Fiery Melee

Overview

Fiery Melee is one of the powersets. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes and a Brute primary power set in City of Villains.

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.

Power Tables

Tanker

The Fiery Melee powerset 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 DMG (Fire)
	Fire Sword	2	Melee, Moderate DMG (Fire/Lethal)
	Taunt	4	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
	Combustion	10	PBAoE, Moderate DoT (Fire)
	Breath of Fire	16	Close (Cone) Moderate DoT (Fire)
	Build Up	20	Self +DMG, +ACC
	Fire Sword Circle	28	PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG (Fire/Lethal)
	Incinerate	35	Melee, High DoT (Fire)
	Greater Fire Sword	38	Melee, Superior DMG (Fire/Lethal)

Brute

The Fiery Melee powerset 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 DMG(Fire)
	Fire Sword	1	Melee, Moderate DMG (Fire/Lethal)
	Cremate	2	TBD
	Build Up	6	Self +DMG, +ACC
	Incinerate	8	Melee, High DoT (Fire)
	Taunt	12	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Taunt
	Breath of Fire	18	Close (Cone) Moderate DoT (Fire)
	Fire Sword Circle	26	PBAoE Melee, Moderate DMG (Fire/Lethal)
	Greater Fire Sword	32	Melee, Superior DMG (Fire/Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Fiery Melee powerset.

Breath of Fire

This allows you to spew forth 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)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	8 (Tanker)
	18 (Brute)
Effects	Close (Cone) Moderate Damage over Time (Fire)

Build Up

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

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	12 (Tanker)
	6 (Brute)
Effects	Self +Damage, +Accuracy

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 is only available to Tankers, not Brutes.

Damage	Moderate (Damage over Time)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	10 (Tanker)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect
	Moderate Damage over Time (Fire)

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 only available to Brutes, not Tankers.

Damage	High
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Brute)

Fire Sword

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

Damage	Moderate
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Tanker)
	1 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Moderate Damage (Fire/Lethal)
Enhancements	Enhance Taunt
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

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
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	28 (Tanker)
	26 (Brute)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee
	Moderate Damage (Fire/Lethal)

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
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Tanker)
	32 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Superior Damage (Fire/Lethal)

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)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	26 (Tanker)
	8 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	High Damage over Time (Fire)

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
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Tanker)
	1 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Minor Damage (Fire)
Enhancements	Enhance Taunt
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Recharge Speed
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

Taunt

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

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	2 (Tanker)
	12 (Brute)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Taunt
	Enhance Range
	Enhance Recharge Speed