Best alpha slot choice for elec/shield stalker

[Midnight Mystique]

So I just hit 50 on my electric/shield stalker and opened up her alpha slot - now I am left to decide which alpha to build for her. I am torn between the following:

 

Agility: While I don't really have any end problems (having slotted all 3 end boost procs - perf shifter, numina and miracle) this is one of the few options where ALL of the enhancements are usefull.  I am slightly short of the def cap on melee/ranged (about 1.5%) and more recharge means LR/SC up more often, so going partial core revamp -> Core paragon would mean no wasted enhancments.

Musculature: Extra damage is always nice on  stalker, but pretty much every other enhancement it gives me is useless

Spiritual: The more often LR/SC and AS are up, the more damage I can do and a secondary boost to healing will help true grit push up my HP, so this is a possible alternative to musculature.

 

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated - I have included my build below, its from Pine's v2.23:

 

 

 

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[Gulbasaur]

Musculature allows you to take some of the more defensive or cheaper IO sets and still maintain a high amount of damage, which is a win-win for me. It's boring, but it works.

[Auroxis]

If you're slotting the full Gaussian set into Build Up (which you want on SD for the defense), picking Agility or Spiritual will cause its proc rate to go well under 90%. Considering that the bulk of our damage is in the BU+LR+SC combo, and the Stalker ATO which refreshes BU, it's important to have the Gaussian's BU proc at or near the max proc rate of 90%.

 

If you're interested in the exact cutoff, it's in over 70% enhanced recharge when your chance to proc starts going below 90%.

Edited August 19, 2019 by Auroxis

[Midnight Mystique]

4 hours ago, Auroxis said:

If you're slotting the full Gaussian set into Build Up (which you want on SD for the defense), picking Agility or Spiritual will cause its proc rate to go well under 90%. Considering that the bulk of our damage is in the BU+LR+SC combo, and the Stalker ATO which refreshes BU, it's important to have the Gaussian's BU proc at or near the max proc rate of 90%.

 

If you're interested in the exact cutoff, it's in over 70% enhanced recharge when your chance to proc starts going below 90%.

I slotted it primarily for the def bonuses, but its still worth keeping the build up proc rate up so it sounds like musculature is my best bet.

 

Thanks for the advice folks

[Dr Causality]

Tough choice.  The +Rech from Agility hurts your proc chances as others have mentioned, but it's really difficult to turn down the +Def buff since so many of the Shield powers need defense slotting.    That lets you short slot to optimize the builds, and in my build gives another roughly 3% Def, not too mention a massive +Def buff when in Hide....   Musculature also is great because of Dmg, but you often won't get the benefit of saving slots that way since many of the set bonuses you want from attack powers require 5 or 6 slot IO sets.    

 

Also curious what people think about the other Incarnate Slots?

 

[Marshal_General]

Doesn't Intuition also boost defense or is it nerve? Which ever one it is I think doesn't have recharge on it.