Spectralis

When CoV first came out I trtied alot of different brute combinations, and hated every one of them. It took years but I finally struggked through the lower levels on a elec/inv brute and fell in love. Now brutes are all I play, aside from my widow and occasionally my crab. I find the uncommon build to be the most fun. Just rolled a stone/EA and am loving it! But then again, like someone said differrent strokes for different folks. Heck I just deleted a 38 corr because I hated the playstyle and needed to free up a slot.

In my experience as both a tank and a brute. A brute is "tankish", however where a tankers survivabilty lies in, well, surviving, a brute survivabilty lies in destroying everything in it's path fast enough to stay alive.

Coming from an invuln brute I'd say drop elements and keep energies. Coming from a DM scrapper I say if you're gonna drop an attack, drop Shadow Punch.

This is my current build. I'm putting in IO's as I get them. This build was what I was using with all SO's and farming level 50 LT's at level 45 with 8 man spawns. Just replace the IO's with the appropiate SO's.

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Kron the Bull Marcel: Level 50 Technology Brute
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
• (3) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
• (7) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (45) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 1: Resist Physical Damage

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (15) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
• (15) Impervium Armor - Resistance

Level 2: Jacobs Ladder

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
• (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
• (5) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
• (7) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
• (37) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 4: Temp Invulnerability

• (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (11) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
• (13) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
• (13) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (50) Aegis - Resistance

Level 6: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 8: Thunder Strike

• (A) Obliteration - Damage
• (9) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
• (9) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
• (11) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage

Level 10: Build Up

• (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
• (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
• (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance

Level 12: Dull Pain

• (A) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
• (40) Miracle - Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Miracle - Heal/Recharge
• (42) Miracle - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Miracle - Heal
• (43) Miracle - +Recovery

Level 14: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (17) Recharge Reduction IO
• (17) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 16: Super Speed

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 18: Chain Induction

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
• (19) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
• (23) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (27) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 20: Unyielding

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (21) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
• (21) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
• (23) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Impervium Armor - Resistance

Level 22: Health

• (A) Healing IO

Level 24: Stamina

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (25) Endurance Modification IO
• (25) Endurance Modification IO

Level 26: Kick

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 28: Invincibility

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (46) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 30: Tough

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
• (31) Impervium Armor - Resistance
• (31) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance

Level 32: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 35: Lightning Rod

• (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
• (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
• (37) Obliteration - Damage

Level 38: Tough Hide

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
• (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense

Level 41: Resist Energies

• (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
• (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (42) Aegis - Resistance

Level 44: Unstoppable

• (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
• (45) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
• (46) Titanium Coating - Resistance

Level 47: Electrifying Fences

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
• (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
• (50) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (50) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)

Level 49: Taunt

• (A) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage

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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty

Level 1: Fury

I can't imagine my elec/inv without JL. Then again he's usually always surround by Freaks so it's nearly always hitting more than one mob.

Elec/Inv/Mu Nuff said.