Energy Blast
Overview
Energy Blast is one of the powersets. It is a Blaster and Corruptor primary power set and Defender secondary power set.
Energy Blast allows you to hurl bolts of energy at your foes, and can often send them flying with Knockback.
Power Tables
Blaster
The Energy Blast powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Power Bolt
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
 Power Blast
|
1 | Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
 Energy Torrent
|
2 | Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
 Power Burst
|
6 | Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
 Sniper Blast
|
8 | Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
 Aim
|
12 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
 Power Push
|
18 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback |
 Explosive Blast
|
26 | Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
 Nova
|
32 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery |
Corruptor
The Energy Blast powerset is available as a primary set for Corruptors. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Power Bolt
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Power Blast
|
1 | Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Energy Torrent
|
2 | Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Power Burst
|
6 | Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Sniper Blast
|
8 | Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Aim
|
12 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
| Power Push
|
18 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback |
| Explosive Blast
|
26 | Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
| Nova
|
32 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery |
Defender
The Energy Blast powerset is available as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Power Bolt
|
1 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Power Blast
|
2 | Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Energy Torrent
|
4 | Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Power Burst
|
10 | Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Sniper Blast
|
16 | Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback |
| Aim
|
20 | Self +Accuracy, +Damage |
| Power Push
|
28 | Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback |
| Explosive Blast
|
35 | Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), High Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback |
| Nova
|
38 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery |
Powers
The following are powers in the Energy Blast powerset.
Aim
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 ToHit Buff
|
Energy Torrent
Energy Torrent unleashes a cone of powerful energy that can smash foes and possibly send them flying.
| Damage | Moderate |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 2 (Blaster)
|
| 2 (Corruptor)
| |
| 4 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged (Cone) |
| Moderate Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
 Enhance Damage
| |
 Enhance Range
| |
 Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
 Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Explosive Blast
You hurl a blast of charged energy that violently explodes on impact, damaging all foes near the target. Explosive Blast may knock targets backwards.
| Damage | Moderate (High for Defenders) |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 26 (Blaster)
|
| 26 (Corruptor)
| |
| 35 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged (Targetted Area of Effect) |
| Moderate (High for Defenders) Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Nova
You can explode in a tremendous blast of energy, sending nearby foes flying. The Nova deals massive damage to all nearby foes, although the damage does vary. Activating this power leaves you drained of Endurance, and unable to recover any Endurance for a while.
| Damage | Extreme |
| Recharge | Very Long |
| Minimum Level | 32 (Blaster)
|
| 32 (Corruptor)
| |
| 38 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Extreme Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Self -Recovery | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Note that only endurance recovery over time is temporarily halted. A hero or villain can still recover endurance with Inspirations and with powers that transfer some, such as Transference.
Power Blast
A much more powerful, yet slower version of Power Bolt. Power Blast sends a focused beam of energy at a foe that can knock him back.
| Damage | Moderate |
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Blaster)
|
| 1 (Corruptor)
| |
| 2 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged |
| Moderate Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Power Bolt
A quick attack that rapidly hurls small bolts of energy at foes, sometimes knocking them down. Fast, but little damage.
| Damage | Minor |
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Blaster)
|
| 1 (Corruptor)
| |
| 1 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged |
| Minor Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Power Burst
A short range, but devastating attack. Power Burst unleashes a massive amount of energy dealing very high damage at short distances. The impact from this burst often knocks back most foes.
| Damage | High |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 6 (Blaster)
|
| 6 (Corruptor)
| |
| 10 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Close |
| High Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Power Push
This ranged attack deals little damage, but sends the target flying for a great distance.
| Damage | Minor |
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 18 (Blaster)
|
| 18 (Corruptor)
| |
| 28 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Ranged |
| Minor Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: High Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
|
Sniper Blast
A focused blast that can travel great distances with high Accuracy. This is a sniper attack, and is best fired from a distance, as it can be interrupted. Sniper Blast may knock targets backwards.
| Damage | Extreme |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 8 (Blaster)
|
| 8 (Corruptor)
| |
| 16 (Defender)
| |
| Effects | Sniper |
| Extreme Damage (Energy, Smash) | |
| Foe: Knockback | |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Enhance Range
| |
| Enhance Knockback Distance
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Reduce Endurance Cost
| |
 Reduce Interrupt Time
|
External Links
- Energy Blast for Blasters at City of Data v2.0
- Energy Blast for Corruptors at City of Data v2.0
- Energy Blast for Defenders at City of Data v2.0