Dark Blast (Power Set)

Overview

Dark Blast summons the powers of the Netherworld to defeat your foes. The draining effects of most of these powers can reduce your targets' accuracy.

Dark Blast is one of the powersets. It is a Corruptor primary power set and a Defender secondary power set in City of Heroes.

Power Tables

Corruptor

The Dark 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
Dark Blast	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Gloom	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Moonbeam	2	Sniper, Extreme Damage(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Dark Pit	6	Ranged, Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient
Tenebrous Tentacles	8	Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: Immobilize, -Accuracy
Night Fall	12	Ranged(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Torrent	18	Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: Knockback
Life Drain	26	Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Self: Heal, Foe: -Accuracy
Blackstar	32	Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Negative), Self: -Recovery, Foe: -Accuracy

Defender

The Dark 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
Dark Blast	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Gloom	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Moonbeam	4	Sniper, Extreme Damage(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Dark Pit	10	Ranged, Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient
Tenebrous Tentacles	16	Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: Immobilize, -Accuracy
Night Fall	20	Ranged(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -Accuracy
Torrent	28	Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: Knockback
Life Drain	35	Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Self: Heal, Foe: -Accuracy
Blackstar	38	Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Negative), Self: -Recovery, Foe: -Accuracy

Powers

The following are powers in the Dark Blast powerset.

Blackstar

You can unleash a devastating blast of negative energy around yourself, dealing massive damage and severely reducing affected foes' accuracy. This power leaves you drained of endurance and unable to recover endurance for a while.

Damage Extreme Damage (Negative) Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 32 (Corruptor) 38 (Defender) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe: -Accuracy Self: -Recovery Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories ?

Dark Blast

A long range blast of dark energy. Deals moderate negative energy damage and reduces a target's accuracy.

Damage Moderate Damage (Negative) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Corruptor) 2 (Defender) Effects Ranged Foe: -Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories Ranged Damage

Dark Pit

Envelops a targeted foe and any nearby enemies in a pit of negative energy. The attack deals no damage, but disorients all affected foes for a good while.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 6 (Corruptor) 10 (Defender) Effects Ranged Area of Effect Foe: Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Accuracy Set Categories ?

Gloom

Gloom slowly drains a target of life, while reducing his accuracy. Slower than dark blast, but deals more damage over time.

Damage High Damage over Time (Negative) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 1 (Corruptor) 1 (Defender) Effects Ranged Foe: -Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories Ranged Damage

Life Drain

You can tap the power of the netherworld to steal some life from a target foe and reduce his accuracy. Some of that stolen life is transferred to you in the form of hit points.

Damage Moderate Damage (Negative) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 26 (Corruptor) 35 (Defender) Effects Ranged Foe: -Accuracy Self Heal Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance Heal Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories ?

Moonbeam

An extremely long range and accurate beam of negative energy that deals tremendous damage and reduces the target's accuracy. This is a sniper attack, and like most sniper attacks, is best fired from a distance as it can be interrupted.

Damage Extreme Damage (Negative) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 2 (Corruptor) 4 (Defender) Effects Ranged Sniper Attack Foe: -Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Interrupt Time Set Categories Ranged Damage Sniper Attacks

Night Fall

Unleashes a cone shaped burst of particles from the netherworld. All targets within the modest range of this power take negative energy damage and have reduced accuracy.

Damage Moderate damage over time (Negative) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 12 (Corruptor) 20 (Defender) Effects Ranged (Cone) Foe: -Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage

Tenebrous Tentacles

You can create a cone shaped rift to the netherworld that allows its native creatures to slip their oily tentacles into our reality. These creatures will snare all foes within range, immobilizing them while the tentacles drain their life and reduce their accuracy.

Damage Moderate damage over time (Negative) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 8 (Corruptor) 16 (Defender) Effects Ranged (Cone) Foe: -Accuracy Foe: Immobilize Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance Immobilization Duration Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage Immobilize

Torrent

You summon a wave of mire that sweeps away foes within its arc. The attack deals minimal negative energy damage, but sends foes flying and reduces their accuracy.

Damage Minor Damage (Negative) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 18 (Corruptor) 28 (Defender) Effects Ranged (Cone) Foe: Knockback Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Set Categories ?

External Links

• Dark Blast (Power Set) for Corruptors at City of Data v2.0
• Dark Blast (Power Set) for Defenders at City of Data v2.0