War Mace/Shield "Budget" Build

So, I made up a Mace/Shield brute, mainly because I'd never tried war mace for very long and I wanted to try a /shield brute. She's pretty fun so far. I'm trying to work on a "budget" build for her- mainly so I have some idea of what IO sets I'll need to start collecting. I put together a rough build with the goal of getting as close to the soft cap as I can while still staying within a reasonable budget (I'm guessing 100-150 million influence, I can pool more if I need it- but I'd start there with a rough number- I know the oblits are going to cost a good chunk of that, but I don't think the rest of the IOs in my current build are that pricey). Anyway, I'm looking for tips on how I might be able to squeeze out some more defense on her without taking too big a hit on her power effectiveness.

Another question- would the Force Feedback +Recharge proc be worth it in Crowd Control? I have one laying around that I was thinking of using on another character- but if it'd be as good as it is on Footstomp (or even close) then I'd consider using it there.

Here's what I've worked up so far:

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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: War Mace
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Bash -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(39)
Level 1: Deflection -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(3), S'dpty-Def(5), S'dpty-Def/Rchg(11), S'dpty-EndRdx(13)
Level 2: Jawbreaker -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(3), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(5), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), T'Death-Dam%(48)
Level 4: Battle Agility -- S'dpty-Def/EndRdx(A), S'dpty-Def/Rchg(7), S'dpty-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(11), S'dpty-Def(13), S'dpty-EndRdx(45)
Level 6: Pulverize -- T'Death-Acc/Dmg(A), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx(7), T'Death-Dmg/Rchg(15), T'Death-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17), T'Death-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), T'Death-Dam%(50)
Level 8: Clobber -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(9), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mako-Dam%(46)
Level 10: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: True Grit -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(25), Heal-I(40), Heal-I(42), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(48)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A), DefBuff-I(45)
Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx(A)
Level 18: Whirling Mace -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(21), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(21), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(23), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-%Dam(46)
Level 20: Phalanx Fighting -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 22: Super Jump -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 24: Kick -- Acc-I(A)
Level 26: Shatter -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(27), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(29), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(40), Sciroc-Dam%(43)
Level 28: Tough -- EndRdx-I(A), ResDam-I(29), ResDam-I(34), ResDam-I(34)
Level 30: Weave -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(31), DefBuff-I(31)
Level 32: Crowd Control -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(33), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Sciroc-Dam%(43)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(36), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(36), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(36), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 38: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(40), RechRdx-I(48)
Level 41: Superior Conditioning -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(42), EndMod-I(42), P'Shift-End%(43)
Level 44: Physical Perfection -- Heal-I(A), EndMod-I(45)
Level 47: Grant Cover -- EndRdx(A)
Level 49: One with the Shield -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(50), Heal-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(19), EndMod-I(19)

This is the build I have on live.

Obviously the LoTGs puts it into a more expensive bracket, you can either run tips for them or switch to a cheaper set and forego the recharge.

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Thanks for the build, Deus. Who knows, with Alignment Merits, prices may come down quite a bit. Or with the proper Alpha slot, you could make up for the loss of the LOTGs pretty easily. How useful is -recharge, on the whole? I noticed you dropped Bash. If you didn't have all that -recharge, and don't have Bash, do you still have a decent attack chain?

And thanks for your input too Twilight. That certainly looks achievable. I thought that I needed two slots in Active Defense to keep it up all the time, but Mids seemed to say I didn't. Looks like you took some of the slots out of Superior Conditioning and Physical Perfection, But with all those +End procs, I suppose that makes up for it quite a bit. As far as my bidding skills, they aren't super, but my Mace/Shield is only 19 as of tonight, so I've got time as an ally.

Thanks for the ideas!

One last question, if recharge is useful, is the Force Feedback proc worth it in Crowd Control? It makes a noticeable difference on my SS/Fire on Footstomp.