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Well said, and much more eloquently than me 😂 One of my hang ups now is the reworked Touch of Fear. I don’t currently have it, but since it’s AOE now, it could be nice. I hear it’s proc friendly.

Messing around with Scraps had me pull out this old staple: Dark Melee/Shield Defense. HONESTLY, it's tough for me to think of a more synergistic pair, and really I don't know if there is anything in the game that it can't do/wouldn't be a good addition to a team for. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, as the OP said, a true "One Scrapper to Rule Them All." Also, my caveat: I'm not saying that it is the absolute very best in every scenario. I'm just saying that the scenarios where it wouldn't be a good choice are few and fair between. For my build, I have all my positions softcapped for defense, but I'm also running body mastery for focused accuracy and physical protection. While both are good, idk if I'm leaving too much damage on the floor by not having a snipe. If any others have builds they'd like to share for this combo, I'd love to get some ideas/see what ways you went about building it!

Super cool thematically!

Thermal was up there on my list. Was looking at that, Time and Dark.

Hi all, I’ve fallen for Seismic’s animations. I’m curious if anyone has primaries they’d suggest to pair it with? I’m assuming ones that play better on the ground would be a good choice.

Love to hear it!

Kinetic Melee has my heart. My KM/Ice Armor Stalker is one of my all time faves.

This. My Psi/Shield Scrapper is one of my favorite damage dealers to bring on tough ITF’s. I wish Insight wasn’t so wonky, but when it lines up…. The thing CHUNKS.

I love Dark Armor so much (have a DA/Staff Tanker) I just wish it wasn't so end heavy 😭 Concept wise, I always think it is sweet on a Scrapper, if not optimal.

DP is pretty straight forward, but would you say TA requires a lot of binds and stuff in order to play effectively?

I do like that the proc’d build allows you to still leverage combos (which is just cool). Probably the way I’ll go until they nuke procs, if they ever do.

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying Thrax. So I’m guessing max recharge for the the attack chain I stated above will still put DPS traditional combos?

Necro a bit, but I wanted to clarify this: DB’s combos can’t miss now? Does that make it so standard combos can match the DPS of BF > AS > SS > AS?

I personally run Stone Armor on a scrapper due to Brimstone being able to crit AND I like their T9 Geode more. That being said, if you want a Taunt aura, go Brute. Scrappers and Stalkers don’t get it. @InvaderStych has sang the praises of Stone on a Stalker though, and has me seriously considering running one there because why not? Ninja Blade/Stone Armor could be sweet.

I like this take. I typically love having a damage aura. That being said, when you’re on an character like a stalker where your goal is to just take out the biggest, baddest target ASAP… I can see why a damage aura may lose it’s value.

This is outstanding, thanks man! A lot of that makes sense as well! I’m more of a “scrapper” at heart, BUT the Stalker changes QUITE a while back I feel really made them much more “Scrappery.” I only really have one Stalker, my beloved KM/Ice Armor. Ran that combo on a Stalker because I felt it’s where it shined the most. Would love to try and do the same with Stone Armor (so long as I can find a concept). Fiery Melee seems cool since the revamp, and we all know how strong EM is. StJ, Psi Melee (which I know we both love) and Ninja Blade also stood out to me. Edit: Hell, Ice Melee and Stone Melee both look like they’d work great as well.

Both fair points. I’ve recently rolled a Claws/Stone Scrapper I’m having a blast with. Going to have to think of what primary would go well with Stone Armor on a Stalker!

I’ve heard you sing it’s praises! What do you think makes in shine on a Stalker over a Scrapper?

Dual Pistols/Trick Arrow seems like a really cool concept toon.

This was extremely helpful Zect, thanks so much. Seeing as I mostly main Scrappers/Tankers, I might be more comfortable in the fray… I’ll just have to be more cognizant of when I need to jump out 😂

Solid point. Especially when it can be pretty end intensive to run time as it is.

No this makes sense. I had the same thought on Time Juncture. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t something I was REALLY missing since I see MOST Time Defenders I’ve played with are grounded.

Hey squad, I want to design a Time/Water Defender for tough content, but I’m torn. For those with Time Manipulation experience, do you play it hover style or no? Hover is most likely safer, BUT Time has PBAOE’s and Auras that I feel reward it for being on the ground and more “in your face” style of Defender. I’d love to hear your experiences and how you feel it works best.

Elec Affin/Water Defender seems SUPER active, but I bet it’s a blast.

A ton of people love Elec/Elec Sents apparently. Makes sense, they’re sturdy and fun. Between Elec’s T9 and Ion, you feel like you’re dropping the hammer on pretty much every group of baddies haha