Psylenz

This is my goal build of my Electric/Electric Dominator. I am trying for max recharge. I am not sure the ramifications of spiritual alpha slotting on domination, but I seriously believe I will go to the musculature to make up for any damage shortcomings.


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TesIa Teen: Level 50 Natural Dominator
Primary Power Set: Electric Control
Secondary Power Set: Electricity Assault
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Psionic Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Tesla Cage -- BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(3), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(9), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(13)
Level 1: Charged Bolts -- Entrpc-Heal%(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(3), Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(5), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(5), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 2: Chain Fences -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(7), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx(7)
Level 4: Lightning Bolt -- Entrpc-Heal%(A), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Entrpc-Acc/Dmg(11), Entrpc-Dmg/Rchg(11), Entrpc-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(46)
Level 6: Jolting Chain -- Acc-I(A)
Level 8: Conductive Aura -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(13), EndMod-I(15), EndMod-I(15), EndMod-I(17), Heal-I(17)
Level 10: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 12: Havoc Punch -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(19), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(21)
Level 14: Static Field -- Acc-I(A), Acc-I(23), EndMod-I(23), EndMod-I(25), P'ngTtl-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(25)
Level 16: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 18: Paralyzing Blast -- BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(29), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(29), BasGaze-Acc/Hold(31)
Level 20: Build Up -- AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(31), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(31), AdjTgt-Rchg(45), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(45)
Level 22: Charged Brawl -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(33), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43)
Level 24: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 26: Synaptic Overload -- Bfdlng-Acc/EndRdx(A), Bfdlng-Acc/Conf/Rchg(34), Bfdlng-EndRdx/Conf(34), Bfdlng-Acc/Rchg(34), Bfdlng-Conf/Rng(48)
Level 28: Static Discharge -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Dmg/Rng(46)
Level 30: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 32: Gremlins -- ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(A), EndMod-I(37), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(37), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(39)
Level 35: Thunder Strike -- Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(A), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(40), Oblit-Dmg(48)
Level 38: Voltaic Sentinel -- Acc-I(A), ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(40), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(40), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(42), ExRmnt-Acc/Rchg(42), EndRdx-I(42)
Level 41: Link Minds -- S'dpty-Def/Rchg(A), Ksmt-Def/Rchg(43), Krma-Def/Rchg(43), LkGmblr-Rchg+(45)
Level 44: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 47: Tactics -- AdjTgt-ToHit(A), AdjTgt-ToHit/Rchg(48), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx/Rchg(50), AdjTgt-EndRdx/Rchg(50), AdjTgt-ToHit/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx(A)
Level 1: Domination
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A)

I am putting this build in this post as an exercise in seeing how to permadom a more popular domination primary. I didn't mean to threadjack.

Ah, I think I see now. You fake out the domination power. The bar remains full while the power itself recharges and you hit Domination again before it has a chance to drop. I wonder who figured that one out.

When Going Rogue came out my first praetorian was built as an Electric/electric dominator because I wanted to prove to myself after 6 years I _could_ play a dominator. I played around with a lot of dom combinations, but I came back to my electric/electric because it just seemed more intuitive to me. I am also madly in love with static field.

My question is how does permadom work? How is it activated? I know you need a lot of recharge, but whenever my domination expires the dom bar falls back to nothing. Is it possible to build domination while using domination? There I said it. 78 months of experience and I admit I don't know how one of the successful villain ATs works, (cries).

Actually.... >.> ... <.< ... the demons were neutered at an early age.

It appears you are asking more about style than substance or min/maxing damage/second or debuff ability. To be honest, I would have to compare for style and substance after both sets hit level 32 . The demons appearances are starkly different once they get the second upgrade, abyssal empowerment.

If you are going for how they play, the demons and necros do share a lot of commonality. Two of the three little demons like to fire off a volley of ranged attacks and then proceed to melee range; the third one stays at range. The three little zombies like to puke about twice and then move into zombie slapping range. The two second tier demon start briefly at range, and then move into melee range. The gargoyle really moves into melee quickly. The second tier necros, the grave knights are far better in melee range. I tend to push them into melee position quickly if they for some reason stay back. The demon prince has ranged powers and some very strong melee attacks. He seems to dive right in, which is great since he has a powerful slow debuff icy aura around him. The slows your demon prince has in his attacks should not be discounted. The lich is strictly a ranged character. Again, this isn't bad when he is using cone attacks and debuffs such as fearsome stare.

Demons and the zombies have ways of healing themselves. Demons and Necros both have a recharge instensive pet power that you can toss the Pet and Recharge Intensive Pet IO pet aura buffs into. To me, both demons and necro have very nice appearances. For the Demons, you can use a lot of secondaries that are successful. For Necros, and of course this is just MY opinion, there are realistically only 2 sets, /Dark and /Thermal. (I can see FF as being successful, I just can't wrap my head around the aesthetics of the combo.)

The major differences between demons and necros is that demons out of the box without the secondary are far less squishy than zombies. At level 32 with the empowerment, your ember demon will use his AoE heal that heals all demons, teammates, and allies within the heal radius. Ember demon also has a resistance aura that affects demons, teammates, and allies. Considering the secondaries I suggest for necros, twilight grasp, shadow fall, warmth, and fire shields provide your zombies tons of buffing goodness that cover some of the big holes in the zombies resistance, specifically fire damage.

In damage per second, it is my opinion that demons/thermal is negligibly different from necro/dark. However, the demons would still be more sturdy -- twilight grasp and the to-hit debuffs would be that good for keeping the necros upright.

This discussion in no way diminishes my appreciation for benumb in taking down the hardest targets. It DOES inspire me to work my /poison masterminds into more frequent play of my alts.

Pet Damage Sets
Sovereign Right Resistance Buff
Edict of the Master Defense Bonus

Recharge Intensive Pet IOs
Expedient Reinforcement Resist Bonus Aura for Pets
Call to Arms Defense Bonus Aura for Pets

I took the first three for my Demon Summoning/Thermal Build

As SilverTooth and DreadShinobi are pointing out, there are many variable, yet successful builds for Rad/Rad. When multiple builds came out, I slotted a build for solo/SG build and a PUG build to take maximum advantage of the inevitable slips (recall friend, vengeance, fallout, mutate rinse/repeat). With three builds you could even get a solid PvP build team or solo.

I have a Demon Summoning/Thermal that I really like. Dark is plenty effective, too. Howling Twilight with two Twilight grasps has a steady -regen. Thermal's heal is larger in radius than Twilight Grasp. The resistance shields and aura from your pet are good survival tools. The -tohit in Dark Miasma is heavily resisted by AVs.

What is this PvP you speak of? ( )

Heat Exhaust from the Red Tomax Data:

Target:
DMG(All Types) -37.5% for 40s [Ignores Enhancements & Buffs]
Effect does not stack from same caster
Regeneration -5 for 40s PvE only [Ignores Enhancements & Buffs]
-5.19 Regeneration for 40s If target is a player [Ignores Enhancements & Buffs]
Recovery -2 for 40s PvE only [Ignores Enhancements & Buffs]
-2.076 Recovery for 40s If target is a player [Ignores Enhancements & Buffs]
Endurance -0.13 PvE only
Endurance -0.13 If target is an Archvillain or Giant Monster
-3.33 Endurance If target is a player


This may seem obvious, but I would suggest strongly that you put your two Pet IO set auras in Hell on Earth along with the Recharge Intensive Pet aura. Six-slotting your demons is highly recommended since you need to get some endurance reduction in them.

Carnies' phantasms? The four pylons around Lord Recluse in the Statesman TF (cage the ones not currently being whacked on for great safety against LR). Any pets of dopplegangers would do, too, methinks. I think if you had too many of the four AVs active with Reichsman in the last room of the Khan/Cuda TF it could come in very handy, too.

It's a very good start. There are three powers IMHO that are underslotted shadow fall, fearsome stare, and howling twilight. Fortunately! You have hover and fly overslotted with flight speed. Just recently, the flight pool got a boost in base speed. Putting a fly IO in Swift helps both hover and fly some. I would shift at least one slot for resistance to shadow fall; it has a nice resistance to psy attacks which is rare in defenders. I would put another recharge in howling twilight. I would put a tohit debuff in Fearsome Stare (base ToHit -18.75% for 20s)

Mea culpa, brain fart. For some reason I was misremembering you had to sneak some acc in Power Sink a la Choking Cloud via IO sets. I re-checked my stormy's build and he slotted no accuracy in Power Sink.

When I read the OP was looking for ranged defense, I supposed he was thinking Choking Cloud would deal with melee foes, radiation infection for a good group of foes, and the ranged defense for everything outside of melee and radiation infection. I totally do NOT subscribe that the OP would

I see what you are going for. Rad/Rad is kind of an endurance hog if by hog you mean the massive animal at the state fair that says "world's largest".

Accelerated metabolism is a bit underslotted. I would at least switch the third recharge for a recharge/end mod IO like a performance shifter.

Your survivability will skyrocket if you switch from Undermined Defenses defense debuffs to a good To-hit Debuff IO set. I like to six slot Radiation Infection for To-hit Debuff first and defense debuff as a minor focus for benefits from both.

Three Endurance reducers in enervating field is a bit overkill. I would use the third slot elsewhere.

The third slot in combat jumping for defense/endurance reduction is overkill. Combat jump uses 0.0325 end/per sec. The defense is 2.5%. I would use this slot elsewhere.

Acrobatics doesn't really need 2 slots of endurance reduction. The endurance cost is 0.26/sec. Enervating field is twice as much 0.52; Choking Cloud is a whopping 4.16!

Weave is 5% defense at an endurance cost of 0.1625/sec. I can see the use of the procs in Tough. In my own opinion, Fighting costs too many powers for too little. So what would I do with extra power selections? Your tier nine radiation emission power would love to go for a spin. Stacking choking cloud on an EM Pulse can do amazing things to spawns. You will hold as well as any controller.

Aim is a power I usually don't take on my Radiation Defenders. With just two slots for endurance reduction in Tactics, you get +perception for the nasty foes that use 'blind'.

Charged Armor could use another slot just for pure Resistance.

Power Sink is your end refill power. It needs more slots, too. I would make sure to get one accuracy in it and some endurance modification to go with some recharge.

Revisiting Choking Cloud, I would stick another slot in the sixth position for pure endurance reduction. The Ghost Widow set provides for increased maximum endurance, but despite that, I would put AT LEAST the Lockdown Hold Proc in Choking Cloud if not one of the Hold set damage proc IOs as well.

So the suggestions I made are impossible to implement all at once, not enough slots, but I wanted to show some options to increase the effectiveness. Good luck. Radiation Infection, Choking Cloud, and Power Sink are the more pressing issues.

I would go for Black Scorpion mace mastery to stack defense on top of dispersion bubble, perhaps maneuvers, for more personal safety.