There are 3 ways to build this combo. You can go cheap and just attain +HP bonuses. This will give you something that you cannot attain with Temp powers, Inspirations and team buffs. Just focus on slotting your powers effectively, with +HP and +Regen in mind. This is not the best way for self sufficiency.
The next one would be to at least get the soft cap of Smashing/Lethal Damage. (45%). This should make you pretty hard to kill, with your meager resistances and highish elemental defenses to back you up. This would be the second cheapest route, and you will be fairly durable.
The final one is attempting to soft cap Smashing/Lethal/Energy/Negative and hopefully Fire/Cold as well, though it's not as important. This should be the most beastly build you can muster, but will most likely be pricey.
Your Primary really plays little part in survivability. It does help some, but in the long run, if you want to be seen as uber, being able to AFK in mobs is always self rewarding.
So, Make a build with one of those goals in mind and let's see what we can tweak.
Your character does not have capped defense. Depending on your AT the cap is between 175% - 225%. Your defense is not teal in the combat window, it can go higher. STOP SAYING IT IS CAPPED! The correct term is Soft Cap.
I enjoy playing in Mids. I specialize in Melee Characters, other AT's usually bore me.
I am going to have to disagree and say your primary in this case does contribute greatly to your survivability. Fault is just that good of a power. I have paired WP with dark and SS also, but with Stone it becomes much more survivable. Other than that all the IO advice is good. I actually went +HP/regen route with a healthy dose of +recharge.
Hi everyone, I have a 51st SS/Fire/Fire Brute, and I am thinking about making another Brute. I have decided on a Stone/WP build. Does anyone have a good build they can share? Thanks for the help, and have a nice night.