Savage Melee/ Bio Armour build - Please give input

[Brighteyes]

Since I started playing again, I've been faffing about with a -lot- of characters and new power sets I hadn't tried on live. I quickly fell in love with Bio Armour and Savage Melee. I've tried it on a tank and a scrapper, with the scrapper nearly hitting level 50, but I get the feel that this set combination would be best on a Brute. As such I've made this build, and would like some input on what other people think. I've never been great with IO slotting and Incarnates are a new thing for me.

 

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Scarletwolf: Level 50 Mutation Brute

Primary Power Set: Savage Melee

Secondary Power Set: Bio Armor

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Power Pool: Leaping

Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

 

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Maiming Slash

• (A) Superior Unrelenting Fury - RechargeTime/+Regen/+End
  
• (13) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (15) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (15) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/RechargeTime
  
• (19) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (21) Superior Unrelenting Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  

Level 1: Hardened Carapace

• (A) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (3) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (5) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (40) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  

Level 2: Savage Strike

• (A) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (9) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Recharge
  
• (9) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (11) Superior Brute's Fury - Damage/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (11) Superior Brute's Fury - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (13) Superior Brute's Fury - Recharge/Fury Bonus
  

Level 4: Inexhaustible

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  
• (5) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  

Level 6: Environmental Modification

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  
• (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  
• (40) Reactive Defenses - Scaling Resist Damage
  
• (42) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  

Level 8: Vicious Slash

• (A) Hecatomb - Damage
  
• (21) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
  
• (23) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (23) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (27) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
  
• (31) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  

Level 10: Adaptation

Level 12: Taunt

• (A) Taunt Duration IO
  

Level 14: Blood Thirst

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (37) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 16: Ablative Carapace

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

Level 18: Rending Flurry

• (A) Armageddon - Damage
  
• (34) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
  
• (36) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (36) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (36) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
  
• (37) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
  

Level 20: Evolving Armor

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

Level 22: Kick

• (A) Empty
  

Level 24: Tough

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

Level 26: Hemorrhage

• (A) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (33) Superior Blistering Cold - Recharge/Chance for Hold
  
• (33) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance
  
• (33) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (34) Superior Blistering Cold - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (34) Superior Blistering Cold - Damage/Endurance/Accuracy/RechargeTime
  

Level 28: DNA Siphon

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
  
• (29) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (29) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (31) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  

Level 30: Weave

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

Level 32: Savage Leap

• (A) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (37) Superior Avalanche - Damage/Endurance
  
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (39) Superior Avalanche - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (40) Superior Avalanche - Recharge/Chance for Knockdown
  

Level 35: Superior Conditioning

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
  

Level 38: Genetic Contamination

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  
• (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  

Level 41: Physical Perfection

• (A) Regenerative Tissue - +Regeneration
  
• (48) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Endurance
  
• (50) Regenerative Tissue - Heal/Recharge
  

Level 44: Parasitic Aura

• (A) Preventive Medicine - Heal
  
• (45) Preventive Medicine - Heal/Endurance
  
• (45) Preventive Medicine - Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (45) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime
  
• (46) Preventive Medicine - Heal/RechargeTime/Endurance
  
• (46) Preventive Medicine - Chance for +Absorb
  

Level 47: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (48) Recharge Reduction IO
  

Level 49: Combat Jumping

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

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) Unbounded Leap - +Stealth
  

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Healing IO
  

Level 4: Ninja Run

Level 2: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

Level 2: Health

• (A) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  

Level 2: Hurdle

• (A) Jumping IO
  

Level 2: Stamina

• (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  
• (46) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (48) Endurance Modification IO
  

Level 1: Blood Frenzy

Level 10: Defensive Adaptation

Level 10: Efficient Adaptation

Level 10: Offensive Adaptation

Level 50: Agility Radial Paragon

Level 50: Degenerative Total Radial Conversion

Level 50: Melee Core Embodiment

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[HelenCarnate]

WP and Shield and Bio should use Spiritual for alpha. High recharge plus the heal adds more HP on those sets.

[Brighteyes]

That helps a lot. Thank you. I can see why you'd make that pick.

[EWHarker]

I would recommend Musculature, Savage Melee needs the extra output. Bio Armor is more than sufficient in healing with a massive shield and 2 regeneration buttons.

[sherlockiama]

Out of curiosity is this a leveling build or one you respec into later on?

[Brighteyes]

This was meant to be a respec build, but I don't really think I would change things around a lot for leveling. The character is a 24 level vet by now.

[sherlockiama]

Wellit's working pretty well as a leveling build for me. Up to level 11 already in part-time play. [atlitis]