Controller

Overview

The Controller is at the same time the weakest and yet the most powerful of the hero Archetypes. The Controller has few offensive attacks and possesses the fewest Hit Points. But the Controller has access to a range of powers that no one else does. Armed with these powers, a Controller can affect the behavior of villains, from freezing them in place, to putting them to sleep, to routing them away. Armed with such abilities, the Controller is the backbone for any super group, but the Controller often depends upon teammates for protection.

Faction: Hero

The Controller's power sets are:

Primary: Control
Secondary: Buff/Debuff

The Controller has Low Hit Points and Low Damage.

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

A Controller's primary power sets are designed specifically for control. They are:

• Earth Control
• Fire Control
• Gravity Control
• Ice Control
• Illusion Control
• Mind Control
• Plant Control

Secondary Power Sets

A Controller's secondary power sets are designed for buffing or debuffing. They are:

• Empathy
• Force Field
• Kinetics
• Radiation Emission
• Sonic Resonance
• Storm Summoning
• Thermal Radiation
• Trick Arrow

Ancillary Power Pools

• Fire Mastery
• Ice Mastery
• Primal Forces Mastery
• Psionic Mastery
• Stone Mastery

Inherent Power

• Containment
• An additional perk enjoyed by Controllers is a chance of getting an extra point of magnitude on the Status Effects that nearly all their primary powers cause. The word "Overpower" appears above affected enemies when this happens. This inherent is not represented by a power icon.

Historical

• Fire Mastery, Ice Mastery, Primal Forces Mastery, Psionic Mastery and Stone Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
• Sonic Resonance and Trick Arrow were added to the game in Issue 5.
• Plant Control and Thermal Radiation were added as selectable sets for Controllers in Issue 12.

External Links

• Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
• Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file