Brute

Brute
Primary	Melee
Secondary	Defense
Inherent	Fury
Base HP	1499.3
Max HP	3212.7
Primary Sets	22
Secondary Sets	13
Epic Power Pools	8
Modifiers (at level 50)   Melee Ranged Damage Scale 0.750 0.500 Damage Buff 0.100 0.070 Defense Buff 0.075 0.065 ToHit Buff 0.100 0.070 Damage Debuff 0.075 0.070 Defense Debuff 0.075 0.070 ToHit Debuff 0.075 0.070 EndMod 1.000 1.000 Fear 1.490 1.490 Heal Other 96.381 96.381 Heal Self 149.926 Immobilize 1.192 1.192 Knockback 2.596 2.596 Sleep 1.192 1.192 Slow 0.800 0.800 Stun 1.192 1.192 Taunt 2.050 2.050 Threat Level 4.0 4.0
Limits (at level 50)   Max Min Damage Resistance 90% -300% Status Resistance 10,001.01% -300% Status Protection N/A N/A Damage 775% 10% Defense 225.05% -100% ToHit 200.35% -100% Recharge Rate 400% -75% Regeneration 2500% 0% Recovery 500% 0% Stealth (PvE) 200 ft -180 ft Stealth (PvP) 571.5 ft -180 ft Perception 1153 ft 0 ft Range 500% 25%

Overview

Brutes live to fight, and as a Brute you revel in hand-to-hand combat. With strong offensive power sets to inflict pain and impressive defenses to take it, you're the best there is in a straight fight. Protracted battles only makes you mad, and the madder you get, the more damaging your attacks become. You do lack ranged attacks, which could leave you vulnerable to hit and run tactics without some allies to cover you.

The Brute's power sets are:

Primary: Melee
Secondary: Defense

Brute Stats

Survivability

8

Melee Damage

9

Ranged Damage

2

Crowd Control

5

Support

2

Pets

2

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

• A Brute's primary power sets are designed specifically for melee. They are:
  • Battle Axe
  • Broad Sword
  • Claws
  • Dark Melee
  • Dual Blades
  • Electrical Melee
  • Energy Melee
  • Fiery Melee
  • Katana
  • Kinetic Melee
  • Psionic Melee
  • Radiation Melee
  • Savage Melee
  • Staff Fighting
  • Stone Melee
  • Street Justice
  • Super Strength
  • Titan Weapons
  • War Mace
  • Martial Arts
  • Spines
  • Ice Melee

* Kinetic Melee used to require VIP status, purchase on the Paragon Market, or purchase of Going Rogue.
* Staff Fighting used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Street Justice used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Titan Weapons used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.

Secondary Power Sets

• A Brute's secondary power sets are designed for defense. They are:
  • Bio Armor
  • Dark Armor
  • Electric Armor
  • Energy Aura
  • Fiery Aura
  • Invulnerability
  • Radiation Armor
  • Regeneration
  • Shield Defense
  • Stone Armor
  • Super Reflexes
  • Willpower
  • Ice Armor

Ancillary Power Pools

• Arctic Mastery
• Earth Mastery
• Energy Mastery
• Pyre Mastery

Patron Power Pools

• Leviathan Mastery
• Mace Mastery
• Mu Mastery
• Soul Mastery

* Patron Power Pools require villain alignment.

Inherent Power

• Fury
• Brute attacks, and many of their toggle auras, taunt the enemies they affect in PvE. This is similar to the Gauntlet inherent that Tankers possess, only without an area of effect. It is sometimes referred to as PokeVoke by the community.

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in Homecoming: City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

• Brutes were added to the game in Issue 6, originally a City of Villains archetype. Their original primary powersets were Dark Melee, Energy Melee, Fiery Melee, Stone Melee, and Super Strength. Their original secondary powersets were Dark Armor, Energy Aura, Fiery Aura, Invulnerability, and Stone Armor.
• During the City of Villains Beta, Ice Armor and Ice Melee were powersets for Brutes. It was determined that the recharge debuff effects hindered Fury and those powersets were removed. Energy Melee and Energy Aura were then added as available powersets.
• Electrical Melee, Electric Armor, Leviathan Mastery, Mace Master, Mu Mastery, and Soul Mastery were added to the game in Issue 7.
• Dual Blades and Willpower were added to the game in Issue 11.
• Battle Axe, War Mace, and Super Reflexes were proliferated to Brutes in Issue 12.
• Shield Defense was added to the game in Issue 13.
• Claws was proliferated to Brutes in Issue 16.
• Kinetic Melee was added to the game with Going Rogue.
• Fury decay was made more gradual and the Brute damage cap was lowered from 850% to 775% in Issue 18.
• The Ancillary Power Pools became available to Brutes in Issue 18.
• Katana, Broad Sword, and Regeneration were proliferated to Brutes in Issue 21.
• Street Justice was added to the game on 10/04/2011.
• Titan Weapons was added to the game in Issue 21 on 12/6/2011.

See Also

• Archetypes
• Brute Strategy

External Links

• Summary and Analysis of Brute Powersets
• Archetypes documentation on official City of Villains site
• Official City of Heroes Manual as a PDF file