Blaster

Overview

The Blaster is an offensive juggernaut. This hero can deal a ton of damage from either a distance or up-close, but he must be careful because he's somewhat fragile compared to other heroes. The Blaster can't stand toe to toe with most opponents for long. His best defense is a great offense!

Alignment: Hero

The Blaster's power sets are:

Primary: Ranged
Secondary: Support

The Blaster has Low Hit Points and High Damage.

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

A Blaster's primary power sets are designed specifically for ranged attacks. They are:

• Archery (Issue 5)
• Assault Rifle
• Electrical Blast
• Energy Blast
• Fire Blast
• Ice Blast
• Psychic Blast (Issue 12)
• Sonic Attack (Issue 5)

Secondary Power Sets

A Blaster's secondary power sets are designed for support via melee attacks, minor crowd control powers, or temporary self-buffs. They are:

• Devices
• Energy Manipulation
• Electricity Manipulation
• Fire Manipulation
• Ice Manipulation
• Mental Manipulation (Issue 12)

Ancillary Power Pools

• Cold Mastery
• Electrical Mastery
• Flame Mastery
• Force Mastery
• Munitions Mastery

Inherent Power

• Defiance

See Also

• Blaster Strategy

Historical

• Flame Mastery was added to the game in Issue 3.
• Electrical Mastery was added to the game in Issue 5.
• Psychic Blast and Mental Manipulation were added as selectable sets for Blasters in Issue 12.

External Links

• Summary and Analysis of Blaster Powersets
• Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
• Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file