Are the patron mass immoblize powers any use to a Brute?

[normalperson]

I just barely got my brute through the patron arc for Scirroco.   She's Psi/Ele, so I decided to go with his power set, but now I have to choose the first power. 

 

Choices are the mass immobilize AOE that makes all targets immune to knock, or single target lightning.              As a general rule I much prefer AOE's if I can get them, but at the same time it's not in my best interests to immobilize anyone, because I want them to gather around me. 

 

Is there some tactical approach where Brutes benefit from mass immobilizing enemies?

[Psyonico]

Electrifying Fences gives resistance to knock back, not protection, meaning any knock back will turn into knock down.

 

As for the immobilize part of it, you could use Taunt to debuff enemy range so everything is in melee range and then hit EF.  You could also use Fold Space to accomplish the same.

 

EF also does similar damage to ball lighting, albeit over a longer DoT.

[normalperson]

So it's actually like the one perfect power for a tank/brute, then?           Something to keep the Bots/ Mastermind behind you from knocking all the bad guys out of their cluster?

 

 Hmmmmm.....   

 

That changes things.    I'm glad I asked this question. 

[RCU7115]

I use ball lightning to taunt them over  to me and when they surround me immobilize  them.

Yeah I could taunt them but ball lightning does damage.

[Psyonico]

2 hours ago, RCU7115 said:

I could taunt them but ball lightning does damage

Yes, but taunt does -range, which ball lightning doesn’t do.  But that doesn’t really matter if you’re getting everything close enough for your aoes