Atmospheric Composition

Overview

Atmospheric Composition is a standard power set that is a secondary set for Guardians.

"Atmospheric Composition users can harness the wind, weather, and lightning to wreak havoc on their foes and protect themselves and their allies."

Power Table

The Atmospheric Composition power set is available as a secondary set for Guardians. The following table shows the level at which each power is available:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Charged Armor	1	Toggle: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal, Energy)
	Gale Winds	2	Ranged (Cone), Minor DMG(Smash), Foe Knockback, Stun
	Grounding Shield	4	Auto: Self +Res (Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, End Drain, Immobilize, KB)
	Static Shield	10	Toggle: Self +Res(Hold, Sleep, Disorient, End Drain, Recovery DeBuff, Psionic, Teleport)
	Steamy Mist	16	Toggle: PBAoE, Team Stealth, +DEF(All), +Res(Fire, Cold, Energy, Confuse)
	Mass Energize	20	PBAoE, Team +Endurance Discount, +Heal, +Regen
	Snow Storm	28	Toggle: Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe -Speed, -Recharge, -Fly
	Power Sink	35	PBAoE, Self +End, Foe -End
	Freezing Rain	38	Ranged (Location AoE), Minor DoT(Cold), Foe -Speed, -Recharge, -DEF, -Res

Powers

Charged Armor

When you toggle on this power, you are surrounded in a charged field that makes you highly resistant to Smashing, Lethal and Energy damage.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Smashing, Lethal, Energy)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Freezing Rain

Summons Freezing Rain at a targeted location. Freezing Rain deals minimal Cold damage to anything that passes through the storm. It also Slows the affected foes and severely reduces their Defense and resistance to damage. Many foes may even slip and fall trying to escape the storm.

Damage	Minor Damage over Time(Cold)
Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	38 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Defense(All), -Resistance(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Slow Movement
	Defense Debuff

Gale Winds

You can call forth a tremendous gust of Gale force winds that knock down foes, deal some Smashing damage, and disorients foes in a wide cone area.

Damage	Minor (Smash)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	Foe Knockback
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Stuns
	Knockback

Grounding Shield

You are protected by a Grounding Shield and become naturally very resistant to Fire, Cold, Energy and Negative Energy damage. You also have added resistance to Endurance Drain effects. Additionally, Grounding Shield provides Immobilize and Knockback protection, but only applies when you are near the ground. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.

Minimum Level	4 (Guardian)
Effects	Auto: Auto: Self +Res (Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, End Drain, Immobilize, KB)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Mass Energize

You can channel a tremendous amount of electricity through the air around your body for a short period of time. Doing so strengthens yourself and your allies by healing some hit points, reduce the endurance cost of powers and boost regeneration for a short time.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	20 (Guardian)
Effects	PBAoE, Team Endurance Discount, Heal, +Regen
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Power Sink

Power Sink leeches energy directly from the bodies of all nearby foes, draining their Endurance. Each foe you draw energy from increases your Endurance. If there are no foes within range, you will not gain any Endurance.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	35 (Guardian)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Foe -Endurance, -Recovery
	Self +Endurance
Enhancements	Enhance Endurance Modification
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness (Brute/Tanker only)
Set Categories	Endurance Modification

Snow Storm

While active, the chill from this Snow Storm can dramatically Slow the attack and movement speed of the target and all nearby foes. The torrent winds of the Snow Storm are enough to bring down flying foes.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	28 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Slow Movement

Static Shield

You can create a field of Static Electricity around your body. This Static Shield protects you from Hold, Sleep, and Disorient effects as well as Endurance Drain, Recovery DeBuffs and enemy Teleportation. Static Shield can also help normalize your synaptic activity, granting you good resistance to Psionic Damage.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	10 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Psionics, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Teleport, Endurance Drain, -Recovery)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Steamy Mist

Your mastery of the elements allows you to hide yourself and all nearby allies within a Steamy Mist. Steamy Mist makes you and your allies harder to see and increases your Defense bonus to all attacks, while reducing Fire, Cold, and Energy damage, as well as your Foes ability to Confuse you. You cannot use any other Concealment type powers while using Steamy Mist.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	16 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Point Blank Area of Effect
	Team Stealth, +Defense(All), +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Energy, Confuse)
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Defense
	Resist Damage

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 to the game for Guardians in Rebirth Issue 1.