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Kat/DA build

ClawsandEffect

By ClawsandEffect,
Posted on: 2009-10-22 23:49 in Scrappers

 

Posted

Hmm, at a friends request, threw this together, I personally don't really care for the combo, but perhaps others could share their opinions on it?

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Rob's Kat/DA: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Dark Armor
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut

  • (A) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (3) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (3) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (5) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (5) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative): Level 50
  • (7) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff: Level 20
Level 1: Dark Embrace
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
  • (23) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (29) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
Level 2: Death Shroud
  • (A) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage: Level 50
Level 4: Murky Cloud
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
  • (48) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
  • (50) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
Level 6: Build Up
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff: Level 50
  • (7) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50
  • (15) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
  • (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
  • (17) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 50
  • (19) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up: Level 50
Level 8: Divine Avalanche
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
  • (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (13) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
Level 10: Obsidian Shield
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
  • (19) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
  • (23) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
Level 12: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range: Level 50
  • (13) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance: Level 50
  • (15) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points): Level 50
  • (45) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%): Level 50
Level 14: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
Level 16: Dark Regeneration
  • (A) Theft of Essence - Healing: Level 30
  • (46) Theft of Essence - Healing/Recharge: Level 30
  • (46) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Healing: Level 30
  • (46) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Endurance/Healing: Level 30
  • (48) Theft of Essence - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (48) Theft of Essence - Chance for +Endurance: Level 30
Level 18: The Lotus Drops
  • (A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30
  • (40) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
  • (40) Eradication - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
  • (43) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
  • (45) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (45) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage: Level 30
Level 20: Super Jump
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range: Level 50
  • (21) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance: Level 50
  • (21) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points): Level 50
Level 22: Health
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
  • (33) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50
  • (36) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance: Level 50
  • (37) Miracle - +Recovery: Level 40
  • (37) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration: Level 30
  • (37) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery: Level 50
Level 24: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
  • (25) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
  • (25) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (27) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
  • (27) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
  • (29) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
Level 26: Soaring Dragon
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage: Level 50
  • (31) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (31) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
  • (31) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (33) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal): Level 50
Level 28: Cloak of Darkness
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
Level 30: Kick
  • (A) Empty
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly
  • (A) Eradication - Damage: Level 30
  • (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
  • (34) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 30
  • (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance: Level 50
  • (36) Touch of Lady Grey - Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
  • (36) Fury of the Gladiator - Chance for Res Debuff: Level 50
Level 35: Cloak of Fear
  • (A) HamiO:Endoplasm Exposure
Level 38: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance: Level 50
  • (39) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (39) Aegis - Resistance: Level 50
  • (39) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
  • (40) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All): Level 50
Level 41: Weave
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance: Level 50
  • (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge: Level 50
  • (42) Red Fortune - Endurance: Level 50
  • (42) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
  • (43) Red Fortune - Defense: Level 50
  • (43) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50
Level 44: Assault
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 47: Conserve Power
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 49: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO: Level 50
  • (50) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
  • (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 1: Critical Hit
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Set Bonus Totals:
  • 16% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Fire)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Cold)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Energy)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Negative)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  • 16% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  • 7.25% Defense(Smashing)
  • 7.25% Defense(Lethal)
  • 26% Defense(Fire)
  • 26% Defense(Cold)
  • 20.4% Defense(Energy)
  • 20.4% Defense(Negative)
  • 6% Defense(Psionic)
  • 8.5% Defense(Melee)
  • 25.4% Defense(Ranged)
  • 27.3% Defense(AoE)
  • 5.4% Max End
  • 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  • 5% Enhancement(Heal)
  • 30% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  • 15% FlySpeed
  • 145.6 HP (10.9%) HitPoints
  • 15% JumpHeight
  • 15% JumpSpeed
  • Knockback (Mag -8)
  • Knockup (Mag -8)
  • MezResist(Held) 6.6%
  • MezResist(Immobilize) 8.8%
  • 9% (0.15 End/sec) Recovery
  • 22% (1.23 HP/sec) Regeneration
  • 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
  • 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
  • 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
  • 3.78% Resistance(Fire)
  • 3.78% Resistance(Cold)
  • 3.75% Resistance(Negative)
  • 35% RunSpeed
  • 2% XPDebtProtection



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Posted

DA is very, very end heavy as I recently found out with my Spines/DA. I'd suggest slotting as many end reductions where posible.

Also, Dark Regen needs a look at, baring in mind you can fill ur green bar with just 3 enemies around you when unslotted, you really dont need any heal enhancement, more recharge, endurance and accuracy.

In fact just take a look at my Spines/DA build to get a better idea of ideal numbers. Although, bare in mind its a budget build, so you can splash your cash on some more expensive IOs. Dark Regenerations slotting (courtesy of Santorican) is pretty much optimum though.

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Posted

I'd say it's quite good overall. Very nice positional defense, though when you're that close, I'd suggest going all the way to the soft cap. Healing in Dark Regeneration doesn't bother me, as you aren't always surrounded, and don't always hit. I think of it as worst case scenario insurance. But it shouldn't come at the cost of recharge. Death Shroud is woefully underslotted - it's pretty much your best attack, an AoE with NO activation time that costs no more endurance than your single target attacks. You're also going to have trouble hitting uplevel enemies with no Kismet unique, Tactics or Focused Accuracy.

Since you're looking at an unlimited budget, let me toss out the current state of my plan for my own Katana/Dark. I'll mention one of the more unusual choices in it, which was to skip Soaring Dragon and Golden Dragonfly in favor of a Divine Avalanche -> Gambler's Cut -> Sting of the Wasp -> Gambler's Cut chain. It loses 10 to 15 DPS and knockdown, but saved a power choice and associated slots, allowing me to fit in everything else I wanted. I considered it a reasonable trade.

As for endurance usage, it isn't sustainable with all toggles going. The build will last about six minutes if all the procs fire at an average frequency. However, dropping Death Shroud (to avoid killing Dark Regen fodder in an AV fight) or Cloak of Fear makes it sustainable, again if the procs fire at an average frequency. In normal fights with inspirations allowed, I'd be spamming The Lotus Drops and using up a lot more endurance, but also getting and using blue drops, so I'm guessing it will be fine.

(Edit: Ignore the levels at which powers are taken. Cleaning that up is the last thing I do.)

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Posted

Here's my BS/DA build. The names of the attacks change, but for slotting and choosing purposes they are identical.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=189427

I have 2 diffeent builds posted in the thread, the second one is the better of the two. I went as cheap as I could while still achieving softcap, so I was pretty happy with it. I based it off of Werner's build, but he has apparently changed his since then.

Kat/DA and BS/DA are close enough to identical for toon-building purposes that it doesn't really matter which one you have.

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