Energy Melee

Overview

Energy Melee lets you power your blows with pure energy. These focused power attacks often Disorient opponents. It is a secondary power set for Tankers and a primary power set for Brutes and Stalkers.

Power Tables

Tanker

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Barrage	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Energy Punch	2	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Bone Smasher	4	Melee, High DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Taunt	10	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt, -Range
	Whirling Hands	16	PBAoE, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Stun	20	Melee, Minor DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Build Up	28	Self +DMG, +To-Hit
	Energy Transfer	35	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient, Self Extreme DMG(Special)
	Total Focus	38	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient

Brute

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Barrage	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Energy Punch	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Bone Smasher	2	Melee, High DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Build Up	6	Self +DMG, +To-Hit
	Whirling Hands	8	PBAoE, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Taunt	12	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt, -Range
	Total Focus	18	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Stun	26	Melee, Minor DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Energy Transfer	32	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient, Self Extreme DMG(Special)

Stalker

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

	Power	Level	Effect
	Barrage	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Energy Punch	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Bone Smasher	2	Melee, High DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Assassin's Strike	6	Melee, Special DMG(Smash/Energy)
	Build Up	8	Self +DMG, +To-Hit
	Placate	12	Ranged, Foe Placate, Self Stealth/Hide
	Stun	18	Melee, Minor DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient
	Energy Transfer	26	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient, Self Extreme DMG(Special)
	Total Focus	32	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash/Energy), Foe Disorient

Powers

The following are powers in the Energy Melee powerset.

Assassin's Strike

A signature Stalker attack. This attack does moderate damage on its own as a frontal attack. However, if it is executed while you are Hidden, this attack will do tremendous Smashing and Energy damage as you waylay your unsuspecting foe. This attack may be interrupted if you move or are attacked while executing this power.

This power is unavailable to Tankers and Brutes.

Damage	Special (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	6 (Stalker)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Melee Damage

Barrage

You perform a quick punch that deals minor damage. Coupled with other energy punches, Barrage can Disorient a foe.

Damage	Moderate (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Stalker)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Bone Smasher

A Bone Smasher attack can be slow, but it compensates by dealing a good amount of damage and having a better chance to Disorient than Energy Punch.

Damage	High (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Brute)
	2 (Stalker)
	4 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Build Up

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

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Brute)
	8 (Stalker)
	28 (Tanker)
Effects	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	To Hit Buff

Energy Punch

You perform a powerful Energy Punch that deals moderate damage. When used with other Energy Melee attacks, Energy Punch can disorient your opponent.

Damage	Moderate (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Stalker)
	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Energy Transfer

Mastery of Energy Melee begins with the ability to transfer your own hit points into a punch that deals extreme Smashing and Energy damage. Energy Transfer has a good chance of Disorienting the target.

Stalker: Unlike other Stalker primary attack powers, Energy Transfer cannot land a critical hit. However, if this attack is executed successfully while Hidden, you can avoid the hit point loss to yourself and deal a massive blow with no penalty.

Damage	Extreme (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Brute)
	26 (Stalker)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
	Self Extreme Damage(Special)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Placate

Allows you to trick a foe into no longer attacking you. A successful Placate will also Hide you. This Hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a Critical Hit or an Assassin's Strike. However, if you attack a Placated foe, he will be able to attack you back.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	12 (Stalker)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Placate
	Self Stealth/Hide
Enhancements	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	-

Stun

By focusing your internal energy on your fists, you can turn them into personal tasers. This Stun attack deals minor damage, but has the best chance to disorient a target.

Damage	Minor (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	26 (Brute)
	18 (Stalker)
	20 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Taunt

Taunts a foe and all foes around him to attack you.

Tanker: Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other enemies and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An Accuracy check is not required to taunt your foes.

Brute: Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Recharge	Fast (Brute)
	Slow (Tanker)
Minimum Level	10 (Brute)
	4 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Taunt, -Range
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Taunt

Total Focus

Total Focus is complete mastery over Energy Melee. This is a very slow, but incredibly devastating attack that can knock out most opponents, leaving them Disoriented. Due to the exhausting nature of Total Focus, the recharge time is very long.

Stalkers: Criticals with Total Focus deal 130% damage instead of double.

Damage	Extreme (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	18 (Brute)
	32 (Stalker)
	38 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Whirling Hands

By focusing your energy into the muscles in your arms, you can launch a dizzying flurry of attacks against every foe in melee range. Some foes may be hit hard enough to be Disoriented as well.

This power is unavailable to Stalkers.

Damage	Moderate (Smashing/Energy)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Brute)
	16 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Stuns
	Taunt

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 has been in the game since Issue 0.
• This set was included with the original release of Brutes and Stalkers in Issue 6.

External Links

• Energy Melee for Brutes at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Energy Melee for Tankers at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Energy Melee for Stalkers at Titan Network's RedTomax