Pyrestone - Fire/Stone Tanker

[Istasi]

Hey all,

I've recently started a Fire/Stone Tanker (still really low level) and I figured before I get him too high (of course, then I could always respec, but whatever) I should consult some of you guys for build advice. So, without further ado, here 's my build

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Exported from Ver: 1.4.5.0 of the CoH Hero Builder - (http://home.comcast.net/~SherkSilver/index.html)
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Name: Pyrestone
Archetype: Tanker
Primary: Fiery Aura
Secondary: Stone Melee
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01) --> Blazing Aura==> EndRdx(1) Acc(11) Dmg(15) Dmg(23) Dmg(25) Dmg(7)
01) --> Stone Fist==> EndRdx(1)
02) --> Fire Shield==> EndRdx(2) DmgRes(3) DmgRes(3) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(5) DmgRes(7)
04) --> Stone Mallet==> EndRdx(4)
06) --> Healing Flames==> EndRdx(6) Rechg(11) Heal(15) Heal(34) Heal(43) Heal(45)
08) --> Consume==> Acc(8) Rechg(9) Rechg(9) Rechg(17) Rechg(27) Rechg(34)
10) --> Combat Jumping==> EndRdx(10)
12) --> Plasma Shield==> EndRdx(12) DmgRes(13) DmgRes(13) DmgRes(17) DmgRes(29) DmgRes(31)
14) --> Super Jump==> EndRdx(14)
16) --> Heavy Mallet==> EndRdx(16) Acc(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(45) Dmg(45)
18) --> Burn==> Dmg(18) Dmg(19) Dmg(19) Dmg(21) Dmg(21) Dmg(23)
20) --> Hurdle==> Jump(20)
22) --> Swift==> Run(22)
24) --> Stamina==> EndRec(24) EndRec(25) EndRec(27) EndRec(29) EndRec(31) EndRec(31)
26) --> Kick==> EndRdx(26)
28) --> Tough==> DmgRes(28)
30) --> Weave==> DefBuf(30) DefBuf(37) DefBuf(40) DefBuf(43) DefBuf(43) DefBuf(46)
32) --> Hasten==> Rechg(32) Rechg(33) Rechg(33) Rechg(33) Rechg(34) Rechg(50)
35) --> Tremor==> EndRdx(35) Acc(36) Dmg(36) Dmg(36) Dmg(37) Dmg(37)
38) --> Seismic Smash==> EndRdx(38) Acc(39) Dmg(39) Dmg(39) Dmg(40) Dmg(40)
41) --> Conserve Power==> Rechg(41) Rechg(46) Rechg(46) Rechg(48) Rechg(48) Rechg(48)
44) --> Hurl Boulder==> EndRdx(44)
47) --> Build Up==> Rechg(47) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
49) --> Fault==> EndRdx(49)
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01) --> Sprint==> EndRdx(1)
01) --> Brawl==> EndRdx(1)
02) --> Rest==> Rechg(2)
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As you can see, I hate running out of endurance, and I'm focusing on all of my defenses before slotting up my attacks (well, besides Burn and BA).

Tear it apart!

[ThunderMace]

Hey I posted a build for fire / mace (well Akamaz put it there ) in the tanker section. Alot of stuff crosses over build wise. Look it over and tell me what you think of it. I also have a lvl...12 I think Fire/Stone on Liberty - Thunor

[Istasi]

Well, I can't really comment on it seeing as I'm pretty much a n00b with Fire Armor, but it looks pretty solid to me.

[Freeze Warning]

I started a Fire/stone tanker a little while back (level 13 right now), but there were a couple of things I found when I looked into the set. First, it has no knockback protection. This combined with the fact that villans in issue 4 will be able to knock heroes back, makes me think that acrobatics would be very good for a fire tanker that wants to stand on his burn patch. Second, you need 5 SO damage resistance enhancements in Fire shield combined with 3 SO damage resistance enhancements in tough to get just past the 90% resistance cap for smash/lethal damage.

Just outa curiousity, why'd ya choose kick instead of boxing? I haven't really compared the 2 against each other, and tend to just grab boxing by default (I like the whole punch to the gut animation).

Freeze

[Istasi]

On the boxing/kick thing,

I just chose kick because almost no one takes it, and I'd rather kick people in the gut than punch them :p

[ThunderMace]

Kick also does more damage than boxing, and will do as much damage as your second tier offensive power, slotted up.
Also 6 slot both of your shields, and then 1 slot in tough puts you right at the cap for S/L