What can you tell me about Broadsword/Elec?

Greetings, folks.

I'm fairly new to the game, with just under three months under my belt. I was pulled into the game by a friend of mine, a 5+ year veteran, who's been great showing me the ins and outs and giving me general advice about my characters' builds.

My main is, as one could expect from the thread title, a Broadsword/Electric Armor Scrapper. Out of everything I've tried thus far, I would say he's PRETTY MUCH the character I've been happiest with thus far... There's a lot I like about both powersets, and his survivability is pretty good. Plus, I don't have to generally worry about carrying around Greens or Blues with Energize and Power Sink. But after botching some stuff on my first respec, I've been trying to hash out a second one.

While I'm certainly getting nice advice from my buddy, I was also curious as to what others opinions might be, since I haven't been able to find much about Electric Armor here, much less this powerset combination in general. (Of course, as I understand it, Electric Armor is a recent addition to Scrappers, so, hey. I'm happy with it, at least. :P )

Regardless, for point of reference, I've built my respec in Mids up to Level 41, where I'm trying to pretty much decide where to go from there.

I haven't, say, worked in my slotting yet, mainly because I've already got a picture of what I'm going to do there once I have everything in place, and am just trying to work out the base template before I fill in the blanks there. XD;

For the record, right NOW, he's just one bar away from Level 38. (And I owe a lot of this to my friend's advice. XD; )

(Additionally, I only focus on PvE, as PvP just isn't my thing.)

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
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Infinity Saber - Respec: Level 40 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- Empty(A), Empty(3), Empty(9), Empty(19), Empty(29), Empty(34)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- Empty(A), Empty(5), Empty(7), Empty(31)
Level 2: Slice -- Empty(A), Empty(3), Empty(9), Empty(27), Empty(34)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- Empty(A), Empty(5), Empty(11)
Level 6: Hover -- Empty(A), Empty(7)
Level 8: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Static Shield -- Empty(A), Empty(11), Empty(19), Empty(40), Empty(40)
Level 12: Parry -- Empty(A), Empty(13), Empty(13), Empty(37), Empty(37)
Level 14: Fly -- Empty(A), Empty(15), Empty(15)
Level 16: Health -- Empty(A), Empty(17), Empty(17)
Level 18: Grounded -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- Empty(A), Empty(21), Empty(21)
Level 22: Whirling Sword -- Empty(A), Empty(23), Empty(23), Empty(29)
Level 24: Energize -- Empty(A), Empty(25), Empty(25)
Level 26: Build Up -- Empty(A), Empty(27)
Level 28: Lightning Reflexes -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Lightning Field -- Empty(A), Empty(31), Empty(31)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Empty(A), Empty(33), Empty(33), Empty(33), Empty(34)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Empty(A), Empty(36), Empty(36), Empty(36), Empty(37)
Level 38: Disembowel -- Empty(A), Empty(39), Empty(39), Empty(39), Empty(40)
Level 41: [Empty]
Level 44: [Empty]
Level 47: [Empty]
Level 49: [Empty]
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit

Here's a build I threw together for you. Added some defense to your already significant resistance. With Power Sink having a relatively fast recharge, and Energize being available, you shouldn't have any end problems.

I put it together in about 5 minutes, so there might be some flaws I overlooked, but it seems pretty solid.

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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(29), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Dam%(40)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(5), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(34), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(43)
Level 2: Slice -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(3), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(29), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(46), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(5), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(7), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(17), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 6: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 8: Parry -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Dam%(40)
Level 10: Static Shield -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(11), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(11), Aegis-EndRdx/Rchg(17), Aegis-Psi/Status(43)
Level 12: Hover -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(13), Zephyr-ResKB(13)
Level 14: Fly -- Zephyr-Travel(A), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15), Zephyr-ResKB(15)
Level 16: Grounded -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 18: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(19), Numna-Heal(19)
Level 20: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-End%(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(42)
Level 22: Energize -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal(23), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(23), Dct'dW-Rchg(42), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 24: Whirling Sword -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(25), Erad-Acc/Rchg(25), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(50), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(50)
Level 26: Disembowel -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(27), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mako-Dam%(37)
Level 28: Lightning Reflexes -- Flight-I(A)
Level 30: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Efficacy-Acc/Rchg(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(36), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(36), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(36)
Level 38: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Tough -- ImpArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), ImpArm-ResDam(42)
Level 44: Lightning Field -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(45), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(48), LkGmblr-Rchg+(48)
Level 49: Power Surge -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit

BS/Elec, on paper, has a very potent synergy in that Elec is a nearly pure 'resist' set with a mild auto-heal/end discount added in.

BS gives access to a potent +Def power, in Parry.

So, the min-max route for a BS/Elec would be: Mild to moderate global recharge, slot heavily for +def and +hp, and take both +End powers. Add in as many of the +End, +Def, and +Regen uniques as you can manage.

For attacks, BS will do well with anything, so roll what you want. I'd recommend one recharge, one acc, one or two end reducers, and two or three damage in your main attacks. If you have trouble hitting, slot your least damaging attack with less damage and more acc and use it as a can opener.

Slot Parry for as much +recharge and +acc as you can cram in and spam it when you need it, otherwise let your global nested defenses ride you through. (Note: End may be an issue early on, but isn't always? )

Important: Recall that BS is one of the strongest debuff sets available to a scrapper and capitalize on it. Teams will love you if you do. They may not know WHY things melt so easy when you're around, but they'll surely notice.

There's my two cents, for what it's worth.

Personally I'd avoid fly. IIRC your KB protection doesn't function when you're off the ground.

"With great moustache comes great responsibility" - Zee Captain

Yeah. I was thinking bout making myself a BS/elec build for arena but don't know how to get it started.