Mind Control

Overview

You can manipulate and control your opponent's mind. Since mental powers directly affect the mind, most tend to be very accurate, and thus very useful against higher level foes. Few foes can resist psionic powers, but creatures without minds, like machines and robots, are resistant to many of the effects. Mind Control is a primary powerset for Controllers and Dominators.

Power Table

The Mind Control powerset is available as a primary set for Controllers and Dominators. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Mesmerize	1	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Psionic), Foe Sleep
Levitate	1	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockup, -Fly
Dominate	2	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Psionic), Foe Hold
Confuse	6	Ranged, Foe Confuse
Mass Hypnosis	8	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep
Telekinesis	12	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Hold, Repel
Total Domination	18	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Hold
Terrify	26	Ranged (Cone), Minor DMG(Psionic), Foe Fear(Special)
Mass Confusion	32	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Confuse

Powers

The following are powers in the Mind Control powerset.

Confuse

You can confuse an enemy, forcing him to believe his friends are not who they appear to be. If successful, the enemy will ignore you and attack his own allies. If you confuse someone before he has noticed you, your presence will continue to be masked. You will not receive any experience points for foes defeated by a confused enemy.

Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 6 (Controller) 6 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Foe Confuse Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Confusion Duration Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Confuse

Dominate

Painfully tears at the mind of a single foe. Dominate deals psionic damage and renders a foe helpless, lost in his own mind and unable to defend himself.

Damage Moderate (Psionic) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Controller) 2 (Dominator) 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

Levitate

You can send a single target violently into the air, then slam him to the ground for smashing damage. This power can bring flying foes to the ground.

Damage Moderate (Smashing) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 1 (Controller) 1 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Foe Knockup, -Fly Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Knockback

Mass Confusion

You can cause mass confusion within a group of foes, creating chaos. All affected foes within the area will turn and attack each other, ignoring all your allies. If you confuse your foes before they noticed you, your presence will continue to go unnoticed. You will not receive any experience points for foes defeated entirely by confused enemies.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 32 (Controller) 32 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Confuse Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Confusion Duration Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Confuse

Mass Hypnosis

Hypnotizes a group of foes at a distance and puts them to sleep. The targets will remain asleep for some time, but will awaken if attacked. This power deals no damage, but if done discreetly, the targets will never be aware of your presence.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 8 (Controller) 8 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Sleep Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Sleep Duration Set Categories Sleep

Mesmerize

Mesmerize painfully assails a target with psychic energy, rendering him unconscious. The target will remain asleep for some time, but will awaken if attacked.

Damage Moderate (Psionic) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 1 (Controller) 1 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Foe Sleep Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Sleep Duration Set Categories Ranged Damage Sleep

Telekinesis

Lifts a foe, and any nearby foes, off the ground and repels them. The targets are helpless, unable to take action, and will continue to hover away, picking up any passing targets, as long as you keep this power active. Keeping up this level of concentration costs a lot of endurance.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 12 (Controller) 12 (Dominator) Effects Toggle: Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Hold, Repel Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

Terrify

This power terrifies foes within a cone area in front of you, causing them to tremble in fear uncontrollably. The effect is so frightening and overwhelming that the target takes real damage from the physiological response to this psionic attack.

Damage Minor (Psionic) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 26 (Controller) 26 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Cone) Foe Fear(Special) Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Fear Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Debuff Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage Fear ToHit Debuff Accurate ToHit Debuff

Total Domination

Tears at the mind of a target foe and those near him. Total Domination renders all affected foes helpless, lost in their own minds and unable to defend themselves.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 18 (Controller) 18 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Holds

Notes

Mind Control is a rarely-seen set, despite the fact that it has the potential to be devastating due to the largely unresistable Psionic damage, due to the lack of a "Pet" at Level 32. This effectively forces a high-level Mind Control player to team, as their solo capacity is greatly reduced in comparison.

Historical

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

• This set has been in the game since Issue 0.
• This set was included with the original release of Dominators in Issue 6.

External Links

• Mind Control for Controllers at City of Data v2.0
• Mind Control for Dominators at City of Data v2.0