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I just wanted to hop back in this thread and said thanks to everyone for all their insight and advice. I decided to roll an Elec/Storm, mostly for a thematic reasons. Into the 30's now and having a great time! Definitely a combo/archetype I feel will really shine once I get proper sets in it. Hearing from everyone here though has me wanting to roll 5 more controllers 😂

This is super well thought out and informative. I went with Elec/Storm mostly for them, but now you have me wanting to try more combos out!

This is a pretty good sell man =P I appreciate you writing this up. A Geo Storm type character is a cool concept.

Grav/Storm is a classic pairing I hear! So many good options. Thanks for the insight man. I’ve heard that about Elec/Storm. Some tell me they just drop the sleep at their feet as a way to mitigate baddies when they run at them, but I agree that you’re kind of pigeon-holing yourself into only using it that one way.

This is a wealth of info, thanks so much man, appreciate it.

Hi Heroes! I’ve historically been a melee archetype player, but want to try my hand at my first controller! I’ve settled on doing a /Storm controller, but I’m a little torn as to which primary to pair it with. The ones that have caught my eye are Elec/Storm, Earth/Storm or Dark/Storm. Do any one have any recommendations with any of these pairings? Or do any of you have a particularly cool/powerful combo with /Storm that you would like to recommend? Thanks in advance!

Appreciate it man, my search fu kills are lacking.

Due to the recharge changes, has the ST or AOE attack order changed at all? Or still the standard?

Haha you made me “lol” my friend 😂

Hi all! A buddy of mine has been running a TW/Fire Brute, and it’s pretty awesome! I haven’t built a scrapper yet on Homecoming, so I thought I’d roll one =] Was looking at TW/Bio, since it seems like a good, strong combo. However, I noticed in i27 that they made some changes to TW. Apparently passive damage was removed, but some CD’s on skills we lowered. Also, they changed the redraw on it to be more in line with Katana’s. My question is, how is TW/Bio on scrappers after these changes? Have they had a negative impact, or is it still top tier? Thanks all!

So I’m running a couple Stalkers right now, one of which being a Staff/Bio. I can’t find a build for one anywhere! Does anyone have any experience with the combo, or a build they could share? Thanks!

This is great, thanks dude. Sounds like I can’t really go wrong 😂

This is super helpful thanks. I’ve read a ton that DB’s is clunky with a Stalker, so it’s great that you de-bunked that for me! Perhaps I run a DB/EA and EM/EA haha. Kind of fill different holes.

Nice! Any of those primaries you feel mesh particularly well with /EA? EM/EA of course sounds like a natural pair. How do you feel about EM now? I know a year ago it was something of a joke, but apparently after some recent changes it has jumped to the front of the pack?

Thanks man! Since I rock a Shield/Elec tanker and a Invuln/SS tanker as well as a Claws/Elec Brute, I feel I have 3 level 50’s (plus my Fire/Rad farmer) who are great at clearing trash mobs. I don’t really have that one hero that can SIT A BOSS DOWN. Psi and Ninja blade would be good at that? I hear CAN have some high resistance late game, but is great if you go the PvP route. Ninja Blade has the -def, which could help it. It seems Savage/Staff could be a nice mix of both, which interests me. Dual Blades LOOKS sweet, but I hear (for a stalker) that you NEED to take Placate in order for the set to work. Is that the case? I’ve seen your posts on the forums, so I’d love to hear the combo of powersets and builds you think are great!

So many good choices 😭

That is true, basically don’t get to feel the builds full power until pretty late 😂 could be worth it though. Energy Aura I do hear is a great secondary on Stalkers. Any other primary you would recommend other than Psychic Melee?

Thanks for the insight man! Yeah my thoughts/hopes is that Savage Melee mixed with the hide and assassin strike/hemorrhage mechanics would make it feel fresh. Appreciate it dude!

Also, throw Ninja blade in there as well. Cuz Ninja’s cool like that 🥷

Hi heroes (and villains 😆) So, after teaming with so many stalkers and seeing what bad asses you are, I’ve decided to try and join the club by rolling one of my own. I’ve hit a bit of analysis paralysis, as there are so many options and I’m excited about a few different pairings. The options I’ve narrowed it down to: 1. Psychic Melee/Energy Aura: I think the psi blades look sweet, and this combo gives me a cool Protoss feel from Starcraft. 2. Savage Melee/Shield Defense: I was a bit more hesitant on this one, as I’ve rolled a Shield Defense/Electrical Melee tank to 50 and I LOVE him. I’m just wondering if I’d feel a bit redundant running SD again. However, Savage Melee seems fun and I like the idea of having both Savage Leap and Shield Charge to help clear groups. 3. Staff Fighting/Electical Melee OR Ninjitsu: I will admit, I haven’t seen too many Staff Fighting heroes, which kind of peaked my interest. I felt like it could pair nicely with Elec, a resistance based set, since it can help provide defense. However, I hear Ninjitsu is a really cool secondary on stalkers. I just didn’t know if the +def from Staff and Ninjitsu would be overkill. So, from you stalker pros out there, I’d love to hear your opinions! Do any of these combos stick out to you as synergizing well? Or do some of them have an anti-synergy I’m not aware of? Hell, do you have a combo you would just highly recommend? Thanks in advance all!

Thanks man! Here is a big question: do you guys usually use threads to build the alphas and save shards? Or does it not matter?

Now I just need to spend more time getting more cores! 😂

That makes total sense. I was having a similar train of thought. There are still some weaknesses I need to shore up in other areas, but I should be able to fix those with proper slotting. Thanks so much man.

Hi all! Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for Alpha Incarnates for a Shield/Elec Tanker. I was looking at both Musculature for the damage boost and End mod, but Cardiac also looks nice for the End cost reduction and Damage Resistance. Any advice/opinions would be appreciated!

This was SUPER helpful, thanks so much man.