Good combo with War Mace?

[TungstenShark]

I have been away from CoH for awhile now and want to feel the crunchy goodness of War Mace. Does anyone have an opinion on a second secondary to pair it with? I could always go with the old stand-by of Bio for the extra damage. Stone looks intriguing, but I need to dive into more (once I get Mids updated). I like to make my Scrappers as tough as possible since a dead Scrapper does zero DPS. Anyone have strong opinions or a build they love with War Mace?

[ZorkNemesis]

Shield is good, I know there's a bunch that swear by it.  Damage buffs with Against All Odds, taunt aura, positional defenses, Shield Charge, and the shield can lend to a classic knight look.  The only negative I can think of is that if you opt to keep weapon redraw as a thing, Active Defense and Shield Charge will put away your mace.

[Yomo Kimyata]

War Mace is pretty endurance heavy so it helps to have a blue bar friendly secondary.  But it’s certainly not necessary.

[InvaderStych]

Mace/Stone was an interesting combo that I ran during the open beta.  The KD in Mace plays nice with Mud Pots, and Brimstone's fire proc supplements Mace nicely.

[Gobbledygook]

Wm/Ea

Strong and pretty.

 

 

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Edited March 19, 2022 by Gobbledygook
Strong and pretty

[Spaghetti Betty]

My Mace/Elec scrapper ended up pretty fun. Endurance was a little tight but Power Sink fixed that right up.

[TungstenShark]

On 3/18/2022 at 9:20 PM, Gobbledygook said:

Wm/Ea

Strong and pretty.

Dang, it has to be EnA doesn't it? Strong and pretty for the win.

[Without_Pause]

EA or Stone. I have a Stone Stalker and Brute, but end has been manageable, Granted, I just hit 35 on the Brute so seeing how that goes with the latest toggle added, but really blues which drop are enough. End drain based mobs makes life a bit harder, but I still find it manageable. I think my toggles only dropped once in a long time when I simply ignored my blue bar for a time. Note, I have been using IOs as I go. I used cheaper ones up till 27, and aimed for end game ones sans purples after that.

 

This is my Ice/stone Brute which should be easy enough to convert over.

 

I've taken EA to 50 twice, so that will quite good as well. WM will like the recharge both offer.

 

This Villain build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17
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Project Next: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Ice Melee
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Ice Sword -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury%(11)
Level 1: Rock Armor -- Rct-Def(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx(7), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(7), Rct-Def/Rchg(9), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Rct-ResDam%(45)
Level 2: Frost -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(17), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(23), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(25), PstBls-Dam%(25), Ann-ResDeb%(27)
Level 4: Earth's Embrace -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/Rchg(9)
Level 6: Build Up -- GssSynFr--Build%(A)
Level 8: Ice Patch -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 10: Mud Pots -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(13), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(13), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Obl-%Dam(17)
Level 12: Stone Skin -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(47), RedFrt-Def(48), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(48), GldArm-3defTpProc(48), GldArm-ResDam(49)
Level 14: Fly -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Rooted -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(40)
Level 18: Greater Ice Sword -- SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprUnrFur-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(23)
Level 20: Crystal Armor -- PrfShf-End%(A), RedFrt-Def(45), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(46)
Level 22: Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- Ags-ResDam(A), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(34), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Ags-ResDam/Rchg(36), Ags-EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 26: Freezing Touch -- Hct-Dmg/Rchg(A), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Hct-Acc/Rchg(29), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Hct-Dam%(31), UnbCns-Dam%(31)
Level 28: Minerals -- LucoftheG-Def(A), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(37)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 32: Frozen Aura -- Arm-Dmg/Rchg(A), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Arm-Acc/Rchg(33), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Arm-Dam%(34), FuroftheG-ResDeb%(34)
Level 35: Brimstone Armor -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Ags-ResDam(39), Ags-Psi/Status(40)
Level 38: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(39), RedFrt-Def(39)
Level 41: Mu Lightning -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(42), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(43), Apc-Dam%(50)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- Rgn-Dmg/Rchg(A), Rgn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Rgn-Acc/Rchg(49), Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(50), Rgn-Knock%(50)
Level 47: Hover -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 1: Fury 
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clr-EndRdx(A), Clr-RunSpd(36)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 1: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 1: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), Mrc-Rcvry+(11)
Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(37)
Level 14: Afterburner 
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[Thrax]

/sr. Perma hasten easier and can proc out attacks and still be soft capped easily. DDR capped so won’t need a heal. Only 5 toggles needed so won’t have end issues and no psi hole. 

Edited March 22, 2022 by Thrax

[WindDemon21]

War mace is amazing and goes with most of the secondaries. Good ST and aoe. Don't forget all the knockdown powers can also slot FF procs to help recharge your armor stuff too. Also allows for more eradication slotting to boost e/n defense depending on the armor if it needs it. Would definitely go scrapper with war mace, but it *works* with any AT. Extra aoe is nice on tanks of course and it's ST is good too for them which is where they really lack.

 

Thematically of course too mace/shield is a really solid option, but bio with it can be just sickening too.

[Without_Pause]

On 3/22/2022 at 1:03 AM, Thrax said:

DDR capped so won’t need a heal.

That's what Rebirth and Melee is for.

[MoonSheep]

On 3/19/2022 at 1:54 AM, Spaghetti Betty said:

My Mace/Elec scrapper ended up pretty fun. Endurance was a little tight but Power Sink fixed that right up.

 

i have made this combo on test a few times and find it a really rewarding character

 

i often try mace/shield also and whilst shield is more survivable and better damage, something about elec armour just feels more fun

[Thrax]

On 4/4/2022 at 9:09 AM, Without_Pause said:

That's what Rebirth and Melee is for.

 

Taking melee on a scrapper just plain hurts my soul.  

[Without_Pause]

4 minutes ago, Thrax said:

 

Taking melee on a scrapper just plain hurts my soul.  

Not taking the offensive options in Alpha and Hybrid can be odd, but it is very build specific. Melee is solid regen for something without a heal.

[Thrax]

There are probably some pretty cool pairings with war mace that would look cool with stone. I’d probably go shield it you like the look with shield. I shave an electric/WM tank and it’s cool. Think the taunt looks cool with WM sand shield.