DP/Poison

[OdinAZ]

Hello,

 

  I decided to give DP another shot and am looking for a secondary.  /Poison seems good, Envenom and Weaken seem pretty clutch.  But I see a  lot of negative reviews of this set.  Is there something specific I am missing?  Should I really "Just play a /Rad"?

[Uun]

Poison is quite good but has a learning curve. 

• You only need to take 4 powers (Envenom, Weaken, Poison Trap and Venomous Gas). The others are optional/skippable (although several are useful as mules).
• Envenom and Weaken apply a 100% strength debuff to the main target and a 50% strength debuff in an 8 ft radius AoE around that target. These are considered separate effects, so you can "stack" the debuffs by hitting two targets near one another. 
• Because Venomous Gas is a PBAoE, and the radius of Envenom and Weaken is small, Poison is best played in melee range.
• There are a lot of ways to slot Poison Trap, mostly focused on how many %dmg procs you slot vs. how much acc/hold duration/recharge. Do not slot for damage.

 

[OdinAZ]

Thank you for the advice  and the link to the guide.  This sounds pretty fun, if you can make it work.  

[Dahkness]

I started taking only three powers as a poison corrupter. I leave out Weaken. As a defender you are kind of locked in with taking weaken so I do. Depending on how experienced you are with the set. 
 

I like to go for dmg as corr. This leaves you open for an extra power pick. I like the fire epic. Greater fire sword is a sweet add on to your ST chain attacks with high global recharge. Consume gives you a little end buff after its use with a knock down IO in it is nice. 
 

[Uun]

20 hours ago, Dahkness said:

I leave out Weaken.

This makes me sad. No, Weaken doesn't increase your damage, but it sure neuters the target.