sorry for being late with a post but i also tried this when elec tanks came out and i was pretty successful with my elec/stone melee tank
according to mids it IS possible to max out,however the way to do it is to use the pvp melee sets( gladiator strikes) and having enough single target melee powers to do it.( not all secondaries will work because of too many aoes)
with stone melee i got mine to 88.15 resistance. i would have gotten to 90% however i didnt want to slot up boxing and lose 4 slots from anywhere else to do it.
this is where i got with mine.
as you can see i got 88.15% s/l resistance.30.15% melee defense and a recovery of 3.50.on top of that i got 24.6 kb protection which also is great with the pvp guys spamming knck out blow.i havent been knocked down yet!
lesson here is...yes you can max him out...however itll take pvp i.o's/single target powers and slotting boxing to do it.which will take away from someplace probably more important then a couple % of resistance
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sebastion savage: Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Electric Armor
Secondary Power Set: Stone Melee
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Charged Armor- (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
- (3) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
- (3) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (5) Resist Damage IO
Level 1: Stone Fist- (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (9) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (48) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 2: Lightning Field- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (11) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (15) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 4: Conductive Shield- (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
- (13) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
- (13) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (15) Resist Damage IO
Level 6: Heavy Mallet- (A) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
- (17) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Recharge
- (17) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech
Level 8: Static Shield- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (21) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (21) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (48) Titanium Coating - Endurance
Level 10: Grounded- (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
- (25) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 12: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Super JumpLevel 16: Energize- (A) Panacea - Heal/Endurance
- (25) Panacea - Endurance/Recharge
- (27) Panacea - Hea/Recharge
- (27) Panacea - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (29) Panacea - Heal
Level 18: SwiftLevel 20: Health- (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
- (29) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
- (31) Healing IO
Level 22: Stamina- (A) Endurance Modification IO
- (31) Endurance Modification IO
- (31) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (33) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 24: BoxingLevel 26: Tough- (A) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
- (33) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance/Rech/End
- (33) Gladiator's Armor - End/Resist
- (34) Resist Damage IO
Level 28: Weave- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (34) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (34) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance
- (36) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +3% Res (All)
- (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 30: Stone Mallet- (A) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech
Level 32: Build Up- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
- (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
- (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
- (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
- (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 35: Tremor- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 38: Seismic Smash- (A) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage
- (43) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Recharge
- (43) Gladiator's Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (45) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (45) Gladiator's Strike - Accuracy/Damage/End/Rech
Level 41: Conserve Power- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Physical Perfection- (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (45) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (46) Miracle - +Recovery
- (46) Endurance Modification IO
- (46) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (48) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 47: Taunt- (A) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 49: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
- (50) Recharge Reduction IO
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Level 1: BrawlLevel 1: SprintLevel 2: Rest- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 1: Gauntlet
Level 6: Ninja Run