Endgame Tank

[Xyzther]

That would impose all of it's viability. Max buffs, always.

Yes normally your build would be superior to my counter suggestion, but as you said, the purpose is purely for tanking. The switch I made only reduces offensive abilities (much like your 9 Weakness 0 nightmare) and improves on defense. In terms of tanking and only tanking, my suggestion is better. If you want to get the best possible build for purely tanking though, there are two possibilites:

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The reason BoM is rank 9 instead of 1 here is so your drain life can do more damage (thus healing you more). Personally I would think, in terms of tanking, that the first option is better than the second because the hit and damage debuff from ice storm is a lot better than the one given by lighting. If you have a better tank build suggestion feel free to post it down and provide an explanation.

[CHINDUSTER]

Do you even have a 80 mage?

Do you even read?

Yes normally your build would be superior to my counter suggestion, but as you said, the purpose is purely for tanking. The switch I made only reduces offensive abilities (much like your 9 Weakness 0 nightmare) and improves on defense. In terms of tanking and only tanking, my suggestion is better. If you want to get the best possible build for purely tanking though, there are two possibilites:

9690
1999
0999

or

9990
1699
0999

The reason BoM is rank 9 instead of 1 here is so your drain life can do more damage (thus healing you more). Personally I would think, in terms of tanking, that the first option is better than the second because the hit and damage debuff from ice storm is a lot better than the one given by lighting. If you have a better tank build suggestion feel free to post it down and provide an explanation.

I believe my build to be the most viable as kiting leads to reduction of damage, hence, allowing one to tank longer and better. Avoiding damage is equivalent to dodging which is the best defensive stat to have in endgame.

Let's say this mage was put into a 2v1 situation, being able to kite one of the two people would be very ideal as it leads to longer survivability.

[Xyzther]

Do you even read?


I believe my build to be the most viable as kiting leads to reduction of damage, hence, allowing one to tank longer and better. Avoiding damage is equivalent to dodging which is the best defensive stat to have in endgame.

Let's say this mage was put into a 2v1 situation, being able to kite one of the two people would be very ideal as it leads to longer survivability.

Fair enough, but in that case it's still tankier to have 9 ms and 1 BoM, in regards to purely tanking. So if you take the kiting approach, the second suggestion of the two should be the best, with the level 6 ice storm. If you're mainly kiting farther than 6m, just take out ice storm completely and make fire storm level 7.

[Mothwing]

Bullying?! Me? Never!

Do you even read?

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You could say yes or no.

I believe my build to be the most viable as kiting leads to reduction of damage, hence, allowing one to tank longer and better. Avoiding damage is equivalent to dodging which is the best defensive stat to have in endgame.

Let's say this mage was put into a 2v1 situation, being able to kite one of the two people would be very ideal as it leads to longer survivability.

Yeah then you get demolished when you run out of mana

[Rebula]

Do you even read?


I believe my build to be the most viable as kiting leads to reduction of damage, hence, allowing one to tank longer and better. Avoiding damage is equivalent to dodging which is the best defensive stat to have in endgame.

Let's say this mage was put into a 2v1 situation, being able to kite one of the two people would be very ideal as it leads to longer survivability.

Do you honestly think a mage with 0 nightmare is going to get a single kill?

[Mothwing]

Do you honestly think a mage with 0 nightmare is going to get a single kill?

Rofl, exactly.

[CHINDUSTER]

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You could say yes or no.



Yeah then you get demolished when you run out of mana

That was bullying? Interesting.

But it'll take longer to run out of mana, that's the point you're missing.

Do you honestly think a mage with 0 nightmare is going to get a single kill?

Yes, I do, I also believe it tanks better as that is the purpose of it. (Understand yet?)

Rofl, exactly.

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[Rebula]

That was bullying? Interesting.

But it'll take longer to run out of mana, that's the point you're missing.

Yes, I do, I also believe it tanks better as that is the purpose of it. (Understand yet?)

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Who exactly is your mage?

[Mothwing]

Yes, I do

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[Mothwing]

Tanking is not the same as Nuking.

Tanking and nuking go hand in hand

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Do you even read?

The same =/= hand in hand, just to clear that up for you.