Earth Assault

Overview

Earth Assault is a standard power set that is a secondary set for Dominators.

"With Earth Assault, you can damage foes with the very ground they walk upon. You can conjure stone weapons, hurl boulders, and even cause magma to erupt from the ground."

Power Table

The Earth Assault power set is available as a secondary set for Dominators. The following table shows the level at which each power is available:

Power	Level	Effect
Stone Spears	1	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Lethal), Foe Knock Up
Stone Mallet	1	Melee, High DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown
Tremor	4	PBAoE, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockback
Hurl Boulder	10	Ranged, High DMG(Smash), Foe Knockback, -Fly
Power Up	16	Self +Special, +Dmg(All)
Heavy Mallet	20	Melee, Superior DMG(Smash), Foe Knockback
Seismic Smash	24	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Hold
Mud Pots	28	Toggle: PBAoE, Minor DoT(Fire), Foe Immob, -SPD
Fissure	30	Close (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient, Knockback

Powers

Fissure

This powerful stomp can crack the earth itself, damaging a nearby targeted foe and any foes around it. This Fissure can only affect foes on the ground, dealing moderate smashing damage and possibly throwing them into the air or disorienting them.

Damage Moderate(Smashing) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 30 (Dominator) Effects Close (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Knockback, Disorient Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Disorient Duration Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage Knockback Stuns Universal Damage

Heavy Mallet

A more impressive form of Stone Mallet, the Heavy Mallet deals more damage, but is slower to swing. It has a greater chance of knocking down opponents.

Damage Superior(Smashing) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 20 (Dominator) Effects Melee Foe Knockback Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Knockback Universal Damage

Hurl Boulder

You are able to tear up a chunk of ground beneath your feet and Hurl it at an enemy. This attack deals moderate damage, and can knock foes back and even drop them out of the air if they are flying.

Damage High(Smashing) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 10 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Foe Knockback, -Fly Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Knockback Universal Damage

Mud Pots

While this power is active, you draw upon the geothermal power of the Earth to create a bubbling pool of hot mud around yourself. All foes in melee range will become snared and entrapped in the mud, Immobilizing some and slowing others. The boiling heat from Mud Pots may also deal some damage over time to the snared foes.

Damage Minor Damage Over Time(Fire) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 28 (Dominator) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Immobilize, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Slow Movement Universal Damage

Power Up

Boosts the damage and secondary effects of your powers. Your powers' effects like Heals, Defense Buffs, Endurance Drains, Disorients, Holds, Immobilizes, and more, are all improved. The effects of Power Up last a short while, and only the next couple of attacks will be boosted.

Editor's Note:

This power improves the strength of your Heals, Endurance drains and gifts, Runspeed powers, Flight powers, Defense buffs and debuffs, and ToHit buffs and debuffs, as well as the duration of your Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Immobilize, Fear, and Confuse status effects. It does not increase the strength of your Knockback effects.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 16 (Dominator) Effects Self +Special, +Damage(All) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

Seismic Smash

This massive attack hits with all the force of the Earth itself. It deals tremendous amounts of damage, and may Hold the target if they are not defeated outright.

Damage Extreme(Smashing) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 24 (Dominator) Effects Melee Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Holds Universal Damage

Stone Mallet

Your control over the earth allows you to form a mallet of solid stone. This Stone Mallet deals heavy damage, and can knock down weak foes.

Damage High(Smashing) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 1 (Dominator) Effects Melee Foe Knockback Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Knockback Universal Damage

Stone Spears

Stone spears erupt from the ground at the feet of your target. This attack can only be used against targets on the ground, and does moderate lethal damage.

Damage Moderate(Lethal) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Foe Knockup Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Knockback Universal Damage

Tremor

You can cause a localized earthquake immediately around you. This will deal moderate damage to every foe in melee range, while knocking them back.

Damage Moderate(Smashing) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 4 (Dominator) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Knockback Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Knockback Universal Damage

Historical

Developer Quotes

This section contains information about a past event in City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

According to Castle, Earth Assault was a personal project to help Sunstorm learn the ropes when he first started. Once the project was complete, they went ahead and proposed it for the (then) next round of Power Set Proliferation [1]

Sunstorm then made the following statement [2]

Never played a more "tankish" feeling dominator, despite it having no armors. ... Earth Assault will be a very melee heavy set. Also opted for the regular Hurl boulder Animation, since the Propel Boulder animation uses the full 3.5 second long propel animation. Now I may be a huge fan of propel for my grav doms/Trollers, but the thought of having 2 versions of it didn't seem too fun.

In a Dev Diary released on August 13, 2009, Castle confirmed the power lineup of the set, and again commented on the creation of Earth Assault:

Earth Assault began life as a training exercise for Jonathan "Sunstorm" Courney. Shortly after he began working here, he decided to build a new assault set for Dominators in order to help familiarize himself with the powers system. He spent some time picking the powers, dreaming up new ones and testing them, and in general just doing some really innovative and crazy things with them. After a while, he decided to take his test bed and turn it into something that could be released to the fans. This led to a lot of rebalancing, rebuilding, and when he was finally satisfied with it, he pitched it to me. Although it's taken awhile for it to be implemented, we're happy that we're finally able to include it with Issue 16.

Earth Assault, like other Assault sets, combines a good mix of Ranged and Melee powers. It has a healthy dose of soft control, good damage, and with Mud Pots - one of the best Damage Auras available.

Other

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

• This set was added to the game for Dominators in Issue 16.
• This set was reworked in Issue 26, Page 2.

External Links

• Earth Assault for Dominators at City of Data v2.0