BS/Shield sets Question

I have a BS/Shield scrapper and it made him very similar to Philly's scrapper posted here:

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Originally Posted by Philly_NA Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601 http://www.cohplanner.com/ Click this DataLink to open the build! Level 50 Mutation Scrapper Primary Power Set: Broad Sword Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Fitness Power Pool: Fighting Hero Profile: Level 1: Hack (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (5) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (7) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (11) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (43) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 1: Deflection (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (13) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (13) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5% (19) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge Level 2: Slice (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (3) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (43) Recharge Reduction IO Level 4: True Grit (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge (17) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection (19) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance (25) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3% Level 6: Combat Jumping (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed Level 8: Parry (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (40) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (43) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 10: Active Defense (A) Recharge Reduction IO (29) Recharge Reduction IO Level 12: Swift (A) Run Speed IO Level 14: Super Jump (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range (17) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance Level 16: Against All Odds (A) Endurance Reduction IO Level 18: Health (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery (46) Miracle - +Recovery (46) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration Level 20: Stamina (A) Endurance Modification IO (21) Endurance Modification IO (21) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End Level 22: Battle Agility (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5% (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (27) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge Level 24: Phalanx Fighting (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5% (31) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (33) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (37) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge Level 26: Disembowel (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage (27) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance (31) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge (39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge (40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal) Level 28: Whirling Sword (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (29) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (31) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (40) Recharge Reduction IO Level 30: Build Up (A) Recharge Reduction IO Level 32: Head Splitter (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (39) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (46) Recharge Reduction IO Level 35: Shield Charge (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance (37) Recharge Reduction IO Level 38: Boxing (A) Accuracy IO Level 41: Tough (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance (42) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance (42) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge (42) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge Level 44: Weave (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5% (45) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (45) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (45) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge Level 47: One with the Shield (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal (48) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance (48) Impervium Armor - Resistance (48) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance Level 49: Grant Cover (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5% (50) Gift of the Ancients - Defense (50) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance (50) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Recharge ------------ Level 1: Brawl (A) Empty Level 1: Sprint (A) Empty Level 2: Rest (A) Empty Level 1: Critical Hit ------------ Set Bonus Totals: 9% DamageBuff(Smashing) 9% DamageBuff(Lethal) 9% DamageBuff(Fire) 9% DamageBuff(Cold) 9% DamageBuff(Energy) 9% DamageBuff(Negative) 9% DamageBuff(Toxic) 9% DamageBuff(Psionic) 3% Defense(Smashing) 3% Defense(Lethal) 9.25% Defense(Fire) 9.25% Defense(Cold) 10.2% Defense(Energy) 10.2% Defense(Negative) 4.88% Defense(Psionic) 3% Defense(Melee) 17.4% Defense(Ranged) 15.5% Defense(AoE) 11.3% Max End 36% Enhancement(Accuracy) 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime) 105.4 HP (7.87%) HitPoints Knockback (Mag -4) Knockup (Mag -4) MezResist(Held) 9.9% MezResist(Immobilize) 9.9% 16.5% (0.28 End/sec) Recovery 64% (3.58 HP/sec) Regeneration 12.5% Resistance(Fire) 12.5% Resistance(Negative) 37.5% RunSpeed Defense: 51% Melee(w/1 Parry) - 46.6% Ranged - 48.5% AoE Hp: 2409(Capped from 2412)(w/All Accolades) EndRec: 4.4/s EndUse: 1.2/s(w/All toggles except SJ) Max End: 121(w/All Accolades)

the only things I did different was change All of the "gifts of the Ancient" ench's to "Luck of the Gambler"...(on my Deflection, Phalanx Fighting, Battle Agility and Tough Cover powers)

but for some reason he doesnt seem as defensively durable as when I had the lvl 40 gift of the ancient sets on him.

What did I do wrong? I spent a hell of a lot more money on the lvl 50 luck of the gambler sets than I did for the gift of the ancients sets.

can any help me w/ a simple answer?

You should be slightly more durable with the Luck of the Gamblers. Gift of the Ancients are for endurance management. The first Luck of the Gambler set will give you another 10% regeneration and 1.5% hit points. The rest won't help in that regard due to the rule of five (no more than five of a set bonus with the same name). But you'll still get the other bonuses, and I assume it's the +recharge that you're after.

To confirm your slotting, Deflection and Battle Agility have +rech, def, def/end and def/end/rech, while Phalanx Fighting has +rech, def, def/end and def/rech?