Can Street Justice/willpower not be squishy?

[Atlas_Carter]

I messed up somewhere.  My brute is a lotta fun but when going up against cimerorans and rikti, he goes down faster than a sack of concrete mice in the river.  I saw that I was taking a LOT of smashing, lethal and of course psionic damage but I have no idea what skills in the wp set I should be taking...do I need to branch out to the leadership pool?  Was combat jumping a mistake?  halp, please!

[calledThird]

Do you have Tough and Weave?  They shore up a lot.

Do you have your build drafted up on Pines?  it can help a lot with suggestions to see what you're currently working with.

[Nightmarer]

FYI, Combat Jumping is never a mistake, unless you don't take it, then it is.

[Mercurias]

No, Combat Jumping wasn’t a mistake. It isn’t the strongest source of defense, but it gives you some added mobility while having a low endurance cost. 

 

Getting Tough and Weave will do more in raw numbers to protect you than Leadership, but Leadership is still a good choice for team buffing and iO slotting. 

[Atlas_Carter]

Sadly I don't have his pine setup or even his current set up properly.  After a terrible terrible TF where I became so intimately acquainted with the ground, her paw came out with a shotgun and threatened nuptuals, I respec'd him in a fit of pique to pull out his set IOs to recycle into a dual blade/electric scrapper. 

 

It's the day after and like many things, I regret the night before so I wanted to check in with you guys and see if I'm doing something patently stupid before I completely give up.  

[Nightmarer]

Try this, tough as hell and also with AoE. If you don't like Mu Mastery, feel free to use any other you prefer. I am sure there are better builds out there, but this is no squishy Brute, no sir.

 

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Level 50 Natural Brute
Primary Power Set: Street Justice
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Mu Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Initial Strike -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(37), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(42), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(48)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Prv-Absorb%(A), Prv-Heal(40), Heal-I(40), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(43)
Level 2: Heavy Blow -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(5), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(11), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Heal(5), RgnTss-Regen+(7)
Level 6: Combat Readiness -- RctRtc-ToHit(A), RctRtc-ToHit/Rchg(43), RechRdx-I(43)
Level 8: Rib Cracker -- KntCmb-Acc/Dmg(A), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx(9), KntCmb-Dmg/Rchg(9), KntCmb-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(37), CrsImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 12: Mind Over Body -- UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(13), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(13), UnbGrd-Rchg/ResDam(17)
Level 14: Combat Jumping -- Ksm-ToHit+(A), LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(15), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(15)
Level 16: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 18: Spinning Strike -- SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprUnrFur-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprUnrFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), SprUnrFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(25), SprUnrFur-Rchg/+Regen/+End(25)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Rise to the Challenge -- Prv-Heal(A), Prv-Heal/EndRdx(23), HO:Golgi(50)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Shin Breaker -- SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(A), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(27), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx(27), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- Rct-ResDam%(A), Rct-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(29), Rct-Def(29), Rct-Def/EndRdx(34), Rct-EndRdx/Rchg(36), Rct-Def/Rchg(36)
Level 30: Tough -- UnbGrd-Max HP%(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(31), UnbGrd-ResDam(31), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(31)
Level 32: Crushing Uppercut -- SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBrtFur-Dmg/Rchg(33), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), SprBrtFur-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), SprBrtFur-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), SprBrtFur-Rech/Fury(34)
Level 35: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), RedFrt-Def(36), RedFrt-Def/EndRdx(37)
Level 38: Strength of Will -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A)
Level 41: Electrifying Fences -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(46), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(46), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(48), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(48)
Level 44: Ball Lightning -- PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(45), PstBls-Dmg/EndRdx(45), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(45), PstBls-Dmg/Rng(46)
Level 47: Hover -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), Pnc-Heal(7), Pnc-Heal/EndRedux(11)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(3), EndMod-I(3)
Level 1: Combo Level 1
Level 1: Combo Level 2
Level 1: Combo Level 3
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 50: Resilient Core Paragon
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