I'm a lil rusty since I took a year and some hiatus but...
Invul is a solid choice, Willpower would make for easy leveling with the knockdowns on Axe helping your regen, Shields is very thematic but expensive to softcap.
Super Reflexes would help your attack chain after quickness but I don't find it very fitting with a minotaur concept 
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Originally Posted by theo1969
Trying to decide what to pair with ba Going to roll a minotuar. One of my fav. D@D toons. Want a guy that can handle all content if possible dont have to do most damage just looking for a brute force guy. Thx for any info have a great day
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Originally Posted by Kioshi
Shields is very thematic but expensive to softcap.
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You will be softcapping shields using sets like Makos, ToD, Aegis, Obliteration & Scirocco.
Some of them (Obliteration, Aegis) can often be found in typed defense builds as well, and as for the others - Reactive Armor and Kinetic Combat are not any cheaper (and often more expensive for Kinetic Combat) than their equivalent sets.
The only thing that is expensive is LoTG Recharges and Purples, but these have nothing to do with softcapping and are equally expensive for everyone.
Yeah I should've been more specific, sorry. I meant to write that Shields is more expensive to softcap than a /SR, the 'original' defense powerset (although I know it's newish on Brutes). My Claws/SR and my Fm/Shields scrappers are at the same level IIRC and the /SR is already able to reach the softcap with 1 small purple while the shielder is far from that, both have the +3 steadfast unique and I think that's it (still downloading the game since I just got back).
I guess people repeat this often because they compare with tanks who are easy to softcap with shields and shields are more expensive compared to a /sr or a /nin stalker for example (I know these typed positional sets are still damn expensive), and when you talk only about SOs shields is kinda squishy because of the lower numbers than /EA, /SR, etc.
I'd probably go with invul, seems more thematic for a minotaur.
Shield defense is the most thematic. It matches the low tech fantasy weapons, and Shield bash really fits as a "Bull Rush" type power. Although, I would seriously considering going War Mace instead of Battle Axe. The Fantasy Mace, War Hammer, and Legacy Mace all fit for a Minotaur, and in the current game Mace is better than Axe for everything except fighting Carnies.
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Trying to decide what to pair with ba Going to roll a minotuar. One of my fav. D@D toons. Want a guy that can handle all content if possible dont have to do most damage just looking for a brute force guy. Thx for any info have a great day