rev Dark Dark Dark Dominator build

[Snarky]

The only thing I do not like about this is the rainbow effect of Domination and the glow of Gather Shadows.

 

i have the entire thing carefully colored with black and the sickly yellow/ochre on the near the far left just under orange.  You have to alternate it on each power to get the right effect, not apply to all.  

 

The reason I like the Dom is you buff NO ONE.  Unlike Corr/Trollers/Def.  Heal no one.  I do respect and utilize Dark debuffs.  I lean into to hit debuffs, fears, stuns, and made sure Tar Patch and Darkest Night were on the build.  The thing is as "Corruptor Adjacent" as I can make it without everybody whining about me not following them like a puppy spamming Dark Heal so they can walk into walls and spawns while cramming hot pockets into their head.  

 

I play as ranged as possible.  I go into melee in a planned fashion to PBAoE then book it.  If the fight swarms me then I have the PBAoE chain ready.  I did not mule powers.  Each power pick is like gold to me.  i would rather have Leadership assault and buff myself and the people on the team/league nearest me than mule a LOTG in a dead pick like infiltration.  

 

The Possess is a joy once you start using it.  Divide and conquer.  i do not need the damn barking dog, i;ll take that Lt you brought with you.

 

I either ST or Cone based on the enemy spawn size and grouping.  With pauses to set up Tar Patch, Darkest Night, AoE Hold.  It is a tactical style play I enjoy more than blasting.  And the look (other than the damn rainbow) is pure wicked.  

 

Without compromising my power choices I managed 107.5% global recharge.  This puts hasten at just under 5 sec off perma.  and Perma Dom.  

 

Doms are not for everyone.  I love everything about Dark.  But it is hard to find a villain non melee that is not running around changing the teams diapers.  For me, this build is just a vicious Villain that dominates his opponents.  (did i mention i hate the rainbow...?)

 

 

Dominator Dark 3 May 2024 v 1.01.mbd

Edited May 26 by Snarky

[Triumphant]

I've been trying one (Dominators, I mean) tentatively.  Also Dark/Dark.  I've gotten so used to running AT's with strong defense and/or resist sets, it's a bit of a jarring switch for me.  Domination is cool, though.  I love it when I can mash that Dom button and insta-recharge my endurance bar (and lock down the mobs and get those sweet resist buffs, of course).

 

I don't know If I'll have the patience to learn to play one all the way to 50.  I've had a go at it 2 or 3 times before, and I always get frustrated before I can grind into my incarnates.  I'mma try to be more patient this time. 😄🤷‍♂️

[Uun]

Looks very solid. The one change I would recommend would be to slot Fearsome Stare with an Accurate ToHit Debuff set instead of the ATO. It's much more useful to enhance the -tohit than the fear duration. You can get the debuff to crazy levels if you use Gather Shadows first.

[RelativeQuanta]

14 hours ago, Snarky said:

It is a tactical style play I enjoy more than blasting.

I totally agree.  I previously was all in on blasters though there were definitely signs that Doms were actually my preferred playstyle.  That early build also doesn't show that I had previous versions with two ST holds.  I've also totally fallen in love with confuse powers

[Snarky]

4 hours ago, Uun said:

Looks very solid. The one change I would recommend would be to slot Fearsome Stare with an Accurate ToHit Debuff set instead of the ATO. It's much more useful to enhance the -tohit than the fear duration. You can get the debuff to crazy levels if you use Gather Shadows first.

Yeah i am rethinking using the meh ato set.  I like the global buffs to control, but the duration really is beyond anything necessary.  

[Snarky]

and revised again.  stripped all dominating grasp, moved a couple things, picked up 10% global rech.

Dominator Dark 3 May 2024 v 1.1.mbd

[Riverdusk]

23 hours ago, Snarky said:

The only thing I do not like about this is the rainbow effect of Domination and the glow of Gather Shadows.

 

  (did i mention i hate the rainbow...?)

 

 

Dominator Dark 3 May 2024 v 1.01.mbd 43.29 kB · 8 downloads

 

I agree, although I don't universally detest it, on some characters it just is weird.  Would be very nice if we could get power customization options on domination to change the rainbow if we wanted.  But now I have a strange desire for some Skittles.

[Greentea]

I love Dark as well, my first 50 back on live was D4 [Dark Miasma/Dark Blast/Dark Mastery Defender]. I, of course, created him again on homecoming. My build might be a bit strange, but I don't even bother building up defenses because Dom don't have any DDR. It's all about +HP/+Recharge. Feel free to play around with my build.

5_22_24.mbd