Blaster

The Blaster is an offensive juggernaut. This hero can deal a ton of damage from a distance. But the Blaster must be careful, because he's somewhat fragile compared to other heroes. The Blaster can't stand toe to toe with most opponents at melee for long. His best defense is a great offense!

Blaster
Primary	Ranged
Secondary	Support
Inherent	Defiance
Base HP	1204.8
Max HP	1606.4
Primary Sets	12
Secondary Sets	7
Epic Power Pools	9
Modifiers (at level 50)   Melee Ranged Damage Scale 1.000 1.125 Defense Buff 0.070 0.065 Damage Buff 0.125 0.125 Max HP Buff 0.070 0.100 ToHit Buff 0.075 0.070 Defense Debuff 0.070 0.070 Damage Debuff 0.070 0.070 ToHit Debuff 0.070 0.070 EndMod 1.000 1.000 Fear 1.192 1.192 Heal Other 96.381 96.381 Heal Self 120.476 Immobilize 1.192 1.192 Knockback 2.077 1.662 Damage Resist 0.070 0.065 Sleep 1.192 1.192 Slow 1.000 1.000 Stun 1.192 1.192 Taunt 1.030 1.030 Threat Level 0.5 0.5
Limits (at level 50)   Max Min Damage Resistance 75% -300% Status Resistance 10,001.01% -300% Status Protection N/A N/A Damage 500% 10% Defense 175% -100% ToHit 200.35% -100% Recharge Rate 400% -75% Regeneration 2000% 0% Recovery 500% 0% Stealth (PvE) 200 ft -180 ft Stealth (PvP) 571.5 ft -180 ft Perception 1153 ft 0 ft Range 500% 25%

Overview

The Blaster's power sets are:

Primary: Ranged
Secondary: Support

Blaster Stats
Survivability				4
Melee Damage	8
Ranged Damage	10
Crowd Control	4
Support	2
Pets	2

Power Sets

Primary Power Sets

• A Blaster's primary power sets are designed specifically for ranged attacks. They are:

• Archery
• Assault Rifle
• Beam Rifle
• Dark Blast
• Dual Pistols
• Electrical Blast
• Energy Blast
• Fire Blast
• Ice Blast
• Psychic Blast
• Radiation Blast
• Sonic Attack
• Water Blast

* Beam Rifle requires purchase on the Paragon Market.
* Dual Pistols requires VIP status, purchase on the Paragon Market, or purchase of Going Rogue.
* Water Blast requires purchase on the Paragon Market.

Secondary Power Sets

• A Blaster's secondary power sets are designed for support via melee attacks, minor crowd control powers, or temporary self-buffs. They are:

• Darkness Manipulation
• Devices
• Electricity Manipulation
• Energy Manipulation
• Fire Manipulation
• Ice Manipulation
• Martial Combat
• Mental Manipulation

Ancillary Power Pools

• Cold Mastery
• Electrical Mastery
• Flame Mastery
• Force Mastery
• Munitions Mastery

Patron Power Pools

• Leviathan Mastery
• Mace Mastery
• Mu Mastery
• Soul Mastery

* Patron Power Pools require villain alignment to obtain.

Inherent Power

• Defiance

Historical

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

• Blasters have been in the game since Issue 0, originally as a City of Heroes archetype. Their original primary powersets were Assault Rifle, Electrical Blast, Energy Blast, Fire Blast, and Ice Blast. Their original secondary powersets were Devices, Electricity Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, and Ice Manipulation.
• Cold Mastery, Flame Mastery, Force Mastery, and Munitions Mastery were added to the game in Issue 3.
• Archery, Sonic Attack and Electrical Mastery were added to the game in Issue 5.
• Also in Issue 5, the Blaster inherent power Defiance was introduced to address some datamining concerns regarding Blasters being defeated just before they dispatch their enemies. The power granted the Blaster a ToHit and Damage buff that grew as the Blaster's hit points decreased.
• Defiance was later changed to a new setup. Now, Blaster Primary and Secondary powers that are available at level 1 can be used even while mezzed, and most powers give the Blaster a temporary damage buff.
• Psychic Blast and Mental Manipulation were proliferated to Blasters in Issue 12.
• Radiation Blast was proliferated to Blasters in Issue 16.
• Dual Pistols was added to the game on March 2, 2010 as an early feature of Going Rogue to those who prepurchased.
• The Patron Power Pools were made available to Blasters in Issue 18.
• Dark Blast was proliferated to Blasters in Issue 21.
• Beam Rifle and Darkness Manipulation (a combination of Dark Melee and other darkness powers) were added to the game in Issue 21.
• Blasters will receive the following buffs in Issue 24 (link when available):
  • Snipe powers will remove interrupt time and fire much faster than normal if the Blaster has 22% ToHit or more, allowing it to be used in attack chains
  • Ranged power sets without snipe powers will be balanced to ensure they remain competitive
  • Dual Pistols animations will be shortened to increase DPS
  • Tier 3 Blast powers such as Blaze and Bitter Ice Blast will have their range increased to 80ft from 40 or 50ft.
  • All Blaster secondary power sets (except for Mental Manipulation) will have one power which helps keep the Blaster alive in some way, be it regeneration, healing, absorb, or a combination. This mechanic is referred to as "sustain." Most powers getting this change will also grant a recovery buff.
  • More to come!

See Also

• Archetypes
• Blaster Strategy
• Blapper

External Links

• Summary and Analysis of Blaster Powersets
• Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
• Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file