What alpha strike? That is what FS is for. As for farming it could be done but it would be way to slow. Just roll a fire/kin like everyone else for this.
While I've not farmed with my dark/elec defender, I've helped on one with it. They said it was the fastest they could ever remember, not to mention the safest.
I went with dark for the epic power. The soul drain is like a personal fulcrum shift if you can get them close enough. I think the max targets are 10, but each gives a 12.5% dmg buff. It lasts for like 30 seconds or so and you can really dish out the damage. The problem with it is that the recharge is long. I need to redo mine with IOs for +recharge. The pbaoe stun/disorient field really helps too.
It wouldn't be as fast as a fire/kin but I think you could do okay with it. Pairing it with a fire/kin farmer is just awesome. My dark/elec has several +dmg IO bonuses as well as nearly 20% dmg boost from assault.
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I'm just loving my relatively new Dark/Elec defender now in her early teens.
I can now envision later in her career putting up DN, then short circuit + powersink (epic powerset) to have a large team nicely debuffed. With ball lightning and tar patch, I figure that I can then clear out a large group without too much trouble.
So with this in mind, could one farm a mission (albeit not as fast as a fire/kin) as a Dark/Elec/Elec defender? Only problem I see is that there will be an alpha strike that could hurt a little.
Perhaps Dark/Elec/Psychic to control a bit more?
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