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Shield/Axe Tanker advice

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BabySkull

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Hello, I've recently just got back into the game, and I'm really interested in a Shield/Axe tank. Not really sure how well it'll play solo though, I don't really have much friends but I do like being tough to kill precisely since I'm typically solo. Any advice for a fledgling hero would be greatly appreciated.

mcdoogss

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I don't have that exact combo, but I have played both sets.  You are going to have exceptional damage, especially AOE.  Axe is a top tier damage set, and Shield while being a top tier armor set also has some tools (AAO for +dmg and Shield Charge for an extra AOE) to add to that damage.  Pretty much every power includes knockdown, so you will be able to have a very high percentage of uptime on the FF +recharge proc.

 

The flip side of this is that both sets are pretty endurance hungry and neither includes any endurance recovery help.  You'll want to prioritize sl0tting the perf shifter +end proc and an end mod IO in Stamina, panacea +hp/+end proc in Health, and Miracle + recovery proc in Health.   Along with that, slotting end reduction in your attack powers especially the aoes.  

 

With Shield I like to slot the power shifter +hp proc as soon as possible, as the set lacks any sort of heal or even +regen and while leveling you are going to be under defense softcap for a little bit.  So you'll be taking damage.  The preventative medicine +absorb proc is also a priority.

 

A couple of guides to understand the benefits of +recovery, +end, + regen and +hp procs: 

 

 

 

 

tidge

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I think this is my Shield/Axe build at level 50

 

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I did level it up with some differences (besides the lvl 50 enhancements)... my recollection is that Battle Axe is not as slow as War Mace, but it did feel a little clunky until I got Global +Recharge, I wouldn't say it is much worse than other Tanker secondaries. By the time you get Axe Cyclone (and have Shield Charge), you will get a sense of how powerful the combination is. The Primary powers will let you include plenty of LotG +Recharge pieces.

 

I'll repeat some advice for Tankers: Don't sweat turning on, or even slotting, the primary toggles until they will actually make an observable difference. It took me some time to wrap my head around Active Defense. I have it slotted (at level 50) such that it recharges in about 80 seconds. This is overkill but I originally was just using IOs (so I had 2 slots) and I was lazy and didn't test with just a single D-Sync. There are a handful of deep slows in the game but for most content it is probably ok to cut it closer to 100 second recharge, I want to say that I have perma Active Defense down to the lowest level TFs, but I can't recall and I'm too lazy to math it out.

 

 

 

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