Mace Assault

Overview

Mace Assault is a power set that is that is a primary for Guardians.

"You can wield a Nullifier Mace, a high tech mace that is as good at blasting enemies as it is at smashing them to pieces."

Power Table

The Mace Assault power set is available as a primary set for Guardians. The following table shows the level at which each power is available:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Mace Beam	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback
	Bash	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Smashing), Minor Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe: Disorient
	Mace Beam Blast	2	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Light Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback
	Pulverize	6	Melee, High Damage (Smashing) Minor Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe: Disorient
	Build Up	8	Self: +Damage, +To Hit
	Poisonous Ray	12	Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe -Defense
	Mace Beam Volley	18	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Smashing/Energy), Foe: Knockback
	Shatter	26	Melee, Extreme Damage (Smashing), Minor Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe: Knockdown
	Crowd Control	32	Melee (Cone), Moderate Damage (Smashing), Minor Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe: Knockdown

Powers

Bash

You Bash with your mace dealing moderate Smashing damage and minor Toxic damage over time.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Smashing)
	Minor Damage over Time (Toxic)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your chance to hit.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Guardian)
Effects	Click, Self: +Damage +ToHit
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	To Hit Buff

Crowd Control

You swing your mace in a wide arc in front of you. This attack strikes all foes within melee range, deals them serious damage and minor Toxic damage over time, and knocks them down.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Smashing)
	Minor Damage over Time (Toxic)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	32 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee (Cone)
	Foe: Knockdown
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Knockback

Mace Beam

The Nullifier Mace has several different ranged attack modes. The Mace Beam is a moderate damage single target attack with a chance to knock a foe off their feet.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Knockback

Mace Beam Blast

The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of force from the end of it. The Mace Beam Blast is a Light damage area of effect attack, foes struck by the blast may be knocked back.

Damage	Light Damage (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Medium
Minimum Level	2 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted AoE)
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Knockback

Mace Beam Volley

The Nullifier Mace can fire a volley of energy at all foes in front of the user. The Mace Beam Volley is a Moderate damage area of effect cone attack with a chance to knock foes off their feet.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Medium
Minimum Level	18 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	Foe: Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Knockback

Poisonous Ray

You fire a poisonous ray from your mace causing damage over time as well as reducing the target's defense.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time (Toxic)
Recharge	Medium
Minimum Level	12 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: -Defense
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Defense Debuff
	Accurate Defense Debuff

Pulverize

You are capable of Pulverizing a foe with your Nullifier Mace dealing high damage, causing toxic damage over time. Pulverize will occasionally disorient foes as well

Damage	High Damage (Smashing)
	Minor Damage over Time (Toxic)
Recharge	Medium
Minimum Level	6 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns

Shatter

You attempt to Shatter the bones of your opponent by striking them with all your might. This attack will deal great damage and knock foes back a great ways. NOTE: This power will deal critical damage if used after a successful Placate or while the user is hidden with the Bane Spider Cloaking Device.

Damage	Extreme Damage (Smashing)
	Minor Damage over Time (Toxic)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	26 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Knockdown
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Knockback

Historical

This section contains information about changes that took place in City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

• This set was added for Guardians when they were introduced in Rebirth Issue 1