You really don't NEED defense, but it will certainly help. 35% defense will make a huge difference depending on what you're fighting, that's about how much my Spines/Fire has. Although, my advice is if you haven't already made character yet, I would roll it as a Brute.
/FA works best on a Brute IMO. Unlike the Scrapper version, there's a taunt component in Blazing Aura, which is invaluable and keeps mobs from spreading out. Also, the Brute has higher res caps so if you decide to fight against fire enemies, you'll have the edge. Although, the 75% cap Scrappers get would be fine.
So, if you haven't decided yet, I would roll a SS/Fire Brute, there's no better farmer.
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Hey guys I just curious. Im looking to build my first farmer and I chose fire aura as my secondary. What defense should I look towards for making this toon a farmer?
I was messing around with a s/l build last night and came up with the following:
55% resistance to s/l
and 35% defense to s/l
I'm new to making farm builds and the only scrapper secondary i'm familiar with is Super reflex. So help me out please and let me know if those numbers are about right for a farm scrapper or way off.
My plan is to use him to farm the usual bm or warrior farm as well as maybe dabble in some ae farms. That's why I focused on s/l.
Zoner