Slotting of Dark Servant

My question is short and simple:

What is the "best" slotting (SO- and IO-wise) of Dark Servant for a Thugs/Dark-MM? There are so many options and I'm not sure which is the best one.

I six slotted dark servant with the dampened spirits set. I think dark watchers would work as well.

Generally I'll slot them with a couple of sets (accurate healing and to-hit debuff) to get whatever benefits I'm looking for.

Sometimes I'll put 2-3 Touch of the Nictus into it to make it more accurate and heal better, and a to-hit debuff for extra health, recovery, or recharge.

The beauty of the dark servant is that you really can customize it to do whatever job you need it to do.

Personally I go for a lot of -ToHit on my MM and slot him for 2 recharge, 2 ToHit, and 2 -ToHit, but that's just me.

I know my wife slotted a heal set into her Dark Servant. Not sure if its just us, but her DS seems to heal more often then mine does.

Slot it with 3 hammies- Peroxisome Exposures. This gives you 95 duration on both the hold and immbilize. double bang for you buck. Then stick in two Rechares IOs, Finally one Dark Watchers slow. I find this to be a debilatating combo.

Dark servant has a Huge to hit bosus, so dont worry about that. Hes capped.

I slot my for 2acc/mezz hami for extra duration on his control and 4 Dr.W for Healing/recgh.

Dark Servant for me is extra source of heal and control his Debuff is great but support/control fit my play style better.

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Slot it with 3 hammies- Peroxisome Exposures. This gives you 95 duration on both the hold and immbilize. double bang for you buck. Then stick in two Rechares IOs, Finally one Dark Watchers slow. I find this to be a debilatating combo.

Dark servant has a Huge to hit bosus, so dont worry about that. Hes capped.

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I am not sure that he has that big a to hit bonus - the accuracy listing in the power is for the summon itself (which basically can't miss) the pet you get should have the same base accuracy of all pets - 1.0 which means a 75% chance to hit even level targets just like your character. He might get your supremacy bonus which would give him a +10% to hit bonus but I wouldn't expect anything more than that without slotting some accuracy or taking tactics or something like that.

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In terms of slot efficiency, immob, hold, and healing are all a waste. Slot enough recharge to make him perma (since MM Fluffy isn't perma out of the box, like he is for Corruptors and Defenders), slot with accuracy as you please (enough to make him hit; depends on how much you care about him hitting and whether you have Tactics), and them pump him full of tohit debuff enhancement.

Personally, I find Accuracy slotting not very important, since I have a well-slotted Tactics, and Fluffy's two strongest powers (Chill of the Night and Darkest Night) are both autohit. I've got several Dark Watcher's Despair, and a common Recharge IO in my Dark Servant.

Speaking of Dark Watcher's Despair, it's worth considering the DWD proc in Fluffy, too. Each of Twilight Grasp, Tenebrous Tentacles, Darkest Night, and Chill of the Night have a chance to fire the proc off, and it can stack. If you have the DWD proc in any of your own powers (possibilities: Twilight Grasp, Darkest Night, Fearsome Stare), that's just stacking it even more. At -25% rech each time it stacks, you can add a lot of mitigation. (And recharge floors at -75%, so you only need to stack it 3 times if the target doesn't have buffs)

Bonuses Screenshot

Level 38: Dark Servant[*] (A) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Hold/Recharge: Level 50[*] (39) Essence of Curare - Accuracy/Recharge: Level 50[*] (39) To Hit Debuff IO: Level 50[*] (39) To Hit Debuff IO: Level 50[*] (40) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge: Level 50[*] (40) Doctored Wounds - Heal: Level 50

Mine works well for me, ACC/HOLD/HEAL and ToHit debuff all in one ( hes a monster )

Not only is the -recharge proc killer in the servant (due to all the AoE -hit powers) but so is the proc from Clouded Senses.

Be prepared to pay though.

In addition, Accuracy really isn't all that useful. The Dark Servant only has three attacks that roll to hit. The AoE has a 15 sec CD and the two single targets (hold and heal) are 10 and 16. So he really does not spam them. The main use of Servant is Chill of the Night and Darkest Night. But I usually find some room for Acc so that the Heal, Hold and Immo are not completely wasted.

Anyway my current slotting:

DWD: -recharge proc
DWD: -hit/recharge
DS: -hit/recharge
SI: Accuracy/recharge
SI: -hit/Accuracy

Gives 79% recharge, 47% -hit and 56% Accuracy.

I have 51% global recharge +Hasten so I don't have any problems getting perma servant.

If I had the slot to 6 slot Servant I would stick the neg damage proc in the extra slot.

My priority is Recharge, you need to cap it to make your Dark Servant almost perma. Hasten and recharge bonus from sets will help, of course.

Other enhs are your choice. I do not have Tactics in my current build, so I go for accuracy (I want its heals hit as often as possible). To Hit debuff is a good choice too, because it affects most of DS's powers.

If you can afford it (and have enough slots), I suggest you to add a Dark Watcher's Despair -Recharge Proc.

I frankenslotted my Necro/Dark this way (quite cheap, all but DWD proc):

Paralytic: Acc/Rech, Acc/Hold/Rech
Essence of Curare: Acc/Rech, Acc/Hold/Rech
Enfeebled Operation: Acc/Rech
Dark Watcher's Despair: Chance for Recharge Slow