LF Dark/Dark Dom advice. Is it good ? is it boring?

[Cold Hard Cash]

Is a D/D Dom worth building for end hard content? pvp? or is it just plain fun?

[Uun]

I don't think he's around any more, but if you search for posts by @Voltak you'll find numerous videos of him soloing TFs on a Dark/Dark dom. That said, it's the driver not the car so don't be surprised if you can't replicate his performance. I have a Dark/Dark dom that I enjoy, but I prefer teaming on TFs and trials and generally avoid hard-mode content. I haven't a clue whether it's any good for PVP.

[EnjoyTheJourney]

I've tried both dark control and dark assault on multiple characters and neither of them ever really clicked for me no matter what other sets I paired up with them. That's a personal preference, though, and I couldn't say what's fun for you and what's not. Like Uun, I couldn't speak to what's good for PvP or not. 

If the "worth building" question is focused on mechanics, then both sets are very good at what they do. Dark control, in particular, is one of the strongest and most versatile control sets for dominators. The single target confuse lets your dominator punch well above their weight class, which Voltak used a lot to solo harder content. Fearsome stare is enough on its own to clear entire missions with a high degree of safety and when paired with the AOE immobilize it allows you to go a bit light on defenses and still floor mob to hit chances against your dominator in many situations. Heart of darkness, shadow field, and shadowy binds offer similar levels of control to their comparable powers in other dominator sets. All the -to hit tends to be quite noticeable in how it protects a dark control dominator and their teammates, at least in most situations. The T9 pet does reasonable damage and also contributes to controlling mobs, should you choose to take it. 

Dark assault does reasonable to higher end single target damage, depending on slotting. With a quick-recharging heal in life drain and a noticeable amount of -to hit debuffs it also provides superior survivability. The immobilize in midnight grasp adds another layer of control to whatever other controls are present and it stacks naturally as a part of using your single target attack chain. Gather shadows acts as both a (moderate) damage boost and a "power boost" when its active, which beefs up defense totals whenever it is active. The main limitation of dark assault is that the PbAOE is middling for damage and the AOE cone has good range, but only a 20 degree spread, which is narrow. Dominators are generally not the best at AOE damage anyways, though, so that doesn't put dark assault noticeably behind most other dominator assault sets. 

The main synergy from playing both sets together comes from the stacking -to hit, which increases survivability in most situations. The immobilize in midnight grasp is quite a nice bonus for control, though, as it reduces the odds that enemies successfully run away before being defeated.

Edited Tuesday at 07:40 PM by EnjoyTheJourney

[Mr. Apocalypse]

I have a Dark/dark/psi Dom. It is one of my favorites to play. It is also one of my most durable characters. I play all content at +4x8 and it take a major amount of me not paying attention in order for me to die.  I included my build, I think the only change is I now use intuition alpha instead of Musculature which is what the mids build has selected.  

 

Snob Goblin 4 - Dominator (Darkness Control - Dark Assault).mbd

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Mr. Apocalypse
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