Fiery Melee

Overview

Fiery Melee allows you to attack with fire, and even conjure up flaming melee weapons. Fiery Melee powers tend to set foes ablaze for added damage over time. It is a Tanker secondary power set and a Brute primary power set in City of Villains, and as of Issue 12, a Scrapper primary powerset in City of Heroes.

Power Tables

Brute

Fiery Melee is available as a primary set for Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
	Fire Sword	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Cremate	2	Melee, High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
	Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
	Incinerate	8	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
	Taunt	12	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
	Breath of Fire	18	Close(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
	Fire Sword Circle	26	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Scrapper

As of Issue 12, Fiery Melee is available as a primary set for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
	Fire Sword	1	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Cremate	2	Melee, High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
	Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
	Breath of Fire	8	Close(Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
	Confront	12	Ranged, Foe Taunt
	Fire Sword Circle	18	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Incinerate	26	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
	Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Tanker

Fiery Melee is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Scorch	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Fire)
	Fire Sword	2	Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Combustion	4	Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
	Taunt	10	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
	Breath of Fire	16	Close (Cone), Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
	Build Up	20	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
	Fire Sword Circle	28	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Fire/Lethal)
	Incinerate	35	Melee, High Damage over Time(Fire)
	Greater Fire Sword	38	Melee, Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Fiery Melee powerset.

Breath of Fire

This allows you to spew fire from your mouth, burning all foes within its narrow cone. This is a very accurate attack that can deal good damage at a close range.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	18 (Brute)
	8 (Scrapper)
	16 (Tanker)
Effects	Close (Cone)
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increases your chance to hit.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Brute)
	6 (Scrapper)
	20 (Tanker)
Effects	Self +Damage, +To-Hit
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories	To Hit Buffs

Combustion

Your mastery of fire allows you to violently raise the temperature around yourself in an attempt to spontaneously combust any nearby foes and set them ablaze, dealing damage over time.

This power not only available to Brutes or Scrappers.

Damage	Moderate Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	4 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Taunt

Confront

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

This power is not only available to Brutes or Tankers.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Scrapper)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Taunt

Cremate

A slow but devastating attack. Cremate clobbers your foes with a massive two-handed fiery smash that leaves your foe set on fire.

This power is not available to Tankers.

Damage	High Damage(Smashing/Fire)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Brute)
	2 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute only)

Fire Sword

Through concentration, you can create a sword of fire that sets foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage	Moderate(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Scrapper)
	2 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Fire Sword Circle

Mastery of your Fire Sword has enabled you to make an attack on every foe within melee distance. This will slash and burn your enemies, dealing moderate damage and setting them ablaze.

Damage	Moderate(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	26 (Brute)
	18 (Scrapper)
	28 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Greater Fire Sword

Your mastery of fire allows you to create an enhanced sword of fire that can set foes ablaze. Successful attacks from the Greater Fire Sword will ignite your target, dealing damage over time.

Damage	Superior Damage(Fire/Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Brute)
	32 (Scrapper)
	38 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Incinerate

Intense concentration can allow you to incinerate an opponent. This will set your foe ablaze, dealing very high damage over a short time.

Damage	High Damage over Time(Fire)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Brute)
	26 (Scrapper)
	35 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Scorch

This power engulfs your hands in flames, and can ignite the target of your scorching attack. Once on fire, the target will suffer damage over time.

Damage	Minor(Fire)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Brute)
	1 (Scrapper)
	1 (Tanker)
Effects	Melee
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Taunt (Brute/Tanker only)

Taunt

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your fury.

This power is not available to Scrappers.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (Brute)
	10 (Tanker)
Effects	Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories	Taunt

External Links

• Fiery Melee for Brutes at RedTomax.com
• Fiery Melee for Scrappers at RedTomax.com
• Fiery Melee for Tankers at RedTomax.com