Electricity Mastery (Mastermind)

Overview

Electricity Mastery is one of the Ancillary Power Pools available to Masterminds.

You have Mastery over Electrical power to defeat your foes, and to add some much needed armor and defense.

Power Table

The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Static Discharge	35	Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Energy), Foe -End
Electric Shackles	35	Ranged, Minor Damage(Energy), Foe Hold, -End
Thunder Strike	38	PBAoE, High DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient, Knockback, -End
Surge of Power	41	Self +Res(Special)
EM Pulse	44	PBAoE, Foe Disorient, -End, -Regen, Special vs. Robots, Self -Rec

Powers

The following powers are in the Electricity Mastery powerset:

Electric Shackles

Electric Shackles binds a foe's limbs, leaving the target Held and helpless. The target is drained of some Endurance and some of that Endurance may be transferred back to you.

Damage Minor(Energy) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 35 (Mastermind) Effects Ranged Foe Hold, -Endurance Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Holds Endurance Modification Universal Damage

EM Pulse

You can unleash a massive pulse of electromagnetic energy. This EMP will drain the endurance and HP Regeneration of all affected targets and leave them incapacitated and disoriented for a while. Additionally, most machines and robots will take moderate high damage. However, this power uses a lot of endurance and leaves you unable to recover endurance for a while. You must be level 44 and have two other Electricity Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Damage Special vs. Robots Recharge Extremely Long Minimum Level 44 (Mastermind) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Disorient, -Endurance, -Regeneration Self -Recovery Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Disorient Duration Set Categories Stuns Endurance Modification

Static Discharge

Discharges a cone of static electricity that deals damage and drains endurance from all affected foes in the area.

Damage Moderate(Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 35 (Mastermind) Effects Ranged (Cone) Foe -Endurance Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage Endurance Modification Universal Damage

Surge of Power

When you activate this power, you transform your body into living Electricity and become extremely resistant to all damage but Psionics. However, expending all this energy will leave you exhausted, and drained of all Endurance. You must be level 41 and have one other Electricity Mastery PowerPowers before selecting this power.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 41 (Mastermind) Effects Self +Resistance(Special) Enhancements Enhance Endurance Modification Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist Damage Endurance Modification

Thunder Strike

A massive attack. You smash your foes with all the power of a lightning bolt. The pummeled victim takes tremendous damage and may be Disoriented. Any nearby foes may be knocked down and take some damage from the shockwave, as well as have some endurance drained. You must be level 38 and have one other Electricity Mastery PowerPowers before selecting this power.

Damage High(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Mastermind) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Disorient, Knockback, -Endurance Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Enhance Disorient Duration Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Knockback Stuns Universal Damage

Historical

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

• This set was added to the game in Issue 18.
• Issue 21 lowered the level at which the set's powers become available: two changed from 41 to 35, two from 44 to 41, and one from 47 to 44.
• Issue 27, Page 5 lowered the level at which the third power from Ancillary Power Pools unlocked from level 41 to level 38.
• Issue 27, Page 7 renamed this set from Charge Mastery to Electricity Mastery.

See Also

• Mastermind
• Ancillary Power Pools

External Links

• Electricity Mastery (Mastermind) for Masterminds at City of Data v2.0