Energy Melee/Electric Armour?

Having never made a Brute before but loving EM through the Tanker and Stalker sets...i was curious as to how these 2 sets mesh together? and also whether or not the Tanker version of these 2 together might be better?
(Keep in mind i love the single target numbers EM puts up and can only imagine what they're like with a healthy Fury bar...so i am definitely leaning towards brute! XD)
but having only seen 1 toon in my travels with this combo...i was curious as to why this might be? is either set THAT bad...or just bad when paired together? thematically they fit together i wouldve thought...just not in practice?...EM being an ST monster and ELA with its damage aura catering for more AoE prone primaries...?

any thoughts? input? (im trying to get a feel for whether or not its worth making this combo)

cheers in advance
Fox

EM on Brutes isn't all that good, mainly because Fury doesn't work well with the long animating attacks of EM.

EM works well with Elec Armor however, due to Energize being one of the best self heals in the game, something Energy Transfer needs.

I have an Energy melee/electric Armour brute and love it, there were a few rough points on the climb to 50 but nothing too bad. I have 3 brutes at 50 and this is the one I still play on a regular basis. But, the reason Energy Melee isn't see that often is the fact it isn't that strong on AoE damage, although I do like the animation of Whirling Hands!

So basically EM is rare for brutes because it doesnt mesh well with Fury and its AoE is practically non existent?
and since brutes are "the" farmers these days EM's lack of AoE renders itself not popular??
that seems abit harsh...

but that aside...Elec Armour FTW?? or at least..."yay im pretty damn sturdy!"? (provided softcapped S/L ofcourse!)

Tough certainly helps. Weave if you're planning on slotting a lot of defense.

With 0 defense... none at all... not even combat jumping.. my SM/Elec brute can confidently wade into +0/x3 with bosses on. Add a purple inspiration or two for tough fights (I believe in softcapping for 300 inf, rather than 300 million) and they're practically unstoppable.

Don't forget about the Kinetic Dampener temp power, having that one ready for activation should really help.

Fault is worth more than some entire armor sets for mitigation purposes.

However, you still have to survive the alpha strike to use it, and deal with the fact that the heal is on a long recharge (at least the set has one now). Mind you I cheat and have a stealth IO in a prestige sprint so by the time most of the spawn realizes I'm there they're already flopping on their butts and staggering to their feet stunned.

Anyways, EM is a single hard target take down expert. If that fits your play style it's a good set - smashing and energy damage are less commonly resisted than lethal. If you prefer to see entire spawns die horribly at once it's a terrible set.

Back in the day EM/Elec with tough and aid self was *the* AV soloer for brutes. Energy transfer changes and invention sets have stolen some of that thunder but honestly I've always wanted to level one just to see how much *** a full fury Energy Transfer kicks. Only thing that has stopped me is the fact I have a EM tanker, and doing a thousand damage during a build up cycle makes me smile when playing him - I don't need to tarnish that by seeing a brute probably do closer to 2.

How about EM/Invulnerability? Have that on my mid teens brute and while it's not as "Flashy" as other combos, it seems to be holding it's own so far.
(I went with a concept way back when more than for the farming ability... )

What's a rare combo for brutes if i may ask? I like doing the super rare combo toons that no one likes...lol