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Really solid points. If I’m purely soloing, DA would probably be the way to go. Teaming, Vengeance is probably the better pick up in 90% of scenarios lol. Great call out.

Shot in the dark, but does anyone have a Kat/Stone scrapper build? Would love to use one as a base.

Yeah, I think I’m leaning Kat. I kind of just like the “feedback” of the moves. Probably would grab DA and just throw a LOTG in it and used as needed. Claws would definitely be great as well. I have a Claws/Elec Brute, so want to switch it up a bit.

I love both as well, but I’d say Ice/Stone is a straight upgrade on a Stalker. You lose a poor DPS move on Ice on a Scrapper for Assassin’s Strike. Should be a great combo.

Someone’s recent thread on Stone Armor for Scrappers has gotten me jazzed to give it a shot. I never really had a concept for it, but now I do. Kind of an “Obsidian Blade” or Shadow Blade theme. My conundrum: should I pair Stone Armor with Katana or Dual Blades? Katana should require less recharge for the optimal attack chain. It has a really nice “crunch” to it. It provides +Def as well. Admittedly, that is not as big of a boon for Stone Armor, since it already has strong defenses. Should be good for Lv 54 ITF runs though. Dual Blades has some sweet animations (other than the ballet spin on Typhoon’s Edge 😂). I also hear DB has a nice attack chain that does good ST and some AOE to help with Stone’s minimal AOE. Stone Armor also provides some native recharge, which DB will probably like. Anyone out there have any experience with either combo? Would like to throw in their 2 inf? Thoughts and opinions are welcomed!

Inf, you legend. Sorry for all the real life aggro, but I’m sure you handled it like the true Tanker you are. So happy to see you back!

How does the Stone T9 work for Scrappers? It just completely invulnerable? Seems like it could be a good trick to pop and heal up and than keep scrappin haha

This. Rebirth incarnate (late game) is always an option as well if you want an “oh crap” heal.

Very cool thematically as well!

Hi heroes, I’ve been mulling over a Katana hero for a while. Mostly because it’s sexy, but also because it seems like it’s very satisfying to play. Seems to have a nice CRUNCH to it. So I was curious: What archetype do YOU like to play Katana on? I’ve heard that it is a wonderful fit on scrappers, but I could also see it’s +Def and quick animations working well on a Brute. Following up on that, are there any secondaries you love to pair with Katana? Energy Aura and Bio seem to be front runners for me. Rad seems like it has a great bag of tricks as well. I’m sure a lot could fit though! Kat/Elec Brute just seems thematic 😂 Anyways, I’d love to hear others thoughts and opinions!

Yeah, that is what I’ve gathered. When Insight works, Psi is outstanding. It’s just a little random.

KM/Ice seems like a spicy combo. I find the Icicles animation to be pretty jarring. Anyone else find this? Like, not that it doesn’t look COOL (pun intended), but it is just random where the spikes pop out lol. Cool concept of having this offensive armor piercing foes though. I guess if you have the right costume concept to match with it?

I have this combo as well and it is an amazing synergy. So much DOT and mobs just melt.

Man, your poll is neck and neck 😂 gonna make it tough for you to choose. Are you just planning on going with the one that gets the most votes?

The BS/Shield build you posted on the Pylon thread looked super spicy. Time to make a Paladin 😂

Gotcha. So you wouldn’t slot the whole set on there, just the crit strike proc?

How are the weapon transitions with each other? Do they kind of just “poof” when you change? It definitely is a cool concept!

MB man, I meant the T9 for KM, Concentrated Strike. Meltdown is definitely the bees knees haha

I know OP asked about the T9. I’m curious myself. SUPER long animation time, but I think (on Scrappers and Stalkers) if gives an additional chance to crit? Is it something you take?

Listen to this guy, he’s a legend.

Sorry I missed that as well. Interesting. So KM is still pretty good on a Stalker I guess haha

Oh wow. So they posted it in patch notes but just never pushed it through? Was it push back from the player base?

What are some primaries you guys like to pair with TA? Archery obviously stands out. I would think DP/TA would be SWEET, but I’m wondering how weapon redraw works with that lol.

Claws/EnA seems like a super popular build. I’m really torn between running that or Kat/EnA or Rad on a Scrapper myself.

I do hear that Elec/Elec can do amazing things, especially in organized teams.