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Overview[]

Psionic Assault is one of the powersets. It is a Dominator secondary powerset in City of Villains.

Blast your enemies with an array of offensive psionic powers. Few living beings can resist their effects. Creatures without minds, however, like machines and robots, are much more resistant.

Power Tables[]

Dominator[]

The Psionic Assault powerset is available as a secondary set for Dominators. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
PsionicAssault MentalDart Psionic Dart 1 Ranged, Minor Damage(Psionic), Target: -Recharge
PsionicAssault MindProbe Mind Probe 2 Melee, Moderate Damage(Psionic), Target: -Recharge
PsionicAssault TelekineticThrust Telekinetic Thrust 4 Melee, Minor Damage(Psionic/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PsionicAssault MentalBlast Mental Blast 10 Ranged, Moderate Damage(Psionic), Target: -Recharge
PsionicAssault PsychicScream Psychic Scream 16 Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage(Psionic), Foe: -Recharge
PsionicAssault PsychicSiphon Drain Psyche 20 Point Blank Area of Effect Foe: -Regeneration, -Recovery; Self: +Regeneration, +Recovery
PsionicAssault Subdue Subdue 28 Ranged, Moderate Damage(Psionic), Foe: Immobilize
PsionicAssault PsionicLance Psionic Lance 35 Sniper, Superior Damage(Psionic), Target: -Recharge
PsionicAssault PsionicShockwave Psychic Shockwave 38 Close (Area of Effect), High Damage(Psionic), Foe: Disorient, -Recharge

Powers[]

The following are powers in the Psionic Assault powerset.

PsionicAssault PsychicSiphon Drain Psyche[]

You Drain the Psyche of you nearby foes, thus weakening their hit point regeneration and endurance recovery and boosting your own.

Recharge Very Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 20 (Dominator)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe: -Regeneration, -Recovery
Self: +Regeneration, +Recovery
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Endurance Modification Enhance Endurance Modification
TO Training Heal Enhance Heal
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories IO Healing Healing
IO Endurance Modification Endurance Modification

PsionicAssault MentalBlast Mental Blast[]

This basic attack does moderate psionic damage, and can slightly reduce a target's attack speed.

Damage Moderate Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 10 (Dominator)
Effects Ranged, Target: -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Damage Ranged Damage

PsionicAssault MindProbe Mind Probe[]

Grip the minds of your foe with a Mind Probe. You must be in close proximity to pull off this attack that wrecks havoc on your foes synapses, dealing moderate psionic damage while reducing his attack speed.

Damage Moderate Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 2 (Dominator)
Effects Melee, Target: -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Damage Melee Damage

PsionicAssault MentalDart Psionic Dart[]

This basic attack does minor Psionic damage, and can slightly reduce a target's attack speed, but has a very fast attack rate.

Damage Minor Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 1 (Dominator)
Effects Ranged, Target: -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Damage Ranged Damage

PsionicAssault PsionicLance Psionic Lance[]

This extremely long range psionic attack has a bonus to accuracy, and can slow a target's attack rate. This is a sniper attack, and is best fired from a distance as it can be interrupted.

Damage Superior Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 35 (Dominator)
Effects Sniper, Target: -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Interrupt Time Reduce Interrupt Time
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Damage Ranged Damage
IO Interrupt Sniper Attacks

PsionicAssault PsychicScream Psychic Scream[]

This howl of psionic energy resonates in the minds of all foes within its conical area of effect, inflicting moderate damage.

Damage Moderate Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 16 (Dominator)
Effects Ranged (Cone), Foe: -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Damage Targeted AoE Damage

PsionicAssault PsionicShockwave Psychic Shockwave[]

Psychic Shockwave is a devastating psionic attack that wracks the minds of all nearby foes. Affected foes may have a reduced attack rate and may be left disoriented.

Damage High Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 38 (Dominator)
Effects Close (Area of Effect)
Foe: Disorient, -Recharge
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Disorient Duration Enhance Disorient Duration
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Stun Stuns
IO Damage PBAoE Damage

PsionicAssault Subdue Subdue[]

Subdue deals moderate psionic damage and may leave the targeted foe immobilized for a brief time. Immobilized foes cannot move but can still attack.

Damage Moderate Damage(Psionic)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 28 (Dominator)
Effects Ranged, Foe: Immobilize
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Immobilization Duration Enhance Immobilization Duration
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Immobilize Immobilize
IO Damage Ranged Damage

PsionicAssault TelekineticThrust Telekinetic Thrust[]

A focused attack or intense mental power that violently sends a nearby foe flying and deals a high amount of Psionic and Smashing damage.

Damage High(Psionic/Smash)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon dominator 4 (Dominator)
Effects Melee, Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
Set Categories IO Knockback Knockback
IO Damage Melee Damage

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