slots/sets around. Now up to 75% energy resist and 35/37% melee/AOE defense.

 

Wondering if someone could take a look at this for me. He's only level 22 in-game but I like to start buying attuned IOs early so trying to get a build together and, at least on paper, he looks a little squishy. My main is an untouchable Inv/DB tank so I may just be spoiled but I'm sure I could be optimizing this better. 

 

- I would like to keep Soul Mastery and Spring Attack for theme if possible (he's a dimension-hopping teleporter).  

- Since I am taking Darkest Night, is it even worth adding more defense or should I be aiming for something else?

- I would like to keep the budget around 200m if possible. I plan on farming to improve all my toons with purples once I have them all at 50 with basic builds completed.

- Is it worth picking up the Presence pool to stack with Cloak of Fear? I've seen a few DA builds do this but I kind of feel like that's time wasted that I could be using to DPS.

- Optimal slotting for the damage aura??

- I exclusively play in teams so solo viability is not a concern. 

 

Thank you!

 

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Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Dark Armor
Secondary Power Set: Katana
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Dark Embrace

• (A) Aegis - Resistance
• (3) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (3) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
• (5) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
• (5) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  

Level 1: Sting of the Wasp

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Death Shroud

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
• (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
• (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 4: Kick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 6: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 8: Dark Regeneration

• (A) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance
• (9) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
• (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
• (11) Fury of the Gladiator - Chance for Res Debuff
• (11) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
• (33) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 10: Dragon's Roar

• (A) Taunt Duration IO
  

Level 12: Cloak of Darkness

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (13) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
• (13) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
• (15) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge
• (15) Gift of the Ancients - Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 14: Super Jump

• (A) Empty
  

Level 16: Divine Avalanche

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (17) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
• (17) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
• (21) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
• (27) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 18: Murky Cloud

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (19) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (19) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
• (21) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 20: Obsidian Shield

• (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  

Level 22: Spring Attack

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
• (23) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
• (23) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
• (25) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (25) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
• (27) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
  

Level 24: Tough

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
• (33) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
• (34) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
  

Level 26: Oppressive Gloom

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

Level 28: The Lotus Drops

• (A) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage
• (29) Superior Might of the Tanker - Damage/Recharge
• (29) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (31) Superior Might of the Tanker - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Superior Might of the Tanker - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Superior Might of the Tanker - Recharge/Chance for +Res(All)
  

Level 30: Weave

• (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  

Level 32: Maneuvers

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  

Level 35: Soaring Dragon

• (A) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/RechargeTime
• (36) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
• (36) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (36) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
• (37) Analyze Weakness - Chance for +ToHit
  

Level 38: Golden Dragonfly

• (A) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage
• (39) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (39) Superior Gauntleted Fist - RechargeTime/+Absorb
• (39) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
• (40) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
• (40) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
  

Level 41: Soul Tentacles

• (A) Annihilation - Chance for Res Debuff
• (42) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (42) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (42) Annihilation - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 44: Dark Obliteration

• (A) Bombardment - Damage
• (45) Bombardment - Accuracy/Recharge/Endurance
• (45) Bombardment - Damage/Recharge
• (45) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (46) Bombardment - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge/Endurance
• (46) Bombardment - Chance for Fire Damage
  

Level 47: Darkest Night

• (A) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff
• (48) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
• (48) Dampened Spirits - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
• (48) Dampened Spirits - Recharge/Endurance
  

Level 49: Build Up

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Gauntlet 
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run 
Level 2: Swift

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Miracle - +Recovery
• (40) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
• (43) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (46) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
• (50) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  

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Edited September 29, 2020 by Sovereigne