Spines

So with I16 coming soon (TM, of course), I've become quite interested in the Spines set. But my none of my Spines concepts fit the hero mold, so I decided I might try a Stalker with Spines. So I looked at Player Guides to give me a good idea as to what might work as a secondary, etc. Yeah... there's only one guide (which is honestly not that helpful). So now I turn to you, Stalker boards. What might go well with Spines? Not to be picky, but I'd like to stay away from Super Reflexes, Regeneration (largely because I've gotten a /Regen Stalker to 50 before) and Energy Aura. If anyone's got some general Spines Stalking advice/words of wisdom, that's cool too.

I was going to say Spines/SR but you might want to try Spines/Nin and make yourself a spine ninja?

Ninjitsu, from what I can tell is a very versatile secondary. It has defense and it has a heal and some other tricks, I am not sure I havent tried it but Nin looks solid.

If you take either Nin/SR and mix it with Shadow Meld from the PPP you will get some super defense stats. you can pop Elusive and then pop Shadow Meld right when Elusive is wearing off I think to extend your +def...I am not sure I want a confirmation on this, I havent tested it out but I hope it works for my Spines/SR

I have a Spines/SR and I love him. His concept is that he is a runaway child from Steel Canyon, he went to the pool and his mutation occured. His mutation is the ability to produce lime green poison that is secreted from the spines and he has a set of arm spines and shoulder spines that are permentantly protruding.

As far as gameplay, I think its a quick set, decent damage and excellent AOE between Throw Spines, Spine Burst and Ripper.

I have a Spines/Ninjutsu into the 40s, and while I can't say that it seems to be a combo with any particularly special points, I am quite enamored with it, even to the point that, despite being a serious altoholic, no other Stalker options I've tried have felt nearly as fun. Take that as you will, I suppose.