Blaster

Blaster
Primary	Ranged
Secondary	Support
Inherent	Defiance
Base HP	1204.8
Max HP	1606.4
Primary Sets	15
Secondary Sets	15
Epic Power Pools	5
Modifiers (at level 50)   Melee Ranged Damage Scale 1.000 1.125 Damage Buff 0.125 0.125 Defense Buff 0.070 0.065 ToHit Buff 0.075 0.070 Damage Debuff 0.070 0.070 Defense Debuff 0.070 0.070 ToHit Debuff 0.070 0.070 EndMod 1.000 1.000 Fear 1.192 1.192 Heal Other 96.381 96.381 Heal Self 120.476 Immobilize 1.192 1.192 Knockback 2.077 1.662 Sleep 1.192 1.192 Slow 1.000 1.000 Stun 1.192 1.192 Taunt 1.030 1.030 Threat Level 0.5 0.5
Limits (at level 50)   Max Min Damage Resistance 75% -300% Status Resistance 10,001.01% -300% Status Protection N/A N/A Damage 500% 10% Defense 175% -100% ToHit 200.35% -100% Recharge Rate 400% -75% Regeneration 2000% 0% Recovery 500% 0% Stealth (PvE) 200 ft -180 ft Stealth (PvP) 571.5 ft -180 ft Perception 1153 ft 0 ft Range 500% 25%

Overview

The Blaster is an offensive juggernaut. This hero can deal a ton of damage from either a distance or up-close, but he must be careful because he's somewhat fragile compared to other heroes. The Blaster can't stand toe to toe with most opponents for long. His best defense is a great offense!

Alignment: Hero

The Blaster's power sets are:

Primary: Ranged
Secondary: Support

The Blaster has Low Hit Points and High Damage.

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

A Blaster's primary power sets are designed specifically for ranged attacks. They are:

• Archery
• Assault Rifle
• Dual Pistols (with prepurchase of Going Rogue)
• Electrical Blast
• Energy Blast
• Fire Blast
• Ice Blast
• Psychic Blast
• Radiation Blast
• Sonic Attack

Secondary Power Sets

A Blaster's secondary power sets are designed for support via melee attacks, minor crowd control powers, or temporary self-buffs. They are:

• Devices
• Electricity Manipulation
• Energy Manipulation
• Fire Manipulation
• Ice Manipulation
• Mental Manipulation

Ancillary Power Pools

• Cold Mastery
• Electrical Mastery
• Flame Mastery
• Force Mastery
• Munitions Mastery

Inherent Power

• Defiance

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

• Blasters have been in the game since Issue 0. Their original primary powersets were Assault Rifle, Electrical Blast, Energy Blast, Fire Blast, and Ice Blast. Their original secondary powersets were Devices, Electricity Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, and Ice Manipulation.
• Cold Mastery, Flame Mastery, Force Mastery, and Munitions Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
• Archery, Sonic Attack and Electrical Mastery were added to the game in Issue 5.
• Also in Issue 5, the Blaster inherent power Defiance was introduced to address some datamining concerns regarding Blasters being defeated just before they dispatch their enemies. The power granted the Blaster a ToHit and Damage buff that grew as the Blaster's hit points decreased.
• Defiance was later changed to a new setup. Now, Blaster Primary and Secondary powers that are available at level 1 can be used even while mezzed, and most powers give the Blaster a temporary damage buff.
• Psychic Blast and Mental Manipulation were proliferated to Blasters in Issue 12.
• Radiation Blast was proliferated to Blasters in Issue 16.
• Dual Pistols was added in March, 2010, for those players who prepurchased Going Rogue.

See Also

• Blaster Strategy
• Blapper

External Links

• Summary and Analysis of Blaster Powersets
• Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
• Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file