Is claws/elec armor a good build?


Bill Z Bubba

 

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I've recently started a claws/elec on freedom... and i was curious if its a good combo. He's currently level 10... and if possible anyone got any good builds?.... i can't think of a good one.

I am fairly familar with electric armor, its just claws im new to.

Also would it be any good in pvp? Or just good in pve? I don't have any set goals for him right now... so if someone wouldn't mind throwing in some input it would be fantastic.

NOTE: forgive any misspelling, i am typing this up on my droid x.


 

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Originally Posted by Crindon View Post
I've recently started a claws/elec on freedom... and i was curious if its a good combo. He's currently level 10... and if possible anyone got any good builds?.... i can't think of a good one.

I am fairly familar with electric armor, its just claws im new to.

Also would it be any good in pvp? Or just good in pve? I don't have any set goals for him right now... so if someone wouldn't mind throwing in some input it would be fantastic.

NOTE: forgive any misspelling, i am typing this up on my droid x.

You want followup, focus, and spin, along with one or two lowby filler attacks.

Add in a ton of +recharge, PROFIT!


 

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Originally Posted by mauk2 View Post
You want followup, focus, and spin, along with one or two lowby filler attacks.

Add in a ton of +recharge, PROFIT!
When i was fiddling with a build in mids i was iffy about spin..., im still not sure about

Also with the builds i came up with i was unsure what to focus on... and i couldn't finish a full build to 50


 

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Originally Posted by Crindon View Post
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When i was fiddling with a build in mids i was iffy about spin..., im still not sure about

Also with the builds i came up with i was unsure what to focus on... and i couldn't finish a full build to 50

I've been leveling one recently and Negligent(my claws/elec) is currently at 32 and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Spin is a 'must have' power for Claws Scrappers. It is awesome.

I haven't messed around in Mid's yet with a level 50 build, but I'm confident once I get the recharge and defense I want that this will be a killing machine.


 

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Originally Posted by Crindon View Post
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When i was fiddling with a build in mids i was iffy about spin..., im still not sure about

Also with the builds i came up with i was unsure what to focus on... and i couldn't finish a full build to 50
It's hard to give good advice right now, because possibly the hugest expansion evar is literally days away.

I suspect every /elec, as well as every /fire, /regen, and /dark, scrapper build evar will want to include the new patron powers, specifically, shadow meld.

However, until it goes live I hesitate to give out that advice.

For now, if you truly know how to build /elec already, the only advice you really need is:

Followup, focus, spin, lowby filler(s), recharge, WIN.

It's that simple.

I suspect claw/elec, claw/dark, and claw/fire are about to become....hot tickets.

Same for dual blades, for that matter.

But what do I know?


 

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I came in to say Followup, Slash, Focus, Spin and a boatload of +recharge to get Energize perma.

I see this has been covered. Don't skip spin. It's brokenly good.


Be well, people of CoH.

 

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My advice for the build:

1) Pick the attacks BillZ tells you to pick.
2) Get S/L or Melee defense to the lower 30s (S/L preferably).
3) Get as much Recharge as you can.
4) Pick Shadow Meld from PPPs.
5) Slice n' dice everything that moves, and eat insps like candy.


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Originally Posted by DSorrow View Post
My advice for the build:

1) Pick the attacks BillZ tells you to pick.

Oh, I see how it is!


What am I, chopped liver?!

/em sulk


 

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Originally Posted by mauk2 View Post
Oh, I see how it is!


What am I, chopped liver?!

/em sulk
You forgot Slash which is where the achilles' -damres proc goes.


Be well, people of CoH.

 

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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
You forgot Slash which is where the achilles' -damres proc goes.
No, I said "lowby filler".

I don't like dictating stuff I consider optional to folks asking for advice. Let them think for themselves!

Yes, the achilles is nice, but really only versus single hard targets. For an AV soloer, it's golden. For a mass-slaughter farmer, it's much less so.

Followup is universally usable.

Focus is the only soft mitigation claws gets, and its only ranged attack.

Spin is Win.

All else is optional. Maybe very VERY nice, but not required for a truly viable build.