Need slotting advice for DS pets


Berzerker_NA

 

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Mostly for the Demons, and Demon Prince.


Demons:

1) - Is it worth it to slot healing and damage resistance to Ember Demon? How many slots would you spare for it?

Demon Prince:

1) - I noticed he has a sleep AOE that hits up to 10 targets. Would adding an Enter the Sandman: 5% Chance to Self proc increase his survivability?

2) - I noticed that nearly all of his powers have slow in them. Would adding Impeded Swiftness: chance for Smashing Damage proc increase his DPS much, or would I do better just adding more damage enhances?


 

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I like Demon Summoning. I like talking about their abilities. I do wish they would sticky a thread with this topic )

Optimal slotting for the demons includes some accuracy, damage, resistance, endurance cost reduction and heals. Once you get to top tier, a top-performing enhancement scheme would be a couple acc/end pet IOs, 2 centrioles, and 2 golgi's. This maximizes damage, heals, and endurance cost reduction. Because of a quirk in how Hami-Os perform, you also have max enhanced damage resistance. It's really a tight way to go. Centrioles are fairly inexpensive. Golgi's are costly. Run some Statesman or LRSF for the award options.

For my Demon Prince, I like to slot 4 Pacing of the Turles, just because I like the accuracy boost. Impeded Swiftness isn't a bad way to go either. Most of the Demon Prince's abilities can be enhanced with the slow IO sets. Pacing has accuracy, endurance, damage, and slow enhancements. For the two remaining slots do what you can to enhance pet accuracy and damage. If you can afford Hami-Os here, you can cover a lot of potential damage to foes. Living Hellfire is very useful in conjunction with the AoE effects of the DP.

Good luck.


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Ok, so here's my plan at present. It may be lame, so best I post it here first so I can be talked out of it.

Demons: Blood Mandate: Acc/Dam, Acc/Dam/End, Acc. Then Steadfast Protection Res/Def, and Miracle: Heal, Heal/End

Demon Prince: Blood Mandate: Acc, Acc/End, Acc/Dam/End. Then Soulbound Allegiance: Damage, Chance for Buildup, and then Enter the Sandman: 5% chance for self heal.

I'm still considering whether to switch out the Sandman proc for the Impeded Swiftness: Chance for Smashing damage proc instead. Having him heal himself every once in a while would be nice, but I also like the idea of the Prince's Chilling Embrace procing out damage on nearby enemies.


 

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Your suggested slotting has some decent endurance cost reduction in Summon Demons. Your Demon Prince is going to crash his endurance without any endurance cost reduction to his slow non-attack abilities.


Triumphant Defenders Forever
Psylenz FF/Psi, ArticQuark Storm/Rad, Symon BarSisyphus Bots/psn, Max VanSydow Thugs/Dk, Cyclone Symon Bots/stm, Blue Loki Ice/Cd, Widow 46526
HelinCarnate:OMG it is so terrible. I have the option to take 3 more powers but no additional slots. Boo F'ing hoo.

 

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Originally Posted by Psylenz View Post
Your suggested slotting has some decent endurance cost reduction in Summon Demons. Your Demon Prince is going to crash his endurance without any endurance cost reduction to his slow non-attack abilities.
That's something I've needed some clarification on. If I slot end redux from a pet damage set, does that still apply to his slows, or does it only apply to attacks that deal damage?

Similarly, if I put a healing/end IO on my demons, will that affect the end cost of their attacks as well, or just the healing?