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Overview

Empathy is a standard power set that is a primary set for Defenders and a secondary set for Controllers.

"Empathy gives you the ability to heal and aid allies as well as yourself. Empathy has no offensive powers, but its heals and buffs are unmatched."

Power Table

The Empathy power set is available as a primary set for Defenders and as a secondary set for Controllers. The following table shows the levels at which each power is available:

	Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
	Healing Aura	1	1	PBAoE, Team Heal
	Heal Other	1	2	Ranged, Ally Heal
	Absorb Pain	2	4	Ranged, Ally Strong Heal, Self Moderate DMG(Special)
	Resurrect	6	10	Close, Ally Rez
	Clear Mind	8	16	Ranged, Ally +Res(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Fear, Confusion), +Perception
	Fortitude	12	20	Ranged, Ally +DEF(All), +DMG, +To-Hit
	Recovery Aura	18	28	PBAoE, Team +Recovery
	Regeneration Aura	26	35	PBAoE, Team +Regen
	Adrenalin Boost	32	38	Ranged, Ally +End, +Regen, +Recharge, +Res(Slow)

Powers

Absorb Pain

Dramatically heals an ally's wounds. This power has only a tiny Endurance cost, but it requires you to sacrifice some of your Hit Points. Absorbing someone's pain can be quite dramatic, and afterwards you will be briefly unable to heal your own wounds by any means.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	4 (Controller)
	2 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Ally Strong Heal
	Self Moderate Damage(Special)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Adrenalin Boost

Dramatically increases an ally's Endurance Recovery, Hit Point Regeneration and attack rate for 90 seconds. Also grants the target high resistance to slow effects.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	38 (Controller)
	32 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Ally +Endurance, +Regeneration, +Recharge, +Resistance(Slow)
Enhancements	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb
	Endurance Modification

Clear Mind

Frees an ally from any Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Fear, Confusion, and Immobilize effects and leaves them resistant to such effects for a good while. Also, grants target clearer Perception to see hidden foes. Protection will improve with Multiple applications and as you advance in level.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	16 (Controller)
	8 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Ally Resistance(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Fear, Confusion), +Perception
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	None

Fortitude

Fortitude immensely enhances a single ally's chance to hit, Damage, and Defense to all attacks.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	20 (Controller)
	12 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Ally +Defense(All), +Damage, +To-Hit
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	Defense
	To Hit Buff

Heal Other

Heals a single targeted ally. You cannot use this power to heal yourself.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	2 (Controller)
	1 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged
	Ally Heal
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Healing Aura

Healing Aura restores some Hit Points to you and all nearby heroes. Healing Aura is not as potent as Heal Other, but can heal multiple targets at once.

Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Controller)
	1 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Team Heal
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Recovery Aura

The Recovery Aura dramatically increases the Endurance recovery rate of all nearby heroes for a limited time. Emitting this Aura costs you a lot of endurance, and it takes a long time to recharge.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	28 (Controller)
	18 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Team +Recovery
Enhancements	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Endurance Modification

Regeneration Aura

The Regeneration Aura dramatically increases the healing rate of all nearby heroes for a limited time. Emitting this Aura costs you a lot of Endurance, and it takes a long time to recharge.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	35 (Controller)
	26 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Team +Regeneration
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Resurrect

Resurrects a fallen ally with full Hit Points and Endurance. The Resurrected target is left protected from XP Debt for 90 seconds.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	10 (Controller)
	6 (Defender)
Effects	Close
	Ally Resurrect
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	None

Historical

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

• This set has been in the game for Defenders and Controllers since Issue 0.

External Links

• Empathy for Controllers at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Empathy for Defenders at Titan Network's RedTomax