Stone Armor

Overview

Stone Armor is a Tanker primary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute secondary powerset in City of Villains.

Power Tables

The Stone Armor powerset is available as a primary powerset for Tankers and a secondary powerset for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
Rock Armor	1	1	Toggle: Self +DEF(Smash, Lethal), +Res(DEF Debuff)
Stone Skin	1	2	Auto: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal)
Earth's Embrace	2	4	Self Heal, +Max Health, +Res(Toxic)
Mud Pots	6	10	Toggle: PBAoE, Minor DoT(Fire), Foe Immobilize, -SPD
Rooted	8	16	Toggle: Self +Res(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Repel, Knockback, End Drain, DEF Debuff), +Regen, -SPD, -Jump, -Fly
Brimstone Armor	12	20	Toggle: Self +Res(Fire, Cold)
Crystal Armor	18	28	Toggle: Self +DEF(Energy, Negative), +Res(DEF Debuff)
Minerals	26	35	Toggle: Self +DEF(Psionic), +Res(Confuse), +Perception
Granite Armor	32	38	Toggle: Self +DEF(All DMG but Psionics), +Res(All DMG but Psionics, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Repel, Knockback, DEF Debuff), -Recharge, -SPD, -DMG

Powers

Brimstone Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in cracked magma. Brimstone Armor makes you highly resistant to Fire and Cold damage. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 20 (Brute) 12 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist Damage

Crystal Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in various quartz crystals. Crystal Armor makes Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to hit. This power also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 28 (Brute) 18 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Defense Debuff) Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Defense

Earth's Embrace

You are so connected to the Earth, you can draw upon its power to add to your own health. Activating this power increases your maximum health, and grants you resistance to Toxic Damage.

Recharge Very Long Minimum Level 4 (Brute) 2 (Tanker) Effects Self Heal, +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Heal Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist Damage Healing/Absorb

Granite Armor

When you activate this power, you are transformed into a massive bulk of unyielding Granite. Your incredible mass makes you almost completely invulnerable and resistant to most effects. However, you also become quite heavy, cannot fly, your attack and movement speed are Slowed and you do less damage. Granite Armor also grants you high resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as other Armors in this set, Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers.

Recharge Slow Minimum Level 38 (Brute) 32 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(All Damage but Psionics), +Resistance(All Damage but Psionics, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Repel, Knockback, Defense Debuff), -Recharge, -Speed, -Damage Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Defense Resist Damage

Minerals

Activating this power summons several rare earth rock minerals to orbit around you. These minerals can disperse thought patterns and make Psionic attacks less likely to hit. They also bring clarity of the mind and increase your Perception to see hidden foes and grant resistance to Confusion. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 35 (Brute) 26 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic), +Resistance(Confuse), +Perception Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Defense

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.

Recharge Fast Damage Minor Damage over Time(Fire) Minimum Level 10 (Brute) 6 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Immobilize, -Speed Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Slow Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Slow Movement

Rock Armor

Your skin becomes stone while this power is active. Stone Armor protects you from Smashing and Lethal attacks. They are less likely to land and affect you. Stone Armor also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Brute) 1 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal), +Resistance(Defense Debuff) Enhancements Enhance Defense Buffs Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Defense

Rooted

While this power is active, you merge with the Earth and draw forth its power to become resistant to Knockback, Sleep, Hold, Disorient and Endurance Drain effects, and increase your Hit Point Regeneration rate. You must remain in close contact with the Earth, so you will move extremely slow and you cannot active Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers while this power is active. Rooted also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs.

Recharge Fast Minimum Level 16 (Brute) 8 (Tanker) Effects Toggle: Self +Resistance(Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Repel, Knockback, Endurance Drain, Defense Debuff), +Regeneration, -Speed, -Jump, -Fly Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Heal Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Healing/Absorb

Stone Skin

Your tough skin is naturally resistant to Smashing and Lethal damage. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.

Minimum Level 2 (Brute) 1 (Tanker) Effects Auto: Self +Resistance(Smashing, Lethal) Enhancements Enhance Damage Resistance Set Categories Resist 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 has been in the game for Tankers since Issue 0.
• This set was included with the original release of Brutes in Issue 6.

External Links

• Stone Armor for Tankers at City of Data v2.0
• Stone Armor for Brutes at City of Data v2.0