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I had problems with that type of bind as well. What I found to ultimately remove errors was changing it to this:

/bind shift+lbutton "powexecname Shadow Step"

Notice it's lbutton instead of lclick.
For some reason lclick and all other types gave me errors randomly, and anytime you bind something like this to the right click, it will just bring up the reticle like you said. So now I use lbutton, rbutton (still brings up a reticle if used with a teleport or placement type power), and mbutton for mouse wheel.

Seems like you have a good grasp on things and the relative functions of the forms.

If you were ever going to min/max, your warshade should be it. The triform can arguably benefit most from the big set bonuses out of all builds. (I know you marketeer, you have or can make the money for it ). People occasionally go for defense, but recharge will be much more valuable; getting eclipse perma is the key. Plus getting the extra recharge to do so will help improve your nova chain that is stunted right now. Then add some defense if you want. Or you can do what I am and slot up your second build for defense (some really enormous potential with dwarf form there).

Dwarf's main problem (besides low damage) in the upper levels after resistance is slotted is endurance. Put a Performance shifter proc in the form and slot a little end redux in the attacks, maybe a miracle recovery in Black Dwarf Drain. You fix the low damage by getting as many pets out as possible and leveraging Black Dwarf Mire.

Like Obsidian said, double miring is not really efficient anymore since the Dwarf mire is so much lower duration, but it does have its occasional use. You're also losing some of its duration while activating nova as well. In the situation you mentioned, do your double mire then teleport into the next spawn and activate your nuke (when you get it). Generally though, a single human form mire is the best way to go.

Get Dark extraction at 32, eclipse at 38, and slot them up. Other than that, yes slot your forms; many human form powers are, in my opinion, throw aways or set mules.

If you're talking about Instant Healing then no; used to be a toggle waaaaay back when and with enough endurance you could keep it up and basically never die. Not sure what else you could be referring to.

K. I was characterizing nebulous form as relatively useless, not hurdle. I already have inherent travel powers and the pool sj was faster than nebform; I can just buy an ethereal shift if I want a phase. Now I can pretend that slotting nebform with Zephyrs and using it with ninja run is actually worth me picking it up.

I could do the same, but I'm Scottish. My blood won't allow me to do it when I could wait it out.

Actually, Dechs, damage buffs affect the power's base damage, not its enhanced damage. So the difference between a blaster's aimed shot without a damage IO and one with is 35 points of damage, and the same scenario adding in buildup on both still nets a difference of 35 points of damage. So neither the damage IO nor the proc will be affected by a damage buff; but the damage IO counts toward the overall damage buff cap of the power whereas the proc does not, so in certain scenarios (albeit rare) the damage IO will do nothing for the power but the proc will, like you said, push you over cap.

Easiest way to determine whether you want the proc is to open mids and check the damage with the proc vs with a damage IO (as long as you don't mind averages). The buildup procs get a lot more complicated though.

And Alien, assuming you have massive recharge from bonuses (and +acc by default) like I would guess you do, you might consider taking out (with purple sets) the dam/rech/acc instead of the dam/end, as this will allow you to keep the end part and have the least overall affect on the power, because of ED. (The endurance reduction does a lot more than the increase to the acc or rech and you'll get more +dam from the dam/end than from the triple).

This. Dwarf is not a lot of fun on endurance for very protracted battles, so doing everything in your power to sap him will be your best bet, especially if he really does have a killer build. Go //mu for even more -end.