Umbral Assault

Overview

Umbral Assault is a power set that is that is a primary for Guardians.

"Masters of the void Umbral Assault wielders can manipulate dark energy, gravity and matter to blast and dominate their foes. The gravimetric nature of most Umbral Assault powers often slows the target's attack and movement speed."

Power Table

The Umbral Assault power set is available as a primary set for Guardians. The following table shows the level at which each power is available:

	Power	Level	Effect
	ShadowBolt	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: -Recharge, -Speed
	Umbral Smite	1	Melee, Moderate DMG(Negative/Smash), Foe Disorient, -Recharge, -SPD, -Fly
	Gravimetric Snare	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage over Time (Negative/Smash), Foe: Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed
	Essence Drain	6	Melee, Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe: -Recharge, -Speed; Self +Health
	Inner Umbra	8	Self +DMG, +To Hit
	Gravitic Emanation	12	Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage (Negative), Foe: Disorient, Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed
	Shadow Blast	18	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe: Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed
	Gravity Well	26	Melee, Superior DMG(Negative), Special Foe Hold, Attract, -Recharge, -SPD
	DarkExraction	32	Summon Essence: Ranged Moderate Damage (Negative)

Powers

Dark Extraction

Defeated foes are ripe for the picking. Dark Extraction can extract the essence from a defeated villain and infuse it with Nictus energy. The extracted energy is an echo of the target’s life force, and although it is not sentient, the infused Nictus energy does give it a rudimentary spark of life. Eventually, the extracted entity will fade away into nothingness.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Very Long
Minimum Level	32 (Guardian)
Effects	Summon Essence
Powers	Shadow Bolt (Ranged), Minor Damage (Negative), Foe -Recharge, -Speed
	Shadow Blast (Ranged), Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed
	Gravitic Emanation (Ranged, Cone), Moderate Damage (Negative), Foe -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Pet Damage
	Recharge Intensive Pets

Essence Drain

You tap the primal forces of your Nictus power to create an Essence Draining conduit between a foe and yourself. This will transfer Hit Points from your enemy to you. Foes drained in this manner have their attack rate and movement speed reduced.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	6 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: -Recharge, -Speed
	Self: +Health
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Heal
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Healing/Absorb
	Slow Movement
	Accurate Healing

Gravimetric Snare

You can hurl Gravimetric fibers to Snare your foe. Gravimetric Snare can Immobilize a single target and crush them. The target's attack rate and movement speed are also slowed, even if they resists the Immobilization effect.

Damage	Moderate (Damage over Time; Negative/Smash)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	2 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Immobilization Duration
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Immobilize
	Slow Movement

Gravitic Emanation

Gravitic Emanation sends bolts of dark Nictus energy to multiple targets within a cone area in front of the caster. Gravitic Emanation deals only minor Negative Energy damage to each affected for, but knocks them back, leaving them Disoriented and with reduced attack rate and movement speed.

Damage	Minor Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	12 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged (Cone)
	Foe: Disorient, Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
	Enhance Disorient Duration
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Stuns
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Gravity Well

Mastery over the forces of gravity and dark matter allows you to capture a single foe and crush them in a Gravity Well. Up to five nearyby target will be Held helpless, while pulled towards the original target by the crushing massive of gravimetric forces. Those target's attack rate and movement speed are also slowed, even if they resists the Hold effect. This power can be used while in Black Dwarf form at a quicker cast time and a faster recharge rate but lower damage. While in Black Dwarf form, this power may stun the foe rather than leave them held, and gravity will only affect the original target, in addition to taunting its target.

Damage	Superior (Damage over Time, Negative)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	26 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe: Hold, -Recharge, -Speed, Attract
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Hold Duration
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Holds
	Slow Movement

Inner Umbra

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as increasing your chance to hit. Umbral power continues to burn from within you for 30 seconds, giving you a lingering damage and ToHit buff after the initial burst fades.

Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Guardian)
Effects	Self +Damage, +To Hit
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	To Hit Buff

Shadow Blast

A much more powerful, yet slower version of Shadow Bolt. Shadow Blast sends focused negative Nictus energy at a foe. This attack can knock down foes and will leave the target's attack rate and movement speed slowed.

Damage	Moderate Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	18 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: Knockback, -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

Shadow Bolt

A very quick, but low damage attack that can lower your target's attack rate and movement speed.

Damage	Minor Damage (Negative)
Recharge	Very Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe: -Recharge, -Speed
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Ranged Damage
	Slow Movement

Umbral Smite

Umbral Smite is a powerful melee attack that can often Disorient or Knock Down opponents. Umbral Smite can also bring down fliers, and reduce their defense. Damage: Heavy, Recharge: Moderate

Damage	Heavy (Negative/Smashing)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Guardian)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly, -Disorient
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Slow
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Stuns
	Slow Movement
	Knockback

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 for Guardians when they were introduced in Rebirth Issue 1