Help with a Dark/Dark

[DarkMyst]

I am returning to the game after not playing it since it shut down.  I really need some help on a build, and advice.  I typically team up with one friend who exclusively plays scrappers.  I have a disease that affects my cognition, so I have a hard time understanding things sometimes, so I am not sure that I put this together all that well.  I am open to advice.  Personally, it all looks like Greek to my brain, but I have been putting it together based on other builds that I have seen with some.

 

I am new to the forums so I wasn't sure how to put mid's here, but I did attach the screenshot.

[Without_Pause]

I prefer when people attach their build file so I can get a far better look at the build. Case in point, I have no idea what values you are getting for Def, Res, End, etc.

[DarkMyst]

Sorry about that.  I can put the code here.  When I try to export it any other way I get an "unhandled exception".   I used to be good at this stuff, not so much anymore.  Apologies. 

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[Without_Pause]

One slot Tar Path. 6-Slot Fearsome Stare with Cloud Senses. Slot Night Fall for Damage. One example would be to 5-slot Positron's Blast with skipping the D/R and then sticking a Annihilation: -Res proc for the 6th spot. You could swap in the -Res proc into Howling Twilight as well, and instead for Night Fall do another damage proc or the Ragnarok: Chance for KD for even more mitigation.

[DarkMyst]

Thank you for your advice, will add in those changes!

 

[tidge]

On 11/2/2023 at 10:52 PM, Without_Pause said:

One slot Tar Path. 6-Slot Fearsome Stare with Cloud Senses. Slot Night Fall for Damage. One example would be to 5-slot Positron's Blast with skipping the D/R and then sticking a Annihilation: -Res proc for the 6th spot. You could swap in the -Res proc into Howling Twilight as well, and instead for Night Fall do another damage proc or the Ragnarok: Chance for KD for even more mitigation.

 

This is the (level 50) slotting I like for Howling Twilight (which should be spammed). The %Energy could be %Fire, depending on taste.

 

      Howling Twilight              

 (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)

 (*) Javelin Volley - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

 (*) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge: Level 50+5

 (*) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge: Level 50+5

 (*) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50+5

 (*) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance: Level 50+5

 

A note about %damage: You will need Accuracy and ToHit to get the most out of %procs. I try to get a mix of Global Accuracy as well as slotting Accuracy in the %proc the powers as well.

I use Shadow Fall to get the Kismet +ToHit piece slotted too, because it is almost always toggled on. Here is my typical slotting:

 

          Shadow Fall       

 (A) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)

 (*) Shield Wall - Defense/Endurance: Level 50+5

 (*) Kismet - Accuracy +6%

 (*) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection

 (*) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

 (*) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed: Level 50

 

I slot Fearsome Stare as follows, to get more %damage in it. Dark Servant just gets the four pieces of Cloud Senses.

 

         Fearsome Stare               

 (A) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage

 (*) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge

 (*) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff

 (*) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge

 (*) Glimpse of the Abyss - Chance of Damage(Psionic)

 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2023 by tidge
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[DarkMyst]

Tidge, thank you so much!  Made perfect sense!