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This was hugely helpful Werner. Tysm!

I know a lot skip OG since it only stuns minions... if you use EM, does it stack to stun higher level baddies?

It does add up to a good time 😂

Appreciate this dude! Would you say you run in offensive mode pretty much the whole time?

Absolutely! I have a Shield/Dark Melee scrapper. I gave him an energy shield recolored DM as all white and blue. Kind of like an “Energy Aura” type of theme, without going Energy Aura 😂

REALLY good points!!! Plus, Claws/Dark just feels edgier on a scrapper, right? 😂😂😂

True, BUT you also kill much faster =] Excuse me: “arrest” much faster.

True! I hear different things about Oppressive Gloom. So love it, some don’t because it only works on minions. Would pairing it with something like EM allow you to stun higher level baddies?

What do you feel does go well with DA, in your experience!

Claws/Dark Tanker was actually one I had my eyes on. I feel like, after the AOE buffs to tankers, that claws could be REALLY good in them. Dark/Ice sounds really cool, a true “Tank-troller” haha. I have a baby Fire/Ice Tanker I started leveling, but Dark/Ice might be an even better pairing.

I like the idea of taking 2 that most think aren’t great together and making it work! Also, for the Claws/Dark, why do you think it is so popular on a Scrapper? I would think it could be better served on a Brute, with their higher resist caps.

Also, you’re to blame. Stop posting so many good builds 😉

Nice! So EM damage, even on a Tanker, feels massive? AAO make a big difference?

True. Loyal to my wife and kids, ever changing in COH 😂 I’ll take it that way though hahahaha.

I bet. Fire is also kind of covering everyone’s main gripe with DM, which is the AOE. The -to hit kind of works as a defense as well!

Hi all! So I built my first Dark Armor hero: DA/Staff Tanker. He was a BLAST leveling, and is now even more fun with incarnates. Dark, as a defensive set, just feels so robust. I also dig the animations and sound effects on Staff Fighting! That being said... I NEED ANOTHER DARK ARMOR HERO! I’d love to crowd source ideas here. What is one of YOUR favorite Dark Armor heroes? What power sets do you feel mesh particularly well with it? Do you like to run it on a Tanker, Brute, Scrapper or Sentinel? I’d love to hear your thoughts! Onward and upward, heroes.

I’ve heard you swear by this build! Seems fun. I’ve already run a Shield/Elec and a Shield/SS. This seems like a cool pair though. What do you love so much about it?

Staff is fun as heck for a secondary on a tanker, right? I could totally see the synergy with Fire as well. You get some defense with Guarded spin, and I bet you’re an AOE MACHINE.

Haha I’ll have to give both a try. Haven’t done Rad yet, so maybe I’ll go that route. Now, to decide on which archetype 😂

Thanks man! I’m fairly interested in claws on a tanker. I feel like the AOE buffs (on tankers) could be really nice for it. Bio looks like a good fit. Any others you’d recommend? I feel like Dark Armor or Rad would pair well.

How do you feel Bio pairs with it on a tanker? I could see being able to run in offensive mode and just be a whirling beast. Prob would be a tanker that could take down AV’s pretty well.

Kind of interested in how this Bio/Claws turned out! Seems like a cool combo.

All the while destroying everything in your sight? 😂

Great! If I felt so inclined, I could even swap the 2 sets. Overwhelming force is a great option

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this man!