Stone Armor

Overview

Stone Armor is a Tanker primary powerset in City of Heroes and a Brute secondary powerset in City of Villains.

While this power is active, the Hero's skin becomes encrusted in cracked Magma. Brimstone Armor makes the Hero highly resistant to fire and cold damage. This power cannot be active at the same time as other Armors in this set.

Power Tables

Tanker

The Stone Armor powerset is available as a primary powerset for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Rock Armor	1	Toggle Self +Defense(Lethal, Smashing), +Resistance(DeBuff Defense)
	Stone Skin	1	Auto: Self +Resistance(Lethal, Smashing)
	Earth's Embrace	2	Self +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
	Mud Pots	6	Toggle: Player Based Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Fire), Foe: Immobilize, -Speed
	Rooted	8	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Knockback, Sleep, Disorient, Hold, Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuff), Self -Speed, +Regeneration
	Brimstone Armor	12	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold)
	Crystal Armor	18	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Defense DeBuff)
	Minerals	26	Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic), +Resistance(Confuse), +Perception
	Granite Armor	32	Self, +Resistance(All but Psionics), +Defense(All but Psionics), -Speed, -Recharge, -Damage

Brute

The Stone 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
	Rock Armor	1	Toggle Self +Defense(Lethal, Smashing), +Resistance(DeBuff Defense)
	Stone Skin	2	Auto: Self +Resistance(Lethal, Smashing)
	Earth's Embrace	4	Self +Max Health, +Resistance(Toxic)
	Mud Pots	10	Toggle: Player Based Area of Effect, Minor Damage over Time(Fire), Foe: Immobilize, -Speed
	Rooted	16	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Knockback, Sleep, Disorient, Hold, Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuff), Self -Speed, +Regeneration
	Brimstone Armor	20	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold)
	Crystal Armor	28	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), +Resistance(Defense DeBuff)
	Minerals	35	Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic), +Resistance(Confuse), +Perception
	Granite Armor	38	Self, +Resistance(All but Psionics), +Defense(All but Psionics), -Speed, -Recharge, -Damage

Powers

Brimstone Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in cracked magma. Brimstone Armor makes you highly resistant to Fire and Cold damage. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Tanker)
	20 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance

Crystal Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in various quartz crystals. Crystal Armor makes Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to hit. This power also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	18 (Tanker)
	28 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative)
	+Resistance(Defense DeBuff)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

Earth's Embrace

You are so connected to the Earth, you can draw upon its power to add to your own health. Activating this power increases your maximum health, and grants you resistance to Toxic Damage.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	2 (Tanker)
	4 (Brute)
Effects	Self +Max Health
	+Resistance(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
	Enhance Heal

Granite Armor

When you activate this power, you are transformed into a massive bulk of unyielding Granite. Your incredible mass makes you almost completely invulnerable and resistant to most effects. However, you also become quite heavy, cannot fly, your attack and movement speed are Slowed and you do less damage. Granite Armor also grants you high resistance to Defense DeBuffs.Cannot be active at the same time as other Armors in this set, Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Tanker)
	38 (Brute)
Effects	Self, +Resistance(All but Psionics)
	+Defense(All but Psionics)
	-Speed, -Recharge, -Damage
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
	Enhance Defense Buffs

Minerals

Activating this power summons several rare earth rock Minerals to orbit around you. These Minerals can disperse thought patterns and make Psionic attacks less likely to hit. They also bring clarity of the mind and increase your Perception to see hidden foes, and grant resistance to Confusion. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	26 (Tanker)
	35 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Psionic)
	+Resistance(Confuse)
	+Perception
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

Mud Pots

While this power is active, you draw upon the geothermal power of the Earth to create a bubbling pool of hot mud around yourself. All foes in melee range will become snared and entrapped in the mud, Immobilizing some and slowing others. The boiling heat from Mud Pots may also deal some damage over time to the snared foes.

Recharge	Fast
Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Fire)
Minimum Level	6 (Tanker)
	10 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Player Based Area of Effect
	Foe: Immobilize, -Speed
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage

Rock Armor

Your skin becomes stone while this power is active. Stone Armor protects you from Smashing and Lethal attacks. They are less likely to land and affect you. Stone Armor also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs. Cannot be active at the same time as Granite Armor.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Tanker)
	1 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle Self +Defense(Lethal, Smashing)
	+Resistance(DeBuff Defense)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Buffs

Rooted

While this power is active, you merge with the Earth and draw forth its power to become resistant to Knockback, Sleep, Hold, Disorient and Endurance Drain effects, and increase your Hit Point Regeneration rate. You must remain in close contact with the Earth, so you will move extremely slow and you cannot active Fly powers, Sprint, Super Speed, or Jump powers while this power is active. Rooted also grants you resistance to Defense DeBuffs.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	8 (Tanker)
	16 (Brute)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Knockback, Sleep, Disorient, Hold, Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuff)
	Self -Speed, +Regeneration
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Heal

Stone Skin

Your tough skin is naturally resistant to Smashing and Lethal damage. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.

Minimum Level	1 (Tanker)
	2 (Brute)
Effects	Auto: Self +Resistance(Lethal, Smashing)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance

External Links

• Stone Armor for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Stone Armor for Brutes at Titan Network's RedTomax