Simple question because im lazy

Can a WP brute get the same hp results as a tank? I know that tanks have a higher base value, just wondering if I can still get 3000+ hp on a WP brute

nope.

Not only do Brutes have a lower base, they also have a lower cap.

I just created a junk build for a brute in Mids with a dark / willpower and focused on nothing but HP boosts.

Even after capping the 1.125, 1.5, and 1.875 boosts to 5x; dipped into Purples and used Eradications; made sure High Pain tolerance was at ED cap before enabling Spiritual Core; and adding all of the incarnates: maximum hp still fell below 2800.

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Level 50 Mutation Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Shadow Punch -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(13), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(13)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg(3), Numna-Heal(5), Heal-I(23)
Level 2: Mind Over Body -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam(3), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 4: Smite -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(19), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(19)
Level 6: Shadow Maul -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(23), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(27), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(27)
Level 8: Fast Healing -- Numna-Heal/EndRdx(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg(9), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(9)
Level 10: Touch of Fear -- Empty(A), Empty(21), Empty(21)
Level 12: Siphon Life -- Empty(A)
Level 14: Indomitable Will -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(15), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(15)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(17), Numna-Heal/Rchg(17)
Level 18: Dark Consumption -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(33), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Erad-Acc/Rchg(33)
Level 20: Taunt -- Empty(A)
Level 22: Quick Recovery -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(25), LkGmblr-Def/Rchg(25)
Level 26: Tactics -- Empty(A)
Level 28: Vengeance -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(29), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29)
Level 30: Soul Drain -- Erad-Dmg(A), Erad-Acc/Rchg(31), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(31), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31)
Level 32: Heightened Senses -- Empty(A)
Level 35: Midnight Grasp -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(36), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(36)
Level 38: Resurgence -- Empty(A), Empty(39), Empty(39), Empty(39)
Level 41: Strength of Will -- TtmC'tng-ResDam/Rchg(A), TtmC'tng-ResDam/EndRdx(42), TtmC'tng-EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 44: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(45), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45)
Level 47: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(48), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 49: Gloom -- Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(50), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Marshal
Level 50: Spiritual Radial Boost
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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), Numna-Heal(7), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(11)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(5), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(11)

Thanks for the reply, im at work and seem to think up all my character concepts here (where I dont have mids) well since WP brutes cant get close to a tank I wont bother, I got plenty of tanks and just wanted to see if I could a brute rolling for the extra dps they provide, but I prefer the survivability side of things so ill leave it for my scrappers

With a decently built WP brute (with 32%+ defenses to each type) you'd notice the increase in DPS far more than you'd notice the Tanker's increased HP in my opinion. When WP fails, it tends to fail HARDCORE - in situations where a few extra hundred HP wouldn't do a damned thing for you.

My SM/WP brute (32% smash/lethal, 38% most others, somewhere in the 20s psi) tends to survive situations where my EM/WP tanker doesn't (45%+ all except the non-existent toxic). Without a doubt SM is factoring into that, though whirling hands does a pretty good job stunning on a Tanker and most bosses are perma-stunned an attack chain or two in, but I would think probably twice the DPS helps drop foes before they get a chance to overwhelm as well.