My New Scrapper Idea: A Build Challenge!

Hello all!
I'm currently leveling a Claws/Regeneration Scrapper and I have to say, I'm not really feeling it. For several reasons.

1.) I'm not knocking Regeneration, but I'm just not good at it. I've got this Scrapper to level 36 and she's dying quite a bit and has a hard time running +1 x3 missions. All six of my other Scrappers by that same level were running those same types of missions easily and rarely, if ever, dying. Now, I blame myself and not the Regeneration set as I've heard about the sort of things people can pull off with Regens.

2.) This one may be my imagination but it seems that (possibly due to the coming nerf to Shields, or because people have gotten tired of it?) /Regen has become the flavor of the week again. The last two times I've run the All Scrapper Hess TF, something like five or six out of eight of the Scrappers have been /Regen. This of course might just be coincidence. And it really doesn't matter, but as a personal thing, I like my Scrappers to stand out. (My favorite is my Dual Blades/Dark Armor. Not unheard of, but not exactly popular either.)

So, while I'm trying to give /Regen more of a chance and see how it is with more slots and sets, I'm already thinking of rolling a new Scrapper. And I thought to myself, "What's a Scrapper combination that I have never seen?"

Martial Arts/Fiery Aura.

I'm sure they are out there, somewhere. However, I cannot recall having ever seen one. And I know that the two are supposed to be the most sub-par sets available to Scrappers. However, I've always liked the Martial Arts animations and I like a good challenge.

So, I got into Mids and I built one. And it looks good. It actually looks pretty darn good. Expensive, but good. (I'd post the build but I'm not terribly savvy with Mids and am not sure how to do it. That, and it refuses to update for me, so I can't post the true build I have in mind, with Physical Perfection included.)

I'm really loving Claws though, so I might change it to a Claws/FA but I'm leaning towards Martial Arts because it's the only primary for Scrappers that I haven't leveled to 50, other than Electric Melee or Spines (which I've never played because I detest the way it looks).

So, if any of you were going to build a Martial Arts/Fiery Aura Scrapper, how would you do it? Any advice or posted Mids builds would be great.

Just something to do if any of you are super bored. I probably won't actually be rolling this toon up any time soon because I'm still trying to make Regen work for me and I'd need some time to build up the Influence it will require, but this is almost certainly my next Scrapper.

Thanks in advance, and I hope I was descriptive enough. (Or not overly descriptive!)

Oh, and I almost forgot a question: Does Fiery Embrace enhance the damage of Blazing Aura? Thanks!

There was another thread just recently here in the scrapper forum with some discussions about MA/FA.

I hear ya on Regen. The set is just too damn clicky for me, and with it causing redraw on claws, I've never understood how anyone can tolerate it.

I'm leveling my Martial Arts/Fire right now. And yes, I'm doing it because it should be sub par, but even the worst Scrapper is still a Scrapper. So far it's fun. I'm having endurance troubles because I have a couple more levels until Stamina, but nothing unmanageable, and I've already cranked up the difficulty level a little.

I haven't tried to figure out a good build, though. I'm not planning to IO him out, just to enjoy the ride.

Yes but an FF/anything defender can't kill an arch villian

This is true.... well... I certainly haven't seen it done.

Traps/Sonic defender can

About Mids, you may have an older version, which has the wrong update address. I suggest you go to Titan Network, which is maintaining and updating Mids now, and download the latest version.

Be Well!
Fireheart

I have a thread working the kinks out of Katana/Fiery Aura and I have to say, it is better than I'd thought it would ever be. If you wanted any ideas, I'd recommend checking it out. It's not perfect, but it's a good place to look anyway.

However, I fully endorse MA because FA need mitigation to really shine. In my experience, without something to draw attention away from its lowish resistances and lack of knockback protection, FA can be very frustrating. I'd recommend IOing in 8 points of KB protection and expecting to work in Tough and Weave at some point. Work MA's soft control to your advantage, and you'll be great.

That's my .02 anyway.

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Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus This entire post should receive some kind of award for being both hysterical and fantastic. Well done.

Very nice! Thanks for all the replies everyone! I'm actually so jazzed about this now that I'm probably going to put my Claws/Regen on hiatus and get started on my MA/FA now. I'm not sure why, but if I can't come up with a name for the toon I really like, it'll get deleted in short order, so once I come up with something I'll like for at least 50 levels, I'm gonna get started.

Again, thanks for the help!

I'm working my /regen again. I stopped for a long time cause it was clickey but I added as much defense as I could and it played better. Had fun on an itf yesterday but only cause of a good kin. Don't think it will ever be fotm.

I'm only 38 and haven't io'd him out yet so with epics I think he will be awesome.

I'm seriously considering a kinetic melee/regen depending on the buff powers of KM (see Klaw's statement). It's a great set, just needs to have slow resists.

MA/fire will probably be playable but there's just nothing it will do better than an MA/shield