Dark Melee

Overview

Dark Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper primary powerset in City of Heroes.

Power Tables

Scrapper

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

Power	Level	Effect ShadowFighting_Smite.png
[[#Shadow Punch|Shadow Punch]]	1	Melee, Minor Damage (Smash/Negative), Foe -Accuracy
[[#Smite|Smite]]	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash/Negative), Foe -Accuracy
[[#Shadow Maul|Shadow Maul]]	2	Melee (Cone), High Damage over Time (Smash/Negative), Foe -Accuracy
[[#Touch of Fear|Touch of Fear]]	6	Melee Fear, Foe -Accuracy
[[#Siphon Life|Siphon Life]]	8	Melee, Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe -Accuracy, Self +Hit Points
[[#Confront|Confront]]	12	Ranged, Foe Taunt
[[#Dark Consumption|Dark Consumption]]	18	Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative), Self +Endurance
[[#Soul Drain|Soul Drain]]	26	Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative), Self +Damage, Self +Accuracy
[[#Midnight Grasp|Midnight Grasp]]	32	Melee, Superior Damage (Negative), Foe Immobilize, Foe -Accuracy

Powers

The following are powers in the Dark Melee powerset.

Confront

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 12 (Scrapper) Effects Ranged Foe Taunt

Dark Consumption

The dark power of the Netherworld allows you to tap the essence of your foe's soul and transfer it to yourself. This will drain the hit points of your enemy and add to your endurance.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Very Long
Minimum Level:  18 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative)
                Self +Endurance

Midnight Grasp

Mastery over the forces of the Netherworld allows you to create dark tentacles that can Immobilize a foe and continuously drain his life force.

Damage:         Superior Damage over Time
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  32 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee
                Superior Damage (Negative)
                Foe Immobilize, -Accuracy

Shadow Maul

You wrap your entire arms with Negative Energy channeled from the Netherworlds, then perform a series of blows that deal a lot of damage over a short period of time to multiple targets in front of you. These blows cloud your target's vision, lowering his accuracy for a short time.

Damage:         High Damage over Time
Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  2 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee (Cone)
                High Damage over Time (Smash/Negative)
                Foe -Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Shadow Punch

You wrap your fists with Negative Energy channeled from the Netherworlds, then perform a quick punch that deals minor damage. Shadow Punches cloud the target's vision, lowering his accuracy for a short time.

Damage:         Minor
Recharge:       Fast
Minimum Level:  1 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee
                Minor Damage (Smash/Negative)
                Foe -Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Siphon Life

You tap the power of the Netherworld and create a life transferring conduit between a foe and yourself. This will transfer hit points from your enemy to yourself. Foes siphoned in this manner have their accuracy reduced.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  8 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee
                Moderate Damage (Negative)
                Foe -Accuracy
                Self +Hit Points

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Heal
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Smite

You wrap your fists with negative energy channeled from the Netherworlds, then perform a Smite that deals more damage than Shadow Punch, but has a longer recharge time. Smite clouds the target's vision, lowering his accuracy for a short time.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  2 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee
                Moderate Damage (Smash/Negative)
                Foe -Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Soul Drain

Using this power, you can drain the essence of all nearby foes' souls, thus increasing your own strength. Each affected foe will lose some hit points and add to your damage and accuracy.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Very Long
Minimum Level:  26 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Point Blank Area of Effect Moderate Damage (Negative)
                Self +Damage, +Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Touch of Fear

The Netherworld is one scary place, and with but a touch, you can give your enemy a glimpse into this dark world. This will cause them to helplessly tremble in fear. Foes in this state of panic have reduced accuracy.

Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  6 (Scrapper)

Effects:        Melee Fear
                Foe -Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Fear
                Enhance ToHit Debuffs
                Enhance Accuracy