Help with my Tank build please

corunn

I've got a build going for a tank but it needs some serious tweaking. I admit it's a bit of a mess. I DO want both defiance and IDF. I went with pestilence for easy energy gen with the energy unlock. Venomous breath with crippling challenge (or whatever it's called now) seems to let me keep aggro most of the time. Lifedrain with same advant does the same for single targets. I think there's a lot of room for improvement for both self-healing and damage.
My goal is to be an all purpose tank. Immune to mobs and great against cosmics, able to self-heal and able to hold aggro. Tweaking, comments, and criticism welcome.

PowerHouse   (Link to this build)

Name: Peleus

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Strength (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Savage
Level 6: Covert Ops Training
Level 9: Acrobat
Level 12: Physical Conditioning
Level 15: Martial Focus
Level 18: Quick Recovery
Level 21: Impresario

Powers:
Level 1: Infernal Bolts (Toxin Overload)
Level 1: Venomous Breath (Paralytic Bile, Infectious Bile, Challenging Strikes)
Level 6: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 8:
Level 11: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 14: Masterful Dodge
Level 17: Infernal Blast (Crippling Challenge)
Level 20: Supernatural Power
Level 23: Inertial Dampening Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 26: Defiance
Level 29: Palliate (Rank 2)
Level 32: Force Shield (Force Sheathe)
Level 35: Unbreakable
Level 38: Lifedrain (Rank 2, Rank 3)

Travel Powers:
Level 6: Athletics (Versatility)
Level 35: Teleportation

Specializations:
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Power Swell (2/2)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Sentinel: Eternal Spring (2/2)
Sentinel: Sentinel Aura (3/3)
Sentinel: Moment of Need (3/3)
Sentinel: Genesis (2/2)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Sentinel Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

Well, unfortunately one of the main reasons ur dps may be too low w/ this is due to taking IDF over a ranged dps toggle. This combined w/ using attacks w/low base DPS, may lead to aggro issues- at least vs. single-targets.

I'm not sure what the theme of this build is, though I'll give ya a pretty good Darkness + Defiance build that's more cohesive and optimal:
(trust the text here over the link's)

PowerHouse (Link to this build)

Archetype: Freeform

Super Stats:
Level 6: Constitution (Primary)
Level 10: Intelligence (Secondary)
Level 15: Dexterity (Secondary)

Talents:
Level 1: The Glacier
Level 6: Covert Ops Training
Level 9: Healthy Mind
Level 12: Acrobat
Level 15: Coordinated
Level 18: Quick Recovery
Level 21: Negotiator

Powers:
Level 1: Shadow Bolt
Level 1: Shadow Blast (Rank 2, Rank 2, Challenge)
Level 6: Spirit Reverberation
Level 8: Defiance
Level 11: Concentration
Level 14: Shadow Embrace (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Lifedrain (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge)
Level 23: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 26: Masterful Dodge
Level 29: Ebon Ruin (Rank 2, Rank 3, Challenge)
Level 32: Ebon Void (Rank 2, Voracious Darkness)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Rebirth

Travel Powers:
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations:
Constitution: Unyielding (1/2)
Constitution: Fuel My Fire (3/3)
Constitution: Resilient (2/2)
Constitution: Adrenaline Rush (2/2)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Guardian: Ruthless (2/2)
Guardian: Find the Mark (2/3)
Guardian: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (3/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (2/3)
Mastery: Constitution Mastery (1/1)

SBlast to put up Fear and its Dimensional dmg debuff (and as a cheap 100ft attack), ERuin as ur main single-target attack for dps/threat (can also summon a shadow to help heal you), Embrace for AoE, Lifedrain if you want/need extra healing. Gears for lotsa Con, and some Int for Concentration.

corunn

Thanks for the build. It certainly works well so far and is fun to play.