Returned Old Timer updating his Spines/FA Scrapper

Hi Folks,
I'm a recent returnee to the game and I'm looking for critique. I'm going to respec my toon to take advantage of the free Fitness pool. I have a Lvl 50 Spines/Fire Armor Scrapper. I currently have the following (I'm trying to get a solid defense with this toon):

Attacks:
1)Lunge (6 slotted) 4 Kinetic Combat & 2 Pounding Slugfest
2). Quills and Spine Burst (6) Sciroccos
3). Impale (6) Devestation
4). Build Up (6) Gaussians
5). Ripper (6) Obliteration
6). Throw Spines (6) Positrons

Defense:
1). Fire Shield (4) Impervium Armor
2). Healing Flames (6) Doctored Wounds
3). Plasma Shield (4) 3 Steadfast Protection and 1 Resistance IO
4). Blazing Aura (6) Obliteration
5). Consume (6) Efficacy Adapter
6). Burn (4) Eradication
7). Fiery Embrace (1) Recharge IO

Pools:
1). Combat Jumping (1) Luck of Gambler Defense/Rchg
2). Health (1) Miracle Chance of Recovery
3). Stamina (3) 3 Endurance Modifcation IO (should I put a Performance +Recovery here?)
4). Tough (4) Titanium Coating

Epic (Dark - I'm not sure I'm overly thrilled on this):
1). Petrifying Gaze (1) Accuracy IO
2). Torrent (1) Accuracy IO
3). Tenebreous Tentacles (4) Enfeebled Operation

With the free Fitness Pool, I'm looking to pick up Weave at least. Does anyone have any suggestions. My apologies that it isn't in Mids format but Mids is on my other machine and I'm away. Thanks for any help / critiques!!

I don't feel like putting all of that into Mids'. Seeing the defense numbers is much easier on Mids' for sure. Post a build exported from Mids' when you get a chance please.

http://cit.cohtitan.com/sentinel/

No need for mids use this to directly copy your in game build into a mids data chunk.

Cool program Chaos!! Hopefully I did this right. Here's the data chunk:

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Those defense numbers are not high enough to make a big difference. You would still have to pop a lot of purples to soft cap. Also, you didn't include Weave but you got Boxing and Tough. Weave gives the most defense from all of the pool powers.

I recently revised my Spines/Fire build due to the soaring prices on Enzymes. The alternative was another very expensive IO (Gladiator's 3% defense), but it can be purchased with Hero merits. This build is designed to soft cap against Melee + Ranged + AoE by using one small purple inspiration. It sacrifices some damage and recharge, but I figure a dead Scrapper does less damage than a defensive one. Also, the damage auras count for a significant portion of your DPS.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.91
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Spines
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Lunge -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(43), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Mako-Dam%(48)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(3), Aegis-ResDam(3), GA-3defTpProc(39)
Level 2: Spine Burst -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(9), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(9), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Oblit-%Dam(27)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(5), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal(25), Dct'dW-Rchg(27)
Level 6: Blazing Aura -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(7), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(7), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(13), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(36)
Level 8: Impale -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(29), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 10: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Zephyr-Travel(13), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(15), Zephyr-ResKB(15)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(17), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 18: Quills -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(19), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(19), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(34), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36)
Level 20: Consume -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(37)
Level 22: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(23), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Ripper -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 28: Burn -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 30: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam(37), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 32: Throw Spines -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(50), Posi-Dmg/Rng(50), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 38: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 41: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(42), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(42), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(42), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(43), GSFC-Build%(43)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A)
Level 47: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(48), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix -- Dmg-I(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 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(45)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(45), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(45)

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Thanks for this Syntax and sorry for the delayed response. Yeah, no Weave but I alluded to that as this is a pre-I19 build where Stamina wasn't for free. Now I have a number of powers freed up and Weave is definitely one that I'm interested. You mention the decrease in firepower. How does this actually play? Is it something noticeable? Thanks again for the input!

(Just based on the power picks) I'm in the process of updating my spines/fire too, doubt you'd be all that interested in the build because it doesn't achieve s/l soft cap by anymeans.

However, one thing I can say, Fire epic pool, fire blast and fireball (and to a lesser extent, ring of fire)

After playing with fire blast a while I realized it quickly outstripped lunge in my attack chain for recharge/damage/animation and it's ranged, and I'm sure as you're aware the people left alive when you're fighting tend not to be the ones near you.

Also, Fireball is amazing, fire ball (since it's a TAoE) can easily hit the entire spawn, is quick to activate, takes Firey embrace bonuses, and fits perfectly in with throw spines (or centered on a guy near you, spine burst). I also went ahead and stuck the ragnarok chance for knockdown in there, which is a high enough chance of knockdown as to safely mitigate at least some of the alpha on an 8 man spawn easily. (use this to cover my slightly higher vulnerability).

So, I'm not sure what you'd like to do with the extra spots (Probably just slot mule it up) I took leadership simply so I could have vengeance, because on avenging my own death isn't enough (RoTP) I figured I ought to fit others in there as well.