Ooooh, thats a tough one, SR is infamous for making min/maxers pretty much indestructible in the end, but its a rather rough ride to the top. You'll be wolfin' down LOTS of blue pills.
I like WP myself, AVs still need a team for me, but big mobs like /8 diff, I FEED on those. After lvl 23, you're pretty much inexhaustible, never need a blue ever again. Its all a matter of taste really.
I say try both to lvl 22, see which feels better.
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I have a lvl 50 axe/wp that really enjoy playing. Axe and wp go very very well together....axe is a very end heavy set and wp helps you not worry about your blue bar. Also....axe's mitigation helps wp's regen to kick in. My build was close to a billion. I went for plus hp/regen and some defense. It probably cost more than it should have but the villian BM is still crazy. You can still make a very good build for about 500/600 million.
I love SR as well but your end management will be tough.
what you could do is make an axe/wp and a wm/sr...or visa versa. Wm is very similar to axe.
Here is my axe/wp build.
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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Battle Axe
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Beheader -- C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(48), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal(50), Numna-Heal/Rchg(50)
Level 2: Gash -- C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(3), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(48)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(5), Numna-Heal/Rchg(5), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(46)
Level 6: Mind Over Body -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(7), RctvArm-ResDam(7), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(13), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(46)
Level 8: Swoop -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(9), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 12: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 14: Health -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal(15), Numna-Heal/Rchg(15), RgnTis-Regen+(46)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal(17), Numna-Heal/Rchg(17)
Level 18: Whirling Axe -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(19), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(19), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(45)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(21), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(21), P'Shift-End%(25)
Level 22: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(23), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(23), P'Shift-End%(25)
Level 24: Boxing -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 26: Cleave -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(27), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(29), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), RedFtn-Def(34), RedFtn-EndRdx(37)
Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(31), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 32: Pendulum -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(33), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(33), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(34), FrcFbk-Rechg%(34)
Level 35: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def(36), RedFtn-EndRdx(37)
Level 38: Build Up -- Rec'dRet-ToHit(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg(39), Rec'dRet-Pcptn(39), RechRdx-I(39)
Level 41: Taunt -- Mocking-Taunt(A), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg(42), Mocking-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(42), Mocking-Taunt/Rng(42), Mocking-Rchg(43), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Strength of Will -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(45)
Level 47: Super Jump -- Jump(A)
Level 49: Combat Jumping -- Ksmt-ToHit+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run
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Hrmm, it's been hard to decide. I might try Axe/SR just to be odd.
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Hrmm, it's been hard to decide. I might try Axe/SR just to be odd.
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SR & WP are both "Set it and forget it" sets.
Which is great for Axe, Warmace - as their redraw is particularly cumbersome.
I'd rather see you choose based on what you want to do with the character, or to make sure you are getting the play.
SR
- Once softcapped, won't get hit often and will often feel unkillable. When you do get hit - it will hurt and you'll be slow to recover.
- Will help your attack chain with Quickness.
- End management will be a persistent concern and priority.
WP
- Will get hit much more often, but will deal relatively well with most of those hits and you'll recover much faster being ready for the next fight almost instantly.
- Will help you maintain a constant offense through Quick Recovery.
- Sudden spike damage will be a concern, as it can sometimes overwhelm your regen capabilities. Cimerorans are the worst offenders.
Hope that helps.
Unless you are a Tru Warrir and never touch Inspirations, softcapping SR is not the optimal build choice for PvE (IMHO), especially by level 50. Maintain 2 columns of Defense Inspirations, use 1 at the start of each spawn and you can take on +0x8 difficulty, or even higher if you care to, with what amounts to a permanent supply of Defense Inspirations (they drop like rain). This lets you concentrate on other things like +Damage or HPs or Regen or any number of things. My MA/SR Scrapper has +40.5% Damage and 20ish% Regeneration, for example.
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Making a demonic minotaur and I'm having trouble deciding between SR or WP. Any advice or experience? I'm somewhat of a min/maxer looking for a good secondary to keep me godlike in end game. Prince range for endgame IO is 300-700mil ish.