*shameless bump*
Any comments? Tweaks you'd make? I'm currently lvl 41 btw.
I decided I'll prolly use that one usused slot for a -KB IO.
P.S. I miscalculated... This build actually gets 42.2% S/L 
Yay!!! Another person who is playing a Fire/Elec Brute.
Cinderwatt was my first Brute, and when I went looking for info on this combo I found nothing but bad press...I mothballed her for a year or so, forgot how long, then came back to the forums to see if there had been any new info posted, and since I was able to post this time, I asked a whole lot of questions, and got some positive feedback so I kept on keeping her.
I have started playing her again and WOW! Just WOW!
She is level 38, and just dives into huge piles of Freakshow and Carnies two level above her and she emerges the Victor
During Tip missions she makes the COT and Wailers want to run and hide
She does not have expensive sets in her build..the most expensive thing to date is the "Eradication Chance for Energy Damage" which I put in Lightning Field.
I am very happy with her...and I am tickled that there is another soul here who is enjoying this "Bad" combo
Lisa.
So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try
***Dennis DeYoung
Oh and Peter, about keeing FA on, I have a level 50 Spines/Elec scrap who toggles it on and forgets about it. Just make sure you have end in your attacks, and end in FA, and you should be good to go.
Lisa.
So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try
***Dennis DeYoung
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Kismet +6tohit comes to mind for that slot. | My main worry is that I don't have enough accuracy slotted in my attacks. [...] Oh yeah and I have one unassigned slot in this build. |
Thanks for the great replies!
Nihili - Great idea for that extra slot, thanks! I actually managed to free up another spare slot out of lightning field but I'm gonna use it for a -KB IO since I like to hop around in battle and can't do that with Grounded.
Lisa - Glad to hear I'm not the only one 
For me, this brute was something I always wanted to make based on an Xbox turned evil (Red Ring o' Death). He just turned out to be loads of fun! I know this build plan is on the expensive side, especially for me, but I figure I'll fund the rare stuff with hero merits or whatnot. Also it's great to hear that running FA all the time is possible
Couple of questions:
- Does the Kismet Unique give you 6% toHit, or 6% Acc?
- Does the LotG 7.5% also give you half-an-enhancement's worth of defense? Sort of like the Steadfast Res/+Def3%. Mid's seems to think so but I don't remember that being on the enhancement.
- Should I keep Hasten? Including Lightning Reflexes, my global recharge will be 55% which will be more than enough for the attack chain I want. Of course, with that much recharge hasten would be up most of the time, and help Energize, BuildUp, and FSC recharge a lot faster. If I do drop hasten I could replace it with Power Surge or Superior Conditioning, and then use those two extra slots for another two Rectified Reticles in Focused Acc, which would bring me to 44.1% s/l defense!
- Do people like Power Surge? The crash on that is kind of a huge turn-off for me but it is always nice to have a panic button...
-Peter
Peter I'd suggest going with Crushing Impact IO sets in your FS, Cremate, and Incinerate. Just 5 slotting it will give you these improvements:
# Two enhancements reduces the duration of Immobilize effects on you by 2.2%.
# Three enhancements increases maximum Health by 1.13%.
# Four enhancements improves the Accuracy of all your powers by 7%.
# Five enhancements improves the Recharge of all your powers by 5%
If you don't have enough acc, just fill the last slot in your 3 damage dealers with an acc IO. The best way I've found to get the crushing impact IO's is through reward rolls in the AE.
edit note:
I'd suggest dropping the taunt and picking up Power surge. You'll find that once you start moving into +3/x6 groups your going to wish you had Power surge available. Its saved my em/elec brute many times and I don't have the build you're saving for. I probably spent maybe 15 mil on my build and that was back in the Issue 11 days.
Thanks for the advice BeastMan, but I'm still gonna stick with Kinetic Combat in my attacks since that's where I'm getting the majority of my smash/lethal defense from (3.75% each set!). While Crushing Impact is an awesome set, I think I get enough +acc and +rech from other sets (around 35% to each). Plus I'll have Focused Acc and Lightning Reflexes
Anybody have answers for those questions I asked in my last post? I'm really torn about whether to keep hasten, or swap it out for Power Surge.
-Peter
Hi all, I'd like some advice on my end-game build for my fire/elec brute. I'm aware this is not the most effective or durable combo but I really love my concept and it's been a lot of fun so far
Plus the damage is pretty awesome.
I'm not sure if building for S/L defense is the best idea since I have no defense powers to stack it with, but I've got it up to 39.4% which is pretty decent. I'm also trying to get a decent amount of +hp, +regen, and at least 27% global rech for my attack chain of choice:
FS >> Cremate >> GFS >> Incinerate
...and from what I've read, I'll need ~134% in GFS to achieve that.
My main worry is that I don't have enough accuracy slotted in my attacks. I usually HATE missing so I go for at least 60% +acc in my attacks. Since I have Energize and Power Sink I figured I might be able to get away with keeping focused accuracy on all the time.
Oh yeah and I have one unassigned slot in this build.
Any build advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Red Ring o' Death: Level 50 Technology Brute
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(5)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:35(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:35(7), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:35(7), RctvArm-ResDam:35(9)
Level 2: Cremate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(11), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(13)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:35(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:35(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:35(15), RctvArm-ResDam:35(15)
Level 6: Lightning Field -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg:35(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx:35(17), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg:35(17), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg:35(19), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:35(19)
Level 8: Incinerate -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(23), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(23)
Level 10: Static Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:35(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:35(25), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:35(25), RctvArm-ResDam:35(40)
Level 12: Build Up -- RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(27), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg:20(27), Rec'dRet-ToHit:20(48)
Level 14: Boxing -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 16: Grounded -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(A)
Level 18: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:35(A), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:35(29), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:35(29), RctvArm-ResDam:35(31)
Level 20: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 22: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I:50(A), DefBuff-I:50(40)
Level 24: Super Jump -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 26: Fire Sword Circle -- Oblit-Dmg:35(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg:35(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg:35(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(33), Oblit-%Dam:35(42)
Level 28: Energize -- Dct'dW-Heal:50(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:50(33), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(34), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(34), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(34)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I:35(A), RechRdx-I:35(36), RechRdx-I:35(36)
Level 32: Greater Fire Sword -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg:35(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx:35(36), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg:35(37), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(37), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(37), Mako-Dmg/Rchg:50(39)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Efficacy-EndMod:35(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Rchg:35(39), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg:35(39), Efficacy-Acc/Rchg:35(40), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:35(46), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:35(46)
Level 38: Taunt -- Zinger-Taunt:35(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg:35(42), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:35(43), Zinger-Acc/Rchg:35(43), Zinger-Taunt/Rng:35(43), Zinger-Dam%:35(45)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(48), LkGmblr-Def:50(48), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(50)
Level 44: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg:50(45), LkGmblr-Def:50(45), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(46)
Level 47: Focused Accuracy -- EndRdx-I:50(A)
Level 49: Physical Perfection -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:35(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- RgnTis-Regen+:30(A), Heal-I:50(50), Heal-I:50(50)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I:50(A)
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Set Bonus Totals: