Dark Armor
Overview
Dark Armor is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper secondary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute and Stalker secondary powerset in City of Villains.
Dark Armor allows you to tap into the powers of the netherworld for protection. Many Dark Armor powers drain your foes to strengthen you. Dark Armor offers very good resistance to negative energy damage, and is one of the only defensive sets that offer some resistance to psionic damage. However. its resistance to energy is weak and it offers no protection to knockback.
Power Tables
Scrapper
The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Dark Embrace
|
1 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic) |
 Death Shroud
|
2 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Negative) |
 Murky Cloud
|
4 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain) |
 Obsidian Shield
|
10 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear) |
 Dark Regeneration
|
16 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage(Negative), Self: +Health |
 Cloak of Darkness
|
20 | Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize) |
 Cloak of Fear
|
28 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Fear, -Accuracy |
 Oppressive Gloom
|
35 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health |
 Soul Transfer
|
38 | Self Rez, Special |
Brute
The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Embrace
|
1 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic) |
| Death Shroud
|
2 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Negative) |
| Murky Cloud
|
4 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain) |
| Obsidian Shield
|
10 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear) |
| Dark Regeneration
|
16 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage(Negative), Self: +Health |
| Cloak of Darkness
|
20 | Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize) |
| Cloak of Fear
|
28 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Fear, -Accuracy |
| Oppressive Gloom
|
35 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health |
| Soul Transfer
|
38 | Self Rez, Special |
Stalker
The Dark Armor powerset is available as a secondary powerset for Stalkers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:
| Power | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Hide
|
1 | Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense(Melee, Ranged, Area of Effect) |
| Dark Embrace
|
2 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic) |
| Murky Cloud
|
4 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain) |
 Shadow Dweller
|
10 | Auto: Self +Defense(All), +Resistance(Immobilize), +Perception |
| Obsidian Shield
|
16 | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear) |
| Dark Regeneration
|
20 | Point Blank Area of Effect, Minor Damage(Negative), Self: +Health |
| Cloak of Fear
|
28 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Fear, -Accuracy |
| Oppressive Gloom
|
35 | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient, Self: -Health |
| Soul Transfer
|
38 | Self Rez, Special |
Powers
Cloak of Darkness
A shroud of Netherworld darkness envelops you, making you difficult to spot at a distance. You can be seen only at close range, or if you attack a target. Even if seen, the Cloak of Darkness grants you a bonus to defense to all attacks attacks and some protection from immobilization. This Netherworld Cloak also allows you to see things in a new light, allowing you to better see stealthy foes. Unlike some stealth powers, Cloak of Darkness has no movement penalty. Cloak of Darkness will not work with any other form of concealment power such as shadow fall or steamy mist.
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level |  20 (Scrapper)
|
 20 (Brute)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense |
| Self: +Perception, +Resistance(Immobilize) | |
| Enhancements |  Reduce Endurance Cost
|
 Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Defense Buffs
| |
| Set Categories |  Defense
|
Cloak of Fear
You can wrap yourself in a nightmarish Cloak of Fear. Foes close to you are treated to visions most horrific, forcing them to tremble in terror, only attacking if attacked, and even then, at reduced accuracy.
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 28 (Scrapper)
|
| 28 (Brute)
| |
 28 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Foe: Fear, -Accuracy | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Fear Duration
| |
 Enhance ToHit Debuff
| |
 Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Set Categories |  Fear
|
Dark Embrace
You tap into the energy of the Netherworld to protect yourself from damage. This Dark Embrace shrouds you and grants resistance to lethal, smashing, negative energy and toxic damage.
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Scrapper)
|
| 1 (Brute)
| |
| 2 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smash, Lethal, Negative, Toxic) |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Damage Resistance
| |
| Set Categories |  Resist Damage
|
Dark Regeneration
You can tap the dark essence of the Netherworld to drain a small amount of life from all enemies nearby, thus healing yourself. The more foes affected, the more you will be healed.
| Damage | Minor Damage(Negative) |
| Recharge | Slow |
| Minimum Level | 16 (Scrapper)
|
| 16 (Brute)
| |
| 20 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Self: +Health | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Heal
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
 Enhance Damage
| |
| Set Categories |  Melee AoE Damage
|
 Healing/Absorb
|
Death Shroud
You become a focus point for the Netherworld, allowing its negative energy to seep from your body. This will continuously damage all foes in melee range.
| Damage | Minor Damage over Time(Negative) |
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 2 (Scrapper)
|
| 2 (Brute)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
| |
| Enhance Damage
| |
| Set Categories | Melee AoE Damage
|
Hide
Hide makes you almost impossible to detect. When properly 'Hidden', a Stalker can pull off Critical hits with his attacks, and even land a massive 'Assassins Strike' with an Assassins power. When you attack or are damaged while using this power, you will be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see and retain some bonus to defense. Unlike most stealth powers, Hide can be used at the same time as other concealment powers, giving you even greater stealth capability.
| Recharge | - |
| Minimum Level | 1 (Stalker)
|
| Effects | Toggle: Self: Stealth |
| Self: +Defense(Melee, Ranged, Area of Effect) | |
| Very low endurance cost | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Defense Buffs
|
Murky Cloud
You create a Murky Cloud enshrouding you. This cloud can absorb all forms of energy, making you more resistant to fire, cold, energy, and negative energy attacks, as well as endurance drain effects.
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 2 (Scrapper)
|
| 2 (Brute)
| |
| 4 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Endurance Drain) |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Damage Resistance
|
Obsidian Shield
You can create a special Obsidian Shield that grants good resistance to psionic damage. With your mind enshrouded in darkness you are protected from sleep, fear, hold and disorient attacks.
| Recharge | Fast |
| Minimum Level | 10 (Scrapper)
|
| 10 (Brute)
| |
| 16 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionic, Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Fear) |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
| Enhance Damage Resistance
| |
| Set Categories | Resist Damage
|
Oppressive Gloom
The Netherworld has many mutable properties, such as the Oppressive Gloom. This power allows you to use your own hit points to keep enemies near you disoriented and unable to use any powers. Endurance cost for this is minimal, but the power can be dangerous to use.
| Recharge | Moderate |
| Minimum Level | 35 (Scrapper)
|
| 35 (Brute)
| |
| 35 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect |
| Foe: Disorient | |
| Self: -Health | |
| Enhancements | Reduce Endurance Cost
|
| Increase Attack Rate
| |
 Enhance Disorient Duration
| |
| Enhance Accuracy
|
Shadow Dweller
You are a true Shadow Dweller of the netherworld. Your affinity for the shadows grants you an inherent bonus to all defense, as well as an increased perception and a resistance to immobilization. Your perception bonus and resistance to immobilization improves over level. Shadow Dweller is an auto power. It is always on and costs no endurance.
| Minimum Level | 10 (Stalker)
|
| Effects | Auto: Self +Defense(All) |
| +Resistance(Immobilize), +Perception | |
| Enhancements | Enhance Defense Buffs
|
Soul Transfer
Should you fall in battle, you can perform a Soul Transfer, sucking the life force of all foes around you to bring yourself back from the brink of death. The more foes nearby, the more life is restored to you. Drained foes are left disoriented. The dark effects of this Soul Transfer will actually leave you invulnerable for a brief time, and protected from XP Debt for 20 seconds. There must be at least one foe nearby to fuel the transfer and revive yourself.
| Damage | Moderate |
| Recharge | Very Long |
| Minimum Level | 38 (Scrapper)
|
| 38 (Brute)
| |
| 38 (Stalker)
| |
| Effects | Self Rez, Special |
| Enhancements | Increase Attack Rate
|
 Enhance Endurance Modification
| |
| Enhance Disorient Duration
| |
| Enhance Heal
| |
| Enhance Damage
|
External Links
- Dark Armor for Brutes at City of Data v2.0
- Dark Armor for Scrappers at City of Data v2.0
- Dark Armor for Stalkers at City of Data v2.0