Enhancement Names

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Overview

Each enhancement in City of Heroes is descriptively named. This article gives the names for Training Enhancements, Dual Origin, Single Origin, and Common Invention Enhancements. Of further interest (but not covered in this article) are the names for Invention Origin Enhancement Sets, Special Enhancements, and the Going Rogue Pre-Order Enhancements.

Dual Origin and Single Origin Enhancements are each organized into five categories. Each category has a distinctive border and a descriptive name, as follows.

The 5 categories of Dual Origin Enhancement are: The 5 categories of Single Origin Enhancement are:
  • Focusing Device - Magic / Mutation
  • Relic - Natural / Magic
  • Gadget - Natural / Technology
  • Invention - Science / Technology
  • Genetic Alteration - Mutation / Science
  • Secondary Mutation - Mutation
  • Dimensional Entity - Magic
  • Technique - Natural
  • Cybernetics - Technology
  • Experiment - Science

Following, the names for Dual and Single Origin Enhancements are always given in the order as listed above.

Accuracy

Enhances Accuracy

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Visor
  • Crowley's Ring
  • Illumination Grenade
  • Bioluminescent Filter
  • Genome Alteration Reflex Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Improved Accuracy
  • Insight of Grey
  • Dragon Strike
  • Benedict Tech Adv. Targeting Eye
  • Gamma Particle Irradiation

Confusion

Enhances Confuse Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Mask
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Band
  • Cacophony Projector
  • Paraxial Modifier
  • DNA Resequencing Confuse Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Increased Confusion
  • Perplexity of Hermes
  • Dragon Flurry
  • WetWare Eng Vocal Mimicer
  • Theta Wave Bombardment

Damage

Enhances Damage

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Gauntlet
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Earring
  • High Explosive Grenade
  • Quantum Balancer
  • DNA Resequencing Damage Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Improved Damage
  • Fury of Joule
  • Dragon Rage
  • Portacio Ind Internal Munitions
  • Xenon Exposure

Defense Buff

Enhances Defense Buffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Circlet
  • Nectanebo's Brooch
  • Defender Projector
  • Interdiffusion Modifier
  • DNA Resequencing Shield Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Defense Extension
  • Shield of Joule
  • Dragon Defense
  • Portacio Ind Synapse bridge
  • Barium Irradiation

Defense DeBuff

Enhances Defense Debuffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Chain
  • Nectanebo's Gloves
  • Adhesive Grenade
  • Epidermal Degenerator
  • Genome Alteration Shield Drain

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Defense Degradation
  • Devastation of Joule
  • Back Alley Stunning Hit
  • Portacio Ind Nanodisintegrators
  • Radon Irradiation

Endurance Reduction

Reduces Endurance Cost

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Torque
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Shard
  • Oxygen Device
  • Metastable Capacitor
  • Molecular Bonding Adrenal Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Reduced Endurance
  • Power of Grey
  • Military Encouragement
  • WetWare Eng Cyberheart
  • Boron Exposure

Fear Duration

Enhances Fear Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Lenses
  • Crowley's Wand
  • Dread Grenade
  • Isotatic Inversion
  • Genome Alteration Nightmare Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Increased Fear
  • Horror of Hermes
  • Back Alley Intimidation
  • Benedict Tech Facial Reconstruction
  • Cosmic Ray Exposure

Flight Speed

Enhances Flight Speed

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Boots
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Gem
  • Ascendance Device
  • Micro Adaptive Flow Control
  • Genome Alteration Flight Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Amplified Flying
  • Swiftness of Joule
  • Dragon Flight
  • WetWare Eng Auxiliary Boosters
  • Ionic Bombardment

Healing/Absorb

Enhances Healing, Max Health Buffs, and Regeneration Buffs and Debuffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Headband
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Candle
  • Medical Device
  • Bioregenerator
  • Genome Alteration Healing Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Amplified Healing
  • Grace of Joule
  • Military Healing
  • Portacio Ind Nanodoctors
  • Polonium Irradiation

Hold Duration

Enhances Hold Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Glove
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Net
  • Net Projector
  • Bonding Compound
  • DNA Resequencing Hold Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Stasis Amplification
  • Paralyzation of Joule
  • Back Alley Paralyzer
  • Benedict Tech Stasis Regenerator
  • Thallium Exposure

Immobilization Duration

Enhances Immobilization Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Cuirass
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Lens
  • Entangle Grenade
  • Kinetic Inhibitor
  • Molecular Bonding Entangle Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Increased Immobilization
  • Bands of Hermes
  • Military Immobilization Technique
  • WetWare Eng Neuralparalyzer
  • Auroral Particle Bombardment

Intangibility Duration

Enhances Intangibility Magnitude

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Periapt
  • Crowley's Gate
  • Phase Device
  • Oscillator Overthruster
  • Genome Alteration Phase Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Phase Extension
  • Phasing of Grey
  • Dragon Elusiveness
  • Portacio Ind Destabilizer
  • Hydrazine Exposure

Interrupt Reduction

Reduces Interrupt Time

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Ring
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Sheath
  • Chronoenhancer Device
  • Chronotranstabilizer
  • Molecular Bonding Time Manipulation Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Chronometric Manipulation
  • Skip of Joule
  • Back Alley Abbreviation
  • WetWare Eng Accelerator
  • Thermodynamic Bombardment

Jumping

Enhances Lateral Jumping Speed and Jump Height

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Belt
  • Nectanebo's Phylactery
  • Hydraulic Device
  • Centripetal Augmenter
  • Molecular Bonding Jump Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Improved Jump
  • Hurdle of Grey
  • Dragon Leap
  • Benedict Tech Cyberlegs
  • Butadiene Exposure

Knockback Distance

Enhances Knockdown, Knockback, and Knockup Distance

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Vambrace
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Bottle
  • Repulsion Projector
  • Kinetic Accelerator
  • DNA Resequencing Knockback Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Extended Knockback
  • Smite of Hermes
  • Back Alley Bull Rush
  • Benedict Tech Repulsion Field
  • Fluorine Research

Range Increase

Enhances Range

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Helmet
  • Nectanebo's Stone
  • Reach Device
  • Magnetic Aspirator
  • Genome Alteration Range Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Extended Range
  • Extension of Joule
  • Military Extension
  • Benedict Tech Telescoping Eye
  • Neodymium Irradiation

Recharge Reduction

Reduces Recharge Time

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Amulet
  • Crowley's Incense
  • Haste Device
  • Mercurial Theorem
  • Molecular Bonding Charge Rate Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Reduced Recharge
  • Renewing of Hermes
  • Military Speed
  • WetWare Eng Adrenal Gland Booster
  • Alpha Particle Exposure

Endurance Modification

Enhances Endurance Gifts and Drains, and Recovery Buffs and Debuffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Shoulderpiece
  • Nectanebo's Work
  • Endurance Modification Device
  • Adrenal Modifier
  • Genome Alteration: Endurance Modification

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Endurance Modification
  • Resolution of Grey
  • Dragon Vitality
  • WetWare Eng Hyperkinetic Polymer
  • Impervium Exposure

Resist Damage

Enhances Damage Resistance

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Cord
  • Nectanebo's Gourd
  • Aegis Device
  • Composite Epidermal Underlay
  • Molecular Bonding Resistance Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Improved Resistance
  • Shield of Hermes
  • Dragon Scales
  • Portacio Ind Subdermal Plating
  • Argon Experiment

Run Speed Increase

Enhances Running Speed

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Greaves
  • Li Tieh Kuai's Goblet
  • Acceleration Device
  • Transmatrix Bipedal Amplifier
  • Molecular Bonding Run Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Awakening: Amplified Running
  • Stride of Grey
  • Military Sprint
  • Benedict Tech Cyberhips
  • Electromagnetic Wave Bombardment

Sleep Duration

Enhances Sleep Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Helm
  • Crowley's Jewel
  • Neuralyzer Grenade
  • Hyperbaric Matrix
  • Molecular Bonding NeuroParalysis Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Neural Paralysis
  • Rest of Hermes
  • Back Alley Nerve Strike
  • WetWare Eng Neuralyzer
  • Cesium Exposure

Slow

Enhances Debuffs to Running Speed, Flying Speed, and Lateral Jumping Speed

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Breastplate
  • Crowley's Bracelet
  • Nullifier Device
  • Muscular Atrophier
  • Molecular Bonding Deadliness Drain

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Movement Degradation
  • Pacification of Hermes
  • Back Alley Crippling Blow
  • Portacio Ind Nanodegenerators
  • Hydrogen Exposure

Disorient Duration

Enhances Disorient Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Bracer
  • Crowley's Symbol
  • Flashbang Grenade
  • Dynamic Inhibitor
  • DNA Resequencing Stun Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Increased Stun
  • Bewildering of Hermes
  • Military Daze Strike
  • Benedict Tech Holey Field Generator
  • Alpha Wave Bombardment

Taunt Duration

Enhances Taunt Duration

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Glasses
  • Nectanebo's Ankh
  • Agony Grenade
  • Photonic Capacitor
  • DNA Resequencing Taunt Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Annoyance Factor
  • Voice of Hermes
  • Military Insight
  • Benedict Tech Agonizer
  • Positron Bombardment

ToHit Buff

Enhances ToHit Buffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Goggles
  • Nectanebo's Book
  • Targeting Projector
  • Cardiac Compensator
  • Genome Alteration Accuracy Boost

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Catalyst: Accuracy Extension
  • Aim of Joule
  • Military Targeting
  • Portacio Ind Nanooptics
  • Nitrogen Exposure

Accuracy DeBuff

Enhances ToHit Debuffs

Dual Origin Enhancements

  • Necklace
  • Crowley's Coin
  • Blind Grenade
  • Cardio Destabilizer
  • Molecular Bonding Accuracy Drain

Single Origin Enhancements

  • Evolution: Accuracy Degradation
  • Neglect of Joule
  • Back Alley Blind Strike
  • Portacio Ind Nanovirus
  • Tellurium Bombardment