Can Scrappers maintain aggro with just taunt aura?

[DarknessEternal]

Let's assume you group has no Tankers and no Brutes.

 

Could a Scrapper using a taunt aura set maintain aggro?

[Apparition]

6 minutes ago, DarknessEternal said:

Let's assume you group has no Tankers and no Brutes.

 

Could a Scrapper using a taunt aura set maintain aggro?

 

Bio, Invulnerability, Rad Armor, and Shield, yes.  Any other secondary, no.

[nihilii]

Most definitely.

From my understanding, taunting power comes down to:

- straight taunt ability (most important)

- priority in dealing damage (first in = best)

- amount of damage and/or consistency of dealing damage

... roughly in that order, and everything is additive.

So ideally, you want a scrapper who has a taunt aura AND a damage aura, or fast recharging PBAoEs. And you want to be the first to jump in and get mob attention.

 

/bio has both a taunt aura and a damage aura, which makes it a top choice to hold aggro passively.

Spines/ has a damage aura, so coupled with a taunt aura secondary (as listed by Apparition) will do just as well.

 

Those are (probably?) your best options. But anything /invul or /rad or /shield, regardless of primary, can do a great job holding 99% of the aggro for a team.

[hejtmane]

8 hours ago, Apparition said:

 

Bio, Invulnerability, Rad Armor, and Shield, yes.  Any other secondary, no.

EA and Will power can but it is not as good as the above listed I have tanked with an EA scrappers in TF's key is to skip energy cloak

Edited May 18, 2021 by hejtmane