First L50 Stalker (Kin/Energy)

[JStacy337]

I never managed to get into the playstyle of Stalkers back on Live, so I wanted to give it a solid chance this time around.  After trying out various combinations, this was the one I settled on.  My build, currently, is a hodgepodge of SOs and IOs, but with the "Chance to Hide" ATO in AS.

 

If anyone would have any cheap/Yellow builds lying around, it would be mighty helpful to learn where I need to go.  Below is my current build.  It worked fine for leveling, but I'd love to learn different takes on the combo.

 

Thank you all in advance

 

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Edited April 28, 2020 by wyldchyld

[JStacy337]

Bumping to try and get some replies if possible (been away for a bit)

[oldskool]

Ok, so I came up with something running more "yellow" sets.  There are a few orange pieces here and there.  However, the big takeaway... no purples, no uniques at all (not even Steadfast), no PvP IOs.  

Hide is toggled off but would raise the defenses by another 2.35% as it is the same value as Combat Jumping.  This softcaps to many types or gets very close.  That was the big goal here, try to get as close to soft-cap as possible without breaking the bank.  

The way things currently run, many melee sets run about 2 million especially AoE sets.  These are often sought after by farmers so there are very few really cheap options that would be worth your time.  Instead, I just opted to not pick sets costing over 5 mill tops (some sub-level 30 sets still run high).  I do highly recommend that you pay for the Numina, Miracle, and Performance Shifter Endurance procs.  This build isn't running perma-Energize (though it tries to get close) and I personally like a lot of endurance, especially on Stalkers.  You know what you like better than I do so you can shift things around however you see fit.   

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[Troo]

Ah, energy aura.. the set that 'should' be great.

 

I like your build for what it is, and it is pretty awesome what you are able to do with the yellow sets.

Decent Regen helps.

Skipping placate would be risky for my play style.

Stacking the disorients from Disrupt + Kinetic Melee might be handy also. If KM had an AOE disorient it would be harder to skip.

Edited April 28, 2020 by Troo

[JStacy337]

@oldskool and @Troo -- Thank you both for your input and for taking the time to point me in the right direction.  "Not breaking the bank" is my go-to for most builds, as lower-tier as they are, so I appreciate any and all advice.

 

As for Kin Melee -- I See a lot of people who rec'd against Concentrated Strike.  Is it as bad as people say, or is it that the effect is almost made obsolete if I were to slot the +Build Up ATO?

[Troo]

Concentrated Strike's long activation time, when teaming, might leave you corpse blasting.

Solo, it's a big hitter with a nice disorient that stacks with the other attacks.

[JStacy337]

@Troo That was going to be my second guess as to why most drop it.  Thank you for clarifying.

 

As per your other recommendation (Stacking Disrupt with the other stuns in KM), I've read conflicting posts about Disrupt.  Does it, or does it not activate when Hidden or Out of Combat?  Some posts say it stays active while Hidden, but only does the Chance for Stun post alpha strike.

Edited April 28, 2020 by wyldchyld

[Troo]

The description should indicate specifically how it works. If the description does not have "when hidden" it likely does not activate when hidden.

 

(I don't spend too much time actually hidden in combat but 'they' may have a good point)

Edited April 28, 2020 by Troo

[Haijinx]

On 4/28/2020 at 2:27 PM, Troo said:

Ah, energy aura.. the set that 'should' be great.

 

I like your build for what it is, and it is pretty awesome what you are able to do with the yellow sets.

Decent Regen helps.

Skipping placate would be risky for my play style.

Stacking the disorients from Disrupt + Kinetic Melee might be handy also. If KM had an AOE disorient it would be harder to skip.

EA is pretty awesome nowadays.

 

Stalkers get a really good version too, don't really lose anything compared to the brute version.  

[StrikerFox]

This is probably what I would roll with for KM/EA. Attack chain starts with BU then:

 

AS-CS-BU-SB-AS-Za-SB-BB-repeat.

 

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