Can't go wrong with Dark Melee/Super Reflexes.
Dark Melee's To Hit debuffs combined with Super Reflexes' +Defense will make you nigh untouchable. Also, DM's end drain will make SR's toggles easier to run and SR's Quickness power will make said end drain recharge faster. Coolness.
Also Shadow Maul looks awesome when you use it, assuming it doesn't miss.
[Edit]: The heal's considered a little rubbish by some players, though. Just a word of caution. You can always try it out and respec it out later if it doesn't live up to your needs/expectations.
thats what ive been thinking.
Dark melee, every time. get a full attack chain with 4 powers.
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@Miss Chief
Nothing feels as good as a fire melee brute. DM/SR would be nice (its great as a scrapper and with fury built would be very good STDPS), but Fire Melee gets those groups dead fast where as DM has to take them down one by one
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
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DM has to take them down one by one
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Thats 5, the cone and AoE in fire out do that. If you want to be fighting small numbers or bosses I'd say DM was a great set, if you want to lay everything to waste in seconds then you cant go wrong with fire
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
thanks for input people.
guess when i come to make it, if i wanta go single kills over multi kills 
like others im planning to role a /sr brute
im seriously thinking of getting dark melee for the fear-small heal-end drain.
but
im also very tempted by fire melee
from what ive read over the many months and threads- fire is a awesome power. and one of the best DoT'ers in game appenlty.
though ive nvr had either of them, i wanta make the brute without the i wish i or i wonder if.
so could anyone care to tell me if dark is better for me or fire
im going /sr and dont care if i have to get self aid so heals dont borther me.