Furiosa Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 Hello! Long time lurker here that just came back after a pretty big hiatus. Recently I have rolled a Claws scrapper (something i have ignored for a long time ever since back in live) and oh my god I am hooked. However I do love me some /shield goodness (and have an altits problem) Looking for recommendations on a good/fun primary to pair with shield! Heard great things about Ice melee (unexpected) Just avoiding dark and fiery melee since I have those on tanks already! Appreciate inputs! Thank you!
Uun Posted January 13, 2023 Posted January 13, 2023 I just leveled a Broadsword/Shield. While BS isn't considered one of the top scrapper primaries, it looks great with shield and is a lot of fun. It has good AoE - Slice is a 130 degree cone, Whirling Sword is a PBAoE and Head Splitter is a 20 degree cone with a 10 foot range. I built mine with Fold Space, which allows you to leverage the AoE. BS also has Parry, which adds 15% melee/lethal defense (stackable) for tough situations. 2 Uuniverse
lemming Posted January 14, 2023 Posted January 14, 2023 I do have a broadsword/shield for the typical. I'd probably make a Ax/Shield next if I felt like it.
Nyghtmaire Posted January 14, 2023 Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 10:09 AM, Uun said: I just leveled a Broadsword/Shield. While BS isn't considered one of the top scrapper primaries, it looks great with shield and is a lot of fun. It has good AoE - Slice is a 130 degree cone, Whirling Sword is a PBAoE and Head Splitter is a 20 degree cone with a 10 foot range. I built mine with Fold Space, which allows you to leverage the AoE. BS also has Parry, which adds 15% melee/lethal defense (stackable) for tough situations. Classic pairing with a satisfying feel. @Sailboat said on the OG forums that, "Broadsword is a toolbox, and every tool is a can opener. And the can contains Whoopass." See 2d post. And it’s so right. Never forget. The Splintered Soul Project: (Nyght****) 21 and counting (18 max). DSorrow: “Give a man a build export and you feed him for a day, teach him to build and he's fed for a lifetime.
StriderIV Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Dark Melee/Shield is a classic pairing. @Murcielago has a build floating around. @InvaderStych and I have both rocked a Psi Melee/Shield scrapper, which really wins on style points. BS/Shield is aesthetically one of the coolest looking combos. Hard to beat Sword and Board. The combo FEELS like a Scrapper to me, but I would almost want to run it as a Tanker since I’m more likely to pick up Taunt there….and the taunt animation when you have a sword and shield is pretty sweet. I believe @SomeGuy has put together some nice BS/Shield builds. Edited January 15, 2023 by StriderIV 2
BrandX Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 Energy Melee. Softcap defenses and Panacea/Power Transfer Proc and you have some healing to not worry about that self heal until maybe Incarnate when you can grab Rebirth 🙂 Whirling Hands and Shield Charge for AOE and the best Single Target 🙂
Furiosa Posted January 15, 2023 Author Posted January 15, 2023 Appreciate the replies everyone! I had broadsword for the longest time on live. Torn between axe and energy melee (didn't try that since the revamp, is power crash good?) Ice melee seems interesting too, though maybe will leave that one for stalker.
BrandX Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Furiosa said: Appreciate the replies everyone! I had broadsword for the longest time on live. Torn between axe and energy melee (didn't try that since the revamp, is power crash good?) Ice melee seems interesting too, though maybe will leave that one for stalker. I'd leave Ice Melee for Stalker myself, as you get the Assassin Strike with it. I don't care for PC myself and if I recall I had to use the Energy Focus to get it to be a cone. Though, I never complained about EM's AOE being only Whirling Hands. Worked for me. Axe is a good choice to go with tho. Lots of fun with that set on my Tanker.
aethereal Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, BrandX said: I don't care for PC myself and if I recall I had to use the Energy Focus to get it to be a cone. Power Crash is a cone regardless of whether you use Energy Focus. With Energy Focus, it's a 10-max-targets cone instead of a 5-max-targets cone (though the area of the cone does not change).
Furiosa Posted January 15, 2023 Author Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, BrandX said: I'd leave Ice Melee for Stalker myself, as you get the Assassin Strike with it. I don't care for PC myself and if I recall I had to use the Energy Focus to get it to be a cone. Though, I never complained about EM's AOE being only Whirling Hands. Worked for me. Axe is a good choice to go with tho. Lots of fun with that set on my Tanker. I think I'm sold on EM and will do Axe on tanker later on! Thanks guys! Now to figure a build....
Thrax Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Psy is cool. Can make the energy shield match your weapons if you want. And shield charge and pay’s big aoe knocks up too. 2
StriderIV Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 1:04 AM, Thrax said: Psy is cool. Can make the energy shield match your weapons if you want. And shield charge and pay’s big aoe knocks up too. Shield Charge + Mass Levitate is tons of fun. 1
InvaderStych Posted January 20, 2023 Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) Saturated AAO + Insight + GPB + Critical Hit = Target Eraser. Edited January 20, 2023 by InvaderStych word choice 1 You see a mousetrap? I see free cheese and a f$%^ing challenge.
Murcielago Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 I haven't updated my build in a while. Work has been killing me lol. https://www.midsreborn.com/builds/download.php?uc=1663&c=728&a=1456&f=HEX&dc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