Stone melee/Shield


DJ_Onslaught

 

Posted

Ok just before double xp weekend i decided to roll up a Stone Melee/Shield brute.
i tested it off and on as i was leveling it in the MA (I have 4 lvl 50 brutes that werent Ma'd so i splurged myself) and found it to be a end hog. Until i put just normal IO's (no set io's or at least not enough to get any bonus's)

So with that said I can get the defense to 32% to the positionals and I'm curious if anyone can help me build it better. Keep in mind i want ot keep the 2 GoA's io's i have in the build already and i'd prefer to keep the build under a couple hundred mil if possible, other then that go wild.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Stone Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Stone Fist

  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (31) Damage Increase IO
  • (40) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (40) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (43) Damage Increase IO
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (34) Defense Buff IO
  • (34) Defense Buff IO
  • (37) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (40) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 2: Battle Agility
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (3) Defense Buff IO
  • (3) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (25) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 4: Stone Mallet
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (5) Accuracy IO
  • (5) Damage Increase IO
  • (31) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (31) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (34) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 6: True Grit
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (7) Resist Damage IO
  • (7) Healing IO
  • (9) Healing IO
  • (17) Healing IO
  • (23) Healing IO
Level 8: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (9) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
Level 10: Active Defense
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (11) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (11) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Heavy Mallet
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (13) Accuracy IO
  • (13) Damage Increase IO
  • (15) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (15) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (17) Empty
Level 14: Super Jump
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 16: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 18: Health
  • (A) Healing IO
  • (19) Healing IO
  • (19) Healing IO
Level 20: Stamina
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
  • (21) Endurance Modification IO
  • (21) Endurance Modification IO
Level 22: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (23) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 24: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (25) Gift of the Ancients - Run Speed +7.5%
Level 26: Seismic Smash
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (27) Accuracy IO
  • (27) Damage Increase IO
  • (29) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (29) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (43) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 28: Boxing
  • (A) Empty
Level 30: Aid Other
  • (A) Empty
Level 32: Tremor
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (33) Damage Increase IO
  • (33) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (33) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (46) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 35: Shield Charge
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (36) Accuracy IO
  • (36) Damage Increase IO
  • (36) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (37) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (37) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 38: One with the Shield
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
  • (39) Endurance Modification IO
  • (39) Healing IO
  • (39) Healing IO
Level 41: Spirit Shark
  • (A) Accuracy IO
  • (42) Damage Increase IO
  • (42) Damage Increase IO
  • (42) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (43) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Aid Self
  • (A) Healing IO
  • (45) Healing IO
  • (45) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (45) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (46) Interrupt Reduction IO
  • (46) Interrupt Reduction IO
Level 47: Tough
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (48) Resist Damage IO
  • (48) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (48) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 49: Weave
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
  • (50) Defense Buff IO
  • (50) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (50) Endurance Reduction IO
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Fury



EDIT: sorry about the format issue, fixed now though.


 

Posted

You're not at 32% defense, because Phalanx Fighting is counted as if you had one ally close to you in Mids. You're about 3% lower. Sorry for the bad news^^

It's hard to get the best out of /Shield without some IOs anyway. The first one I would buy is the Steadfast unique, adding 3% to your defense.

Your defense toggles could use also 3 defense IOs... to get 1-2% more, not alot.

Then after you can surely find some cheap sets to raise your defense (mako, touch of death, red fortune ?). It's hard to cap such a toon without spending alot anyway...


 

Posted

Here are some changes that I did to it, I used some really cheap set inventions that you can use.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Stone Melee
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Stone Fist -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(31), Dmg-I(40), Dmg-I(40), EndRdx-I(43), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 1: Deflection -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def(34), DefBuff-I(34), EndRdx-I(37), EndRdx-I(40)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def(3), EndRdx-I(3), EndRdx-I(25)
Level 4: Stone Mallet -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(5), Dmg-I(5), EndRdx-I(31), EndRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 6: True Grit -- ResDam-I(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(7), H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(7), H'zdH-Heal(9), Tr'ge-Heal/EndRdx(17), Tr'ge-Heal/Rchg(23)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- GftotA-Def(A), GftotA-Run+(9)
Level 10: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(11)
Level 12: Heavy Mallet -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(13), Dmg-I(13), Dmg-I(15), EndRdx-I(15), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 18: Health -- H'zdH-Heal/EndRdx(A), H'zdH-Heal(19), Heal-I(19)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), P'Shift-EndMod(21), P'Shift-End%(39)
Level 22: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(23)
Level 24: Phalanx Fighting -- GftotA-Def(A), GftotA-Run+(25)
Level 26: Seismic Smash -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(27), Dmg-I(27), RechRdx-I(29), EndRdx-I(29), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 28: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 30: Aid Other -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Tremor -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(33), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(36), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(36), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(36), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 38: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Spirit Shark -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(42), Dmg-I(42), EndRdx-I(42), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 44: Aid Self -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(45), RechRdx-I(45), RechRdx-I(45)
Level 47: Tough -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(48), EndRdx-I(48), EndRdx-I(48)
Level 49: Weave -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def(50), EndRdx-I(50), EndRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury


Virtue: @Santorican

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