Leadership

Overview

Leadership is a power pool accessible to all Archetypes.

Good leaders are rare. These powers can grant bonuses to your and your teammates.

Power Tables

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

Power	Level	Effect
Maneuvers	4	Toggle: PBAoE Team +DEF(All)
Assault	4	Toggle: PBAoE Team +DMG Res(Taunt, Placate)
Tactics	14	Toggle: PBAoE Team +ToHit, +Res(Confuse, Fear) +Perception
Vengeance	14	Ranged (Targeted AoE) Team +DMG, +ToHit, +DEF(All) Res(Effects)
Victory Rush	14	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Team +Recovery, -End Cost

Powers

Assault

While this power is active, you and your nearby teammates deal more damage and are resistant to Taunt and Placate.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 4 (All Archetypes) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Team +Damage, +Resistance(Taunt, Placate) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

Maneuvers

A good leader knows how to protect his team. While active, this power increases the Defense of yourself and all nearby teammates to all attacks.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 4 (All Archetypes) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Team +Defense(All) Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Defense

Tactics

While this power is active, your chance to hit and that of all your nearby teammates is increased. Your advanced Tactics also protect you and your team from Confuse and Fear effects, as well as your Perception so you can detect Stealthy foes. Purchasing Tactics requires the user to be level 14 and possess Maneuvers or Assault.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 14 (All Archetypes) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Team +ToHit, +Perception, +Resistance(Confuse, Fear) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories To Hit Buff

Vengeance

The loss of a comrade enrages the team. When a teammate is defeated in combat, activate this power to grant you and your teammates a bonus to chance to hit, Damage and Defense to all attacks. A Vengeful team has no fear, and Vengeance protects you and your Teammates from Fear effects. It also gives you and your team great resistance to Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Immobilize, Confuse, Taunt, Placate and Knockback. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Leadership powers before selecting Vengeance. This power does not stack with multiple castings.

Vengeance cannot target defeated pets. Vengeance is unique in that its buffs will not apply to a character who already has a Vengeance buff active from a different character. (Its heal is not a buff and always applies.) You can, however, have multiple Vengeance buffs trigger simultaneously - if a defeated team mate is Recalled and multiple players have Vengeance queued to trigger, all of the multiple Vengeance buffs will stack. This is often used in Lord Recluse's Strike Force and Statesman's Task Force to provide a suitable buff to damage to take out multiple concurrent Heroes/AVs.

Recharge Very Slow Minimum Level 14 (All Archetypes) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Team +Defense(All), +ToHit, +Damage, +Resistance(Effects) Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Enhance Heal Enhance Range Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories Defense Healing/Absorb To Hit Buff

Victory Rush

The defeat of an opponent gives your team a rush of adrenaline. The excitement of your victory increases the recovery and reduces the endurance cost of your powers. This effect extends to your teammates as well. The total strength of this bonus is dependent upon the rank of the enemy on which this is cast, with Archvillains and Giant Monsters providing the greatest benefit. This power does not stack with multiple castings. You must be level 14 and have trained at least two other Leadership powers before you can train Victory Rush. This power's Recharge Time cannot be reduced.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 14 (All Archetypes) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Team +Recovery, -Endurance Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Endurance Modification Enhance Range Set Categories Endurance Modification

Archetype Differences

As with many pools, the effects of the different Leadership powers vary in strength depending on the Archetype of the character using them. The Leadership pool has more variance than any other pool, though, especially for Vengeance.

Toggle Effects By Archetype

Archetype	Maneuvers	Assault	Tactics: ToHit	Tactics: Perception
Defender	3.500% Def	18.75% Dmg	12.5%	252.5 at level 14 – 432.5 at level 50
Arachnos Soldier, Arachnos Widow	3.500% Def	15.00% Dmg	10.0%	202.0 at level 14 – 346.0 at level 50
Controller, Corruptor, Tanker	2.625% Def	15.00% Dmg	10.0%	202.0 at level 14 – 346.0 at level 50
Peacebringer, Warshade	2.625% Def	13.50% Dmg	9.0%	181.8 at level 14 – 311.4 at level 50
Dominator, Mastermind	2.625% Def	11.25% Dmg	7.5%	151.5 at level 14 – 259.5 at level 50
Blaster, Brute, Scrapper, Stalker	2.275% Def	10.50% Dmg	7.0%	141.4 at level 14 – 242.2 at level 50

Vengeance Effects By Archetype

Archetype	Defense	Damage	ToHit	Resist	Heal % of Base Hit Points
Arachnos Soldier, Arachnos Widow	25.00%	35.00%	35%	69.2%	7.5%
Blaster	17.5%	43.75%	26.25%	55.36%	8.0%
Brute	18.75%	35%	35%	69.2%	6.43%
Controller	22.5%	28%	28%	55.36%	11.6%
Corruptor	21.25%	29.75%	29.75%	55.36%	9.0%
Defender	25%	35%	35%	55.36%	13.2%
Dominator	21.25%	29.75%	29.75%	55.36%	11.6%
Mastermind	22.5%	28%	28%	55.36%	14.7%
Peacebringer, Warshade	18.75%	31.5%	31.5%	62.28%	9.0%
Scrapper	18.75%	43.75%	35%	69.2%	7.2%
Stalker	18.75%	35%	35%	69.2%	8.0%
Tanker	25%	35%	35%	86.5%	5.14%

Victory Rush Effects By Enemy Rank

Rank	Recovery	Endurance Discount
Minion	0.1%	0.05%
Lieutenant/Sniper	0.3%	0.15%
Boss/Player	0.6%	0.3%
Elite Boss	0.8%	0.4%
Archvillain/Giant Monster	1.0%	0.5%
Other Targets	0.05%	0.025%

Historical

This section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

This information contains features from the Issue 24 beta that have been released on Homecoming.

• Issue 21 reduced the first two powers (Assault and Maneuvers) from level 6, to each unlocking at level 4. The third power (Tactics) still requires level 14 and a single power prerequisite. Issue 21 also reduced the fourth power (Vengeance) to level 14, though it still requires two power prerequisites.
• Issue 24 added the Victory Rush power.
• Issue 26 adjusted Tanker Leadership toggles to match the Controller values.

External Links

Leadership Pool at City of Data v2.0