Figured I'd post my tanking build, and I don't believe 51 points into Riftstalker would benefit as much as spreading them out.
http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.html?t=0M...cthuqdokkR.x0z
The bard and bladedancer trees really compliment the Riftstalker build.
For having 6 points into bard, you gain 10% more HP, Anthem of Glory (500~ armor) and Anthem of Vigor (52endurance). These are some really beefy returns for your points, and even if you have a full bard, you can stack up on Anthems and Fanfares, have them play the str/dex buff and the ability cost reduction skills. They're great to have.
For having 22 into Bladedancer, I could possibly do with less, but you gain 5% dodge, 100% counterattack rate on dodging which yields more aggro with the 140% base hate we gain. The Energy return and parry/dodge rate gained for combo points goes well with Rift Scavenger, making it all the more worthwhile to not use finishers when you don't need to, and Improved False Blade even further buffs your evasion abilities (6% dodge and parry).
I may give up Defer Death and get the Contra Tempo abilities as well to help with combo point building, but reprisal has really taking off a lot of the strain there as I'm trying to have False Blade, Rift Guard and Guarded Steel running at all times.
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