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And Claws gets that increased Crit. chance for its T8, it's highest damage attack capable of hitting multiple foes at once.

Just throwing this out there - while I personally prefer Scrappers to Brutes, I find that Resistance-based armors and sets with heals both generally do better with Brutes due to their higher base Health and higher Res caps. I'm also going to strongly encourage that you grab the Energy Mastery APP and slot Stamina, Superior Conditioning and Physical Perfection all with the Performance Shifter +END proc, because Dark is hell on Endurance. As another option, the Theft of Essence chance for +END proc can also be effective when slotted in either of Dark/Dark's heals. I personally think that damage auras are a bit over-rated most of the time, and Dark Melee isn't as AoE gimped as it once was if you proc out Touch of Fear and side step or back step occasionally when using Shadow Maul - it's wider arc really make a difference. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try it out, but if you don't feel like it's giving you the bang for the buck that you want, don't hesitate to respec out of it. On many characters, I've actually gotten much better mileage out of a proc'ced out Spring Attack because it frontloads the damage and a FF +RECH proc can help get back some of your longer clickies that much faster. Lastly, with no DDR, chasing defense is only going to give you moderate returns, but it can still be an effective strategy - just consider eventually pairing it with the Ageless Radial Epiphany Incarnate to compliment the effort.

I've never played TW, so I wasn't sure. I left MA out because this particular question was Scrapper-centric, but yeah, Storm Kick is a STRONG benefit for the beefier guys. I'd be a lot more tempted to play MA because of it, but for some reason I just hate the T9 animation so much...

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but for newer players considering this thread, offensive power sets that provide additional defense (Katana, Broadsword and Staff) provide particularly good synergy with Resistance-based defensive sets (Bio, Dark, Electric, Fire, Rad, etc.). Dark Melee can also do this, but in a different, less consistent way. If you take the Soul Mastery Epic Power Pool, you gain access to Shadow Meld, who's huge but brief bonus to Defense will give you the chance to get in there and get your +DEF offensive powers up and running.

Just tossing this out there - Ninjitsu also has a nice little +Stealth component which, when combined with something like a +Stealth Celerity IO in Sprint makes you almost undetectable. Very useful for stealthing missions which can be a valuable asset, especially if you solo a lot.

It's funny how different people's play experiences vary. My first 50 was a SR/Dark Tanker and I thought that was the most boring character I'd ever played. The animations for Shadow Punch, Smite and Touch of Fear couldn't be more generic and I felt like I spent literally half the game rooted in the Shadow Maul animation. Meanwhile with Claws I have a ranged attack, a ranged cone attack, a melee AoE attack and a very cool animation heavy hitter in Eviscerate, plus I've been able to make some of the coolest costume options that I could never hope to have made with DM. Different strokes, I guess, but that's one of the things that makes this game so great.

It's 117.5% without Hasten and has the T4 Ageless Incarnate. [Lady Wormwood] alt.mbd

At the moment my final build has +117.5% global recharge, and I generally try to pop the Ageless Incarnate (topped out) whenever it is up. I haven't had any problems maintaining perma-Dom, but that sounds about right, doesn't it? That should be enough to reliably maintain it barring extraordinary circumstances?

I've played about a dozen Scrappers to 50 over the years and my favorite one for most of that time was my Dual Blades/Ninjitsu. I can't say enough about that build and all the things I like about it. However, my aversion to Bio-Armor stemmed from my personal distaste for its visuals and my failure to fully appreciate how Absorb shields worked. Having discovered that there was a 'minimal FX' option for Bio Armor, I finally gave it a shot (Claws/Bio-Armor), and I have to say she's become my favorite Scrapper and one of my top two favorite builds of all time. She is just so, so very lethal. I've got her maxed out now and I just can't stop playing her, so much so that I've made her my 'new' badger just to have a reason to always have her out. Her survivability is great, she's not as 'clicky' on defense as I feared (I don't care for high-maintenance defenses), but I think the thing I like most about her is her efficiency and versatility in combat. Having a fast-recharging ranged attack (with KD to boot) as part of your regular attack chain is such a big deal for melee types. My standard attack chain is incredibly tight, regardless of whether I'm fighting single targets or groups. vs. hard targets: Follow Up -> Eviscerate -> Focus vs. groups: Follow Up -> Eviscerate -> Spin I open with Shockwave on my way in, maybe popping Shadow Meld if I think it's necessary and then it's just lather, rinse repeat, with Genetic Contamination cooking all the while. I had thought to include Cross Punch in my attack chain (it's an incredibly under-appreciated power imo), but there's neither any room nor any need for it. Crits just rain down. Strike and Moonbeam aren't even in my power tray, unless I'm exemping down. See build below, if anyone's curious or wants to comment. [Ladyshrike] alt.mbd

New to Sentinels and not sure what pitfalls there are to avoid... TIA. [Killa Hurtz] alt.mbd

It's right there at perma (0.2 seconds off, not counting for casting time), but the Ageless Incarnate more than puts it over the top.

Tossing in another approach, just to give you some different things to consider. Dominator (Plant Control - Fiery Assault) L50 alt.mbd I'm going against the grain a little bit by not taking Hasten, Blazing Bolt or Fly Trap and slotting Strangler for damage. My plan is to use a steady rotation of Strangler, Fire Blast and Blaze for my single-target attacks. Blazing Bolt's recharge is too long and it's endurance cost too high imo. My global +Rech without Hasten is 110% which should be adequate to keep Perma-Dom, with the Ageless Incarnate essentially serving as a stand-in and keeping my Endurance up. I'd like to have my Ranged Defense a little higher (35.6%), since I plan to run with Hover/Evasive Maneuvers, but I feel like I'd have to give up too much in the places where I can do it. This is definitely going to be my most expensive build yet, but hey - it's only influence.

Is there any difference between slotting a 'Slow' damage proc and an 'Immob' damage proc?

This is, of course, discounting the benefits of the Ageless Incarnate. I'll have to experiment with Ageless to see what it would need to be if I wanted to use it in place of Hasten. I'm building a Fire/Plant/Fire, and the version of my post-50 build without Hasten has 117.5% global recharge. Wanting Seeds and Rain of Fire available as often as possible and Creepers perma'ed, the instinct was to go with perma-Hasten, but Ageless does the trick to close those gaps and offers more besides. Presumably between the Endurance bar refilling when Domination pops and the +Recovery from Ageless, I shouldn't have any Endurance issues. On a side note - do you know anything about Fiery Orb? I was thinking about putting it in my sixth Creepers slot, but I'm not sure if the proc fires when I use the ability or if it procs like the other damage procs do, continuously throughout its activation... [Lady Wormwood].mbd This is the build, just to put it out there. It's looking like it'll be my most expensive build ever, with 6 purple sets plus, but hey - it's only influence, right? Note: Build updated 04/17 to reflect actual in-game post-50 build.

If you don't take Hasten, what amount of global recharge do you need to make Domination perma?