Poor. Help me slot SOs on a Katana/Fire Armor

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I think you can post your current build, or at least say something about what powers that you picked, such that we can start with something.

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Level 50 Technology Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Sting of the Wasp -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(5), Dmg-I(7), Dmg-I(7), EndRdx-I(9), RechRdx-I(9)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(3), ResDam-I(3), EndRdx-I(5)
Level 2: Flashing Steel -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(11), Dmg-I(11), Dmg-I(13), EndRdx-I(15), RechRdx-I(15)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(19), Heal-I(23), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(25), EndRdx-I(25)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 8: Divine Avalanche -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(27), Dmg-I(27), DefBuff-I(29), DefBuff-I(29), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 10: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(17), ResDam-I(17), EndRdx-I(19)
Level 18: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(46)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Consume -- Acc-I(A), RechRdx-I(33), RechRdx-I(33), RechRdx-I(34), EndMod-I(34), EndMod-I(34)
Level 24: The Lotus Drops -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(37), Dmg-I(37), Dmg-I(37), EndRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(39), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(40), EndRdx-I(40), RechRdx-I(42)
Level 28: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(31), ResDam-I(31), EndRdx-I(31), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(43), EndRdx-I(43), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 35: Weave -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(36), DefBuff-I(36), EndRdx-I(36), EndRdx-I(50)
Level 38: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Blazing Aura -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(45), Dmg-I(45), EndRdx-I(45), EndRdx-I(46), EndRdx-I(46)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(48), EndMod-I(48), Heal-I(48), Heal-I(50)
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix -- Dsrnt-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 6: Ninja Run

Well if you want cheap until you build up money which is easy

Slot Multi strike in Blazing, Flashing and Lotus that stacks 1.88 defense to melee and aoe 3 times and they cost maybe 4-6 million for a complete set all ready crafted sometimes you can craft it cheaper than that

Not much you can do with 20 million right up front but bid low and sit on the bids and sometimes you get lucky with some time you can build up a lot of money you can also check the market forum for tips on money making

Thanks.

I was hesitant to ask for help on this. I feel I should know simple stuff but I really don't know what needs to be slotted for ACC and what needs END redux. So when I came back after the first post and there were 30 views and no reply I was embarrassed and tried to delete the whole thing. I couldn't quite do that.

Below is the original post.

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I have played CoX off and on since not long after it came out. I am back again and have a scrapper (ZOMG level 40!!) that I want to better enhance. I have just under twenty million across all my characters. That is not much in this new economy. I have no clue on what to do but I have decided this Katana/Fire-Armor is the character I want to put my effort into. What can I do (roughly) for what I have? Hopefully this character can go out and make some influence for other characters and eventually IOs then some luxuries, like costume parts.

Below is my power list. It isn't in the same order I got things but it is the correct powers that I have chosen. Any bad ideas in that? I have not decided on an ancillary/epic. I could use advice on that also.

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Level 40 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Blazing Aura -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Flashing Steel -- Empty(A)
Level 6: Healing Flames -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Build Up -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Temperature Protection -- Empty(A)
Level 12: Divine Avalanche -- Empty(A)
Level 14: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Health -- Empty(A)
Level 20: Consume -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Stamina -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- Empty(A)
Level 28: Tough -- Empty(A)
Level 30: Weave -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Combat Jumping -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Rise of the Phoenix -- Empty(A)
Level 41: Hasten -- Empty(A)
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
Level 6: Ninja Run

PS. I have the extra build in my Dual Build empty so I can start from level one with any new advice.

your goals may be helpful as well

Goals? I like saving the world and clicking on bombs. ( I have been back a month and even I understood that and found it funny. )

Right now my goals are modest. I just want to contribute to any of the teams I find myself on. This isn't an AoE kind of character so semi-fast single target kills and reasonable survivability are all I can ask. I returned in April with one character over thirty and about ten in their teens. I have been playing them all and would like to have this character to provide influence for the others. It isn't a farm build though is it? Maybe I should plan to mass mindless slaughter of Battle Maidens with my new (~lvl-20), up & coming Electric-Shield scrapper?

I don't have specific plans like certain task forces or whatever, I want to get to them all now that I am high enough level to get into them (never could before). I really want to buy some rocket boots for a character, I would like some wings for another. I can't do that without one of my characters in the role of sugardaddy for the others. And my Katana-Fire is my highest level and I really enjoy playing her.

Questions:

I find mostly that I hit with Soaring Dragon and follow with Golden Butterfly. If it is a Boss that may have knocked it off its feet and I will then use Divine Avalanche. I might lead off with Divine Avalanche on minions because SD then GB will usually finish them and I want the +DEF from DA when facing the rest of the bad guys. Those three powers get the most use. Gambler's Cut I use to fill in while other powers are cycling or on a mob with just a sliver of red bar left.

Any real difference between Gambler's Cut and Sting of the Wasp in the role? I see your choice was Sting in your first suggestion.

Temperature Protection. You don't have this on your first build. And only have one slot in the second as a reply using my choices. Are there better choices I should think about?

Hasten. Currently I don't think I am getting much out of it. I have some Endurance issues and being able to hit my more expensive powers more often isn't helping that.

Rise of the Phoenix. Use of it presupposes I die, and I find I have only been dying when in a (near) team wipe and rezzing just leads to suicide.

Had to take Boxing for Tough and Weave. I only use it in Atlas Park when I beat up on Hellions, helping citizens cross the street. It is somehow more satisfying to just punch out a low level bad guy than to slice him with the sword. I recommend it for that if you have little fits of RP like I do.

I will likely stay with the fire theme for ancillary power pool since there isn't one you say that is head and shoulders above the rest. I wish I could grow wings of flame and take Fly for travel but since I can't Hurdle and Ninja Jump are doing pretty well for me. Never liked Super Jump personally even though it would fit easily into the build.

I am rambling now. I will stop. Thanks for the kind replies.

I believe the consensus is that Gambler's Cut is better in practice, even in high level attack chains. Hitting harder at a high level usually matters less than contributing slightly more to DPS, making more-frequent use of procs (particularly Achilles' Heel), and simply fitting into some very good chains.

(Edit: Doh! Beaten to it.)