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War mace/ shield defence

plainguy

By plainguy,
Posted on: 2010-11-10 19:09 in Brutes

 

Posted

anyone have any build or advice on this combo? I'm wanting to try this out mostly for fun but would like for it to at least be effective :P

 

Posted

I can only pass along a build someone posted when I asked a similar question about 10 months ago.. Hope it helps

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.81
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Alley: Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: War Mace
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Bash

  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  • (3) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
  • (3) Defense Buff IO
  • (40) Reactive Armor - Resistance
  • (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  • (48) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
Level 2: Jawbreaker
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (11) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (11) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  • (13) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (13) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 4: True Grit
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
  • (5) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
  • (5) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  • (7) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (42) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  • (45) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
Level 6: Build Up
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (7) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (29) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  • (31) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 8: Clobber
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (9) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  • (46) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 10: Active Defense
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (25) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 14: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (15) Miracle - Heal
  • (17) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
Level 16: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  • (39) Taunt Duration IO
Level 18: Whirling Mace
  • (A) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (19) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge
  • (19) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance
  • (21) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (40) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (43) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (21) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  • (43) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  • (45) Performance Shifter - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (46) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  • (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 22: Battle Agility
  • (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  • (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
  • (23) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
  • (25) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (39) Red Fortune - Endurance
  • (40) Red Fortune - Defense
Level 24: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Defense Buff IO
Level 26: Shatter
  • (A) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage
  • (27) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Multi Strike - Damage/Recharge
  • (31) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Endurance
  • (34) Multi Strike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (37) Multi Strike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 28: Taunt
  • (A) Taunt Duration IO
Level 30: Boxing
  • (A) Empty
Level 32: Crowd Control
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (34) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (34) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 35: Shield Charge
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 38: One with the Shield
  • (A) Resist Damage IO
Level 41: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance
  • (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (42) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (46) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
Level 44: Grant Cover
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  • (45) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
Level 47: Weave
  • (A) Gift of the Ancients - Defense
  • (48) Gift of the Ancients - Defense/Endurance
  • (50) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
Level 49: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
  • (50) Kismet - Defense/Endurance
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Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Empty
Level 1: Fury
Level 0: Ninja Run



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1. Why Soft Cap is Important : http://dechskaison.blogspot.com/2011...important.html
2. Limits: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Limits
3. Attack Mechanics: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Attack_Mechanics
4. Rule of Five: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Rule_o...e_Law_of_Fives

 

Posted

mace/shield is a combo I might do someday; I've done mace and shield before, just not together.

Mace is a set that's awesome at both single-target and AOE damage. Shield is a great set that, with some planning, is great to level with, and amazing when IO'ed.

For leveling, it's relatively easy to get around 32.5% def, using a slotted Deflection, Battle Agility, and Weave, single-slotted Phalanx Fighting and Combat Jumping, and a Steadfasat 3% def IO. This gets you 1 small purple insp from 45% def, the softcap.


I threw together a build for you that you might be happy with, endgame; it's affordable and sturdy, though a couple of the AOEs have less end redux than i'd like, and the build could use some more global recharge. Someone feel free to polish it up if you like.

Keep in mind this build plans for inherent Fitness, and saves slots for a 6-slotted Stamina (Perf. Shifter set, mainly for the AOE def but that set has lots of good bonuses), and a 4-slotted health (Regen Tissue +regen proc, Miracle +recov proc, heal, heal/end).


Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.81
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Level 48 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: War Mace
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Bash

  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (7) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (9) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (9) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (11) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (3) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (13) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  • (13) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
Level 2: Pulverize
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (15) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (15) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (17) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 4: Battle Agility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (5) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: True Grit
  • (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  • (40) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  • (42) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 8: Clobber
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (42) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (42) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (43) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (45) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 10: Active Defense
  • (A) HamiO:Membrane Exposure
  • (11) HamiO:Membrane Exposure
Level 12: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 14: Super Jump
  • (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
Level 16: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 18: Whirling Mace
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 20: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 22: Boxing
  • (A) Empty
Level 24: Tough
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (25) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (25) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  • (31) Aegis - Resistance
Level 26: Shatter
  • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (27) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
  • (29) Eradication - Damage
  • (31) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 28: Weave
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 30: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (43) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (46) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 32: Crowd Control
  • (A) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (33) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
  • (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 35: Shield Charge
  • (A) Obliteration - Damage
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 38: Build Up
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (39) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  • (40) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
Level 41: Superior Conditioning
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 44: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 47: Taunt
  • (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
Level 49: Grant Cover
  • (A) 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
Level 4: Ninja Run



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