Best secondary at 22-25?
Hmmm....
Willpower, I think.
It's far from pretty, and you'll be gasping for endurance, but softcap to melee and range is at least possible well before 25.
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Level 24 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Katana
Secondary Power Set: Super Reflexes
Power Pool: Fighting
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Gambler's Cut -- Dmg(A), Acc(9), EndRdx(9)
Level 1: Focused Fighting -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(3), DefBuff(3)
Level 2: Focused Senses -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(5), DefBuff(5)
Level 4: Agile -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(7), DefBuff(7)
Level 6: Flashing Steel -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Erad-Acc/Rchg(13)
Level 8: Boxing -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-KB%(11), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(15), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(15), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(17), Stpfy-Acc/Stun/Rchg(17)
Level 10: Practiced Brawler -- RechRdx(A)
Level 12: Divine Avalanche -- Dmg(A), Acc(13), EndRdx(19)
Level 14: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 16: Dragon's Roar -- Range(A)
Level 18: The Lotus Drops -- Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(25)
Level 20: Weave -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(21), DefBuff(21)
Level 22: Evasion -- DefBuff(A), DefBuff(23), DefBuff(23)
Level 2: Swift -- Run(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod(A), EndMod(25)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
I know, lolnoob and all that, but I tend to get guys up to 22, then just play with a small group of friends who only play a couple hours a night, and I have 10 diff characters I switch between. Sooooo.. I'm looking for a brute secondary that's the toughest at this level range.
I would assume dark, followed by fire, just for the self heals, but if there's one that can softcap def by 25, I might prefer that.
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