I have a couple of Dark tanks and I have yet to include Cloak of Fear in the builds. Some people like it, others don't. Personally I don't find the end cost to be worth it to me.
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
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I too have rolled a dark/fire and have searched the forum back 10-15 pages and have nto found a build.
Are these not that good or just noboy plays them?
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Actually, I believe Dechs_Kaison's tank is Dark/Fire (build here) and he has a rather lenghtly thread dedicated to Dark Armor in general and that tanking build in particular. It works just fine.
As for the Cloak of Fear question, I would tend to agree with the overall consensus that the endurance cost generally is not worth the effect, though I have got good Set Bonuses out of it. I rarely run it on my Dark tanks, though several of them do have it.
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Actually, I believe Dechs_Kaison's tank is Dark/Fire (build here) and he has a rather lenghtly thread dedicated to Dark Armor in general and that tanking build in particular. It works just fine.
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Dark Armor in general is an awesome set, but it catches a lot of flak because many people don't understand how to build and play a DA effectively. It's not quite as straightforward as Invuln or Willpower and it requires you to think outside the box a little bit on your slotting choices, but the end result is very worthwhile.
Edit: forgot to answer the question in the OP.
I don't like Cloak of Fear personally. If the end cost were lower or the accuracy higher I might feel differently, but as it is right now it's largely a waste of endurance for me. Looks cool though.
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I think Cloak of fear should be replaced by "Dark Burn", a negative energy version of burn....
Ok, not really. Warboss(aka Nuclear Medicine) and I keep joking about how every defensive set needs "burn", and I couldn't help myself. 
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
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I have CoF on my Dark tank, but I use it mostly in situations like the ITF where the foes are highly stun-resistant. It's definitely not required; I think Op Gloom has a much better cost/benefit ratio.
If you do decide to take CoF, it'll need three slots at absolute minimum. You can get decent levels of accuracy and end reduction by frankenslotting three Acc/End Red IOs from Fear sets.
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just rolled this tank up today & was wondering if cloak of fear was worth taking or not?
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