First off, I'd definitely pick up Blinding Feint -- yes, it does crappy damage, but it's also the equivalent of "Build Up" for dual blades. Hit the target, do 30% more damage for your next several attacks or the next 10 seconds. And it even stacks with itself!
Secondly, I'd drop Resurgence -- I never waste a power pick on something I can do with an inspiration. Besides, if you build yourself a brute that won't faceplant very often, you won't need it!
Lastly, yeah, I know scrappers aren't brutes but here's a thread (from last week) about someone just getting their DB/WP scrapper to 50 and ending with a VERY survivable and essentially softcapped to smashing/lethal and energy/negative defense character: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=285308
All the powers choices are the same, though your resistance numbers will probably be higher as a brute. Still, it's probably a good place to start reading!
"But it wasn't anything some purples and oranges and lots of screaming in fear couldn't handle." -- Werner
30 level 50's: 12 scrappers, 7 other random melee types, 11 blaster/blapper/support squishies, two accounts, and a TON of altitis since 4/28/04
Thanks for the help Eldorado! The blinding feint advise sounds good, Im definitely going to incorporate it into my build. Also the link was packed with great info, thanks again!
Hello All! After a several year break, I came back to CoH. Having left at around issue 3 so much has changed that I am in way over my head.
I recently got my DB/WP brute to 50 and love playing her. However, I have been shooting in the dark with IO sets, slotting, and the alpha slot and I need some advice. I group alot and would like to prioritize damage (but not to the extreme detriment of survivability). Playing now, my brute feels weak when watching other incarnates. Any advise on slotting (respec is possible) and good sets/builds would be greatly appreciated! Finally, I went with Musculature for my alpha, if there is a better choice for my char please let me know.
Note: Sweeping strikes is slotted with the Brute AT IO set
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.953
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Quad: Level 50 Science Brute
Primary Power Set: Dual Blades
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Power Slice
- (A) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (3) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Damage
- (5) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Focused Smite - Damage/Endurance
- (15) Focused Smite - Damage/Recharge
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance- (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (3) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (36) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
- (36) Impervium Armor - Resistance
Level 2: Ablating Strike- (A) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Damage
- (7) Focused Smite - Damage/Endurance
- (7) Focused Smite - Damage/Recharge
- (9) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (9) Focused Smite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 4: Mind Over Body- (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
- (37) Titanium Coating - Endurance
- (37) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
- (37) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
- (39) Titanium Coating - Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Fast Healing- (A) Healing
- (40) Healing
- (40) Healing
Level 8: Typhoon's Edge- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
- (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (13) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (13) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
Level 10: Indomitable Will- (A) Serendipity - Defense/Recharge
- (42) Serendipity - Defense
- (43) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance
- (43) Serendipity - Endurance
- (43) Serendipity - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 12: Super Jump- (A) Empty
Level 14: Kick- (A) Empty
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (31) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 18: Vengeful Slice- (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (19) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (19) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
- (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
- (21) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
- (23) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 20: Quick Recovery- (A) Endurance Modification
- (34) Endurance Modification
- (36) Endurance Modification
Level 22: Tough- (A) Empty
- (23) Empty
Level 24: Weave- (A) Empty
- (25) Empty
- (25) Empty
Level 26: Sweeping Strike- (A) Empty
- (27) Empty
- (27) Empty
- (29) Empty
- (29) Empty
- (31) Empty
Level 28: Heightened Senses- (A) Red Fortune - Endurance
- (45) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (46) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (46) Red Fortune - Defense
Level 30: Combat Jumping- (A) Empty
Level 32: One Thousand Cuts- (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
- (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (34) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
Level 35: Resurgence- (A) Empty
Level 38: Strength of Will- (A) Resist Damage
- (39) Resist Damage
- (39) Resist Damage
Level 41: Superior Conditioning- (A) Endurance Modification
- (42) Endurance Modification
- (42) Endurance Modification
Level 44: Focused Accuracy- (A) To Hit Buff
- (45) To Hit Buff
- (45) Endurance Reduction
Level 47: Physical Perfection- (A) Endurance Modification
- (48) Endurance Modification
- (48) Endurance Modification
Level 49: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction
- (50) Recharge Reduction
- (50) Recharge Reduction
------------Level 2: Swift
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Health- (A) Empty
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Empty
Level 2: Stamina- (A) Endurance Modification
- (48) Endurance Modification
- (50) Endurance Modification
Level 1: Brawl- (A) Empty
Level 1: FuryLevel 1: Sprint
- (A) Empty
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 4: Ninja Run