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Claws/ and Spines/ are both mutually exclusive to /Shield; you cannot make those combinations in game.|
Originally Posted by marvalis
For those that have claws/SD, EM/SD and/or spine/SD, how do these compare?
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That would explain the lack of posts and guides 
. And also completely makes my post useless.
Makes me feel kinda stupid. Problem solved then.
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| Shield Defense is incompatible with the following powersets: Claws, Spines, Dual Blades, and Katana. When a shield is deployed, many emotes are blocked. |
Spines with a damage aura in the secondary is rather awesome though.
Hello,
Does anyone have experience with the claws / shield defense combination for scrappers?
I was looking at some interesting powersets for tanker / brute / scrapper for PvE. I also looked at the benefits for each archtype. Tankers have better defense. Tankers and brutes their attacks have taunts. Scrappers have higher base damage and damage boost.
I found out that */SD has Against All Odds (AaO). This skill combined with the damage bonus for scrappers looks like an interesting way to maximize damage and utilize the advantage of the scrapper. Both */FA and */SD have damage skills, while the other secondary sets do not. */SD has shield charge, */FA has blazing aura and fiery embrace. Having damage in your secondary seems like an interesting advantage.
I found plenty of topics about SS/FA, SS/SD. Most of these focused on solo PvE (farming). According to these forums the SS/FA brute seems to be the best PvE combination for farming due to the higher AOE damage of the aura. In addition, I have seen people post that brutes and tankers can farmer easier due to their taunting attacks. However I did not find anything about claws/SD. There is also nothing in the guides (and the sticky seems outdated about most powersets).
For those that have claws/SD, EM/SD and/or spine/SD, how do these compare? Please share your experiences. EM and spine both have build up, claws does not. All three primary sets have AOE attacks. Does this mean that claws has more base damage? If this is true then it would scale better with AaO and other buffs? It think I would prefer not having to use buildup every x seconds. AaO is a toggle, that means it is always on (no recharge unless you toggle it off)?
I have some experience with claws/regeneration (long time ago), but I never played */SD.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Thank you for your time.