This is how I think about it:
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Once we decide that the board is dynamic enough to warrant a donking range, then it's easy to pick the top of our range to donk 3 bet because that's how we get the most bets in the pot. Then the hands too weak to donk 3 bet, but too strong to donk call, become or check raising range. Then we go down the line of our range and a pattern is revealed from the top of our range to the bottom:
bet 3 bet/check raise/bet call/bet fold/check call/check fold
The selection of bluffs will follow a similar trend, with the strongest semibluffs being selected for bet 3 bet. Then there will be a range of semibluffs that aren't quite as strong which get check raised. The bet call region will be value hands turned bluffcatchers and perhaps some semibluffs that will check raise the turn selected for their ability to turn very strong draws. Then a region of pure bluffs that will bet fold the flop. I'm not sure about this final region of bluffs though. Perhaps they should be selected by a process of elimination. I think I'll select this region by choosing my worst hands to check fold, and I'll donk fold bluff with the leftover junk.
It should be noted that on a static board, the preflop raiser will have such a strong range that betting near 100% on the flop will be correct. Therefore there is no need to have a donking range on a static board and checking 100% to the raiser will remain standard.
The bold is bold to note that I've been experimenting with donking strong backdoor stuff on dynamic boards for a while now and have had good results. Overcard + natural backdoor flushdraw? I'll donk that vs a button raiser on the 467r flop. That flop hits my defense range well and I get lots of folds. If I don't get folds, then my stronger hands are gaining ev.
