Dark Blast (Power Set)

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Overview

Dark Blast summons the powers of the Netherworld to defeat your foes. The draining effects of most of these powers can reduce your targets' chance to hit.

Dark Blast is one of the powersets. It is a Corruptor primary power set and a Defender secondary power set in City of Heroes.

Power Tables

The Dark Blast (Power Set) powerset is available as a primary set for Corruptors, or as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level as Primary Level as Secondary Effect
Dark Blast 1 1 Ranged, Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe: -To Hit
Gloom 1 2 Ranged, High Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -To Hit
Moonbeam 2 4 Sniper, Extreme Damage(Negative), Foe: -To Hit
Dark Pit 6 10 Ranged, Area of Effect, Foe: Disorient
Tenebrous Tentacles 8 16 Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: Immobilize, -To Hit
Night Fall 12 20 Ranged(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Negative), Foe: -To Hit
Torrent 18 28 Ranged(Cone), Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: Knockback
Life Drain 26 35 Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Self: Heal, Foe: -To Hit
Blackstar 32 38 Point Blank Area of Effect, Extreme Damage(Negative), Self: -Recovery, Foe: -To Hit

Powers

The following are powers in the Dark Blast powerset.

DarkCast Blackstar.png Blackstar

You can unleash a devastating blast of negative energy around yourself, dealing massive damage and severely reducing affected foes' chance to hit. This power leaves you drained of endurance and unable to recover endurance for a while.

Damage Extreme Damage (Negative)
Recharge Very Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 32 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 38 (Defender)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe: -To Hit
Self: -Recovery
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast DarkBlast.png Dark Blast

A long range blast of dark energy. Deals moderate negative energy damage and reduces a target's chance to hit.

Damage Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 1 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 2 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Foe: -To Hit
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged Damage
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast DarkPit.png Dark Pit

Envelops a targeted foe and any nearby enemies in a pit of negative energy. The attack deals no damage, but disorients all affected foes for a good while.

Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 6 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 10 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Area of Effect
Foe: Disorient
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories Stuns

DarkCast SoulDrain.png Gloom

Gloom slowly drains a target of life, while reducing his chance to hit. Slower than dark blast, but deals more damage over time.

Damage High Damage over Time (Negative)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 1 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 1 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Foe: -To Hit
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged Damage
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast LifeDrain.png Life Drain

You can tap the power of the netherworld to steal some life from a target foe and reduce his chance to hit. Some of that stolen life is transferred to you in the form of hit points.

Damage Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 26 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 35 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Foe: -To Hit
Self Heal
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Heal
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged Damage
Healing/Absorb
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast Moonbeam.png Moonbeam

An extremely long range and accurate beam of negative energy that deals tremendous damage and reduces the target's chance to hit. This is a sniper attack, and like most sniper attacks, is best fired from a distance as it can be interrupted.

Damage Extreme Damage (Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 2 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 4 (Defender)
Effects Ranged Sniper Attack
Foe: -To Hit
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Reduce Interrupt Time
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged Damage
Sniper Attacks
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast NightFall.png Night Fall

Unleashes a cone shaped burst of particles from the netherworld. All targets within the modest range of this power take negative energy damage and have reduced chance to hit.

Damage Moderate damage over time (Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 12 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 20 (Defender)
Effects Ranged (Cone)
Foe: -To Hit
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast TenebrousTentacles.png Tenebrous Tentacles

You can create a cone shaped rift to the netherworld that allows its native creatures to slip their oily tentacles into our reality. These creatures will snare all foes within range, immobilizing them while the tentacles drain their life and reduce their chance to hit.

Damage Moderate damage over time (Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 8 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 16 (Defender)
Effects Ranged (Cone)
Foe: -To Hit
Foe: Immobilize
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Immobilization Duration
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage
Immobilize
ToHit Debuff

DarkCast Torrent.png Torrent

You summon a wave of mire that sweeps away foes within its arc. The attack deals minimal negative energy damage, but sends foes flying and reduces their chance to hit.

Damage Minor Damage (Negative)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon corruptor.png 18 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 28 (Defender)
Effects Ranged (Cone)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Knockback Distance
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage
Set Categories Knockback
ToHit Debuff

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