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=== Stalker ===
=== Stalker ===
The '''Staff Fighting''' Power Set is available as a primary set for [[Stalker]]s. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:
The '''Staff Fighting''' Power Set is available as a primary set for [[Stalker]]s. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:
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Revision as of 21:10, 1 December 2011

The features discussed here may be implemented in future issues and are subject to change before release.

Overview

Staff Fighting is a primary Power Set for Brutes, Scrappers and Stalkers and a secondary Power Set for Tankers. Template:PMarket Powerset It may or may not be included with Issue 22.

You have mastered the art of staff fighting, allowing you to strike at your foes in great sweeping arcs. Staff Fighting provides a good amount of control effects as well as some self buffs. By selecting the Staff Mastery power, you will gain access to techniques that further empower your Staff Fighting techniques and grant you useful augmentations that build up as you fight.

Power Tables

Brute

The Staff Fighting Power Set is available as a primary set for Brutes. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:

Power Level Effect
Mercurial Blow 1 Melee, Light DMG(Smash), Foe -Def
Precise Strike 1 Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient
Guarded Spin 2 Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smash), Self +Def(Melee, Lethal)
Eye of the Storm 6 PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Consumes Perfection
Staff Mastery 8 Change Stances/Special
Taunt 12 Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
Serpent's Reach 18 Ranged, Superior Dmg(Smash), Foe Knockdown
Innocuous Strikes 26 Melee Cone, High DMG(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed
Sky Splitter 32 Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Disorient, Consumes Perfection

Scrapper

The Staff Fighting Power Set is available as a primary set for Scrappers. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:

Power Level Effect
Mercurial Blow 1 Melee, Light DMG(Smash), Foe -Def
Precise Strike 1 Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient
Guarded Spin 2 Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smash), Self +Def(Melee, Lethal)
Eye of the Storm 6 PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Consumes Perfection
Staff Mastery 8 Change Stances/Special
Confront 12 Ranged, Foe Taunt
Serpent's Reach 18 Ranged, Superior Dmg(Smash), Foe Knockdown
Innocuous Strikes 26 Melee Cone, High DMG(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed
Sky Splitter 32 Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Disorient, Consumes Perfection

Stalker

The Staff Fighting Power Set is available as a primary set for Stalkers. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:

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Tanker

The Staff Fighting Power Set is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows what Powers are available and at which levels:

Power Level Effect
Mercurial Blow 1 Melee, Light DMG(Smash), Foe -Def
Precise Strike 2 Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient
Guarded Spin 4 Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smash), Self +Def(Melee, Lethal)
Taunt 10 Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
Eye of the Storm 16 PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Consumes Perfection
Staff Mastery 20 Change Stances/Special
Serpent's Reach 28 Ranged, Superior Dmg(Smash), Foe Knockdown
Innocuous Strikes 35 Melee Cone, High DMG(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed
Sky Splitter 38 Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Disorient, Consumes Perfection

Powers

The following are powers in the Staff Fighting powerset.

StaffFighting Confront.png Confront

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds themselves in over their head. A To Hit check required to Taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 12 (Scrapper)
Effects Ranged, Foe Taunt
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories Taunt

StaffFighting EyeoftheStorm.png Eye of the Storm

With a lightning fast series of spins of your staff you strike at all nearby foes dealing moderate damage with a chance of knocking foes down. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection if the user has two or less levels, if the user has three levels of Perfection it will consume them and gain some benefit. 3 Levels of Perfection of Body will cause additional smashing damage and reduce damage resistance slightly for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Mind will cause additional psionic damage and reduce attack and movement speed for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Soul will cause additional energy damage and reduce defense for a short time. Critical Hit damage isn't enhanced by levels of Perfection.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 6 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 6 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 16 (Tanker)
Effects PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Consumes Perfection
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Knockback Distance
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Knockback
Melee AoE Damage

StaffFighting GuardedSpin.png Guarded Spin

You spin your staff like a propeller in front of you dealing Light Smashing damage to enemies in your frontal arc and deflecting any incoming attacks, thus boosting your Melee and Lethal damage briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 2 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 2 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 4 (Tanker)
Effects Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smash), Self +Def(Melee, Lethal)
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Enhance Defense Buffs
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage
Stuns

StaffFighting InnocuousStrikes.png Innocuous Strikes

You repeatedly batter your foes' feet and legs with a flurry of sweeps of your staff. This attack deals Moderate Smashing damage to all foes within its cone. All affected targets will have their movement speed reduced, with a chance of being immobilized briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Damage High
Recharge Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 26 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 26 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 35 (Tanker)
Effects Melee Cone, High DMG(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Enhance Defense Buffs
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Immobilization Duration
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Slow
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Immobilize
Melee AoE Damage
Slow Movement

StaffFighting MercurialBlow.png Mercurial Blow

You strike your foe with a lightning fast blow from your staff dealing Light Smashing damage. The attack is so unexpected that the target's defenses are reduced slightly for a short time. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Damage Light
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 1 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Light DMG(Smash), Foe -Def
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Enhance Defense Debuff
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Accurate Defense Debuff
Defense Debuff
Melee Damage

StaffFighting PreciseStrike.png Precise Strike

You attempt to daze your foe with a heavy staff blow to their head. Precise Strike has a higher chance to hit than normal, deals Moderate Smashing damage, and has a small chance to disorient the target briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Fast.
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 1 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 2 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Melee Damage
Stuns

StaffFighting SerpentsReach.png Serpent's Reach

You fully extend your staff and release a burst of energy to lash out at a distant target and deal Superior Smashing damage with a good chance to knock your target down. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Damage Superior
Recharge Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 18 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 18 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 28 (Tanker)
Effects Ranged, Superior Dmg(Smash), Foe Knockdown
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Knockback Distance
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Knockback
Ranged Damage

StaffFighting SkySplitter.png Sky Splitter

You leap into the air and hammer your foe with an overhead bash from your staff. Sky Splitter deals Extreme Smashing damage, will knock the target off their feet and leave them held briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection if the user has two or less levels, if the user has three levels of Perfection it will consume them and gain some benefit. 3 Levels of Perfection of Body will cause additional smashing damage and grant the user a bonus to damage resistance a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Mind will cause additional psionic damage and boost the user's chance to hit for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Soul will cause additional energy damage and increase the user's regeneration and recovery rate briefly. Critical Hit damage isn't enhanced by levels of Perfection.

Damage Extreme
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 32 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 32 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 38 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Disorient, Consumes Perfection
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Knockback Distance
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute, Tanker only)
Set Categories Knockback
Melee Damage
Stuns

StaffFighting StaffMastery.png Staff Mastery

By Purchasing this power, you will gain access to the following powers: Form of the Body, Form of the Mind and Form of the Soul. Each of these toggle powers will allow the user to build up levels of Perfection, which grant the user a stacking short duration buff. Each buff is unique to the active form, and only one form can be active at a time. Perfection can be released by executing Eye of the Storm or Sky Splitter. When either of these attacks are empowered with Perfection they will have additional effects that are unique to each form. See Forms for additional details.

Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 8 (Brute)
Archetypeicon scrapper.png 8 (Scrapper)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 20 (Tanker)
Effects Change Stances/Special
Set Categories -

StaffFighting FormoftheBody.png Form of the Body

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Body while this toggle is active. Each level will boost the user's damage output slightly. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Body and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will reduce the target's damage resistance and will deal additional smashing damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three levels of Perfection of Body will deal additional smashing damage and grant the user a moderate resistance buff for a short time.

StaffFighting FormoftheMind.png Form of the Mind

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Mind while this toggle is active. Each level will boost the user's recharge rate slightly. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Mind and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will slow the target slightly and will deal additional psychic damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three levels of Perfection of Mind will deal additional psychic damage and grant the user a moderate to hit buff for a short time.

StaffFighting FormoftheSoul.png Form of the Soul

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Soul while this toggle is active. Each level will grant the user an Endurance Discount. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Soul and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will target's defense slightly and will deal additional energy damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three levels of Perfection of Soul will deal additional energy damage and grant the user a moderate regeneration and recovery buff for a short time.

StaffFighting Taunt.png Taunt

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your Fury. A To Hit check is required to Taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 12 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker.png 10 (Tanker)
Effects Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories Taunt

Trivia

In late July 2011, a hacked video was distributed showing the different attacks of Staff Fighting. Some days later, players found out they could already pull up the power descriptions of several powers by linking the Power Names in general chat in-game.

The Power Set was announced at the Player Summit on November 19th, 2011.

Historical

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

  • This set was added to the game in Issue 22/on MM/DD/YYYY.

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