User:MightyTharos/Build:E/D Mystic Tank-Mentalist

An earth magic tank generally relies on Kinetic Armor and Stoneflesh Aura to drastically reduce the damage you receive, most of them to 0. The Mystic Tank-Mentalist relies on both earth magic and prayers to take advantage of the large number of enchantments needed.

Equipment

 * Tempest Armor is optimal.
 * Any staff with a Staff Wrapping of Enchanting and 20% HCT on Earth Magic. Galigord's Stone Staff is optimal.

Usage
All you have to do is approach the enemies and cast the first four enchantments from RIGHT to LEFT. The four standard enchantments are designed to give a fixed +12 health regeneration from Mystic Regeneration. Lure the enemies with your Stone Daggers and start tanking them. If you have it, hit Fleeting Stability to help yourself to stay up and to give yourself an additional +3 health regeneration, but be careful, since you have to renew it before it expires if you don't want to be knocked down. Spam your Stone Daggers to keep Kinetic Armor up and just renew your enchantments before they expire. Renewing Stoneflesh Aura and Mystic Regeneration is easy because they have the same duration, you can just renew them together. Ether Renewal is mainly used for energy management, but you also can use it if you accidentally run low of health. With the many enchantments, it will fully restore energy and ealth even if near 0; just spam Stone Daggers.

Counters

 * Enchantment removal (Kinetic Armor is always the last skill in order)
 * Heavy Energy denial

Variants

 * Glyph of Concentration can replace Pious Concentration in areas where you are easily interrupted and it's a must if you're likely to be Dazed.


 * You can either replace Pious Concentration or Fleeting Stability with a resurrection skill if you're not likely to be interrupted/knocked down.


 * You can either replace Pious Concentration or Fleeting Stability with Earthquake or Obsidian Flame or another heavy-damage skill if you're not likely to be interrupted/knocked down. Sliver Armor is not the best choice, but it's an enchantment, and you may want to add one for your Mystic Regeneration.


 * If you REALLY find it hard to survive due to constant interrupting and/or enchantment removing, consider taking Obsidian Flesh as elite. Take care for your energy management will become a serious problem. My suggestion, however, is to switch to another completely different build, under these conditons.