Build Request - Raid Tank

[majorhavoc]

Looking for some input from the community for a Raid Boss Tank, obviously DPS is not primary, but Agro control, Defenses & HPs is most important, self-healing is a plus, thoughts?

[Tilomere]

FTP Simple Pure Human Fighter Tank 28 Point Build

Hit intim on timer, shield bash for some extra aggro while blocking, and hit Dreamscape when you see a super attack or dragon's breath incoming, or on timer if boss doesn't have that.

Str 8
Dex 8
Con 18 + Levels
Int 14
Wis 8
Cha 14

Fighter feats:
Fighter 1: Skill Focus: Intimidate, Bulheaded, Shield Mastery
Fighter 2: Heavy Armor Training
Fighter 3: Force of Personality
Fighter 4: Combat Expertise
Fighter 6: Toughness
Fighter 8: Improved Shield Mastery
Fighter 9: Toughness
Fighter 10: Heavy Armor Master
Fighter 12: Toughness Shield Deflection
Fighter 14: Heavy Armor Champion
Fighter 15: Toughness
Fighter 16: Greater Shield Mastery
Fighter 18: Toughness Heavy Armor Combatant
Fighter 20: Improved Shield Bash

Epic feats:
21: Epic Reputation
24: Bulwark of Defense
27: Epic Damage Reduction
30: Epic Fortitude

Legendary feat:
Scion of Celestia

Destiny feats:
22: Perfect Shield Mastery
25: Elusive Target
28: Dreamscape

ED: US

Strike: DC

Extra Cores: FoTW

Enhancements:

17 Human HAmp 60
41 Stalwart Defense
22 Kensai Power Surge, Liquid Courage (More HAmp)

[Grunthorno]

What Tilo has put is fine. Like it'll do the job for you.

However, I've got a few things that... yeah.


You shouldn't need Skill focus intim and bullheaded. Your intim will be fine unless you ignore it on gear.
Even with Force of Personality, your will save won't be anything spectacular, I'd probably take another toughness or something and drop this.
Improved Shield Bash isn't useful for a tank, hate tanking won't do anything, don't take this.

This doesn't take epic toughness, and it really should be, take that instead of epic reputation
Do not take Dreamscape. It does a diplo effect, so if you hit it, the boss will immediately lose all threat and turn on the party.

That being said, you're a human fighter, you have a ton of feats, fit Spring attack line in there somewhere for the +MDB with tower shields

If you want to hold threat, Celestial Mandate from US will help with that (and PRR/MRR as well), would probably look like 36 Unyielding / 11 divine crusader or Legendary Dreadnought / rest fury?




That being said paladin just has better stats and you should play human paladin instead. It won't have the big "hahaha big numbers capstone" button that fighter has, but it'll have significantly better saves, higher PRR/MRR, more HP, easier HP, more HAMP, Lay on Hands, and more QoL stuff.

If you want to run the fighter tho, the changes I listed above is what I'd do for fighter.

Pally is probably the best for low past life tanks, and you've got hands/cure spells for when the healer can't get you (or they die).




(I can't figure out how to put images in forum posts and I don't care to mess with it for an hour again, but my 2nd life pally sits at 5.6k HP, 490 PRR, 270 MRR in reaper without any unsustained buffs 127 fort save / 79 reflex / 88 will +13 to each against spells. Not augmented DEX or anything yet, still working on augment tetris on it. It sits at 106 intim without exceptional/quality item or any of the intim feats. It takes any raid on R1 just fine. It's offtanked R4 LoB, R6 Dryad. Then been main tank for EE THTH and solo tanked R1 PN just fine, pally build should cover what you need just fine with low past lives.)


And now Im gonna retreat from the forums again for several months because its annoying to format and I don't like it. If you have any questions or whatever, feel free to DM me on discord at Grun#3209

[Tilomere]

Do not take Dreamscape. It does a diplo effect, so if you hit it, the boss will immediately lose all threat and turn on the party.

I've seen tanks use this and hold threat. It is used by some to reaper tank..

Maybe they nerfed it recently though, or maybe I'm wrong. Traditional tanks aren't exactly my thing. My favorite tank is a pure 20 BF Sorc.

[PedXing20]

Go with Grun's suggestions before Tilo

[kogado2]

Looking for some input from the community for a Raid Boss Tank, obviously DPS is not primary, but Agro control, Defenses & HPs is most important, self-healing is a plus, thoughts?

It is not recommended for high REPAR, but since it is for RAID, the AC, PRR, and MRR requirements are not that high,
so I recommend this build for self-survival. If you are up to about R6, you don`t need a healer and can run self-heal.

Classes: 15 Favored Soul, 10 Epic, 5 Paladin

Str:8
Dex:8
Con:18 +lv
Int:12
Wis:10
Cha:18


Class and Feat Selection
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Level ClassFeats
1 Favored Soul(1)Standard: Shield Mastery,
Aasimar Bond: Aasimar: Protector Bond
Follower of Faith: Follower of the Sovereign Host
2 Favored Soul(2)Battle Feat: Grace of Battle
3 Favored Soul(3)Standard: Empower Healing Spell
Child Of Faith: Child of Faith
4 Favored Soul(4)Constitution: +1 Level up
5 Favored Soul(5)Energy Absorbance: Energy Absorption: Fire
6 Favored Soul(6)Standard: Quicken Spell
Deity: Unyielding Sovereignty
7 Favored Soul(7)Heart Feat: Stout of Heart
8 Favored Soul(8)Constitution: +1 Level up
9 Favored Soul(9)Standard: Force of Personality
10 Favored Soul(10) Energy Absorbance: Energy Absorption: Electricity
11 Favored Soul(11)
12 Favored Soul(12) Standard: Shield Deflection
Beloved Of Faith: Beloved of the Divine
Constitution: +1 Level up
13 Favored Soul(13)
14 Favored Soul(14)
15 Favored Soul(15) Standard: Improved Shield Mastery
Energy Absorbance: Energy Absorption: Acid
16 Paladin(1)Constitution: +1 Level up
17 Paladin(2)
18 Paladin(3)Standard: Greater Shield Mastery
19 Paladin(4)
20 Paladin(5)Constitution: +1 Level up
21 Epic(1)Epic Feat: Bulwark of Defense
22 Epic(2)Epic Destiny Feat: Toughness
23 Epic(3)
24 Epic(4)Epic Feat: Epic Toughness
Constitution: +1 Level up
25 Epic(5)Epic Destiny Feat: Perfect Shield Mastery
26 Epic(6)
27 Epic(7)Epic Feat: Epic Damage Reduction
28 Epic(8)Epic Destiny Feat: Deific Warding
Constitution: +1 Level up
29 Epic(9)
30 Epic(10)Epic Feat: Epic Reflexes
Legendary: Scion of Celestia