Spines/Bio Softcap Build - Request for Critique

[marcussmythe]

Below is my attempt to get as much defensive value as possible piled on to the heavy regen/recovery values of Bio Armor without crippling sacrifice in other areas.

 

Pros:  Softcap Smash/Lethal/Fire/Cold/Energy/Negative Energy Defense

90% Smash Lethal Resist, with significant Fire/Cold/Toxic and some (low!) E/N/P resists

Maintains high uptime on Hasten (10 Seconds down), Perma Ablative Carapace and DNA Siphon

 

Cons:

Expensive in Merits Influence

Psionic Hole still exists

Not HP Capped

Does not perma-hasten

Heavy use of Kinetic Combat needed to softcap S/L Defense has a high cost in other potential bonuses

Hit Points under softcap (though higher than Tank Base)

Relies on a saturated Evolving Armor to hit 90% Resist S/L

 

I THINK Ive pressed this about as far as it will go - Softcaps and S/L cap are hard priorities - but I want to see if anything sees any low-hanging fruit I've missed.  Theres a slightly alternate lyrics version that drops Taunt to pick up lunge and give a bit more DPS on the single target rotation, but its a minor difference and Taunt is nice to have, even with the PBAOE DPS Toggles and Taunt Aura.

 

Anyway, thoughts?  Places to squeeze out a little more?  Lillies you think I've over-gilded?

 

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C'len Final: Level 50 Magic Brute

Primary Power Set: Spines

Secondary Power Set: Bio Armor

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Leadership

 

Villain Profile:

Level 1: Barb Swipe

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (7) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
  
• (7) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (9) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  

Level 1: Hardened Carapace

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (11) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 2: Inexhaustible

• (A) Healing IO
  
• (11) Healing IO
  

Level 4: Environmental Modification

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (34) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
  
• (46) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  

Level 6: Boxing

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (13) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  
• (13) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 8: Spine Burst

• (A) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
  
• (17) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (19) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (19) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
  
• (23) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
  

Level 10: Adaptation

Level 12: Build Up

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (27) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 14: Impale

• (A) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (27) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (29) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (29) Superior Winter's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (31) Superior Winter's Bite - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  

Level 16: Ablative Carapace

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (17) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (21) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (48) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  

Level 18: Quills

• (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (31) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus
  
• (36) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (40) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge
  

Level 20: Evolving Armor

• (A) Gladiator's Armor - TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  
• (21) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  

Level 22: Taunt

• (A) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge
  
• (23) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Recharge/Range
  
• (33) Mocking Beratement - Recharge
  
• (43) Mocking Beratement - Taunt
  
• (45) Mocking Beratement - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (50) Mocking Beratement - Taunt/Range
  

Level 24: Tough

• (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  
• (25) Aegis - Resistance
  
• (25) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (36) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 26: Ripper

• (A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
  
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (42) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (43) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 28: DNA Siphon

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (33) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (46) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (48) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 30: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (31) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 32: Throw Spines

• (A) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (34) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (36) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (37) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (37) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (37) Superior Unrelenting Fury - RechargeTime/+Regen/+End
  

Level 35: Genetic Contamination

• (A) Eradication - Damage
  
• (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (39) Eradication - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (40) Eradication - Chance for Energy Damage
  

Level 38: Parasitic Aura

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (39) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (40) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  
• (45) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
  
• (48) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (50) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
  

Level 41: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (43) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 44: Combat Jumping

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (45) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 47: Super Jump

• (A) Empty
  

Level 49: Maneuvers

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (50) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (5) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (46) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Dash

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Slide

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Quick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Rush

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Prestige Power Surge

• (A) Empty
  

Level 1: Fury

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Empty
  

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Empty
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

Level 10: Defensive Adaptation

Level 10: Efficient Adaptation

Level 10: Offensive Adaptation

Level 0: Born In Battle

Level 0: High Pain Threshold

Level 0: Invader

Level 0: Marshal

Level 50: Agility Radial Paragon

Level 50: Assault Radial Embodiment

Level 50: Ageless Radial Epiphany

Level 50: Void Radial Final Judgement

Level 50: Reactive Radial Flawless Interface

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[HelenCarnate]

That thing would be sucking wind but never getting hit at least.

[marcussmythe]

Actually, I dont find the endurance consumption at all problematic, pre-alpha slot, though you do spend most of your time in ‘Efficient’ stance.

 

Once the Alpha got slotted, I started using offensive and defensive more - but Ive not found them particularly impactful.

[joyispunkrolex]

My Staff/Bio brute is built for high recharge, with a lot of +regen and +health thrown in. Most of what I did in practice is the very obvious, like muling sets for LotGs, but the end result is still squishier than I'd like for an AoE-focus Brute. When I get around to doing a respec, I'm definitely going to prioritize Defense bonuses a lot more because just getting Bio's click powers to come up a few seconds sooner doesn't do as much in practice as I thought it would.