Youve put together a truly great guide, Cleat!  Really top-notch research.  I was wondering if you could post or pm me the long form build (I'm assuming you used joechott CoH Planner).  I would like to compare my slotting order to your slotting build.   By extrapolating the details from your build, coupled with obvious assumptions about slot priority, I have come up with a tentative order; however, I continuously ran into problems with healing flames.  I constantly put it off until finally it was 6-slotted in the early-to-mid 40s.  Also, Ive added my preferred tanker epic pool...a holdover from my previous Invuln tanker builds.  Feel free to critique/suggest/pull-hair-out-in-frustration...I respect the criticism.
--Stasis
Exported from version 1.5A of CoH Planner
http://joechott.com/coh
Archetype: Tanker
Primary Powers - Ranged : Fiery Aura
Secondary Powers - Support : Ice Melee
Level 01 : Frozen Fists
     Accuracy ( 01 )
     Damage ( 3 )
     Damage ( 7 )
     Damage ( 17 )
Level 01 : Fire Shield
     Damage Resistance ( 01 )
     Damage Resistance ( 3 )
     Damage Resistance ( 5 )
     Damage Resistance ( 7 )
     Damage Resistance ( 9 )
     Damage Resistance ( 17 )
Level 02 : Healing Flames
     Healing ( 02 )
     Healing ( 5 )
     Healing ( 9 )
     Healing ( 11 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 40 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 43 )
Level 04 : Taunt
     Recharge Reduction ( 04 )
     Taunt Duration ( 46 )
Level 06 : Boxing
     Accuracy ( 06 )
Level 08 : Consume
     Accuracy ( 08 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 11 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 21 )
Level 10 : Combat Jumping
     Defense Buff ( 10 )
Level 12 : Plasma Shield
     Damage Resistance ( 12 )
     Damage Resistance ( 13 )
     Damage Resistance ( 13 )
     Damage Resistance ( 15 )
     Damage Resistance ( 15 )
     Damage Resistance ( 21 )
Level 14 : Super Jump
     Jump ( 14 )
Level 16 : Tough
     Damage Resistance ( 16 )
     Damage Resistance ( 45 )
     Damage Resistance ( 45 )
     Damage Resistance ( 45 )
     Damage Resistance ( 46 )
     Damage Resistance ( 46 )
Level 18 : Burn
     Damage ( 18 )
     Damage ( 19 )
     Damage ( 19 )
     Damage ( 23 )
     Damage ( 23 )
     Damage ( 29 )
Level 20 : Ice Patch
     Recharge Reduction ( 20 )
Level 22 : Acrobatics
     Endurance Reduction ( 22 )
Level 24 : Hasten
     Recharge Reduction ( 24 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 25 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 25 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 27 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 27 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 29 )
Level 26 : Hurdle
     Jump ( 26 )
Level 28 : Health
     Healing ( 28 )
Level 30 : Stamina
     Endurance Recovery ( 30 )
     Endurance Recovery ( 31 )
     Endurance Recovery ( 31 )
     Endurance Recovery ( 31 )
     Endurance Recovery ( 33 )
     Endurance Recovery ( 33 )
Level 32 : Blazing Aura
     Endurance Reduction ( 32 )
     Accuracy ( 33 )
     Damage ( 34 )
     Damage ( 34 )
     Damage ( 34 )
     Damage ( 36 )
Level 35 : Weave
     Defense Buff ( 35 )
     Defense Buff ( 36 )
     Defense Buff ( 36 )
     Defense Buff ( 37 )
     Defense Buff ( 37 )
     Defense Buff ( 37 )
Level 38 : Greater Ice Sword
     Accuracy ( 38 )
     Damage ( 39 )
     Damage ( 39 )
     Damage ( 39 )
     Damage ( 40 )
     Damage ( 40 )
Level 41 : Conserve Power
     Recharge Reduction ( 41 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 42 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 42 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 42 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 43 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 43 )
Level 44 : Laser Beam Eyes
     Accuracy ( 44 )
Level 47 : Build Up
     Recharge Reduction ( 47 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 48 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 48 )
     To Hit Buff ( 48 )
Level 49 : Fiery Embrace
     Recharge Reduction ( 49 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 50 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 50 )
     Recharge Reduction ( 50 )
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Level 01 : Brawl
     Accuracy ( 01 )
Level 01 : Sprint
     Run Speed ( 01 )
Level 02 : Rest
     Recharge Reduction ( 02 )