Dual Blades

Overview

Dual Blades is one of the powersets to come. It is a Scrapper primary power set and a Tanker secondary set in City of Heroes, and a Stalker and Brute primary powerset in City of Villains. It is set to come out with issue 11. The devs (Back Alley Brawler in particular) have confirmed that the set will be insanely quick.

A video of this set in action is available from the Official movie page!

Powers

Scrapper/Tanker/Brute

The Dual Blades powerset is available to Scrappers and Brutes as a primary powerset and to Tankers as a secondary powerset. The following table lists the powers in order, along with their levels for primary, then secondary.

Power	Level	Effect
Nimble Slash	1,1	Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal). Begins Empower and Weaken combos
Power Slice	1,2	Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal). Needed for Sweep combo
Ablating Strike	2,4	Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense. Needed for Empower and Weaken combos, begins Attack Vitals combo
Typhoon's Edge	6,10	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal). Finishes Weaken and Sweep combos
Blinding Feint	8,16	Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal) Self +Damage +Accuracy. Finishes Empower combo
Confront	12,20	Ranged, Foe Taunt
Vengeful Slice	18,28	Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown. Needed for Attack Vitals combo
Sweeping Strike	26,35	Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal). Finishes Attack Vitals combo
One Thousand Cuts	32,38	Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal). Begins Sweep combo

Stalker

Power	Level	Effect
Nimble Slash	1	Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal). Needed for Attack Vitals
Power Slice	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal). Needed for the Weaken combo
Ablating Strike	2	Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense. Begins Attack Vitals, Finishes Sweep
Assassin's Blades	6	Melee, Moderate Damage +Special. Needed for Empower and Sweep combos
Build Up	8	Self +Damage +Accuracy. Begins Empower and Sweep combos
Placate	12	Ranged, Foe Placate. Finishes Empower combo
Vengeful Slice	18	Melee, Moderate Damage(Lethal), Foe Knockdown. Finishes Attack Vitals combo
Sweeping Strike	26	Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal). Begins Weaken combo
One Thousand Cuts	32	Melee (Cone), Superior Damage (Lethal). Finishes Weaken combo

Combination Attacks

The highlight of the dual blades power set is its implementation of a "combo system." Most attacks lack a secondary effect (like Katana's -Def or Dark's -Acc) but the set makes up for this by adding the ability to chain attacks together to create an additional effect at the end.

Brute, Tanker, Scrapper

Combo Name	Empower	Weaken	Attack Vitals	Sweep
Effect	A build up like effect	Enemy -ToHit, -Def	Additional Damage Over Time	PBAoE Damage(Lethal), Knockdown
Open	1. Nimble Slash	1. Nimble Slash	1. Ablating Strike	1. One Thousand Cuts
Continue	2. Ablating Strike	2. Ablating Strike	2. Vengeful Slice	2. Power Slice
Finish	3. Blinding Feint	3. Typhoon's Edge	3. Sweeping Strike	3. Typhoon's Edge

Stalker

Combo Name	Empower	Weaken	Attack Vitals	Sweep
Effect	A build up like effect	Enemy -ToHit, -Def	Additional Damage Over Time	PBAoE Damage(Lethal), Knockdown
Open	1. Build Up	1. Sweeping Strike	1. Ablating Strike	1. Build Up
Continue	2. Assassin's Blades	2. Power Slice	2. Nimble Slash	2. Assassin's Blades
Finish	3. Placate	3. One Thousand Cuts	3. Vengeful Slice	3. Ablating Slice

Powers

copy/paste from Energy Melee, will update later --Konoko

The following are powers in the Energy Melee powerset.

Assassin's Strike

A signature Stalker attack. This attack does moderate damage on its own as a frontal attack. However, if it is executed while you are Hidden, this attack will do tremendous Smashing and Energy damage as you waylay your unsuspecting foe. This attack may be interrupted if you move or are attacked while executing this power.

This power is unavailable to Tankers and Brutes.

Damage Special(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 6 (Stalker) Effects Melee Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Barrage

You perform a quick punch that deals minor damage. Coupled with other energy punches, Barrage can Disorient a foe.

Damage Minor(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Very Fast Minimum Level 1 (Tanker) 1 (Brute) 1 (Stalker) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage Stuns

Bone Smasher

A Bone Smasher attack can be slow, but it compensates by dealing a good amount of damage and having a better chance to Disorient than Energy Punch.

Damage High(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 2 (Brute) 2 (Stalker) 4 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage Stuns

Build Up

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

Recharge Long Minimum Level 6 (Brute) 8 (Stalker) 28 (Tanker) Effects Self +Damage, +Accuracy Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff

Energy Punch

You perform a powerful Energy Punch that deals moderate damage. When used with other Energy Melee attacks, Energy Punch can disorient your opponent.

Damage Moderate(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Fast Minimum Level 1 (Brute) 1 (Stalker) 2 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Energy Transfer

Mastery of Energy Melee begins with the ability to transfer your own hit points into a punch that deals extreme Smashing and Energy damage. Energy Transfer has a good chance of Disorienting the target.

Stalker: Unlike other Stalker primary attack powers, Energy Transfer cannot land a critical hit. However, if this attack is executed successfully while Hidden, you can avoid the hit point loss to yourself and deal a massive blow with no penalty.

Damage Extreme(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 26 (Tanker) 32 (Brute) 25 (Stalker) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Self -Hit Points Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Placate

Allows you to trick a foe into no longer attacking you. A successful Placate will also Hide you. This Hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a critical hit or an Assassin's Strike. However, if you attack a Placated foe, he will be able to attack you back.

This power is unavailable to Tankers and Brutes.

Recharge Long Minimum Level 12 (Stalker) Effects Ranged Foe Placate Self Stealth/Hide Enhancements Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate

Stun

By focusing your internal energy on your fists, you can turn them into personal tasers. This Stun attack deals minor damage, but has the best chance to disorient a target.

Damage Minor(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 18 (Stalker) 20 (Tanker) 26 (Brute) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee Damage Stuns

Taunt

Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.

Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An Accuracy check is not required to taunt your foes.

Brute: Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Recharge Fast (Brute) Slow (Tanker) Minimum Level 4 (Tanker) 10 (Brute) Effects Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Taunt Enhancements - -

Total Focus

Total Focus is complete mastery over Energy Melee. This is a very slow, but incredibly devastating attack that can knock out most opponents, leaving them Disoriented. Due to the exhausting nature of Total Focus, the recharge time is very long.

Stalkers: Criticals with Total Focus deal 130% damage instead of double.

Damage Extreme(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Long Minimum Level 18 (Brute) 32 (Stalker) 38 (Tanker) Effects Melee Foe Disorient Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Disorient Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy

Whirling Hands

By focusing your energy into the muscles in your arms, you can launch a dizzying flurry of attacks against every foe in melee range. Some foes may be hit hard enough to be Disoriented as well.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Damage Moderate(Smashing/Energy) Recharge Slow Minimum Level 8 (Brute) 16 (Tanker) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Foe Disorient Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance Disorient Duration Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Stuns