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Overview

Stone Melee lets you use the powers of earth and stone to do battle with your foes. Stone Melee allows you to strike with fists of stone, summon earthen weapons, and even quake the very ground itself. It is a Brute primary power set and a Tanker secondary power set.

Power Tables

Brute

Stone Melee is available as a primary set for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Stone Fist	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Minor Disorient
	Stone Mallet	1	Melee, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Heavy Mallet	2	Melee, Superior Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
	Fault	8	Close(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Knockback, Disorient
	Taunt	12	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
	Seismic Smash	18	Melee, Extreme Damage(Smashing), Foe Hold
	Hurl Boulder	26	Ranged, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback, -Fly
	Tremor	32	Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback

Tanker

Stone Melee is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Stone Fist	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Minor Disorient
	Stone Mallet	2	Melee, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Heavy Mallet	4	Melee, Superior Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Taunt	10	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
	Build Up	16	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
	Fault	20	Close(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Knockback, Disorient
	Hurl Boulder	28	Ranged, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback, -Fly
	Tremor	35	Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Seismic Smash	38	Melee, Extreme Damage(Smashing), Foe Hold

Powers

The following are powers in the Stone Melee powerset.

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your chance to hit.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Brute)
	16 (Tanker)
Effects	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	To Hit Buff

Fault

A powerful stomp with your foot and you cause a seismic disturbance. This will crack the earth itself and cause chunks of bedrock to jut up, throwing nearby enemies into the air, possibly Disorienting them. Fault deals no damage on its own.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Brute)
	20 (Tanker)
Effects	Close(Targeted AoE)
	Foe Knockback, Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Stuns
	Knockback
	Taunt

Heavy Mallet

A more impressive form of Stone Mallet, the Heavy Mallet deals more damage, but is slower to swing. It has a greater chance of knocking down opponents.

Damage	Superior(Smashing)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	2 (Brute)
	4 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Knockback
	Taunt

Hurl Boulder

You are able to tear up a chunk of ground beneath your feet and Hurl it at an enemy. This attack deals moderate damage, and can knock foes back and even drop them out of the air if they are flying.

Damage	High(Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	26 (Brute)
	28 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Knockback, -Fly
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Knockback
	Taunt

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	18 (Brute)
	38 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Hold
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Holds
	Taunt

Stone Fist

Your stone covered fists attack swiftly for moderate damage, and may Disorient your opponent.

Damage	Moderate(Smashing)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Minor Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt

Stone Mallet

Your control over the earth allows you to form a mallet of solid stone. This Stone Mallet deals heavy damage, and can knock down weak foes.

Damage	High(Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Knockback
	Taunt

Taunt

Brute Description

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your Fury. An Accuracy check is required to taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Tanker Description

Taunts a foe, and all foes around him, to attack you. Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other Heroes and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An Accuracy check is required to Taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Brute)
	10 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness

Tremor

You can cause a localized earthquake immediately around you. This will deal moderate damage to every foe in melee range, while knocking them back.

Damage	Moderate(Smashing)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Knockback
	Taunt

External Links

• Stone Melee for Brutes at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Stone Melee for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax