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Overview

Earth Mastery is one of the Ancillary Power Pools available to Brutes and Tankers.

You have Mastery over Earth and stone to crush your foes and control your foes.

Power Tables

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Stone Prison	35	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -DEF(All), -Fly
	Salt Crystals	35	PBAoE, Foe Sleep, -DEF(All)
	Fossilize	41	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Hold, -DEF(All)
	Quicksand	41	Ranged (Location AoE), Foe -DEF(All), -SPD, -Jump, -Fly
	Stalagmites	44	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Lethal), Foe Disorient, -DEF(All)

Powers

The following are powers in the Earth Mastery powerset.

Fossilize

Encases a single target within solid stone. The stone slowly crushes the victim, dealing Smashing damage. The Fossilized victim is held helpless and unable to defend himself.

Damage	Moderate (Smashing)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	41 (Brute)
	41 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Hold, -Defense(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Holds

Quicksand

You can cause the ground to liquefy like Quicksand at a targeted location. Any foes that pass through the Quicksand will become ensnared, their movement will be dramatically Slowed, and their Defense reduced. Foes trapped in the Quicksand cannot jump or Fly. You must have one other Earth Mastery power to select this power.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	41 (Brute)
	41 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
	Foe -Defense(All), -Speed, -Jump, -Fly
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Slow Movement

Salt Crystals

Attempts to encrust all nearby foes in a Pillar of Salt. The victims will remain encased within the salt for quite a while, but will automatically break free if attacked. Affected targets have reduced defense for a while, even if they break free.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	35 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe Sleep, -Defense
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Sleep Duration
Set Categories	Sleep

Stalagmites

You can cause Stalagmites to erupt all around an enemy, slicing all nearby foes. The Stalagmites deal Lethal damage, and reduce the affected targets Defense. Some affected foes may be Disorient for a short while. You must be on the ground to activate this power. You must be level 44 and have two other Earth Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	44 (Brute)
	44 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Disorient, -Defense(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Stuns

Stone Prison

Immobilizes a single target within an earthy formation and deals some Smashing damage over time. Some more resilient foes may require multiple attacks to Immobilize. Stone Prison can also reduce a target's Defense.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time(Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	35 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Immobilize, -Defense(All), -Fly
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Immobilization Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Immobilize

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.
• This set was made available to Brutes in Issue 18
• 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.

See Also

• Ancillary Power Pools
• Epic Power Set Proliferation
• Brute
• Tanker

External Links

• Earth Mastery for Tankers at RedTomax.com