Looks like you got everything there for a good starter BS/SD build. The only thing I personally would change is I'd take True Grit earlier and Battle Agility later. Pre stamina running those toggles and not being able to properly slot your attacks just hurts, and bad. You'll get a lot more mileage out of just 3-slotting true grit with healths to boost your HP's, and it costs no endurance. AoE damage isn't that major in the early, and ranged...well just run up and whack em in the face, that'll deal with that. You will get next to nothing for slotting true grit for resists, so don't worry about that, if anything try to get you a Steadfast res/+3%def unique to go there.
I generally never put more than one edurance reducer in AAO. Use every slot you can in the early game to get those attacks 6-slotted.
Finally, once you get to the mid 30's, start looking for those generic IO's and the cheaper IO sets. Sets like Multi-Strike for AoE's, Mako's for melee and Serendipity for defense are cheap and will go a long way to maxxing things out, giving you nice bonuses and working towards that final build with softcapped defenses.
Best of luck to you, my BS/SD scrapper was a ton of fun getting to 50 and has turned into a real workhorse in the late game. Hard to kill, dishing out serious single target damage and respectable AoE and Arc damage with some KB thrown in. And grab and slot Shield Charge the minute it's available and not a minute later, it's just THAT fun.
As a leveling build I would give the advice to slot Parry 2 acc, 2 def, 1 end, 1 rech.
Prior to stamina you can (and probably should) leave your defense toggles off (to conserve endurance) and rely on Parry alone for mitigation. (use Battle Agility if you are up against a lot of mobs that prefer range and have a damage type that isn't Lethal)
Also as an FYI the resistances in Deflection aren't worth slotting. They are lower value than the defense and are only half as effective at stopping damage.
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I am planning on starting a Broad Sword/Shield Defense Scrapper in the near future, and I was wondering if I could get some help with the leveling build. I understand things will change a deal at high levels with inventions, but since I'm not financed I won't be able to reliably get good IO's until a high level so I built it assuming SO's.
Are the powers I selected, their order, and the slotting something that would make a character who is good to level up with, or should I change something. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Medicine
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- Acc(A), EndRdx(3), Dmg(5), Dmg(11), Dmg(17), RechRdx(45)
Level 1: Deflection -- EndRdx(A), DefBuff(7), DefBuff(15), DefBuff(39), ResDam(40), ResDam(42)
Level 2: Slice -- Acc(A), EndRdx(3), Dmg(5), Dmg(13), Dmg(17), RechRdx(45)
Level 4: Battle Agility -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(7), DefBuff(15), DefBuff(39), DefBuff(50)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff(A)
Level 8: Parry -- Acc(A), EndRdx(9), DefBuff(9), DefBuff(13), Dmg(37), Dmg(39)
Level 10: Active Defense -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(11)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump(A)
Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(48)
Level 18: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(19), Heal(19)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(21), EndMod(21)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(23), RechRdx(23)
Level 24: Whirling Sword -- Acc(A), EndRdx(25), Dmg(25), Dmg(34), Dmg(37), RechRdx(43)
Level 26: Disembowel -- Acc(A), EndRdx(27), Dmg(27), Dmg(31), Dmg(34), RechRdx(43)
Level 28: Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(29), RechRdx(29)
Level 30: True Grit -- Heal(A), Heal(31), Heal(31), ResDam(40), ResDam(40), ResDam(42)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Acc(A), EndRdx(33), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), Dmg(34), RechRdx(43)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- Acc(A), Dmg(36), Dmg(36), Dmg(36), RechRdx(37), RechRdx(42)
Level 38: One with the Shield -- ResDam(A), ResDam(45), Heal(46), Heal(46), EndMod(46), EndMod(48)
Level 41: Phalanx Fighting -- DefBuff(A)
Level 44: Aid Other -- Heal(A)
Level 47: Aid Self -- Heal(A), Heal(48), Heal(50), RechRdx(50)
Level 49: Grant Cover -- DefBuff(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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