Coming back to Blasters in Issue 21. Dark/EnM or Dark/MM?

Which should I do folks?

Money isn't an issue.

I am trying to understand the pros and cons of each choice.

Dark/EnM

Pros:

Boost range + Cardiac= LOL range tenticles
Power Boost = LOL to hit debuff, and Life drain!
Great aoe of dark combines with the Great Single target DPS of energy melee
Dark Tenticles + Bright Pom Poms fits my concept of Good Hero inhabited by a tentacle monster.

Cons:

Much harder to cap to range.
No real control.

Dark/MM

Pros:

AoE awesomeness.
Multi Cone Pwnage
Regen and End recovery.
Easier to range cap.

Cons:

MM doesn't give me the cool pom poms.
AoE incompatiblity (ranged Cones vs PSW PBAOE)
Severe lack of Single target DPS...

Any other pros and cons I am missing between these two set ups?

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When something good happens to me, I can never enjoy it....
I am always too busy looking for the inevitable punchline...

BEHOLD THE POWER OF CHEESE!

You are not going to get a lot of comments, because you seem to be well informed.

We will have to see what Dark Blast looks like to really know. If Life Drain remains a poor attack (seems likely), then I'd lean toward /Nrg for some help with single target damage output.

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Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.

I hope Life Drain doesn't suck too bad for damage.

I really like the idea of /MM for the triple cones of doom: Tentacle/Torrent/Scream just sounds fun

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1 vote for the Dark + boost range + power boost idea.

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I crashed a cadillac through the gates of hell and returned with a fistfull of dollars.

If you go Dark/MM and ranged def you can stack subdual with tentacles, that should let keep an entire spawn at range.

You are right you won't get much use out of drain psyche and psychic shockwave but you won't be needing them. For the coloring problem just color mental manipulation bright white or electric blue and you have the good and the bad warring for control of your hero.

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Moonlighter

50s include MA/SD, MA/SR, DP/Elec, Claw/Inv, Kat/Dark, Kat/Fire, Spine/Regen, Dark/SD

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