THE UNSTOPPED TANK BUILD
Contributed by: Apophisdag
The UnStopped Tank Build is designed to make you the last agent standing. Built around the Prototype Foundry Bulwark gear set, the Tardigrade Armor System, and Technician’s Artificer Hive, this build focuses on absorbing incredible amounts of damage while constantly repairing both yourself and your shield. The Quantum and Entropy Prototype Augments push survivability even further by granting temporary damage immunity and converting armor into additional health, creating one of the toughest PvE tank builds possible.
🧱 Gear Setup
Mask
Gear: Prototype Foundry Bulwark
Core: Armor
Attributes: Armor Regeneration / Explosive Resistance (replace with Armor Regen when possible)
Mod: Protection From Elites
Purpose:
Begins the Foundry Bulwark set while increasing overall survivability.
Chest
Gear: Tardigrade Armor System (Exotic)
Talent: Ablative Nano-Plating
Grants 80% Bonus Armor to teammates when their armor breaks (PvE)
40% Bonus Armor in PvP
Lasts 10 seconds
45-second cooldown
Signature Weapon kills reset the cooldown
Core: Armor
Attributes:
Explosive Resistance
Armor Regeneration
Mod Slot: Protection From Elites
Synergy:
Acts as your team’s emergency life insurance. Every time a teammate loses their armor, everyone gains an enormous safety buffer.
Backpack
Gear: Prototype Foundry Bulwark Backpack
Talent: Improved Makeshift Repairs
Increases Foundry repair efficiency dramatically, returning more armor every second.
Core: Armor
Attributes:
Armor Regeneration
Explosive Resistance
Purpose:
Massively improves the Foundry Bulwark self-repair mechanic.
Gloves
Gear: Prototype Foundry Bulwark
Core: Armor
Attributes:
Armor Regeneration
Hazard Protection
Holster
Gear: The Forge (Named Richter & Kaiser)
Core: Skill Tier
Attributes:
Armor Regeneration
Explosive Resistance
Purpose:
The named attribute grants +50% Shield Health, making your Crusader Shield dramatically harder to destroy.
Kneepads
Gear: Prototype Foundry Bulwark
Core: Armor
Attributes:
Armor Regeneration
Explosive Resistance
Purpose:
Adds another Blue Core while providing valuable defensive stats.
🧩 Set Bonuses & Talents Activated
Prototype Foundry Bulwark (4 Pieces)
2-Piece
+30% Armor on Kill
3-Piece
+30% Shield Health
4-Piece — Makeshift Repairs
Whenever you or your shield take damage, a percentage of that damage is repaired over time.
Backpack increases this repair amount significantly.
Tardigrade Armor System
Provides one of the strongest team support talents in the game by automatically granting Bonus Armor when allies lose all armor.
The Forge
Adds +50% Shield Health, making your Crusader Shield exceptionally durable.
🧬 Prototype Augments
Quantum ×3
Effect:
Provides a small chance to become temporarily immune to all incoming damage.
Stacking:
Running three Quantum Augments increases the activation chance whenever you take damage.
Important:
Damage immunity cannot refresh while it is already active.
Entropy ×1
Effect:
Increases your maximum Health by converting a percentage of your total Armor into Health.
Scaling:
The more Blue Core Attributes your build has, the more Health Entropy provides.
Why This Combination?
The 3× Quantum and 1× Entropy setup is built for maximum survivability.
Quantum gives you occasional windows of complete damage immunity.
Entropy dramatically increases your effective health pool.
Together with Foundry Bulwark, The Forge, the Artificer Hive, and the Crusader Shield, they create one of the toughest frontline tank builds available.
Synergy
Everything revolves around staying alive.
Foundry repairs armor.
Artificer repairs shield.
The Forge strengthens the shield.
Quantum occasionally makes you invincible.
Entropy massively increases health.
Tardigrade protects the entire squad.
Together these systems create an incredibly difficult build to kill.
🧠 Seasonal Modifiers
Passive Modifiers Equipped:
(Leave blank until the current season’s modifiers are selected.)
Active Modifier:
(Optional)
Global Modifier:
(Optional)
🎖️ Weapons & Specialization
Primary Weapon
Sweet Dreams (Exotic Shotgun)
Why it’s here
The Sandman talent instantly kills non-elite enemies with a melee attack every 15 seconds.
Perfect for clearing rushers without wasting ammunition.
Secondary Weapon
Lexington
High RPM Assault Rifle.
Excellent sustained fire while using the Crusader Shield.
Comes with Damage to Targets Out of Cover and excellent weapon handling.
Sidearm
Quickstep
Provides +20% movement speed while drawn.
Ideal for repositioning between encounters or reviving teammates quickly.
Specialization
Technician
Benefits:
+1 Skill Tier
Unlocks Artificer Hive
Linked Laser Pointer
EMP Grenades
Increased Skill Healing
Increased Skill Damage
Extra damage versus robotics
The additional Skill Tier greatly boosts shield durability.
Skills
Artificer Hive
Constantly repairs your Crusader Shield.
Also buffs nearby deployed skills and refreshes their duration.
Works passively while holstered.
Crusader Shield
Allows full use of:
Assault Rifles
Shotguns
SMGs
Rifles
Scales with:
Blue Cores
Skill Tier
With Technician, The Forge and Artificer Hive, your shield becomes incredibly difficult to destroy.
🧠 Seasonal Modifier
Passive Modifiers Equipped
Quantum
Chance to become temporarily immune to all incoming damage.
Quantum
Second stack increases activation chance.
Quantum
Third stack further improves activation probability.
Entropy
Converts Armor into additional Health.
🧠 Tactical Summary
The UnStopped Tank Build excels in Legendary missions, Incursions, Raids, Countdown and Heroic content where absorbing enemy fire is more valuable than dealing massive damage. Instead of relying on burst DPS, the build creates value through constant survivability, shield uptime and team protection.
Your gameplay revolves around maintaining your Crusader Shield while the Artificer Hive continuously repairs it. When heavy incoming damage breaks your armor, Foundry Bulwark immediately begins restoring it while Tardigrade provides Bonus Armor to nearby teammates. Meanwhile, the Quantum Augments may completely ignore incoming damage, and Entropy continuously boosts your total health pool based on your armor.
The result is an agent capable of standing in positions where most builds would immediately fall.
Core Stats
Red Cores: 0
Blue Cores: 6
Yellow Cores: 2 (1 from Technician, 1 from The Forge)
Critical Hit Chance: Low
Critical Hit Damage: Low
Armor Regen: High
Shield Health: Extremely High
Team Utility: Excellent
Survivability: Maximum
🎯 Playstyle & Strategy
Always lead the team into combat.
Keep your Crusader Shield deployed.
Leave the Artificer Hive on your back whenever possible.
Push enemy positions while teammates eliminate priority targets.
Use Sweet Dreams to instantly remove rushing red or purple enemies.
Stay close enough for Tardigrade to protect teammates.
Let Foundry Bulwark repair armor instead of constantly retreating.
If Quantum activates, use those few seconds to aggressively reposition or revive teammates.
Solo
Outstanding survivability.
Slightly slower clear speed.
Ideal for Legendary missions.
Group
Exceptional frontline tank.
Protects teammates with Tardigrade.
Excellent revive potential.
Perfect for Incursions and Raids.
🗺️ Farming Tips
Prototype Foundry Bulwark
Farm:
Countdown
The Summit
Targeted Loot
Tardigrade Armor System
Best sources:
Lincoln Memorial
Air & Space Museum
True Sons bosses
Exotic Caches
The Forge
Farm:
Countdown (Targeted Loot: Richter & Kaiser)
Summit
Named Item Caches
Cassie Mendoza
Sweet Dreams
Farm:
DCD Headquarters
Roosevelt Island
Outcast bosses
Exotic Caches
Lexington
Available through Seasonal reward tracks and select event caches.
Quickstep
Obtained from seasonal bounty reward pools and special events.
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER
Performance will vary based on SHD level, Proficiency ranks, Expertise upgrades, and optimization. Attribute rolls, mods, and future balance updates may affect the overall performance of this build.
⚠️ DISCLAIMER
Performance will vary based on SHD level, Proficiency ranks, and Expertise upgrades. Your results may differ depending on optimization and mods.
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