Stone Melee

Overview

Stone Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Brute primary power set in City of Villains and a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes.

You can 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.

Power Tables

Brute

The Stone Melee powerset 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(Smash), Foe: Minor Disorient
	Stone Mallet	1	Melee, High Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback
	Heavy Mallet	2	Melee, Superior Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback
	Build Up	6	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
	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(Smash), Foe: Hold
	Hurl Boulder	26	Ranged, High Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback, -Fly
	Tremor	32	Player Based Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback

Tanker

The Stone Melee powerset 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(Smash), Foe: Minor Disorient
	Stone Mallet	2	Melee, High Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback
	Heavy Mallet	4	Melee, Superior Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback
	Taunt	10	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
	Build Up	16	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
	Fault	20	Close(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Knockback, Disorient
	Hurl Boulder	28	Ranged, High Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback, -Fly
	Tremor	35	Player Based Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback
	Seismic Smash	38	Melee, Extreme Damage(Smash), 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 accuracy.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Brute)
	16 (Tanker)
Effects	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance ToHit 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	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Range
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance KnockBack Distance
	Enhance Accuracy

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 Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	2 (Brute)
	4 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

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 Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	26 (Brute)
	28 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: Knockback, -Fly
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Range
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance KnockBack Distance
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

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 Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	18 (Brute)
	38 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Hold
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

Stone Fist

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

Damage	Moderate Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Minor Disorient
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage

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 Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage

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 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 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 Recharge Speed
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Range
	Enhance Accuracy

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 Damage(Smash)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Brute)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Player Based Area of Effect
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage

External Links

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