Feedback requested. Tank creation help.

[Owenknowone]

Having played CoH since its inception,  I gravitate towards the tanker role always.  The game has changed a bit and often times with the evolution of its play style, a tank at times has minimal roles.  

 

That being said, I am looking for help in rolling a traditional damge taking mofo who's secondary de-buffs the baddies.

 

Having perused the boards it seems that stone or invulnerability are still the gold standards?!?!  Or am I missing a stronger option?  In addition, narrowing it down to radiation as a good team de-buffer yet I wonder if spines is a better option or am I completely off base?

 

Please comment below and help me on a path in choosing my next toon.  Thank you.

[PLVRIZR]

Haven't taken Rad to 50, and haven't done a spines tank....well, ever, but if you want the classic (unkillable) Invulnerabilty/Super Strength tank, with some Pyre mastery debuffs, this is your guy (props to Hyperstrike and Infinitum for the base):

 

https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1621&c=775&a=1550&f=HEX&dc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

 

If you want an unkillable Inv/Dark Melee (props and homage to Heraclea's original build), with more debuffs, I run (and will run him tonight, in their honor), you can try this one:

 

https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1460&c=728&a=1456&f=HEX&dc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

 

Nothing, however (IMHO) is as satisfying as Foot Stomp, every 7-10 seconds (so go with NUTCRCKR).  But I'm old school...

Edited December 29, 2021 by PLVRIZR
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[Grimm2]

Invuln and Stone are both very very good picks for durability. As for debuffing attack sets, you could separate them into offensive and defensive categories. 

 

For offensive debuffer, I think I'd have to go with Rad Melee. -def is useful in the low levels, and IG allows both -res procs. Gets you a heal too, that both Invuln and Stone appreciate. 

 

My second choice for an offensive debuffer might be... Claws or SS? War Mace? Stone? Wierd to say, but consistent spawn-wide on-demand knockdown lets you and a team play much more aggressively. 

 

For a defensive debuffer, I'd go for the knockdown sets, or Dark Melee, or Ice Melee. Spines has decent slows that can stack with Stone Armor's Mud Pots. Even Psi Melee gets a confuse, if you like confuses and what they bring. 

 

Me, I'd probably do Invuln/Rad (which I have) or Stone/Rad. 

[Gobbledigook]

Stone/Rad would have some good debuffs and survival. 2 damage auras that debuff would be nice but quite endurance heavy, so best  prepare for that.

 

Shield/Rad is good survival also. Shield can buff teammates defence and Rad debuffs enemy defence. Rad also brings a heal for shield.

 

Bio is a very good debuff set. It is quite sturdy but needs a good build and playstyle. Bio/Rad would be a very good debuffer. Run in defensive for harder content and offensive the rest of the time. 2 debuffing damage auras.