Stone Mastery

Overview

Stone Mastery is one of the Ancillary Power Pools available to Controllers.

You have mastery over earth and stone to attack your foes and to add some much needed armor and defense.

Power Tables

The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Hurl Boulder	35	Ranged, High DMG(Smash), Foe Knockback
	Fissure	35	Close (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Smash/Lethal), Foe Disorient, Knockback
	Rock Armor	41	Toggle: Self +DEF(Smash, Lethal)
	Seismic Smash	41	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Hold
	Earth's Embrace	44	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Res(Toxic)

Powers

The following are powers in the Stone Mastery powerset.

Earth's Embrace

You are so connected to the Earth, you can draw upon its power to add to your own health. Activating this power increases your maximum Health, and grants you resistance to toxic damage. You must be level 44 and have two other Stone Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	44 (Controller)
Effects	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage
	Healing/Absorb

Fissure

This powerful stomp can cause a seismic disturbance. This will crack the earth itself and send a fault towards a targeted foe. Affected targets take moderate damage and may be thrown in the air and possibly disoriented.

Damage	Moderate (Smashing/Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	35 (Controller)
Effects	Close (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Disorient, Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Stuns
	Knockback

Hurl Boulder

You are able to tear up a chunk of ground beneath your feet and hurl it at an enemy. This attack is close ranged, deals moderate damage, and can knock foes back.

Damage	High (Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	35 (Controller)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Knockback

Rock Armor

Your skin becomes stone while this power is active. Stone Armor makes you highly resistant to smashing and lethal attacks. They are less likely to land and affect you. You must be level 41 and have Hurl Boulder or Fissure before selecting this power.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	41 (Controller)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Seismic Smash

This massive attack hits with all the force of the Earth itself. It deals tremendous amounts of damage, and may Hold the target if they are not defeated outright.

Damage	Extreme (Smashing)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	41 (Controller)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Hold
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Holds

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

• This set was added to the game in Issue 3.
• Issue 21 lowered the level at which the set's powers become available: two changed from 41 to 35, two from 44 to 41, and one from 47 to 44.

External Links

• Stone Mastery for Controllers at RedTomax.com