Spines/Radiation build help

[ThePhlebotomist]

Hi!

 

I have a Spines/Rad Brute that I like a lot but that somehow feels a bit weak unless I use Barrier or Meltdown. This is my first Brute, though, so maybe my expectations are a bit high as I have a solid Dark/Dark Tank whose resists and defenses are higher (but of course without the regen/absorb!). Do you generally rely on Meltdown/Barrier with Radiation Armor?

 

This is the build I was going towards. So far, I don't have the purple Armageddon set, any of the Superior Avalanches, and have been using the full Cupid's Crush set in Spine Burst since I got it from doing wedding missions.

 

What do you think?

 

Without Meltdown or Barrier:

 

 

 

 

HC SpinesRad 4 - Brute (Spines - Radiation Armor).mbd