Dark Armor

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Overview

Dark Armor is a Scrapper secondary powerset in City of Heroes as well as a Brute and Stalker secondary powerset in City of Villains.

Dark Armor allows you to tap into the powers of the netherworld for protection. Many Dark Armor powers drain your foes to strengthen you. Dark Armor offers very good resistance to negative energy damage, and is one of the only defensive sets that offer some resistance to psionic damage. However. its resistance to energy is weak and it offers no protection to knockback.

Power Tables

Scrapper/Brute

The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Scrappers and Brutes The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
Dark Embrace 1 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic)
Death Shroud 2 Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Negative)
Murky Cloud 4 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain)
Obsidian Shield 10 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear)
Dark Regeneration 16 Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage(Negative), Self: +Health
Cloak of Darkness 20 Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize)
Cloak of Fear 28 Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Fear, -Accuracy
Oppressive Gloom 35 Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health
Soul Transfer 38 Self Rez, Special

Stalker

The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Stalkers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
Hide 1 Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense(Melee, Ranged, Area of Effect)
Dark Embrace 2 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic)
Murky Cloud 4 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain)
Shadow Dweller 10 Auto: Self +Defense(All), +Resistance(Immobilize), +Perception
Obsidian Shield 16 Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear)
Dark Regeneration 20 Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage(Negative), Self: +Health
Cloak of Fear 28 Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Fear, -Accuracy
Oppressive Gloom 35 Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health
Soul Transfer 38 Self Rez, Special

Powers

DarkArmor CloakOfDarkness.png Cloak of Darkness

A shroud of Netherworld darkness envelops you, making you difficult to spot at a distance. You can be seen only at close range, or if you attack a target. Even if seen, the Cloak of Darkness grants you a bonus to defense to all attacks and some protection from immobilization. This Netherworld Cloak also allows you to see things in a new light, allowing you to better see stealthy foes. Unlike some stealth powers, Cloak of Darkness has no movement penalty. Cloak of Darkness will not work with any other form of concealment power such as shadow fall or steamy mist.

Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 20 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 20 (Brute)
Effects Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense
Self: +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize)
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Defense Buffs
Set Categories Defense

DarkArmor FearfulAura.png Cloak of Fear

You can wrap yourself in a nightmarish Cloak of Fear. Foes close to you are treated to visions most horrific, forcing them to tremble in terror, only attacking if attacked, and even then, at reduced accuracy.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 28 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 28 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 28 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe: Fear, -Accuracy
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Fear Duration
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Fear

DarkArmor DarkEmbrace.png Dark Embrace

You tap into the energy of the Netherworld to protect yourself from damage. This Dark Embrace shrouds you and grants resistance to lethal, smashing, negative energy and toxic damage.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 1 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 2 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic)
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories Resist Damage

DarkArmor DarkRegeneration.png Dark Regeneration

You can tap the dark essence of the Netherworld to drain a small amount of life from all enemies nearby, thus healing yourself. The more foes affected, the more you will be healed.

Damage Minor Damage(Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 16 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 16 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 20 (Stalker)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Self: +Health
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Heal
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage
Healing/Absorb

DarkArmor TouchOfDeath.png Death Shroud

You become a focus point for the Netherworld, allowing its negative energy to seep from your body. This will continuously damage all foes in melee range.

Damage Minor Damage over Time(Negative)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 2 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 2 (Brute)
Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

DarkArmor Stealth.png Hide

Hide makes you almost impossible to detect. When properly 'Hidden', a Stalker can pull off Critical hits with his attacks, and even land a massive 'Assassins Strike' with an Assassins power. When you attack or are damaged while using this power, you will be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see and retain some bonus to defense. Unlike most stealth powers, Hide can be used at the same time as other concealment powers, giving you even greater stealth capability.

Recharge -
Minimum Level V archetypeicon stalker.png 1 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Self: Stealth
Self: +Defense(Melee, Ranged, Area of Effect)
Very low endurance cost
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Defense Buffs

DarkArmor DefractingCloud.png Murky Cloud

You create a Murky Cloud enshrouding you. This cloud can absorb all forms of energy, making you more resistant to fire, cold, energy, and negative energy attacks, as well as endurance drain effects.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 2 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 2 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 4 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain)
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories Resist Damage

DarkArmor ObsidianShield.png Obsidian Shield

You can create a special Obsidian Shield that grants good resistance to psionic damage. With your mind enshrouded in darkness you are protected from sleep, fear, hold and disorient attacks.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 10 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 10 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 16 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear)
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories Resist Damage

DarkArmor OppressiveGloom.png Oppressive Gloom

The Netherworld has many mutable properties, such as the Oppressive Gloom. This power allows you to use your own hit points to keep enemies near you disoriented and unable to use any powers. Endurance cost for this is minimal, but the power can be dangerous to use.

Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 35 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 35 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 35 (Stalker)
Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe: Disorient
Self: -Health
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Accuracy

DarkArmor SelfBuffDefense.png Shadow Dweller

You are a true Shadow Dweller of the netherworld. Your affinity for the shadows grants you an inherent bonus to all defense, as well as an increased perception and a resistance to immobilization. Your perception bonus and resistance to immobilization improves over level. Shadow Dweller is an auto power. It is always on and costs no endurance.

Minimum Level V archetypeicon stalker.png 10 (Stalker)
Effects Auto: Self +Defense(All)
+Resistance(Immobilize), +Perception
Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs

DarkArmor SoulTransfer.png Soul Transfer

Should you fall in battle, you can perform a Soul Transfer, sucking the life force of all foes around you to bring yourself back from the brink of death. The more foes nearby, the more life is restored to you. Drained foes are left disoriented. The dark effects of this Soul Transfer will actually leave you invulnerable for a brief time, and protected from XP Debt for 20 seconds. There must be at least one foe nearby to fuel the transfer and revive yourself.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Very Long
Minimum Level Archetypeicon scrapper.png 38 (Scrapper)
V archetypeicon brute.png 38 (Brute)
V archetypeicon stalker.png 38 (Stalker)
Effects Self Rez, Special
Enhancements Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Endurance Modification
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Heal
Enhance Damage

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