What is your best tank build?

[jonjon]

Some people on the server I play on always ask me for my best tank build. But I never even figured out what it was since I have about 10-12 combinations.

So tell me:
What mode: Normal, Custom
What your tank build is: Tank + combo of items
Why is it effective?
What strategies it counters against?
Weaknesses?

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Normal
Heavy Tank + 4 multi rockets (6k each and all upgraded) + siege pack + (speed pack or hull)
Fast creeping, kills factory campers, double siege (need I say more?), 2400 dmg alone on a single strike and you can stun so they don't run away, hurts everything up to a sky tank.
Counters people who have weapons of short range.
Weak against Goblin Tank + Teleporter.

Custom Tinker Mode 30k, level 10.
Tinker + 4 multi rockets + Gold Hull.
Out of all tinker battles, nothing is as effective as this. It gets you more gold which then you can eventually get a siege pack. Kills factory huggers. And once a tower is down at a CP, teleport in and build a laser.
Counters all people with short range.
Weak against the person who places 3 factories far back and upgrades the armor and weapons! Weak against a bunch of teleporters double teaming.

[ancientsurvivor]

Dude...
Tinkermode 30000
so Tinker -0
4 Swarmrockets -13200
1 GOldhull -4000
=========
12800 left

even if graded
30000-0-18000-6000=6000 left

so why dont u get something better? or do you save the money to react to different strategies of your enemies:?: :?: :?:

:edit:
I hate those forumprogramm for not showing the calculation as i typed it in :evil:

[psycho_dmr]

Dude...

Code:

Tinkermode                30000
so Tinker                -0
4 Swarmrockets           -13200
1 GOldhull               -4000
                         =========
                          12800 left

:edit:
I hate those forumprogramm for not showing the calculation as i typed it in :evil:

use [ code ]

[DerSatan]

i like that tactic, too. with multi rockets, he didnt mean swarm rockets btw, he meant rocket hail.
there is no multi thing on swarm rockets, and he already told that they cost 6000 each :wink:

4x rocket hail 24000
1x gold hull 4000

2000 gold left for upgrading, teleporting etc.

[kittyonmyfoot]

For Tinker mode I heavily recommend the Orbital control. It's great for sniping as well as an AoE CC. So you can use it on players as well as upgraded creeps. Mines are fun too since it's impractical to get too many hulls.

[RedNova]

My favorite build?

Anything that counters what the other team have. Learn to be adaptative, as there IS a counter to everything.

Therefore, anything that can be adjusted to become anything. Packs are usually a good choice, since everyone can benefit of added speed, teleportation, more HP and repair capabilities.

[Dr.McNinja]

For me, the best build in 30k is earth bot + 4 poison magics or 3 depending on the enemy.
This has always worked, and can be adapted to the enemy no matter what they do. The only counter would be sky fortress or titan using their skills.
After that i either get teleporter, stealth or upgrade up to 2 of the poisons. The other 2 will be sold later on.

The ideal build is:
Speed pack
Stealth
2 Upgraded poison magics
poison magic
frost laser

At this point you can just keep getting frost lasers til its gg. If not, get sky fortress.

[Centreri]

What mode: Normal or High Bounty
What your tank build is: You can of course keep going up until you get Titan - however, my general strategy for mid-game is having a Ghost Tank with reinforcements and speed (and hull at some point) along with: 2 Lightning magics, then go for Psycho magics, then Photon Torpedos, etc. I don't replace my dear Ghost Tank until Inferno in most cases, though I might switch to Demon if something requires it.
Why is it effective? - Distracts enemy, good damage, hard to catch. My favorite tactic against short-ranged guys when I try to capture a CP is to build a barricade near the enemy CP, spawn the units, then move away. When enemy appears, they can't do much to me and if they move towards me the barricade captures it.
What strategies it counters against? - It's good against pretty much anything. I usually get a bit ahead of everyone else, so.. yeah.
Weaknesses? - Well, hail sky tanks are annoying, but not hard.. teleport near them, spawn units and keep following them.

[BENNIE.FM]

For me, the best build in 30k is earth bot + 4 poison magics or 3 depending on the enemy.
This has always worked, and can be adapted to the enemy no matter what they do. The only counter would be sky fortress or titan using their skills.
After that i either get teleporter, stealth or upgrade up to 2 of the poisons. The other 2 will be sold later on.

The ideal build is:
Speed pack
Stealth
2 Upgraded poison magics
poison magic
frost laser

At this point you can just keep getting frost lasers til its gg. If not, get sky fortress.

hmm don't about that maybe cause you play lordaroen it always works

[WaRRioR_BrosS]

My strat in pro game :

- air + basics (upgraded)
- 5min ----> 2nd basics upgraded
- 15min ----> 4000 gold air ship
- 20min ----> electro cannon (NO up)
- 25min ----> second electro cannon
- 30 min ----> upgraded both electro
- 40 min MAX ----> gold hull (No up)
- 45-50 MAX ----> lazer (no up)
- Now Up Hull (2500) and ... After lazer (2600+2400)

NoW all weapons slot are used.

- sell one basics and buy second lazer + 2 upgraded on it
- sell last basis and buy TP

- 1h15-1h20 max ----> inferno (maybe u or team up def troop's)
- switch tp with fast as much as ur can (3000+600) / if mines u can shop regen + radar + glod repaired

- sell electro and buy 15k or 20k weapons (no up) (15k is better because after u have to sell it for 30k weap)
- sell electro and buy 15k or 20k weapons (no up)
- Up both
Now your are very strong ^^

- BUY Titan
- sell lazer for 30k weap (frost lazer)
- sell lazer for 30k weap (frost lazer)
- Up both

- sell 15k weap for 30k weap
- sell 15k for 30k weap
- Up both

At the end u have Titan with Ultimate TP, gold hull repaired, and 4 frost upgraded.
If your team win and its end coming, up all u have ----> if u want have the title "Expensive Tank".

That's all ^^ :wink:

[bangyouredead]

Well, I wont go into much detail, though it's not really a secret. Lately I've stopped using long-range much,a nd go with heli almost always because of the mobility, It's also great for farming with the stuns. i usually start with cannon then ground stun and up both to level 2 at four, then level two rocket by6 and 3 by 7. at level 8 i generally get speed. Also, I start with the 2k 950 range weapon and usually get one more and then an iron hull. What are those, plasma cannons i think..Anyway, sometimes i then get a 200 flame cannon followed by another iron hull, or simply save for airship, which I eventually get either way. I don't like saving for demon right from the start as some do, as creeping is terrible and you and your team lose a lot of gold in the process, as you don't get 100%, more like 1/8 of the gold from towers or creeps getting kills than players. From there it's generally demon and one poison or short laser then tp, but it all depends. In my experience it has been the best build by far for me...

[Shift1]

In my opinion you can´t just say this tankbuild is my best because the best tankbuild depends on your enemys.
But there are some roots for every player i think, at least when he plays serious. here mine.

Light tank 2 basic -->(0 Upgrade/1Upgrade/2Upgrade)-->Heavy Tank-->Fire Arrows-->(Upgrade)-->Speed-->Demon-->Poison Magic/Flamer-->teleport-->poison magic/flamer-->Infernal

Things in () means it rly depends on the situation. sometimes i even buy a hull at start for example vs demolishers or stuff like that.
Also i buy teleporter/speed early sometimes, everytime according to the situation. I would concider this as one of my favorite builds.

Greetz

[horselance]

Sky Tank + 4 Infernal rocks(upg) + Hull + Speed Pack. Then Fortress.
Good vs all other tanks but Demon. Needs a tp breaker when fighting vs a demon. And I am so lazy to drop item > buy breaker and put and return your item etc... If you are not lazy, this is very good setup.
Of course this is end version of my setup. You need to start with smth else and need a ~3k weapon for creeping for a while.
500+ speed makes you fastest tank, 1050 range makes you longest (non-sniper) range. And crushing damage of 5k ot once... Sometimes I buy a Laser to sweep damage to creeps.
This setup needs a good control ,or you will not even hit your enemy once before dying...

[Carcharoth2]

First Shift 1 is allright it never gives the best tank build, you can try to counter your enemys etc.

One strong tank build in pro games in midgame i would mention its standard and very strong.

Demon Tank, with short ranged weapons (ice cannon, poison and flamers) + Teleport.
more you doesnt need, this is really strong.

One advice: Play random tank!
I play at least 75 % random tank so you learn to play every tank, you get many different tank builds, i use approximately 10 different starting tank builds you learn all strength and weaknesses of all tanks.
What i do later in the game depends on my enemys and my position (lane or mid).
Be flexible and i think in pro games it is a huge adavantage if the enemy doesnt know what you buy next! Yea shift i know you love heavy tank^^

[horselance]

Nice suggestion Carcha! To learn weaknesses I liked this idea...
But having 2-3 start up for enemy setup is more stable for your gameplay.

I used to play with demolisher but now if u gimme a demo, i ll not be able to play. Playing with other tanks addepts you to them.

[Biersaufer]

Hey Leute ich bins mal wieda...

ich hab grade keinen passenden chanell gefunden aber hab jetzt seit langem mal weider BT gezoggt und gesehen das man für frosttank usw. ein upgradelevel benötigt-.-
seitwelcher version gibt es die und wird das jetzt immer so sein.

ps: bitte verschiebt dahin wo der hingehört

mfg
Bier

[Frechheit]

I can play all Tactics good. So i play always random

[horselance]

If I play lane, I always random. But in mid, some tanks really sux. So I dont random in mid.

[Wickid]

scout + bombarding ( x2 ) than thundertank , get a rocket hail and after this a hunter
scout = most creep gold, but maybe u die sometimes if you not careful enogh

very good against noobs

bad against pros

[Tynkywinky]

Some people on the server I play on always ask me for my best tank build. But I never even figured out what it was since I have about 10-12 combinations.

So tell me:
What mode: Normal, Custom
What your tank build is: Tank + combo of items
Why is it effective?
What strategies it counters against?
Weaknesses?

-
-
-

Normal
Heavy Tank + 4 multi rockets (6k each and all upgraded) + siege pack + (speed pack or hull)
Fast creeping, kills factory campers, double siege (need I say more?), 2400 dmg alone on a single strike and you can stun so they don't run away, hurts everything up to a sky tank.
Counters people who have weapons of short range.
Weak against Goblin Tank + Teleporter.

Custom Tinker Mode 30k, level 10.
Tinker + 4 multi rockets + Gold Hull.
Out of all tinker battles, nothing is as effective as this. It gets you more gold which then you can eventually get a siege pack. Kills factory huggers. And once a tower is down at a CP, teleport in and build a laser.
Counters all people with short range.
Weak against the person who places 3 factories far back and upgrades the armor and weapons! Weak against a bunch of teleporters double teaming.

It´s far to weak against low rangers, u will die in no time.