Fire/Fire Tank or Brute? Build below...

[Spadra]

Hello all!

So with us all holding our breath till CoH is announced as returning I have been thinking of my main character Spadra. He was a fairly effect fire/fire tank before the lights went off but always wondered if he could have been better build wise or if he should have been a brute. Below is what I had and I would love to hear any thoughts you all have about the current setup (always wished I could have squeezed out more defense or maxed on resistence) or if a brute would have been the way to go (better damage and build up of fury is appealing but PBAoE is lost a bit without combustion). Without further delay here is the build of one of Paragon's beloved tanks

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Spadra: Level 50 Mutation Tanker
Primary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Blazing Aura

• (A) Eradication - Damage
  
• (3) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (5) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  
• (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 1: Scorch

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (7) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  
• (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 2: Fire Shield

• (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
  
• (3) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (13) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  

Level 4: Healing Flames

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
  
• (15) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
  
• (15) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (17) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 6: Fire Sword

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  
• (17) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (19) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (19) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 8: Consume

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  

Level 10: Taunt

• (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
  
• (23) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
  
• (23) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
  
• (25) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
  

Level 12: Plasma Shield

• (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
  
• (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (27) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (27) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 14: Boxing

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (29) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  
• (29) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (31) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 16: Tough

• (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
  
• (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (33) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 18: Burn

• (A) Eradication - Damage
  
• (33) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  
• (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Multi-Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 20: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (36) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  

Level 22: Combustion

• (A) Eradication - Damage
  
• (36) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  
• (36) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (37) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (37) Multi-Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

Level 24: Weave

• (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  
• (37) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
  
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  

Level 26: Super Jump

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
  

Level 28: Fire Sword Circle

• (A) Obliteration - Damage
  
• (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  
• (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
  

Level 30: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (33) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 32: Build Up

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  
• (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  
• (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  
• (50) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  
• (50) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  

Level 35: Fiery Embrace

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 38: Maneuvers

• (A) Shield Wall - Defense
  
• (43) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
  
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (45) Endurance Reduction IO
  

Level 41: Greater Fire Sword

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (45) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (45) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  
• (46) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (46) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 44: Temperature Protection

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  
• (46) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
  

Level 47: Conserve Power

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 49: Physical Perfection

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
  
• (42) Miracle - +Recovery
  
• (42) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
  
• (42) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (43) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 50: Agility Radial Paragon
Level 50: Pyronic Core Final Judgement
Level 50: Preemptive Radial Flawless Interface
Level 50: Ageless Total Radial Invocation
Level 50: Melee Radial Embodiment
Level 50: Verdict Radial Flawless Genesis
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[Angel Phoenix77]

not a bad tank, one recommendation though, for your combat jump, instead of having a recharge deux, I would put in a io that would enhance def and reduce endurance.

[Spadra]

not a bad tank, one recommendation though, for your combat jump, instead of having a recharge deux, I would put in a io that would enhance def and reduce endurance.

Thanks for the reply Phoenix! Yeah, I had tried to bolster recharge, regen and endurance reduction as much as possible. I felt that while the Fire/Fire combination is good for resistance/regen/and attack it is lacking in defense compared to the other tanks. Not sure if I should have bother to bolster the defense the way I did or just throw all my defensive end focus into building up resistance.

[Angel Phoenix77]

Thanks for the reply Phoenix! Yeah, I had tried to bolster recharge, regen and endurance reduction as much as possible. I felt that while the Fire/Fire combination is good for resistance/regen/and attack it is lacking in defense compared to the other tanks. Not sure if I should have bother to bolster the defense the way I did or just throw all my defensive end focus into building up resistance.

yw , I only had 1 tank, but I can give some advice from a scrapper and brute player, but I would try and keep defense inline with resistance. whats hard is trying to find a way to get the tier 4 defense in jumping, this could help with I want to say resistance.