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bluecenturion
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Hi, new player here. I chose to make a Darkness Tank. I have leveled him to 13, and like it. But am unsure how tpo proceed.
My tentative build plan is:
1) Shadow Bolt
1) Shadow Blast
6) Shadow Embrace
8) Invulnerability
11) Spirit Reverberation
+ all purcchased already, and only slightly unhappy with Shadow Bolt, since I can grind most stuff easier just leaning on Shadow embrace.
Invulnerabilty is a must for me. My play style.
I have chosen Con/ (very sure) Ego, (pretty sure) and have no idea for the third stat.
My plan for the rest is:
14) Life Drain
17) Shadow Shroud
21) Ebon Void
25) Resurgence
30) have not decided, maybe Inertial Dampening Field?
35) Planar Fracture
40) Have not decided at all
My first questions are:
1) What should my super stats be? CON I know., the oher 2, hmmm.
2) Should I take Life Drain, which is the 1st Presence based ability in the build.
3) Should I not take Life Drain and lean on Resurgence instead?
4) Is IDF right for this build?
5) Is there a must have power I am missing?
6) Should I drop Shadow Blast and substitute Ebon Ruin?, or Keep Both, or Just use Shadow Blast as my main ST?
I am a pure PvE player, mostly a soloer except I like a good Task Force... errr, ok I'm from CoX, whatever you folks call Task Force equivalents. I solo'd the 1st of the 3 storyline 94xday) mission on a level 12 Behemoth (on easy/standard) It was painful, i lost all my stars so many times i was ready to scream, but I ground the whole thing. I enjoy soloing, but I know there are some dailies or something, so being an off tank for a team is a good role for me when I do team. I can lead tank if I know the content and the team knows their job, otherwise, no.
At 13 I am enjoying the build SO much. The Shadow Embrace is a dream cone, they mostly just run right into it, and it even kills Master Villains. The Energy Bar practically fills itself, with me having to Prime the pump once in a while. I took the Despondency Advantage on Shadow Bolt, and 2/3 ranks on Invul, but am saving the rest of my points in case i want to buff the 14th pick. I would almost drop Shadow Blast, except it is guaranteed Fear, and i am actually considering using it as my main ST attack.
Thanks for the help, I am really out of my depth building in this system.
My tentative build plan is:
1) Shadow Bolt
1) Shadow Blast
6) Shadow Embrace
8) Invulnerability
11) Spirit Reverberation
+ all purcchased already, and only slightly unhappy with Shadow Bolt, since I can grind most stuff easier just leaning on Shadow embrace.
Invulnerabilty is a must for me. My play style.
I have chosen Con/ (very sure) Ego, (pretty sure) and have no idea for the third stat.
My plan for the rest is:
14) Life Drain
17) Shadow Shroud
21) Ebon Void
25) Resurgence
30) have not decided, maybe Inertial Dampening Field?
35) Planar Fracture
40) Have not decided at all
My first questions are:
1) What should my super stats be? CON I know., the oher 2, hmmm.
2) Should I take Life Drain, which is the 1st Presence based ability in the build.
3) Should I not take Life Drain and lean on Resurgence instead?
4) Is IDF right for this build?
5) Is there a must have power I am missing?
6) Should I drop Shadow Blast and substitute Ebon Ruin?, or Keep Both, or Just use Shadow Blast as my main ST?
I am a pure PvE player, mostly a soloer except I like a good Task Force... errr, ok I'm from CoX, whatever you folks call Task Force equivalents. I solo'd the 1st of the 3 storyline 94xday) mission on a level 12 Behemoth (on easy/standard) It was painful, i lost all my stars so many times i was ready to scream, but I ground the whole thing. I enjoy soloing, but I know there are some dailies or something, so being an off tank for a team is a good role for me when I do team. I can lead tank if I know the content and the team knows their job, otherwise, no.
At 13 I am enjoying the build SO much. The Shadow Embrace is a dream cone, they mostly just run right into it, and it even kills Master Villains. The Energy Bar practically fills itself, with me having to Prime the pump once in a while. I took the Despondency Advantage on Shadow Bolt, and 2/3 ranks on Invul, but am saving the rest of my points in case i want to buff the 14th pick. I would almost drop Shadow Blast, except it is guaranteed Fear, and i am actually considering using it as my main ST attack.
Thanks for the help, I am really out of my depth building in this system.
Go Kill, Hunt Skulz.
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- Con works very well as a primary superstat but I would recommend END instead. END gives you a big pool of energy and the specialization Readiness gives reasonable equilibrium. Also END also has Hardened for extra hit points. I should add that you cannot beat CON for hit points but Darkness as a power set is very thirsty and Spirit Reverb is only so-so imo.
If you go with END primary then I would recommend CON as a secondary. The other secondary depends on other choices you make.
Darkness is a nice set but there are better sets for damage. Concentration helps that damage. If you do choose Concentration as your form (instead of IDF) then your last superstat should be either EGO or INT. Either will work. Ranged DPS types should have an EGO of 70 even if it is not a superstat. Again this is a personal choice. Darkness does not have great damage so I recommend taking anything to boost your damage.
2) Should I take Life Drain, which is the 1st Presence based ability in the build.
Life Drain uses a lot of energy. If you have lots of energy then I recommend it even if you do not have any PRE gear. It does not provide much healing but any healing is good.
3) Should I not take Life Drain and lean on Resurgence instead?
As a freeform you could take both. You could also take circle of primal majesty. Another option would be the healing pet from radiant sorcery. None of these options give great healing but again, any healing is good.
4) Is IDF right for this build?
IDF is great but with Invulnerability it is a bit redundant. If you went with Regeneration as a passive it would make a bit more sense. Personally I am not a fan of IDF but it is great to have someone with it when you play in a group.
5) Is there a must have power I am missing?
That depends on your play style. One thing I will say is that that Planar Fracture is... kinda disappointing... Ebon Rift is at least as good and the cool down on it is much lower.
6) Should I drop Shadow Blast and substitute Ebon Ruin?, or Keep Both, or Just use Shadow Blast as my main ST?
Yes... Shadow blast is nice if you plan on using Crippling Challenge. If you do not use Crippling Challenge then don't bother with it.
One thing you will notice regarding freeform toons is that they have more power choices than archtypes. You will get new powers at: 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35 and 38
After you get Ebon Ruin you might want to consider getting Imbue to give yourself extra damage from CON. Summon Shadows with advantage is a nice power too. Again, unless you take Regeneration for your passive any healing is good.
Anyway, these are just my recommendations so give them a try and then keep what you like.
What happened to all the old posts in this thread? I thought it was resolved a week ago