Energy Melee

Overview

Energy Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes and a Brute and Stalker primary power set in City of Villains.

You can use Energy Melee to power your blows with pure energy. These focused power attacks often Disorient opponents.

Power Tables

Tanker

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

Power	Level	Effect
Barrage	1	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Energy Punch	2	Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Bone Smasher	4	Melee, High Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Taunt	10	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
Whirling Hands	16	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Stun	20	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Build Up	28	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Energy Transfer	35	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient, Self -Health
Total Focus	38	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient

Brute

The Energy Melee powerset is available as a primary set for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Barrage	1	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Energy Punch	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Bone Smasher	2	Melee, High Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Build Up	6	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Whirling Hands	8	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Taunt	12	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
Total Focus	18	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Stun	26	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Energy Transfer	32	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health

Stalker

The Energy Melee powerset is available as a primary set for Stalkers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Barrage	1	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Energy Punch	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Bone Smasher	2	Melee, High Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Assassin's Strike	6	Melee, Special Damage (Smash/Energy)
Build Up	8	Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Placate	12	Ranged, Foe: Placate, Self: Stealth/Hide
Stun	18	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient
Energy Transfer	26	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health
Total Focus	32	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Disorient

Powers

The following are powers in the Energy Melee powerset.

Assassin's Strike

A signature Stalker attack. This attack does moderate damage on its own as a frontal attack. However, if it is executed while you are hidden, this attack will do tremendous smashing and energy damage as you waylay your unsuspecting foe. This attack may be interrupted if you move or are attacked while executing this power.

This power is unavailable to Tankers and Brutes.

Damage Special Recharge Slow Minimum Level 6 (Stalker) Effects Melee Special Damage (Smash/Energy) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Barrage

You perform a quick punch that deals minor damage. Coupled with other energy punches, Barrage can disorient a foe.

Damage Minor Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) 1 (Brute) 1 (Stalker) Effects Melee Minor Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Bone Smasher

A Bone Smasher attack can be slow, but it compensates by dealing a good amount of damage and having a better chance to disorient than Energy Punch.

Damage High Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Brute) 2 (Stalker) 4 (Tanker) Effects Melee High Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

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 6 (Brute) 8 (Stalker) 28 (Tanker) Effects Self +Damage, +Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff

Energy Punch

You perform a powerful Energy Punch that deals moderate damage. When used with other Energy Melee attacks, Energy Punch can disorient your opponent.

Damage Moderate Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Brute) 1 (Stalker) 2 (Tanker) Effects Melee Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Energy Transfer

Mastery of Energy Melee begins with the ability to transfer your own hit points into a punch that deals extreme smashing and energy damage. Energy Transfer has a good chance of disorienting the target.

Stalker: Unlike other Stalker primary attack powers, Energy Transfer cannot land a critical hit. However, if this attack is executed successfully while hidden, you can avoid the hit point loss to yourself and deal a massive blow with no penalty.

Damage Extreme Recharge Slow Minimum Level 26 (Tanker) 32 (Brute) 25 (Stalker) Effects Melee Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe: Disorient Self: -Health Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Placate

Allows you to trick a foe into no longer attacking you. A successful Placate will also hide you. This hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a critical hit or an Assassin's Strike. However, if you attack a placated foe, he will be able to attack you back.

This power is unavailable to Tankers and Brutes.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 12 (Stalker) Effects Ranged Foe Placate Self Stealth/Hide Enhancements Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate

Stun

By focusing your internal energy on your fists, you can turn them into personal tasers. This Stun attack deals minor damage, but has the best chance to disorient a target.

Damage Minor Recharge Slow Minimum Level 18 (Stalker) 20 (Tanker) 26 (Brute) Effects Melee Minor Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Taunt

Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.

Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An accuracy check is not required to taunt your foes.

Brute: Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Recharge Fast (Brute) Slow (Tanker) Minimum Level 4 (Tanker) 10 (Brute) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Taunt Enhancements - -

Total Focus

Total Focus is complete mastery over Energy Melee. This is a very slow, but incredibly devastating attack that can knock out most opponents, leaving them disoriented. Due to the exhausting nature of Total Focus, recharge time is very long.

Damage Extreme Recharge Long Minimum Level 18 (Brute) 32 (Stalker) 38 (Tanker) Effects Melee Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Whirling Hands

By focusing your energy into the muscles in your arms, you can launch a dizzying flurry of attacks against every foe in melee range. Some foes may be hit hard enough to be disoriented as well.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Damage Moderate Recharge Slow Minimum Level 8 (Brute) 16 (Tanker) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe Disorient Enhancements - -

History

• Tanker secondary
• for Brutes and Stalkers on CoV release
• switched the order of Tanker's powers after CoV to allow for more taunting/attacking, can't remember which.

External Links

• Energy Melee for Brutes at City of Data v2.0
• Energy Melee for Tankers at City of Data v2.0