I have no experience with /ea, but with electric you really don't want to skip Jacob's Ladder. The most skippable electric attack is havoc punch (take charged brawl instead). After that, it is probably Thunderstrike. Jacob's Ladder is important for your single target chain, which should be made up of Chain Induction, JL, and Charged Brawl if you can manage the recharge.
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Personally I took both beginning attacks and Jacob's Ladder. But if you're going to skip one, common consensus seems to be to skip Havoc Punch.
As for Thunderstrike. . .I can't imagine not taking it. Lightning Rod does not break hidden status. So Lightning Rod followed by Thunderstrike tends to be a nice way to suddenly be at just mopping up.
My only experience with EA is on a Brute. On him I am finding it to be a very nice defensive set.
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Thanks for the feedback guys.
I was looking at JC as a poor AoE, not a ST damage, I'll pick it up and see how it goes.
Thanks again.
L50s: Tanks: Cryofission - Ice/EM - Dr Celsius - Fire/Ice - Saint George - SD/SS | Controllers: Psichosis - Ill/Kin - Major Chaos - Ill/Stm | Scrappers - Neutron Crusader - DM/SR
Currently Levelling: Angelic Blade - BS/WP Scrapper | Seeds of Destruction - Plant/Kin Controller
JC is like shadow maul, an attack with good damage and if it hits more than one mob it's great because it has a ST attack end/rech cost.
For pools I'd go hasten, CJ, leadership. You can cap s/l/e with those using some IOs, fighting is not a bad choice either if you have room. From ELM I'd only skip Havoc Punch.
I have this planned but you could get more recharge, HP and more defense even if you use kinetic combats which I didn't.
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Level 50 Natural Stalker
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Charged Brawl -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(3), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5)
Level 1: Hide -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 2: Jacobs Ladder -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(15), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(17), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(21)
Level 4: Kinetic Shield -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(5), LkGmblr-Rchg+(7), LkGmblr-Def(13)
Level 6: Assassin's Shock -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(7), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(9), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), HO:Nucle(50)
Level 8: Power Shield -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def(11), LkGmblr-Rchg+(11), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 10: Entropy Shield -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(A), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(13), RechRdx-I(40), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 14: Placate -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 16: Kinetic Dampening -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(23), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(39), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39), RctvArm-ResDam(39)
Level 18: Chain Induction -- S'ngH'mkr-Acc/Dmg(A), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx(19), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/Rchg(19), S'ngH'mkr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 20: Super Speed -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 26: Thunder Strike -- Erad-Acc/Rchg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Dmg-I(37), FrcFbk-Rechg%(37)
Level 28: Energy Drain -- P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(29), P'Shift-EndMod(29), HO:Membr(31), HO:Membr(33)
Level 30: Maneuvers -- HO:Cyto(A), HO:Cyto(31), LkGmblr-Rchg+(31)
Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(34), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Energize -- Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(A), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(36), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(36), Dct'dW-Heal(36), Dct'dW-Rchg(37)
Level 38: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(40), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(42), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(42), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(43)
Level 41: Char -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(46), BasGaze-Rchg/Hold(46)
Level 44: Fire Blast -- Decim-Acc/Dmg(A), Decim-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Decim-Dmg/Rchg(45), Decim-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(45), Decim-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46)
Level 47: Fire Ball -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(48), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), Posi-Dam%(50)
Level 49: Overload -- Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(A)
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Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(43), P'Shift-End%(43)
Level 1: Assassination
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:
- 5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 11.75% Defense(Smashing)
- 11.75% Defense(Lethal)
- 3% Defense(Fire)
- 3% Defense(Cold)
- 13% Defense(Energy)
- 13% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 7.38% Defense(Melee)
- 8% Defense(Ranged)
- 3% Defense(AoE)
- 5.85% Max End
- 45% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% Enhancement(Heal)
- 72.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 10% FlySpeed
- 167.2 HP (13.88%) HitPoints
- 10% JumpHeight
- 10% JumpSpeed
- MezResist(Immobilize) 10.45%
- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
- 20% Perception
- 4.5% (0.08 End/sec) Recovery
- 30% (1.51 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
- 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
- 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
- 2.84% Resistance(Fire)
- 2.84% Resistance(Cold)
- 1.26% Resistance(Energy)
- 1.26% Resistance(Negative)
- 10% RunSpeed
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Hi All,
I've recently started an Electric Melee/Energy Armour Stalker and was looking for some general advice on what to take and what to skip.
Currently I'm looking to take all of EA and only skipping Jacobs Ladder and one of the two initial attacks, does that sound about right?
Also which Pools?
Thanks in advance.
L50s: Tanks: Cryofission - Ice/EM - Dr Celsius - Fire/Ice - Saint George - SD/SS | Controllers: Psichosis - Ill/Kin - Major Chaos - Ill/Stm | Scrappers - Neutron Crusader - DM/SR
Currently Levelling: Angelic Blade - BS/WP Scrapper | Seeds of Destruction - Plant/Kin Controller