Sonic Attack
Overview
Sonic Attack is one of the powersets. It is a Blaster and Corruptor primary power set and a Defender secondary power set.
Sonic Attack lets you use the power of sound waves to damage and weaken your foes.
Power Tables
Blaster
The Sonic Attack powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Shriek
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage(Smash/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
 Scream
|
1 | Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
 Howl
|
2 | Ranged Cone, Medium Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: - Damage Resistance(All) |
 Shockwave
|
6 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
 Shout
|
8 | Ranged, Heavy Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance(All) |
 Amplify
|
12 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
 Siren's Song
|
18 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Energy), Foe: Sleep |
 Screech
|
26 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance(All) |
 Dreadful Wail
|
32 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Energy/Smash), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance, Self: -Recovery |
Corruptor
The Sonic Attack powerset is available as a primary set for Corruptors. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Shriek
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage(Smash/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Scream
|
1 | Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Howl
|
2 | Ranged Cone, Medium Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: - Damage Resistance(All) |
| Shockwave
|
6 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
| Shout
|
8 | Ranged, Heavy Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Amplify
|
12 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
| Siren's Song
|
18 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Energy), Foe: Sleep |
| Screech
|
26 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Dreadful Wail
|
32 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Energy/Smash), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance, Self: -Recovery |
Defender
The Sonic Attack powerset is available as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Shriek
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage(Smash/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Scream
|
2 | Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Howl
|
4 | Ranged Cone, Medium Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: - Damage Resistance(All) |
| Shockwave
|
10 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
| Shout
|
16 | Ranged, Heavy Damage(Smashing/Energy), Foe: -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Amplify
|
20 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
| Siren's Song
|
28 | Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage(Energy), Foe: Sleep |
| Screech
|
35 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Dreadful Wail
|
38 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Energy/Smash), Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance, Self: -Recovery |
Powers
The following are powers in the Sonic Attack powerset.
Amplify
Greatly increases the Accuracy of your attacks for a few seconds. Slightly increases damage.
| Recharge | Long |
| Minimum Level |  12 (Blaster)
|
 12 (Corruptor)
| |
 20 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
| Enhancements |  Reduce Endurance Cost
|
 Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Range
| |
 Enhance ToHit Buff
|
Dreadful Wail
Your Dreadful Wail is so strong that most foes will be defeated by being subjected to it. Dreadful Wail deals massive damage to all nearby foes, although the damage does vary. Activating this power leaves you drained of endurance, and unable to recover endurance for a while.
| Damage | Extreme Damage(Energy/Smash) |
| Recharge | Very Long |
| Minimum Level | 32 (Blaster)
|
| 32 (Corruptor)
| |
| 38 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance | |
| Self: -Recovery | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Disorient Duration
| |
 Enhance Damage
| |
 Enhance Accuracy
|
Howl
A short range, but powerful sonic attack.
| Damage | Medium Damage(Smashing/Energy) |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 2 (Blaster)
|
| 2 (Corruptor)
| |
| 4 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged Cone, Foe: -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Scream
Your Scream can cause serious damage to a target, while weakening his resistance to further damage.
| Damage | Moderate Damage over Time(Smashing/Energy) |
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Blaster)
|
| 1 (Corruptor)
| |
| 2 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged, Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Screech
By bursting forth with this hypersonic Screech, you can disorient a target.
| Damage | Minor Damage (Smashing/Energy) |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 26 (Blaster)
|
| 26 (Corruptor)
| |
| 35 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged |
| Foe: Disorient, -Damage Resistance(All) | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Disorient Duration
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Shockwave
You can call forth a tremendous Shockwave that can knock down foes and deal some smashing damage in a wide cone area.
| Damage | Minor Damage(Smashing/Energy) |
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 6 (Blaster)
|
| 6 (Corruptor)
| |
| 10 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged (Cone) |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
 Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Shout
You blast your foe with a tremendous Shout, damaging him and reducing his damage resistance.
| Damage | Heavy Damage(Smashing/Energy) |
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 8 (Blaster)
|
| 8 (Corruptor)
| |
| 16 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged, Foe: -Damage Resistance(All) |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Shriek
You let forth a quick Shriek, damaging your target and weakening his damage resistance.
| Damage | Minor Damage(Smash/Energy) |
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Blaster)
|
| 1 (Corruptor)
| |
| 1 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged, Foe: -Damage Resistance |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Siren's Song
You send forth a subsonic pulse which causes your foes to fall unconscious and take some minor damage. Your foes will remain unconscious for a good while, but will waken if disturbed.
| Damage | Minor Damage(Energy) |
| Recharge | Long |
| Minimum Level | 18 (Blaster)
|
| 18 (Corruptor)
| |
| 28 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged (Cone), Foe: Sleep |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
 Enhance Sleep Duration
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
External Links
- Sonic Attack for Blasters at City of Data v2.0
- Sonic Attack for Corruptors at City of Data v2.0
- Sonic Attack for Defenders at City of Data v2.0