Dark Armor

Overview

Dark Armor is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper secondary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute and Stalker secondary powerset in City of Villains.

Dark Armor allows you to tap into the powers of the netherworld for protection. Many Dark Armor powers drain your foes to strengthen you. Dark Armor offers very good resistance to negative energy damage, and is one of the only defensive sets that offer some resistance to psionic damage. However. its resistance to energy is weak and it offers no protection to knockback.

Power Tables

Scrapper

The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Dark Embrace	1
	Death Shroud	2
	Murky Cloud	4
	Obsidian Shield	10
	Dark Regeneration	16
	Cloak of Darkness	20	Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize)
	Cloak of Fear	28
	Oppressive Gloom	35
	Soul Transfer	38

Brute

The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Dark Embrace	1
	Death Shroud	2
	Murky Cloud	4
	Obsidian Shield	10
	Dark Regeneration	16
	Cloak of Darkness	20	Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize)
	Cloak of Fear	28
	Oppressive Gloom	35
	Soul Transfer	38

Stalker

The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Stalkers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Hide	1
	Dark Embrace	2
	Murky Cloud	4
	Shadow Dweller	10
	Obsidian Shield	16
	Dark Regeneration	20
	Cloak of Fear	28
	Oppressive Gloom	35
	Soul Transfer	38

Powers

Cloak of Darkness

A shroud of Netherworld darkness envelops you, making you difficult to spot at a distance. You can be seen only at close range, or if you attack a target. Even if seen, the Cloak of Darkness grants you a bonus to defense to all attacks attacks and some protection from immobilization. This Netherworld Cloak also allows you to see things in a new light, allowing you to better see stealthy foes. Unlike some stealth powers, Cloak of Darkness has no movement penalty. Cloak of Darkness will not work with any other form of concealment power such as shadow fall or steamy mist.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	20 (Scrapper)
	20 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense
	Self: +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Defense Buff

Cloak of Fear

Recharge
Minimum Level	(Scrapper)
	(Brute)
	(Stalker)
Effects
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed

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Recharge
Minimum Level	(Scrapper)
	(Brute)
	(Stalker)
Effects
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed

External Links

• Dark Armor for Brutes at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Dark Armor for Scrappers at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Dark Armor for Stalkers at Titan Network's RedTomax