Here are some things I'd do differently and why, but they shouldn't be taken as me saying your build is bad, what you did makes sense, these are preferences - -- things to think about.
I'd add a slot at least to Follow Up for recharge and accuracy to make it easier to stack and to make sure it hits for its very useful tohit buff. Perfect Zinger will slot and has Acc/recharge as does the purple melee set.
This is more arguable, I personally wouldn't slot Focus with Taunt, I dont think the added defense is worth the hit to DPS.
That brings the dmg per activation from 208 to 248 in Mids with your current self buffs slotted with Decimation and you can almost back to back spam that and Eviscerate for wtfpwnage.
I might also go with soul mastery over Mu if it fits your concept.
Damage will be about the same, but im my experience with both sets on an Elec specifically the -tohit on Dark Obliteration is quite powerful when fighting a large group in PvE.
As for saping, of course having Mu Mastery will sap foes of their End even faster, but I find most are sapped right after alpha with just lightning field and Power Sink. I feel that the -tohit is more mitigation than the sapping.
also, with Dark Obliteration you can slot Siphon Insight for more S/L and melee defense. obviously with a loss to dps.
For PvP, i'd stay with MU, sapping players works a lot better (at least last time i pvpeeed, been a while).
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Thanks Scottula. This is very helpful as I'm really looking for some advice and different points of view. This is my first build and I want him to own.
It definitely makes sense to get follow up in the mix some more as I love that power and it stacks on my current build. As for slotting taunt in focus, you're right, I was going for the extra defense. I guess that's probably a major point of debate. How big a difference would say 35% SL def be versus 40%? And if it is a big difference, is there a way to take taunt out of focus and make up that defense somewhere else?
I'll have to look at those dark powers as they do sound helpful. I was looking at mu in terms of concept and the added aoe of ball lightning, but dark could work in concept since I've been using the void judgement over ion for the pbaoe. It seems my concept's working towards the dark side anyway.
Here's what I came up with using soul mastery instead of mu. I ended up keeping perfect zinger in focus for the defense, though I'd like to slot for damage if I can find another way to get the def. I was able to get SL def up to 45 but really don't know what else I'm gimping. I think the recharge rate looks good for my attack chain and hasten only drops for about 24 sec. My main concern is accuracy, as I really don't know how those numbers factor in. To hit is +70 and accuracy is +51. My other concern is end recovery. I'd like to make sure I keep my attack chain running without relying on the alpa slot. Someone please take a look and let me know what I've gimped.
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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Strike -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(15), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(5), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(23)
Level 2: Lightning Field -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(3), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(7), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), Oblit-%Dam(21)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(5), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(13), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 6: Spin -- Armgdn-Dam%(A), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(19), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(19), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(25), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(33), Armgdn-Dmg(46)
Level 8: Follow Up -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(11), GSFC-Build%(45)
Level 10: Static Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(11), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29), RctvArm-EndRdx(40)
Level 12: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(46), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 16: Grounded -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 18: Focus -- Zinger-Taunt(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rng(21), Zinger-Dam%(33), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg(34), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng(37), Zinger-Acc/Rchg(37)
Level 20: Lightning Reflexes -- Run-I(A)
Level 22: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-ResDam(23), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(25)
Level 24: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(27), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(29)
Level 26: Eviscerate -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(31), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(31), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Oblit-%Dam(43)
Level 28: Energize -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Numna-EndRdx/Rchg(37), Numna-Heal/Rchg(43)
Level 30: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(33), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(34), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 32: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx(40)
Level 35: Power Sink -- Efficacy-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc(36)
Level 38: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 41: Soul Tentacles -- Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(A), Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg(45)
Level 44: Darkest Night -- DisWord-ToHitDeb(A), DisWord-ToHitDeb/Rchg(45), DisWord-ToHitDeb/Rchg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Dark Obliteration -- SipInsght-%ToHit(A), SipInsght-ToHitDeb(48), SipInsght-Acc/ToHitDeb(48), SipInsght-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(48), SipInsght-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Power Surge -- GA-3defTpProc(A), GA-RechRes(50)
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: Marshal
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon
Level 50: Reactive Core Flawless Interface
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Heal(27), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(39)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(36)
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End consumption is going to murder you in the build in the OP. Obviously you have power sink, but even with energize up you're barely over 1.5 net end/sec.
I personally would drop down to 33-34% s/l defense and use those slots/powers to reduce your end use a little more and maybe add some recharge. You'll be plenty durable in most situations at 33ish % s/l, and you're still only a small purple away from the cap when you need it. The six slot zinger in focus for example is six slots that are doing basically nothing for you other than the 3 percent defense. I'd rather use those for something else.
@Dysc, on virtue:
Virtue blues: Overnight (DP/MM), Kid Ridiculous (FC/rad), Panorama (Ill/time)
Virtue reds: Block Party (SS/SD), Goldcrush (earth/fire), Deadwire (claws/elec), Snowcrush (ice/kin)
For the record, here's what I'm planning for mine whenever I get around to getting her to 50.
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@Dysc, on virtue:
Virtue blues: Overnight (DP/MM), Kid Ridiculous (FC/rad), Panorama (Ill/time)
Virtue reds: Block Party (SS/SD), Goldcrush (earth/fire), Deadwire (claws/elec), Snowcrush (ice/kin)
If you really want to go balls out after the softcap, you can also use the pvp glad armor unique. I'm kinda thinking about using one myself.
@Dysc, on virtue:
Virtue blues: Overnight (DP/MM), Kid Ridiculous (FC/rad), Panorama (Ill/time)
Virtue reds: Block Party (SS/SD), Goldcrush (earth/fire), Deadwire (claws/elec), Snowcrush (ice/kin)
Hey gang. This is my first post and my first time using mids. I leveled my claws/elec brute to 50 without much planning and am really enjoying the build. My biggest complaint is my lack of defense and tried to address that here. Will that be enough, or should I try for the softcap? Can I do that without seriously gimping myself elsewhere? End isn't an issue with the cardiac alpha slot, but want to be sure to keep my recharge up too. I'm looking for constant aoe dmg without going squish (and without having to use surge so often). Anyway, just looking for some feedback and suggestions. Thanks.
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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Claws
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Strike
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (3) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (15) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (15) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 1: Charged Armor- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (17) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 2: Lightning Field- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (3) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (7) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (7) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (17) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (21) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 4: Conductive Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (5) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (13) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (43) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
Level 6: Spin- (A) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
- (19) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
- (19) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (25) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (33) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
Level 8: Follow Up- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (9) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (11) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 10: Static Shield- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (11) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (29) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Reactive Armor - Endurance
Level 12: Boxing- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (13) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (50) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
Level 14: Super Jump- (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
Level 16: Grounded- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
Level 18: Focus- (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt
- (33) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
- (34) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge
- (37) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (37) Perfect Zinger - Accuracy/Recharge
- (42) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range
Level 20: Lightning Reflexes- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 22: Tough- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (34) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (25) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Recharge
Level 24: Combat Jumping- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (27) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 26: Eviscerate- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 28: Energize- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
Level 30: Weave- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (33) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 32: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (40) Recharge Reduction
Level 35: Power Sink- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (36) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
Level 38: Maneuvers- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (39) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (40) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (48) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 41: Electrifying Fences- (A) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Ragnarok - Damage
- (46) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (46) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
- (48) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
Level 44: Ball Lightning- (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (48) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
Level 47: Power Surge- (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
Level 49: Taunt- (A) Trimuphant Insult - Taunt
- (50) Trimuphant Insult - Taunt/Recharge
- (50) Trimuphant Insult - Chance to Disorient
Level 0: Born In BattleLevel 0: Marshal
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon
Level 50: Reactive Core Flawless Interface
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Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Sprint- (A) Celerity - +Stealth
Level 2: Rest- (A) Empty
Level 1: FuryLevel 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift
- (A) Run Speed IO
Level 2: Hurdle- (A) Jumping IO
Level 2: Health- (A) Miracle - +Recovery
- (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (39) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
Level 2: Stamina