Elec/WP was my second 50 Villain. The very best advice I can give is do not play one immediatly after taking a SS/WP Brute to 50. It feels sooo lacking. 
That said, for mine, I took every Elec power except Lightning Clap. I defeats the purpose of Rise to the Challenge, IMO. And I took everything except Resurgence and Strength of Will from WP.
I 4-slotted Jacob's Ladder, after I picked it up at 38. 1 Acc, 1 End Red, 1 End Mod, 1 Rech. It drains 9.97% End from whatever it hits, and DeBuffs Recovery by 142.4%.
At 23, Thunderstrike is your AoE power, and Rise to the Challenge is your Taunt, Heal, and ToHit DeBuff Aura. Keep Indomitable Will up and running, and just SMASH!! until everything is dead.
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Important distinction: This isn't because there is anything wrong with Elec/WP, it's because SS/WP is overpowered. |
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Elec/WP was my second 50 Villain. The very best advice I can give is do not play one immediatly after taking a SS/WP Brute to 50. It feels sooo lacking.
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Mine is only 34 at the moment and already survives better than my softcapped DM/SR brute at moderate difficulty (+0-1 x4-5)
Basically, at the level you're at you should have been focusing on your Primary and secondary powers. I had everything from Willpower except Heightened Senses by level 24, and a good start on Fitness (mostly for Health, Electric Melee isn't very hard on the End bar, so Quick Recovery should be enough)
I had Charged Brawl, Havoc Punch, Thunderstrike, Chain Induction, and Jacob's Ladder by then as well. I skipped Lightning Clap at 26 and took Boxing instead (Willpower really likes the Fighting Pool),at 28 I took Heightened Senses, 30 I took Tough, 32 was Lightning Rod (
). And that's where I'm at so far. I plan on taking Weave, Strength of Will, Electric Fences, Ball Lightning, and a couple other random powers (maybe Mu Lightning to shore up my somewhat weak single target damage)
As far as IOs go, I really like Eradication for PBAoEs (Jacob's Ladder, Thunderstrike, and Lightning Rod), I put 4 in for the max end, E/N.E defense, and Max HP bonus (WP likes lots of HP too). I put 2 Scirocco's Dervish in the last 2 slots for the 10% regen bonus (another thing you should be trying to get plenty of)
Single target attacks get Kinetic Combats if I can afford them, or Smashing Haymaker if I can't. I fill the last couple slots with Pounding Slugfest for the 8% regen bonus.
I put 4 Luck of the Gambler in defense powers, including the recharge if i happen to have one, and either Reactive Armor or Aegis in resistance powers. I slot High Pain Tolerance with 3 resistance from a set and 3 Numina's Convalescence.
Do something similar to that, and you should have smooth sailing for your Electric/Willpower brute.
(Note, this shouldn't be taken as absolute truth, if you find something different works better for you, go for it. This is just what *I* did)
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
Thanks for all the advice, both of ya. I kinda got the feeling Lightning Clap was a good thing to avoid, but I picked up Jacob's Ladder early. I'm enjoying a set that can AoE pretty early on.
Once again, thank you!
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Be that as it may, Elec/ is quite underwhelming all on its own (other than for Lightning Rod). It has a reputation as a poor single target set (for non-Stalkers) for a reason, and the smaller than normal radius for Thunder Strike in addition to it being based off the target and not yourself makes its underperformance quite noticeable. If it weren't for Lightning Rod propping up the set, it would probably make my Elec jealous of EM.
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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Important distinction: This isn't because there is anything wrong with Elec/WP, it's because SS/WP is overpowered.
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I just rolled one of these not too long ago and have been having a blast with him. I was curious is anyone else had played the combo before and could share their experiences on it. I just hit 23 and have been working my way up to larger groups of mobs, and trying to increase my survivability. Thank you in advance.