Savage/Bio help

[Naturallymorbid]

I recently came back to the game after a long while, hopped around between a few toons but landed on, and have been very much enjoying a Savage melee / Bio brute,  since i havent played in a long time i'd love to hear any advice

 

P.S i know some folks drop Savage strike and Shred but i enjoy working them into my rotation even if it not optimal

 

 

 

[Without_Pause]

I don't have my Rad/bio on hand, but there's a lot to be done with this. Genetic Contamination and Char are both woefully underslotted. I don't understand the slotting in Shred. I would slot more melee based sets in there and at most do a one off if it is a -Res proc or maybe a damage proc. I'm not sure what the End Mod in Inexcaustible is, but as PS: +End would likely work better. Same for Stamina. One of the 1-slot wonders would also work in Health. I know Bio is Res based and has no DDR, but you should be able to get more S/L Def out of that build. 

[Frozen Burn]

I am no expert in either Savage or Bio.... but I LOVE my Savage/Bio Brute!  Below is the build I came up with and is very sturdy.  Data Chunk at end, in case you want to play around with it. 

 

Meowsie - Hero Brute
Build plan made with Mids' Reborn v3.6.6 rev. 3
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• Primary powerset: Savage Melee
• Secondary powerset: Bio Armor
• Pool powerset (#1): Speed
• Pool powerset (#2): Concealment
• Pool powerset (#3): Fighting
• Pool powerset (#4): Leadership
• Epic powerset: Energy Mastery
  

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Powers taken:

Level 1: Savage Strike

• A: Mako's Bite: Accuracy/Damage
• 3: Mako's Bite: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• 11: Mako's Bite: Damage/Endurance
• 43: Mako's Bite: Damage/Recharge
  

Level 1: Hardened Carapace

• A: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 13: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• 13: Aegis: Resistance
• 31: Unbreakable Guard: +Max HP
• 45: Steadfast Protection: Resistance/+Def 3%
• 45: Gladiator's Armor: TP Protection +3% Def (All)
  

Level 2: Shred

• A: Eradication: Accuracy/Recharge
• 3: Eradication: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 11: Eradication: Damage
• 43: Eradication: Damage/Recharge
• 48: Cleaving Blow: Accuracy/Damage
  

Level 4: Maiming Slash

• A: Hecatomb: Damage
• 5: Hecatomb: Damage/Endurance
• 5: Hecatomb: Damage/Recharge/Accuracy
• 43: Hecatomb: Recharge/Accuracy
  

Level 6: Environmental Modification

• A: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance
• 7: Shield Wall: Defense
• 7: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• 23: Shield Wall: +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
• 31: Reactive Defenses: Scaling Resist Damage
• 45: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 8: Vicious Slash

• A: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage
• 9: Superior Blistering Cold: Damage/Endurance
• 9: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 40: Superior Blistering Cold: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  

Level 10: Adaptation

Level 12: Inexhaustible

• A: Preventive Medicine: Heal
• 15: Preventive Medicine: Heal/Endurance
• 15: Preventive Medicine: Heal/RechargeTime
• 46: Performance Shifter: EndMod
• 46: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Accuracy
• 46: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Recharge
  

Level 14: Blood Thirst

• A: Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up
  

Level 16: Ablative Carapace

• A: Preventive Medicine: Heal
• 17: Preventive Medicine: Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
• 17: Preventive Medicine: Heal/Endurance
• 25: Preventive Medicine: Heal/RechargeTime
  

Level 18: Rending Flurry

• A: Superior Unrelenting Fury: Accuracy/Damage
• 19: Superior Unrelenting Fury: Damage/RechargeTime
• 19: Superior Unrelenting Fury: Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
• 25: Superior Unrelenting Fury: Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• 34: Superior Unrelenting Fury: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• 37: Superior Unrelenting Fury: RechargeTime/+Regen/+End
  

Level 20: Evolving Armor

• A: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 21: Aegis: Resistance
• 21: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
• 31: Aegis: Resistance/Recharge
  

Level 22: Hasten

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
• 48: Invention: Recharge Reduction
  

Level 24: Stealth

• A: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 26: Hemorrhage

• A: Mako's Bite: Accuracy/Damage
• 27: Mako's Bite: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• 27: Mako's Bite: Damage/Endurance
• 50: Mako's Bite: Damage/Recharge
  

Level 28: DNA Siphon

• A: Eradication: Accuracy/Recharge
• 29: Eradication: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 29: Eradication: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
• 37: Numina's Convalesence: Heal
• 37: Numina's Convalesence: Heal/Recharge
• 40: Numina's Convalesence: Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 30: Kick

• A: Invention: Accuracy
  

Level 32: Savage Leap

• A: Superior Brute's Fury: Accuracy/Damage
• 33: Superior Brute's Fury: Damage/Recharge
• 33: Superior Brute's Fury: Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• 33: Superior Brute's Fury: Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
• 34: Superior Brute's Fury: Recharge/Fury Bonus
• 34: Superior Brute's Fury: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 35: Genetic Contamination

• A: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage
• 36: Superior Avalanche: Damage/Endurance
• 36: Superior Avalanche: Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
• 36: Superior Avalanche: Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
  

Level 38: Parasitic Aura

• A: Numina's Convalesence: Heal
• 39: Numina's Convalesence: Heal/Recharge
• 39: Numina's Convalesence: Heal/Endurance/Recharge
• 39: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Recharge
• 40: Performance Shifter: EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
  

Level 41: Tough

• A: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance
• 42: Aegis: Resistance
• 42: Aegis: Resistance/Recharge
• 42: Aegis: Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

Level 44: Weave

• A: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance
• 48: Shield Wall: Defense
• 50: Shield Wall: Defense/Endurance/Recharge
• 50: Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

Level 47: Taunt

• A: Invention: Recharge Reduction
  

Level 49: Superior Conditioning

• A: Performance Shifter: Chance for +End
  

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Inherents:

Level 1: Brawl

• A: Invention: Accuracy
  

Level 1: Sprint

• A: Celerity: +Stealth
  

Level 2: Rest

• A: Invention: Interrupt Reduction
  

Level 2: Swift

• A: Invention: Run Speed
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• A: Invention: Jumping
  

Level 2: Health

• A: Numina's Convalesence: +Regeneration/+Recovery
• 23: Preventive Medicine: Chance for +Absorb
  

Level 2: Stamina

• A: Synapse's Shock: EndMod/Increased Run Speed
  

 

 

 

 

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[Thraxen]

Savage is a ton of fun. My main is sav/inv scrap so don’t think build would help much. Proc the absolute shit out of savage leap though. That thing is like a nuke on a scrap. Should be good on a brute as well I assume just no crits of course. I like all the attacks except shred myself. 

[Grimm2]

I've had a savage/bio brute at 50 sitting unbuilt for the longest time, a re-vision of a toon I had on live. Your post reminded me of this, so I got cracking, based a build for him off of my Bio tankers, and built him out, sans purple sets. I took him out on some radios at +3/x8, and it was very smooth. 69% s/l res, 38 e/n def, 27 s/l def.

 

Basic principles: High slow resist, decent recharge supplemented by a FF +rech, Focused Acc/Tactics for debuff protection (why'd I take both? Probably should have taken Focused Acc and Taunt, or Superior Conditioning). 

 

Accolades will greatly improve regen, and Ageless Radial will protect from high defense debuffs or regen debuffs.

 

It doesn't have shred, but you can switch it easily enough. 

 

 

 

 

Brute (Savage Melee - Bio Armor).mbd

[Gerotonin]

I wonder if theres an update to this build 😄