Not sure what to pair with Illusion

[Shocktacular]

So I've been looking around on the Dominator forum and I've seen that savage, dark, sonic, and energy seem to come up the most, but I thought I'd ask more generally:  What do YOU think works best with Illusion and why?  What are the advantages/disadvantages of various pairings?  I've added a poll from which you can pick multiple options, if you like.  I'd just like to get people's opinions to see what others have tried.

Edited March 14 by Shocktacular

[SeraphimKensai]

I personally rolled Ill/Savage/Ice and it works wonders. You get Recharge from Savage which makes PA easier to Perma, and sleet debuffs mobs resistances making PA hit harder.

 

As I've said before, I considered Ill/sonic/ice for more -res as well.

 

Edited March 14 by SeraphimKensai

[TNT]

I'm not sure about best, but I am planning on pairing it with /sonic. 

 

I have just barely started the toon, so I don't have any feedback regarding that particular combo. 

[Senkan]

8 hours ago, SeraphimKensai said:

I personally rolled Ill/Savage/Ice and it works wonders. You get Recharge from Savage which makes PA easier to Perma, and sleet debuffs mobs resistances making PA hit harder.

 

As I've said before, I considered Ill/sonic/ice for more -res as well.

 

Alright Seraphimsensai...I just made an Illusion/Savage Dom named Under the Bed. Better be good or I'm comin for ya.

[SeraphimKensai]

7 minutes ago, Senkan said:

Alright Seraphimsensai...I just made an Illusion/Savage Dom named Under the Bed. Better be good or I'm comin for ya.

You're welcome to try, although you won't need to if you give it decent slotting. Besides, I have quite a bit of real-life PvP experience, but I'm usually always up for an MMA sparring match.

[biostem]

22 hours ago, Shocktacular said:

What do YOU think works best with Illusion and why?

Sonic provides -res, which the phantom army can take care of, (since they are unaffected by buffs).  Savage provides additional recharge reduction and reduced end cost, which can help keep the PA up more often.  That being said, you also have to consider just how much of your time you intend to or are willing to be in melee range...

[Senkan]

9 minutes ago, SeraphimKensai said:

You're welcome to try, although you won't need to if you give it decent slotting. Besides, I have quite a bit of real-life PvP experience, but I'm usually always up for an MMA sparring match.

My first thought was Ill/Earth for more control but savage should get the job done.

 

BTW I have zero real life PVP experience. It's a benefit of being 6'5" 270. I'm usually the one breaking up the fights.

[SeraphimKensai]

1 minute ago, Senkan said:

My first thought was Ill/Earth for more control but savage should get the job done.

 

BTW I have zero real life PVP experience. It's a benefit of being 6'5" 270. I'm usually the one breaking up the fights.

/Earth is alright but doesn't necessarily have a significant synergy with illusion. You can proc slot Force Feedback in multiple powers.

 

6'5" and 270 is pretty big but I'm down to spar if need be. Let me know if you're coming for me.

[Crysis]

Ill/Savage just feels so good together, especially if you take the TP pool and throw in some macros for TP’ing straight back 30 feet and then Savage Leaping right back for max damage.  All that zipping about the battlefield is frenetic and fun and the PA’s just create these “mirror images” of you to confuse and confound the chaos even more.  Very fun set, very Nightcrawler-esque as a TP’ing melee character with your illusions being added DPS but primarily distractions to the enemy.

[High_Beam]

Monterey Jack Cheese, you can never go wrong pairing that with anything.

 

I'd go Psionic for a theme of a mind ripper kind of character.

Edited Friday at 02:14 PM by High_Beam