Dark Mastery

Overview

Dark Mastery is one of the powersets. It is a Defender Ancillary Power Pool.

Not to be confused with Darkness Mastery.

You have Mastery over Darkness to weaken your foes, and to add some much needed defense.

Power Tables

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Oppressive Gloom	41	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe Disorient, Self -Hit Points
	Dark Consumption	41	Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative), Self +Endurance
	Dark Embrace	44	Toggle: Self +Resistance (Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic)
	Soul Drain	47	Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative), Self +Damage, +To Hit

Powers

The following are powers in the Dark Mastery powerset.

Dark Consumption

The dark power of the Netherworld allows you to tap the essence of your foe's soul and transfer it to yourself. This will drain the Hit Points of your enemy and add to your Endurance.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	41 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Self +Endurance
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Endurance Modification

Dark Embrace

You tap into the energy of the Netherworld to protect yourself from damage. This Dark Embrace shrouds you and grants resistance to lethal, smashing, toxic, and negative Energy damage. You must have Oppressive Gloom or Dark Consumption before selecting this power.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	44 (Defender)
Effects	Toggle
	Self +Resistance (Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance

Oppressive Gloom

The Netherworld has many mutable properties, such as the Oppressive Gloom. This power allows you to use your own Hit Points to keep enemies near you disoriented and unable to use any powers. Endurance cost for this is minimal, but the power can be dangerous to use.

Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	41 (Defender)
Effects	Toggle
	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe Disorient
	Self -Hit Points
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Stuns

Soul Drain

Using this power, you can drain the essence of all nearby foes' souls, thus increasing your own strength. Each affected foe will lose some Hit Points and add to your damage and chance to hit. You must have two other Dark Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Damage	Moderate (Negative)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	47 (Defender)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Self +Damage
	+To Hit
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	To Hit Buff

External Links

Dark Mastery for Defenders at RedTomax.com