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Staff/Bio Brute
By: Jeff

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Primary powerset

Staff Fighting

Form of the Body

Toggle: Grants Perfection of Body levels

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Body while this toggle is active. Each level will boost the user's damage output slightly. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Body and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will reduce the targets' damage resistance slightly and will deal additional smashing damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three 3 levels of Perfection of Body will deal additional smashing damage and grant the user a moderate resistance buff for a short time. Recharge: Fast

Form of the Mind

Toggle: Grants Perfection of Mind levels

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Mind while this toggle is active. Each level will boost the user's recharge rate slightly. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Mind and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will slow the targets slightly and will deal additional psychic damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three 3 levels of Perfection of Mind will deal additional psychic damage and grant the user a moderate to hit buff for a short time. Recharge: Fast

Form of the Soul

Toggle: Grants Perfection of Soul levels

This power is obtained by purchasing Staff Mastery. All Staff Fighting attacks will build a level of Perfection of Soul while this toggle is active. Each level will grant the user an Endurance Discount. Once the user has built up 3 levels of Perfection of Soul and they execute Eye of the Storm, the attack will reduce targets' defense slightly and will deal additional energy damage. Executing Sky Splitter with three 3 levels of Perfection of Soul will deal additional energy damage and grant the user a moderate regeneration and recovery buff for a short time. Recharge: Fast

Mercurial Blow

Melee, Light DMG(Smash), Foe -Def

You strike your foe with a lightning fast blow from your staff dealing Light Smashing damage. The attack is so unexpected that the target's defenses are reduced slightly for a short time. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection. Damage: Light, Recharge: Fast

Precise Strike

Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient

You attempt to daze your foe with a heavy staff blow to their head. Precise Strike has a higher chance to hit than normal, deals Moderate Smashing damage, and has a small chance to disorient the target briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast.

Guarded Spin

Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smash), Self +Def(Melee, Lethal)

You spin your staff like a propeller in front of you dealing Light Smashing damage to enemies in your frontal arc and deflecting any incoming attacks, thus boosting your Melee and Lethal defense briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate

Eye of the Storm

PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown, Consumes Perfection

With a lightning fast series of spins of your staff you strike at all nearby foes dealing moderate damage with a chance of knocking foes down. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection if the user has two or less levels, if the user has three levels of Perfection it will consume them and gain some benefit. 3 Levels of Perfection of Body will cause additional smashing damage and reduce damage resistance slightly for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Mind will cause additional psionic damage and reduce attack and movement speed for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Soul will cause additional energy damage and reduce defense for a short time. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Long

Staff Mastery

Change Stances/Special

By Purchasing this power, you will gain access to the following powers: Form of the Body, Form of the Mind and Form of the Soul. Each of these toggle powers will allow the user to build up levels of Perfection, which grant the user a stacking short duration buff. Each buff is unique to the active form, and only one form can be active at a time. Perfection can be released by executing Eye of the Storm or Sky Splitter. When either of these attacks are empowered with Perfection they will have additional effects that are unique to each form. See Forms for additional details.

Taunt

Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt

Taunt foes to attack you. Useful to pull enemies off allies and keep them attacking you to raise your Fury. A To Hit check is required to Taunt enemy players, but is not needed against critter targets. Recharge: Fast

Serpent's Reach

Ranged, High Dmg(Smash), Foe Knockdown

You fully extend your staff and release a burst of energy to lash out at a distant target and deal High Smashing damage with a good chance to knock your target down. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection. Damage: High, Recharge: Long

Innocuous Strikes

Melee Cone, High DMG(Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed

You repeatedly batter your foes' feet and legs with a flurry of sweeps of your staff. This attack deals Moderate Smashing damage to all foes within its cone. All affected targets will have their movement speed reduced, with a chance of being immobilized briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection. Damage: High, Recharge: Long

Sky Splitter

Melee, Extreme DMG(Smash), Foe Knock Up, Disorient, -Fly, Consumes Perfection

You leap into the air and hammer your foe with an overhead bash from your staff. Sky Splitter deals Extreme Smashing damage, will knock the target into the air and will briefly disorient your target. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection if the user has two or less levels, if the user has three levels of Perfection it will consume them and gain some benefit. 3 Levels of Perfection of Body will cause additional smashing damage and grant the user a bonus to damage resistance a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Mind will cause additional psionic damage and boost the user's chance to hit for a short time. 3 Levels of Perfection of Soul will cause additional energy damage and increase the user's regeneration and recovery rate briefly. Damage: Extreme, Recharge: Slow

Secondary powerset

Bio Armor

Defensive Adaptation

Toggle: Bio Armor Defensive Mode

By activating this power you cause your Bio Armor to spontaneously mutate, causing it to become dense and durable. While active Hardened Carapace grants additional resistance to Lethal, Smashing and Toxic damage, Inexhaustible grants additional Maximum HP, Environmental Modification grants additional defense and also grants a small amount of Maximum HP, Evolving Armor grants additional resistance and a small amount of defense per nearby target but loses the resistance debuff effect, Ablative Carapace grants additional damage absorption, DNA Siphon grants additional health per target hit and Parasitic Aura grants additional damage absorption per target hit. Additionally, many of your damaging attacks will heal you for a minor amount of health. However, the bulkiness of this adaptation reduces your damage moderately. Defensive Adaptation costs no endurance.

Efficient Adaptation

Toggle: Bio Armor Efficient Mode

By activating this power you cause your Bio Armor to spontaneously mutate, causing it to become evenly distributed along your body. While active Hardened Carapace grants a minor Endurance Discount, Inexhaustible grants additional regeneration and recovery, Ablative Carapace grants a bonus to regeneration, Evolving Armor grants additional regeneration and recovery for nearby targets, and both DNA Siphon and Parasitic Aura grant increased regeneration and recovery. Efficient Adaptation costs no endurance.

Offensive Adaptation

Toggle: Bio Armor Offensive Mode

By activating this power you cause your Bio Armor to spontaneously mutate, causing it to sprout spines and become much lighter. While active Hardened Carapace increases your damage slightly, Environmental Modification grants you a moderate to hit buff, Evolving Armor has an improved Damage Resistance debuff, and debuff effects from DNA Siphon, Genetic Contamination and Parasitic Aura are increased moderately. Additionally, many of your damaging powers will inflict a minor amount of additional Toxic damage. While Offensive Adaptation is active your Defense and Damage Resistance is reduced slightly. Offensive Adaptation costs no endurance.

Hardened Carapace

Self Toggle, +Res(Lethal, Smash, Toxic, Disorient, Sleep), +Special

With a little concentration you can cause your skin to become hard as stone, boosting your constitution to reject toxins and recovering from wounds more quickly. While active, this power will boost your resistance to Lethal, Smashing and Toxic damage, grant a minor amount of regeneration, and protection from Disorient and Sleep effects. If Efficient Adaptation is active, Hardened Carapace will grant an Endurance Discount. If Defensive Adaptation is active, Hardened Carapace will grant additional resistance to Lethal, Smashing and Toxic damage. While Offensive Adaptation is active, this power will grant a minor boost to damage. Bonuses granted from Adaptations are unenhanceable. Recharge: Fast

Inexhaustible

Auto: +Max HP, +Regen, +Recovery, +Res(Slow, End Drain), +Special

Your body is constantly evolving and adapting based on your surroundings. As a result you receive a moderate bonus to maximum hit points, regeneration, recovery as well as gaining a measure of Slow and Endurance Drain Resistance. Half of this power's maximum hit point increase is unenhanceable. While Efficient Adaptation is active, this power grants a small bonus to recovery and regeneration. While Defensive Adaptation is active you gain a small amount of additional maximum hit points. This power doesn't grant any bonuses to Offensive Adaptation. These special bonuses are unenhanceable. Inexhaustible is always active.

Environmental Modification

Self Toggle, +Res(Hold, Knockdown, Immobilize), +Def(Energy, Negative, Fire, Cold, Psionic), +Special

Your body can spontaneously adapt to its surroundings and your mind has learned to shield itself from harmful effects by constant exposure to these dangers. While active you gain moderate defense to Fire, Cold, Energy and Negative Energy damage, and a small amount of defense to Psionic damage. Additionally you are protected against hold, knockdown and immobilize effects. While Defensive Adaptation is active you gain a minor amount of Lethal, Smashing, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy and Psionic defense, as well as a minor amount of maximum hit points. If Offensive Adaptation is active you'll gain a moderate To Hit bonus. These special bonuses are unenhanceable. Recharge: Fast

Adaptation

Gain Efficient, Defensive and Offensive Adaptations

By purchasing this power you gain access to three mutually exclusive toggle powers: Efficient Adaptation, Defensive Adaptation and Offensive Adaptation. If Defensive Adaptation is active you gain improved damage resistance from Hardened Carapace and Evolving Armor, additional defense from Environmental Modification and Evolving Armor, and increased Maximum HP from Environmental Modification and Inexhaustible. If Offensive Adaptation is active you gain bonus damage from Hardened Carapace, additional To Hit from Environmental Modification, empowered -resistance debuff from Evolving Armor, and your debuff effects from DNA Siphon, Genetic Contamination and Parasitic Aura are increased. While Efficient Adaptation is active Hardened Carapace will provide a moderate endurance discount, Inexhaustible has increased Regeneration and Recovery, Evolving Armor grants additional regeneration and recovery per nearby target, DNA Siphon grants additional regeneration and recovery for each defeated target and Parasitic Aura grants additional regeneration and recovery for each nearby target.

Ablative Carapace

Self, +Absorption, +Regeneration

When needed, you're able to cause your Bio Armor to gain a thick, but brittle outer layer that will absorb a large amount of damage before breaking off. Ablative Carapace will grant a moderate amount of damage absorption and a high amount of regeneration for a short time. While Efficient Adaptation is active, this power grants a slightly larger regeneration buff. While Defensive Adaptation is active, this power grants a bonus to damage absorption. Recharge: Long

Evolving Armor

Self Toggle, +Res(All), Foe -Res(All), Taunt, +Special

When faced with danger, your Bio Armor reacts by becoming incredibly durable as well as infecting nearby enemies, lowering their resistance to damage. While active, Evolving Armor will grant you small amount of damage resistance, plus an additional amount for each nearby target. Nearby foes will also be taunted and have their damage resistance reduced. While Efficient Adaptation is active, this power grants a moderate bonus to Regeneration and Recovery plus a tiny amount of both for each nearby foe up to 10 foes. While Defensive Adaptation is active you gain a very minor amount of defense and damage resistance for each nearby foe, however you lose the benefit of this power's resistance debuff. If Offensive Adaptation is active this power's damage resistance debuff is increased. These special bonuses are unenhanceable. Recharge: Slow

DNA Siphon

Click, PBAoE Minor DMG(Lethal/Toxic) Foe -Regen, Taunt, Self +HP, +End, +Special

You can siphon genetic material from nearby enemies, causing a minor amount of Lethal damage and a minor amount of Toxic damage over time. Living enemies will provide the user with a small boost to health and endurance. These foes will have their regeneration rate reduced for a short period of time. Defeated enemies provide a weaker sample of material and thus will boost recovery and regeneration for a short while. While Efficient Adaptation is active, this power will grant bonus regeneration and recovery per defeated target hit. While Defensive Adaptation is active, this power will grant bonus health per living target hit. While Offensive Adaptation is active this power's regeneration debuff is increased in effectiveness. Damage: Minor, Recharge: Very Long

Genetic Contamination

Toggle: PBAoE, Minor DoT(Toxic), -Damage(All)

You're capable of breaking down the genetic material of your foes with a powerful toxin that is produced by your Bio Armor. Nearby foes affected by this poison will suffer toxic damage over time as well as dealing reduced damage. While Defensive Adaptation is active this power's damage debuff is increased in effectiveness. Damage: Minor Recharge: Fast

Parasitic Aura

PBAoE, Self +Absorb, +Regeneration, +Recovery, Foe -DMG

You release a cloud of parasites around you that draw out your enemies' genetic material. These parasites dramatically increase your survivability by gaining damage absorption while boosting your regeneration and recovery rate for a short time. Affected foes will be infected and deal reduced damage for a short while. While Efficient Adaptation is active, this power will grant additional regeneration and recovery per target hit. While Defensive Adaptation is active, this power will grant a small amount of additional damage absorption and increase the effectiveness of this power's damage debuff. Recharge: Very Long

Power Pool 1

Leaping

Jump Kick

Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Knockdown

A good jumping kick attack that may knock foes down. Good if you are looking for another attack power.

Combat Jumping

Toggle: Self +Jump, +DEF(All), Res(Immobilization)

While active, Combat Jumping increases your Defense to all attacks, and adds resistance to Immobilization. Moderately increases your jump height and distance while providing good air control.

Super Jump

Toggle: Self Long Jump

While this power is active, you can leap great distances and heights, easily jumping over buildings and from rooftop to rooftop! If you attack a target while this power is on, you will temporarily be reduced to a normal jump height. Super Jump also increases your maximum jumping speed by 35% and gives you access to the High Jump power whilst it is active.

Acrobatics

Toggle: Self +Res(Knockback, Hold)

While this power is active, you are very nimble and Acrobatic. You can avoid most Knockback effects and are resistant to Hold effects. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Leaping Powers before selecting Acrobatics.

Spring Attack

PBAoE Superior DMG(Smashing), Foe Knockdown; Self Teleport

You leap into the air and smash down among ranks of foes in the blink of an eye. Using this power allows you to jump to a selected area to deal significant smashing damage to all foes near the location you teleport to, most foes that are struck by your Spring Attack will be knocked down. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Leaping Powers before selecting Spring Attack. Damage: High, Recharge: Very Long.

Power Pool 2

Fighting

Boxing

Melee, Light DMG(Smashing), Fighting Synergy, Foe Stun

You strike your opponent with a strong punch that causes light smashing damage and has a small chance to stun foes. If you have also trained Kick, this power's damage is increased by 15% and your chance to stun increases. If you have also trained Cross Punch, this power's damage is increased by 15% and will fatigue the target, draining some endurance and lowering recovery slightly. The synergy with Kick and Cross Punch stacks. Damage: Light, Recharge: Very Fast

Kick

Melee, Moderate DMG(Smashing), Synergy, Foe Knockdown

You strike your opponent with a forceful kick that causes moderate smashing damage and has a small chance to knock opponents down. If you have also trained Boxing, this power's damage is increased by 15% and your chance to knockdown increases. If you have also trained Cross Punch, this power's damage is increased by 15% and will fatigue the target, draining some endurance and lowering recovery slightly. The synergy with Boxing and Cross Punch stacks. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Very Fast

Tough

Toggle: Self +Res(Smash/Lethal)

While active, you are tough and slightly resistant to Smashing and Lethal damage. Purchasing Tough requires the user to be level 14 and possess Boxing or Kick.

Weave

Toggle: Self +DEF(All), Res(Immobilize)

While active, you bob and weave, increasing your Defense to all attacks, as well as your resistance to Immobilize. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Fighting Powers before selecting Weave.

Cross Punch

Melee (Cone), Moderate DMG (Smashing), Fighting Synergy, Foe Knockdown, Stun

You execute a sweeping right hook that can strike multiple targets in your frontal arc. This attack causes moderate smashing damage and has a chance to both knock down and stun foes. If you have also trained Boxing, this power's damage is increased by 15% and will improve your recharge and accuracy briefly. If you have also trained Kick, this power's damage is increased by 15% and will improve your recharge and accuracy briefly. The synergy with Boxing and Kick stacks. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate

Power Pool 3

Leadership

Maneuvers

Toggle: PBAoE, Team +DEF(All)

A good leader knows how to protect his team. While active, this power increases the Defense of yourself and all nearby teammates to all attacks.

Assault

Toggle: PBAoE, Team +DMG, Res(Taunt, Placate)

While this power is active, you and your nearby teammates deal more damage and are resistant to Taunt and Placate.

Tactics

Toggle: PBAoE, Team +To Hit, Res(Confuse, Fear), +Perception

While this power is active, your chance to hit and that of all your nearby teammates is increased. Your advanced Tactics also protect you and your team from Confuse and Fear effects, as well as your Perception so you can detect Stealthy foes. Purchasing Tactics requires the user to be level 14 and possess Maneuvers or Assault.

Vengeance

Ranged (Targeted AoE), Teammates +DMG, +To Hit, +DEF(All), Res(Effects)

The loss of a comrade enrages the team. When a teammate is defeated in combat, activate this power to grant you and your teammates a bonus to chance to hit, Damage and Defense to all attacks. A Vengeful team has no fear, and Vengeance protects you and your Teammates from Fear effects. It also gives you and your team great resistance to Sleep, Hold, Disorient, Immobilize, Confuse, Taunt, Placate and Knockback. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Leadership Powers before selecting Vengeance. This power does not stack with multiple castings. Recharge: Very Long

Victory Rush

Ranged (Targeted AoE), Team +Recovery, -End Cost

The defeat of an opponent gives your team a rush of adrenaline. The excitement of your victory increases the recovery and reduces the endurance cost of your powers. This effect extends to your teammates as well. The total strength of this bonus is dependent upon the rank of the enemy on which this is cast, with Archvillains and Giant Monsters providing the greatest benefit. This power does not stack with multiple castings. You must be level 14 and have trained at least two other Leadership powers before you can train Victory Rush. This power's Recharge Time cannot be reduced. Recharge: Very Long (To Select Rank, Sub-Minion = 0, Minion = 1, LT = 2, Boss = 3, Elite Boss = 4, and AV/GM = 5,

Power Pool 4

Speed

Flurry

Melee, Moderate DMG(Smash), Foe Disorient

Unleashes a super fast Flurry of punches to pummel your foe. Flurry is so dizzying that it has a chance to Disorient the target.

Hasten

Self +Recharge

You can reduce the recharge time of all powers for 2 minutes. Although Hasten does not cost any Endurance to activate, you can tire easily since your Endurance does not recover more rapidly. After Hasten wears off, you become tired and will lose some Endurance.

Super Speed

Toggle: Self +Speed

You can run at super-human speeds! While running at such speeds, you are a blur, and many foes will not even notice you as you speed past them. As you run, you build momentum, allowing you to jump great distances, but only for a limited time. If you attack a target while this power is on, you will temporarily be slowed to normal speed. Super Speed also increases your maximum run speed by 30% and gives you access to the Speed Phase power whilst it is active.

Burnout

Self +Recharge

Burnout allows you to instantly recharge all of your Primary and Secondary powers. Burnout is very expensive in terms of endurance, and reduces your maximum endurance slightly for 60 seconds after use. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Speed Powers before selecting Burnout. Recharge: Extremely Long

Whirlwind

Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Knockback

You spin around at an amazing speed to create a Whirlwind around yourself. Any foes that enter this Whirlwind will be tossed into the air. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Speed Powers before selecting Whirlwind.

Epic Power Pool

Energy Mastery

Superior Conditioning

Self +Endurance

Your Superior Condition has increased your maximum endurance by 5%.

Focused Accuracy

Toggle: Self +To Hit, +ACC, +Perception, Res(DeBuff To Hit)

When this power is activated, the Hero focuses his senses to dramatically improve his accuracy. Additionally, Focused Accuracy increase your Perception, allowing you to better see stealthy foes. It also grants you resistance to powers that DeBuff your Accuracy. Focused Accuracy is a toggle power and must be activated and deactivated manually. Like all toggle powers, while active, Focused Accuracy drains Endurance while active. Recharge: Slow

Laser Beam Eyes

Ranged, Moderate DMG(Energy), Foe -DEF

You can emit Laser Beams from your eyes, dealing moderate Energy damage. This attack can reduce the target's Defense. You must be level 41 and have Superior Conditioning or Focused Accuracy before selecting this power. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast

Physical Perfection

Auto: Self, +Regeneration, +Recovery

By achieving perfect harmony of body, mind and spirit you are able to regenerate health and endurance slightly faster than normal. This power is always active and consumes no endurance. You must be level 41 and have Superior Conditioning or Focused Accuracy before selecting this power.

Energy Torrent

Ranged (Cone), Minor DMG(Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback

Energy Torrent unleashes a cone of powerful energy that can smash foes and possibly send them flying. You must be level 44 and have two other Energy Mastery Powers before selecting this power. Damage: Minor, Recharge: Slow

Description:

Staff/Bio Brute

Powers Level 1: Precise Strike Level 50: Absorb Pain

Enhancements