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Tags: <mass-effect-3>
Title: How to kill a Brute effectively
Question: The Brutes are giant Reaper-Giant hybrids that are very well armored, to the point where I'm sure their entire health bar is their armor.  However, it seems to me that there is a certain point where it is most weak against my shots but I am unable to figure out which part of its body to aim for.    Any suggestions?

Answers:
sents: text: Your initial thoughts are correct about the armor.
text: This link describes how to kill a brute and offers a brief video with some general info.
text: http://www.ign.com/wikis/mass-effect-3/Brute Brute's defenses consist entirely of a yellow Armor bar.
text: To deplete this you can use fire-based attacks and Powers meant to reduce armor.
text: The most important thing to remember is to keep your distance.
text: Stay behind cover and roll out of the way when it nears you.
text: If it hits you, your shields will evaporate.
text: Hit it with Grenades and other explosives.
text: Armor Piercing Rounds and Disrupter Ammo are good to help reduce the armor, but explosives can momentarily pause the creature, giving you valuable time to get away.
text: The other thing I've been doing a lot is saving my grenades for large enemies and bosses only.
text: I've really only had to deal with brutes and atlases so far, but having grenades while your other abilities are in cooldown makes a big difference.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/20974/Steve the Maker
score: 11
sents: text: As with most creatures, Aim for the Head!
text: Specifically, you'll want to aim for that Turian head grafted onto the front of the Brute.
text: Nail it right between the eyes, and it won't last long.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/3129/LessPop_MoreFizz
score: 6
sents: text: As a Sentinel, I've found that the Lob Grenade power is extremely useful, particularly when you're being surrounded by multiple brutes.
text: 3-4 grenades should drop them to almost 1/4 of their armor strength.
text: Couple of shots of Warp interspersed with Lob Grenades should make mincemeat of the brutes.
text: Also, do run away from brutes - climb the ladders, brutes can't climb them.
text: Close/melee encounters with the brute will leave you in jelly in no time
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/200/Sathyajith Bhat
score: 1
sents: text: Vanguard with fast power recharge could easily melee even groups of brutes.
text: (At least on normal difficulty.)
text: Just charge, hit, roll side-way and charge again.
text: Repeat until brute is dead.
text: One thing: Do not charge while brute is about to pouce.
text: It will interrupt your melee and drop your shields.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/13444/Korusef
score: 1
sents: text: The soft spot is the exposed spine just behind the head.
text: Not as much armor plating there
text: so you can knock a good chunk of his armor down.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/23442/Koka
score: 1
sents: text: with the vanguard, you can easily kill numerous brutes using charge and nova.
text: just make sure you have a fast cool down and you move back or sideways before you nova.
text: thats if you got the radius for nova.
text: same tactic with banshee
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/30965/Anjo
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Lob Grenade power is very useful and you should aim for the head. The soft spot is the exposed spine just behind the head.
Seems like each player has a different approach to tackle Brutes.