Does anyone have a Rad/BA tank build?

[zizzlewizard]

I've recently been playing a Rad/SJ tank which has been amazing in defense but his damage and overall output in handling enemies has been pretty poor so im wondering if anyone has a Rad/BA build since BA has amazing enemy AOE.  Edit: If I posted this in the wrong area, I apologize I dont post on here at all and barely scroll through the forums.

Edited July 4, 2023 by zizzlewizard

[PLVRIZR]

Paging @Warboss and @ZemX.

 

I'd post mine, but I'm away from the computer until the Tanker Tuesday event, tonight.

[ZemX]

Damage isn't really my focus usually, on a tank build, but if you like AoE, this has AoE.  If you don't mind being toHit debuffed, you can pick a different Patron pool and add more by ditching Focused Accuracy.   But I like FA and generally try to build to be more sturdy than a damage dealer.   I don't bother with defense.  Can't rely on it in all situations, so I don't.  100% slow resist and some nice proc bomb action in Rad Therapy and Ground Zero.

 

For damage, you probably want to reslot the attacks with more procs.  FF:Rech procs for more recharge will help close those attack chains a bit better.  But this can get you started.  

 

This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.4.7
https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn

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Tanker (Rad-Axe): Level 50 Technology Tanker
Primary Power Set: Radiation Armor
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Alpha Barrier

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
• (5) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (5) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
• (7) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 1: Beheader

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
• (7) Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
• (9) Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (11) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
• (11) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold

Level 2: Proton Armor

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (13) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (13) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (15) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
• (15) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (17) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance

Level 4: Gamma Boost

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 6: Fallout Shelter

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (17) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
• (19) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (19) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (21) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (21) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge

Level 8: Combat Jumping

• (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• (23) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
• (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
• (25) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
• (37) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)

Level 10: Taunt

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 12: Beta Decay

• (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff

Level 14: Boxing

• (A) Empty

Level 16: Radiation Therapy

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
• (25) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
• (27) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
• (27) Touch of the Nictus - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
• (29) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance
• (29) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage

Level 18: Particle Shielding

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
• (31) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
• (31) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
• (31) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
• (33) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
• (33) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb

Level 20: Pendulum

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

Level 22: Ground Zero

• (A) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
• (34) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (36) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
• (36) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
• (36) Touch of Lady Grey - Chance for Negative Damage
• (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 24: Swoop

• (A) Hecatomb - Damage
• (46) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
• (46) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
• (46) Hecatomb - Recharge/Accuracy
• (48) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
• (48) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 26: Tough

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
• (43) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
• (43) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
• (43) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (45) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
• (45) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance

Level 28: Axe Cyclone

• (A) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage
• (37) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/RechargeTime
• (39) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
• (39) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (39) Superior Gauntleted Fist - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• (40) Superior Gauntleted Fist - RechargeTime/+Absorb

Level 30: Cleave

• (A) Armageddon - Damage
• (40) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
• (40) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
• (42) Armageddon - Recharge/Accuracy
• (42) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
• (42) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage

Level 32: Teleport

• (A) Range IO

Level 35: Focused Accuracy

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 38: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (45) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Build Up

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 44: Teleport Target

• (A) Range IO

Level 47: Meltdown

• (A) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (48) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 49: Weave

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

Level 1: Gauntlet 

Level 1: Brawl

 

 

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by ZemX

[Spaghetti Betty]

I have a take to offer as well! But you might want some deep pockets for it

 

plague knight reboosted - Tanker (Radiation Armor).mbd

 

I am a crazy person that turns Tanks into blasters! This build is geared more towards becoming a herding god and then splatting mobs as quickly as you gathered them up!

 

Some of the frivolous spending can be cut by replacing the D-Syncs in Rad Therapy with boosted Healing IOs, the Acc/Dam Hami O's with similar set IOs, and the D Syncs in Fold Space with boosted Recharge IOs (it shouldn't miss, much, hopefully).

[zizzlewizard]

Thank you all for your help, I appreciate it.

[Warboss]

You're in good hands with SB and ZemX's builds. Although I love Battle Axe, I'm afraid I've been messing around with my BA builds. I will say learn how to use Axe Cyclone to position mobs (practice hitting the power and jump to "x" location, pulling mobs in, and moving them in general). Overall, Battle Axe is an amazing set set the Tank should be managing mobs while in melee. Axe Cyclone is an incredible power!

[redshirt]

I hope @Spaghetti Betty doesn't mind, but I also took a stab at it. Using their excellent ideas as a starting point, I tweaked the build to my own liking. As always, there aren't enough slots to go around and everything is a trade off. Unfortunately, the build remains very expensive.

 

 

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I personally dislike the RNG of Force Feedback so I stripped those out in favor of more global recharge. With a couple foes in range of Beta Decay, Hasten is almost perma. The purple sets also added the accuracy necessary to drop Vigor alpha and gain Musculature. Mids shows Fold Space at 92% acc vs a +4 foe with a basic Recharge IO. All other attacks are over 100%, so you should be fine especially when the -Def from Radiation powers hits.

 

Musculature Radial helps our debuffs and endmod in addition to moar damage. Each FF proc is now a damage proc as well, so overall DPS is higher. Resistance-wise you can see that we're nearly capped out on the same resists WITHOUT the +Res ATO proc active, so you can take alpha without worry (except Carnies, did my best for Psi but it's rough).

 

It does lose Taunt and Pendulum, so you have to rely on Rad Therapy and GZero for your AoE, along with positioning for Cleave. My build lost the +Absorb Tanker ATO so you might want to drop a damage proc in favor of that, but I feel like we get enough absorb from Particle Shielding already.

 

Physical Perfection isn't really necessary and could change into Taunt or maybe Meltdown for an ohcrap button.

 

Again, I couldn't have done this without Betty's amazing build to base mine off of. Let me know what you think?

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by redshirt

[Chrona Blaze]

On 7/4/2023 at 5:21 PM, Spaghetti Betty said:

I have a take to offer as well! But you might want some deep pockets for it

 

plague knight reboosted - Tanker (Radiation Armor).mbd 42.67 kB · 80 downloads

 

I am a crazy person that turns Tanks into blasters! This build is geared more towards becoming a herding god and then splatting mobs as quickly as you gathered them up!

 

Some of the frivolous spending can be cut by replacing the D-Syncs in Rad Therapy with boosted Healing IOs, the Acc/Dam Hami O's with similar set IOs, and the D Syncs in Fold Space with boosted Recharge IOs (it shouldn't miss, much, hopefully).

My first tank ever and I'm running this build! I absolutely love it! Ty for sharing! Fold space is so much fun btw!

[Spaghetti Betty]

5 minutes ago, Chrona Blaze said:

My first tank ever and I'm running this build! I absolutely love it! Ty for sharing! Fold space is so much fun btw!

Glad you like it!

[Chrona Blaze]

2 minutes ago, Spaghetti Betty said:

Glad you like it!

Just out of curiosity what incarnates did you end up going with? And for the heck of it, I tested the build in a AE fire farm solo @54x8 last night. Surprisingly holds up very well. As long as I don't go too crazy and taunt a whole room haha

[Spaghetti Betty]

Just now, Chrona Blaze said:

Just out of curiosity what incarnates did you end up going with? And for the heck of it, I tested the build in a AE fire farm solo @54x8 last night. Surprisingly holds up very well. As long as I don't go too crazy and taunt a whole room haha

I usually tend to pick Vigor Core for my Tanks these days. Musculature will suffer from diminishing returns if you find there is a +DMG buffer on your team (especially a Kin) since all damage enhancement is cumulative. Vigor Core will keep your healing, accuracy, and end costs pretty friendly!

[Chrona Blaze]

I was wondering about vigor, thanks for the input. I've used spiritual before on a elec melee/fire brute for recharge on my attacks..but always seem pushed to go musculature for other builds. I'm gonna try the vigor tonight, thanks!