Poison

Overview

Poison is primarily a DeBuff powerset. It is only available to Masterminds as a Secondary powerset.

You are a master of Poison and can concoct a variety of venoms and toxins allowing you to weaken your enemies. When used correctly, some Poisons can even be used to aid your allies.

Power Table

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Alkaloid	1	Ally Heal, +Resist(Toxic)
	Envenom	2	Ranged Foe -Resistance, -Defense, -Regeneration, -Heal
	Weaken	4	Ranged Foe -Damage, -Accuracy, -Special
	Neurotoxic Breath	10	Ranged (Cone), Foe -Speed, -Recharge
	Elixir of Life	16	Close, Ally Resurrect, Special
	Antidote	20	Ally +Resist(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Slow, Cold, Toxic)
	Paralytic Poison	28	Ranged Hold
	Poison Trap	35	Place Trap: Trap-Based Area-of-Effect Foe Sleep, -Endurance
	Noxious Gas	38	Ranged (Infect Henchman); Foe -Resistance, -Defense, -Accuracy, +Special

Powers

The following are powers in the Poison powerset.

Alkaloid

When used correctly, poisons can be used to heal, as well as harm. Alkaloid consists of just the right amount of amino acids to safely heal a single targeted ally. The healed target is also left with some resistance to Toxic Damage (This Toxic Damage Resistance cannot be Enhanced). You cannot use this power to heal yourself.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Mastermind)
Effects	Ally Heal, +Resist(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate

Antidote

This Antidote can free an ally from any Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Slow and Immobilize effects and leaves them resistant to such effects for a good while. The antidote also grants the target some resistance to Cold and Toxic damage. Some of the effects of the power will improve with Multiple applications as you advance in level.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	20 (Mastermind)
Effects	Ally +Resist(Disoruent, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Slow, Cold, Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance

Elixir of Life

With this Elixir, you can revive a fallen ally and turn him into a killing machine. The revived target has increased damage, Accuracy, Endurance recovery, and attack speed, and gains a resistance to Toxic damage. A brew of this sort is not without its side effects. The revived target will soon become very sick and severely weak after about 90 seconds. All effects of the Elixir will eventually wear off. Elixir of Life can only be used on players and cannot be used on your Henchmen.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	16 (Mastermind)
Effects	Ally Rez, Special
Enhancements	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Enhance Damage Resistance

Envenom

You Envenom your foe with a nasty poison. The toxin directly attacks the immune system, reducing the affected target's Defense, Damage Resistance and Hit Point Regeneration Rate. The poison is so potent, that the target actually responds less to Healing while affected by the poison.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	2 (Mastermind)
Effects	Foe -Resistance, -Defense, -Regeneration, -Heal
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Defense DeBuff
	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate

Neurotoxic Breath

You can breathe a cone of Neurotoxin gas that quickly starts to anesthtize any nearby foes. Affected targets may choke on the gas as their movement and attack rate are severely reduced.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	10 (Mastermind)
Effects	Foe -Speed, -Recharge
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow

Noxious Gas

You can infect one of your Henchmen, surrounding him with a Noxious Gas. All foes near the infected Henchman will be overcome with the Noxious Gas. Their Defense, Accuracy, Damage, and Damage resistance will all be reduced. Additionally, there is a chance that any affected humanoid enemy will become violently ill. Even the mightiest foe will stop dead in their tracks, and left helpless as he empties the contents of his stomach.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	38 (Mastermind)
Effects	Ranged(Infect Henchman)
	Foe -Resistance, -Defense, -Accuracy, +Special
Enhancements	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate

Paralytic Poison

This Paralytic Poison viciously attacks a foe's nervous system and can leave an affected target comepletely Held and defenseless.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	28 (Mastermind)
Effects	Foe Hold
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate

Poison Trap

You can build a Poison Trap on the ground. Any foes that bass near the Poison Trap will cause it to detonate and release its toxic vapors. The poison is a knock-out gas, and any foes in the affected area may be drained of much of their endurance and quickly put to Sleep. The trap is almost impossoble to detect, but it is fragile and may be set off by an enemy's explosion. Even if destroyed, the Trap will still detonate.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	35 (Mastermind)
Effects	Place Trap
Enhancements	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Sleep
	Increases Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Enhance Accuracy

Weaken

You poison a single targeted foe with a venom that significantly Weakens their strength. The affected target's Accuracy and Damage output is severely reduced. Additionally, the affected target's secondary power effects are all weakened. The target's power effects like Heals, Defense Buffs, Endurance Drains, Disorients, Holds, Immobilizes, Knockbacks and more, are all weakened.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	4 (Mastermind)
Effects	Foe -Damage, -Accuracy, -Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduces Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increases Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit DeBuffs

External Links

• Poison for Masterminds at Titan Network's RedTomax