Fiery Melee

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Overview

Fiery Melee allows you to attack with fire, and even conjure up flaming melee weapons. Fiery Melee powers tend to set foes ablaze for added damage over time. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes and a Brute primary power set in City of Villains.

Power Tables

Tanker

Fiery Melee is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
Scorch 1 Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
Fire Sword 2 Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Combustion 4 Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Taunt 10 Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
Breath of Fire 16 Close (Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Build Up 20 Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Fire Sword Circle 28 Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Incinerate 35 Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
Greater Fire Sword 38 Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Brute

Fiery Melee is available as a primary set for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
Scorch 1 Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
Fire Sword 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Cremate 2 Melee, High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
Build Up 6 Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Incinerate 8 Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
Taunt 12 Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
Breath of Fire 18 Close(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Fire Sword Circle 26 Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Greater Fire Sword 32 Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Fiery Melee powerset.

FieryFray BreathingFire.png Breath of Fire

This allows you to spew fire from your mouth, burning all foes within its narrow cone. This is a very accurate attack that can deal good damage at a close range.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 16 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 18 (Brute)
Effects Close (Cone)
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Ranged AoE Damage

FieryFray FollowUp.png Build Up

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

Recharge Long
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 20 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 6 (Brute)
Effects Self +Damage, +Accuracy
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories None

FieryFray Combustion.png Combustion

Your mastery of fire allows you to violently raise the temperature around yourself in an attempt to spontaneously combust any nearby foes and set them ablaze, dealing damage over time.

This power is available to Tankers, not Brutes.

Damage Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 4 (Tanker)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

FieryFray Scorch.png Cremate

A slow but devastating attack. Cremate clobbers your foes with a massive two-handed fiery smash that leaves your foe set on fire.

This power is available to Brutes, not Tankers.

Damage High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute.png 2 (Brute)
Effects Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee Damage

FieryFray FireSword.png Fire Sword

Through concentration, you can create a sword of fire that sets foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage Moderate(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 2 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
Effects Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee Damage

FieryFray FireSwordCircle.png Fire Sword Circle

Mastery of your Fire Sword has enabled you to make an attack on every foe within melee distance. This will slash and burn your enemies, dealing moderate damage and setting them ablaze.

Damage Moderate(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 28 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 26 (Brute)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee AoE Damage

FieryFray GreaterFireSword.png Greater Fire Sword

Your mastery of fire allows you to create an enhanced sword of fire that can set foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Greater Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 38 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 32 (Brute)
Effects Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee Damage

FieryFray Incinerate.png Incinerate

Intense concentration can allow you to incinerate an opponent. This will set your foe ablaze, dealing very high damage over a short time.

Damage High Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 35 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 8 (Brute)
Effects Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee Damage

FieryFray TargetedLightMelee.png Scorch

This power engulfs your hands in flames, and can ignite the target of your scorching attack. Once on fire, the target will suffer damage over time.

Damage Minor(Fire)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 1 (Brute)
Effects Melee
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Damage
Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories Melee Damage

FieryFray WillOWisp.png Taunt

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 10 (Tanker)
V archetypeicon brute.png 12 (Brute)
Effects Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect)
Foe Taunt
Enhancements Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Range
Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories None

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