North Gale Lvl 175 Knuckle Tank (Infinite MP Regeneration II)

Spoiler: North's Gale

The nuclear winter that inhibits movement of bosses with its Interrupts and quick reflexes. Tapping on Infinite AMPR recovery, this tank is able to repeatedly cast skills without stopping.

Spoiler: Stats

255 MTL
207 VIT

Its predecessor, being the Infinite MP Tank, now has gained the adaptability to make use of full ailment resistance and a heavy armor to render bosses AOE without being inflicted with troubles.

Spoiler: Skills

Knuckle
Smash 6
Bash 5
Sonic Wave 10
Shell Break 5
Heavy Smash 5
Chariot 10
Chakra 0 or 10 (Completely Optional. Ignore Knuckle.M and Martial.D if opt out)
Aggravate 10

Bow
Decoy Shot 10
Quick Draw 5
Long Range 5
Bow Mastery 5

Magic
Impact 7
Lances 5
Javelin 5
Arrows 5
MP Charge 1


Survival
HP Boost 10
Safe Rest 5

Shield
Shield Mastery 5
Shield Bash 5
Shield Cannon 10
Guardian 10
Aegis 5-10
Protection 5-10
Force Shield 10
Magic Shield 10

Knight
PDef 10
Parry 5
Assault A. 5

Support
Mini 5
Recovery 5
Sanctuary 10

Sword
Berserk 10
War Cry 5
Quick S 5
Sword Mastery 5

Spoiler: Combo

Smash>Shell Break (save)>Sonic Wave(swift)>Shield Bash(swift)>Heavy Smash (cons)
Impact>Heavy Smash(smite)>Smash(cons)
Assault A.>Guardian(save)>Sanctuary(swift)
Replace Shell Break with Berserk in Combo 1 to have more Aspd
Long Range Stun/Tumble Combo:
Sonic Wave>Chariot(save)>Berserk(swift)>War Cry(swift)
P.Def (Timing is crucial)
Aegis/Protection (Cast wisely)

Spoiler: Equips

Drills (Hero Potum/EMS)
Dark General Shield +C^
Heavy Armor Remodelled Vit7%Aggro10%Max HP7% Armor +C^ (Ornlarf/Mom Fluck)
Yashiro Azuki Mask+C (Dusk Machina)/
White Eye Bandage+C (Dusk Machina/Seraph Machina)
Magician Ring (Memecoleous OR Tapir)
Dark Fighter's Bangle (Tapir OR Memecoleous/ Venena)

Equip Ailment Resist % Avatar for 100% Ailment resist

Spoiler: Potions

Tera Speed Potion
Vita Plus VI
Magiadd VI
Heart Shaped Cookie

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Reserved to add more if necessary.

 

Infinite MP Tank II wow Nice Build

 

Do you have any videos of this in action? I was considering using it but I decided to go for the original Infinite Mana build by Precaria to be pure tank. I am interested though, you reeled me in with the idea of being able to render bosses AOE useless I just don't see how exactly that works.
EDIT: I mean the "Godspeed to render bosses Aoe worthless" part, does the max agi make your skill animations faster or something?

 

Do you have any videos of this in action? I was considering using it but I decided to go for the original Infinite Mana build by Precaria to be pure tank. I am interested though, you reeled me in with the idea of being able to render bosses AOE useless I just don't see how exactly that works. (Sorry to put this twice but I'm really eager to get started)
EDIT: I mean the "Godspeed to render bosses Aoe worthless" part, does the max agi make your skill animations faster or something?

 

Ah yes with max speed at 255 AGI, it guarantees 100% stun with bash lvl 6. Motion speed is also indeed faster so that you can intercept bosses before they use their AOE and recover AMPR faster, hence the term, Godspeed ^^

 

The original Precaria Build, is however, quite outdated because its lvl was capped at 110 at that time. This build is just an updated version and several changes to stats, but mode of interruption is similar Then again, with Berserk + Quick Aura + Full AGI, your speed can be capped about 4k with light arm remodel, and with some xtals, even reach 7k aspd :3

 

This build looks like it's more damage focused though, I'm just trying to get how exactly this works. I don't see how agi plays into performing the tank role better, I only see it buffing the damage of knucks, I might be missing something though, I don't have all the experience in the world.

 

Ah it may seem more dmg-focused, but AGI also gives the North Gale an upper hand in terms of pre-empting boss AOE^^ This build differs from the more classic MTL/VIT brawler tank because North Gale hinges on its specialised stat for brawlers, the AGI stat.

 

Don't you think this combo potentially mess the proration with 4 physical skill in one combo?

 

Ah that combo must not use too many times. Must be careful with it ><

 

I don't know if you can "not use too many times" or no, because its your breaking combo (flinch, armor break, tumble. + lethargy). Well that's depends on ur playstyle
And also I think separate flinch (smash) and tumble (sonic wave) skill will be nicer, since you have to use it on the right time (Interrupt enemies atk, ailment resistance cooldown)

 

Ah yes just need to divide the combo so that the interrupt skill would be more smooth and nicer

 

Nice how much hp is this at max level

 

I checked in coryn it's around 4.6k Hp

 

I'm trying to understand how *exactly* AGI gives this build the upper hand in disabling the boss better than regular MTL/VIT brawlers. Does the AGI in this build make your knuckle skills activate faster like the GodSpeed skill in dual wield tree? Does it reduce the cool down of stuns and tumbles on the boss? I don't understand how exactly agi makes it any faster at responding than a MTL/VIT brawler tank

 

Oh I see :3 Animation wise with AGI, it would be faster because attack speed would be higher than a MTL/VIT brawler. Knuckle skills would also be used faster as well^^ Stun would be 100% because of the 255 AGI at lvl 6, but cooldown times would remain unchanged for stun/tumble on a boss

 

This build will neither tank well nor do good damage.

1. You lack enough HP to really take many hits as a tank and due to that your sanctuary is also pretty pointless as it relies on max hit points. And because you lack HP to proficiently stay close for long periods of time, you won't be able to AMPR well either. Unless the boss is a very immobile kind, then your decoy will do something. If you're not constantly pulling off skills, you'll lose aggro as well since it's harder to maintain aggro as a knuck tank than a sword tank.
2. Your MTL is pretty much unreliable. You're still going to succumb to Ailments most of the time as you'll only have 46% Ailment resistance or so. Since you're going for slight MTL defense, i'd drop the MTL to about only 102 stat points to make it 30% chance of mitigation and throw on the remaining points to Vit so you have more HP to stuff your sanctuary and play your tank role more reliably.
3. If you use Magician ring, you'll be dropping your damage big time. Further dropped because of Guardian.
4. Your attack speed, even though full agi, will be reduced since you dont have max Shield Mastery.
5. A better way to get full Stun and faster would be to max Shield Cannon. But you're probably trying to use all knuck skills.
6. Using berserk, you will drop your stability terribly and your defenses making you take more damage and do less avg damage.


Honestly, this build just seems like you're trying to fit too many roles into one character and neither of those roles will be fulfilled well.

So you have to ask yourself this. Are you trying to be a tank while doing SOME damage? Outside of normal mode, how well will this build TRULY work?

 

^exactly my though

 

I second that, haha

The only real plus of this build is the auto attack speed, I guess. More attack hits=constant proration manager

Have you actually made this tank or its simply theorycrafting?