Kin/elec scrapper

I'm currently leveling a kinelec scrapper (27 right now) and started wondering what it would take to beef him up to give him at least a decent amount of defense to round him out a bit more. I'm looking at either melee def and/or S/L defense. Any suggestions?

Few points of note, i do plan on taking all of my attacks (yeah...i'm a bit of an attack ho)...especially since it's much easier to do now that we have inherent fitness and MIGHT hit up SS for a travel power...maybe. Been using NR for travel and may still do so as LR will give me another boost to speed. If anything...i may pick up a travel and use it as a set mule.

Suggestions?

Edit: by "decent amount of defense" i mean probably something in the range of 20-25%...give or take. I'm not wholly worried about soft-capping this toon as much as having a little added backup to my resistances.

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S/L is the way to go, as that will cover most melee attacks, many ranged attacks, and a pretty decent portion of AoE attacks.

Getting Hasten and a good amount of +Rech (for more Energizing and more Power Sinking...not to mention more Power Siphoning) is a good bet, too.

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Yeah...Hasten is already in my build. Its only running the base slot right now...but that's subject to change.

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This is what I did to toughen my DB/Elec:

1. I slotted Lightning Field and Power Sink quite heavily for EndMod, I think both of them have at least 80% EndMod from enhancement. This allows me to drain a spawn's endurance in a few seconds and keep it low so they don't get to attack as often.

2. I built for some S/L Defense. IIRC, the build has about 30% S/L Defense.

3. Soul Mastery. I picked this specifically for Shadow Meld. I fire it, jump into spawn and drain the spawn.

Recharge helps, of course, so that you get to use AoEs, big hitters, Power Siphon and Energize more often.

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- @DSorrow - alts on Union and Freedom mostly -
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All great suggestions from DSorrow. Out of curiosity, does Shadow Meld have a rooting animation?

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Yeah, and it's a pretty long one. 3.5 seconds or so I think.

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yeah...shadow meld is a good little power. i have it on my elec/elec stalker and its great for when i AS something in the middle of a spawn (assuming i actually DO AS something instead of just flat out LIGHTNING ROD it...it helps with incoming fire from stuff that didn't get hit with the Demoralize of whatever i hit died and Demoralize didn't trigger. Hadn't thought about it with my scrapper...but i might go there. That or whichever set has Physical Perfection (body mastery?)

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hmm...now that i think about it...that would require me to go villain to get soul mastery....goooooonna have to think about that one...

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