Dark Knight Megathread

[Marxam]

The only rework I would like to see is DRK capitalize on the "charge stacks" to become the "charge tank" with Dark Arts being the new 3k mp spender. DA will be introduced at the lvl 60 cap. Imagine if Dark Arts was a 10 sec recast that augments the next applicable skill used. It has a duration of 8 secs so you can use it more proactively i.e. can be used before hard slash and skill be up to DA souleater in your combo. Next implement two charges to these skills:

-TBN (no longer costs mp, same recast timer 15 sec)
-Oblation (unchanged)
-Edge/Flood (30 sec recast)
-Plunge (unchanged)
-Dark Mind (same recast)
-Shadowbringer (unchanged)
-C&S and AD (same recast)

Finally have DA affect only a small amount of skills instead of how it was in 4.0. In the current meta, DA would only serve a similar function to Infuriate. A boost to dmg/healing. These are the skills it should only affect:

-Souleater (added effect to shorten recast of Edge/Flood shadow by 15 secs)
-Stalwart Soul (added effect of healing potency, no longer restores mp)
-TBN (effect of giving free edge/flood changed to putting a scourge dot on enemy)
-Oblation (increase duration and potency by 50%)

These are the types of changes I would like to see for DRK while finally giving it some quirk that is different from other tanks and some semblance of identity without losing too much of that ogcd spam that it seems to relish in. The idea of DA is reintroduce a concept that DRK used to have, which was utility, but instead of things like blinds or haste its much more immediate impact. Putting two charges gives DRK a level of flexibility and optimization no other tank has currently. For example in HH the DRK can DA oblation both tanks at the same time, then pop TBN back to back for more mitigation.