Well, without actually thinking any further I wouldnt get weave on a claws/fire, 3.75% def (enhanced 5.6%) that you cant really stack with anything (except CJ, 2%) doesnt actually do anything but drain your end.
Personally I would take fiery embrace earlier (claws doesnt have that much burst because it doesnt have BU).. And you're lvl 28, without focus? 
It is your best single target attack (and maybe best overall attack?) and it's also ranged! Dont have much else to comment on. Yet.
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No Evis planned and no Focus taken? seem to be missing the better side of claws to me
I wouldn't bother with weave on a /FA either personally. I'd probably take blazing aura to get foes into the range for spin at least.
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weave says increases defence to all attacks even if thats just by 1% for example im taking it as i want that extra % on defence and im taking focus at 30 as i say i solo more than i team, id like to know what other powers will give me the extra damage resist/defence, anyone know?
oh im taking spin out later on for eviserate have not used my respec yet and i dont want blazing aura for the simple reason i dont like it on my scrapper, on my tank yes its great i like to use it as a taunt aura instead of actually getting taunt so i can herd but seeing as i very rarely team id like my scrapper to be a single target killing machine
I'd take Haste, helps with Healing Flames. That will increase your survivability.
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Weave is a pointless waste of endurance if you don't have significant defences to stack it with (and as a fire armour scrapper, you never will). CJ is the same, really, but it's cheap to run and offers in-combat mobility, so can be taken for those (plus if you want SJ, it's a lot better pre-req than jump kick).
Focus and Evis are must-have powers that you should take as soon as possible. Especially since you want a ST damage build.
besides all the stuff about claws il go back to my original question which was are there anymore powers that i could take that would give me more resist damage/defence?
I don't mean to be mean or anything... but skipping Focus? Skipping Eviscerate? Planning on dropping Spin later on?
And then you take Weave? Tough is a good choice to stack with your Fire Shield but WEAVE?! Come on. Lose it.
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are there anymore powers that i could take that would give me more resist damage/defence?
[/ QUOTE ]Defence, yes, but you'll never reach amounts where it'd be useful, especially not without spending a few hundred million inf on top-tier SIO's.
Resistance? No powers that'd help with that, just some SIO's.
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besides all the stuff about claws il go back to my original question which was are there anymore powers that i could take that would give me more resist damage/defence?
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Maneuvers from the leadership pool gives a small amount of +Def to you and all around you.
It's bit of an End hog and not something that I would recommend for a Scrapper - but you did ask.
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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Strike -- Acc-I:50(A), Acc-I:50(46)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- TtmC'tng-EndRdx:50(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam:50(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:50(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(7), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg:50(9), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42)
Level 2: Slash -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(15), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), Mako-Dam%:50(45)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx:40(A), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg:40(5), Numna-Heal/Rchg:50(5), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(7), Numna-Heal:50(9)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- Ksmt-ToHit+:30(A)
Level 8: Follow Up -- Mako-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx:50(11), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(15), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(23), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(43), Mako-Dam%:50(43)
Level 10: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 12: Spin -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(13), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(13), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:50(31), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(43), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(45)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- Aegis-ResDam:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(17), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(17), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg:50(19), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(19)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Numna-Heal:50(46), Numna-Heal/EndRdx:50(48), RgnTis-Regen+:30(50)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A), EndMod-I:50(21), P'Shift-EndMod:50(21), P'Shift-End%:50(46)
Level 22: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I:50(A), EndRdx-I:50(23)
Level 24: Consume -- Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(25), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:50(25), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(33), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg:50(34), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:50(50)
Level 26: Focus -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(27), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(27), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(33), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40)
Level 28: Eviscerate -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(29), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(29), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:50(33), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(34), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg:50(45)
Level 30: Burn -- Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:50(A), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg:50(31), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:50(31)
Level 32: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 35: Tough -- TtmC'tng-EndRdx:50(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam:50(36), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx:50(36), TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg:50(36), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:50(40)
Level 38: Weave -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx:40(A), S'dpty-Def/Rchg:40(39), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:40(39), S'dpty-Def:40(39), S'dpty-EndRdx:40(40)
Level 41: Maneuvers -- S'dpty-EndRdx:40(A), S'dpty-Def:40(42), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx:40(42), S'dpty-Def/Rchg:40(48), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:40(50)
Level 44: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 47: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(48)
Level 49: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
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[u]Set Bonuses:[u]
[u]Titanium Coating[u]
(Fire Shield)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Sleep) 2,2%[*] 20,1 HP (1,5%) HitPoints[*] MezResist(Stun) 2,2%[*] MezResist(Held) 2,75%[*] 2,5% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Mako's Bite[u]
(Slash)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 3,3%[*] 20,1 HP (1,5%) HitPoints[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] MezResist(Held) 3,3%[*] 3,75% Defense(Ranged)[/list][u]Miracle[u]
(Healing Flames)<ul type="square">[*] 2,5% (0,04 End/sec) Recovery[/list][u]Numina's Convalescence[u]
(Healing Flames)<ul type="square">[*] 12% (0,67 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 25,1 HP (1,87%) HitPoints[/list][u]Mako's Bite[u]
(Follow Up)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Immobilize) 3,3%[*] 20,1 HP (1,5%) HitPoints[*] 3% DamageBuff(All)[*] MezResist(Held) 3,3%[*] 3,75% Defense(Ranged)[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Spin)<ul type="square">[*] 10% (0,56 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 3,13% Resistance(Negative)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 3,13% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Aegis[u]
(Plasma Shield)<ul type="square">[*] 5% RunSpeed[*] 1,58% Defense(Fire,Cold)[*] 2,5% XPDebtProtection[*] 3,13% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Numina's Convalescence[u]
(Health)<ul type="square">[*] 12% (0,67 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 25,1 HP (1,87%) HitPoints[/list][u]Performance Shifter[u]
(Stamina)<ul type="square">[*] 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed[/list][u]Efficacy Adaptor[u]
(Consume)<ul type="square">[*] 15,1 HP (1,12%) HitPoints[*] 1,5% (0,03 End/sec) Recovery[*] 10% (0,56 HP/sec) Regeneration[/list][u]Performance Shifter[u]
(Consume)<ul type="square">[*] 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed[/list][u]Thunderstrike[u]
(Focus)<ul type="square">[*] 2% (0,03 End/sec) Recovery[*] 2,5% Defense(Energy)[*] 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight[*] 2,5% Defense(Ranged)[/list][u]Scirocco's Dervish[u]
(Eviscerate)<ul type="square">[*] 10% (0,56 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 3,13% Resistance(Negative)[*] 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 3,13% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Titanium Coating[u]
(Tough)<ul type="square">[*] MezResist(Sleep) 2,2%[*] 20,1 HP (1,5%) HitPoints[*] MezResist(Stun) 2,2%[*] MezResist(Held) 2,75%[*] 2,5% Defense(Melee)[/list][u]Serendipity[u]
(Weave)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0,22 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 10 HP (0,75%) HitPoints[*] 3% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 1,25% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Serendipity[u]
(Maneuvers)<ul type="square">[*] 4% (0,22 HP/sec) Regeneration[*] 10 HP (0,75%) HitPoints[*] 3% Enhancement(Accuracy)[*] 1,25% Defense(AoE)[/list][u]Steadfast Protection[u]
(Temperature Protection)<ul type="square">[*] 3% Defense(All)[/list]
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im almost at lvl 28 and i needed some help as i solo almost all the time very rarely on a team.
For my claws skills ive got so far:-
strike
slash
spin
follow up
i shall be taking focus and shockwave and thats it
for fire ive got:-
fire shield
healing flames
plasma shield
then skipping the rest and getting rise of the phoenix for a rez, didnt take consume as i dont have end problems, nor temp protection as i dont feel the need for it and i hate burn not taking blazing aura either) and might take fiery embrace "maybe" as my last power when im in the late 40s
ive so far got the fitness pool, i went for super jump for combat jump and have the fighting pool so i could have tough + weave (weave being my lvl 28 power)
now the ramblings over lol my question being, what other powers could i take for extra damage resist/defence?