What is Your Favorite Tanker Ever?!

[Erratic1]

Came late to tanking and have created six tankers so far.  Other than two failed attempts--my first (Fire/DB I think) and third (Ice/EM IIRC)--I have enjoyed each of them (DA/Fire, Ice/Stone, Rad/Psi, SR/TW, and Elec/Fire [still levelling at level 39]). 

 

SR/TW started as a jokey self-challenge. I had heard bag things about SR tanking and decided to push things by grabbing an offense set that was slow to start building aggro. Thinking about how to address the weaknesses really fired the imagination and I look forward now that he's 50 to continuing to work on enabling him to handle bigger and badder.

[mcdoogss]

My first 50 on live was Inv/SS and still is my favorite tanker.  
 

I haven’t done much with tankers on HC (for reasons discussed to death on the forums) but I really enjoyed leveling and purpling out my Inv/TW, who at least before the recent patch was pretty painless to solo

[Saikochoro]

A couple weeks ago I would have said my shield/EM tanker was my favorite. However, having recently started leveling up a bio/claws tank, I’m not so sure anymore. 
 

Both claws and bio provide a smoother leveling experience that EM and shield, IMO. My end game build for bio is not as sturdy as the shield build, but will be sturdy enough. Both have a nice boost to damage. Claws looks like it will definitely clear missions faster than EM due to having a lot better AoE. The single target doesn’t look like it will be too shabby either. Sure, I won’t have those nice ET numbers, but should still do fine. 
 

I will have to wait until I have the bio/claws up to level 50, fully slotted, and incarnated to know for sure. But so far, it looks like it may take the crown. 
 

I still have an shield/ma, katana/SR, TBD/war mace, and TBD/stone melee tank on the horizon. Also, if tankers ever get energy aura or Regen, then I will have to make some of those also. Energy aura is already my favorite on scrappers, brutes, and stalkers. I’m sure it would be amazing on tankers.  
So not sure who will end up being my favorite tanker. 

 

Edit: Forgot to include my plans for a dual blades tanker. Haven’t decided the primary yet. 

Edited December 27, 2020 by Saikochoro

[Onlyasandwich]

My favorite tanker ever is whichever one I just made an exciting build for and locked in a fun concept/character name.

 

My least favorite tanker is always the one I finished leveling and IOing out last the previous week.

 

That being said, I love all of my tankers!  Time for a new alt...

[Crowcus Pocus]

Still Ice/Ice. Nothing else comes close in terms of aggro management and fun factor.

[Hew]

fire/dark/mu fences/teleport pool - the pumpkin queen (character designed by my daughter, who I affectionally call punkin')

[csr]

First 50 in the olden days:  Ice/SS (Whitewash on Guardian now on Indomitable).

Most played all time:  Stone/Fire (Earthforge, ditto).

Fastest to 50:  SD/DM (Dark Swan, ditto - and my next-to-last 50 before shutdown).

[mcdoogss]

Is there a single power more viscerally fun in all tanker sets than foot stomp?  
 

its probably top 5 in the whole game actually, its just great.  

[JasperStone]

My Ice/Ice/Ice Tanker....

Basically a tanktroller as I have two holds, three if you count Ice Patch

[Shred Monkey]

On 10/15/2020 at 4:29 PM, Force Redux said:

Only wish Shield's mez resistance wasn't a clicky. But that's a small quibble.

 It's actually a bonus because you can click it early and have a double stack of it's defense debuff resists... which is just right for covering that last bit of gap in your survivability.

 

[Razia]

1. SD/EM, Just can' t die.

2. Rad/Claws

[ninja surprise]

On 1/2/2021 at 6:15 PM, mcdoogss said:

Is there a single power more viscerally fun in all tanker sets than foot stomp?  

Yess - the Earth Melee version because it makes the earth pop up, crumble, and send little rocks flying everywhere 😎

[DethStryke]

Really enjoying my ice/dm tank. Not that I need or use them, but he has 2 end recovery powers and 2 heals. I also recently rerolled my stone/ice brute to an ice/stone tank and have liked the results. 

[bigchuckdogg]

I’m currently rebuilding my Stone/Axe tank. I loved how she was able to herd and deal enough damage to keep crowds honest. Needed more help with buffs at first but once slotted with enhancement sets for endurance modification and damage she was a beast! The best part of Homecoming is the fun of rebuilding again with a better understanding of things. Plus. Now having about a million alts makes getting supplies easier.

Edited February 5, 2021 by bigchuckdogg

[BrandX]

My favorite ever, was on live, WP/EM.  Was my name sake actually.  Then they nerfed EM and it was never the same!

 

I have enjoyed my Shield/Rad/Soul Tanker, but that's more due to concept and look, as I don't find Radiation Melee to be that fun of a set.

[Snarky]

Whatever one i am currently on...

[Nathaniel424]

I have played with many tankers so far and my main tank is Stone/TW. If you can get past the setbacks of both Stone and TW then the combination is amazing!

[Herotu]

Shield/Electric for the AoE damaging/CC teleports.  So much fun. I'll take everything on one power, thanks!

[Bastille Boy]

My new favorite: Super Reflexes / War Mace (Shovel). I have characters that can conjure swords made of ice, summon spirits from the underworld, and blast enemies with high-tech beam rifles, but my most powerful toon is an escaped convict who got high on stimulants, jumped the fence, and is now whacking villains with a garden spade. (They're very good stimulants.)

 

I just finished my first solo ITF on this one. Base difficulty, but with AV on. I didn't tick the boxes for the MoITF challenge, but I didn't die or use temporary powers. (Well, no powers that the game considers temporary.) I did use inspirations. No strategy was required for the final battle. I could just walk up to Romulus and his nicti and whittle them down one by one. It's likely that I could handle this at +0/8; I've done other Cimeroa missions at +0/8. Pretty sure I could not handle this at +4 without temporary powers; I don't have enough damage.

 

I've also completed AE 801.2 at +3/8 with no lores. There were deaths, and I ate inspirations like candy (as they dropped, nothing specially bought for the mission). I haven't chosen lores yet, but I may be able to beat this mission at max diff with a bit more damage.

[Rokkeb]

Dark Armor Staff. Only level 35 now and he has some IOs but hed not tricked out at all. Just a ton of fun, control, survivability, and staff is fun to use. Big cone and big pboae to help keep things focused on you instead of team mates 

[SeraphimKensai]

My first 50 ever was an Invuln/Axe tank named Assisted Suicide way back when the level cap.was first raised to 50. Loved Tankers ever since.

 

On HC I have the following Tankers:

Bio/Staff

Sr/Rad

Elec/Rad

DA/Kat

Invuln/MA

Stone/Rad

 

I've been mulling over ideas for my next one and have decided to go:

Rad/Dark/Soul as just thinking about all the moving parts to those sets has me thinking wow. It will be made 2nd thing in the morning after I feed the dog and while the wife sleeps in.

[Myrmidon]

Any of the eight current actives that I play.

[Drgnfligrl]

On 10/15/2020 at 2:20 PM, Xandyr said:

I have the following tanks:

 

Fire/Staff

Elec/Staff

Invuln/WM

Bio/Rad

Rad/Spines

Dark/MA

WP/Staff

Shield/Dark (work in progress...only level 32)

Ice/Elec

 

 My favorite? Bio/Rad. It's fun, damn near unkillable, and it's awesome seeing you regen 200+HP/Sec.

The Elec/Staff was fun to play, as was WP/Staff. Fire/Staff has soooo much AoE. 

 I'm thinking the new Shield/Dark tank will be a beast. But yeah....Bio/Rad is my fave.

 

do you have a build for the Bio/Rad? I am currently looking at this toon and would like to see.

 

[Xandyr]

5 hours ago, Drgnfligrl said:

do you have a build for the Bio/Rad? I am currently looking at this toon and would like to see.

 

I'll post it tomorrow evening. Have you already started playing one?

[Drgnfligrl]

14 hours ago, Xandyr said:

I'll post it tomorrow evening. Have you already started playing one?

yes i have