Need more. What kind of build? Farming build, solo build and leveling build if you are going to mal down at times or finished build if you are not.
Pvp or Pve or both?
How much to spend? Sky is the limit and load up with purples or a more conservitive build.
Got your heart set on a travel power or does that even matter?
Recharge being a no brainer, your main choice is :
- Going for +def, hps and regen.
- Only for +hps and regen.
In the first case you'll have the best survivability when mobs dont debuff your defense. However if you think your defense gonna get debuffed really often, going for hps and regen only is a better choice.
It's up to you, personnally I think a bit of defense never hurt.
PS : dont forget the FF proc in Footstomp, this thing is awesome !
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Pvp or Pve or both?
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i'd be curious to see how you can build a SS/WP for both, knowing that in PvP Air Sup, Kick and Flurry deal more dmg than Punch, Haymaker and KO Blow, and you wont use the pool attacks in PvE. That's pretty impossible I think 
Flurry is worse than KO blow and Kick only beats out Haymaker by 2 points of base damage and has a longer cast time. Neither of those would be viable for pvp or pve IMHO.
Air Sup on the other hand does decent damage in both PvP and PvE and is a great replacemnt for jab. You may want to check your facts with in game numbers instead of mids which has not been updated since just after I13.
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Recharge being a no brainer, your main choice is :
- Going for +def, hps and regen.
- Only for +hps and regen.
In the first case you'll have the best survivability when mobs dont debuff your defense. However if you think your defense gonna get debuffed really often, going for hps and regen only is a better choice.
It's up to you, personnally I think a bit of defense never hurt.
PS : dont forget the FF proc in Footstomp, this thing is awesome !
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I'd advocate +def for Brutes without long recharging attacks, and those that don't have Darkest Night. Otherwise it's recharge, recharge, recharge, and hit points! The best defense is smash first ask questions never! Rawr!
I am pulling my ss/wp brute out of retirement... it is like 2+ years old. He def needs a respec and am looking for a few good ss/wp builds to inspire me. Any good builds would be greatly appreciated (esp a def vs a res build or a IO regen build)