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I’m also pretty interested in your Savage/EA build =P

Perfect, glad to hear that. Yeah, I’m very torn between SM/EA and SM/Shield 😂 SM/EA I feel fits concept better. SM/Shield seems like it would be fun with the 2 AOE leaps haha

As a second question, I hear some people skip Savage Leap on a SM Stalker? Do you 2 know if this is typically the case? It seems like such a fun power to me haha

Thanks a lot man! Can also play into an Energy Vampire them 😈I really appreciate all of this info.

As an older player, I appreciate that! 😂 this is great information. What is the insanely powerful EA stalker build, if you don’t mind me asking?

Sorry, I’m pretty new =P is “EA” Energy Aura or Electric Armor?

Thanks for this!!! I have a /bio brute, might switch it up. Both Savage/SR and Savage/Energy Aura (or was that Elect Armor?) seem like they could be on theme.

Thanks for keeping it simple for me! I’ll update this thread with a pic of the hero when he’s complete =P I’ve been partial to Brutes in the past, but I’ve heard good things about DA/Savage on tankers once the AOE buffs. Do you feel it is more optimal on either class?

You’ve been my dude, so LAST question for you. Settling on Dark Armor to pair with Savage. Was wondering if you thought it would be more effective on a DA/Savage Tanker or Savage/DA Brute. I’ve always leaned towards Brutes (have a couple of them) but I’ve heard Tankers had a recent AOE buff, and I feel that could mesh well with Savages AOE moves

I appreciate this. DA/Savage just seems so fun. Would you mind sharing your build? Do you feel it would be more effective on a tanker than a Brute?

I just saw that, thanks so much man.

Such a good breakdown. I appreciate you taking the time man, you’re a legend.

Ooof man it’s tough to decide! I guess it comes down to playstyle. For the tanker at least, do you think Savage/Dark or Savage/Shield is better?

What a great breakdown man, I appreciate it. At the end of the day, in PVP at least... fully built Savage/Shield Stalker and a fully built Savage/Dark tanker are probably never gonna kill each other 😂 or the fight is gonna go for 30 mins lmao. it does seem, from what I gathered, that Savage/Shield would be more optimal on a Stalker and Savage/Dark would be more optimal on a tanker.

That is good to know! So it seems Savage/Shield would be better on a stalker and Savage/Dark would be more optimal on a tanker.

That’s good to know! You might be swaying me to stalker over tanker haha. Both seem like they could be a lot of fun though

Super helpful! If I were to build a Savage Melee stalker, would you recommend either Dark Armor or Shield defense to go with it? Or both could be decent?

Also, I tend to like surviability on heroes. Would you say stalkers have similar levels or survive ability/tankiness to a scrapper?

That is awesome dude! So if I put you in a bind and made you choose, you’d probably say Stalkers are the best with it endgame? I hear rumblings that Tankers with Savage are undervalued.

Hi heroes! I’m looking to build my first Tanker since LIVE. Savage Melee seems fun, and I’m kind of going for a Vampire type character =P I also think the quick animations on a tanker could be cool. 2 defensive sets I had my eyes on were Dark Armor and Shield (with the dark shield of course). I feel like the passive end recover from Savage would help with the Dark Armor end cost. Shield seems like it would be a lot of jumping around once fully built, which could be fun as well. Would anyone have recommendations on either of those 2 sets, or another they would throw in there? Thanks in advance!

Hi all! I’m looking to create my FIRST stalker. Savage Melee seems fun, and I’m kind of going for a Vampire type character =P 2 defensive sets I had my eyes on were Dark Armor and Shield (with the dark shield of course). I feel like the passive end recover from Savage would help with the Dark Armor end cost. Shield seems like it would be a lot of jumping around once fully built, which could be fun as well. Would anyone have recommendations on either of those 2 sets, or another they would throw in there? Also, how are stalkers survivability once fully built out? Similar to a scrappers? Thanks in advance!

I guess /Shield with the dark shield could work as well and be kind of on theme =P So you have any experience with Savage Melee on Stalkers? I hear it’s pretty good with that AT as well.

Seriously man. I’ve liked it so much, I’m seriously considering making a Dark Armor/Savage Melee Tanker. I feel the extra fast attacks will create such a different feel for the attacks. My kind of knock against Dark Armor is the past has been how endurance heavy it is, but the end return on Savage Melee might help with that. Also, a Vampire Dark Armor/Savage Melee tank just sounds cool =P

I feel like Savage gets a bad rep, people comparing it to Titan weapons. But honestly the dmg seems really high! It’s just mostly in DOT.

Thanks so much for the input! I’ve noticed you’ve shared a lot of knowledge in the past on Dark Melee/Dark Armor =] I’d loved to pick your brain, because I’m interested in a “dark” themed hero. Would you recommend something like Dark Melee/Dark Armor on a Brute, Tanker or Scrapper? Which AT utilizes it the best. Or would you recommend other combos? Like DA is an endurance heavy set, so would Savage Melee pair well with it for the endurance recovery passive? Are there specifc dark builds you’d recommend for a tank/brute? Lastly, how does Dark (melee or aura) stack up endgame to other power sets? So sorry for the million questions, I just want to pick your brain! 😂