Slotting Willpower

[Blackmoor]

I know Dominators, Blasters, etc. But when it comes to melee ATs, I'm at a loss.

 

I have a Staff/WP Brute up to 45, and I'm getting ready to start in on her final build. I'm not too worried about Staff itself, but I'm a complete noob at slotting Defensive powersets. I know that I need to aim for softcapping Smashing/Lethal defense, but I'm unsure over the IO sets themselves. Does anyone have any advice? Anything glaring that you see wrong here? Any help is appreciated.

 

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Jade Empress: Level 50 Natural Brute

Primary Power Set: Staff Fighting

Secondary Power Set: Willpower

Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

 

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Mercurial Blow

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

Level 1: High Pain Tolerance

 

• (A) Aegis -
  
  Resistance/Endurance
• (23) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
   
• (25) Aegis -
  
  Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (29) Aegis - Resistance
• (31) Aegis - Psionic/Status
  
  Resistance

Level 2: Precise Strike

 

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

Level 4: Super Jump

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 6: Guarded Spin

 

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish -
  
  Accuracy/Damage
• (7) Scirocco's Dervish -
  
  Damage/Endurance
• (7) Scirocco's Dervish -
  
  Damage/Recharge
• (11) Scirocco's Dervish -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (13) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of
  
  Damage(Lethal)

Level 8: Eye of the Storm

 

• (A) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Accuracy/Damage
• (9) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Damage/Endurance
• (9) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (11) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (13) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (46) Superior Avalanche -
  
  Recharge/Chance for Knockdown

Level 10: Staff Mastery

Level 12: Mind Over Body

• (A) Aegis -
  
  Resistance/Endurance
• (23) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
   
• (25) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
   
• (29) Aegis -
  
  Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• (31) Aegis - Resistance

Level 14: Fast Healing

 

• (A) Healing IO

Level 16: Indomitable Will

 

• (A) Kismet -
  
  Defense/Endurance
• (37) Kismet - Defense/Recharge
   
• (37) Kismet -
  
  Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (43) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

Level 18: Serpent's Reach

 

• (A) Thunderstrike -
  
  Accuracy/Damage
• (19) Thunderstrike -
  
  Damage/Endurance
• (19) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
   
• (21) Thunderstrike -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (21) Thunderstrike -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• (34) Thunderstrike -
  
  Damage/Endurance/Recharge

Level 20: Rise to the

Challenge

• (A) Numina's Convalesence -
  
  Heal/Endurance
• (39) Numina's Convalesence -
  
  Endurance/Recharge
• (39) Numina's Convalesence -
  
  Heal/Recharge
• (40) Numina's Convalesence -
  
  Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• (40) Numina's Convalesence - Heal
   
• (43) Numina's Convalesence -
  
  +Regeneration/+Recovery

Level 22: Quick Recovery

 

• (A) Endurance Modification
  
  IO

Level 24: Combat Jumping

 

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr -
  
  Knockback Reduction (4 points)

Level 26: Innocuous Strikes

 

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

Level 28: Heightened Senses

 

• (A) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Endurance
• (31) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Recharge
• (34) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (34) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
   
• (39) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 30: Kick

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 32: Sky Splitter

 

• (A) Superior Brute's Fury -
  
  Accuracy/Damage
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury -
  
  Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• (33) Superior Brute's Fury -
  
  Recharge/Fury Bonus

Level 35: Tough

• (A) Steadfast Protection -
  
  Resistance/Endurance
• (36) Steadfast Protection -
  
  Resistance/+Def 3%
• (37) Steadfast Protection - Knockback
  
  Protection

Level 38: Strength of Will

 

• (A) Gladiator's Armor -
  
  End/Resist
• (40) Gladiator's Armor -
  
  Recharge/Resist
• (45) Gladiator's Armor -
  
  Recharge/Endurance
• (45) Gladiator's Armor -
  
  Resistance/Rech/End
• (45) Gladiator's Armor - TP
  
  Protection +3% Def (All)
• (46) Gladiator's Armor - Resistance
  
   

Level 41: Weave

• (A) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Endurance
• (42) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Recharge
• (42) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
   
• (43) Luck of the Gambler -
  
  Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed

Level 44: Superior

Conditioning

• (A) Endurance Modification
  
  IO

Level 47: Physical Perfection

 

• (A) Healing IO
  
   

Level 49: Maneuvers

• (A) Defense Buff IO
• (50) Defense Buff IO

Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Empty

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) Healing IO

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Panacea - +Hit
  
  Points/Endurance
• (17) Miracle - +Recovery
• (46) Healing IO

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter -
  
  Chance for +End
• (17) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
   

Level 1: Combo Level 1

Level 1: Combo Level 2
Level 1: Combo Level 3
Level 10: Form of the Body
Level 10: Form of the Mind
Level 10: Form of the Soul
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Edited October 26, 2020 by Blackmoor

[RCU7115]

This is what I have on y Staff/WP brute. It Might help then it might not.

 

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[Blackmoor]

Thanks for the input! You've given me a few things to consider.

 

I'm definitely never putting stealth on a Brute, though! 😄

[ClawsandEffect]

One thing I need to point out that a lot of WP players overlook: Max HP is your friend. You want to slot for as much of it as you possibly can. I see so many people ignore the max HP side of HPT and it drives me batty. 

 

When your defense fails (and it will, not much debuffs resistance in WP), you will be relying on your resistance and Regen to keep you on your feet. Max HP directly affects your Regen rate, since the amount you get back per tick is based on a percentage of your max HP. 

 

My Claws/WP build is sitting at 2748 HP and around 70% S/L resistance. He's still softcapped, but he suffers from cascading defense failure on a depressingly regular basis. He's powered through on resistance and Regen with his defenses in the negative on numerous occasions. 

[Blackmoor]

On 10/30/2020 at 4:12 PM, ClawsandEffect said:

One thing I need to point out that a lot of WP players overlook: Max HP is your friend. You want to slot for as much of it as you possibly can. I see so many people ignore the max HP side of HPT and it drives me batty. 

 

When your defense fails (and it will, not much debuffs resistance in WP), you will be relying on your resistance and Regen to keep you on your feet. Max HP directly affects your Regen rate, since the amount you get back per tick is based on a percentage of your max HP. 

 

My Claws/WP build is sitting at 2748 HP and around 70% S/L resistance. He's still softcapped, but he suffers from cascading defense failure on a depressingly regular basis. He's powered through on resistance and Regen with his defenses in the negative on numerous occasions. 

I've witnessed this first hand on a few occasions. I can dive into huge spawns without dying, but sometimes bosses can obliterate me in a second flat.

 

I'll definitely build with that in mind.