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If we go outside of the two mentioned, I'd suggest /WP. The set that came out with Dual Blades.

If I'm not mistaken, for Incarnate content, you're going to want 52 or 56% Defense to hit softcap. Which may be the issue you're having.

3 Touch of Nictus (Heal/Rch, Acc/End/Heal, Acc/End/Rch) and the Theft of Essence: Chance for +End Proc (awesome proc to use for this power imo) on my EM/Bio/Soul Scrapper

I've been enjoying Illusion/Traps myself, if you're looking for something else.

For pure survival, I'd say EA. For less redraw, Dark Armor has one power for redraw and EA has two.

Can't speak for the defeat foes, but figure the lives one will need an ACC check. I do fine with it on my IO build with just 42% ACC

Because Time's -Regen is sadly a joke and it's -Resist isn't that great when it doesn't have the damage (like Storm) to make up for it. What Time has, is good survival, tho I don't feel it's much better than Darkness, but Time may be a little easier for others in those terms.

Well, I wanted to put all 4 Damage Procs in Hold in the power (2 Psi, 1 Lethal and the Purple), but the issue was enough +recharge to get perma Phantom Army.

So far...my thoughts have been... Not keen on Time Bomb. Big Boom is always nice, but the time to cast it and that it seems to be interruptible in casting, so thinking of respeccing out of it. While I don't care much for Deceive either, I may take it instead. I do like being able to just set Poison Trap and Acid Mortar. Feels better than Radiation's toggle debuffs while on teams speeding through missions. Triage Beacon, I like for some things not all. I wonder if it'll be less useful on Incarnate content, but it's at least good for the set bonuses. Might switch Purple Hold Set in Poison Trap and PvP Hold Set in Blind around. Get the Purple Proc in Blind instead of Poison Trap.

For me, I have converted Emp Merits to Reward Merits, but I've also used them to get my Incarnate's finished. Since I do Incarnate content (ApeMage the big one), it's usually to get those Very Rares taken care of faster/easier.

I like the idea of keeping AE from granting Vet Levels over Emp Merits unable to be turned into Reward Merits. Because really, that's just handy for players and especially new players. Then famers can do some TFs until they hit whatever vet level they feel they don't need anymore. Though, I'd think they do content besides farming anyways.

On Coercive Persuasion and the fun factor I do agree 🙂

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Poison Trap doesn't take ACC IOs, so does it automatically hit?

Last I recall reading it was still a top set, however, people may not care for the feel of the set any more and it's not as far on top as it used to be.

Never made a Traps before! I'm hearing skip Time Bomb. I'm seeing Seeker Drones taken and not taken. Same with Triage Beacon. Idea is to kill AVs/GMs Thoughts on the build from those in the know?

I hear Ill/Traps can work for it. Is there powers in Traps to skip? Is Trip Mines good for AVs? With the setup, I'm just not sure.

Never felt Time was OP. It had good defense, but offense wise, it never felt like it was in the top for that. Take note, we're not seeing Time mentioned in the AV/GM killer thread.

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Yeah, but I never got behind the idea of using /TA just for trick arrows and other powers concept wise. Now I'm trying to decide what secondary to go to for it that I like mixing with Illusion.

Well the down side will be, that I personally used Apex and Tin Mage TFs to get those 100 merits for an IO I wanted that is in the 20 million range on the Auction House. Still, get 80, but won't get to convert the 2 EMP Merits it gives to get the additional 20 Merits. 😞 Never relied on the EMP merits from vet levels tho. Or at least, I didn't go about gaining vet levels just for those.

I see no mention for ILL/Poison. Is it no good? If it is good, is Poison Trap needed to do it?

Staff/Bio. Two powersets with stances in each one! Also, unique, so for a forever Scrapper that's not a bad thing. Katana/Radiation. Tough Secondary with a Primary power to give that Melee Defense the set doesn't have. Energy/Shield. Straight up power and defense! Dark/Ninja. Supernatural Ninja! Plus some -Tohit to go with that lower DDR. Martial Arts/Invulnerability. The Kryptonian! Dual Blades/Super Reflexes. DPS and Survival! Claws/Dark. Because this was my first ever combo in CoH back during the infamous first winter event! War/Energy. Well, that's all that's left and I never cared for either of these two sets personally. Stone/Ice. Because Stone can be made to look Ice. Radiation/Fire. Thematic compatible, w/ two Damage Auras Savage/Stone. Clawed stone beast! StJ/Electric. All that's left!.

My newest of my EM/BIO Scrapper! The ectoplasm spewing hero, Plastik! This time taking down three street thugs!