Shadowstorm06

I've been reading a lot about Battle Axe, and it seems really good. I want to give it a run on a Scrapper. I'm a little torn on s

@Frosticus @nihilii as a newer player, Ninjitsu seems like a winner. How does it hold up endgame compared to other scrapper secondaries? Also, are there any attack sets you feel pair well with it? Katana seems like a thematic fit, but any synergy with others?

I like the look of the new Axe Melee. I’ve been torn between Bio, Rad and Shield as the secondary.

I want to run my first tanker and have loved all the Shield powers in the hero creator. I also love that it is a literal “stand behind me and follow my lead” tanker. If I wanted to build the ultimate Shield Tanker for keeping my allies alive in 4* content, what secondary would you pair it with? These are the ones I've been looking at (and mostly theoretical): **Shield/Elec:** With it's double teleports attacks, you basically have an Alpha Strike for every mob. Single Target dmg is lacking, but AOE is insane and you're there to just to be unkillable and arrest baddies, right? Probably "feels" the most powerful out of the combos due to Shield Charge and Lightning Rod. **Shield/MA:** I believe some crazy stuff was performed with this combo in the past. MA can basically bring up all of Shields positional defenses to incarnate levels, and you can build heavy resists underneath it. Dragon's tail fires off really quick and can keep mobs down and if you slot a FF into it, it'll fire off to really pump up the recharge. **Shield/Kinetic Melee:** This combo is my "dark horse" and kind of under the radar strong. Shield Charge + Burst allows you to really keep mobs on their butt. Burst refreshes quickly, and can slot FF and -resist. The BIG synergy is that AAO in shield causes foes to do -Dmg, as does KM attacks. So you're effectively lowering the damage that enemies do to your team just by... being you. Heck, you could grab Darkest Night epic power as well and further tank their damage. You also have two ranged attacks for runners that also have knockdown for great crowd control. **Shield/Fiery Melee:** FM just seems REALLY strong on Tankers. Good AOE and ST. Combustion seems really strong, and AAO will fuel more damage. Cool looking together as well. **Shield/Stone Melee:** I feel like this could be close to Shield/SS, but without the rage crash. Idk if it does anything the best, but it seems to do EVERYTHING well. Nice dmg, good CC. You can slot the Entomb proc for a fatty shield and use FF to pump up the recharge. **Shield/Ice Melee:** Seems to trade the damage from FM for more control. Cool (😎) thematically as well. I assume it’s good for procs and the ice patch power seems to work well. **Shield/Street Justice:** This might be the most stylish choice 😂 I do love the crunch of StJ. Tankers get some wider AOE’s, which is nice, and you keep the hard hitting single target as well. Seems pretty easy to hit the shield defensive caps on a Tanker, which means you can probably proc out the StJ attacks more. I’m sure CU would hit like a nuke. **Shield/SS:** How is the rage crash on a defensive set? I could see AAO + Rage leading to a lot of damage. I know Shield/DM is good as well, but I ran a DM Scrapper on live and want to switch it up a bit. I'd love to hear the community's thoughts and/or suggestions.

Thank you for all the info.

Wow thanks for the quick response! You know, I ran an Invuln/SS back on live, which was the only reason I probably left it off. I’ll definitely look into it more. I’m planning to primarily team/play with a few friends. Is the lack of a taunt aura a big deal? If so that might bring down the choices for me. Out of the ones you have played with Katana, are there any fave pairings? I’m assuming Invuln is one haha

Returning home after playing on live many moons ago! Looking to run a Scrapper, and Katana has caught my eye. I’ve always enjoyed its mix of flashy style, but CRUNCH when the hits land. That being said, I’d love to chat with everyone about what secondary to pair it with. These are ones that have caught my eye, but I’m open to suggestions: **Bio Armor**: Kind of a “Bio Blade” concept. Bio wasn’t around on live, so that is interesting. Seems to really pump up the offense, but might be a bit squishier. **Ninjitsu**: There seems to be a ton here. I like the heal and end recovery. My only worry is, will it be too clicky for a weapons set? The T9 actually seems pretty good. **Super Reflexes**: I haven’t ran it, but it SEEMS pretty easy to build and just overall tough. Not a ton of clickies, so you can just katana away. **Stone Armor**: This wasn’t around on scraps before, and the changes seem nice! Nice mix of damage and tankiness. Not sure I can make the looks work though, even with the minimal effects haha. **Electric Armor**: Seems to have all the tools as well! I’m hesitant to build a full resist set on a Scrapper though. Not sure how it works overall. I know Energy Aura and Rad Armor are top choices, from what I’ve been reading. I might just want to be a bit different I guess 🤷‍♂️