Rusty old tanker working on a new paint job

[Call Me Awesome]

Hey all, it's been several years since I last played to any extent and I've been dusting off some of my old characters lately.  With all the changes I think CMA needs to step up a bit from where he was back in 2018 or so to handle it.  I've been working on a new build and have come up with something that moves my defenses up considerably as well as adding about 20% to my resistances.  Now the question is if you folks can knock any holes into the build?

 

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.6
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

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Call Me Awesome: Level 50 Natural Tanker
Primary Power Set: Invulnerability
Secondary Power Set: Stone Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Pyre Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Temp Invulnerability

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

Level 1: Stone Fist

• Hamidon Origin:Nucleolus Exposure
  

Level 2: Dull Pain

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
• (7) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
• (7) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
  

Level 4: Heavy Mallet

• (A) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (11) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (11) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage
• (13) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
• (13) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/RechargeTime
• (15) Superior Gauntleted Fist - RechargeTime/+Absorb
  

Level 6: Combat Jumping

• (A) Shield Wall - Defense
• (15) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
• (17) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
• (17) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 8: Unyielding

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

Level 10: Taunt

• (A) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
  

Level 12: Resist Physical Damage

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
• (23) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (23) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (25) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (25) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  

Level 14: Super Jump

• (A) Jumping IO
  

Level 16: Boxing

• Hamidon Origin:Nucleolus Exposure
  

Level 18: Invincibility

• (A) Shield Wall - Defense
• (27) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
• (27) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
• (29) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 20: Fault

• (A) Absolute Amazement - Recharge/Accuracy
• (29) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
• (31) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge/Accuracy
• (48) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Endurance
  

Level 22: Tough

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

Level 24: Weave

• (A) Shield Wall - Defense
• (31) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
• (33) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
• (33) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 26: Tough Hide

• (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• (33) Shield Wall - Defense
• (34) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
• (34) Shield Wall - Defense/Recharge
  

Level 28: Resist Energies

• (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
• (34) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance
• (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  

Level 30: Resist Elements

• (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (36) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (37) Reactive Armor - Resistance
• (37) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
• (37) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  

Level 32: Hurl Boulder

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

Level 35: Tremor

• (A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (40) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
• (43) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 38: Seismic Smash

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold
• (43) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (43) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
• (45) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
• (45) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (45) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  

Level 41: Char

• Hamidon Origin:Endoplasm Exposure
  

Level 44: Fire Blast

• (A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (46) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (49) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
  

Level 47: Fire Ball

• (A) Superior Frozen Blast - Recharge/Chance for Immobilize
• (47) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (47) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (47) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (48) Superior Frozen Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (48) Superior Frozen Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 49: Maneuvers

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

Level 1: Gauntlet 

Level 1: Brawl

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[Major_Decoy]

It looks like you're not using Stone Fist, why not just skip it? You don't like Stone Mallet either?

 

It looks like Absolute Amazement takes you over 5 6% fire/cold resist bonuses. You might be better off with Positron's Blast.

And swapping the Jumping IO in Super Jump for a Winter's Gift: +20% slow resist will get you up to 100% slow resist.

Edited October 30, 2022 by Major_Decoy

[Call Me Awesome]

Isn't bruising still a thing?  Also Mids doesn't allow for taking a secondary T2 at level 1.  I'll check out the Absolute Amazement; it didn't flag it so I didn't notice it.

[Major_Decoy]

No, they got rid of bruising two or three pages ago, when tanker the tanker damage modifier was increased and gauntlet was changed to be increased AoE size and target caps for a lot of powers.

[Call Me Awesome]

I've been doing some more research and found Hyperstrike's Mo build.  There's some changes due to a different secondary and slotting but I think this should work.  Stone Melee is end heavy so I've stuck with Cardiac over Resilient on the Alpha... plus I already have the T4 Cardiac.  Durability is very similar and it has slightly better end and healing.  

 

I tend to default to Rebirth for Destiny, a large "oh shit" heal is useful on almost anything.

 

Is there any consensus on Interface?  Back when I was playing before there were questions about the effectiveness of them and it seemed Reactive was the default choice.  Lore seemed to change from issue to issue with Clockwork and Cimeroans being the popular choice.  I'm asking because CMA never finished unlocking the Incarnate slots so apart from the Alpha he's a blank slate.

 

In any case here's my thoughts now, I may tweak things slightly before respec.  Mids, or at least the version I have, won't let me take a T2 secondary power at level 1.

 

Hmm, post is broken, it won't let me post the build.  Let me try just the chunk.

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Edited November 1, 2022 by Call Me Awesome

[Major_Decoy]

What you do is you take the Tier two and drag and drop it to the level 1 spot.

[PLVRIZR]

16 hours ago, Call Me Awesome said:

Is there any consensus on Interface?  Back when I was playing before there were questions about the effectiveness of them and it seemed Reactive was the default choice.  Lore seemed to change from issue to issue with Clockwork and Cimeroans being the popular choice.  I'm asking because CMA never finished unlocking the Incarnate slots so apart from the Alpha he's a blank slate.

 

I usually take Diamagnetic (Core) for Interface, for the -to Hit (with some bonus -Regen), on my Inv tanks.

 

Since Inv/SS has no real debuffs, I use Longbow (Core).

[Call Me Awesome]

Well so far the new build works; I just finished an ITF and never dipped below about 95% HP.  Previously I solo ran the Maria Jenkins arc to finish Portal Jockey and I don't think I ever dropped below 99%, I WAS however facing EB's and not AV's.  If it holds up like that for tougher challenges I may end up dropping Rune of Protection; so far I haven't even come close to needing it to say nothing of Melee Hybrid (once I unlock it, CMA only had Cardiac Alpha, Judgement and Interface slotted)

 

Overall the numbers are comparable to a Granite tanker without any of the penalties, and even the lowest resistance (toxic) was ~70%.  I'll try more challenging content as I get the rust knocked off; I definitely wasn't totally up to speed yet on that ITF since I think the last time I tanked in this game was sometime in 2018-2019.  Still, it's like riding a bike and I at least wasn't screwing up too bad by about halfway thru the second mission.