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Ive leveled my scrap to 30 and am liking the way it plays but obviously with dark armor I am having endurance issues.  I am about to respec him fresh and start with some cheapish IOs to hold him down for now and would like a build guide to loosely follow if possible to help a bit with where I should be slotting and where I can save and not. 

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Not sure about your build but if you are running out of end you can look to getting Miracle and Numina IOs. Both of these sets have a single slot +recovery enhancement

. They are also healing sets so you can put the +recovery thing into the slot of your Health power and have it always be on.

Also 3 slots into Stamina with endurance modifications goes a long way

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Are you using the endurance saving mode of Staff?

Yeah, I use the staff of soul I believe (whichever saves end) and I can get through about 2-3 team fights max before I have to rest.  This is if I have another scrapper or tank helping tank/enough damage that Im not fighting for 10 minutes. 

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Not sure about your build but if you are running out of end you can look to getting Miracle and Numina IOs. Both of these sets have a single slot +recovery enhancement

. They are also healing sets so you can put the +recovery thing into the slot of your Health power and have it always be on.

Also 3 slots into Stamina with endurance modifications goes a long way

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it.  Ive been studying up on the different IO's to see which are best for a budget like mid build so I am working on it, I definitely wanted some Numinas but at the time I was relatively broke.

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Post up a build so we can critique it. 8)

 

Now this is probably the powers/slots that I would take with this build, the IOs are just speculation as to something Id be able to afford because I dont have billions of INF stored yet.  The IO's chosen may not be exactly what I would choose but Id bet it'd be at least something close to it anyways.  Also dont pay as much attention to the levels slotted, somewhere around 30s I got distracted as we as taking death shroud so late, I think it wouldve been around a L14 or L22 pick for me.

 

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Level 50 Magic Brute

Primary Power Set: Staff Fighting

Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Precise Strike

  • (A) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (17) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  • (48) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Dark Embrace

  • (A) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  • (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  • (13) Unbreakable Guard - Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (15) Unbreakable Guard - RechargeTime/Resistance
  • (36) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (40) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP

Level 2: Guarded Spin

  • (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  • (15) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  • (23) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (25) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 4: Murky Cloud

  • (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
  • (5) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (9) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  • (39) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance

Level 6: Eye of the Storm

  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (7) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (7) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (13) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (17) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 8: Staff Mastery

Level 10: Obsidian Shield

  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (11) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (11) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Aegis - Resistance
  • (40) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance

Level 12: Super Jump

  • (A) Unbounded Leap - Jumping

Level 14: Combat Jumping

  • (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
  • (43) Reactive Defenses - Defense

Level 16: Dark Regeneration

  • (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 18: Serpent's Reach

  • (A) Tempest - Accuracy/Damage
  • (19) Tempest - Damage/Endurance
  • (19) Tempest - Damage/Recharge
  • (42) Tempest - Chance of End Drain
  • (43) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
  • (46) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge

Level 20: Cloak of Darkness

  • (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense
  • (21) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
  • (21) Reactive Defenses - Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (23) Reactive Defenses - Defense/RechargeTime
  • (25) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (42) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage

Level 22: Acrobatics

  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (42) Knockback Distance IO

Level 24: Boxing

  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 26: Innocuous Strikes

  • (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  • (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 28: Tough

  • (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Reactive Armor - Resistance

Level 30: Weave

  • (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime
  • (31) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
  • (34) Reactive Defenses - Defense

Level 32: Sky Splitter

  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 35: Maneuvers

  • (A) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance
  • (43) Reactive Defenses - Defense/Endurance/RechargeTime

Level 38: Soul Transfer

  • (A) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 41: Assault

  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO

Level 44: Death Shroud

  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (45) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (46) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 47: Superior Conditioning

  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod

Level 49: Physical Perfection

  • (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance
  • (50) Numina's Convalesence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge

Level 1: Brawl

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

  • (A) Empty

Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint

  • (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

  • (A) Empty

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

  • (A) Empty

Level 2: Health

  • (A) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
  • (37) Preventive Medicine - Heal

Level 2: Hurdle

  • (A) Empty

Level 2: Stamina

  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (37) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (37) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge

Level 1: Combo Level 1

Level 1: Combo Level 2

Level 1: Combo Level 3

Level 8: Form of the Body

Level 8: Form of the Mind

Level 8: Form of the Soul

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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it.  Ive been studying up on the different IO's to see which are best for a budget like mid build so I am working on it, I definitely wanted some Numinas but at the time I was relatively broke.

 

All you need to do is farm Merit Reward and you can get them for free basically just from playing the game. Look into doing tip missions, story arc missions or task forces to get the merits then you buy them from the Merit Vendor

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You really don't need billions of INF to make this toon. Maybe back in the old days yeah but now IOs are so cheap you should be able to do it for around 100-200m INF tops.  I think I may have spent close to 500m on my build for Murcielago and I am super impatient about bidding so I usually buy them above asking in order to get them right then.

 

I would definitely get some more defense in your build. Add the two +3% def IOs for 200 reward merits.

 

Dark Regen needs way more slots. It's your primary heal.

 

Take Death Shroud earlier as it is a big AoE attack.\

 

Drop acrobatics and pick up a blessing of the zephyr IO +kb protection.

 

This is a super old build of a Spines/Dark I used to have, it was also relatively cheap. I didn't want to put any purples or PvP IOs in him at the time. It'll give you some idea for how to slot dark armor. Unfortunately I have zero experience with staff fighting.

 

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.962

http://www.cohplanner.com/

 

Click this DataLink to open the build!

 

Spiritum: Level 50 Mutation Scrapper

Primary Power Set: Spines

Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Lunge -- CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)

Level 1: Dark Embrace -- StdPrt-ResKB(A), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(7), Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(7), TtnCtn-ResDam/EndRdx(9), GldArm-3defTpProc(13)

Level 2: Death Shroud -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mlt-Dmg/Rchg(11), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(11), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13)

Level 4: Spine Burst -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(15), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(15), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Obl-%Dam(19)

Level 6: Combat Jumping -- GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(19), GifoftheA-Def(50)

Level 8: Impale -- Dcm-Acc/Dmg(A), Dcm-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Dcm-Dmg/Rchg(23), Dcm-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dcm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25)

Level 10: Obsidian Shield -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtnCtn-ResDam/EndRdx(25)

Level 12: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)

Level 14: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(27), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), ImpArm-ResDam(29)

Level 16: Dark Regeneration -- DctWnd-EndRdx/Rchg(A), NmnCnv-EndRdx/Rchg(29), NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(31), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(31), ThfofEss-+End%(31), TchoftheN-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(33)

Level 18: Quills -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Mlt-Dmg/Rchg(33), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(34), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)

Level 20: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(36), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36)

Level 22: Cloak of Darkness -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(36), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37)

Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37), RechRdx-I(40)

Level 26: Ripper -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(37), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(39), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Obl-%Dam(40)

Level 28: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A)

Level 30: Murky Cloud -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(40), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42), ImpArm-ResDam(42)

Level 32: Throw Spines -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(42), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(43), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(43), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43)

Level 35: Build Up -- GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(45), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(45), GssSynFr--Rchg/EndRdx(45), GssSynFr--ToHit/EndRdx(46), GssSynFr--Build%(46)

Level 38: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 44: Physical Perfection -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-EndMod/Rchg(46), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(48), PrfShf-End%(48)

Level 47: Oppressive Gloom -- EndRdx-I(A)

Level 49: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I(A)

Level 1: Brawl -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)

Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 1: Critical Hit

Level 0: The Atlas Medallion

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)

Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)

Level 2: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(48)

Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), PrfShf-EndMod(21), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(50), PrfShf-End%(50)

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)

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Just a small update to include some of the new PvP IOs and cheaper AIOs

 

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.962

http://www.cohplanner.com/

 

Click this DataLink to open the build!

 

Spiritum: Level 50 Mutation Scrapper

Primary Power Set: Spines

Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leadership

Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Lunge -- CrsImp-Acc/Dmg(A), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), CrsImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)

Level 1: Dark Embrace -- StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GldArm-End/Res(7), GldArm-3defTpProc(9)

Level 2: Death Shroud -- Mlt-Acc/Dmg(A), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Mlt-Dmg/Rchg(9), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(11), Mlt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Mlt-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)

Level 4: Spine Burst -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(15), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(15), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Obl-%Dam(19)

Level 6: Combat Jumping -- GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(13), LucoftheG-Rchg+(19), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(50)

Level 8: Impale -- Dcm-Acc/Dmg(A), Dcm-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Dcm-Dmg/Rchg(23), Dcm-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Dcm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25)

Level 10: Obsidian Shield -- Ags-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtnCtn-ResDam/EndRdx(25)

Level 12: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)

Level 14: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(27), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27), ImpArm-ResDam(29)

Level 16: Dark Regeneration -- DctWnd-EndRdx/Rchg(A), NmnCnv-EndRdx/Rchg(29), NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(31), Mlt-Acc/EndRdx(31), ThfofEss-+End%(31), TchoftheN-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(33)

Level 18: Quills -- SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprCrtStr-Dmg/Rchg(33), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), SprCrtStr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), SprCrtStr-Rchg/+50% Crit(34)

Level 20: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(36), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36)

Level 22: Cloak of Darkness -- LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(A), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx(36), GifoftheA-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37)

Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37), RechRdx-I(40)

Level 26: Ripper -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(37), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(39), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Obl-%Dam(40)

Level 28: Super Speed -- BlsoftheZ-ResKB(A)

Level 30: Murky Cloud -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-EndRdx/Rchg(40), ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42), ImpArm-ResDam(42)

Level 32: Throw Spines -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg(A), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(42), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(43), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(43), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43)

Level 35: Build Up -- GssSynFr--ToHit(A), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg(45), GssSynFr--ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(45), GssSynFr--Rchg/EndRdx(45), GssSynFr--ToHit/EndRdx(46), GssSynFr--Build%(46)

Level 38: Soul Transfer -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 44: Physical Perfection -- PrfShf-EndMod(A), PrfShf-EndMod/Rchg(46), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(48), PrfShf-End%(48)

Level 47: Oppressive Gloom -- EndRdx-I(A)

Level 49: Maneuvers -- EndRdx-I(A)

Level 1: Brawl -- Acc-I(A)

Level 1: Sprint -- Run-I(A)

Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 1: Critical Hit

Level 0: The Atlas Medallion

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)

Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)

Level 2: Health -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Pnc-Heal/+End(48)

Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), PrfShf-EndMod(21), PrfShf-EndMod/Acc(50), PrfShf-End%(50)

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)

Level 50: Agility Core Paragon

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Appreciate the tips! I was under the impression with dark regeneration I did not have to do too much with it as every time ive used it so far it heals me to the top, my only concern for it at the moment has been recharge times.  I think I mentioned it but I accidentally took dark shroud way late, In game I took it around 12, but in Pines i didnt want to basically start over with picking powers so I left it as is.

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