No mention of /Elec - What's Up?

Just that. I was thinking of rolling a KM/Elec scrapper. Don't know much about it though. Brutes seem to love /Elec all up and down the line, but there doesn't seem to be any love for it (or mention of it) over here on the Scrapper side.

What's the word on having a sparkle-scrapper?

EDIT: Lemme add that I'm looking for something that will fit a concept for a PVE toon. Going with something robotic-themed, so that's sort of what I'm trying to find a secondary powerset for. I thought about /invuln but I seem to recollect someone saying that KM/ was not going to be a great synergy for it. I'll definitely consider other suggestions.

Buff to /elec?? What buff to /elec?

I think he was referring to Shadow Meld

I have a spines/elec that is a lot of fun to play. Somewhat squishy, but not too bad. I just assumed that Brutes get a bit more mileage out of resist sets, since they have a higher resist cap. That might be why it tends to be a bit more common amongst that AT.

I like elec armor more on brutes cause a brute'll hit 90% energy resistance, while a scrapper is capped at 75%. That's without outside buffs.

I have a brute that mostly just feeds on rikti.

Thanks for the comments folks, I can live with a middle-of-the-road set as long as it isn't functionally unsuited for scrappers. Since Lightning Field doesn't crit and its generally an aggro field, I presume it is one of the skippable powers of the set? Any other pitfalls I should be aware of?

Something that hasn't been mentioned yet: Lightning Field and Power Sink combine to give you mitigation through endurance drain. If things don't kill you in the first 10 seconds of a fight, they're not going to be able to kill you thereafter, because they won't have the endurance to do so.

Also, Lightning Field adds quite a bit to your damage output especially to multiple targets, and while it doesn't crit and you have no Fury to fuel it, it is boosted by any other +damage effects you may have on. Claws/Elec or DB/Elec or Dark/Elec are all good combos to leverage this benefit - KM/Elec might be too.

In my experience, /Elec is a fine set for SO to mid-budget IO builds. I've heard of people doing amazing things with /Elec and heavy IO slotting, but at that level a lot of what I've said no longer applies as IO bonuses begin to eclipse the natural benefits of the set...

The proc will only check every 10 seconds in a damage aura.

I love my elec/elec scrapper version of my main. I built for s/l defense to bolster the resists, and heal. He's perfect for anything energy-related but can more than hold his own in most other situations as well. You'll also never run out of End or have End Drain affect you. You can almost see the Malta Sappers soil themselves when they shoot you and nothing happens. That alone is worth the price of admission, as they say.

Might roll one of this...
seeing as this is the only secondary left that I don't have at 50


Kin/Elec it is

Here's an elec/elec I worked up before the APP/PPP changes. It's a solid, middle of the road build, nothin' spectacular but will get the job done.


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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/Dmg/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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Thanks for all the info, you guys rock.

I am back after almost a four-year hiatus and have about nine issues of the game to acquaint myself with before I catch up to where I was before.

I had some acquaintance with damage auras but just remembered the horrendous END drain; after reading this thread, I'll have to pull in Lightning Field for the /elec scrapper I started rather than just skipping it.

I made a BS/Ele Scrapper a while back and so far he has been a beast. He eats Carnies and Malta for lunch and he laughs at the Rikti. And of course being TP'd in the PvP zone is a non-issue.