1) I believe with Activate Defense double stacked /SD can net you around 60-70% or so. Honestly do not remember the numbers exactly. So the only way you can reach that level would be with the Incarnate stuff.
2/3) I've recently seen some debate about DM and it's single target capability. I honestly LOVE Dark Melee and have not run into any problems with its ST damage output. I pretty much use the attack chain you listed and with it I am more than capable of soloing AV's and the build is more than capable of running through missions at +4/x8 solo with very few rare problems.
4) This thread has a ton of great builds and some very good advice for DM/SD.
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...192252&page=34
I am not sure I can survive a DM build without Fireball :/
Go brute, get gloom...it's that good. Siphon Life is better than Fireblast...hands down...Ageless Radial will give you 85% DDR + the 58% you already have.
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Originally Posted by planet_J
Go brute, get gloom...it's that good. Siphon Life is better than Fireblast...hands down...Ageless Radial will give you 85% DDR + the 58% you already have.
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btw
With x2 Active Defense my interface shows 70.01% DDR.
Ageless Radial Epiphany states "21.25% DDR" for the two minutes.
I've never needed 95% DDR, just kill everything quickly.
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Dark/Shield Build Thread
Trying to undust my old Scrapper. I have some questions:
1- For 100%+ DDR I need Ageless now right?
2- Is DM still a good ST damage set or did it fell into the oblivion of ages, beaten to death to the new MA, Street Justice, TW and friends?
3- I used to run Smite/MG/Smite/SL but isnt Fireblast a better DPA than SL?
4- Does anyone have a build to share? I wont even show mine, it has non-innate fitness...