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Fire/Fire/Fire build critique

Hindenburg

By Hindenburg,
Posted on: 2011-08-28 23:00 in Scrappers

 

Posted

Hi all, I'm a returning player after 2.5 years off and I need a little help getting caught up. I'm thinking about fixing up my toon with this build and I'm looking for an extra set of eyes to point out any obvious flaws or have any suggestions to maximize my survive ability. I.E. more Defense. This build has 30% Melee 30% AoE and 21% Ranged 21% S/L 28% F/C Defense, but I'm not sure which one to focus on for endgame content. Thanks for any and all help.


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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword

  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Fire Shield
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (7) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (9) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (9) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Aegis - Resistance
Level 2: Cremate
  • (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 4: Healing Flames
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  • (17) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  • (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  • (19) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  • (19) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (21) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 6: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (11) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (21) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 8: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range
  • (23) Blessing of the Zephyr - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
  • (39) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
Level 10: Kick
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 12: Maneuvers
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (13) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (13) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Red Fortune - Defense
  • (23) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 14: Super Jump
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 16: Plasma Shield
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (25) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (27) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (29) Aegis - Resistance
  • (50) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
Level 18: Fire Sword Circle
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 20: Consume
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (33) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (33) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (34) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (34) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 22: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (36) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Aegis - Resistance
Level 24: Weave
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (25) Red Fortune - Endurance
  • (37) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (37) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Red Fortune - Defense
Level 26: Incinerate
  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (40) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (42) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 28: Burn
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (45) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 30: Build Up
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword
  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (45) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (45) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (46) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (46) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 38: Rise of the Phoenix
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 41: Char
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 44: Fire Blast
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 47: Fire Ball
  • (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  • (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  • (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (50) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
Level 49: Acrobatics
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO

 

Posted

alot of people pick one type of defense to focus on, and get it to 45%

sm/leth defense is probably the most common to slot for. You'll have to pay for Kinetic Combats and they're not cheap.

probably the second most common sought after defense would be ranged defense. Since your a scrapper this might not be useful unless you run from battles alot

some go for both of these.

some go for Melee defense if they can stack it with sheilds they get (like Sheild Defense and Super Reflexes)

AoE/Fire/Cold defense is easy to get with Aegis, but should probably be considered secondary to sm/leth defense.

also don't forget to slot a Steadfast Res/Def 3% IO. This gives you 3% def across the board.

In summary, for a Fire Armor, your best bet is to try for 45% sm/leth defense.

p.s. you dont have to go for defense at all..

example build

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.942
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Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(46), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(43), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RctvArm-ResDam(45)
Level 2: Blazing Aura -- C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(3), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(3), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal(11), Dct'dW-Rchg(15)
Level 6: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(7), RechRdx-I(7)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(17), RctvArm-ResDam(39)
Level 18: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(19), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(19), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Oblit-%Dam(46)
Level 20: Consume -- P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(A), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(21), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg(39)
Level 22: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-EndRdx(23), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(23), RctvArm-ResDam(37), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(42)
Level 24: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(25), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(25), RedFtn-Def(34), RedFtn-EndRdx(37)
Level 26: Incinerate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(27), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31)
Level 28: Burn -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(29), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(29), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 30: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Tactics -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(33), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 35: Greater Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37)
Level 38: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Ring of Fire -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Acc-I(A)
Level 47: Fire Ball -- Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg(48), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(48), Posi-Dmg/Rng(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Rise of the Phoenix -- Dmg-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(31), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(40), KntkC'bat-Knock%(43)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(45), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(50)



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