StriderIV

So I love Dark Melee! In fact, my only other scrapper is a DM/Shield. I do hear it pairs nicely with Ice Armor though

You just got me EXCITED Only 😂

Congrats! I see you used Shield for both your Scrapper and Brute run. Do you feel it’s the best armor set for this challenge?

That makes sense on Katana. Seems like the same reason Claws is good on both. You know, I never thought about stone! That is a cool idea though. Why do you like SM on a Scrap?

I’m not sure on that. I would summon @Werner and @Linea who have both played Katana on Scraps and Brutes at the highest level. Hearing their thoughts would probably clear it up a bit.

Haha Some, you are a Claws legend. How do you feel Katana compares? Also, do you feel Katana shines most on Scrappers, or is is about equal between Scraps and Brutes?

Hi heroes! I’m interested in an Ice Armor Scrapper. Mostly because I don’t see many of them, and also because I hear it really shines on a scrapper. That being said, any advice is welcome! What are the skipable powers? They all look good to me 😂 Any primaries you’d pair it with? I’m looking at Psi Melee because the blades look SWEET. Claws I hear is good, I know that is played quite a lot. Katana seems to ALWAYS be a strong choice with it’s damage and +def. StJ also seems to lack AOE, and Ice Armor could help with that. Any advice/suggestions would be great!

I’ve ran Hyper’s CEBR and it is an absolute BLENDER. Although Claws probably synergizes best with a Scrapper, it fits best WITH Electric Armor on a Brute. Along with Claws, maybe one of the +Def sets like Katana, Staff or MA? StJ and Psionic seem great thematically

Yeah I know that about Cold. Not sure about Thermal value changes though. I think all are better on a Defender, but the -regen is the same?

Yeah, I heard it was a combo that functions best on a Stalker due to how BS reacts with Stalker stealth… but BS/Shield just FEELS like a Scrapper to me. You’re probably still hitting pretty good defensive numbers with shield, even with BS proc’d out.

You’re making me a Broadsword believer Guy.

Funny, I’ve been thinking of this exact same combo myself. Very thematic. I feel like it can work well with either archetype. A lot of it might have to do with how much the value changes on Thermal’s powers from Defender to Corruptor. That being said… Thermal strikes me as a true “Team” powerset that is meant to really shine in group play. In that case, I would think a Defender would be the way to go. Get the bigger value on shields/buffs/debuffs/heals. Just my 2 cents though! I’ll leave it to the pros.

Love the build guy. Always have thought about doing an Arthurian Knight sword and board hero. I think I read somewhere that Sword and Shield are actually really strong on a Stalker. Is that true?

I can’t believe you have unleashed this. 😉

Great point on the Jack of all trades vs master of one!

You know, I was thinking /Sonic could be a good fit. Bring all of the -res haha. /Dark stood out for the -tohit. Power Boosted Blackstar is a glorious thing I hear. Reading over Thermal/, it seems like it could lend itself well as a hover defender. /Water or /Ice could work nicely if functioning at range. Although, I seem to be able to talk myself into it that Water Blast is good on any scenario since it’s fun to play 😂😂😂

Wow that is definitely another feather in it’s hat. Excuse me while I look at primaries to pair with Thermal 😂

Thanks App. Yeah it’s just funny to me that they very reason I THOUGHT Thermal might be mediocre (doing a little bit of everything and not shining in one particular area) is what actually makes on strong in tough content. Shows how nearsighted I was!

+1 to all of this (and super interesting on that last point, I had no idea)! I guess my surprise with Thermal was that is does just a little bit of everything, and it doesn’t really get to shine doing all that in 8 man, roll stomp groups. That being said, in tough content line iTrials or maybe 801’s, I COULD see how it would have more of an opportunity to shine with it’s heals, shields and -regen on either a Defender or Corruptor.

I will say, I’m surprised I’ve seen Thermal so much. It does seem to have a great tool kick, but I always saw it as a “Jack of all trades, Master of none” which left it as a solid A/B tier set. I’ve obviously been understating it’s value. Seems like it’s great for teams doing top tier end game content.

This came off a bit…. Snarky. See what I did there? 😉 Also, we all know KM/Regen Scrap is the OP of OP’s.

I’d love to hear some specific powerset combos on certain archetypes that people would love on their iTrial team! Currently leveling a Rad/SS Tanker I feel that could be great. Latest project is an Ice/Dark Corruptor I just started last night. I feel it’ll have a good mix of being survivable mixed with damage and debuffs for iTrials. I have a Storm/Water Defender I recently leveled that I LOVE, but I’m not sure it brings the debuffs necessary for an iTrail. Some -res and some other mitigation.

Awesome ranking Tex. Currently have a Storm/Water and Time/Rad I’m waiting to IO out. Wondering which to do first! 😂😂😂 both great, just much different playstyles.

Haha, from a “fun” standpoint, I might have to agree 😂

I do dig that build. I was wondering if Water/Dark could stack up. Or Ice/Dark.