StriderIV

Hi all! I have a QQ on Brute fury interaction. I'm looking to roll a Savage Melee Brute and thinking to pair it with either /Bio or /Rad. /Bio seems sweet since I know Fury will help increase SM's DOT, Offensive Stance's DOT and Genetic Contamination's DOT. That is a lot of DOT's, and seems to be a nice synergy. I had a question in regards to /Rad, however. Rad could be nice since it gives the free recharge and has a good heal. In regards to Beta Decay though, does it help increase Brute's Fury? I know it doesn't do damage, but it helps provide the -tohit and -def. If someone has experience with /Rad on their Brute and could let me know, that would be great! Both secondaries seem like they could fit in great with Savage Melee 😄

Can I just give you some credit for your character designs? They all look AWESOME. Well done man.

Awesome build man, ty! The Shield/Savage seems like it could be a good time with both Savage Leap and Shield Charge haha. I've run several Shield Defense heroes, so I may switch it up. What archetype did you run it on? Tanker?

That is a seriously cool concept!

I mean, it seems like It'd be a SWEET combo, now that you mention it haha. I'd probably run it on a Brute or Tanker (Savage just feels pretty "Brute" like, and the Tanker AOE's are probably pretty nice). Anyone else with insight on this cool combo?

Just 50’d an Invuln/EM after @Infinitum’s suggestion and can confirm: it is Uber powerful. Some other suggestions: Dark Melee/Shield Scrapper. These 2 sets seem made for each other. Shield provides some AOE that DM sorely lacks, and DM provides a heal that Shield doesn’t have. With AAO fully saturated + Soul Drain, you hit like a truck. Dark Armor/Staff Tanker. Staff goes a long way in helping solve DA’s endurance issues, as well as helping provide some +def. Dark Armor also feels like one of the most “robust” resist sets out there. It takes some investment, but it’s worth it. Plus, these 2 combined just look cool as heck.

HIGHLY interested if you ever decide to share this build Bubba. The fact that it is beating your scrapper pylon times is hilarious.

That is a pretty sweet concept! Not the first time I heard it mentioned. I know some DA users skip OG, but I’m sure you pick it up on this hero haha

Staff/Dark is a ton of fun. Love the combo on my tanker. I didn’t even think of Psionic Melee though! That could be a cool pairing.

Ohhhhhh boy. That is some food for thought haha. Any chance that will ever stun an EB or an AV?!!!

Duuuuude that is just the worst series of events 😂 at least with Fire/MA, you look cool as heck while going down, right? Haha

This was hugely helpful Werner. Tysm!

I know a lot skip OG since it only stuns minions... if you use EM, does it stack to stun higher level baddies?

It does add up to a good time 😂

Appreciate this dude! Would you say you run in offensive mode pretty much the whole time?

Absolutely! I have a Shield/Dark Melee scrapper. I gave him an energy shield recolored DM as all white and blue. Kind of like an “Energy Aura” type of theme, without going Energy Aura 😂

REALLY good points!!! Plus, Claws/Dark just feels edgier on a scrapper, right? 😂😂😂

True, BUT you also kill much faster =] Excuse me: “arrest” much faster.

True! I hear different things about Oppressive Gloom. So love it, some don’t because it only works on minions. Would pairing it with something like EM allow you to stun higher level baddies?

What do you feel does go well with DA, in your experience!

Claws/Dark Tanker was actually one I had my eyes on. I feel like, after the AOE buffs to tankers, that claws could be REALLY good in them. Dark/Ice sounds really cool, a true “Tank-troller” haha. I have a baby Fire/Ice Tanker I started leveling, but Dark/Ice might be an even better pairing.

I like the idea of taking 2 that most think aren’t great together and making it work! Also, for the Claws/Dark, why do you think it is so popular on a Scrapper? I would think it could be better served on a Brute, with their higher resist caps.

Also, you’re to blame. Stop posting so many good builds 😉

Nice! So EM damage, even on a Tanker, feels massive? AAO make a big difference?

True. Loyal to my wife and kids, ever changing in COH 😂 I’ll take it that way though hahahaha.