Old Kat/Reg respec with SOs - 11% def. worth it?
I think the defense from maneuvers is a little low. Tough and weave are ok. For defense, you can double-stack divine avalanche, which can soft-cap your melee defense. I would pick hasten for the fourth power pool. It speeds up your attacks and the long-recharging power in regeneration.
I made a SO build below. I leave the last two powers and a few slots for you to decide. You can either pick another attack, resilience, or an ancillary power pool. I think the build has enough recovery. However, you can pick physical perfection in body mastery if you like.
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Level 48 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Regeneration
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut -- Acc(A), Dmg(33), Dmg(33), Dmg(34), EndRdx(34)
Level 1: Fast Healing -- Heal(A), Heal(3), Heal(3)
Level 2: Reconstruction -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(7), RechRdx(7), Heal(21), Heal(21), Heal(27)
Level 4: Quick Recovery -- EndMod(A), EndMod(5), EndMod(5)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff(A)
Level 8: Divine Avalanche -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(9), Acc(9), Acc(27), Dmg(33), Dmg(48)
Level 10: Dull Pain -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(11), RechRdx(11), Heal(15), Heal(15), Heal(19)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(13), RechRdx(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump(A)
Level 16: Integration -- EndRdx(A), Heal(17), Heal(17), Heal(19)
Level 18: The Lotus Drops -- Acc(A), Dmg(37), Dmg(37), Dmg(39), EndRdx(40), RechRdx(40)
Level 20: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 22: Health -- Heal(A), Heal(23), Heal(23)
Level 24: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(25), EndMod(25)
Level 26: Soaring Dragon -- Acc(A), Dmg(40), Dmg(43), Dmg(43), EndRdx(45), RechRdx(45)
Level 28: Instant Healing -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(29), RechRdx(29), Heal(31), Heal(31), Heal(31)
Level 30: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Golden Dragonfly -- Acc(A), Dmg(34), Dmg(45), Dmg(46), EndRdx(46), RechRdx(46)
Level 35: Tough -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(36), ResDam(36), ResDam(36), ResDam(37)
Level 38: Moment of Glory -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(39), RechRdx(39)
Level 41: Weave -- EndRdx(A), EndRdx(42), DefBuff(42), DefBuff(42), DefBuff(43)
Level 44: Hasten -- RechRdx(A), RechRdx(48), RechRdx(48)
Level 47: [Empty] -- Empty(A)
Level 49: [Empty] -- Empty(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
I've always considered Tough a must take on any toon with any Res. And even with Regen, I'd still take it.
Katana is your whole defense here. Carry some purples and make sure DA hits.
There is a guide to defense in the Guide to Guides in the player help section. I don't remember exactly, but my mental rule of thumb is that anything under 20% isn't too hot. Like when rolling a die saying anytime you get a 1 it's no damage. Not horrible, but other things would take priority.
I've always been afraid of regen for these exact reasons.
Thank you both for the reply. Now to figure out how to play this game again.
Hey all,
I'm an old player returning to the game. I've been working on figuring out how to respec my 50 Kat/Reg to make him useful for making inf. to fund my other toons. I don't really want to go into IOs right now with him. I'd rather make him viable and save the inf. if possible.
In general, I'd be happy to hear any advice people have about a solid SO-based lvl 50 build.
More specifically, I'm curious if people think I'd be better to focus on maximizing whatever defense I can muster - only about 11%, I think, with maneuvers, weave, and CJ/hover, which would leave me with no stamina and a recov rate around 1.3/sec, I think. Or, get what defense I can while using less end. and maybe running assault to kill things a little more quickly.
Any thoughts you have are greatly appreciated.