1: Living Shadows is a DAMAGE power. The AoE Immobs for Controllers are always with such a long duration that you really will keep mobs permanently Immobilized, easily, without slotting for it. Slot it as an attack power, and just firing it as it's available will keep the Immob active. I 6-slot them, usually 5-slots of Positron (with the damage Proc), and 1 slot with a damage proc. Another option is to put as many damage procs as you can get in, usually 3-4, plus 2-3 Positron for Accuracy, Damage, and Endurance.
2: If you're going for Ranged Defense, you want Dark Grasp with 6 slots of Lockdown. Otherwise, 4 slots of Basilisk's Gaze for the Recharge.
3: Shadow Binds: See Living Shadows, only more so.
4: Howling Twilight is generally used as a Rez, or as an anti-AV Regen debuff. It usually has Recharge, and maybe Endurance Reduction. Only slot for Disorient after those are slotted.
5: Tar Patch is not largely a Slow power, it's a -Res power, and you want it up as often as possible since you can stack it. It should have over 80% Recharge slotting before you look at Slow.
Hm. I'm going to comment on every power (not to mention taking two of your signature powers, Fearsome Stare and Heart of Darkness so late), so I may as well just put up a build instead:
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.96http://www.cohplanner.com/Click this DataLink to open the build!Level 50 Science ControllerPrimary Power Set: Darkness ControlSecondary Power Set: Darkness AffinityPower Pool: FlightPower Pool: SpeedPower Pool: LeadershipPower Pool: LeapingAncillary Pool: Psionic MasteryHero Profile:Level 1: Dark Grasp - (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (7) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
- (13) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (31) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
Level 1: Twilight Grasp - (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (3) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
- (15) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (50) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 2: Living Shadows - (A) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (5) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (15) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
- (34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (34) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
Level 4: Fly - (A) Winter's Gift - Run Speed, Jump, Flight Speed, Range/Endurance
Level 6: Darkest Night - (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - Recharge/Endurance
- (7) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
- (21) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge
- (37) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
Level 8: Shadowy Binds - (A) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (9) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (17) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (23) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (42) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
Level 10: Fearsome Stare - (A) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
- (11) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (25) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff
- (46) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff
Level 12: Tar Patch - (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (13) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Heart of Darkness - (A) Will of the Controller - Recharge/Chance for Psionic Damage
- (17) Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized
- (45) Will of the Controller - Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Recharge
- (46) Will of the Controller - Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Endurance
Level 16: Possess - (A) Malaise's Illusions - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
Level 18: Haunt - (A) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Call to Arms - Accuracy/Damage
- (19) Call to Arms - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Call to Arms - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
Level 20: Shadow Fall - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (43) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 22: Fade - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (40) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 24: Hasten - (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (25) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 26: Shadow Field - (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
- (27) Basilisk's Gaze - Endurance/Recharge/Hold
- (36) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
Level 28: Soul Absorption - (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (29) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
- (29) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
Level 30: Howling Twilight - (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (31) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 32: Umbra Beast - (A) Blood Mandate - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Blood Mandate - Damage
- (33) Commanding Presence - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Brilliant Leadership - Accuracy/Damage
Level 35: Maneuvers - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (46) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
Level 38: Dark Servant - (A) Cloud Senses - Chance for Negative Energy Damage
- (39) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff/Endurance/Recharge
- (39) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Cloud Senses - Accuracy/ToHitDebuff
- (50) Cloud Senses - ToHit Debuff
Level 41: Indomitable Will - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
- (42) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 44: Mind Over Body - (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
- (45) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Recharge
- (45) Impervium Armor - Endurance/Recharge
Level 47: Psionic Tornado - (A) Force Feedback - Recharge/Endurance
- (48) Force Feedback - Damage/Endurance/Knockback
- (48) Force Feedback - Accuracy/Knockback
- (48) Force Feedback - Damage/Knockback
Level 49: Combat Jumping - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
Level 1: Brawl Level 1: Containment Level 1: Prestige Power Dash Level 1: Prestige Power Slide Level 1: Prestige Power Quick Level 1: Prestige Power Rush Level 1: Prestige Power Surge Level 1: Sprint Level 2: Rest Level 4: Ninja Run Level 2: Swift Level 2: Health - (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (3) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (9) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
Level 2: Hurdle Level 2: Stamina - (A) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
- (5) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
- (11) Performance Shifter - EndMod
- (31) Endurance Modification IO
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve Level 0: Geas of the Kind Ones Level 0: Portal Jockey Level 0: Elusive Mind Level 0: Task Force Commander Level 0: The Atlas Medallion Level 0: Vanguard Medal ------------
