War Mace

Overview

War Mace is a melee powerset. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes.

You can wield a Medieval Mace and master a variety of powerful smashing attacks. Attack speeds are good, and the weight of the Mace has good disorienting capabilities. The sheer weight of this weapon give it a bonus to hit.

Power Tables

Tanker

The War Mace powerset is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Bash	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Pulverize	2	Melee, High Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Clobber	4	Melee, Minor Damage(Smash), Disorient
Taunt	10	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
Build Up	16	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Jawbreaker	20	Melee, Superior Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockup
Whirling Mace	28	Player Based Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Shatter	35	Melee, Extreme Damage(Smash), Foe: High Knockback
Crowd Control	38	Melee (Cone), Moderate Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback

Powers

The following are powers in the War Mace powerset.

Bash

You perform a Bashing attack with your mace that deals moderate damage, and can sometimes disorient your opponent.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) Effects Melee, Minor Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your accuracy.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 16 (Tanker) Effects Self: +Damage, +Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance ToHit Buff

Clobber

You Clobber your foe's head in order to disorient him. This attack does little damage on its own, but can leave most opponents disoriented for a very long time.

Damage Minor Damage(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 4 (Tanker) Effects Melee, Foe: Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Crowd Control

You swing your mace in a wide arc in front of you. This attack strikes all foes within melee range, deals them serious damage, and knocks them down.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Tanker) Effects Melee (Cone), Foe: Knockback Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Knockback Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Jawbreaker

This upward swing attempts to shatter your opponent's jaw, and has a chance to send him flying upwards into the air.

Damage Superior Damage(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 20 (Tanker) Effects Melee, Foe: Knockup Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Knockback Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Pulverize

You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time.

Damage High Damage(Smash) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Tanker) Effects Melee, Minor Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Shatter

You attempt to Shatter the bones of your opponent by striking them with all your might. This attack will deal great damage and can knock foes back a great ways. The power of this attack can actually extend a short distance through multiple foes.

Damage Extreme Damage(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 35 (Tanker) Effects Melee, Foe: High Knockback Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Knockback Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

Taunt

Taunts a foe, and all foes around him, to attack you. Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 10 (Tanker) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt Enhancements Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Taunt Enhance Range Enhance Accuracy

Whirling Mace

You swing your mace in a circle all around you, attacking everyone in melee range. Your Whirling Mace deals moderate damage, and has a chance to disorient every foe you hit.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 28 (Tanker) Effects Player Based Area of Effect Melee Foe: Minor Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Recharge Speed Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Taunt Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage

External Links

• War Mace for Tankers at City of Data v2.0