Fire Mastery

Overview

Fire Mastery is one of the Ancillary Power Pools available to Controllers, Dominators and Guardians.

You have mastery over fire to blast your foes and to add some much needed armor and defense.

Power Tables

The following tables show which powers are available and at what level:

Controller

	Power	Level	Effect
	Fire Blast	35	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Fire)
	Fire Ball	35	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Fire/Smash)
	Fire Shield	41	Toggle: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal, Fire, Cold)
	Rise of the Phoenix	41	Self Rez, Special
	Consume	44	PBAoE, Minor DMG(Fire), Self +End

Dominator

	Power	Level	Effect
	Rain of Fire	35	Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Fire)
	Fire Ball	35	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Fire/Smash)
	Fire Shield	41	Toggle: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal, Fire, Cold)
	Rise of the Phoenix	41	Self Rez, Special
	Melt Armor	44	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -DEF(All), -Res(All)

Guardian

	Power	Level	Effect
	Ring of Fire	35	Ranged, Moderate DoT(Fire), Foe Immobilize
	Fire Ball	35	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Fire/Smash)
	Rain of Fire	41	Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Fire)
	Char	35	Ranged, Minor DoT(Fire), Foe Hold
	Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior DMG(Fire/Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Fire Mastery powerset.

Consume

You can drain body heat from all nearby foes in order to replenish your own endurance. The more foes affected, the more endurance is gained. Foes suffer minimal fire damage. You must be level 44 and have two other Fire Mastery Powers before selecting this power.

Damage	Minor (Fire)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	44 (Controller)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Self +Endurance
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Endurance Modification

Fire Ball

Hurls an exploding fireball that consumes a targeted foe, and all nearby enemies. Anyone in that explosion is burned and set ablaze.

Damage	Moderate (Fire/Smashing)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	35 (Controller)
	35 (Dominator)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage

Fire Blast

Sends a blast of fire at a targeted foe and sets the target on fire for a short period of time. Slower recharge rate than flares, but more damage.

Damage	Moderate (Fire)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	35 (Controller)
Effects	Ranged
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage

Fire Shield

While this power is active, you get a good resistance to lethal, smashing and fire damage. Fire Shield also provides minimal resistance to cold damage. You must be level 41 and have Fire Blast or Fire Ball before selecting this power.

Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	41 (Controller)
	41 (Dominator)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smashing, Lethal, Fire, Cold)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Melt Armor

The searing heat from this power is enough to melt the armor and defenses of all targets in the affected area. Melt Armor significantly weakens the Defense and Damage Resistance of the affected targets. You must be level 41 and have Ring of Fire or Char before selecting this power.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	44 (Dominator)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe -Defense(All), -Resistance(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense Debuff
	Accurate Defense Debuff
	Universal Debuff

Rain of Fire

Summons a Rain of Fire over a targeted location, burning foes and reducing their movement speed within a large area.

Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	35 (Dominator)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage

Rise of the Phoenix

If you are defeated, you can rise from the ashes. The fiery resurrection blasts nearby foes with an explosion and knocks them down. You will revive with about half of your Hit Points and Endurance. Rise of the Phoenix will actually leave you invulnerable for a brief time and protected from XP Debt for 20 seconds. You must be level 41 and have Fire Blast or Fire Ball before selecting this power.

Damage	Extreme Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	41 (Controller)
	41 (Dominator)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe Disorient, Knockback
	Self Resurrect
Enhancements	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Healing/Absorb
	Stuns
	Endurance Modification

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes: Rebirth. The content provided may refer to City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

• This set was added to the game in Issue 3.
• Rise of the Phoenix was added to this set in Issue 16.
• This set was made available to Dominators in Issue 18.
• Issue 21 lowered the level at which the set's powers become available: two changed from 41 to 35, two from 44 to 41, and one from 47 to 44.
• Guardians were added to the game in Game Update 2.

See Also

• Ancillary Power Pools
• Epic Power Set Proliferation
• Controller
• Dominator

External Links

• Fire Mastery for Controllers at RedTomax.com