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So the thing is that yes, energy armor isn't what most would consider top tier, however as with most sets that have gaping holes, combine with something with a lot of mitigation and you can make it work. EA + WM works because mace has lots of mitigation and ea brings what it brings.

I am the proud owner of a brute named Pretty and Strong and he's a boat load of fun.

Yeah I have a few WP brutes that work out really well. So far it's been somewhat of a rough road, but again, I didn't pick ice melee thinking I was going to do gobs of damage. Was more of a concept thing with the side thought that, on paper, ice melee would really work well with the regeneration aspect of WP.

Thanks all for the input though. It's been very helpful.

Yeah I knew going in that ice's damage would be rough going early on. Just been a little surprised at just how tough solo'ing has been in the early levels (pre-SO). Been on a few teams here and there, but it's been rough to find one sometimes.

So wanted to find out if the grind will be worth it. I've never made a 'tank' before, traditionally I'm a brute guy, but really wanted to give tankers a fair shake and ice melee appeals to me.

In all my SR brutes I had aid self until the mid 30's, basically until I could slot things enough to get me over 40% defense. After that I respec into a non-aid self build. Now with the inherit fitness, there may be room now for aid self just 'in-case'. That's just how I do it anyhow.

But you're building an electric armor brute (resistance set), not an energy armor brute (defense set - typed)...or am I missing something?

Part of one of the great benefits of the dark blast set and why, in some combo's I love it. Immobilize them, debuff -tohit, and kill then with 1000 paper cuts! Nothing makes me happier to see an entire spawn wrapped in my dark\kin's tentacles while I'm pelting them with night fall (post fulcrum of course). There are few powers in the SAME set that go hand in hand quite so well as tentacles and night fall (combined, un-enhanced give -15% to-hit to boot).

If I recall correctly the sentinel isn't targetable, so no.

I know opinions are like...well you know...and everyone has one, but I have to disagree here. There is A LOT more to dark miasma then just it's heal and fluffy.

-twilight grasp: yes requires a acc check, but acc really isn't that much of an issue for MOST of the game..even with just SO's.
-tar patch: 25 radius, easily up for every spawn with just SO's and offers -30% RES and -90% run speed.
-Darkest Night: -30% base -tohit and -15% damage anchor.
-Howling twilight: The BEST rez (aoe) in the game, but it's not just a rez and I RARELY use it as one. It's an alpha neutralizer. Used as a weapon and not a rez it is a a spawn neutering monster. I tend to use it on just about every spawn..solo or otherwise.
-shadow fall: a pretty good team\self buff of defence and +RES to energy\negative\PSI (and fear protection..but the biggie is PSI).
-Fearsome stare: This is a game changer if there was one in dark (but really so far..they all are). MASSIVE cone fear with a base -tohit of -15%. Easily perma if necessary (rarely is)
-Petrifying Gaze: Ok..it's a hold and not a fantastic one...while not the best, I rarely pick it up as I generally never need it with what we have listed previously, but it's not horrible either..especially if you have something to stack it with like ice blast's hold's.
-Black hole: Yes..it's a complete and utter turd.
-Dark Servant: Fluffy...he does all kinds of things...not the least of which is his MASSIVE -tohit he applies around him.

So out of the 9 powers in dark miasma, 1 is a dud, and 1 is a meh...the other 7 are fantastic powers that not only benefit the user, but their team as well. I find it hard to understand how this set is 'overrated' and there is A LOT in-between twilight grasp and fluffy that DM has to offer.

My 2inf anyways...and yes...I LOVE Dark Miasma.

Soul mastery...sorry..it's dark to me. I do have a DDD corrupter...so I guess I just carry that over.

Sorry if it bugs you...I saw it one day and made me laugh. If it's too offensive I'm sure I can find something more creative

+1 for me as well. When demons were in beta I found the cone to be the most useful for mitigating damage due to its knockdown. I tend to pick it up on all my demon MM's now. The single targets are nice if you want to keep the -res on (and if you pick up more then one whip power...stacked). It's all a matter of taste of course.

Second this. Psi wants you do be in the middle as does Electric. I've started to really enjoy my elec\psi dominator and his drains ARE quite amazing. Doesn't take long at all to have an entire spawn begging for endurance.

lies!

Sounds like a plan! Everything DOES always go according to plan right?