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Overview[]

Stone Melee lets you use the powers of earth and stone to do battle with your foes. Stone Melee allows you to strike with fists of stone, summon earthen weapons, and even quake the very ground itself. It is a Brute primary power set and a Tanker secondary power set.

Power Tables[]

Brute[]

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

Power Level Effect
StoneMelee StoneFist Stone Fist 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Minor Disorient
StoneMelee StoneMallet Stone Mallet 1 Melee, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
StoneMelee HeavyMallet Heavy Mallet 2 Melee, Superior Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
StoneMelee BuildUp Build Up 6 Self +Damage, +To-Hit
StoneMelee Fault Fault 8 Close(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Knockback, Disorient
StoneMelee Taunt Taunt 12 Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
StoneMelee SeismicSmash Seismic Smash 18 Melee, Extreme Damage(Smashing), Foe Hold
StoneMelee HurlBoulder Hurl Boulder 26 Ranged, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback, -Fly
StoneMelee Tremor Tremor 32 Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback

Tanker[]

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

Power Level Effect
StoneMelee StoneFist Stone Fist 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Minor Disorient
StoneMelee StoneMallet Stone Mallet 2 Melee, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
StoneMelee HeavyMallet Heavy Mallet 4 Melee, Superior Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
StoneMelee Taunt Taunt 10 Ranged(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
StoneMelee BuildUp Build Up 16 Self +Damage, +To-Hit
StoneMelee Fault Fault 20 Close(Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Knockback, Disorient
StoneMelee HurlBoulder Hurl Boulder 28 Ranged, High Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback, -Fly
StoneMelee Tremor Tremor 35 Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage(Smashing), Foe Knockback
StoneMelee SeismicSmash Seismic Smash 38 Melee, Extreme Damage(Smashing), Foe Hold

Powers[]

The following are powers in the Stone Melee powerset.

StoneMelee BuildUp Build Up[]

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

Recharge Long
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 6 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 16 (Tanker)
Effects Self +Damage, +To-Hit
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training ToHit Buffs Enhance ToHit Buff
Set Categories IO ToHit Buffs To Hit Buffs

StoneMelee Fault Fault[]

A powerful stomp with your foot and you cause a seismic disturbance. This will crack the earth itself and cause chunks of bedrock to jut up, throwing nearby enemies into the air, possibly Disorienting them. Fault deals no damage on its own.

Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 8 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 20 (Tanker)
Effects Close(Targeted AoE)
Foe Knockback, Disorient
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Disorient Duration Enhance Disorient Duration
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Stun Stuns
IO Knockback Knockback
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee HeavyMallet Heavy Mallet[]

A more impressive form of Stone Mallet, the Heavy Mallet deals more damage, but is slower to swing. It has a greater chance of knocking down opponents.

Damage Superior(Smashing)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 2 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 4 (Tanker)
Effects Melee
Foe Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage Melee Damage
IO Knockback Knockback
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee HurlBoulder Hurl Boulder[]

You are able to tear up a chunk of ground beneath your feet and Hurl it at an enemy. This attack deals moderate damage, and can knock foes back and even drop them out of the air if they are flying.

Damage High(Smashing)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 26 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 28 (Tanker)
Effects Ranged
Foe Knockback, -Fly
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage Ranged Damage
IO Knockback Knockback
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee SeismicSmash Seismic Smash[]

This massive attack hits with all the force of the Earth itself. It deals tremendous amounts of damage, and may Hold the target if they are not defeated outright.

Damage Extreme(Smashing)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 18 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 38 (Tanker)
Effects Melee
Foe Hold
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Hold Duration Enhance Hold Duration
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage Melee Damage
IO Hold Holds
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee StoneFist Stone Fist[]

Your stone covered fists attack swiftly for moderate damage, and may Disorient your opponent.

Damage Moderate(Smashing)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 1 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 1 (Tanker)
Effects Melee
Foe Minor Disorient
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Disorient Duration Enhance Disorient Duration
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage Melee Damage
IO Stun Stuns
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee StoneMallet Stone Mallet[]

Your control over the earth allows you to form a mallet of solid stone. This Stone Mallet deals heavy damage, and can knock down weak foes.

Damage High(Smashing)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 1 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 2 (Tanker)
Effects Melee
Foe Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage Melee Damage
IO Knockback Knockback
IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee Taunt Taunt[]

Brute Description

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your Fury. An Accuracy check is required to taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Tanker Description

Taunts a foe, and all foes around him, to attack you. Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head. Taunted foes tend to ignore other Heroes and focus on you for quite a while, so use this power cautiously. An Accuracy check is required to Taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets.

Recharge Fast
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 12 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 10 (Tanker)
Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
Foe Taunt
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Range Enhance Range
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Taunt Taunt

StoneMelee Tremor Tremor[]

You can cause a localized earthquake immediately around you. This will deal moderate damage to every foe in melee range, while knocking them back.

Damage Moderate(Smashing)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level V archetypeicon brute 32 (Brute)
Archetypeicon tanker 35 (Tanker)
Effects Point Blank Area of Effect
Foe Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Accuracy Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Damage Enhance Damage
TO Training Endurance Cost Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training KnockBack Distance Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Attack Rate Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Taunt Effectiveness Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Set Categories IO Damage PBAoE Damage
IO Knockback Knockback
IO Taunt Taunt

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