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Some pretty sweet animations there as well 😛

Consider me sold. I assume you run mostly in the stance that provides end reduction? I could see you staying in that mostly for leveling, and maybe switching to one of the others for endgame content, if you’re able to work out your endurance issues with particular sets/enhancements.

Yeah man, I imagine it's great at holding aggro 😛 I'm all about the team play. I'm not a Werner ITF rules stud like some of you 😂

Rokkeb, if I could like this multiple times dude... I would. So thankful you took the time to write this all out, it was great to hear about you experience. Only issue now... You've made me also want to roll a Dark Armor/Staff Tanker 😂 That sounds like a synergistic and cool combo.

Appreciate it man! I've rolled ONE /Bio, and it did in fact take some getting used to when I was used to running Invuln on a Tanker 😂

You are totally right about Katana looking/feeling right about being on a scrapper. Those 3 secondaries are the EXACT 3 I'm torn between 😂 good to know about the ATO's for a scrapper on Kat. I know some say they skip DA on Katana to have a more optimal attack chain. Is it something you'd say you SHOULD have to fire off when needed?

Nice! I have rolled a StJ/Bio... I could totally see Bio fitting in great with Kat. I could see StJ having more ST damage, but Kat trades that for the added Defense and better AOE.

Always a valid point 😂

Necroing this thread because I found the whole thing fascinating. Some questions on this tough test: 1. Do you feel this testing order would be the same (at least for the available powersets) if you applied it to Scrappers? How would their lower resist cap impact the results? 2. Out of all these sets, which ones do you feel benefit the MOST from late game, fully IO’s builds? From what I read, it seems Rad and Dark would make substantial jumps.

Haha this actually isn’t the first time I’ve heard about his Kat/DA. @Wernerwe summon thee! Any particular builds/advice you’d share? Do you feel a Scrapper is the optimal archetype for that pairing?

Obviously, Kat has been seen as a Scrapper set for most of it’s lifetime. Their ATO’s could push them out to the front.

Thanks Apparition! Great points. Now to just decide on the archetype. If I went Rad, it seems Brutes would do better with the damage buff from Meltdown. That being said... Tankers seem really strong right now after their buffs 😂

This is a great breakdown. End game content, would you say DA would be better for general content, and Rad would be better for AV fighting due to the -regen?

Solid counterpoint! Concept beats all, right? 😂

Nice man! I was looking at both Rad Armor and Dark Armor for it. Do you have an opinion on which one you think would work better with it? It seems that Dark may have more bells and whistles, but can be super end heavy. Rad may have an easier time.

Hi heroes (and villains 😉)! I’ve always been interested in Katana. It seems like a fairly quick animating power set which still has some “crunch” to it. Plus, it can lend itself to some really cool concepts ranging from Jedi to Cyborg Ninjas =P That being said, I’ve rolled Tankers, Brutes, Scrappers and Stalkers fairly equally - so I’m not tied down to a specific archetype. Do you have an archetype you prefer to run Katana on, where you feel it may be most optimal? Also, are there any primaries/secondaries you’d recommend to match it with on your preferred archetype? This should be a fun conversation, and I’d love to hear from you all!

Haha nice! I know you’re knew Brunker is Fire/MA however =P but Fire/EA sounds like it’d be up there as well. And thanks for the advice on Katana! I’ve always enjoyed seeing Kat, but haven’t played one of my own. It’s been tough for me to choose and Archetype to play it on, but everyone keeps saying tankers are in a great place right now...

Does anyone feel that there is a very synergistic primary to go with EM currently on tankers? @Infinitum has spoken very highly about Fire/EM as a fantastic combo. @Sovera had tested it as well. Also, how does Katana work on a tanker? Any primaries that go well with it? I’ve seen some people mention Dark/Katana in the past. Seems particularly edgy =P

This is a really cool pairing, and I love the thought you put into the build! Plus, it just has a “cool” factor =P

NW man, appreciate all that you do!

Did you do any tests seeing what was more optimal in your final Fire/MA build, Crippling Axe Kick or Eagles Claw?

Pizza is life. A man with priorities, I see.

Makes sense. I have an E3 Sent that drains EB’s and below very easily. Hard to put a dent in an AV though, by myself at least. Would probably need to build a team around it. Just with AV recovery, idk if it is actually possible to keep them from attacking, since they only need 1 end to do so lol

Haha makes sense, and my preferred way as well 😂

Hi all! I understand that mobs can always attack, even if they have 1 endurance. However, is it possible to fully drain and AV or GM and KEEP them at zero endurance so they can’t attack? I was under the impression that you can’t, but a buddy of mine says you can.