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Katanna / Dark for AV Soloing

Nightmare Blade-

By Nightmare Blade-,
Posted on: 2010-04-11 11:18 in Scrappers

 

Posted

im thinking of useing a Katana / Dark armor scrapper to solo AVs it seems like it would be a very fun build ive made a mids an if someoen could look over it an share some thoughts or anything i would really appreciate it thanks.
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[color:#B3CAF7]Level 50 Magic Scrapper[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Primary Power Set: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Katana[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Secondary Power Set: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Dark Armor[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Power Pool: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Fitness[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Power Pool: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Leaping[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Power Pool: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Fighting[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Power Pool: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Leadership[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Ancillary Pool: [/color][color:#B3CAF7]Body Mastery[/color]
[color:#489AFF]Hero Profile:[/color]

[color:#4FA7FF]Level 1:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Sting of the Wasp[/color]

  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage[/color]
  • (3) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Endurance[/color]
  • (3) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (5) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (5) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (7) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance of Damage(Lethal)[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 1:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Dark Embrace[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance[/color]
  • (7) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Recharge[/color]
  • (9) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (45) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (46) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 2:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Death Shroud[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Multi Strike - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage[/color]
  • (11) [color:#7AA4EF]Multi Strike - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Endurance[/color]
  • (13) [color:#7AA4EF]Multi Strike - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance[/color]
  • (15) [color:#7AA4EF]Multi Strike - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (25) [color:#7AA4EF]Multi Strike - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 4:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Murky Cloud[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance[/color]
  • (15) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Recharge[/color]
  • (17) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (46) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (46) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 6:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Hurdle[/color]
  • (A) [color:#8BAFF1]Jumping[/color][color:#8BAFF1] IO[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 8:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Divine Avalanche[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage[/color]
  • (9) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Endurance[/color]
  • (11) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (19) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (21) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (21) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance of Damage(Lethal)[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 10:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Obsidian Shield[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance[/color]
  • (31) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (33) [color:#7AA4EF]Aegis - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 12:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Combat Jumping[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range[/color]
  • (13) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance[/color]
  • (17) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Knockback Reduction (4 points)[/color]
  • (50) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 14:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Super Jump[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range[/color]
  • (23) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance[/color]
  • (23) [color:#7AA4EF]Blessing of the Zephyr - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Knockback Reduction (4 points)[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 16:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Dark Regeneration[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Touch of the Nictus - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Healing[/color]
  • (27) [color:#7AA4EF]Touch of the Nictus - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Healing[/color]
  • (27) [color:#7AA4EF]Theft of Essence - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance for +Endurance[/color]
  • (29) [color:#7AA4EF]Touch of the Nictus - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration/Recharge[/color]
  • (29) [color:#7AA4EF]Touch of the Nictus - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (31) [color:#7AA4EF]Touch of the Nictus - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance/Heal/HitPoints/Regeneration[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 18:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]The Lotus Drops[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage[/color]
  • (19) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (25) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (31) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (33) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Recharge[/color]
  • (43) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance for Energy Damage[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 20:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Build Up[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]To Hit Buff[/color]
  • (34) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance for Build Up[/color]
  • (48) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]To Hit Buff/Recharge[/color]
  • (48) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance[/color]
  • (48) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Recharge/Endurance[/color]
  • (50) [color:#7AA4EF]Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]To Hit Buff/Endurance[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 22:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Health[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Miracle - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]+Recovery[/color]
  • (34) [color:#7AA4EF]Miracle - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Heal[/color]
  • (36) [color:#7AA4EF]Numina's Convalescence - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]+Regeneration/+Recovery[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 24:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Stamina[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Performance Shifter - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]EndMod[/color]
  • (36) [color:#7AA4EF]Performance Shifter - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]EndMod/Recharge[/color]
  • (37) [color:#7AA4EF]Performance Shifter - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge[/color]
  • (37) [color:#7AA4EF]Performance Shifter - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]EndMod/Accuracy[/color]
  • (39) [color:#7AA4EF]Performance Shifter - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance for +End[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 26:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Soaring Dragon[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage[/color]
  • (39) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Endurance[/color]
  • (39) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (40) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (40) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (40) [color:#7AA4EF]Mako's Bite - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Chance of Damage(Lethal)[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 28:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Cloak of Darkness[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense/Endurance[/color]
  • (33) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense/Recharge[/color]
  • (36) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (42) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense[/color]
  • (43) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance[/color]
  • (45) [color:#7AA4EF]Red Fortune - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 30:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Boxing[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Stupefy - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Recharge[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 32:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Golden Dragonfly[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage[/color]
  • (34) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge[/color]
  • (37) [color:#7AA4EF]Eradication - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage/Recharge[/color]
  • (42) [color:#7AA4EF]Scirocco's Dervish - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Accuracy/Damage[/color]
  • (42) [color:#7AA4EF]Scirocco's Dervish - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Damage/Recharge[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 35:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Oppressive Gloom[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Stupefy - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Endurance/Stun[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 38:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Tough[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Steadfast Protection - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Resistance/+Def 3%[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 41:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Weave[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Luck of the Gambler - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense/Endurance[/color]
  • (43) [color:#7AA4EF]Luck of the Gambler - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense[/color]
  • (50) [color:#7AA4EF]Luck of the Gambler - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Recharge Speed[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 44:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Maneuvers[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Luck of the Gambler - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense[/color]
  • (45) [color:#7AA4EF]Luck of the Gambler - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]Defense/Endurance[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 47:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Conserve Power[/color]
  • (A) [color:#8BAFF1]Recharge Reduction[/color][color:#8BAFF1] IO[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 49:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Soul Transfer[/color]
  • (A) [color:#8BAFF1]Recharge Reduction[/color][color:#8BAFF1] IO[/color]
[color:#489AFF]------------[/color]

[color:#4FA7FF]Level 1:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Brawl[/color]
  • (A) [color:#5EAEFF]Empty[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 1:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Sprint[/color]
  • (A) [color:#7AA4EF]Celerity - [/color][color:#7AA4EF]+Stealth[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 2:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Rest[/color]
  • (A) [color:#8BAFF1]Recharge Reduction[/color][color:#8BAFF1] IO[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 1:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Critical Hit[/color]
[color:#4FA7FF]Level 0:[/color] [color:#B3CAF7]Ninja Run[/color]

 

Posted

Wasnt sure if the first mids posted up correctly



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Good job getting to the defense soft cap, which is huge. Unfortunately, Blessing of the Zephyr is getting nerfed, so you won't be soft-capped for long. At least you'll still be melee soft capped with a double hit of Divine Avalanche, but you may still want a few more points of defense from elsewhere.

I prefer Cloak of Fear on a high defense Dark Armor. The basic idea is that your high defense will have you taking so little damage from minions that Oppressive Gloom will cause more damage than it prevents. Irrelevant for AV soloing, but as is, it seems like a waste of a power pick to me. I'd either drop it (if your main focus is AVs) or pick up and slot Cloak of Fear (if you want a general-purpose toon that can also solo AVs).

I don't think your endurance is there yet. You're averaging 3.72 EPS recovery, and 1.74 EPS for toggles (assuming we remove Oppressive Gloom or leave it off). That's not bad, but I don't think it's no inspiration AV soloing good with the chain you'll be running, even with Conserve Power available.

Normally, I'd recommend Gambler's Cut over Sting of the Wasp. But this time, I'll recommend you stay with Sting of the Wasp. Gambler's Cut is good for two main things - fitting into attack chains, and spamming the Achilles' Heel proc. But you kind of can't afford to use Achilles' Heel because you need all the defense you can get. And as far as attack chains go, the timing of Divine Avalanche -> Golden Dragonfly -> Sting of the Wasp -> Divine Avalanche -> Soaring Dragon -> Sting of the Wasp is just perfect for your build and your double-stacking needs with almost the same DPS as Gambler's Cut chains (sans Achilles' Heel). I'd go with that.

Eh, let me get a little more specific on endurance. That chain burns 3.04 EPS. So your net burn is 3.04 + 1.74 - 3.72 = 1.06 EPS. That's just not going to cut it, even with Conserve Power. That also suggests to me that you may want to focus primarily on AV soloing, drop Oppressive Gloom, and not pick up Cloak of Fear (too much endurance). If you drop Oppressive Gloom, you can pick up Physical Perfection. With a Performance Shifter proc in it, your average endurance recovery climbs to 4.16, so 3.04+1.74-4.16=0.62 EPS. Still probably not enough, even with Conserve Power, but it's a lot closer. Let's see, if you can find two slots and put in a Performance Shifter endmod and a straight endmod, average recovery climbs to 4.36, so net drain goes to 0.42 EPS. That lasts about 276 seconds. Conserve Power lasts for 90, and recharges in 387, so you need to last 297 or so, assuming a Conserve Power will get you back to full, which I haven't verified. You can add recharge to Conserve Power to shorten that time, but then we need even more slots.

So I think your two main challenges are picking up more endurance recovery, and getting around the Blessing of the Zephyr nerf.

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Posted

Alright i work on it some more i got more recov now an there is also the end proc in my heal for a chance for more endurance



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