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STJ/SD build help

Cheetatron

By Cheetatron,
Posted on: 2012-03-12 22:36 in Brutes

 

Posted

I been trying to find a way to make this combo work and for some reason it's just not working for me. I take a look at it and I'm not all the way happy with it. I don't really play brutes, But I wanted to take a shot at this for a friend who can't get mids to work. I think I built it to much like a sub par scrap I went for recharge and defence while being able to dish it out a bit. Any improvements or revisions would be great and appreciated especially since I never done anything with these two power sets before.

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Heroine X Brute: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Street Justice
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Villain Profile:

Level 1: Initial Strike

  • (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (3) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (5) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (5) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 1: Deflection
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (7) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (7) Aegis - Resistance
  • (9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (11) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 2: Heavy Blow
  • (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  • (11) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  • (13) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  • (13) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (15) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (15) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 4: Sweeping Cross
  • (A) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
  • (17) Eradication - Damage
  • (17) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (19) Eradication - Damage/Recharge
  • (19) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (21) Eradication - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 6: Battle Agility
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 8: Rib Cracker
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  • (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (25) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  • (27) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (27) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (29) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
Level 10: True Grit
  • (A) Aegis - Resistance
  • (29) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (31) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  • (31) Healing IO
  • (31) Resist Damage IO
Level 12: Active Defense
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Boxing
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 16: Against All Odds
  • (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 18: Spinning Strike
  • (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  • (33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  • (33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  • (33) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  • (34) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
Level 20: Phalanx Fighting
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 22: Tough
  • (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  • (34) Aegis - Resistance
  • (34) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  • (36) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
Level 24: Combat Readiness
  • (A) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Recharge/Endurance
  • (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge/Endurance
  • (36) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  • (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff
  • (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - Chance for Build Up
  • (37) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
Level 26: Shin Breaker
  • (A) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  • (39) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  • (39) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  • (39) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  • (40) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  • (40) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 28: Hasten
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (40) Recharge Reduction IO
  • (42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 30: Combat Jumping
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
Level 32: Crushing Uppercut
  • (A) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  • (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (43) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  • (43) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  • (43) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  • (45) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
Level 35: Grant Cover
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 38: Shield Charge
  • (A) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
  • (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  • (45) Obliteration - Damage
  • (46) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  • (46) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  • (46) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
Level 41: Maneuvers
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  • (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  • (48) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 44: Superior Conditioning
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
Level 47: Physical Perfection
  • (A) Endurance Modification IO
Level 49: Weave
  • (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  • (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  • (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
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Level 2: Swift
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Health
  • (A) Miracle - +Recovery
  • (48) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 2: Hurdle
  • (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Stamina
  • (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  • (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
Level 1: Combo Level 1
Level 1: Combo Level 2
Level 1: Combo Level 3

Level 1: Brawl
  • (A) Accuracy IO
Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint
  • (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Rest
  • (A) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 4: Ninja Run

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Posted

That combo would be better as a scrapper are you dead set on making it a brute?

 

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Originally Posted by Cheetatron View Post
That combo would be better as a scrapper are you dead set on making it a brute?
Well the person I pieced it together for has made it but has made it a brute has got it to 47 even after hearing from me " I don't know how to work with a brute " So I'm kinda stuck

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheetatron View Post
That combo would be better as a scrapper are you dead set on making it a brute?
Why is this the case? I understand that Shield Charge does more damage on the Scrapper...but why is "the combo" better on a Scrapper than a Brute? Is it something more than just Shield Charge?

 

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Originally Posted by ThePriest View Post
Why is this the case? I understand that Shield Charge does more damage on the Scrapper...but why is "the combo" better on a Scrapper than a Brute? Is it something more than just Shield Charge?
It's down to two main factors which apply to all SD Scrappers and Brutes:

1) Scrappers get a LOT more from AAO than Brutes do, scrappers base damage is 50% higher so AAO's increase is generally 50% higher as well.

2) Shield Charge has a 400% damage cap in the game. A Brute with the base power plus even 3 damage SO's and full fury will hit this cap. This means they get 0% bonus from AAO and any Build-Up powers or team damage buffs. As Scrappers don't have fury they have 200% extra damage to play with.

Brutes have a slight Hit point advantage which can be enhanced but many players feel the loss of damage on a Brute puts Scrappers in front for the SD power set.