Bots/Dark Build suggestions - is anyone NOT demons nowadays?

Seems everyone is doing Demons now, I don't see much on the Robots anymore...

Is Bots/Dark still a good set? Anyone have any builds for a good PVE build? Is AV soloing possible with this set?

Nah. Demons have even gotten some backlash because people claim they look like cows and constantly make annoying sounds.

This build got me a lot of mileage PVE...


Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.703
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vultrun: Level 50 Natural Mastermind
Primary Power Set: Robotics
Secondary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Teleportation
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Mace Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Battle Drones -- BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg(A), BriL'shp-Acc/EndRdx(3), BriL'shp-Acc(3), BldM'dt-Acc/Dmg(7), BldM'dt-Dmg/EndRdx(7), Dmg-I(17)
Level 1: Twilight Grasp -- Acc-I(A), Range-I(5), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx(31), Mrcl-Heal(34), Mrcl-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 2: Tar Patch -- TmpRdns-Rng/Slow(A), TmpRdns-EndRdx/Rchg/Slow(5), RechRdx-I(25), RechRdx-I(36), Slow-I(36)
Level 4: Darkest Night -- EndRdx-I(A), ToHitDeb-I(9), ToHitDeb-I(34), DampS-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(37)
Level 6: Equip Robot -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Photon Grenade -- Stpfy-Acc/Rchg(A), Stpfy-EndRdx/Stun(9), Stpfy-Acc/EndRdx(19), Stpfy-KB%(19), Stpfy-Stun/Rng(25)
Level 10: Howling Twilight -- Rope-Acc/Stun/Rchg(A), Rope-EndRdx/Stun(11), RechRdx-I(11), RechRdx-I(37), Dsrnt-I(37)
Level 12: Protector Bots -- SvgnRt-Dmg/EndRdx(A), SvgnRt-Acc(13), BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg(13), BriL'shp-Acc/EndRdx(15), EdctM'r-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Dmg-I(17)
Level 14: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A)
Level 18: Recall Friend -- IntRdx-I(A)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Fearsome Stare -- Abys-Acc/Rchg(A), Abys-EndRdx/Fear(23), Abys-Acc/EndRdx(23), Abys-Fear/Rng(33), Abys-Acc/Fear/Rchg(33), ToHitDeb-I(42)
Level 24: Teleport -- Range-I(A), Range-I(50)
Level 26: Assault Bot -- BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg(A), BriL'shp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(27), BriL'shp-Acc(27), BriL'shp-Dmg(29), SvgnRt-Acc/Dmg(29), FrcFbk-Rechg%(50)
Level 28: Shadow Fall -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(34), ResDam-I(36), S'fstPrt-ResKB(42), EndRdx-I(42)
Level 30: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(31), RechRdx-I(31)
Level 32: Upgrade Robot -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(33)
Level 35: Petrifying Gaze -- EoCur-Acc/Hold(A), EoCur-Acc/Hold/Rchg(39)
Level 38: Dark Servant -- DampS-ToHitDeb(A), DampS-ToHitDeb/Rchg(39), DampS-ToHitDeb/Rchg/EndRdx(39), DampS-Rchg/EndRdx(40), DampS-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(40), DampS-Rchg(40)
Level 41: Scorpion Shield -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(43), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(43), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(45), RedFtn-Def(45), RedFtn-EndRdx(45)
Level 44: Web Envelope -- TotHntr-Acc/Rchg(A), TotHntr-EndRdx/Immob(46), TotHntr-Acc/EndRdx(46), TotHntr-Immob/Acc(46), TotHntr-Acc/Immob/Rchg(48)
Level 47: Web Cocoon -- NrncSD-Acc/Rchg(A), NrncSD-EndRdx/Hold(48), NrncSD-Acc/EndRdx(48), NrncSD-Dam%(50)
Level 49: Power Boost -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Supremacy
Level 4: Ninja Run

2nd thing I did in Praetoria was roll up my long awaited
Bots/Storm for a trip to blueside!

Can't wait to dig into all the content with my creations.

I'm in the camp of not liking the Demons. They are obnoxious and annoying and I found my Necro/Dark to be much more effective.
I rolled up a Demon/Pain as a concept to be my Necro's dark queen.
After 16 levels I deleted her...

For me /Dark had perfect synergy with Necro. The heal never missed a beat in 46 levels and being melee meant I didn't have to worry about the wonky pet A.I.

Bots/Dark should be fierce, once you get a feel for the sporadic nature of their positioning. The heal can miss outliers easily unless you group them together. Tar patch should be good to keep the foes at bay while your laser squad tears them up. If you haven't played /Dark before I'd suggest skipping Black Hole but taking everything else.
Some don't like Petrifying Gaze but I found it really helped to be able to take that longbow flamethrower out before he could melt my cannibals.

I took Pulse Rifle just for cosmetic reasons, so I could see my gun. But with so many vet powers at my disposal it never gets used and will eventually be specced out.

While the exact details of Psylenz's build are not quite what I go with, essentially I run an identical build on my Bots/Dark.

Personally I fit Hover in there as I get lag spikes sometimes and Teleport without Hover for me is quick death... oh and I prefer Mu Mastery to Scorpion stuff.

I'm not.

I DID get my DS/Therm up to 37 before constant bubbling drove me insane. Deleted him and haven't remade. Having too much fun with Ninjas and Zombies right now. I will most certainly make another DS someday, when the popularity dies down a bit.

I'm enjoying my DS/Therm MM so far. With fire shield up, they're fairly durable, and I LOVE the fact that those damnable little scrapyarder demolitionists don't just destroy my pets, because they're so resistant to fire. I've had a lot of fun getting revenge for all my other MMs who used to tear their hair out fighting those guys.