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Overview

Energy Blast is one of the powersets. It is a Blaster and Corruptor primary power set and Defender secondary power set.

Energy Blast allows you to hurl bolts of energy at your foes, and can often send them flying with Knockback.

Power Tables

Blaster

The Energy Blast powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
PowerBlast PowerBolts.png Power Bolt 1 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Power Blast 1 Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast EnergyTorrent.png Energy Torrent 2 Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBurst.png Power Burst 6 Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast SniperBlast.png Sniper Blast 8 Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast Aim.png Aim 12 Self +Accuracy, +Damage
PowerBlast PowerPush.png Power Push 18 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback
PowerBlast Explosion.png Explosive Blast 26 Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast NovaBlast.png Nova 32 Player Based Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery

Corruptor

The Energy Blast powerset is available as a primary set for Corruptors. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
PowerBlast PowerBolts.png Power Bolt 1 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Power Blast 1 Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast EnergyTorrent.png Energy Torrent 2 Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBurst.png Power Burst 6 Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast SniperBlast.png Sniper Blast 8 Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast Aim.png Aim 12 Self +Accuracy, +Damage
PowerBlast PowerPush.png Power Push 18 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback
PowerBlast Explosion.png Explosive Blast 26 Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast NovaBlast.png Nova 32 Player Based Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery

Defender

The Energy Blast powerset is available as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
PowerBlast PowerBolts.png Power Bolt 1 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Power Blast 2 Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast EnergyTorrent.png Energy Torrent 4 Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast PowerBurst.png Power Burst 10 Close, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast SniperBlast.png Sniper Blast 16 Sniper, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast Aim.png Aim 20 Self +Accuracy, +Damage
PowerBlast PowerPush.png Power Push 28 Ranged, Minor Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: High Knockback
PowerBlast Explosion.png Explosive Blast 35 Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), High Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe: Knockback
PowerBlast NovaBlast.png Nova 38 Player Based Area of Effect, Extreme Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe: Knockback, Self -Recovery

Powers

The following are powers in the Energy Blast powerset.

PowerBlast Aim.png Aim

Greatly increases the Accuracy of your attacks for a few seconds. Slightly increases damage.

Recharge Long
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 12 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 12 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 20 (Defender)
Effects Self +Accuracy, +Damage
Enhancements TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training ToHit Buffs.png Enhance ToHit Buff

PowerBlast EnergyTorrent.png Energy Torrent

Energy Torrent unleashes a cone of powerful energy that can smash foes and possibly send them flying.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 2 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 2 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 4 (Defender)
Effects Ranged (Cone)
Moderate Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast Explosion.png Explosive Blast

You hurl a blast of charged energy that violently explodes on impact, damaging all foes near the target. Explosive Blast may knock targets backwards.

Damage Moderate (High for Defenders)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 26 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 26 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 35 (Defender)
Effects Ranged (Targetted Area of Effect)
Moderate (High for Defenders) Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast NovaBlast.png Nova

You can explode in a tremendous blast of energy, sending nearby foes flying. The Nova deals massive damage to all nearby foes, although the damage does vary. Activating this power leaves you drained of Endurance, and unable to recover any Endurance for a while.

Damage Extreme
Recharge Very Long
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 32 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 32 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 38 (Defender)
Effects Player Based Area of Effect
Extreme Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Self -Recovery
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

Note that only endurance recovery over time is temporarily halted. A hero or villain can still recover endurance with Inspirations and with powers that transfer some, such as Transference.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Power Blast

A much more powerful, yet slower version of Power Bolt. Power Blast sends a focused beam of energy at a foe that can knock him back.

Damage Moderate
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 1 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 1 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 2 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Moderate Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast PowerBolts.png Power Bolt

A quick attack that rapidly hurls small bolts of energy at foes, sometimes knocking them down. Fast, but little damage.

Damage Minor
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 1 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 1 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 1 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Minor Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast PowerBurst.png Power Burst

A short range, but devastating attack. Power Burst unleashes a massive amount of energy dealing very high damage at short distances. The impact from this burst often knocks back most foes.

Damage High
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 6 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 6 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 10 (Defender)
Effects Close
High Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast PowerPush.png Power Push

This ranged attack deals little damage, but sends the target flying for a great distance.

Damage Minor
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 18 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 18 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 28 (Defender)
Effects Ranged
Minor Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: High Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost

PowerBlast SniperBlast.png Sniper Blast

A focused blast that can travel great distances with high Accuracy. This is a sniper attack, and is best fired from a distance, as it can be interrupted. Sniper Blast may knock targets backwards.

Damage Extreme
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon blaster.png 8 (Blaster)
V archetypeicon corruptor.png 8 (Corruptor)
Archetypeicon defender.png 16 (Defender)
Effects Sniper
Extreme Damage (Energy, Smash)
Foe: Knockback
Enhancements TO Training Attack Rate.png Increase Attack Rate
TO Training Damage.png Enhance Damage
TO Training Range.png Enhance Range
TO Training KnockBack Distance.png Enhance Knockback Distance
TO Training Accuracy.png Enhance Accuracy
TO Training Endurance Cost.png Reduce Endurance Cost
TO Training Interrupt Time.png Reduce Interrupt Time

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