Mind Control

Overview

Mind Control is one of the powersets. It is a Controller primary powerset in City of Heroes and a Dominator primary powerset in City of Villains.

You can manipulate and control your opponent's mind. Since mental powers directly affect the mind, most tend to be very accurate, and thus very useful against higher level foes. Few foes can resist psionic powers, but creatures without minds, like machines and robots, are resistant to many of the effects.

Power Table

The Mind Control powerset is available as a primary set for Controllers and Dominators. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Mesmerize	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Psionic), Foe Sleep
Levitate	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Smash)
Dominate	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Psionic), Foe Hold
Confuse	6	Ranged, Target Confuse
Mass Hypnosis	8	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Sleep
Telekinesis	12	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Hold, Repel
Total Domination	18	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Hold
Terrify	26	Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage (Psionic), Foe Fear (Special)
Mass Confusion	32	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Confuse

Powers

The following are powers in the Mind Control powerset.

Confuse

You can confuse an enemy, forcing him to believe his friends are not who they appear to be. If successful, the enemy will ignore you and attack his own allies. If you confuse someone before he has noticed you, your presence will continue to be masked. You will not receive any experience points for foes defeated by a confused enemy.

Recharge 14 seconds Minimum Level 6 (Controller) 6 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Target Confuse Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Confusion Duration Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Confuse

Dominate

Painfully tears at the mind of a single foe. Dominate deals psionic damage and renders a foe helpless, lost in his own mind and unable to defend himself.

Damage Moderate Brawl Index 2.78 Psionic Damage Recharge 9.5 seconds Minimum Level 2 (Controller) 2 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Moderate Damage (Psionic) Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Hold Duration Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Holds Ranged Damage

Levitate

You can send a single target violently into the air, then slam him to the ground for smashing damage. This power can bring flying foes to the ground.

Damage Moderate Brawl Index 3.67 Smashing Damage Recharge 8 seconds Minimum Level 1 (Controller) 1 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Moderate Damage (Smash) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Ranged Damage

Mass Confusion

You can cause mass confusion within a group of foes, creating chaos. All affected foes within the area will turn and attack each other, ignoring all your allies. If you confuse your foes before they noticed you, your presence will continue to go unnoticed. You will not receive any experience points for foes defeated entirely by confused enemies.

Recharge 4 minutes Minimum Level 32 (Controller) 32 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Confuse Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Confusion Duration Enhance Accuracy Set Categories ?

Mass Hypnosis

Hypnotizes a group of foes at a distance and puts them to sleep. The targets will remain asleep for some time, but will awaken if attacked. This power deals no damage, but if done discreetly, the targets will never be aware of your presence.

Recharge 47.33 seconds Minimum Level 8 (Controller) 8 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Sleep Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Enhance Sleep Duration Increase Attack Rate Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Sleep

Mesmerize

Mesmerize painfully assails a target with psychic energy, rendering him unconscious. The target will remain asleep for some time, but will awaken if attacked.

Damage Moderate Brawl Index 2.78 Psionic Damage Recharge 8 seconds Minimum Level 1 (Controller) 1 (Dominator) Effects Ranged Moderate Damage (Psionic) Foe Sleep Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Enhance Sleep Duration Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Sleep Ranged Damage

Telekinesis

Lifts a foe, and any nearby foes, off the ground and repels them. The targets are helpless, unable to take action, and will continue to hover away, picking up any passing targets, as long as you keep this power active. Keeping up this level of concentration costs a lot of endurance.

Recharge 1 minute Minimum Level 12 (Controller) 12 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Hold Repel Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories None

Terrify

This power terrifies foes within a cone area in front of you, causing them to tremble in fear uncontrollably. The effect is so frightening and overwhelming that the target takes real damage from the physiological response to this psionic attack.

Damage Minor Brawl Index 2.78 Psionic Damage Recharge 42.33 seconds Minimum Level 26 (Controller) 26 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Cone) Minor Damage (Psionic) Foe Fear (Special) Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Fear Duration Enhance ToHit Debuff Enhance Damage Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Melee AoE Damage Fear

Total Domination

Tears at the mind of a target foe and those near him. Total Domination renders all affected foes helpless, lost in their own minds and unable to defend themselves.

Recharge 4 minutes Minimum Level 18 (Controller) 18 (Dominator) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect) Foe Hold Enhancements Enhance Hold Duration Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Accuracy Set Categories Holds

Notes

Mind Control is a rarely-seen set, despite the fact that it has the potential to be devastating due to the largely unresistable Psionic damage, due to the lack of a "Pet" at Level 32. This effectively forces a high-level Mind Control player to team, as their solo capacity is greatly reduced in comparison

External Links

• Mind Control for Controllers at City of Data v2.0
• Mind Control for Dominators at City of Data v2.0