Anyone Else Start Pyro/Dark?

[Erratic1]

Wanted to try out the new control set and a Something Wicked This Way Comes thought came to my mind, so I paired it with Dark.

 

Let me just say up front, a taunt column is a beautiful, wonderful, quasi-abusive thing to have. Posi 1, first group, toss out Glittering Column right before the melees run in and look at that, nobody takes damage before we lock things down and clean up. Sure, higher levels will no doubt make that less effective, but oh how I have loved it.

 

And I noticed Glittering Column does -To-Hit, just like Darkest Night. Visions of Folding Space on top of a column and applying Darkest Night to keep things from hitting dance in my head just now.

 

So anyone else giving this combo a go?

[Force Redux]

I'm having a hard time between Pyro/Time and Pyro/Dark... would love to hear how your /Dark works for you on your journey!

[Zvi]

I went Pyro/Dark right out the gate for concept reasons. 

I'm just shy of 30, but it's been wonderful so far. The Pyro effects atop Tar Patch are suuuper pretty. Glittering Column alone has made this the most aggressive I've ever been on a Controller; as it gives a few free seconds to lay down Darkest Night and/or Tar Patch and some soft control before the retaliation even starts.

I was really curious about the Wormhole changes; though as of yet I've not had time enough with it to form a solid opinion. It seems promising! Overall, I'm very happy with the combination - though I suspect, just given Pyro's power lineup, it's going to pair well with just about anything; but especially anything with more to-hit or other auras to stack with Incendiary Aura.

Edited Wednesday at 09:44 AM by Zvi

[Octogoat]

8 hours ago, Force Redux said:

I'm having a hard time between Pyro/Time and Pyro/Dark... would love to hear how your /Dark works for you on your journey!

im stuck between Pyro/Dark, Pyro/Time, and Pyro/Rad

[BZRKR]

I'm starting page 2 with a Pyro/Dark/Mace Controller. I played one a bit on Open Beta, and once I got an opening sequence worked out it was just a battlecruiser, rolling forward through groups in the relative safety of Shadow Fall, Scorpion Shield, and Set Bonuses.

 

Opening Sequence: Glittering Column, Tar Patch, Brilliant Barrage, Sparkling Chain, Command all Pets into Melee with Targeted Mob, Explosive Bouquet. After all of that, I'd move into melee range on the tar patch to get Incendiary Aura debuffing survivors, fire off Soul Absorption, and mop up.  I use Howling Twilight offensively on runners, or if it's just one, Dazzle. If you go the fold space route, you should be able to leverage the same powers, but bring the party to you!

 

Since the Devs got the last minute addition of having Accurate To Hit Debuff sets slot into some Pyro powers, you should be able to get 3 four-packs of cloud senses in for the tasty recharge bonuses (3rd set in Dark Servant). CORRECTION: Incendiary Aura doesn't take it, so 2 sets of Cloud Senses

Edited Friday at 12:47 AM by BZRKR
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[ninja surprise]

11 hours ago, Octogoat said:

im stuck between Pyro/Dark, Pyro/Time, and Pyro/Rad

 

I went Pyro/Rad and it was easy to make the visual FX match up.

Now I just have to figure out how to slot it up!

[Erratic1]

The problem with Pyro/Dark is there are no bad powers, you want to take them all.

 

Gotta focus and figure out what is essential and what can be lived without.

[Psyonico]

You can skip the ST immobilize and (lol) Black Hole

[Nathic69]

Controller (Pyrotechnic Control - Darkness Affinity) 1.mbd

 

What I've been running, works well, you shouldn't need to cast darkest night outside of AVs as Column nukes -tohit and you should play melee to reap the full benefits of the aura.

 

Open with Column and always spam that power off cooldown, its your tank and a huge debuffer for team. Use Sleep cone at ranged then go into melee and spam Pyro skills to increase the chance of blast off 

 

Tested in 54 x8 can Solo perfectly fine and clears well ( just make sure to set pet to aggressive ). Room for more procs if desired but I didn't feel like I needed it, If I were to proc anything it would be the cone

Edited Friday at 03:29 AM by Nathic69