Stone Composition

Overview

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

"Stone Composition Users can transform themselves into various forms of rock and stone to avoid harm. You are also able to harness the crushing force of the earth to weaken your foes and protect your allies. Many of these powers need to be performed while on the ground."

Power Table

The Stone 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
	Rocky Armor	1	Toggle: Self +DEF(Smashing, Lethal, Psionic), Res(Knockdown, Immobilize, Confuse, DeBuff DEF, Repel)
	Stone Shelter	2	PBAoE, Ally +Absorb
	Quicksand	4	Ranged (Location AoE), Foe Attract, -Speed, -Jump, -Fly, -DEF
	Volcanic Armor	10	Toggle: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, Hold, Sleep)
	Gaia's Blessing	16	PBAoE Team Heal, +Max HP, Res(Toxic)
	Crystalline Armor	20	Toggle: Self +DEF(Energy, Negative), Res(End Drain, DeBuff DEF), +Perception
	Stone Skin	28	Auto: Self +Res(Lethal, smashing)
	Earthquake	35	Ranged (Location AoE), Foe Knockback, -To Hit, -Def
	Eruption	38	Ranged (Location AoE), Extreme DoT(Fire), Foe -To Hit, -DEF, -DMG, -Res(All)

Powers

Crystalline Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in various quartz crystals. Crystalline Armor makes Energy and Negative Energy attacks less likely to hit. This power also grants you resistance to Endurance Drain, Defense DeBuffs and increases your perception. Crystalline Armor also adds an Elusivity defense bonus to Energy and Negative Energy Attacks in PVP zones.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	20 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Energy, Negative), Res(End Drain, DeBuff DEF), +Perception
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Earthquake

Generates a powerful, localized Earthquake. Most foes that pass through the location will fall down. The violent shaking also reduces their chance to hit and Defense.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	35 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged Location Area of Effect
	Foe Knockdown, -To-Hit, -Defense(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories	Defense Debuff
	Knockback
	ToHit Debuff

Eruption

Eruption unleashes the force of the Earth to deal a massive amount of Fire damage to any nearby foes. All affected foes are extremely weakened by the Eruption, and their Accuracy, Defense, Damage and Damage Resistance is severely reduced.

Damage	Extreme Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	38 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
	Foe: -To Hit, -DEF, -DMG, -Res(All)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Debuff
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Accurate ToHit Debuff
	Accurate Defense Debuff
	Defense Debuff
	ToHit Debuff

Gaia's Blessing

You are so connected to the Earth, you can draw upon its power to add health to your allies and yourself. Activating this power increases maximum Hit Points, and grants resistance to Toxic Damage to allies and yourself.

Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	16 (Guardian)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Team Heal, +Max HP, Res(Toxic)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage
	Healing/Absorb

Quicksand

You can cause the ground to liquefy like Quicksand at a targeted location. Any foes that pass through the Quicksand will become snared, their movement will be dramatically Slowed, and their Defense reduced. Foes trapped in the Quicksand cannot jump or Fly.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	4 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Location Area of Effect
	Foe -Defense(All), -Fly, -Jump, -Speed
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Slow Movement

Rocky Armor

Your skin becomes stone while this power is active. Rocky Armor protects you from Smashing, Lethal and Psionic attacks. They are less likely to land and affect you. Rocky Armor also grants you protection from knockdown, immobilize, confuse, Defense DeBuffs, and Repel effects. Rocky Armor also adds an Elusivity defense bonus to Smashing, Lethal and Psionic Attacks in PVP zones.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Defense(Smashing, Lethal, Psionic), +Resistance(Knockdown, Immobilize, Confuse, DeBuff DEF, Repel)
Enhancements	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Defense

Stone Shelter

Stones surround your nearby allies and you. These stones will absorb a small amount of incoming damage.

Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Guardian)
Effects	PBAoE: Team +Absorb
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Heal
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Healing/Absorb

Stone Skin

Your tough skin is naturally resistant to Smashing and Lethal damage. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.

Minimum Level	28 (Guardian)
Effects	Auto: Self +Resistance(Smashing, Lethal)
Enhancements	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	Resist Damage

Volcanic Armor

While this power is active, your skin becomes encrusted in cracked magma. Volcanic Armor makes you highly resistant to Fire and Cold damage. You are also protected from hold, sleep and disorient effects.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	10 (Guardian)
Effects	Toggle: Self +Resistance(Fire, Cold, Hold, Sleep)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage Resistance
Set Categories	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.