Shocktacular Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I've been wondering this for a little while now, but I keep forgetting to ask. If you have the extra pool power space, why would you take Grant Cover instead of just taking Maneuvers? Grant Cover doesn't help your character, just your teammates, while Maneuvers helps everyone. I could understand maybe taking Grant Cover on a tank who already has a lot of defense, or maybe taking both, but if you could only take one why Grant Cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Burn Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Grant Cover gives way more Def to your team than Maneuvers. Ideal is to take both. But if you can only do one... you have to decide if you want that little of Def from Maneuvers for yourself, or if you don't need it and you want to give your teammates a bigger buff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onlyasandwich Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 You don't take Grant Cover for it's defensive value - you take it because it is an important element in your Defense Debuff resistance. It also provides modest Recharge Debuff resistance as well, which is quite useful. You can certainly take Maneuvers on top of that, but I wouldn't forego Grant Cover on any Shield character. The DDR especially is very important. 7 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troo Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Grant Cover You are able to use your shield to defend nearby allies. Any teammates who remain nearby gain a bonus to their defense. (NOTE: The defense bonus from this power is only applied to nearby team mates, but not yourself.) Additionally, while this power is active, the user and his team mates will gain some resistance to defense and recharge rate debuffs. 1 "Homecoming is not perfect but it is still better than the alternative.. at least so far" - Unknown (Wise words Unknown!) Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Monkey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 3:50 PM, Onlyasandwich said: You don't take Grant Cover for it's defensive value - you take it because it is an important element in your Defense Debuff resistance. It also provides modest Recharge Debuff resistance as well, which is quite useful. You can certainly take Maneuvers on top of that, but I wouldn't forego Grant Cover on any Shield character. The DDR especially is very important. This is 100% the answer to your question. 1 Active on Excelsior: Prismatic Monkey - Seismic / Martial Blaster, Storm Dragon Monkey - Electric / Dual Blades Tank, Gadget Hunter Monkey - Dual Wield / Traps Corruptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeraphimKensai Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 With grant cover, and stacking AD you can get around 88% DDR as a Tank. DDR is super important to preventing cascading defense failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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