Flame Mastery

Overview

You have Mastery over Fire and Flame to control your foes and to add some much needed armor and defense. Flame Mastery is a Blaster Ancillary Powerset.

This powerset was added to the game in Issue 3.

Power Tables

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Bonfire	41	Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DMG(Fire), Foe Knockback
	Char	41	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Fire), Foe Hold
	Fire Shield	44	Toggle: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, Smash, Lethal)
	Melt Armor	44	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Res, -DEF
	Rise of the Phoenix	47	PBAoE, Minor DoT(Fire), Self Rez, Special

Powers

The following are powers in the Flame Mastery powerset.

Bonfire

You can create a bonfire that knocks back and burns any foes who try to pass through it.

Damage	Minor (Fire)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	41 (Blaster)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Knockback

Char

Incapacitates a distant foe by charring him with smoldering soot and cinders. The target is left helpless, choking on the soot.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	41 (Blaster)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Hold
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Holds

Fire Shield

While this power is active, you get a good resistance to lethal, smashing and fire damage. Fire Shield also provides minimal resistance to cold damage. You must be level 44 and have Bonfire or Char before selecting this power.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	44 (Blaster)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Smashing, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Melt Armor

The searing Heat from this power is enough to Melt the Armor and defenses of all targets in the affected area. Melt Armor significantly weakens the Defense and Damage Resistance of the affected targets. You must be level 44 and have Bonfire or Char before selecting this power.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	44 (Blaster)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe -Defense(All), -Resistance(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense Debuff
	Accurate Defense Debuff

Rise of the Phoenix

If you are defeated, you can rise from the ashes. The fiery resurrection blasts nearby foes with an explosion and knocks them down. You will revive with about half of your hit points and endurance. Rise of the Phoenix will actually leave you invulnerable.

(Note: The Phoenix will strike a total of three times, with two seconds between strikes. Each strike automatically hits enemies within range and deals heavy damage, a magnitude 4 stun, and Knockback. If enemies stay within the 25' radius of the Phoenix's attack for all three strikes, nuke-level total damage and a very high magnitude of stun will be dealt. Powers that make enemies immune to Knockback (such as many holds and most immobilizes), enemies with inherent Knockback protection (such as Arch-Villains), and nearby walls and corners can all become tactically important when this power is used.)

Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	47 (Blaster)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Self Resurrect, Special
Enhancements	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Healing/Absorb
	Stuns
	Endurance Modification

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

• Melt Armor was added to this set in Issue 16.

External Links

Flame Mastery for Blasters at RedTomax.com