User:Mendicant5242

Fire Tank

One of my first builds. After lots of development and new skills from the campaigns, it's become quite deadly as the tank build in a team.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Warrior/Elementalist Swordsmanship=10+2 FireMagic=8 Strength=12+3+1][Healing Signet][Sun and Moon Slash][Whirlwind Attack][Inferno][Endure Pain][Defy Pain][Conjure Flame][Resurrection Signet][/build]


 * When I'm feeling a little less adrenal I go for Hundred Blades, but I haven't tried this since the skill was changed. It takes a little more trust to play with Hundred Blades instead of Defy Pain, but the build is pretty durable in PvE regardless.

Equipment

 * Max Armor w/ full Radiant if you prefer to feel secure in your energy. That's helpful for blasting with Inferno.
 * Fire dmg sword and a max focus

Usage
Get to the frontline and tank your weasely black guts out. The painkillers have top priority besides Conjure Flame, and depending on how crazy things get you may need to rely a lot more on the adrenal slashers than Inferno, though a few explosions are good in a pinch. Standard tanking build, basically, but it was radical back in the day.

Counters
Energy Deprivation. Antimelee (especially adrenaline drains.)

Variants
Frost Tank/Shock Tank. More energy focused builds (the Hundred Blades version)