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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The '''Defender''' tends to help his allies, and attack his foes, from a distance. The Defender excels at powers that assist friends, but can also hinder his enemies. The Defender is able to attack at quite a range, however, the Defender is not built for hand to hand. He might be able to dodge a few attacks, but the Defender won't last for long.


[[Image:archetypeicon_defender.png|left]]
The Defender's power sets are:
The '''Defender''' is a long-range support specialist.  This archetype is effective with ranged attacks (though not quite on par with the [[Blaster]]), but the Defender's true worth shines in another area.  Defenders are the premier helpers in the game—they are the best at strengthening their teammates' abilities (buffing) and weakening foes (debuffing).  They aren't built for lengthy hand to hand combat, though they aren't fragile, either.  The Defender needs to keep an eye both on his teammates and the enemy—in order to see which requires his powerful attention first!


The Defender's powersets are:
'''Primary''': Buff<br />
 
'''Primary''': Buff<br>
'''Secondary''': Ranged
'''Secondary''': Ranged


The Defender has low hit points and low damage.
{{ATStats|survive=4|melee=2|ranged=6|control=4|support=10|pets=2}}


== Powersets ==
== Power Sets ==
{{section columns
| heading 1 =
=== Primary Power Sets ===
| section 1 =
A Defender's primary power sets are designed specifically for buffing or debuffing. They are:
{{Category Listing|Defender Primary}}
{{PMarket Purchase|time}}
{{PMarket Purchase|nature}}


=== Primary Powersets ===
| heading 2 =
=== Secondary Power Sets ===
| section 2 =
A Defender's secondary power sets are designed for ranged attacks. They are:
{{Category Listing|Defender Secondary}}
{{PMarket Purchase|br}}
{{PMarket Purchase|dp}}
{{PMarket Purchase|water}}


A Defender's primary powersets are designed specifically for buffing.  They are:
| heading 3 =
 
=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
* [[Dark Miasma]]
| section 3 =
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Dark Mastery]]
* [[Force Field]]
* [[Electricity Mastery]]
* [[Kinetics]]
* [[Energy Mastery (Corruptor/Defender)|Energy Mastery]]
* [[Radiation Emission]]
* [[Fire Mastery (Blaster/Corruptor/Defender)|Fire Mastery]]
* [[Sonic Resonance]]
* [[Ice Mastery (Corruptor/Defender)|Ice Mastery]]
* [[Storm Summoning]]
* [[Psionic Mastery (Corruptor/Defender)|Psionic Mastery]]
* [[Trick Arrow]]


=== Secondary Powersets ===
| heading 4 =
=== Patron Power Pools ===
| section 4 =
* [[Leviathan Mastery#Corruptor / Defender|Leviathan Mastery]]
* [[Mace Mastery#Corruptor / Defender|Mace Mastery]]
* [[Mu Mastery#Corruptor / Defender|Mu Mastery]]
* [[Soul Mastery#Corruptor / Defender|Soul Mastery]]
<span style="font-size:.75em;">&#42; [[Patron Power Pools]] require [[Villain (Alignment)|villain]] [[alignment]] to obtain.</span>
}}


A Defender's secondary powersets are designed for ranged attacks. They are:
=== Inherent Power ===
* [[Inherent Powers#Vigilance|Vigilance]] gives Defenders an endurance discount when teammates are injured and a damage boost when solo or in small teams.


* [[Archery]]
== Historical ==
* [[Dark Blast]]
{{Historical|type=section|reason=change}}
* [[Electrical Blast]]
* [[Energy Blast]]
* [[Psychic Blast]]
* [[Radiation Blast]]
* [[Sonic Attack]]


=== Ancillary Power Pools ===
* Defenders have been in the game since [[Issue 0]], originally as a City of Heroes [[archetype]]. Their original primary powersets were Dark Miasma, Empathy, Force Field, Kinetics, Radiation Emission, and Storm Summoning. Their original secondary powersets were Dark Blast, Electrical Blast, Energy Blast, Psychic Blast, and Radiation Blast.
* Dark Mastery, Electricity Mastery, Power Mastery and Psychic Mastery were added to the game in [[Issue 3]].
* Sonic Resonance, Trick Arrow, Archery and Sonic Attack were added to the game in [[Issue 5]].
* Cold Domination and Ice Blast were [[Power Set Proliferation|proliferated]] to Defenders in [[Issue 12]].
* Assault Rifle and Traps were proliferated to Defenders in [[Issue 16]].
* Dual Pistols was added to the game on March 2, 2010 as an early feature of [[Going Rogue]] to those who prepurchased.
* The [[Patron Power Pools]] were made available to Defenders in [[Issue 18]].
* Beam Rifle and Time Manipulation were added to the game in [[Issue 21]].
* Thermal Radiation and Fire Blast were proliferated to Defenders in Issue 21.
* Water Blast was added to the game on July 10, 2012.
* Nature Affinity was added to the game on August 21, 2012.
* Flame Mastery, Pain Domnination, and Poison were proliferated to Defenders in [[Issue 25]].
* Electrical Affinity was added to the game in [[Issue 26 Page 5|Issue 26, Page 5]].
* Seismic Blast was added to the game in [[Issue 27 Page 3|Issue 27, Page 3]].


* [[Dark Mastery]]
== See Also ==
* [[Power Mastery]]
* [[Archetypes]]
* [[Psychic Mastery]]
* [[Defender Strategy]]
* [[Electricity Mastery]]
* [[Offender]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://www.alteredgamer.com/city-of-heroes/5617-coh-city-of-villains-guide-to-the-defender-archetype/ Summary and Analysis of Defender Powersets]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025125321/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/archetypes/hero_archetypes.php Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file


* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/archetypes.html Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file


[[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Archetypes]]
{{Navbox Archetypes}}
 
[[Category:Archetypes]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, 23 February 2024

Defender
Archetypeicon defender.png
Primary Buff
Secondary Ranged
Inherent Vigilance
Base HP 1017.4
Max HP 1606.4
Primary Sets 17
Secondary Sets 15
Epic Power Pools 10
Modifiers (at level 50)
Limits (at level 50)
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Overview

The Defender tends to help his allies, and attack his foes, from a distance. The Defender excels at powers that assist friends, but can also hinder his enemies. The Defender is able to attack at quite a range, however, the Defender is not built for hand to hand. He might be able to dodge a few attacks, but the Defender won't last for long.

The Defender's power sets are:

Primary: Buff
Secondary: Ranged

Defender Stats
Survivability
4
Melee Damage
2
Ranged Damage
6
Crowd Control
4
Support
10
Pets
2

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

A Defender's primary power sets are designed specifically for buffing or debuffing. They are:

* Time Manipulation used to require VIP status or purchase on the Paragon Market.
 * Nature Affinity used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.

Secondary Power Sets

A Defender's secondary power sets are designed for ranged attacks. They are:

* Beam Rifle used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.
 * Dual Pistols used to require VIP status, purchase on the Paragon Market, or purchase of Going Rogue.
 * Water Blast used to require purchase on the Paragon Market.

Inherent Power

  • Vigilance gives Defenders an endurance discount when teammates are injured and a damage boost when solo or in small teams.

Historical

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

  • Defenders have been in the game since Issue 0, originally as a City of Heroes archetype. Their original primary powersets were Dark Miasma, Empathy, Force Field, Kinetics, Radiation Emission, and Storm Summoning. Their original secondary powersets were Dark Blast, Electrical Blast, Energy Blast, Psychic Blast, and Radiation Blast.
  • Dark Mastery, Electricity Mastery, Power Mastery and Psychic Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
  • Sonic Resonance, Trick Arrow, Archery and Sonic Attack were added to the game in Issue 5.
  • Cold Domination and Ice Blast were proliferated to Defenders in Issue 12.
  • Assault Rifle and Traps were proliferated to Defenders in Issue 16.
  • Dual Pistols was added to the game on March 2, 2010 as an early feature of Going Rogue to those who prepurchased.
  • The Patron Power Pools were made available to Defenders in Issue 18.
  • Beam Rifle and Time Manipulation were added to the game in Issue 21.
  • Thermal Radiation and Fire Blast were proliferated to Defenders in Issue 21.
  • Water Blast was added to the game on July 10, 2012.
  • Nature Affinity was added to the game on August 21, 2012.
  • Flame Mastery, Pain Domnination, and Poison were proliferated to Defenders in Issue 25.
  • Electrical Affinity was added to the game in Issue 26, Page 5.
  • Seismic Blast was added to the game in Issue 27, Page 3.

See Also

External Links


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