Luminous Assault

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Overview

Luminous Assault is a standard power set that is a primary set for Guardians.

"Masters of light, energy, and matter. Luminous Assault wielders can manipulate light energy to devastate their opponents. Luminous Assault bombards the foe with great force and powers often knocking them down and reducing their defenses."

Power Table

The Luminous 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
File:LuminousAssault GleamingBolt.png	Gleaming Bolt	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy), Foe -Defense
	Luminous Smite	2	Melee, High DMG(Smashing/Energy), Foe Disorient, -Defense, -Fly
File:LuminousAssault GlintingEye.png	Glinting Eye	4	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy), Foe -Defense
File:LuminousAssault RadiantStrike.png	Radiant Strike	10	Melee, Superior DMG(Smashing/Energy), Foe -Defense, Knockback -Fly
File:LuminousAssault InnerLight.png	Inner Light	16	Self +DMG, +To Hit
File:LuminousAssault ProtonScatter.png	Proton Scatter	20	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy), Foe: -Defense
File:LuminousAssault GleamingBlast.png	Gleaming Blast	28	Ranged, High Damage (Energy), Foe: -Defense, Knockback
File:LuminousAssault IncandescentStrike.png	Incandescent Strike	35	Melee, Extreme DMG(Smashing/Energy), Foe -Defense, Fly, Hold
File:LuminousAssault SolarFlare.png	Solar Flare	38	Melee (Point Blank Area of Effect), High Damage (Energy), Foe -Defense, Knockback Powers File:LuminousAssault GleamingBlast.png Gleaming Blast A much more powerful, yet slower version of Gleaming Bolt. Gleaming Blast sends a focused blast of Light energy at a foe that can knock him back and reduce his defense. {{PowerBlock_Level| 28 (Guardian) Damage High Recharge Moderate Effects Ranged High Damage (Energy) Foe: Knockback, -Defense Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Ranged Damage Defense Debuff Knockback Accurate Defense Debuff File:LuminousAssault GleamingBolt.png Gleaming Bolt A very quick, but low damage bolt of Light energy that can reduce a target’s defense. {{PowerBlock_Level| 1 (Guardian) Damage Minor Recharge Very Fast Effects Ranged Minor Damage (Energy) 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 File:LuminousAssault GlintingEye.png Glinting Eye You can emit a beam of Light energy from your eyes, dealing moderate Energy damage and reducing a target’s Defense. Damage Moderate Recharge Fast Minimum Level 4 (Guardian) Effects Ranged Moderate Damage (Energy) 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 File:LuminousAssault IncandescentStrike.png Incandescent Strike Incandescent Strike is an absolutely devastating melee attack that focuses all of the Guardian's energy and strength into a single massive blow. This slow but incredibly devastating attack can knock out most opponents, leaving them Held. Incandescent Strike can also bring down fliers, Knock Down foes, and reduce their Defense. Damage Extreme Recharge Long Minimum Level 38 (Guardian) Effects Melee Extreme Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe: -Defense, -Fly, Hold Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Hold Duration Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Holds Defense Debuff Knockback Accurate Defense Debuff File:LuminousAssault BuildUp.png Inner Light Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as increasing your chance to hit. Light continues to burn from within you for 30 seconds, giving you a lingering damage and ToHit buff after the initial burst fades. Recharge Slow Minimum Level 12 (Guardian) Effects Self +Damage, +To Hit Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost Increase Attack Rate Enhance ToHit Buff Set Categories To Hit Buff File:LuminousAssault ProtonScatter.png Proton Scatter Proton Scatter sends bolts of Light energy to multiple targets at once within a cone area in front of the caster. Proton Scatter deals moderate Energy damage to each affected target and reduces their Defense. Damage Moderate Recharge Slow Minimum Level 20 (Guardian) Effects Ranged (Cone) Moderate Damage (Energy) Foe: -Defense, Knockback Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Targeted AoE Damage Defense Debuff Accurate Defense Debuff File:LuminousAssault RadiantStrike.png Radiant Strike The Radiant Strike is a slow melee attack, but makes up for it with heavy damage. Radiant Strike releases Light energy on impact, which can knock back foes, bring down fliers, and reduce a target’s Defense. Damage Superior Recharge Moderate Minimum Level 10 (Guardian) Effects Melee SuperiorDamage (Smash/Energy) Foe: -Defense, -Fly, Knockback Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Damage Enhance Defense Debuff Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Knockback Distance Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Melee Damage Defense Debuff Knockback Accurate Defense Debuff 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 with the original release of the Guardian in Game Update 2.