Rad/Bio Brute Suggestions

[Rylas]

As the title implies, I'll be rolling this brute up this evening. I had an opportunity to really test out Bio Armor on the test server before the game was shuttered, so I know what kind of greatness it's capable of. I thought Radiation Melee sounded like a good combo with it and was wondering if anyone could suggest power selection order while leveling up. Any good strengths/weaknesses to be aware of? Any powers that are skippable?

 

[Steam_InGen]

I personally was concerning Rad/Elec myself, good dps on the melee and good survival on the def. With

Rad/elec you could farm, run mishes, TFs, and raids. Plus I think Elec has good hold resists.

I can post my build in a bit.

[Rylas]

I personally was concerning Rad/Elec myself, good dps on the melee and good survival on the def. With

Rad/elec you could farm, run mishes, TFs, and raids. Plus I think Elec has good hold resists.

I can post my build in a bit.

 

My main back in the day was an SS/Elec Brute (Durahell, Protector). /Elec is indeed a fun and viable set. Combined with def and +rech IO sets, it was incredibly tough to kill. That said, I was highly impressed with /Bio when testing it during i24 beta, so I'm determined to give it a go. Anything you can suggest or discuss about Rad Melee would be awesome though. Def post that build, thanks!

 

[Ironscarlet]

Amazing combo have a tank almost 30 massive aggro I have no taunt 2 dot aura  anything around me is aggro to me I can herd rooms with massive res . It reminds me of Ice/fire tank bust instead of Knockdown you get massive def/res debuff and It allows your team to go up to +3+4 because they can hit mobs easier around you.

[Fedifensor]

I'm trying out a Rad/Bio build as well.  It looks to be perhaps the best PBAoE brute in the game, with 2 damage auras and multiple PBAoE attacks.  However, it's a late bloomer, with the majority of the PBAoE showing up at level 32+, and the second damage aura does not appear until 35.  Most of the powers are useful, so it's hard to figure out what to skip to fit in powers like Tough, Weave, and Hasten.

[Rylas]

I'm trying out a Rad/Bio build as well.  It looks to be perhaps the best PBAoE brute in the game, with 2 damage auras and multiple PBAoE attacks.  However, it's a late bloomer, with the majority of the PBAoE showing up at level 32+, and the second damage aura does not appear until 35.  Most of the powers are useful, so it's hard to figure out what to skip to fit in powers like Tough, Weave, and Hasten.

 

So I've taken my Rad/Bio brute up to 50 at this point. I would say the AoE damage output is pretty damn sweet, but I'm not sure it could beat out other builds like Spines/Fire (not that I've played them). I'm considering how I'd like to IO him out. At the moment I would like to hit the S/L softcap, and get plenty of recharge in there. I'm also debating taking out Proton Sweep. It's not *horrible* per se, but I find most melee cones are highly situational considering how mobs like to cluster around you. I've been soloing +2/x8 and melting mobs pretty easily. That's just on basic IOs and combining inspirations for purples.

 

I've only just started putting in some Incarnate slots. At the moment I know I'll want Musculature Core Paragon in the Alpha slot for the 45% Damage boost and 33% Def Debuff, and pair that with Reactive Interface for additional res debuff and fire procs. I'm aiming to be a def/res debuff monster.

 

Still need to figure out which mastery pool to go with (if any). And if any number cruncher wizards can tell me which Reactive Flawless translates to more damage, that would be great.

[HelenCarnate]

For the epic pool it all depends on what you plan on doing. Bio is good all around so I plan on running TFs instead of farming.  I plan on going with soul because gloom hits pretty hard and the to hit debuff meshes well in those cases you get defense debuffs on you.  If you plan on mainly farming then Mu for the 2 more aoe attacks.

[Rylas]

For the epic pool it all depends on what you plan on doing. Bio is good all around so I plan on running TFs instead of farming.  I plan on going with soul because gloom hits pretty hard and the to hit debuff meshes well in those cases you get defense debuffs on you.  If you plan on mainly farming then Mu for the 2 more aoe attacks.

 

I'm hoping to use Him as a little more all-purpose. I enjoy farming part of the time, but also like really pulling my weight in teams. Especially if I can be a tanky-brute. I was actually thinking Soul Tentacle, Dark Obliteration and Darkest Night if I could fit all three in. I feel like Rad/ doesn't lack for good ST damage, so another cone and AoE would be nice, as well as the debuffs you mentioned.

[Sapphire Lotus]

Any builds people might post as a baseline to work off of? :)

[Lyrium]

This is the build I had planned before I rerolled my brute to tank

 

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        : Level 50 Magic Brute

Primary Power Set: Radiation Melee

Secondary Power Set: Bio Armor

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Sorcery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Contaminated Strike -- SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprUnrFur-Dmg/Rchg(3), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(3), SprUnrFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(7)

Level 1: Hardened Carapace -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(7), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(9), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(9), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(37), ImpArm-ResPsi(40)

Level 2: Inexhaustible -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), PrfShf-End%(11)

Level 4: Proton Sweep -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(13), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury(17)

Level 6: Environmental Modification -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(17), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(19)

Level 8: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A), Rct-Def(23), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(48)

Level 10: Adaptation

Level 12: Radiation Siphon -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx(19), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(21), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(23), SprBlsCol-Rchg/HoldProc(43)

Level 14: Kick -- FrcFdb-Rechg%(A)

Level 16: Ablative Carapace -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/Rchg(25), Prv-Heal/Rchg/EndRdx(27), Prv-Absorb%(27)

Level 18: Irradiated Ground -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(29), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(43)

Level 20: Evolving Armor -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), ImpArm-ResPsi(25), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(31), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(33), UnbGrd-Max HP%(33), GldArm-3defTpProc(46)

Level 22: Tough -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(33), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(34), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34), ImpArm-ResPsi(48)

Level 24: Weave -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(34), LucoftheG-Def/EndRdx(36)

Level 26: Devastating Blow -- Hct-Dam%(A), Hct-Dmg/Rchg(36), Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Hct-Acc/Rchg(37), Hct-Dmg/EndRdx(37)

Level 28: DNA Siphon -- TchoftheN-Acc/Heal(A)

Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48)

Level 32: Atom Smasher -- Arm-Dam%(A), Arm-Dmg/Rchg(39), Arm-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Arm-Acc/Rchg(39), Arm-Dmg/EndRdx(40)

Level 35: Spirit Ward -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A)

Level 38: Parasitic Aura -- TchoftheN-Heal(A), TchoftheN-Heal/HP/Regen/Rchg(40), TchoftheN-Acc/Heal(42), TchoftheN-Acc/EndRdx/Heal/HP/Regen(42), TchoftheN-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), TchoftheN-%Dam(43)

Level 41: Genetic Contamination -- Obl-Dmg(A), Obl-Acc/Rchg(45), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(45), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(45), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46), Obl-%Dam(46)

Level 44: Mystic Flight -- WntGif-ResSlow(A)

Level 47: Rune of Protection -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(50), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(50), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(50)

Level 49: Fusion -- GssSynFr--Build%(A)

Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)

Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint -- EndRdx-I(A)

Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)

Level 2: Health -- Mrc-Rcvry+(A)

Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)

Level 2: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(11)

Level 10: Defensive Adaptation

Level 10: Efficient Adaptation

Level 10: Offensive Adaptation

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[Ironscarlet]

Don't have a brute but have a Bio/rad tank and usually feels to beefy so in a brute you might be in that sweet spot. 2 damage aura that debuff really help  the team and your agro managment.

 

This combo excels at large groups but is a little weaker  vs solo AV/boss  watch out for large chunks of up being taken vs big bosses although they can be fix with one of 3 reg heal powers  you must be on your game but it's a very hands on  Armor that when played right is very  strong in any situation just might not be the best over ALL at one thing  but  is  very good at everything .