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Welcome to the official Rebirth Wiki, the comprehensive reference written and maintained by the players.

Celebrate the return of City of Heroes!

City of Heroes is back and it showed us one important thing.

Seems not everything is remembered with rose tinted glasses, older games can be just as fun if not better than what you actually remembered. Value those memories but also relish the fact that you can finally, not only relive those memories; but also create new ones with your friends and loved ones in City of Heroes. The game lives today thanks to the brave leakers and self-less coders who worked day and night (for free) to bring you the possibilities you have at hand today. Don't let their efforts go to waste, what are you waiting for? Hop on your favorite AT and start playing today!

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News & updates

Game status: ▪ Game updates - Sunday, 23 July 2023; ▪ Upcoming changes; ▪ Server reset

July 23, 2023: ▪ Rebirth Issue 6, Episode 1
February 26, 2023: ▪ Rebirth Issue 5, Episode 1
July 24, 2022: ▪ Rebirth Issue 4, Episode 1
April 17, 2022: ▪ Rebirth Issue 3, Episode 1
December 12, 2021: ▪ Rebirth Issue 2, Episode 3
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Basics

Starting the game: ▪ Keybinds ▪ User interface ▪ Binds
Characters: ▪ Character Creation ▪ Archetype ▪ Movement ▪ Interacting ▪ Options
Communication: ▪ Global Handle ▪ Mail System ▪ Friends ▪ Emotes
Groups: ▪ Team ▪ League ▪ LFG ▪ Supergroups ▪ Coalition
Using your Map: ▪ Map Window Guide ▪ Coordinates ▪ Supergroup Bases ▪ Objects ▪ Badges ▪ Day Jobs
Dictionary ▪ Abbreviations

Gameplay

Combat Mechanics: ▪ Leveling ▪ Status Effect ▪ Endurance ▪ Powers ▪ Buffs and Debuffs ▪ Experience
Player vs Enviroment: ▪ Contacts ▪ Missions ▪ Giant Monsters ▪ Trials ▪ Task Forces ▪ Raids ▪ Flashback ▪ Cooperative Zones
Mission Architect: ▪ Architect Entertainments ▪ Test Mode ▪ Tickets ▪ Hall of Fames ▪ Developer's Choices
Player vs Player: ▪ Arena ▪ PvP Zones ▪ PvP Special Missions ▪ Base Raids

Gear

Inventory: ▪ Enhancements ▪ Salvage ▪ Components ▪ Recipes ▪ Super Packs
Appearance: ▪ Costumes ▪ Costume Sets ▪ Power Customization ▪ Animation Customization ▪ Weapon Customization
Inventions: ▪ Invention System ▪ Invention Salvage ▪ Invention Worktable
Rewards: ▪ Influence, Infamy and Information ▪ Prestige ▪ Merits ▪ Paragon Rewards ▪ Auction House ▪ Vendors ▪ Trading ▪ Vault

Places and lore

Paragon City: ▪ Atlas Park ▪ Brickstown ▪ Founders' Falls ▪ Galaxy City ▪ Independence Port ▪ Kings Row ▪ Faultline ▪ Peregrine Island ▪ Croatoa ▪ Skyway City ▪ Steel Canyon ▪ Talos Island
Rogue Islands: ▪ Mercy Island ▪ Sharkhead Isle ▪ Port Oakes ▪ Cap au Diable ▪ Nerva Archipelago ▪ St. Martial ▪ Grandville ▪ The Abyss
Praetoria: ▪ Nova Praetoria ▪ Imperial City ▪ Neutropolis ▪ The Underground ▪ First Ward ▪ Night Ward
Story Arcs: ▪ Personal Story ▪ Hero Story Arcs ▪ Villain Story Arcs ▪ Praetorian Story Arcs ▪ Signature Story Arcs
Lore ▪ Timeline

Wiki community

We are currently maintaining 11,719 articles!

Community Portal: ▪ Ourodev; ▪ Portal Corps; ▪ CoX Community; ▪ Other Servers; ▪ Tools
How to contribute: ▪ List of articles needing expansion; ▪ List of incomplete articles; ▪ List of WIP articles; ▪ List of wanted pages
Need help?: ▪ Frequently Asked Questions; ▪ [Join us in our Forums]; ▪ [Join us on Discord]
Policy
Guidelines

Changes for the main page are proposed here, and the featured article can be changed here.

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-== Welcome to the Paragon Wiki! ==
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+<p>Welcome to the official <span>[[File:Coh_gr_line.png|x25px|link=Rebirth|alt=Rebirth]]</span> Rebirth Wiki, the comprehensive reference written and maintained by the players.</p>
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-[[Image:CoHBanner.png|frame|right|[http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] official site]]
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-[[Image:CoVBanner.png|frame|right|[http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains] official site]]
+<div class="mainpage-cell mainpage-cell-double">
-Welcome to City of Heroes and City of Villains, the online world that's home to an entire universe of heroes and villains, where you and thousands of other players take on the roles of super powered heroes and villains in a stunning, 3D graphical world.
+{{Main Page/featured}}
+</div>
-This wiki is intended to be a central repository of all things that have to do with NCSoft's two MMORPG's, [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] and [http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains].  This wiki is a community effort.  If you cannot find the information you are searching for, please add it to the wiki for other users to see.
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+<h2>News & updates</h2>
+;Game status
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+:▪&nbsp;[[Upcoming changes]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Server reset]]
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-To find information, use the search box on the left, or feel free to browse the available [[Special:Categories|categories]] or view the [[Table of Contents|table of contents]].
+<div class="mainpage-cell">
+<h2>Basics</h2>
+;[[The_Players'_Guide_to_the_Cities|Starting the game]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Default Keybinds|Keybinds]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/User_Interface|User interface]] ▪&nbsp;[[Binds]]
+;[[Character]]s
+:▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Creating_a_Character|Character Creation]] ▪&nbsp;[[Archetype]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Movement|Movement]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Interacting_with_the_Environment|Interacting]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/User_Interface/Options_Window|Options]]
+;[[Communication Channels|Communication]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Global Chat Handle|Global Handle]] ▪&nbsp;[[Mail System]] ▪&nbsp;[[Friends]] ▪&nbsp;[[Emote]]s
+;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Teams|Group]]s
+:▪&nbsp;[[Team]] ▪&nbsp;[[League]] ▪&nbsp;[[LFG]] ▪&nbsp;[[Supergroup]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Coalition]]
+;[[Maps|Using your Map]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Map|Map Window Guide]] ▪&nbsp;[[Coordinates]] ▪&nbsp;[[Supergroup Base]]s ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Objects|Objects]] ▪&nbsp;[[Badges]] ▪&nbsp;[[Day Jobs]]
+;[[:Category:Definition|Dictionary]] ▪&nbsp;[[Abbreviations]]
+</div>
-This wiki is provided by the [http://www.pcfreepress.com Paragon City Free Press], a fansite dedicated to the enjoyment of City of Heroes and City of Villains by providing more depth to the game.
+<div class="mainpage-cell">
+<h2>Gameplay</h2>
+;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Fighting_and_Other_Actions|Combat Mechanics]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Leveling|Leveling]] ▪&nbsp;[[Status Effect]] ▪&nbsp;[[Endurance]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Powers|Power]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Buffs and Debuffs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Experience]]
+;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Missions|Player vs Enviroment]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Contacts]] ▪&nbsp;[[Mission]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Giant Monster]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Trial]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Task Force]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Raid]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Flashback]] ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Cooperative Zones|Cooperative Zones]]
+;[[Mission Architect]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Architect Entertainment]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Test Mode]] ▪&nbsp;[[Ticket]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Hall of Fame]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Developer's Choice]]s
+;[[Player vs Player]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Arena]] ▪&nbsp;[[PvP Zones]] ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:PvP Special Missions|PvP Special Missions]] ▪&nbsp;[[Base Raid]]s
+</div>
-Please see the [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|Editing User's Guide]] for information about how to write and create articles for this wiki.
+<div class="mainpage-cell">
+<h2>Gear</h2>
+;[[Inventory]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Enhancements]] ▪&nbsp;[[Salvage]] ▪&nbsp;[[Component]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Recipes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Super Packs]]
+;[[Costumes|Appearance]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Costumes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Costume Sets]] ▪&nbsp;[[Power Customization]]  ▪&nbsp;[[Animation Customization]]  ▪&nbsp;[[Weapon Customization]]
+;[[Inventions]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Invention System]] ▪&nbsp;[[Invention Salvage]] ▪&nbsp;[[Invention Worktable]]
+;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Rewards|Rewards]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Inf|Influence, Infamy and Information]] ▪&nbsp;[[Prestige]] ▪&nbsp;[[Merit]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Paragon Rewards]] ▪&nbsp;[[Auction House]] ▪&nbsp;[[Vendor]]s ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Trading|Trading]] ▪&nbsp;[[Vault]]
+</div>
-== News ==
+<div class="mainpage-cell">
+<h2>Places and lore </h2>
+;[[Paragon City]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Atlas Park]] ▪&nbsp;[[Brickstown]] ▪&nbsp;[[Founders' Falls]] ▪&nbsp;[[Galaxy City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Independence Port]] ▪&nbsp;[[Kings Row]] ▪&nbsp;[[Faultline]] ▪&nbsp;[[Peregrine Island]] ▪&nbsp;[[Croatoa]] ▪&nbsp;[[Skyway City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Steel Canyon]] ▪&nbsp;[[Talos Island]]
+;[[Rogue Islands]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Mercy Island]] ▪&nbsp;[[Sharkhead Isle]] ▪&nbsp;[[Port Oakes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Cap au Diable]] ▪&nbsp;[[Nerva Archipelago]] ▪&nbsp;[[St. Martial]] ▪&nbsp;[[Grandville]] ▪&nbsp;[[The Abyss]]
+;[[Praetoria]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Nova Praetoria]] ▪&nbsp;[[Imperial City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Neutropolis]] ▪&nbsp;[[The Underground]] ▪&nbsp;[[First Ward]] ▪&nbsp;[[Night Ward]]
+;[[Story Arc]]s
+:▪&nbsp;[[Personal Story]] ▪&nbsp;[[Hero Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Villain Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Praetorian Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Signature Story Arc]]s
+;[[Lore]] ▪&nbsp;[[Timeline]]
+</div>
-=== Monday June 4, 2007 ===
+<div class="mainpage-cell">
+<h2>Wiki community</h2>
-==== Double XP Weekend ====
+We are currently maintaining [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]!<br>
+;[[Rebirth Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]
-Double XP Weekend is rolling around once again. This time, it's June 15-17. Time to pull out all those level 30-somethings you have and see how far up you can take them! A great time to sidekick and lackey your friends, and an even better time to [http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/referral_program.html refer them to the game].
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:Ourodev|Ourodev]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:Portal Corps|Portal Corps]]
-=== Wednesday May 2, 2007 ===
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:CoX Community Sites|CoX Community]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki: Other Servers|Other Servers]]
-==== Wiki Optimizations ====
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki: Tools|Tools]]
+;[[Help:Contents|How to contribute]]
-Wow, what a hard day this has been on the Paragon Wiki!  You guys pounded our sparkly new server with 100% utilization almost all day today!  No, really, it wasn't our fault at all!  It was Issue 9, and it's not like we had a configuration parameter set wrong that could have been a contributing factor.  No, really we didn't!  We really...  Um...
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Stubs|List of articles needing expansion]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Incomplete|List of incomplete articles]]
-What were we talking about again?  Oh yes...
+:▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Work in Progress|List of WIP articles]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[Special:WantedPages|List of wanted pages]]
-We have installed the accelerator software on the new server, and it has made a big difference in the Wiki's performance.  Will it be big enough?  We'll know better once the throngs of people are hitting the site again at peak hours.  In the meantime, you can keep up with our progress in the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Site Issues forum].
+;Need help?
+:▪&nbsp;[[FAQs|Frequently Asked Questions]]
-Sorry again for the miserable performance today, and rest assured that we will continue making improvements!
+:▪&nbsp;[[//forum.cityofheroesrebirth.com Join us in our Forums]]
+:▪&nbsp;[[//discord.gg/rPvHX26 Join us on Discord]]
-=== Tuesday May 1, 2007 ===
+;[[Rebirth_Wiki:Policy|Policy]]
+;[[Rebirth_Wiki:Article Guidelines|Guidelines]]
-==== Issue 9 Released ====
+</div>
+</div>
-[[Issue 9]] has been officially released to the live servers.  Get [[Invention System|invent]]ing, folks. http://paragonwiki.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif
+<div id="editcopylink"><span>Changes for the main page are proposed [[Main Page/editcopy|here]], and the featured article can be changed [[Template:Main Page/featured|here]].</span></div>
+</div>
-==== Paragon Wiki has Moved! ====
-What is the "read-only" and Paragon Wiki relocation stuff about?  As mentioned in the previous news item, due to increasing traffic on the Paragon Wiki, the site has relocated to a server with additional computing resources to help the site run better and handle a load that had the old server squirming.  I know, bummer of timing, but it was a necessary evil in order to keep everything on the site running smoothly.
-As always, whenever a major infrastructure change takes place, there is a chance that it might cause bugs and glitches in the system.  If you notice any problems, please post a message in the Site Issues section of the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums Paragon Forums].
-=== Thursday April 26, 2007 ===
-==== A Season of Growth ====
-Well, first the good news:  The Paragon Wiki continues to enjoy astounding growth.  Now, the bad news:  The Paragon Wiki continues to enjoy astounding growth.  We are now seeing well over 1,300,000 page hits a month and have increased traffic and visitors by around 35% in the first quarter of 2007.  As a result, the Wiki has officially outgrown its shared host and needs to be moved to a location that can handle the amount of resource load placed on its server.
-We are currently in the process of acquiring a virtual private host to be the Paragon Wiki's new home, and this week, perhaps extending into the weekend, we will be setting up the new server and moving everything over.  Ideally, this process will be completely transparent, and no one will be any the wiser until the yellow banner at the top of this page goes away.
-In reality, there will be at least a little bit of downtime while the transfer is in process, and depending on how well the move goes, that downtime may extend to longer than "a little bit."  We'll certainly do our best to keep at least some sort of notice posted on the progress.
-We're sorry in advance for any prolonged outage, but rest assured that we are working diligently to make this transition as quick and painless as possible.
-=== Sunday April 22, 2007 ===
-==== Caching Enabled! ====
-I won't make any bones about it&mdash;the wiki has gotten ''very'' busy lately.  We are serving up well over a million pages every month to players looking for information (45,993 pages yesterday alone!), and as a result, the wiki is putting a pretty good beating on the server where it's installed.
-To try to increase performance and reduce the load on the server's CPU, a few changes have been implemented.  Ideally, these changes will be completely transparent to all of the wiki's visitors.  Of course, whenever any type of major changes take place, though, things sometimes go awry.  If you notice any weirdness or errors, please feel free to post a message in the [http://paragonwiki.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Site Issues forum], or if you can't reach the forums, e-mail me at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] and let me know.
-To anyone who's curious, the exact changes I've made are:
-* Installed my own (hopefully!) optimized copy of php 5.2.1
-* Installed and configured FastCGI in php
-* Built and installed [http://eaccelerator.net/ eAccelerator], a compiled php caching system
-Hopefully, these changes will not only make my hosting provider happier, but speed up access to the wiki as well.
-=== Friday April 6, 2007 ===
-==== Massive Information Upload of Issue 9 ====
-Since Issue 9 was released to public beta without that pesky [[wikipedia:Non-disclosure_agreement|non-disclosure agreement]] to get in the way, massive amounts of information about Issue 9 have been added to the Paragon Wiki.  Some of the highlights include articles on:
-* [[The Abyss]], a new villain zone with [[Hamidon]], the most powerful of enemies.
-* [[Statesman's Task Force]], a new challenge for heroes.
-* The [[Invention System]], one of the biggest changes to hit City of Heroes since the game's launch.
-* An article specifically about the [[Issue 9 Badges|new badges]] coming with Issue 9.
-* Much, much more, as covered in the [[:Category:Patch_Watchlist|Patch_Watchlist]] category.
-In short, be sure to check in frequently with the Paragon Wiki for the latest and greatest information on this major new feature release to City of Heroes and City of Villains.  If you have any questions, don't be afraid to drop by our [http://paragonwiki.com/forums forums], and as always, be sure to edit any articles that are unclear, incorrect, or incomplete.  Remember, '''you''' are what makes the wiki work so well!
-[[Archived News]]
-=== Wanted: Your Mad Writing Skillz (with a Z) ===
-Want to contribute to the Paragon Wiki but don't know where to start?  One good place to start is by editing articles that are designated as [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Stub|Stub]] articles and [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Wip|Work in Progress]] articles.  These articles need anything from minor tweaks to major overhauls, and anything you have to add would be appreciated!
-If you want to dive into writing some highly needed articles from scratch, check out the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]].  These are pages that are linked to from other pages but that have no articles associated with them.  They are sorted by the number of links that point to them, so by filling in the articles towards the top of the list, you will be giving the most bang for your temporal buck.
-== Contact Info ==
-[[User:TonyV|TonyV]] is the administrator of this wiki.  If you need to contact him, please send an e-mail to [mailto:tonyv@pcfreepress.com tonyv@pcfreepress.com].  Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]] page for more information about the administrators of the Paragon Wiki.
-== Legal Information ==
-City of Heroes is ©2004 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
-City of Villains is ©2005 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
-City of Heroes, City of Villains, game content, logos, and materials are trademarks and copyrights of NCsoft Corporation and its Licensors and used with permission.
-Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:General_disclaimer|General Disclaimer]] for more information.