When You Want to Run Solo, What Scrapper Do You Take?

[00Troy00]

I want to make a room for times when teams aren't available (or I'm not in the mood to deal with people). 

 

All suggestions are appreciated. 

[Without_Pause]

Claws/ea or Ice/stone. I have a Ice/stone Brute and Stalker so I see no reason why it won't work for a Scrapper. If I could talk myself into trying Claws/stone, I would do that. I've already taken Claws to 50 three times, so I don't feel the need to make another right now. 

[Pine]

Dual blades/bio.

 

I've tried others, and nothing compared to it. Good AoE, good Single target. Survivability with defensive adaptation, extra damage when needed with offensive adaptation.  

 

All around good, solid, balanced scrapper that can do anything the game throws at it.

[BrandX]

It's a Scrapper.  You're pretty good to go.  🙂

 

Claws/Stone is quite fun, if you're looking for a newer Secondary for Scrappers and a combo that couldn't be done before (claws/stone Brutes/Tankers aren't an option).

[00Troy00]

I know that, in the Stalker forum, a lot of people reccomend Elec/Shield. Is it not as good on a Scrapper?

[Errants]

Elec/ lacks solid ST damage. AS traded for the PBAoE 0-damage stun on Stalkers alleviates that.

Still one of the two best AT's for it, though, due to damage scalar and the pseudo-pet status of Lightning Rod.

 

  

3 hours ago, BrandX said:

Claws/Stone is quite fun, if you're looking for a newer Secondary for Scrappers and a combo that couldn't be done before (claws/stone Brutes/Tankers aren't an option).

Stealing this.

Edited March 14, 2022 by Errants

[BrandX]

7 hours ago, 00Troy00 said:

I know that, in the Stalker forum, a lot of people reccomend Elec/Shield. Is it not as good on a Scrapper?

 

It won't top the ST DPS, but I don't recall it being some extremely terrible combo.  I soloed AVs with it (w/out incarnates) back on live.

 

But generally, as states, Electric Melee is generally considered better on Stalkers, and I do love it on my Elec/Bio Stalker.

[Without_Pause]

15 hours ago, 00Troy00 said:

I know that, in the Stalker forum, a lot of people reccomend Elec/Shield. Is it not as good on a Scrapper?

The downside is there are two powers with pets so they don't crit. This is lesser of an issue for a Stalker as the pet means it doesn't break Hide. Add in AS and the ST damage is solid. It is more just how good the combo is on a Stalker versus it being bad for a Scrapper. 

[SeraphimKensai]

Honestly elec melee is best on stalker, and then 2nd best on tanker. Brute maybe third, and scrapper last imo for Elec/shield combos.

 

If you want shield on a scrapper, I'd say energy melee, street justice, or something like broadsword or war mace would work well.

[Ratch_]

Yea, I agree with BrandX. Any scrapper will do!

I guess if you are in the interests of wanting to solo AVs and GMs then some powersets instantly become more recommended than others, but for just normal story content and EBs, anything should do just fine

[NinjaSquirrel]

Elec/shield is damned good on a scrapper.  I butcher 4/8 cimmies with zero issues.  BU + shield charge + lightning rod and all that's left is bosses and half-dead lieutenants.  I will admit that the elec snipe is an integral part of my attack chain however.

[lemming]

 

Scrappers at 50
 

Dual Blades/WP	My main and badger; DB is fun if you don't mind combo mechanics, though can be ignored.  WP doesn't have good debuff resists, but great recovery & regen if not debuffed
Psychic Melee/Regen	PM will tear thru some mobs, and stall out on others.  Regen is great for solo since you will almost always be at full health & endurance between mobs.  Easy to get overwhelmed, but you can dive out of a mob and get quick respites
Claws/WP	Claws is just a fun set
Dark/ Bio	Dark's tohit debuff is helpful if end hungry.  Bio can help with that.  Bio is pretty versatile
Energy Melee/Energy Aura	This combo might be one of my more survivable scrappers.  Near caps on resist & def and hits really hard.
Street Justice/Bio	Street Justice is another fun set
Broadsword/Shield	A classic combo. End hungry at the lower levels iirc

 

I don't tend to do much with sets until they get to 50, though I'll often throw a perf shift +End if endurance is an issue.

I also have a bunch of different permutations with Brutes.  For solo stuff, they're almost interchangeable and I usually pick which AT based on concept though looking at my stats, I have twice as many brutes though I tend to play my scrappers more.

 

[Ukase]

This is just my own opinion, and shouldn't be presented as actual facts. 

If you're going to play a scrapper, there are two basic types: Resist-based armor and Defense-based armor. 

Go for the defense based armor. Why? Because a brute has a higher resist cap, and arguably, with proper management of fury deals out more consistent dps, with more survivability, and as I stated - that's only based on my own anecdotal experience. Some players are way better at optimizing dps on a scrapper, using the ATO procs for the most benefit. (I guess) 

It's odd. After making a few scrappers with fire, invuln, rad, bio...they're just not that good with higher level mobs & mob count. (+3/8, +4/8) 
The defense based scrappers however, SR, Shield....they hold their own, much to my surprise. 

As far as the primary goes, I don't think it matters, though I've heard Dark Melee has a few issues, and Stone, as fantastic as a Critical from Seismic Smash is, there's talk that the dps is underwhelming compared to other sets and you'll need to pursue more recovery and/or endurance discount set bonuses to maintain longer battles unless you're teamed with some recovery buff teammates, or make prodigious use of Recovery serum or Survival amplifiers from p2w. 

And, I'm someone who monitors End recovery vs end consumption via combat attributes. I've got the usual procs in Health & Stamina, and still, I've got end issues. Only level 29, so hopefully when I get the next couple of accolades, that will help. 

[Frozen Burn]

My current goto scrapper for soloing is my Katana/Dark.  I run at +4x8 and just carve my way through missions from any of the lvl 50 contacts - including the Shadow Shard missions (especially the insp farms for keeping our base stocked).  

[Jaxman100]

My go to Scrapper is Claws/Ice, it is probably is my most expensive build with the Winter sets for Fire defense.  It might not exist if Claws/Stone was available sooner.  I do love being able to have Claws with Stone Armor. My version probably needs more refinement, and it might become my favorite Scrapper.

[Brutal Justice]

2 hours ago, Ukase said:

It's odd. After making a few scrappers with fire, invuln, rad, bio...they're just not that good with higher level mobs & mob count. (+3/8, +4/8) 
The defense based scrappers however, SR, Shield....they hold their own, much to my surprise. 

It’s not that odd or a surprise...   I’ve only been going on about it for about two years.  

[Doomguide2005]

     The way to bet was and is my Claws/SR.  But pretty much any scrapper is in the running.  And that is, of course, if I'm truly limited to the Scrapper AT.

[Murcielago]

WM/EM so you can be strong and pretty. 

[Lazarillo]

Claws/Willpower.  I haven't been able to find anything that can compare, because it rips through everything and everyone, while being pretty much invincible on the defense side, including having complete mez protection.

[Errants]

Any/Any...

 

Though, I've a certain fondness for:

Kat/Regen

Spines/Ice

Titan/Nin

Staff/Will

Elec/SR

WM/EnA

DM/ElA

Rad/Shield

Stone/Rad

MA/Bio

Ice/Invuln

Nrg/Dark

Kin/Fiery
Claws/Stone

 

And that's just the actual Scrapper toons. We are disregarding the fact that all but 3 toons I've ever rolled live in melee (AR/Nrg Blaster and Dark/Cold Corr - Ranged for cones for days; Beam/EnA Sent - Hover Gundam)

[Xeres]

My go to for almost anything except very heavy tanking is my MA/WP scrapper.

 

When i need to tank it's my Dark/Dark/Soul tank.

[00Troy00]

On 3/20/2022 at 5:22 AM, Xeres said:

My go to for almost anything except very heavy tanking is my MA/WP scrapper.

 

When i need to tank it's my Dark/Dark/Soul tank.

I keep hearing that MA is outdated and too end-heavy. I take it you think otherwise?

[Without_Pause]

2 hours ago, 00Troy00 said:

I keep hearing that MA is outdated and too end-heavy. I take it you think otherwise?

I haven't looked at numbers but one AoE is going to make larger mobs a bit of a chore. Even if add one via Epics, you can still be behind other primaries. I think you want a damage aura with it or some sort of AoE damage via /rad. The added Def for Brutes and Tanks means it can play better on those ATs.

[leeowensoas]

4 hours ago, 00Troy00 said:

I keep hearing that MA is outdated and too end-heavy. I take it you think otherwise?

Hard disagree. If anything I think it is incredibly underrated on Scrappers. My purpled out MA/SD does better ST and AoE damage than my purpled out WM/SD, and cheaper on End as well, and we all know how good War Mace is, so that’s sayin somethin.

 

Dragon’s Tail, when used in combo with Eagle’s Claw and a Force feedback +rech is all the AoE you need, you can just constantly spam EC->DT->SK/CAK non stop, with Dragon’s Tail and the third attack getting GUARANTEED criticals whenever the CS proc fires (72% of the time as I have it slotted). Thanks to its blazing fast animation, DT does better AoE DPS and is therefore more spammable than almost any other scrapper AoE attack but Claws’ Spin, especially when it’s constantly critting thanks to Eagle’s Claw(+CS Proc). I legit sometimes forget to even use Shield Charge/Judgment because critical Dragon’s tail is so tasty and addictive to spam. I never even thought about taking fireball or cross punch or any other mediocre  additional option, you’re better off just spamming more and more EC->DT. 

 

Hint: use Eagle’s Claw with the CS Proc and NO other slotted recharge in the power, and make sure to get a Force Feedback in Dragon’s Tail

Edited March 22, 2022 by leeowensoas

[desarix]

2 hours ago, leeowensoas said:

Hard disagree. If anything I think it is incredibly underrated on Scrappers. My purpled out MA/SD does better ST and AoE damage than my purpled out WM/SD, and cheaper on End as well, and we all know how good War Mace is, so that’s sayin somethin.

 

Dragon’s Tail, when used in combo with Eagle’s Claw and a Force feedback +rech is all the AoE you need, you can just constantly spam EC->DT->SK/CAK non stop, with Dragon’s Tail and the third attack getting GUARANTEED criticals whenever the CS proc fires (72% of the time as I have it slotted). Thanks to its blazing fast animation, DT does better AoE DPS and is therefore more spammable than almost any other scrapper AoE attack but Claws’ Spin, especially when it’s constantly critting thanks to Eagle’s Claw(+CS Proc). I legit sometimes forget to even use Shield Charge/Judgment because critical Dragon’s tail is so tasty and addictive to spam. I never even thought about taking fireball or cross punch or any other mediocre  additional option, you’re better off just spamming more and more EC->DT. 

 

Hint: use Eagle’s Claw with the CS Proc and NO other slotted recharge in the power, and make sure to get a Force Feedback in Dragon’s Tail

 

Could you please link your build . I just came back after 3 years away and am eager to try a scrapper. Always adored the MA animations.

Edited March 22, 2022 by desarix