How well would Dark/Atomic work?

[Marshal_General]

I am looking at making this, since it seems to have some really good control options. If you take Ghost Widow you can have Abyssal Gaze, Positron Cell, Radioactive Cloud and Soul Storm all being mag 3 holds. With a Lockdown proc in all of them you could hold AVs?

 

I know dark have two cones, but the tactic with them seems to be to fire them off to knockdown a spawn with the IO in UT, lock them down with TT and then move into melee so your auras can do their thing.

 

Anyone have experience with this combo?

What powers can be skipped? I punched what I wanted into the planner and ran out of slots before I ran out of powers that needed slots.

It looks like I could skip dark blast for Negatron Slam since I will be in melee, or should I skip Moonbeam though with enough accuracy, I should be able to fire it into melee easy enough. I know I want Atom Smasher just for the animation and for a good AoE.

 

Thats it for now. Thanks.

[Gaffan]

Ive been wondering that same thing, so I made this build.

I figured, combine some of Dark's -to hit with a focus on ranged/melee defense. Could potentially be some great survivability.

Agreed, the combo does seem to have a lot of holds, Mag 3 at that. Lots of heals as well. I also got up to 100% recharge, not the highest, but not bad either. There is an empty space in Bonfire, that is for Sudden Acceleration: Knockback to Knockdown.

 

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Level 50 Magic Blaster
Primary Power Set: Dark Blast
Secondary Power Set: Atomic Manipulation
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Flame Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Gloom -- SprBlsWrt-Rchg/Dmg%(A), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(9), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(9), SprBlsWrt-Dmg/Rchg(11), SprBlsWrt-Acc/Dmg(11)
Level 1: Electron Shackles -- GrvAnc-Hold%(A)
Level 2: Umbral Torrent -- DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(A), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/Rchg(3), DarWtcDsp-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(3), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb(5), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(5), PstBls-Dmg/Rchg(7)
Level 4: Positron Cell -- Apc-Dam%(A), Apc-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Apc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Apc-Acc/Rchg(34), Apc-Dmg/Rchg(50)
Level 6: Aim -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 10: Ionize -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Tenebrous Tentacles -- DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/Rchg(A), DarWtcDsp-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(13), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(13), DarWtcDsp-ToHitDeb(15), PstBls-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), PstBls-Acc/Dmg(17)
Level 14: Stealth -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A)
Level 16: Beta Decay -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Abyssal Gaze -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(19), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(21), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 20: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A)
Level 22: Metabolic Acceleration -- NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(A), NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx(23), NmnCnv-EndRdx/Rchg(23), NmnCnv-Heal/Rchg(25), NmnCnv-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(25), NmnCnv-Heal(27)
Level 24: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 26: Life Drain -- Thn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), Thn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(29), Thn-Dmg/Rchg(37), Thn-Dmg/EndRdx(40), Thn-Acc/Dmg(43)
Level 28: Tough -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 30: Weave -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(31), Ksm-ToHit+(31), Rct-ResDam%(31)
Level 32: Blackstar -- Obl-%Dam(A), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(33), Obl-Acc/Rchg(34), Obl-Dmg(34)
Level 35: Bonfire -- Rgn-Knock%(A), Rgn-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Rgn-Dmg(36), Rgn-Dmg/Rchg(36), Rgn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Empty(37)
Level 38: Atom Smasher -- Obl-%Dam(A), Obl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Obl-Dmg(39), Obl-Acc/Rchg(39), Obl-Dmg/Rchg(40), Obl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(40)
Level 41: Radioactive Cloud -- Lck-%Hold(A), Lck-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), Lck-Acc/Hold(42), Lck-Acc/Rchg(42), Lck-Rchg/Hold(43), Lck-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(43)
Level 44: Positronic Fist -- TchofDth-Dam%(A), TchofDth-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(45), TchofDth-Dmg/Rchg(45), TchofDth-Acc/Dmg(45), TchofDth-Dmg/EndRdx(46), TchofDth-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Fire Shield -- GldArm-3defTpProc(A), UnbGrd-ResDam(48), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(48), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(48), UnbGrd-Max HP%(50)
Level 49: Invisibility -- LucoftheG-Rchg+(A)
Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Defiance
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), PrfShf-End%(17)
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Edited July 27, 2019 by Gaffan

[Erratic1]

I had been casting about for something to pair with Dark on a Blaster, and while I had looked at Plant, it just wasn't doing it for me. So made a guy to try out Atomic because of this thread, and at level 31 it has not been bad so far. Of course a lot to be determined in upper levels. 

 

Small annoyance in not having a third single target blast until level 26, but lower levels go by quickly.

[SeraphimKensai]

I have a lvl 50 dark/atomic and although I haven't IO'd it out it performs well in casual taskforces and missioning. That said, it has significant potential at a high level of play when built, for pve only.