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It's hard to say. I 'd definitely take it over tremor if you picked that up. You could try throwing a Force Feedback chance for Rech into it, although I'm unsure how it would perform for you. Thing is I'm trying to compare it too much to stone melee's fault which is one of my favorite powers just since it's a huge source of mitigation, but doms already have a whole primary of mitigations. I'd pick it up if you feel you need more aoe damage and that would be likely it.

The fact that Doms essentially have a ranged Fault with damage makes me very jealous.

Well I was going to post my build I found but it seems I accidentally overwrote that file with a PB build. Whoops :/.

But as Sir Hextor said, it's not a bad idea to use aegis in your build. for every two you slot you get 5% run speed which comes in handy. Currently my SS/Stone brute is at 39 so I'm not quite done with my build.

Usually once my run speed is high I'll do the trash missions using only granite since rooted can be overkill as far as mez protection, as well as the fact that resistances are generally very high so you're not going to get hurt much, making the run speed bonuses actually work. Mine cruises around 22+mph with just granite and when all said and done hopefully 30+ meaning I don't need a kin around.

Damage with granite is actually very surprising in that you will kill stuff. Stone is one of the few sets I think is 100 times better on a brute than a tanker for this reason.

Also be prepared to bang your head on your desk, as leveling will be painful till you hit granite. Not that the rest of the powers are bad, they just need a special build all of their own to really work properly.

This could sound crazy but why not increase the area of tanker damage? I mean tanker damage already qualifies as aoe, even the single target hits.This kinda falls flat personally since staff and titan have large aoe radii.


Or add a tank only aura to the inherit that adds -resist? This feels like the better idea and balancing the amount of -resist could be difficult, but it could at the very least bring more appeal to bringing a tanker onto a team.All the while, making the aggro herding mechanic something that people will want to learn to do or follow?

Or dare I say undo the aggro cap for tankers alone? Could be the most dangerous,as it may make farming much more easy to do like it was pre-ae nerfs.

Recently I've been trying to make myself push myself to fight against my alt-o-holism by playing the stuff I haven't in a long time, even if its terrible. My two projects are a blaster and a brute but I'm here about my brute. From looking around at the limited amount of stone armor for brutes builds I could find this seems to be the best for me but I'm looking to see if anyone notices anything wrong or could be better. This is a build from Mr. Apocalypse( just giving credit where it is due) I'm actually going to fund most of the build with store bought IOs for the purples and the little stuff with the house and if I get to it post 50 I'm thinking agility is the way to go as far as an alpha. Also sleepy and going to bed after I post this so sorry for my terrible grammar. He is also currently 38 and if someone has an awesome reason to go non-granite build let me know.

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ss stone: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Stone Armor
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Punch -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(3), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(7)
Level 1: Rock Armor -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29), GftotA-Run+(31)
Level 2: Stone Skin -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(27), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(29)
Level 4: Earth's Embrace -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Numna-Heal/Rchg(13), Mrcl-Heal(13), Mrcl-Heal/Rchg(15), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 6: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 8: Knockout Blow -- Hectmb-Dmg(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(9), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg(11), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(11)
Level 10: Mud Pots -- Armgdn-Dmg(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(19), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(21), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(23), EndRdx-I(23)
Level 12: Taunt -- Acc-I(A)
Level 14: Tough -- Aegis-ResDam(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(31), HO:Ribo(31)
Level 16: Rooted -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(43), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43), HO:Golgi(45)
Level 18: Rage -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(34), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(36), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(36)
Level 20: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(36), GftotA-Run+(37), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(37)
Level 22: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 24: Recall Friend -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 26: Teleport -- Range-I(A)
Level 28: Crystal Armor -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(46), GftotA-Run+(50)
Level 30: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 32: Foot Stomp -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), FrcFbk-Rechg%(34)
Level 35: Minerals -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(42), GftotA-Run+(50)
Level 38: Granite Armor -- Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Aegis-ResDam(39), GftotA-Run+(39), GftotA-Def/EndRdx(40), GftotA-Def(40)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- P'Shift-End%(A)
Level 44: Laser Beam Eyes -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(46), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Energy Torrent -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(48), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Marshal
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A), Run-I(3), Run-I(43)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(17), Mrcl-Rcvry+(17), Mrcl-Heal(25), RgnTis-Regen+(25), RgnTis-Heal/Rchg(27)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(19), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(42), P'Shift-End%(42)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
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I can't believe I watched the WHOLE THING!

I know its not either of the sets you mentioned,but I have a hover km/ea brute that uses the hover to negate the kb from some of km's attacks. Makes for a nice Sorcerery type toon.

Recently I've been playing a Stone melee/ Regeneration Brute and so far I've rolled him to 47 and plan on finishing soon. So, What MELEE oddball combination would be fun to make next? I'd prefer something that fits well together but isn't obvious. Right now my idea is to roll with a Stone armor /Electric Melee tanker or even a brute. I'm not looking for a build either, just the basic combo ie fire/ice etc etc...

Any Ideas?

Alright then! That is good to hear. Much appreciated for all the info from you two.

I might pick up spectral as part of my second build which will be my general mob killer full of cones and pbaoes. It's funny how often i end up having to be the one to run in and take the alpha strikes for the tanks that can't (Although I still need them due to more enemies = more chance for them to hit me) so I could tank when there isn't one available.

I'be heard that I'm going to want the damage half of the procs but I was wondering if I would be better off with reactive's -resist or diagmatic's -hp. Or is there something better? I already have a Achilles proc in gamblers cut and if i went reactive would I want to swap Achilles with a damage proc? I've heard strange things about the way -resist stacks such as it doesn't. Sorry for any strange typos as I'm writing this on my phone.