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 | Point Blank 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 | Point Blank 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 |
Increase Attack Rate | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stone Fist
Your stone covered fists attack swiftly for moderate damage, and may disorient your opponent.
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.
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 | Increase Attack Rate |
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness | |
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.