Plant Manipulation

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Overview

Plant Manipulation is a standard power set that is a secondary set for Blasters.

"You can call forth and control the power of plants and flora to manipulate your foes, inflict damage and protect yourself. Animate and control vines, roots and spores to entrap, attack with deadly thorns and empower your attacks with powerful toxins."

Power Table

The Plant Manipulation power set is available as a secondary set for Blasters. The following table shows the level at which each power is available:

Power	Level	Effect
Entangle	1	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Smashing, Lethal), Foe Immobilize
Skewer	1	Melee, High DMG(Lethal), DoT(Toxic), -DEF
Strangler	4	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Smashing), Foe Hold
Toxins	10	Self +To Hit, +DMG
Spore Cloud	16	Toggle (Targeted AoE), Foe -Dmg(All), -To Hit, -Regen
Wild Fortress	20	Self +Absorb, +Recovery, +Res(Toxic, Confuse)
Ripper	24	Melee (Cone), High DMG(Lethal), DoT(Toxic), -DEF, Knockback, -SPD
Vines	28	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Hold, Immobilize
Thorn Burst	30	PBAoE Melee, Light DMG(Lethal), DoT(Toxic), -DEF

Powers

Entangle

Immobilizes your target by Entangling their feet in a twisted mass of thorny roots. The roots do smashing and lethal damage to the target over time. More resilient foes may require multiple applications to Immobilize. Entangle can immobilize flying targets, if they are near the ground when attacked.

Damage Moderate DoT(Smash/Lethal) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Blaster) Effects Ranged Foe Immobilize, -Fly Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Immobilization Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Immobilize Universal Damage

Ripper

You can unleash a spectacular slashing maneuver that attacks all foes in a wide arc directly in front of you. Ripper deals massive damage and poisons multiple targets. It can even knock foes down. Thorn poison deals additional Toxic damage and can reduce your foes Defense.

Damage Superior DMG(Lethal) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 24 (Blaster) Effects Melee (Cone) Light DoT(Toxic) Foe -DEF, Knockdown Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Accurate Defense Debuff Defense Debuff Knockback Universal Damage

Skewer

You lunge forward with this melee attack and Skewer your foe with the large Thorn on your arm. Deals high damage and poisons your foe. Poison from the Thorn deals additional Toxic damage and can reduce your foes Defense.

Damage Superior DMG(Lethal) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 1 (Blaster) Effects Melee Minor DoT(Toxic) Foe -DEF Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Accurate Defense Debuff Defense Debuff Universal Damage

Spore Cloud

You create a large cloud of toxic spores around your targeted foe. The target and all nearby foes will have their damage output, chance to hit and regeneration rate reduced.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 16 (Blaster) Effects Toggle (Targeted AoE) Foe -DMG, -ToHit, -Regeneration Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Debuff Set Categories ToHit Debuff

Strangler

Holds a distant foe by Strangling him with massive root-like vines. The target is held helpless, while he is slowly crushed by the vines.

Damage Moderate DoT(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 4 (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 Universal Damage

Thorn Burst

You can explode dozens of Thorns in all directions around you. These Thorns only travel a short distance, but they can deal moderate damage and poison any target close to you. Toxic damage from the thorns can reduce the Defense of affected foes.

Damage Moderate DMG(Lethal) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 30 (Blaster) Effects PBAoE Minor DoT(Toxic) Foe -DEF Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Accurate Defense Debuff Defense Debuff Universal Damage

Toxins

You use your power over plants to coat all your attacks with powerful toxins for a few seconds, all your attacks will now do extra toxic damage and be more accurate.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 10 (Blaster) Effects Self +ToHit, +DMG(Special) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories To Hit Buff

Vines

Creates a field of Strangler Vines that can Hold multiple foes at range. The affected targets are held helpless by the massive root-like vines. Some are likely to free their arms and attack, but will still be unable to move. Unlike the power Strangler, this power does not deal any damage, but it can Hold multiple foes at once.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 28 (Blaster) Effects Ranged (Targeted AoE) Foe Hold, Immobilize Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Enhance Immobilization Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Holds Immobilize

Wild Fortress

You encase yourself in a protective barrier that will absorb a moderate amount of damage. Additionally, you will recover endurance faster and be resistant to toxic damage and confuse protection.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 20 (Blaster) Effects Toggle: Self +Absorb, +Recovery, +Resist(Toxic, Confuse) Enhancements Enhance Damage Resistance Enhance Endurance Modification Enhance Heal Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Resist Damage Endurance Modification Healing/Absorb

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 for Blasters in Issue 25.
• This set was reworked in Issue 27, Page 1.

External Links

• Plant Manipulation for Blasters at City of Data v2.0