Low-Life Pally Tank Build for Difficult Content

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PraetorPlato

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This is the build I've been playing on my second-favorite character for a while, and have retooled into a tank for the LD first life raid challenge. It's a pally tank aimed at pushing skulls in raids on a first lifer and making r10 questing smooth and easy.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/...voMf2ZSipT6CpKpnZW6st-DopuGJaZRQRA4EIQcGu/pub enjoy! The build+my thoughts on it are substantially too long for the forum, but these are the kind of stats I get stepping into reaper with only long-term buffs on a second lifer with 50 RP.

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Let me know if you have any feedback, questions, or suggestions! As you can probably tell from the 7 pages of math on LGS, I'm looking to improve this as much as possible, so any and all feedback is welcome.
 
Lazuli

Lazuli

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Grood write up! I especially like the explanations you give of why things work. I have no experience in tanks, so I can't give any suggestions. But my parter and I have been thinking about making a tank, because they always seem to be the hardest gap to fill in pug raids.

This would give us a good starting point, thank you.
 
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seph1roth5

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I'll have to try this out sometime, I love paly tank (in a static group). Is emblem of elemental evil that good though? Seems like even if it weren't giving a negative level it'd be a meh trinket.
 
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PraetorPlato

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seph1roth5 said:
I'll have to try this out sometime, I love paly tank (in a static group). Is emblem of elemental evil that good though? Seems like even if it weren't giving a negative level it'd be a meh trinket.
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Yes—both profane HP and qual con are must-have stats, and getting 2 on one item is a very good deal. If you read through the LGS calcs, you'll see how much of the gearset design hinges on fitting profane HP, qual con, insightful sheltering, and a few other hard to find bonuses slot-efficiently into the items not covered by sets.

Also, the negative level is quite minimal.
 
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Kyrr

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PraetorPlato said:
This is the build I've been playing on my second-favorite character for a while, and have retooled into a tank for the LD first life raid challenge. It's a pally tank aimed at pushing skulls in raids on a first lifer and making r10 questing smooth and easy.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/...voMf2ZSipT6CpKpnZW6st-DopuGJaZRQRA4EIQcGu/pub enjoy! The build+my thoughts on it are substantially too long for the forum, but these are the kind of stats I get stepping into reaper with only long-term buffs on a second lifer with 50 RP.

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Let me know if you have any feedback, questions, or suggestions! As you can probably tell from the 7 pages of math on LGS, I'm looking to improve this as much as possible, so any and all feedback is welcome.
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Vouch for this player. His build is amazing and this individual is an amazing player.
 
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PrinceOfAsphodel

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Really good write up. Thanks for the helpful info!

In your opinion, is it viable to build for armor class on a tank for the 1st life challenge or is that one of the things you wouldn't suggest without past lives?
 
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PraetorPlato

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PrinceOfAsphodel said:
Really good write up. Thanks for the helpful info!

In your opinion, is it viable to build for armor class on a tank for the 1st life challenge or is that one of the things you wouldn't suggest without past lives?
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I think armor class on a tank for raiding is meh in general, because the big thing you have to worry about (especially while understatted) is worst-case scenarios. Unless you can hit 70+% miss chance, which you aren't on a first life against purple names, you're not really meaningfully changing the chance you get swatted 3 or 4 times in a row at some point and end up dying, and as you try to push higher difficulties, you'll be limited by getting 1- or 2- shot. Can be helpful for healers, though.
 
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I dont Like gimps

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PraetorPlato said:
I think armor class on a tank for raiding is meh in general, because the big thing you have to worry about (especially while understatted) is worst-case scenarios. Unless you can hit 70+% miss chance, which you aren't on a first life against purple names, you're not really meaningfully changing the chance you get swatted 3 or 4 times in a row at some point and end up dying, and as you try to push higher difficulties, you'll be limited by getting 1- or 2- shot. Can be helpful for healers, though.
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iirc AC is even useless vs some raid bosses above LH? I remember reading that LOB doesnt really care if your AC is 600+
 
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PraetorPlato

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Still held up for r5 pn on the stripped-down version! Died a couple of times over 4 or 5 runs, once to an acid circle post-Earthgrab, once to a curse that I didn't strip in time, and once to being knocked down by Rudus with Zulus on me. All avoidable with cleaner play :) r5 Rudus hurts; bubbles are an awesome tool.

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Fun screenshot with some party buffs, no RP, raid gear, tomes, or past lives.
 
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