I really disliked that build, immensely. I don't mean to be rude, but I found that a bad build.
Your best AoE attack (L. Field) has no accuracy, damage or end reduction, it should be slotted for damage, acc and endred. Your other AoE (L. Drops) is also not slotted for damage at all.
Divine Avalanche has a lot less accuracy than it should.
You skipped Lightining Reflexes, a great power for /Elec.
The Steadfast unique could go in Grounded, it's taken kinda late.
No idea why you picked Whirlwind, you'll turn it on just to see if the proc fires? I'd get CJ and puta a LOTG of a Def IO for added defense/mobility.
All your attacks except for GD are undeslotted for damage and accuracy, I'd consider getting rid of SotW and getting L. Reflexes. Also, I'd get tough and weave and forego CP and PP, you won't have endurance problems with Power Sink.
If you have Ninja Run, you could get Hurdle and later with L. Reflexes you'll move and jump plenty fast and high.
The more I look at that build, the less I understand it. I'm guessing you took the principles of a Blaster solo build and applied them to a Scrapper, which just doesn't work.
The basics of any katana/elec build:
1) Divine Avalanche: This provides incredible melee and lethal defense starting at level 8, if it hits.
Since DA doesn't give a defense bonus if it misses, you need to slot it for accuracy (it should have a 95% chance of hitting in any situation you plan to be in). If you're selecting set bonuses for defense, you should build for AoE and then Ranged (most ranged attacks are either Lethal or Energy, which your regular powers already protect against).
2) Power Sink: At level 35, your endurance worries go away. Fire it off with three enemies in range, and your endurance bar will fill up.
Because of this, Stamina is nice rather than essential if you don't plan to exemplar below level 30, Physical Perfection is only good for the regeneration bonus, and Conserve Power is useless.
If you posted the datachunk I'd play with it. I can't access the link at work due to it being blocked.
There's a thread started by me about how to slot DA. My slotting starts it and others offer very good advice. You need DA to live. It is what katana is about. There is no other reason to choose katana than DA. Get the acc and def up, and you will be a god.
You didn't take Tough and Weave. [/e faceplam] Where did your mother and I go wrong? I also tend to take manuvers if there's space. I don't go as far as slotting CJ for def, usually put the kismet +6 in there.
I hadn't thought about some of the coolness of making a kata/elec. I might have to do this next time I go into an alt frenzy.
Oh, and you can skip hasten, you're katana. And get get stamina asap just in case you team with someone at 24.
Reeeaad about katana. Read read read. Even when you read about it you won't understand how awesome it can be.
Oh, and if you do make that build, I highly suggest running to Warburg and getting the Hyperphase, maybe keeping a running bid on Etherial Shift at Wentworths. You'll need it.
[Now at home with Mids]
Don't take Sting of the Wasp. Don't skip Flashing Steel. While the damage may not seem great, it's a cone. When surrounded, use it and Lotus.
If you want Calling the Wolf, roll a Tanker. Taunt is much better. No one, ever, takes the taunt power in a scrapper. Their job is not to pull enemies off the squishies. Their job is to kill kill kill.
I suggest lose Grounded and pick up CJ.
Not sure why you'd wanna skip Lightning Reflexes. Look at Wentworth's at what a LotG +7.5, which only gives 7.5% global rech, is selling for. LR is 20% and and auto power.
Seeing Whirlwind makes me want to not even comment on this. Lose it. There are plenty of things you can cram into the 49 slot that wont make you look like you don't know what you're doing. What were you going to do with Whirlwind anyway?
You don't need Hasten, you're katana.
[time passes]
OK, I threw this together so some slotting is awkward. I did as I felt you should, build toward ENFC def and get all the resistance you can. Actually, the Melee and Lethal will get rid of most everything.
I did put some LotG +7.5s in there. You can remove them. Other than that, this is a cheap build. And by "that" I mean DA's slotting.
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I'm actually running a Katana/Electric at level 24 right now. It's certainly a fun build. For leveling, I'd aim for Stamina at 20 as the setup uses an impressive amount of endurance early on.
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He's also /Electric, a res set that counts on its heal from time to time. Always nice to have that up as often as possible. Also, going for SS, it's either Hasten or Flurry.| You don't need Hasten, you're katana. |
Other than that I don't have much to add, aside from what's been said.
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If you want Calling the Wolf, roll a Tanker. Taunt is much better. No one, ever, takes the taunt power in a scrapper. Their job is not to pull enemies off the squishies. Their job is to kill kill kill.
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Grounded is where you get your endurance-drain resistance. There isn't much that does serious end drain, but it'll make the few that do much easier to handle.
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A'nie: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fitness
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
- (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
- (25) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (42) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 35
- (42) Achilles' Heel - Defense Debuff: Level 20
- (42) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff: Level 20
Level 1: Charged Armor- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (15) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (15) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
Level 2: Sting of the Wasp- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage: Level 30
- (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance: Level 30
- (25) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge: Level 30
- (34) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
Level 4: Conductive Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (5) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
Level 6: Build Up- (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up: Level 50
- (7) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance: Level 21
- (7) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance: Level 21
- (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance: Level 50
- (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge: Level 50
- (48) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff: Level 50
Level 8: Divine Avalanche- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (40) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 35
Level 10: Static Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
- (11) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
Level 12: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (13) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
- (13) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 14: Swift- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
Level 16: Grounded- (A) Reactive Armor - Endurance/Recharge: Level 40
- (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance: Level 40
- (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance: Level 40
- (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge: Level 40
Level 18: The Lotus Drops- (A) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff: Level 30
- (19) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
- (19) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Defense Debuff: Level 30
- (43) Shield Breaker - Defense Debuff/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
- (46) Shield Breaker - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge: Level 30
- (50) Shield Breaker - Chance for Lethal Damage: Level 30
Level 20: Energize- (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50
- (21) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance: Level 50
- (21) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (23) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
Level 22: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal: Level 50
Level 24: Calling the Wolf- (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt: Level 50
- (39) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge: Level 50
- (40) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range: Level 50
- (40) Perfect Zinger - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (43) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range: Level 50
- (43) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage: Level 50
Level 26: Soaring Dragon- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage: Level 35
- (27) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance: Level 35
- (27) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge: Level 35
- (31) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 35
- (46) Achilles' Heel - Defense Debuff/Recharge: Level 20
- (50) Achilles' Heel - Defense Debuff: Level 20
Level 28: Lightning Field- (A) Energy Manipulator - Chance to Stun: Level 20
Level 30: Stamina- (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod: Level 50
- (31) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (31) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End: Level 50
- (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
- (36) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (36) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly- (A) Obliteration - Damage: Level 30
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge: Level 50
- (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage: Level 50
- (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge: Level 50
Level 35: Power Sink- (A) Energy Manipulator - Chance to Stun: Level 20
- (37) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (37) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 50
- (39) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (46) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
- (50) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy: Level 50
Level 38: Super Speed- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
Level 41: Conserve Power- (A) Recharge Reduction IO: Level 50
Level 44: Physical Perfection- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod: Level 50
- (45) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge: Level 40
- (45) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge: Level 30
- (45) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50
Level 47: Power Surge- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%: Level 30
Level 49: Whirlwind- (A) Force Feedback - Chance for +Recharge: Level 50
------------Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Run Speed IO: Level 50
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: Critical Hit------------
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)
- 30.8% Defense(Smashing)
- 30.8% Defense(Lethal)
- 7.06% Defense(Fire)
- 7.06% Defense(Cold)
- 9.25% Defense(Energy)
- 9.25% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 23.9% Defense(Melee)
- 8% Defense(Ranged)
- 11.1% Defense(AoE)
- 20% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 15% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 10% FlySpeed
- 160.6 HP (12%) HitPoints
- 10% JumpHeight
- 10% JumpSpeed
- MezResist(Confused) 2.5%
- MezResist(Held) 2.5%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 17.9%
- MezResist(Sleep) 2.5%
- MezResist(Stun) 4.7%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 7.45%
- 10.5% (0.18 End/sec) Recovery
- 30% (1.68 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire)
- 1.26% Resistance(Cold)
- 10% RunSpeed
------------Set Bonuses:
Kinetic Combat
(Gambler's Cut)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
- 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)
Achilles' Heel(Gambler's Cut)
- 1.5% DamageBuff(All)
Reactive Armor(Charged Armor)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
- 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)
Kinetic Combat(Sting of the Wasp)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
- 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)
Reactive Armor(Conductive Shield)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
- 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)
Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control(Build Up)
- 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
- 25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints
- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 2.5% Defense(Melee), 1.25% Defense(Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Smashing), 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative), 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
Kinetic Combat(Divine Avalanche)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
- 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)
Reactive Armor(Static Shield)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
- 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)
Reactive Armor(Grounded)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
- 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.63% Defense(Ranged)
- 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.63% Defense(Melee)
Shield Breaker(The Lotus Drops)
- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
- 11% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 3.13% Defense(Melee), 1.56% Defense(Lethal), 1.56% Defense(Smashing)
Doctored Wounds(Energize)
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Perfect Zinger(Calling the Wolf)
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.75%
- 10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 3.13% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.56% Defense(Melee)
Kinetic Combat(Soaring Dragon)
- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
- 20.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
- 3.75% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Melee)
Achilles' Heel(Soaring Dragon)
- 1.5% DamageBuff(All)
Performance Shifter(Stamina)
- 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
- 25.1 HP (1.87%) HitPoints
- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 3.13% Defense(AoE), 1.56% Defense(Fire), 1.56% Defense(Cold)
Obliteration(Golden Dragonfly)
- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
Efficacy Adaptor(Power Sink)
- 15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
- 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
Efficacy Adaptor(Physical Perfection)
- 15.1 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
- 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 10% (0.56 HP/sec) Regeneration
Steadfast Protection(Power Surge)