Guide - How do the Power Sets Work in 2023?

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Guide Overview

This is going to be a guide about how the power sets work in 2023. The power sets have been receiving major overhauls since December 2015, so I hope this guide helps you understand the game in this year.

Energy Projector

1. Fire:
-Damage Type: Elemental - Fire Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Engulfing Flames
-Main Mechanics:
A. Burning Effects
1. Clinging Flames: This is core debuff of this hero, that will set foes on fire and deal damage over time every 1 second for 12 seconds.
2. Engulfing Flames: This is a debuff that reduces the enemies' resistance against our Fire damaging power by 8% for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times and can be applied by some powers of this archetype.
3. Fiery Escalation: This is a buff granted by the powers Fire Strike and Nova Flare which increases the potency of said powers by 10%.
4. Leaping Flames: This is a smaller fire damage over time that will be applied to foes if one of their allies is affected by Clinging Flames.
5. Pyre Patches: These are areas burning with fire that deal damage over time to foes and enemies standing on them have a 10% chance to be affected by Clinging Flames.
6. Fire Snake: This a summon power that will spawn a fire serpent and persue our target as well apply the Engulfing Flames debuff to them.
B. Support:
1. Healing: This power set has powerful healing powers and advantages to restore the lost Health Points of our allies.
2. Crowd Control: This power set has many useful effects that can Paralyze, Stun or even Incapacitate enemies for a short time.
3. Resurrection: This power set has two powers to revive our hero and revive fallen allies.
-Energy Unlock: Thermal Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Fire power set, grants energy for being close to enemies affected by the Clinging Flames debuff, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY or PRESENCE, ENDURANCE, CONSTITUTION
-Archetypes: The Inferno and The Blazing


2. Ice:
-Damage Type: Elemental - Cold Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Hard Frost
-Main Mechanics:
Cold Effects
1. Chill: This is the signature debuff of the Ice powerset that will slow enemies and can even affect Super Villains and higher ranked targets like bosses.
2. Cold Snap: This is a buff granted by the powers Ice Form or Ice Sheath that will provide us with a passive cold resistance shield as well trigger secondary bonus effects on the powers Ice Blast, Shatter and Ice Barrier.
3. Ice Objects: These are structures made of Ice that can root enemies in place for a short duration, deal damage over time to foes and explode when expiring, and can be destroyed by the Shatter power.
4. Hard Frost: This is a Cold damage resistance debuff that lowers the enemy's resistance versus our attacks by 18% for 15 seconds.
-Energy Unlock: Icy Embrace, which is the native energy unlock of the Ice power set, grants energy for applying the Chill debuff to enemies, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY OR EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Glacier and The Icicle


3. Force:
-Damage Type: Physical - Crushing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Demolish
-Main Mechanics:
Shields, Knocks and Support
1. Power Shield: This is a new effect that places a shield that doesn't absorb damage points but striking a target affected by it restores 2.5% energy to our hero.
2. Containment Fields: This effect can be versatile in two ways, the first one place a damage absorption shield on our health bar that will absorb damage and restore energy to our hero, this effect scales with the Recovery stat, and the second is to trap an enemy inside a bubble which will be reinforced with a shield to make the hold effect harder to break by 50%, if this effect is used on Super Villains or higher ranked targets, a Power Shield effect will be applied instead.
3. Runes: Recently this power set was given two magic Runes that can shield allies or restore energy scaling with the Recovery stat.
4. Knock Effects: These effects are present on almost all powers of this power set and can send enemies flying (knock back), trip over themselves (knock down) or high up in the air (knock up).
5. Field Expulsions: Certain powers can take advantage of shields and can cause explosions of Crushing Damage in a small area when used on enemies or shield allies with the proper advantage.
6. Demolish: This is a debuff that lowers the target's Crushing damage resistance by 18% for 15 seconds.
-Energy Unlock: Impact Force, which is one of the two native energy unlocks of the Force power set, that grants energy by knocking enemies, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats; and the second one is Power Barrier which generates energy by directly shielding allies or causing Field Expulsions.
-Recommended Stats: EGO OR PRESENCE, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Impulse


4. Electricity:
-Damage Type: Energy - Electrical Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Superconductor
-Main Mechanics:
Shocking Effects
1. Negative Ions: This is a debuff that when applied to an enemy will leave them electrically conductive. Some powers can interact with this debuff procing Arcs or consume it to trigger secondary bonus effects.
2. Superconductor: This is a debuff that lowers the target's Electrical damage resistance by 18% for 15 seconds.
3. Arcs: This are random jumping bolts of electricity that can deal bonus damage to more than 5 enemies.
4. Circuits: This is effect is the in-game term for Negative Ions consumption by certain powers and advantages of this power set.
-Energy Unlock: Ionic Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Electricity power set, that grants energy by consuming Negative Ions or when some powers interact with this debuff without consuming it however this energy return is lesser, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Tempest


5. Wind:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Cold Damage, Crushing Damage and Electrical Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Doesn't have a native debuff but Hard Frost and Demolish are the ideal ones
-Main Mechanics:
Weather Effects, Repel and Disorient
1. Negative Ions: This is a debuff that when applied to an enemy will leave them electrically conductive. Some powers can interact with this debuff procing Arcs or consume it to trigger secondary bonus effects.
2. Chill: This is a debuff that lowers the target's movement speed.
3. Arcs: This are random jumping bolts of electricity that can deal bonus damage to more than 5 enemies.
4. Repel: This is effect is pushing the enemies with great force without knocking them.
5. Disorient: This is a debuff that lowers the target's damage by 15% and movement speed by 25% for 12 seconds. Some powers of this set can trigger secondary bonus effects on Disoriented targets.
-Energy Unlock: Wind Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Wind power set, that grants energy by attempting to Repel foes, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Squall

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Technology

1. Archery:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Piercing Damage and Others
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Armor Piercing and Frail Armor
-Main Mechanics:
Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Disorient
1. Critical Hits: This is the core mechanic of the power set which deals devastating damage by scoring them causing great damage.
2. Dodge Boosts: This is the defensive aspect of this power set which will grant many buffs that boosts our survability by mitigating the incoming damage.
3. Disorient: This debuff lowers the target's damage by 10% and movement speed by 25% for 12 seconds. Some powers can trigger secondary bonus effects when this debuff is present on the target.
-Energy Unlock: Hunter's Instinct, which is the native energy unlock of the Archery power set, that grants energy by scoring Critical Hits with non-Energy Builder powers of this power set, and scales with the Intelligence and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, INTELLIGENCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Marksman


2. Gadgeteering:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Particle Damage, Slashing Damage, Sonic Damage and Crushing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Disintegrate, Shredded, Defeaning and Burn Through
-Main Mechanics:
Random Effects, Stealth and Support
1. Random Effects: Experimental Blast, Experimental Burst Ray and Particle Riffle with the Finite Improbability Engine can cause a lot whacky random effects like turning the target into a living Teddy Bear.
2. Stealth: There are certain powers which can trigger secondary bonus effects when using the Night Warrior passive with its Sneak power.
3. Support: This power set features a number of healing abilities like Medical Nanites and Bionic Shielding, as well Crowd Control like Tangle Coil Launcher and Bolas, all these powers can paralyze the enemies for a short time. Additionally there is Resurrection Serum that can bring back to life a fallen ally every 15 seconds.
-Energy Unlock: Molecular Self Assembly, which is the native energy unlock of the Gadgeteering power set, that grants energy each time an abilty finish its recharge, and scales with the Intelligence and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: INTELLIGENCE OR EGO, PRESENCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Inventor, The Night Avenger and The Automaton


3. Munitions:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Piercing Damage and Fire Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Armor Piercing, Frail Armor and No Quarter
-Main Mechanics:
Critical Hits, Furious and Frail Armor
1. Critical Hits: This is the core mechanic of Munitions which deals devastating Critical Hits.
2. Furious: This is a buff which increases our hero's Critical Hit Chance by 1.5% for 12 seconds. When affected by Furious and taking damage, Furious applies the Willpower buff which restores 300 HP over the next 4 seconds.
3. Frail Armor: This is a debuff that lowers the target's Piercing damage resistance by 18% for 15 seconds. It is present as an advantage on Holdout Shot.
-Energy Unlock: Killer Instinct, which is the native energy unlock of the Munitions power set, that grants energy each time a Munitions abilty lands a Critical Hit, and scales with the Recovery and Endurance stats.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY OR EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Soldier, The Gunslinger and The Specialist


4. Power Armor:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Particle and Crushing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Burn Through
-Main Mechanics:
Weapon Systems and Charge Up Attacks
1. Weapon Systems: This is the main game mechanic of the Power Armor power set which tags some abilities into Chest, Shoulder and Hand Slots. The powers of each slot can be used together but require a large amount of energy to do so.
2. Charge Up Attacks: These are the normal powers of Power Armor which aren't tagged as Weapon Slots like Particle Gauntlet or Chest Beam.
3. Burn Through: This is a debuff that lowers the target's Crushing and Particle damage resistance by 15% for 15 seconds.
-Energy Unlock: Overdrive, which is the native energy unlock of the Power Armor power set, that grants energy each time a toggle or maintain ability reach half of their duration and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: INTELLIGENCE OR EGO, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Automaton and The Invincible


5. Laser Sword:
-Damage Type: Energy Damage - Particle Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Burn Through and Disintegrate
-Main Mechanics:
Radiation Effects
1. Plasma Burn: This is a Particle damage over time debuff that deals damage every second for 16 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times. This effect is present on almost all Laser Sword powers and Orbital Cannon from Gadgeteering.
2. Disintegrate: This is a debuff that lowers the resistance of the target against Particle damage by 18% for 15 seconds. This effect is present on Lightspeed Strike and Particle Smash.
3. Burn Through: This is a debuff that lowers the resistance of the target against Crushing and Particle damage by 15% for 15 seconds. This effect is present on Chest Beam, Eye Beam and Minigun from Power Armor.
4. Overheat: This is a debuff that will cause an explosion of Particle energy on the target after 6 seconds of using a fully charged Plasma Cutter. The damage of the explosion is based on the number of stacks of Plasma Burn purged. This effect is present on Plasma Cutter.
5. Light Ray: This is the detonation effect of Particle Smash which will deal additional damage for each stack of Plasma Burn it purged. This effect is present on Particle Smash.
-Energy Unlock: Unified Theory, which is the native energy unlock of the Laser Sword power set, that grants energy each time our hero applies, refresh or rupture a Radiation effect and scales with the Intelligence and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: INTELLIGENCE, ENDURANCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Cybernetic Warrior

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Martial Arts

Shared Martial Arts Powers:

-Damage Type: Hybrid - Slashing Damage and Crushing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Shredded and Demolish
-Main Mechanics:
Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Wounds
1. Critical Hits: This is the core mechanic of the power sets which deals devastating damage by scoring them causing great damage.
2. Dodge Boosts: This is the defensive aspect of this power set which will grant many buffs that boosts our survability by mitigating the incoming damage.
3. Wounds: These are debuffs applied to the foes that can deal Slashing Damage over time or reduce the Slashing damage resistance of the targets. Wounds include the following debuffs:
a. Bleed: This is a Slashing damage over time debuff that deals damage once every second for 16 seconds and can be applied by many powers of this archetype. Stacks up to 5 times.
b. Shredded: This is a Slashing damage resistance debuff that lowers the enemies' resistance to this type of damage by 18% for 15 seconds.
c. Open Wound: This debuff has a 25% chance to apply stacks of Bleed, dealing Slashing damage over time once every second for 16 seconds up to 5 stacks. It is present on multiple powers of many power sets.
d. Swallowtail Cut: This is a debuff that will deal 5% of the target's health as Slashing damage over time, and is available as one of the special advantages of the Scything Blade power of the Single Blade power set. However this debuff will be replaced with the regular Bleed effect if the target is a Super Villain or higher ranked foe such as bosses.
e. Deep Wound: This is a heavy Slashing damage over time debuff applied by the Eviscerate power of Bestial Supernatural. Deep Wound will deal damage based of the Bleed stacks purged by Eviscerate and will ignore a part of the target's resistance, dodge and shield effects.
-Energy Unlock: There are two energy unlocks shared by all Martial Arts power sets and the first Steadfast which will grant our hero a burst of energy when scoring a Critical Hit with any Martial Arts power and scales with the Dexterity and Recovery stats, and the second is called Relentless which grants energy over time every time our hero lands a Critical Hit versus a wounded target scaling with the Recovery and Endurance stats.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, STRENGTH and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: -

1. Dual Blades:

-Damage Type: Physical Damage - Slashing Damage 
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Shredded
-Main Mechanics: Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Wounds
-Energy Unlock: Steadfast and Relentless.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, STRENGTH and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Unleashed and The Specialist

2. Fighting Claws:

-Damage Type: Physical Damage - Slashing Damage 
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Shredded
-Main Mechanics: Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Wounds
-Energy Unlock: Steadfast and Relentless.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, STRENGTH and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Night Avenger

3. Single Blade:

-Damage Type: Physical Damage - Slashing Damage 
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Shredded
-Main Mechanics: Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Wounds
-Energy Unlock: Steadfast and Relentless.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, STRENGTH and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Blade and The Samurai

5. Unarmed Martial Arts:

-Damage Type: Hybrid - Crushing Damage and Dimensional Damage 
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Demolish and Devoid
-Main Mechanics: Critical Hits, Dodge Boosts and Chi Energy/Chi Power Effects
1. Chi Energy:
A. Chi Flame: This is a debuff which deals Dimensional damage over time every 2 for 12 seconds and also reduces the foe's resistance against our Chi Power effects by 50%. It is available in many sources.
B. Lithe: This is a dodge buff that will increase our Dodge chance by 12%/15%/18% (based on rank) for 12 seconds. It is available on Thundering Kicks and Fair Game
C. Quick Maneuvering: This is a buff which will increase our chance to dodge by 5% per stack and stacks up to 10 times. All stacks are removed upon a successful Dodge. It is available on the Floating Lotus Blosson advantage of Thundering Kicks and Snap Shot.
D. Ebb and Flow: This is a buff which will cause all of our melee attacks after 10 seconds to apply Ebb and Flow increasing our Avoidance rating and stacks up 10 times. All stacks are removed upon a successful Dodge. (Crashing Wave Kicks, Subtly of the Tides Advantage)
E. Nimble Movements: This is a buff which will increase our Avoidance by 50%. It is available as on Dragon Kick.
F. Sudden Strike: This buff will increase the Critical Hit Severity of our next melee Critical Strike by 15%. It is present on Smoke Bomb Lunge and Throwing Blades.
G. Dragon Rush: This is a buff which operate based on the stack of Focus present on our hero by reducing the energy cost of our melee attacks by 15% and granting us an energy over time buff which scales with our Dexterity stat.
H. Bountiful Chi Resurgence: This is a self heal over time that will grant ticks of healing on our hero at the cost of reducing our damage strength by 10%

2. Chi Power: Most Dimensional damage effects in the Unarmed powerset are Chi Power effects. These deal bonus damage if Chi Flame is present.
A. Ghostly Strikes advantages and Spectral Dragon Tail: This advantage will split the damage of the attacks of the melee powers from the several powers in the Unarmed powerset into Crushing and Dimensional damage. The Dimensional damage of these abilities deal a little more damage than the Crushing portion of the powers.
B. Righteous Fury: This is an advantage of Burning Chi Fist that will detonate an explosion of Chi energy pulling foes within 20ft to our hero.
C. Fury of the Dragon: The Dimensional damage portion of this power is considered a Chi Power effect.
D. Devastating Strike: The Dimensional damage portion of this power is considered a Chi Power effect.
-Energy Unlock: Steadfast and Relentless.
-Recommended Stats: DEXTERITY, STRENGTH and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Dragon Spirit, The Fist and The Master

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Mentalist

1. Telekinesis:
-Damage Type: Paranormal Damage - Ego Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Stress
-Main Mechanics:
Mental States
1. Ego Leech: This is a buff that lowers the energy cost of all Mentalist abilities by 5% per stack and stacks up to 5 times for 15 seconds. This is a Mental State effect.
2. Stress: This is a debuff that will lower the Ego damage resistance of the target by 8% per stack and stacks up to 3 times for 15 seconds. This is a Mental State effect.
3. Dependency: This is a debuff that will cause the enemy to radiate healing pulses to restore the Health Points of a nearby ally for a set amount. This is a Mental State effect.
4. Fear: This debuff will cause the target to cower in our presence and have the damage they deal reduced by 10% for 12 seconds. This is a Mental State effect.
5. Despondency: This debuff will lower the target's chance to dodge attacks for a certain amount scaling with our Strength stat.
-Energy Unlock: Telekinetic Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Telekinesis power set, that grants energy over time when we gain a stack of Ego Leech, and scales with the Recovery and Endurance stats.
-Recommended Stats: EGO, DEXTERITY and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Disciple and The Psychokinetic


2. Telepathy:
-Damage Type: Paranormal Damage - Ego Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Stress
-Main Mechanics:
A. Mental States
1. Stress: This is a debuff that will lower the Ego damage resistance of the target by 8% per stack and stacks up to 3 times for 15 seconds. This is a Mental State effect.
2. Dependency: This is a debuff that will cause the enemy to radiate healing pulses to restore the Health Points of a nearby ally for a set amount. This is a Mental State effect.
3. Fear: This debuff will cause the target to cower in our presence and have the damage they deal reduced by 10% for 12 seconds. This is a Mental State effect.
B. Support
1. Healing: This power set has access to powerful healing powers that can restore the lost Health Points of our allies.
2. Shielding: This power set has access to Mindful Reinforcement which is a damage absorption shield that will heal the target by twice the amount of shield strength remaining.
3. Crowd Control: This power set has access to the most powerful Crowd Control powers of the game that can lock down targets.
C. Damage Over Time Effects/Detonation:
1. Mental Leech: Deals Ego damage over time every 1 second for 6 seconds. Upon expiration, this power applies the Dependency debuff healing the closest ally and 1 at a time. Stacks up to 3 times.
2. Shadow of Doubt: Deals Ego damage over time every 1 second for 6 seconds. Upon expiration, this power applies the Regret debuff which lowers the damage dealt by the enemy by 8%. Stacks up to 3 times.
3. Mental Storm: Deals Ego damage over time every 1 second for 12 seconds, if tapped this power will Stun targets for 2 seconds and if fully charged will Paralyze enemies for 12 seconds. Has a special advantage called Mental Artillery which grants every pulse of this power a 20% chance to apply the Stress debuff to the enemies. Stress reduces the target's Ego damage resistance by 8% for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
4. Mind Break: This power will deal heavy Ego damage and will purge all stacks of the previously mentioned powers dealing extra damage per stack purged and having the following effects
a. For each stack of Dependency purged, Mind Break will heal our hero and allies for a set amount.
b. For each stack of Regret purged, Mind Break will restore energy to our hero.
c. For each stack of Stress purged, Mind Break will ignore a small percentage of the target's resistance. 
-Energy Unlock: Telepathic Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Telepathy power set, that grants energy over time when we hold a target with a Mentalist power or attacking a Disoriented target with our Telepathy attacks, and scales with the Presence and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: EGO OR PRESENCE, DEXTERITY and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Mind

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Brick

1. Heavy Weapon:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Crushing and Fire Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: No Quarter and Engulfing Flames
-Main Mechanics:
Knock Effects, Disorient and Reckless
1. Knock Effects: These effects are present on almost all attacks of the powers of the Heavy Weapon power set which can send the enemies flying long distance (Knock Back), launch them up in the sky (Knock Up), make the enemies trip over themselves (Knock Down) and pull the foes toward our hero (Knock Towards/Knock to).
2. Reckless: This effect is present on several advantages of the Heavy Weapon powers and will apply the eponymous buff to our hero, that applies a shield effect called Bastion calculated from 10% of our damage pre-damage mitigation.
3. Disorient: This is a debuff used by many powersets, and will reduce the target's damage by 10% and movement speed by 25% for 12 seconds.
4. No Quarter: This is a debuff that reduces Crushing and Fire damage resistance of the target by 15% for 15 seconds.
5. Clinging Flames: This is a debuff that deals Fire damage over time every 2 seconds for 12 seconds and is considered a Burning Effect. Clinging Flames may leap to other targets dealing minor Fire damage over time..
-Energy Unlock: Thermal Reverberation, which is the native energy unlock of the Fire power set, that grants energy by staying close to enemies affected by Clinging Flames, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats. There is another energy unlock called Pulverizer which is one of the shared Brick powers, and grants stacks of the eponymous buff over time each time we attempt to Knock a foe.
-Recommended Stats: STRENGTH, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY OR ENDURANCE
-Archetypes: The Devastator and The Rockstar


2. Might:
-Damage Type: Physical Damage - Crushing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Demolish
-Main Mechanics:
Knock Effects, Disorient and Reckless
1. Knock Effects: These effects are present on almost all attacks of the powers of the Heavy Weapon power set which can send the enemies flying long distance (Knock Back), launch them up in the sky (Knock Up), make the enemies trip over themselves (Knock Down) and pull the foes toward our hero (Knock Towards/Knock to).
2. Reckless: This effect is present on several advantages of the Might powers and will apply the eponymous buff to our hero, that applies a shield effect called Bastion calculated from 6% of our damage pre-damage mitigation.
3. Disorient: This is a debuff used by many powersets, and will reduce the target's damage by 10% and movement speed by 25% for 12 seconds.
4. Demolish: This is a debuff that reduces Crushing damage resistance of the target by 18% for 15 seconds.
-Energy Unlock: There is an energy unlock called Pulverizer which is one of the shared Brick powers, and grants stacks of the eponymous buff over time each time we attempt to Knock a foe. Stacks up to 3 times
-Recommended Stats: STRENGTH, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY OR ENDURANCE
-Archetypes: The Behemoth and The Wrecker


3. Earth:
-Damage Type: Hybrid - Crushing and Fire Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Stagger
-Main Mechanics:
Knock Effects and Stagger
1. Knock Effects: These effects are present on almost all attacks of the powers of the Earth power set which can send the enemies flying long distance (Knock Back), launch them up in the sky (Knock Up), make the enemies trip over themselves (Knock Down) and pull the foes toward our hero (Knock Towards/Knock to).
2. Stagger: This effect is present on several advantages of the Earth powers and will apply the eponymous debuff to our enemies, causing them to have 2% reduced resistance to all damage and move slower by a short time.
-Energy Unlock: Destructive which is the native energy unlock of the Earth power set and triggers whenever we apply or refresh the Stagger debuff, and this power scales with our Endurance and Recovery stats. There is an energy unlock called Pulverizer which is one of the shared Brick powers, and grants stacks of the eponymous buff over time each time we attempt to Knock a foe. Stacks up to 3 times
-Recommended Stats: EGO, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY OR ENDURANCE
-Archetypes: The Mountain

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Mystic

1. Celestial:
-Damage Type: Paranormal Damage - Dimensional Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Devoid
-Main Mechanics:
Damage/Heal Powers, Support and Illumination/Illuminated
1. Damage/Heal Powers: There are several powers of this power set that can heal allies and damage enemies.
2. Support: This power set focuses on healing, having the most effective powers of the game.
3. Illumination/Illuminated: Illumination is a buff that increases the healing received by allies by 3% for 20 seconds and counts as an Enchantment. Illuminated is a curse that will cause affected allies to receive heal over time via the Mend debuff when they are attacking an Illuminated target.
-Energy Unlock: Doesn't have a native energy unlock to provide energy.
-Recommended Stats: PRESENCE, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Radiant


2. Darkness:
-Damage Type: Paranormal Damage - Dimensional Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Devoid
-Main Mechanics:
Fear, Devoid and Life Drain Effects/Support
1. Fear: This is core debuff of this power set and foes affected by it will cower in our presence and deal 10% less damage for 12 seconds. Fear is considered a Mental State.
2. Devoid: This is a Dimensional damage resistance debuff that lowers the foes' resistance versus our attacks by 18% for 15 seconds. Devoid is considered a Curse.
3. Life Drain Effects/Support: Several powers and advantages will deal damage to the enemies and use that damage to transfer it as health points to our hero and allies standing close to our hero. Dark Transfusion and Harbinger will synergize with these effects boosting energy efficiency and life drain strength.
-Energy Unlock: Spirit Reverberation which is the native energy unlock of the Darkness power set, generates energy when dealing Dimensional damage to a foe affected by Fear and scales with the Recovery and Endurance stats.
-Recommended Stats: PRESENCE, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Tenebrous, The Midnight and The Void


3. Arcane Sorcery:
-Damage Type: Paranormal Damage - Magic Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Hexed
-Main Mechanics:
Enchantments and Curses
1. Enchantments: These are buffs granted by multiple powers and advantages that will enhance the survability of our hero.
a. Illumination: This buff increases by 3% the healing received by our allies.
b. Light Everlasting: This buff is a heal over time that will heal allies around us.
c. Mystified: This buff reduces the energy cost of the powers from the Celestial, Darkness, Sorcery and Infernal Supernatural by 3% and stacks up to 3 times for 15 seconds.
d. Detect: This is a buff that increases the Stealth detection temporaly, allowing our hero and allies to see invisible foes like VIPER's Infiltrators.
e. Circles: These powers can boost our hero in many ways like increasing damage (Circle of Ebon Wrath), defense (Circle of Primal Dominion), energy (Circle of Arcane Power) or even revive our hero (Circle of Radiant Glory).
f. Runes: These are areas created by many powers and advantages that primarily heal our hero and surrounding allies for a small amount of health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. There are other Runes which recharge energy, grant shields or even revive fallen allies.
g. Spellcaster: This is a toggle form that will grant us stacks of Ensorcelled which increases the ranged damage of our hero by a large amount and melee damage for a lesser amount everytime we apply an Enchantment or a Curse directly. This power grant a stack of this form once every 4 seconds, stacks up to 8 times and the damage bonus of this ability scales with our Intelligence stat. Also increases our energy costs by 10%. The fact that this power is considered an Enchantment will not trigger its stacking effect.

2. Curses: These are debuffs granted by multiple powers and advantages that will apply negative status effects on the enemies lowering their effectiveness in battle.
a. Illuminated: This is a debuff which will be placed on a foe, and allies attacking this marked target have a 15% chance to be healed by the Mend buff restoring a small amount of health over time.
b. Jinx: This is a debuff which will be placed on a foe, reducing their damage for 10% as well their movement speed for 15% for 8 seconds. After Jinx expires, the target will be Knocked down.
c. Debilitating Poison: This is a debuff that reduces the foe's resistance against Toxic damage by 18% for 15 seconds. This is also considered a Poison effect.
d. Noxious Poison: This is a debuff that places a Toxic damage over time on a foe and will deal damage to the target and their allies around them. This is also considered a Poison effect.
e. Hexed: This is a debuff that reduces the foe's resistance against Magic damage by 18% for 15 seconds.
f. Devoid: This is a debuff that reduces the foes's resistance against Dimensional damage by 18% for 15 seconds.
g. Corruption: This is a debuff which will make enemies of the ranks Henchmen and Villain fight for our hero for 12 second. When Corruption expires Henchmen take damage of their maximum health points.
h. Sigils of Ebon Weakness: This power will summon 5 Sigils that each one will reduce the damage dealt by our enemies and their base movement speed scaling with our Presence stat.
-Energy Unlock: Conjuring which is the native energy of the Sorcery power set, generates energy over time whenever our hero applies a Curse and scales with the Intelligence and Recovery stats.
-Recommended Stats: PRESENCE, INTELLIGENCE and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Grimoire, The Hexslinger and The Radiant


4. Bestial Supernatural:
-Damage Type: Physical Damage - Slashing Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Shredded
-Main Mechanics:
Wounds
a. Bleed: This is a Slashing damage over time debuff that deals damage once every second for 16 seconds and can be applied by many powers of this power sets. Stacks up to 5 times.
b. Shredded: This is a Slashing damage resistance debuff that lowers the enemies' resistance to this type of damage by 18% for 15 seconds.
c. Open Wound: This debuff has a 25% chance to apply stacks of Bleed, dealing Slashing damage over time once every second for 16 seconds up to 5 stacks. It is
d. Deep Wound: This is a heavy Slashing damage over time debuff applied by the Eviscerate power of Bestial Supernatural. Deep Wound will deal damage based of the Bleed stacks purged by Eviscerate and will ignore a part of the target's resistance, dodge and shield effects.
-Energy Unlock: Wild Thing is the native energy unlock of the Bestial Supernatural power set, which grants energy over time whenever a Bleed effect is applied, refreshed or ruptured, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats. The other energy unlock called Supernatural Power grants a burst of energy whenever a Supernatural power leaves our energy pool below 15% and scales with Recovery better than most energy unlocks.
-Recommended Stats: STRENGTH, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Predator, The Savage and The Penitent


5. Infernal Supernatural:
-Damage Type: Elemental Damage - Toxic Damage
-Compatible Damage Resistance Debuff: Debilitating Poison
-Main Mechanics:
A. Poison Effects
1. Deadly Poison: This is a Toxic damage over time debuff that deals damage once every second for 16 seconds and can be applied by many powers of this power set. Stacks up to 5 times.
2. Debilitating Poison: This is a Toxic damage resistance debuff that lowers the enemies' resistance to this type of damage by 18% for 15 seconds.
3. Noxious Poison: This is a heavy Toxic damage over time debuff applied by the Defile and Corrosive Pit powers. This debuff will ignore a part of the target's resistance, dodge and shield effects.
-Energy Unlock: Mephitic is the native energy unlock of the Infernal Supernatural power set, which grants energy over time whenever a Poison effect is applied or refreshed, and scales with the Endurance and Recovery stats. The other energy unlock called Supernatural Power grants a burst of energy whenever a Supernatural power leaves our energy pool below 15% and scales with Recovery better than most energy unlocks.
-Recommended Stats: EGO OR PRESENCE, CONSTITUTION and RECOVERY
-Archetypes: The Cursed/The Scourge and The Witch

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Changelog
-January 18th, 2023: Started this project to reflect how power sets work in the current year.