Pain Domination or Empathy?

AD Boost > Painbringer in many ways.

Tho. Unless you only play duo.
Recovery Aura is nearly worthless at high level of gear because Enurance is a non-issue for most descently build characters. If not, Ageless makes so.
World of Pain is quite supperior so Fortitude because not only it will affect more people and will cost you less actions (untill they decide to "group buff" fort the way they did with SB), but also +res has a higher value than +def because cap is highter (softcap def versus hardcap res) and its almost always usefull (MOST heroes you will play with will be def softcaped, but even res based tankers wont be hardcaped for all res), plus it gives Psy and Tox res that both Sonic and Thermal doesnt have access to. Generally speaking +res matters more on healing chacarters than +def.

Anguishing Cry is also probably one of the best indirect group damage boost you could have access to. On a full team it overshines Painbringer and AD boost anytime, not even mentioning Leagues.


So yes, AD boost > Painbringer. Leveling Empath > Leveling Pain Dominator. But I would say Pain Dom > Emp at 2Bil+ geared level 50 in trial and TF/SF.