Fiery Melee

Overview

Fiery Melee allows you to attack with fire, and even conjure up flaming melee weapons. Fiery Melee powers tend to set foes ablaze for added damage over time. It is a Tanker secondary power set and, starting with Issue 12, a Scrapper primary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute primary power set in City of Villains.

Power Tables

Brute

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

Power	Level	Effect
Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
Fire Sword	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Cremate	2	Melee, High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Incinerate	8	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
Taunt	12	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
Breath of Fire	18	Close(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Fire Sword Circle	26	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Scrapper

As of Issue 12, Fiery Melee is available as a primary set for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
Fire Sword	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Cremate	2	Melee, High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Breath of Fire	8	Close(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Confront	12	Ranged, Foe Taunt
Fire Sword Circle	18	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Incinerate	26	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Tanker

Fiery Melee is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
Fire Sword	2	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Combustion	4	Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Taunt	10	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
Breath of Fire	16	Close (Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Build Up	20	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Fire Sword Circle	28	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Incinerate	35	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
Greater Fire Sword	38	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Fiery Melee powerset.

Breath of Fire

This allows you to spew fire from your mouth, burning all foes within its narrow cone. This is a very accurate attack that can deal good damage at a close range.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Fire) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 16 (Tanker) 18 (Brute) 8 (Scrapper) Effects Close (Cone) Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increases your Accuracy.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 20 (Tanker) 6 (Brute) 6 (Scrapper) Effects Self +Damage, +Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories None

Combustion

Your mastery of fire allows you to violently raise the temperature around yourself in an attempt to spontaneously combust any nearby foes and set them ablaze, dealing damage over time.

This power is only available to Tankers, not Brutes or Scrappers.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Fire) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 4 (Tanker) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

Confront

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

This power is only available to Scrappers, not Brutes or Tankers.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 12 (Scrapper) Effects Ranged Foe Taunt Enhancements Increase Attack Rate Enhance Range Enhance Accuracy Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories ?

Cremate

A slow but devastating attack. Cremate clobbers your foes with a massive two-handed fiery smash that leaves your foe set on fire.

This power is available to Brutes and Scrappers, but not Tankers.

Damage High Damage(Smashing/Fire) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Brute) 2 (Scrapper) Effects Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage

Fire Sword

Through concentration, you can create a sword of fire that sets foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage Moderate(Fire/Lethal) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Tanker) 1 (Brute) 1 (Scrapper) Effects Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage

Fire Sword Circle

Mastery of your Fire Sword has enabled you to make an attack on every foe within melee distance. This will slash and burn your enemies, dealing moderate damage and setting them ablaze.

Damage Moderate(Fire/Lethal) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 28 (Tanker) 26 (Brute) 18 (Scrapper) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

Greater Fire Sword

Your mastery of fire allows you to create an enhanced sword of fire that can set foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Greater Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Tanker) 32 (Brute) 32 (Scrapper) Effects Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage

Incinerate

Intense concentration can allow you to incinerate an opponent. This will set your foe ablaze, dealing very high damage over a short time.

Damage High Damage over Time(Fire) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 35 (Tanker) 8 (Brute) 26 (Scrapper) Effects Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage

Scorch

This power engulfs your hands in flames, and can ignite the target of your scorching attack. Once on fire, the target will suffer damage over time.

Damage Minor(Fire) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) 1 (Brute) 1 (Scrapper) Effects Melee Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage

Taunt

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

This power is available to Brutes and Tankers, but not to Scrappers.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 10 (Tanker) 12 (Brute) Effects Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Taunt Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

External Links

• Fiery Melee for Brutes at City of Data v2.0
• Fiery Melee for Tankers at City of Data v2.0