help a new lvl 50 with incarnate question

[kendo339]

just hit 50 and brand new to the incarnate system.  have a question on the alpha slot.

 

does it increase slotted enhancements or will it also increase the base attribute of a power? 

 

most of the guides I have read say something like the following

The Alpha slot increases the effectiveness of enhancements.

which makes it sounds like it only increases the benefits of slotted enhancements.  for something like gambler's cut where the power can inflict a defense debuff without actually slotting a defense debuff enhancement, will Musculature increase that debuff if it lands?  or do I actually have to slot a debuff enhancement to gain a benefit from that part of Musculature?

 

 

[Itikar]

It increases base attribute of a power. For instance it in a power you have no enhancements that reduce endurance cost, slotting cardiac will still reduce the endurance cost of the power. As a side note, alpha slot cores can bypass to an extent the limit of enhancement diversification, with the higher tiers bypassing more than the lower tiers.

 

About musculature increasing the defence debuff from sting of the wasp, yes, it will, although you will need at least the tier 2 radial to get it.

[Gulbasaur]

The simplest way of thinking about it is that, behind the scenes, it applies one enhancement of whatever value to every power that will take it.

 

So, if you take that branch of musculature, it'll be like putting a damage enhancement in any power that takes one and a damage debuff enhancement in any power that takes one.