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{{Infobox_AT
 
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|image=[[File:Archetypeicon_tanker.png]]
 
|image=[[File:Archetypeicon_tanker.png]]
|alignment=hero
 
 
|pri=Defense
 
|pri=Defense
 
|sec=Melee
 
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|hp_base=1874.1
 
|hp_base=1874.1
 
|hp_max=3534
 
|hp_max=3534
|pri_sets=8
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|pri_sets=9
|sec_sets=10
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|sec_sets=15
|anc_sets=4
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|anc_sets=8
 
|dam_melee=0.800
 
|dam_melee=0.800
 
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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
The '''Tanker''' can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.
 
The '''Tanker''' can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.
 
Alignment: '''Hero'''
 
  
 
The Tanker's power sets are:
 
The Tanker's power sets are:
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'''Secondary''': Melee
 
'''Secondary''': Melee
  
The Tanker has High Hit Points and Medium Damage.
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{{ATStats|survive=10|melee=7|ranged=2|control=5|support=3|pets=2}}
  
 
== Power Sets ==
 
== Power Sets ==
 
 
=== Primary Power Sets ===
 
=== Primary Power Sets ===
 
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*A Tanker's primary power sets are designed specifically for defense. They are:
A Tanker's primary power sets are designed specifically for defense. They are:
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<ul style="width:50%">{{Category Listing|Tanker Primary}}</ul>
 
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{{PMarket Purchase|bio}}
* [[Dark Armor]]
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* [[Electric Armor]]
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* [[Fiery Aura]]
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* [[Ice Armor]]
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* [[Invulnerability]]
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* [[Shield Defense]]
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* [[Stone Armor]]
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* [[Willpower]]
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=== Secondary Power Sets ===
 
=== Secondary Power Sets ===
 
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*A Tanker's secondary power sets are designed for melee. They are:
A Tanker's secondary power sets are designed for melee. They are:
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<ul style="width:50%">{{Category Listing|Tanker Secondary}}</ul>
 
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{{PMarket Purchase|km}}
* [[Battle Axe]]
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{{PMarket Purchase|sf}}
* [[Dark Melee]]
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{{PMarket Purchase|stj}}
* [[Dual Blades]]
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{{PMarket Purchase|tw}}
* [[Electrical Melee]]
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* [[Energy Melee]]
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* [[Fiery Melee]]
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* [[Ice Melee]]
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* [[Kinetic Melee]] (with purchase of [[Going Rogue]])
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* [[Stone Melee]]
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* [[Super Strength]]
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* [[War Mace]]
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=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
 
=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
 
 
* [[Arctic Mastery]]
 
* [[Arctic Mastery]]
 
* [[Earth Mastery]]
 
* [[Earth Mastery]]
* [[Energy Mastery]]
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* [[Energy Mastery#Tanker|Energy Mastery]]
 
* [[Pyre Mastery]]
 
* [[Pyre Mastery]]
  
 
=== Patron Power Pools ===
 
=== Patron Power Pools ===
{{Issue18}}
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* [[Leviathan Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute / Tanker|Leviathan Mastery]]
 
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* [[Mace Mastery#Brute / Tanker|Mace Mastery]]
* [[Leviathan Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute|Leviathan Mastery]]
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* [[Mu Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute / Tanker|Mu Mastery]]
* [[Mace Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute|Mace Mastery]]
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* [[Soul Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute / Tanker|Soul Mastery]]
* [[Mu Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute|Mu Mastery]]
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<span style="font-size:.75em;">&#42; [[Patron Power Pools]] require [[Villain (Alignment)|villain]] [[alignment]] to obtain.</span>
* [[Soul Mastery#Arachnos Soldier / Arachnos Widow / Brute|Soul Mastery]]
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=== Inherent Powers ===
 
=== Inherent Powers ===
 
* [[Inherent Powers#Gauntlet|Gauntlet]]
 
* [[Inherent Powers#Gauntlet|Gauntlet]]
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* [[Bruising]]
  
 
== Historical ==
 
== Historical ==
 
 
{{Historical|type=section|reason=change}}
 
{{Historical|type=section|reason=change}}
  
* Tankers have been in the game since [[Issue 0]]. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
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* Tankers have been in the game since [[Issue 0]], originally a City of Heroes [[archetype]]. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
 
* Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in [[Issue 3]].  
 
* Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in [[Issue 3]].  
 
* Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in [[Issue 11]].
 
* Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in [[Issue 11]].
* Dark Armor and Dark Melee were [[Powerset Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 12]].
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* Dark Armor and Dark Melee were [[Power Set Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 12]].
 
* Shield Defense was added to the game in [[Issue 13]].
 
* Shield Defense was added to the game in [[Issue 13]].
* Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were [[Powerset Proliferation|proliferated]] to Tankers in [[Issue 16]].
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* Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were proliferated to Tankers in [[Issue 16]].
* Kinetic Melee was added to the game with the purchase of [[Going Rogue]].
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* Kinetic Melee was added to the game with [[Going Rogue]].
* [[Bruising]] was added to the Tier 1 power of all [[Tanker#Secondary_Power_Sets|secondary power sets]] for Tankers in [[Issue 18]].
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* [[Bruising]] was added to the Tier 1 power of all [[Tanker#Secondary Power Sets|secondary power sets]] for Tankers in [[Issue 18]].
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* The [[Patron Power Pools]] were made available to Tankers in Issue 18.
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* Super Reflexes and Martial Arts were proliferated to Tankers in [[Issue 21]].
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* Street Justice was added to the game on October 4, 2011.
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* Titan Weapons was added to the game on December 6, 2011.
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* Staff Fighting was added to the game on April 17, 2012.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Archetypes]]
 
* [[Tanker Strategy]]
 
* [[Tanker Strategy]]
 
* [[Scranker]]
 
* [[Scranker]]
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
* [http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/pc/articles/5515.aspx Summary and Analysis of Tanker powersets]  
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* [http://www.alteredgamer.com/city-of-heroes/5515-coh-city-of-villains-guide-to-the-tanker-archetype/ Summary and Analysis of Tanker powersets]  
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/archetypes/archetypes_overview.html Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125321/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/archetypes/hero_archetypes.php Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
 
* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file
 
* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file
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{{Navbox Archetypes}}
  
 
[[Category:Archetypes]]
 
[[Category:Archetypes]]

Latest revision as of 03:30, 14 December 2013

Tanker
Archetypeicon tanker.png
Primary Defense
Secondary Melee
Inherent Gauntlet
Base HP 1874.1
Max HP 3534
Primary Sets 9
Secondary Sets 15
Epic Power Pools 8
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Overview

The Tanker can take it and dish it out all at once. The Tanker primarily can absorb vast amounts of damage, and hold his own in a fist fight. But the Tanker lacks any long range punch. The Tanker would prefer just to charge straight ahead anyway.

The Tanker's power sets are:

Primary: Defense
Secondary: Melee

Tanker Stats
Survivability                   10  
Melee Damage 7    
Ranged Damage 2    
Crowd Control 5    
Support 3    
Pets 2    

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

  • A Tanker's primary power sets are designed specifically for defense. They are:

* Bio Armor requires purchase on the Paragon Market.

Secondary Power Sets

  • A Tanker's secondary power sets are designed for melee. They are:

* Kinetic Melee requires VIP status, purchase on the Paragon Market, or purchase of Going Rogue.
* Staff Fighting requires purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Street Justice requires purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Titan Weapons requires purchase on the Paragon Market.

Ancillary Power Pools

Patron Power Pools

* Patron Power Pools require villain alignment to obtain.

Inherent Powers

Historical

Badge time.png This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.
  • Tankers have been in the game since Issue 0, originally a City of Heroes archetype. Their original primary powersets were Fiery Aura, Ice Armor, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor. Their original secondary powersets were Battle Axe, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Ice Melee, Stone Melee, Super Strength, and War Mace.
  • Arctic Mastery, Earth Mastery, Energy Mastery and Pyre Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
  • Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in Issue 11.
  • Dark Armor and Dark Melee were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 12.
  • Shield Defense was added to the game in Issue 13.
  • Electric Armor and Electrical Melee were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 16.
  • Kinetic Melee was added to the game with Going Rogue.
  • Bruising was added to the Tier 1 power of all secondary power sets for Tankers in Issue 18.
  • The Patron Power Pools were made available to Tankers in Issue 18.
  • Super Reflexes and Martial Arts were proliferated to Tankers in Issue 21.
  • Street Justice was added to the game on October 4, 2011.
  • Titan Weapons was added to the game on December 6, 2011.
  • Staff Fighting was added to the game on April 17, 2012.

See Also

External Links