Do any Grav/ builds so decent damage?

I like gravity, but I like red bars going down too. What do?

Grav/Storm . . . you get a huge Resistance Debuff in Freezing Rain and two additional damage powers at 35 and 38. Maybe Grav/TA, with Oil Slick Arrow at 35. Or a Gravity Dominator.

Gravity actually has a decent single target attack chain in GD-Crush (slotted for damage) - Propel or Lift. I like Propel solo, but Lift is better on teams. Grav, Illusion and Mind have decent single target attack chains.

Grav/Kin does good damage, both from the self-damage buffs, and Siphon Speed bringing the powers back faster for more attacks.

Grav/traps will be hilarious (and pretty damaging), but only when controllers actually get traps proliferated...

Make a Grav/Fire dom

Gravity (and Ice)'s AoE immobilise take 3 damage procs, since it takes slow enhancements.
So you can end up with some very light AoE damage there. I tire dit and it wasn't that great, but you may wish to decide for yourself.

Beyond that, its main drawcard is Propel - excellent damage-per-endurance early on (somewhat less relevant with Stamina inherent now) but later on it chokes on the crazy anim time, and thus stays slow no matter how much recharge boost you get.

Gravity/Storm Controller or a Gravity Dom.
If you go Dom I'd recommend a secondary that gives extra control and preferably stuns - Energy or Earth are two that I'd consider.

My Grav/FF/Fire does good damage. Soloed well too. However FF will not give you damage.

However. I put GW Embrace in my single hold with a prov for psionic, and it happens a lot.

Then I put lethal procs from trap of the hunter into my Imobs. Both of them, which turn them into AOE, Imbob DOT's with a chance for lethal. Im doing ok.

Storm will give you some pretty solid AOE damage and control that Grav lacks but TA would suit you better in the long run.

But truethfully, if you really want to be menacing, try TA. Trick arrow will give you more bang for your buck really. It has debuffs, and it has controlls, it builds mags and it has some damage potential. While limited, if you use oil slick and ignite it (Magic origin or an energy based origin) can ignite the slick. Burning things pretty bad. And with Crush and Grav Distortion field you can keep em burning, and worm hole the rest of them onto the burning patch.

Acid Arrow will debuff defenses and should be mentioned that when held an enemy will take double the damage and your propel will do excellent damage afterwords.

Actually. TA would be my selection over Storm. You already have knockback potential with Grav, so using TA to control, build holding power through Ice arrow and Entangle arrow will just help you even more. Which will translate to more damage.

Your AOE potential will never be super regardless, until storm fully blooms, but if you want to lock down things then it's amazing, and since I am not a fan of anchors Storm is out for me. TA mitigates knockback a ton which will make your team love you.

If I didn't just level a 50 Grav/FF I would roll one now.

If more damage is desired, make a Grav/Psi Dom. Psi resists little. Skip Propel all together as it is not effective in Domination. Damage maybe increased but it would be wiser to focus on your assault sets than propel. Grav is not my favoreite Dom specialty.

I have to support Local Man here. Blind and Spectal regarless of how you wish to percieve it, can be made fast enough that it is a single target murderer. Air Sup will speed things up, but many Illusionists would never need it in the first place. Although I found that a secondary attack is desiriable. And arguably with any troller other than fire.

Grav on the other hand deals straight up damage. The problem is that the damage is crushing, and as a result can be minimal to many of the enemy mobs. Circle of thorns come to mind.

But this was changed for me when I threw the Ghost Widows Embrace chance for Psionic. Even a lower level enhancer can really turn the tide on things that are resistant to you already heavy smashing damage.

I suggest working your powers evenly focusing on the damage type and adding another.

You will not be an AOE master. This is not your role. You can simulate it, but gravity will not give you that...nor will most of the secondary options, other than the concept of building your, and your teams, or pets personal strength.

If you wish to see bars go down, grav will impress you until level 37ish, mainly when you solo. But Grav is mainly single target heavy damage when an enemy is held. Propel is slow and in groups will really frustrate you. Lift is good, and fast, but will not make you the star of the damage show. Plant and fire might do that. Illusion will definately do that. Whatr grav will allow you to do is set stages of battle, choosing who it is that you wish to fight and who you wish to avoid at that time (Worm Hole).

Your controls with grav are great. But, you have many skippable powers.

Don't get me wrong at all. You will feel amazingly powerful with Grav. Almost super amazing because it, does not behave like any other set at all. It is unique all the way. And it works.

The Caveat is, that if you wish to see bars go down, then perhaps Grav is not your selection, where as fire and illusion would do it more effectively, when they bloom. Grav blooms early when speaking about damage, and thats where people lose their steam. Because once you realize your role, you need to stick it out and get your pet, otherwise you will be frustrated before you make it.

Go Grav/Radiation, imo, heavy on recharge. Get perma-hasten and perma-AM, and you're laughing. Slot 5 Positron's Blast w/ the Energy proc and the Smashing Proc from Impeded Swiftness into Crushing Field and spam it. Standing 20% damage buff, gobs of recharge and extra endurance, enervating field debuffs target resistances.

PS: You should have no trouble getting perma-hasten/perma-am with just set bonuses, which frees up your alpha slot for Musculature. More debuffs for radiation, more endurance for AM/Stamina, and more sweet, luscious damage.