Fire/SD build, please scrutinize !

Hey all,
I usually stick with tanks and such, but decided to venture into the worlds of scrappers. I have put together a fire melee/ sheild defense scrapper and the build is below. The build would be used mostly for low diff farming and such. Please fell free to rip it to shreads as I'm not a hundred percent on what to focus on, be it damage, def., etc. Thank you in advance for all input !



http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/downl...7AFF000769E2A0

You should have 45% defense to all positions (melee, ranged and AoE). This requires some trial and error with build planning in Mids', but it is worth the effort.

You have several slotting improvements that could be made.

The 6th Positron's Blast and Scirocco's Dervish are not providing a useful bonus. The slots are effectively wasted.

Active Defense does not need to recharge faster than 58 seconds. It should be double-stacked, but you can drop a recharge or two out of it if you are not looking to get DDR enhanced by using Membranes.

Phalanx Fighting should not have more than one slot. The defense it provides for having no allies in range is not enhanceable. You should not have to rely on allies being close for you to be soft-capped, so enhancing the defense is pointless.

Stupefy is not a useful until you get to the 5th and 6th slots. The way you slotted Boxing is wasting a slot.

Steadfast Protection is not a good set for enhancing resistance powers like Tough. Use Aegis to boost your AoE defense after you get the 3% defense from Steadfast Protection.

Force Feedback proc won't work in Shield Charge because it is a pseudo-pet. Slot the 6th Obliteration for the defense bonus instead.

One With The Shield should be the lowest priority for enhancing it. I would put the Steadfast 3% defense in it and nothing else.

Physical Perfection and Stamina are over-slotted. They only benefit from endurance enhancement. The recharge and accuracy enhancements are wasted. The set bonus is not efficient and could be obtained from other sets in other powers. I usually slot those with a Physical Perfection proc and a maximum of three other enhancements.

Stealth gives half the defense when you are in combat. You have to set up Mids' to show the correct defense totals. It is an endurance-heavy toggle to run. Combat Jumping would be a much better choice than Stealth. Combat Jumping has almost no endurance cost. If you want to be invisible to PvE enemies, use a stealth proc in sprint or Super Speed and turn on Super Speed.

Laser Beam Eyes does not need defense debuff enhanced. An Achilles Heel proc is nice for debuffing resistance, but the power should be enhanced if you plan to use it.

You are missing the Gaussian's set. Aside from the 3% defense IOs, the Gaussian's set is the next most effiicent set for obtaining defense per slot used.

Ah ! I knew the build wasn't very good but had no idea it was that bad :P, thank you for all the input. I re-worked it a bit and the def. went up but I couldn't help but notice that the recharge rate took a huge hit, any tips for that ?


http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/downl...01DD7F5DA1E233

Against All Odds does not need taunt duration enhanced. It works better than most taunt auras without enhancing taunt. Most just slot one endurance reduction in it.

I would really try to get melee defense to 45%. AoE attacks are less common and it isn't too much of a problem if you don't reach 45% on it, but Melee is almost half the attacks you will defend against. However, I think I see a way to fix your defenses.

Stamina and Physical Perfection have more slots than you need in them.

True Grit needs healing enhancement to increase your maximum HPs. The Miracle and Numina uniques can go in Health.


The below build fixes your defenses and a few slotting issues. It isn't the best build ever, but it should stay within your budget and have the performance you are seeking.

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Ah thank you for all the help Syntax I really appreicate it

That's a pretty good build that Syntax posted. I've never had much success with Breath of Fire.

It was only a modification of the build above it. I don't recommend Breath of Fire on a PBAOE-focused character, but it works fine to hold a recharge set. Any ideas of what else to put in the build and maintain or increase the recharge bonus?