What is Master Brawler?

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Can someone explain the Master Brawler power to me? Everyone seems to have it in their SR builds over Practiced Brawler, therefore forgoing mez/knockdown protection. It's a new power for me (as are Sentinels as a whole) and the in-game and Mids description of it are pretty vague as to what specifically it does. Thanks!

Edited January 23, 2020 by Dread Pirate Roberts

[drbuzzard]

Taking master brawler over practiced brawler puts you status protection into your first two defensive toggles. Then master brawler is an absorb shield click power. Basically it gives you a pool of faux health which doesn't regenerate, but you can get the recharge pretty short on it. 

 

So basically you trade the utility of click status protection for the absorb shield and the ability to use auto click somewhere else. 

Edited January 23, 2020 by drbuzzard

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Thank you for the response! I can see why people pick it over practiced brawler.