Aliana_Blue

That's the takeaway message for any discussion involving builds in this game, one of the greatest things about it :D @Marshal_General: Looks nice! Seriously, non-purple builds can be perfectly functional and capable, so don't worry. Looks good. You should be able to count on having the upgraded Superior Stalker's Guile when you're 50. Do some content and you'll get enough catalysts for a full set before long. They don't drop that often but they do drop, and you're just trying to convert a single set. Additionally, I see you'be been adding Luck of the Gambler all the way to 5-slot (mostly for the S/L resistance I assume). Want to try something hilarious? Remove 3 of the slots from Grant Cover (leave only the recharge speed and the def/end), then add one slot to every sprint you can. After that, look at Celerity (Run Speed set that'll fit the sprints). It's my go-to trick to maximize S/L resistance when I want to do it on the cheap. You can get Celerity IOs by crafting Quickfoot (the other running set, which is only Uncommon and dirt cheap) and using enhancement converters for "Category: Running". Since Celerity is the only other set in the running category, and the catalyst always jumps to a different set, Bob's your uncle. Literally pennies. If you then remove the last extra slot from Grant Cover and use it to stick a "Reactive Defenses: Defense" on Hide, you'll get a little bump on defense and you'll be so close to the S/L resistance cap when running One with the Shield you'll be able to taste it. And if you finally upgrade the Stalker's Guile to the superior version, you'll hit that cap :)

I don't necessarily disagree, but IMO there's no need to choose between blaster or scrapper. You can have the damage without any of the drawbacks :) The build I posted has 188.75% haste, all the big attacks recharge faster, and if you de-toggle Tough it's only 0.02 end/sec more expensive to run than yours, with very close S/L resistance. The damage bonus is only 2% under yours (at 34.5%). The accuracy is at "only" 69%, but if you really want that kismet you can replace the LotG Def in Hide without losing any sleep, or there's 4 luxury slots that can be moved. All attacks are better slotted for end redux, which counts for a lot more than the ticks from the extra toggle for overall end usage. The only thing it really loses is Slice, but I just don't use it, even at +4/x8. That's what Shield Charge is for, you charge in, and swing the Big D-... sword on the bosses+, with lined-up headsplitters if there's a call. If there's ever any need for more to clear the trash, Build Up and Shield Charge again. It's up every ~25 seconds. It's the same with Parry, it's useful while leveling, but by the time you've capped all defenses, all it does is kill your damage even if you slot it up. I'm not saying your build is bad by any means, and the extra cushion to defense debuffs taking the initial bomb from mobs looks great; all I'm saying is that it might be worth considering a tighter one with more focus on the single target DPS and better all-around defense. Broadsword was never that great at wide AoE, and I personally think Parry is a trap if it can be avoided with permanent defenses. As a sidenote, if you take an end redux out of AAO and stick that slot into battle agility or deflection to six-slot Red Fortune, you get the same end cost overall and the 2.5% ranged defense bonus. Also, have you considered Membrane Hami-Os for Active Defense? IIRC they'll buff its defense debuff resistance, and with three of them, all you're losing is <2s of recharge.

Erm, nope you're correct, it's an end discount! And yes, only one set per build (which is what I did). I'm not sure where the double rech came from in my head, I think I got confused with a PvP set.

That's a very nice build, but I personally am not crazy about relying on Shadow Meld to hit the cap. I'd do something like this (pretty much based on my BS/Shield scrapper): Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.962 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Waldrada Jr.: Level 50 Natural Stalker Primary Power Set: Broad Sword Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Speed Power Pool: Concealment Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery Villain Profile: ------------ Level 1: Hack Hct-Dmg(A), Hct-Dmg/Rchg(3), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), Hct-Dam%(5), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(5), Mk'Bit-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(7) Level 1: Hide LucoftheG-Rchg+(A), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(37), LucoftheG-Def(40) Level 2: Deflection Rct-Def(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx(7), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(9), Rct-Def/Rchg(9), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Rct-ResDam%(11) Level 4: Combat Jumping DefBuff-I(A), LucoftheG-Rchg+(42), BlsoftheZ-Travel(43), BlsoftheZ-Travel/EndRdx(46), BlsoftheZ-ResKB(46) Level 6: Battle Agility RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(13), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(13), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(15), RedFrt-Def(15), RedFrt-EndRdx(17) Level 8: Assassin's Slash SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprStlGl-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), SprStlGl-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprStlGl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), SprStlGl-Rchg/Hide%(23) Level 10: Build Up RechRdx-I(A) Level 12: True Grit GldArm-3defTpProc(A), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(17), Prv-Absorb%(19), Prv-Heal(46) Level 14: Placate RechRdx-I(A) Level 16: Active Defense RechRdx-I(A) Level 18: Parry LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 20: Against All Odds EndRdx-I(A) Level 22: Boxing Acc-I(A) Level 24: Hasten RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25), RechRdx-I(25) Level 26: Disembowel SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAssMar-Dmg/Rchg(27), SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), SprAssMar-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), SprAssMar-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), SprAssMar-Rchg/Rchg Build Up(31) Level 28: Grant Cover LucoftheG-Rchg+(A) Level 30: Tough UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(A), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(31), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31), UnbGrd-ResDam(33) Level 32: Head Splitter Arm-Dmg(A), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Rchg(34), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(34), TchofLadG-Rchg/EndRdx(34) Level 35: Shield Charge Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(36), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(36), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Obl-%Dam(37) Level 38: Weave RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFrt-Def/Rchg(39), RedFrt-EndRdx/Rchg(39), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39), RedFrt-Def(40), RedFrt-EndRdx(40) Level 41: Stealth DefBuff-I(A), LucoftheG-Rchg+(42) Level 44: Char BslGaz-Acc/Hold(A), BslGaz-Acc/Rchg(45), BslGaz-Rchg/Hold(45), BslGaz-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(45) Level 47: Fire Blast Apc-Dmg(A), Apc-Dmg/Rchg(48), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Apc-Acc/Rchg(48), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(50) Level 49: Super Speed BlsoftheZ-Travel(A), BlsoftheZ-Travel/EndRdx(50), BlsoftheZ-ResKB(50) Level 1: Assassination Level 1: Brawl Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Dash Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Slide Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Quick Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Rush Empty(A) Level 1: Prestige Power Surge Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint Empty(A) Level 2: Rest Empty(A) Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift Empty(A) Level 2: Health Mrc-Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(43) Level 2: Hurdle Empty(A) Level 2: Stamina PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-End%(42), EndMod-I(43) ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1454;689;1378;HEX;| |78DA65945B4F135110C7CF76B7544A4B29174BB99482D0420B4BAB3E784B4C10352| |2189226FAE0A52EF6081B37B4D95605D407BF822FBEEBBB5FC0C4EBA32F5E0013F5| |03F8C2C55B34F152879D3F90B04D9ADF99FFCE9C999D336727E646038F4EDE3D2A9| |4E031CB2897F3B98A615D93B6EF8C51B96E1B962A84089C33AC826D148CF898ADFB| |4888C2293F212D29F511BB6814F2B99B45BB10DB7C322AAFCAD9B2D47333A6B40A9| |BA6084C168B963E2E8D92393B1D748C13E6F44C852CBF63E54A5216C2CEF2D4EC0D| |B36C4E999659996F3C5E32AFE82396B120F31346B922EDF9562AA48FFE8F4302BFA| |A57243C426435E14982FD4C2D0DA69835A670783E49549C588F68511CADF7B4EA30| |D9CC769E7C14F6F12AABFCAC668DB96B1DFCC2F47F05BF317753B7548ED5D418E71| |C409ED407AE65E823F8897981F27991CFEB67DF401D1860D607C17A664388F9847A| |E143ACEF35D7D0F886D9FC167C87DA16C125E6538AADE53E8ADA34D77A896AA9E3F| |DD4BABDECD71021A193F65D617BE833F319C507111F44FC458A0F410B417B4E42D8| |697A5584D18BCBE4D7A4B0D6D4CD7E0AF5AE05B12D6DACF59016C17945B05FEB0EB| |EA0FDA39887E89CE6686DF3E002B3E316789B19BBC334A88E76DE5FB4A336957276| |A2079D3FF85D633FC15FCCF877E64BCADD85DC5D07F83CE307C143CCEEC3E011F01| |5738A72F720B6E7376B7BFE807FC17FCCDE2A2838AF4635F6E1DCFB303309CC4C02| |3393C0CC24313349CC4C9062FB3956E9DF31A30FE840D35C939A5EF438E73EB8042| |E83EF990FC957675F4D1FE4FA8687401D1C666633781FCA9DE1184F06F7218BFB90| |C57D68D7B6EE77B5637BBD6156AB22E552322E25EB52F6B994FD2E65DCA54C6AF85| |890A2384A6D83D83801A7B615FFD677024FD7B6154519A345926EFD59EEECAACB7B| |7D5BF128F7F8DD07EE3353713E97FF62CAEA5E| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| The ideal Broadsword attack chain is Headsplitter -> Headsplitter -> Headsplitter. Failing that, for a scrapper you want Hack->Disembowel->Headsplitter. For a Stalker however, with the addition of Assassin's Slash, you might ironically be better served with Hack->AS->Headsplitter and ignore Disembowel, but also depends on proc placement and whether you want to ignore the utility of Disembowel's Knockdown. Note that I haven't really paid much attention to damage proc placement in my build, so a bit of a tweak there is probably in order. Also note that Reactive Defenses is the best set you can slot on a defense power, because a 6-slot will give you 12.5 Haste and a global scaling damage resistance that starts at 3%. Can't go wrong with either of those! And enhancement converters make getting that Shield Wall and Gladiator's Armor super easy since PvP drops now happen in PvE too. Literally any PvP IO will work fine since there's no other bonuses, so you don't care about level.

As the title says, I was doing some of the Dark Astoria arcs in Ouroboros mode (I had already completed them in regular play), and noticed that gaining veteran levels was NOT granting me Incarnate Threads or Empyrian Merits whenever I hit 50 again. I decided to stop Ouroboros-ing, and just did repeatable missions from Ephram Sha (so, still in Dark Astoria), and hitting 50 did give me the expected rewards. I'm wondering if it's juts me or is happening to anyone else? And if it's not just me, just a heads up because you could be missing on those sweet, sweet Incarnate materials.

My Broadsword scrapper has most definitely been critting vs. Lts. and Bosses, so it seems like it's just an issue with the description.

My best scrapper ever was DM/Inv. She infamously managed to solo 9 AVs at once (took a while and a few tries though). Built for it, it'll be the most survivable scrapper you've ever had in your hands. Also, you'll need to hit the inf cap twice to buy everything you'll need lol.