Here's what I'm doing on Senoku, who is DB/SR. Depending on your power sets, your choices may vary. Positional DEF bonuses are pathetically easy to
find, though.
Use these sets:
Serendipity (Defense Set) - 5 - 1.25% AoE
Red Fortune (Defense Set) - 6 - 2.5% Ranged
Multi-Strike (PBAoE Set) - 5 - 1.88% AoE
Multi-Strike (PBAoE Set) - 6 - 1.88% Melee
Scirocco's Dervish (PBAoE Set) - 5 - 3.13% AoE
Touch of Death (Melee Set) - 6 - 3.13% Melee
Mako's Bite (Melee Set) - 6 - 3.75% Ranged
I'd love to use Gaussian's on my buff attack, but I'd be dreaming if I could get it. Those above are at least *feasible* without grinding for cash.
Ideally, you can expect to get (13.9%+5.63%)x1.57=31.11% from your base powers. Take at least one travel power, that adds 1.88% (3% if you bother to slot), to
bring you up to roughly 33% (or 34%).
Doesn't leave much for the sets, does it?
Here's what I plan to have for sets at least:
2xSerendipity
1xRed FOrtune
2xMako's Bite
2xTouch of Death
2xMulti-Strike
1xScirocco's Dervish
For total set buffs of: 10% Melee, 10% Ranged, 9.39% AoE.
Or, final defenses of 43% Melee, 43%Ranged, 42% AoE.
Now, here comes the choice. If I take CJ, I can tack another 2-3% on that, which brings me over the cap in one power.
Or, I can take Maneuvers, which also tacks on another 2-3%, eats endurance I don't have (seriously, it's more than one of my armors), and launch over
the cap.
Or, I can take Stealth, which IIRC combines with my Stealth IO for near-Invis and gives 3.75-5%, eats endurance I *really* don't have (as much as 1.5
armors!), and launch well over the cap.
OR, I can take my weapon mastery plan, and slot Web Grenade with Enfeebled Op (Melee 3.13% at 6), Shruiken with Thunderstrike (2.5% Ranged at 6), and Exploding
Shuriken with Detonate (1.88%AoE at 5), but that means I delay Elude (aka nyah, nyah, AV, you can't hit me) until 49.
OR, I can take Boxing/Tough/Weave, which can launch me *WAY* over the cap, and also give me some S/L Resistance, at the cost of a wasted power.
Fun choices, yes? I'm probably just going to take Web Grenade and Shuriken, and finish off with CJ.
find, though.
Use these sets:
Serendipity (Defense Set) - 5 - 1.25% AoE
Red Fortune (Defense Set) - 6 - 2.5% Ranged
Multi-Strike (PBAoE Set) - 5 - 1.88% AoE
Multi-Strike (PBAoE Set) - 6 - 1.88% Melee
Scirocco's Dervish (PBAoE Set) - 5 - 3.13% AoE
Touch of Death (Melee Set) - 6 - 3.13% Melee
Mako's Bite (Melee Set) - 6 - 3.75% Ranged
I'd love to use Gaussian's on my buff attack, but I'd be dreaming if I could get it. Those above are at least *feasible* without grinding for cash.
Ideally, you can expect to get (13.9%+5.63%)x1.57=31.11% from your base powers. Take at least one travel power, that adds 1.88% (3% if you bother to slot), to
bring you up to roughly 33% (or 34%).
Doesn't leave much for the sets, does it?
Here's what I plan to have for sets at least:
2xSerendipity
1xRed FOrtune
2xMako's Bite
2xTouch of Death
2xMulti-Strike
1xScirocco's Dervish
For total set buffs of: 10% Melee, 10% Ranged, 9.39% AoE.
Or, final defenses of 43% Melee, 43%Ranged, 42% AoE.
Now, here comes the choice. If I take CJ, I can tack another 2-3% on that, which brings me over the cap in one power.
Or, I can take Maneuvers, which also tacks on another 2-3%, eats endurance I don't have (seriously, it's more than one of my armors), and launch over
the cap.
Or, I can take Stealth, which IIRC combines with my Stealth IO for near-Invis and gives 3.75-5%, eats endurance I *really* don't have (as much as 1.5
armors!), and launch well over the cap.
OR, I can take my weapon mastery plan, and slot Web Grenade with Enfeebled Op (Melee 3.13% at 6), Shruiken with Thunderstrike (2.5% Ranged at 6), and Exploding
Shuriken with Detonate (1.88%AoE at 5), but that means I delay Elude (aka nyah, nyah, AV, you can't hit me) until 49.
OR, I can take Boxing/Tough/Weave, which can launch me *WAY* over the cap, and also give me some S/L Resistance, at the cost of a wasted power.
Fun choices, yes? I'm probably just going to take Web Grenade and Shuriken, and finish off with CJ.