Thinking to make a cosmic/tough boss tank

yashkothari

LVL 40 build- Well i have not tried this build yet ,
thinking to tank cosmics with this. Need help tweaking it and i am confused which trees to take.

Rani 1 - Freeform


Link to this build: http://aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=18&n=Rani 1&d=1312M3219KEX000J000J20mJ90K9A037B019K03ON01K503MS01L7057G003G03KF01ND002MwU1L1I2JlG

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

Talents
Level 1: The Savage (Con: 10, Str: 10, Dex: 8, Rec: 10)
Level 6: Enduring (Con: 8)
Level 9: Agile (Dex: 8)
Level 12: Mighty (Str: 8)
Level 15: Martial Focus (Str: 5, Dex: 5)
Level 18: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Clobber
Level 1: Defensive Combo (Break Through, Challenge!)
Level 6: Iron Cyclone (Vortex Technique, Challenge!)
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Bionic Shielding (Rank 2)
Level 14: Unbreakable (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 20: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Circle of Primal Dominion (Rank 2)
Level 26: Ebon Void (Rank 2, Voracious Darkness)
Level 29: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 32: Inertial Dampening Field (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 35: Ascension (Rank 2)
Level 38: Pounce
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6: Displacement Acrobatics
Level 35:

Specializations
Constitution: Tough (3/3)
Constitution: Resilient (2/2)
Constitution: Deflection (3/3)
Constitution: Armored (2/2)
Protector: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Protector: Bulwark (2/2)
Protector: Debilitating Challenge (2/2)
Protector: Exhausting Strikes (2/2)
Protector: Resolute (1/3)
Sentry: Fortified Gear (3/3)
Sentry: Twist Fate (2/2)
Sentry: Sentry Aura (3/3)
Sentry: Reinforce (2/2)

flowcyto

Well that build is pretty much maxed out on defensive powers, rofl. The dps and base threat gen will be very low for this setup. Defense Combo and CoPD's extra threat may pull it through, but it may still not be enough to hold aggro against geared dps.

yashkothari

Well ya i need damage . This build was just a thought , will work more in it thankyou!

flowcyto

Easiest way to get more dps is to sub IDF for a proper melee dps toggle, like Enrage if you can work a knock (like Rising Knee) in there, or just go w/ FotT and take some Dex for crit (then the attacks won't really matter since they just have to crit), and get Wardicator for the specs. Could also consider Str PSS for Brutality and Juggernaut.

roughbearmattach

IDF matters so little for tanks in Cosmics that I would not even bother. When an attack does 2K damage through a block, subtracting 140 from that means little, especially since you'll have healing anyway. Take Enrage.

Invulnerability tanks tend to have less defense than Defiance ones, so you will likely be blocking more often--I would not take Voracious Darkness. You will want an R3 block instead.

If you switched to Defiance, you could also drop your energy unlock (since Defiance takes care of that) and you could add Masterful Dodge.

To be fair, I would take MD over Unbreakable anyway, but with Defiance and no energy unlock, you could have both.


Ascension is fine and all, but if you take the Evanescent Resurgence advantage with Resurgence, you get a way to break out of holds, and then you could dump Ascension.