Electric Melee/Shield Defense/Blaze Mastery Scrapper has a lot of AOEs. I don't think it's the best soloist and it gets many of the AOEs late in the build though.
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If you like the 'kaboom' try this on for size.
It's nicely defensive, but not ridiculously so. Thunderstrike is very fun. Lightning Rod is even better. Air Superiority will let you perma-juggle things that are too tough for your defenses to handle on their own. Lightning field adds big-time damage over time. Set energize as your click-on power and forget about it.
It's a nice, solid build. 
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elec_elec: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch -- T'Death-Dam%(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(7), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(36)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(13), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(36), S'fstPrt-ResKB(36), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(43)
Level 2: Charged Brawl -- T'Death-Dam%(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(3), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(7), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(34)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(15), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(37)
Level 6: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 8: Thunder Strike -- Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(11), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(11), Oblit-Dmg(17)
Level 10: Static Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(17), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(37), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(46)
Level 16: Grounded -- GA-3defTpProc(A)
Level 18: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 20: Energize -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(21), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(21), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(25), Numna-Heal/Rchg(37), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 22: Air Superiority -- T'Death-Dam%(A), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(23), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(25), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(31), T'Death-Acc/Dmg(42)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(42)
Level 28: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(29), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(29), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(34), Oblit-Dmg(34)
Level 35: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I(A)
Level 38: Chain Induction -- Mako-Dam%(A), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/Dmg(39), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(39), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(40), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Conserve Power -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- RgnTis-Regen+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(45), P'Shift-End%(45), P'Shift-EndMod(45), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(46), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(46)
Level 47: Lightning Field -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(48), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(48), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(50), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Confront -- Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(A), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(50)
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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
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A Fire/Shield/Blaze would have less AoE than Electric/Shield/Blaze, but still a large amount. In an old farming thread, the Electric/Shield Scrappers didn't farm any faster than the Fire/Shield Scrappers, though there were very few responses there, so it could be down to individual similarities and differences in builds. The advantage of Fire is that it does better single target DPS, which is sometimes useful.
Shield can be a little late to bloom, though, and has a reputation as being a bit squishy without costly IOs. I don't personally find it squishy, though.
A general recommendation for first Scrapper would be Katana/Willpower - easy to build, easy to play, easy to level, easy to make uber in the end game if you choose to. Main problem there is that it's not really an AoE machine. It is at best vaguely passable. So it's probably not the right choice for you.
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Elec/ is definitely good but I would recommend Fire/ instead.
True that Elec/ has more AoE's, however Fire/ has the almighty Fire Sword Circle and its unparalleled single-target DPS. When it comes down to it, how many AoE's do you need to take down Minions and LT's? Probably 2. Fire/ will definitely take down Bosses and "key" mobs much faster, such as Tsoo Sorcerers, Malta Sappers etc...
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If someone were leaning towards an specifically AoE-centric character I might point to Elec/Shield/Blaze over a Fire/Shield/Blaze. The reason is that, eventually, Shield Charge is going to get nerfed/re-worked. I think this might skew the nearly parallel performance of the two primaries heavily in favor of Elec/ since it has Thunderstrike and Chain Induction to shore up the AoE damage that will be lost when Shield Charge's damage is reduced.|
Originally Posted by Werner
A Fire/Shield/Blaze would have less AoE than Electric/Shield/Blaze, but still a large amount. In an old farming thread, the Electric/Shield Scrappers didn't farm any faster than the Fire/Shield Scrappers, though there were very few responses there, so it could be down to individual similarities and differences in builds. The advantage of Fire is that it does better single target DPS, which is sometimes useful.
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I take a long time to level a toon to 50 due to work and alt-itis so, if I'm investing in a toon seriously, I wouldn't want to suddenly find I am no longer the AoE beast I was pre-nerf. This is just a caveat since at the moment Fire Melee offers far more in terms of ST damage that more than off-sets the extra AoE powers that Elec/ has.
If you're not afraid of the eventual modification of Shield Charge affecting the AoE damage of a Fire/Shield then I would definitely recommend it over Elec/Shield, as the higher ST damage does make it far easier to deal with Bosses/EB/AVs. Also, it's fun to set things on fire.
Personally, I find my Elec/Elec Scrapper to be my strongest soloing Scrapper. Pretty much all Scrappers are awesome sauce, but my Elec/Elec does great against a lot of enemies in general, and rules when facing Rikti.
To be fair, I haven't done a Shield Scrapper yet, though. It may be more awesome than Elec Armor, but don't discount Elec Armor as a possible choice.
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Well, if you want to build a blaster, I was actually quite fond of my DP/MM blaster. The problem was, that I found the only Epic to make it feel tough was the Ice Epic, and the Ice Epic just didn't go well with my concept. :/
That said, you want to go with a Scrapper, they're all good. Want lots of AOE with some punch? Fire Melee! ST and AOE punch, then IO out the defense set for better defenses, my suggestion...Willpower! But then, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Willpower.
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You probably feel this way because Elec/ is Energy/Smash, just like Energy Melee. Elec Melee is pretty much Energy Melee, except more focused on AoE.
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Originally Posted by BlueBattler
Personally, I find my Elec/Elec Scrapper to be my strongest soloing Scrapper. Pretty much all Scrappers are awesome sauce, but my Elec/Elec does great against a lot of enemies in general, and rules when facing Rikti.
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Over the past 1 1/2 years, I tried my hand at trying to build the best soloing Tank only to lose patients and delete them after 20 plus levels. The thing that I missed was what my Blasters would give me with their awesome damage and AoE powers that could take out large mobs. I have written a few post on the Tanker forums regarding this and after reading what everyone else suggested, they said I might be happier building a Blapper which I guess is a combo Scrapper/Blaster right?
So, with that being said, I do a lot of soloing and maybe that's why I am so fond of my Blasters with all their AoE powers and sheer damage potential. What I am lacking of course is the defense that either a Tank or Scrapper might provide. I know that I can't get the full benefits of massive damage AoE powers like a Blaster but I want to build a Scrapper that can come as close to a Blaster as I can and enjoy those wonderful AoE attacks with a bonus to defense. Any suggestions you guys can give me would be welcome.