CalibanX

Is Hasten necessary on a Dark/WP?

AOE Damage I would say SS, Elec, maybee stone?

But the most survivable tanking brute with pretty good fast ST damage I think is Dark/WP.

I would*nt go SS/ without /WP. The rage crash is brutal. My SS/Shield is fun as heck and damaging, but he cant sustain himself for very long, even with Stamina and end. reduc.


*WOULDNT

From my experience, the secondary has alot to do with Fury build up. On my lvl 42 SS/Shield Brute, Rage wheres off and I expell alot of endurance, and have to stop. His fury is not so high.

Now I'm working on a 30ish Dark/willpower and a 25ish Elec/Willpower Brute. The Elec is good, the Dark is amazingly high on the fury bar.

In later levels though, The Elec/ is probably better for AOE and farming, but the Dark/ seems VERY unkillable with huge Fury too.

Just an observation that the Secondary has alot to do with Fury, and possibly the primary too. You can keep going with Willpower which is fantastic.

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Hurricane wont work the way you want it. Its defense wont spread to your pets, knock back is rare now, and theres an endurance drain. Snow storm is highly highly underated.
Its AOE slows all minions and -recharges.

I have a 50 Mercs/Dark

Not a bad toon. But I feel with Mercs, you need to go /storm or /dark. Rain and Tar will keep the mobs at ranged, and you will have a heal for them.

The commando is dissapointing.

I suggest /Storm.

You open with Rain (debuff and knock down) and Snow storm (super slow and -recharge)

Use ranged pets. (Bots I think is best)

Throw a Lightning Storm up. (adds stun and knock back +damage)

Have o2 boost fully slotted for healing and recharge. Its a great single target heal because it recharges fast.

Tornado for when things get harry. Or fighting an Elite boss/ AV that wont get knocked back. Dont underestimate a fully sloted Gale for keeping stuff off of your bots.
EDIT
OOPS! you asked about demons/

I'm using /dark for them. Was going to use /thermal but the constant buffing annoyed me. (2 or more 4 minute buffs on 6 pets will slow you down in a big way)


in the end, you will have a toon that wont have its pets buchered, because the mobs will be tossed around/slowed/debuffed. The bots have a healer too. and you dont even need the 'repair droid' power. O2boost is fast.

My Brute, "Good Sun" on Guardian would be the perfect fit to go rogue. His story was that he was a hero and had a mental breakdown turning into a villian. He wears a heroic costume already.