Alpha slot for claws/sr?


ChaosAngelGeno

 

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Hi all, this will be my first toon that I have gotten the alpha slot for, and am wondering what would be best for my claws/sr scrapper. Currently I only use him to hunt AV's and the occasional TF.
Here is his current build on live. The only difference is the order powers were chosen, and his IO's aren't all lvl 50.
Any advice or recommendations are welcomed, and appreciated.


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Xcelerate: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Strike

  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (3) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (5) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (7) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 1: Focused Fighting
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (7) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (9) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (9) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (11) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 2: Slash
  • (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  • (13) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (13) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (15) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (15) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (17) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 4: Focused Senses
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (17) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (19) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (19) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (21) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (21) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 6: Boxing
  • (A) Empty
Level 8: Follow Up
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (34) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (37) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 10: Practiced Brawler
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (50) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (50) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Tough
  • (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 16: Dodge
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 18: Focus
  • (A) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (25) Devastation - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (29) Entropic Chaos - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (29) Entropic Chaos - Chance of Heal Self
Level 20: Agile
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
  • (23) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  • (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  • (25) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 22: Weave
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (45) Defense Buff IO
  • (46) Defense Buff IO
  • (46) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 24: Super Speed
  • (A) Empty
Level 26: Quickness
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 28: Lucky
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (33) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 30: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
Level 32: Spin
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (39) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (39) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 35: Evasion
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (36) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (36) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (37) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 38: Aid Other
  • (A) Empty
Level 41: Aid Self
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  • (42) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
Level 44: Conserve Power
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (45) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 47: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  • (48) Performance Shifter - EndMod
Level 49: Focused Accuracy
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (50) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (46) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (48) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (48) Miracle - Heal
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (40) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (43) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (45) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End


Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?

Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?

 

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Well it really depends, I'm quite sure that the T4 spiritual would NOT get you enough to get to be able to run Follow Up> Focus > Slash. I'm pretty sure you can still run Follow Up>Focus>Slash>Strike so recharge may not be the best bet here.

I don't think you would need the cardiac alpha, but that would depend on you and if you feel strain on your blue bar

As for Nerve with Follow Up as part of your attack chain and FA I don't think you need much acc, vs +4s your attacks are all around 70% but that doesnt account for follow up or FA. You could take it for the defense bonus and use that to play around with slots but idk if you want to do that since its already IO'd.

Musculature might be the way to go then, you get more dmg out of it and if you like soloing AVs it would aid in that.

Also just a small critique of your build:
You don't need that much ranged defense, you could get rid of one of the Red Fortune sets and slot something else like LotGs, also because you are over the rule of 5 for 5% rech bonuses. So those slots arent doing much for you imo.


 

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I'm running a T4 Musculature on my Claws/SR using a similar attack chain to what tektronics mentioned. In terms of DPS, The T4 Spiritual Alpha slot is better because it allows you to triple stack Follow Up; provided you have enough recharge beforehand in enhancements and IO set bonuses. So consider your budget for IO's before you choose. The new incarnate slots that are coming in the new issue will provide new ways to add DPS anyway. So either way, you will be doing alot of damage.


 

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My gut feeling says Musculature. Not only you don't really get a lot out of any of the other alphas, come I20 (which is next week) Musculature is going to be great, boosting Judgement and Lore.


 

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Nope, Judgement benefits from Alpha enhancements except Spiritual's recharge, and also from Interface. So do Lore pets.


 

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Originally Posted by ChaosAngelGeno View Post
In terms of DPS, The T4 Spiritual Alpha slot is better because it allows you to triple stack Follow Up; provided you have enough recharge beforehand in enhancements and IO set bonuses.
Just checking to see if I'd be anywhere close since otherwise it's not of much use to me, especially with it causing PB to fire even MORE often than it already does. What sort of recharge do you need to triple stack?


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