Quote Originally Posted by Surrealistik View Post
'Blow the BM out of the water'? If it's properly built with Lightning Rush and Lodestone Lure? I can't agree with that at all.
The thing with that, though, is that all the other Defenders start good and get better, while the battlemind doesn't even come online until it can pick up a proper mark punishment (Lightning Rush) and a decent OA (Versatile Master). So yes, they do blow the BM out of the water, because they don't have to lock up feats and powers just to perform decently, and in fact do just that from 1st level.