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What @Psyonico said!

So I have never seen the Taunt animations for a weapon/shield combo! I'd probably only run it on a Tanker haha. Do they hit the shield with the weapon or something?

Great suggestions @tidge. I have a Stj/Bio Scrapper I've been playing that is Power Ranger themed haha. I really enjoy the CRUNCH of StJ.

I like that theme, and have thought of it myself. Like a “Bloodmancer” with Water paired with either Regen or Bio.

How is the flow with the different weapon animations? Don’t find it choppy at all?

Yeah, I bet that combo has style points to spare.

Hi heroes, I thought this was a pretty fun topic to get started, inspired by @InvaderStych and his “rule of cool.” 😎 Concept trumps all in this game. So what concept powerset combo do you have that is just plain COOL to you? For me, it has to be my Psi Melee/Shield Scrapper, Aegis Blade. Energy shield and swords that can also throw people around with telekinesis? Count me in. After that, it might be my Water/Cold Corruptor. Catch for him is, I color the water all dark and role play it as “shadow manipulation.” Because what goes better than dark and cold, am I right? Lastly, my Thermal/Ice Defender. Mostly because the opposing powersets is very thematic and they actually just work very well together. I’d love to hear some of your powerset combos/archetypes that you play/have see that you just think are beyond cool.

That was the other pairing I was thinking of as well! So many cool character concepts with that combo as well.

I'm going to +1 Savage on a Brute, especially if you pair it with Bio Armor. Both Savage and Bio's DOT damage are ramped up by Brute's Fury. Very synergistic.

I do have an Kinetic Melee/Ice Armor Scrapper that is thematically a “Cryomancer” like Sub Zero. Honestly a really cool combo. Plus, Icy Bastion got Scrappers and Stalkers is really good. I for one really like KM. I do hope the HC team buffs it’s performance in the future though.

Conceptually though… what a cool combo haha

My first 50 on Homecoming was a Shield/Elec Tanker. The combo of Shield Charge and Lightning Rod is just too much fun. Honestly one of the most “fun per click” heroes I have ever had. Plus, you just feel Godly 😂

I'd love to see this!

Appreciate it, you legend!

I’m a Scrapper/Tanker player at heart. Time/Rad seems like a real “in your face” Defender haha. Might suit me well.

Yeah, my hope on /Stone Armor for scrappers was that the mud pots slow would KIND of make up for the lack of a taunt aura 😕

I’ve been looking for a Water/Regen build… did you have a sample Regen build lying around somewhere?

Nice! That sounds like a sweet combo on a Dom. Time just seems like it does a lot, but I wasn’t sure if it’d handle the best on the top content since it is kind of a Jack of all trades, master of none. Power boosted defense seems awesome though. I have a Time/DP and a Time/Rad Blast I’ve been messing with. Not sure which to IO out.

Thanks for this! I’m thinking of trying to run a Fire/Kin or Elec/Kin. I hear Kin is super clicky. What are your thoughts on it?

Thanks for sharing this Darkir. I modeled my Water/Cold Corruptor after your build! Some questions on these: For the Dark/Fire combo, why would you suggest that on a Defender over a Corruptor? I’ve also looked at Kinetics, but on a Corruptor. What blast sets would you pair with it? Time seems SO good on Defenders… and is just overall a cool set. Do you know how it holds up in the new HM content?

Elec/Elec has been my fave so far. I’m a big fan of Water Blast… I hear it shines pretty decently on a Sent. Any secondaries anyone would recommend? I was thinking /Rad, /Regen or /Energy.

Sav/Elec is an awesome concept!

I have a Savage/Bio Brute that is very synergistic… I could see Sav/Rad being the same!

haha this brought me flashbacks. I think BS/Regen Brute was one of the best PvP classes back in the day.

*Crosses fingers they do all of the above for KM*