Fire/Thorn..love the idea but no clue what Im doing

Any kinda advice would be helpful. Im a total newb to doms, but ive played trollers extensively (every AT to at least 35).

I know later i wanna slot for rech cuz perma-dom is pretty much where its at. then maybe positional def? idk

once i get more time i can finish tweaking my mids build and post it...but feel free to post your own so i can see where i need to work on things

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@Injenius~Virtue
Stonefather - 50 Stone/WP/Soul brute
Sable Affliction - Earth/Dark/Fire Dom
Wild Cipher - Beast/Time MM

Recharge

Ranged Defence

Damage

Status protection.

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@Effy
Effy On Hot Sauce Fire/Cold Corr
Effy On Hot Chilli Fire/Dark Corr
Effy On Heat FM/SD Before FoTM
Effy Unleashed DP/EN Blaster 1st 50 @ Union

There are three main differences between playing/building a Controller and a Dominator.

- You do not have to set up Containment on a Dominator, so you need to reevaluate your attitude towards ST and AoE Immobs. It just so happens that you have picked one of the primaries that can make most use of an AoE Immob, but it is still something that you can put off in your build and you are inadvisable to spam it like Controllers sometimes do.

- You are not reliant on your controls for damage, so think carefully about when and why you are picking them up and how they get slotted.

- Doms are not support characters; as such your place is at the forefront of the battle and you should not hesitate to melee. Dom melee powers are often high damage.

Other tips for new Dominators:

- Use Domination when it comes up. You can fall into the trap of "too good to use". Particularly in the early game and in the teens when you're slot-starved, enhancement-poor and without Stamina, Domination can be great for it's instant refill effect.

- Target switch. Until your AoE becomes mature (and Fire Control never really gets there), your play style should follow more "blapper" than Controller.

Hope that helps!

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im used to switchin targets and whatnot. ive got kins of both corrs(elec blast) and trollers(fire and plant), plus i play around with elec melee, so target rotation is 2nd nature alrdy. ive had to get used to playin squishies at the forefront of battle...guess im prone to crazy builds..hehe

what about a mastery tho? mu or soul seem most effective.

but so far its been awesome advice! cant wait to see what kinda havoc ill be capable of

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@Injenius~Virtue
Stonefather - 50 Stone/WP/Soul brute
Sable Affliction - Earth/Dark/Fire Dom
Wild Cipher - Beast/Time MM