Exactly WHAT is the Scrapper chance to critically hit?

[JnEricsonx]

Is it really 5%?  I mean, by that math, doesn't a typical Brute with a decent head of Fury tend to win out?

[Sarrate]

Most attacks have a 5% chance to crit against minions and a 10% chance against lieutenants and up. Some attacks (like Headsplitter) have a flat 15% crit chance all the time.

 

Keep in mind that Scrapper's damage modifier is 1.125 while Brute is 0.75, so Scrappers have a 50% base damage advantage. Additionally, Scrapper's damage buff modifier is higher, so damage buffs (Build Up, Soul Drain, Against All Odds, etc) are exponentially more potent.

 

For comparison, with 3 SOs worth of enhancement (+95% dmg):

 

Base    1.125               0.75
+Dmg%   0.95                0.95

Scrapper            Brute
Crit    Dmg         Fury    Dmg
0       2.19375     0       1.4625
5       2.3034375   10      1.6125
10      2.413125    20      1.7625
15      2.5228125   30      1.9125
                    40      2.0625
                    50      2.2125
                    60      2.3625
                    70      2.5125
                    80      2.6625
                    90      2.8125
                    100     2.9625

 

So a Scrapper without crits is roughly equal to a Brute at 30-40% Fury. 5% crit equaling 50-60% Fury. 10% crit equaling 60-70% Fury, and 15% crit at ~70% Fury. Since whole sets don't have a 15% crit rate, this would only be applicable to a single attack if that.

 

 

Just throwing another +100% dmg in there to show how strong Scrapper base damage is (misc buffs, if we wanted to simulate Build Up, that would be +100% for Scrappers, but only +80% for Brutes)

Base    1.125               0.75
+Dmg%   1.95                1.95

Scrapper            Brute
Crit    Dmg         Fury    Dmg
0       3.31875     0       2.2125
5       3.4846875   10      2.3625
10      3.650625    20      2.5125
15      3.8165625   30      2.6625
                    40      2.8125
                    50      2.9625
                    60      3.1125
                    70      3.2625
                    80      3.4125
                    90      3.5625
                    100     3.7125

 

Now, without crits, Brutes require 70-80% Fury to match. At 5% crit, it takes 80-90% Fury. At 10% crit, practically full Fury.

 

For giggles, here is both at their respective damage caps:

 

Base    1.125       0.75
+Dmg%   4           6.75

Scrapper            Brute
Crit    Dmg         Fury    Dmg
0       5.625       0       5.8125
5       5.90625
10      6.1875
15      6.46875

 

Factoring in crits, Scrappers still win, and it's a lot easier for a Scrapper to hit their damage cap (+400%) than it is for a Brute (+675%)

 

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Don't misunderstand me, a Scrapper won't always out damage a Brute, but your post seems to really discount Scrapper's damage potential.

[Riverdusk]

Great summary.

 

Also doesn't take into account the scrapper ATO's which increase crit rates.  I'm not sure how those compare to the brute ATO's.