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Overview

Dual Blades is one of the powersets added in Issue 11. It is a Scrapper primary power set and a Tanker secondary set in City of Heroes, and a Stalker and Brute primary powerset in City of Villains. The devs (Back Alley Brawler in particular) designed the set to be insanely quick.

A video of this set in action is available from the Official movie page.

Powers

The Dual Blades powerset is available to Scrappers, Stalkers, and Brutes as a primary powerset and to Tankers as a secondary powerset. The following tables lists the powers available, sorted by level. They also indicate which combination uses which power.

The layout of these tables may change, please discuss. Talk:Dual Blades

Scrapper

Power Level Effect Weaken
Foe -ToHit -Def 		Empower
Self +Damage +Acc 		Attack Vitals
Cone +DoT 		Sweep
PBAoE +Knockdown
DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal). Begin Begin    
DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal).       Continue
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike 2 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense. Continue Continue Begin  
DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge 6 Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal). Finish     Finish
DualBlades FollowUp.png Blinding Feint 8 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal) Self +Damage +Accuracy.   Finish    
DualBlades Taunt.png Confront 12 Ranged, Foe Taunt        
DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice 18 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown.     Continue  
DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike 26 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).     Finish  
DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts 32 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).       Begin

Tanker

Power Level Effect
DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal).
DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice 2 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal).
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike 4 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense.
DualBlades Taunt.png Taunt 10 Ranged(Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge 16 Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal).
DualBlades FollowUp.png Blinding Feint 20 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal) Self +Damage +Accuracy.
DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice 28 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown.
DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike 35 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).
DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts 38 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).

Brute

Power Level Effect Weaken
Foe -ToHit -Def 		Empower
Self +Damage +Acc 		Attack Vitals
Cone +DoT 		Sweep
PBAoE +Knockdown
DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal). Begin Begin    
DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal).       Continue
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike 2 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense. Continue Continue Begin  
DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge 6 Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal). Finish     Finish
DualBlades FollowUp.png Blinding Feint 8 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal) Self +Damage +Accuracy.   Finish    
DualBlades Taunt.png Taunt 12 Ranged (AoE), Foe Taunt        
DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice 18 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown.     Finish  
DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike 26 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).     Continue  
DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts 32 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).       Begin

Stalker

Power Level Effect
DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal).
DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal).
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike 2 Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense.
DualBlades AssassinBlades.png Assassin's Blades 6 Melee, Moderate Damage +Special.
DualBlades BuildUp.png Build Up 8 Self +Damage +Accuracy.
DualBlades Placate.png Placate 12 Ranged, Foe Placate.
DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice 18 Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown.
DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike 26 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).
DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts 32 Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal).

Combination Attacks

The highlight of the dual blades power set is its implementation of a "combo system." Most attacks lack a secondary effect (like Katana's -Def or Dark's -Acc) but the set makes up for this by adding the ability to chain attacks together to create an additional effect at the end.

The layout of these tables may change, please discuss. Talk:Dual Blades

Combo Name Effect Attacks
Archetypeicon tanker.png Archetypeicon scrapper.png V archetypeicon brute.png V archetypeicon stalker.png
Empower +Damage, +Accuracy DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash DualBlades BuildUp.png Build Up
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike DualBlades AssassinBlades.png Assassin's Blades
DualBlades FollowUp.png Blinding Feint DualBlades Placate.png Placate
Weaken Foe -ToHit, -Def DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike
DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice
DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts
Attack Vitals Cone Minor Damage over Time(Lethal) DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice
DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slice
DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice
Sweep PBAoE Damage(Lethal), Knockdown DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts DualBlades BuildUp.png Build Up
DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice DualBlades AssassinBlades.png Assassin's Blades
DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike

Powers

Quick copy/paste from Energy Melee, may contain errors. Please update/fix them.


The following are powers in the Dual Blades powerset.

DualBlades LightOpening.png Nimble Slash

You perform a quick with your blades. Does minor lethal damage, but has a quick recharge rate. This attack begins both the Empower and Weaken combination attacks.

Damage Minor(Lethal)
Recharge Very Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 1 (Stalker)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 1 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO Melee Damage.png Melee Damage

DualBlades ModerateOpening.png Power Slice

You perform a powerful deadly strike with your blade. This is a basic attack that deals moderate damage. This power is needed for the Weaken combination attack.

Damage Moderate(Lethal)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 1 (Stalker)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 2 (Tanker)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 1 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO Melee Damage.png Melee Damage

DualBlades ModerateBridge.png Ablating Strike

You slash at your foes with your blades, dealing a good amount of lethal damage. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit. This power is needed for the Empower and Weaken combination attacks, and is the beginning of the Attack Vitals combination attack.

Damage High (Lethal)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 2 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 2 (Stalker)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 4 (Tanker)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 2 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Foe Defense Debuff
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Defense DeBuff.png Enhance Defense Debuff
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO Melee Damage.png Melee Damage
IO Defense DeBuff.png Defense Debuff

DualBlades AoEBridge.png Typhoon's Edge

description

This power is unavailable to Stalkers. For Brutes, Scrappers and Tanks, this power is needed for the Weaken and Sweep combination attacks.

Damage Moderate(Lethal)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 6 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 16 (Tanker)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 6 (Scrapper)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories IO PBAoE Damage.png PBAoE Damage

DualBlades FollowUp.png Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your Accuracy. This power is the opening to both the Empower and Sweep combination attacks.

Recharge Long
V archetypeicon stalker.png 8 (Stalker)
Effects Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training ToHit Buffs.png Enhance ToHit Buff

DualBlades Taunt.png Taunt

Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.

Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An Accuracy check is not required to Taunt your foes.

Brute: Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your Fury.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers or Scrappers.

Recharge Fast (Brute)
Slow (Tanker)
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 10 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 10 (Brute)
Effects Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect)
Foe Taunt
Enhancements -
-

DualBlades Special1.png Vengeful Slice

Unleashes a series of strong attacks on your foe, dealing high lethal damage and knocking them down. This power is needed for the Attack Vitals combination.

Damage High(Lethal)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon stalker.png 18 (Stalker)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 28 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 18 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 18 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Knockdown
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO Melee Damage.png Melee Damage
IO Knockback Distance.png Knockback

DualBlades Special2.png Sweeping Strike

You make a sweeping strike with your blades, hitting all foes in a cone in front of you and dealing moderate lethal damage to each. This power is the opening move for the Weaken combination attack.

Damage Moderate(Lethal)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 35 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 26 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 26 (Stalker)
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 26 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO PBAoE Damage.png PBAoE Damage

DualBlades HighLow.png One Thousand Cuts

Unleashes a flurry of attacks on all foes in a cone in front of you, dealing moderate lethal damage to each foe hit. This power is the opening move for the Sweep combination attack.

Damage Superior(Lethal)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 38 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 32 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 32 (Stalker)
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 32 (Scrapper)
Effects Melee
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO PBAoE Damage.png PBAoE Damage
IO Knockback Distance.png Knockback

DualBlades AssassinBlades.png Assassin's Blades

A signature Stalker attack. This attack does moderate damage on its own as a frontal attack. However, if it is executed while you are Hidden, this attack will do tremendous lethal damage as you waylay your unsuspecting foe. This attack may be interrupted if you move or are attacked while executing this power, or if your target breaks your line of sight. This power is needed for the Empower and Sweep combination attacks.

This power is unavailable to Tankers, Scrappers, and Brutes.

Damage Special(lethal)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon stalker.png 6 (Stalker)
Effects Melee
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy

DualBlades Placate.png Placate

Allows you to trick a foe into no longer attacking you. A successful Placate will also Hide you. This Hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a critical hit or an Assassin's Strike. However, if you attack a Placated foe, he will be able to attack you back. This power is the finishing move in the Empower combination attack.

This power is available only to Stalkers.

Recharge Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon stalker.png 12 (Stalker)
Effects Ranged
Foe Placate
Self Stealth/Hide
Enhancements TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
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