BA has the downside of mitigation through KD/KU. Opponents that are on the floor aren't attacking and still hold aggro, which is great for reducing incoming damage, but not so great for maintaining Fury. I don't know any BA/* Brutes, let alone farming BA/* Brutes, so I can't tell you if the impact is noticeable or not. You'll also get redraw going into your axe attacks from your other attacks, which will slow things a little. That's part of why SS & Elec are so popular.
The build itself has decent all-purpose slotting, but farming is best done with a specialized build. The more specialized the build, the better the results. If you want to do more than farming - or more than one type of farming - you end up making sacrifices. In this case, you pick up some measure of survivability against S/L/E/N that will pay off in anything other than fire farming, but you trade off speed and survivability when fire farming.
If you're really looking to get into farming, better options exist than BA/Fire. If you want to make the most of BA/Fire for fire farming, that can be done, too. If you want to have a PVE BA/Fire that won't embarrass itself in a farm (fire or S/L), then there are ways to do that. It all depends on what you want to accomplish.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.942
like i said never tried a BA, and thinking it be on a brute, damage shouldnt be a issue.
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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Battle Axe
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Chop -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Fire Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-EndRdx(3), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(3), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(5)
Level 2: Gash -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 4: Healing Flames -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(9), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(11), Dct'dW-Heal(11)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- Krma-ResKB(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(23)
Level 8: Swoop -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(15), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21)
Level 10: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(21), RechRdx-I(40)
Level 12: Blazing Aura -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Erad-%Dam(43), Armgdn-Dam%(43), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB(A)
Level 16: Plasma Shield -- RctvArm-EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(17), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(19)
Level 18: Whirling Axe -- Oblit-%Dam(A), Oblit-Dmg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(46), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(50), FrcFbk-Rechg%(50)
Level 20: Consume -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(48), P'Shift-EndMod(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(48)
Level 22: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23)
Level 24: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 26: Cleave -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(27), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(27), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 28: Burn -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(36), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(37), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg(37), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg(37)
Level 30: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(31), RctvArm-EndRdx(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(31)
Level 32: Pendulum -- Sciroc-Dam%(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(33), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Fiery Embrace -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(36), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 38: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(39)
Level 41: Electrifying Fences -- GravAnch-Hold%(A), GravAnch-Immob(42), GravAnch-Immob/Rchg(42), GravAnch-Acc/Rchg(42), GravAnch-Acc/Immob/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dam%(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng(46)
Level 47: Rise of the Phoenix -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 49: Temperature Protection -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(25)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(25), EndMod-I(40)
+6% DamageBuff(Smashing)
+6% DamageBuff(Lethal)
+6% DamageBuff(Fire)
+6% DamageBuff(Cold)
+6% DamageBuff(Energy)
+6% DamageBuff(Negative)
+6% DamageBuff(Toxic)
+6% DamageBuff(Psionic)
+19.9% Defense(Smashing)
+19.9% Defense(Lethal)
+4.56% Defense(Fire)
+4.56% Defense(Cold)
+14.3% Defense(Energy)
+14.3% Defense(Negative)
+3% Defense(Psionic)
+14.3% Defense(Melee)
+8.63% Defense(Ranged)
+6.13% Defense(AoE)
+3.6% Max End
+4% Enhancement(Heal)
+51% Enhancement(Accuracy)
+46.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
+5% FlySpeed
+112.4 HP (7.5%) HitPoints
+5% JumpHeight
+5% JumpSpeed
+Knockback (Mag -8)
+Knockup (Mag -8)
+MezResist(Immobilize) 11.6%
+MezResist(Stun) 4.4%
+MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
+14% (0.23 End/sec) Recovery
+20% (1.25 HP/sec) Regeneration
+5.36% Resistance(Fire)
+5.36% Resistance(Cold)
+3.13% Resistance(Negative)
+5% RunSpeed
First BA Brute or Tank, i have 3 Fire Tanks already, i love them. Plus i'll be using this guy to farm. Being Fire, i could do Fire Farms in AE, or trying to get him soft-capped, or close as possible, i can farm regular missions like council, or battle maiden. I also would be doing eng-game TFs mostly, and the trials. Besides that, farming though. This build has no taunt, so hoping my BA, and spamming my AOEs will keep aggro.
The way i look at this brute is, jump in the group, Build Up + Fiery Embrace + Burn + Whirling Axe + Cleave = Dead. Hopefully.
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