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Overview

Martial Arts is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper primary power set in City of Heroes and a Stalker primary power set in City of Villains.

Power Tables

Scrapper

The Martial Arts powerset is available as a primary powerset for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
MartialArts ThunderKick.png [[#Thunder Kick|Thunder Kick]] 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Smash), Minor Disorient
MartialArts StormKick.png [[#Storm Kick|Storm Kick]] 1 Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash)
MartialArts CobraStrike.png [[#Cobra Strike|Cobra Strike]] 2 Melee, Minor Damage (Smash), Foe Disorient
MartialArts FocusChi.png [[#Focus Chi|Focus Chi]] 6 Self +Damage, +Accuracy
MartialArts CraneKick.png [[#Crane Kick|Crane Kick]] 8 Melee, High Damage (Smash), Knockback
MartialArts WarriorsChallenge.png [[#Warriors Challenge|Warriors Challenge]] 12 Ranged, Foe Taunt
MartialArts CripplingHookKick.png [[#Crippling Axe Kick|Crippling Axe Kick]] 18 Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed, -Fly
MartialArts MonkeySweep.png [[#Dragons Tail|Dragons Tail]] 26 Point Blank Area of Effect, Moderate Damage (Smash), Foe Knockback
MartialArts EaglesClaw.png [[#Eagles Claw|Eagles Claw]] 32 Melee, Superior Damage (Smash), Foe Minor Disorient, +Special

Stalker

The Martial Arts powerset is available as a primary powerset for Stalkers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
MartialArts ThunderKick.png [[#Thunder Kick|Thunder Kick]] 1 Melee, Minor Damage (Smash), Minor Disorient
MartialArts StormKick.png [[#Storm Kick|Storm Kick]] 1 Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash)
MartialArts CripplingHookKick.png [[#Crippling Axe Kick|Crippling Axe Kick]] 2 Melee, Moderate Damage (Smash), Foe Immobilize, -Speed, -Fly
MartialArts AssassinStrike.png [[#Assassin's Blow|Assassin's Blow]] 6 Melee, Special Damage (Smash)
MartialArts FocusChi.png [[#Focus Chi|Focus Chi]] 8 Self +Damage, +Accuracy
MartialArts Placate.png [[#Placate|Placate]] 12 Ranged, Foe Placate, Self Stealth/Hide
MartialArts CobraStrike.png [[#Cobra Strike|Cobra Strike]] 18 Melee, Minor Damage (Smash), Foe Disorient
MartialArts CraneKick.png [[#Crane Kick|Crane Kick]] 26 Melee, High Damage (Smash), Knockback
MartialArts EaglesClaw.png [[#Eagles Claw|Eagles Claw]] 32 Melee, Superior Damage (Smash), Foe Minor Disorient, +Special

Powers

The following are powers in the Martial Arts powerset.

MartialArts AssassinStrike.png Assassin's Blow

A signature Stalker attack. This attack does moderate smashing damage on its own as a frontal attack. However, if it is executed while you are hidden, this attack will do tremendous damage, as you waylay your unsuspecting foe. This attack may be interrupted if you move or are attacked while executing this power.

Damage:         Special
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  6 (Stalker)
                Unavailable to Scrappers

Effects:        Melee
                Special Damage (Smash)

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

MartialArts CobraStrike.png Cobra Strike

Using intense martial arts focus, you can perform a Cobra Strike that deals minor damage, but has a great chance of disorienting your target

Damage:         Minor
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  2 (Scrapper)
                18 (Stalker)

Effects:        Melee
                Minor Damage (Smash)
                Foe Disorient

MartialArts CraneKick.png Crane Kick

You can perform a slow, high damage kick that will likely knock your target back.

Damage:         High
Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  8 (Scrapper)
                26 (Stalker)

Effects:        Melee
                High Damage (Smash)
                Knockback

MartialArts CripplingHookKick.png Crippling Axe Kick

You can perform a Crippling Axe Kick that deals minor smashing damage, but has a chance to immobilize your target, as well as slowing their run speed. Crippling Axe Kick may also knock some flying entities out of the sky.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Fast
Minimum Level:  18 (Scrapper)
                2 (Stalker)

Effects:        Melee
                Moderate Damage (Smash)
                Foe Immobilise, -Speed, -Fly

Enhancements:   Enhance Slow Movement
                Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Immobilization
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

MartialArts MonkeySweep.png Dragons Tail

This low spinning kick deals the same damage as Thunder Kick, but has a chance to hit all enemies in melee range. Successful hits will trip and knock down your opponents.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  26 (Scrapper)
                Unavailable to Stalkers

Effects:        Point Blank Area of Effect
                Moderate Damage (Smash)
                Foe Knockback

MartialArts EaglesClaw.png Eagles Claw

You can perform a devastating kick that can severaly disorient most opponents. Eagle's Claw has an exceptionally good critical hit capability, better than other Martial Arts attacks, that can sometimes deal double damage.

Damage:         Superior
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  32 (Scrappers, Stalkers)

Effects:        Melee
                Superior Damage (Smash)
                Foe Minor Disorient
                +Special

MartialArts FocusChi.png Focus Chi

Tapping into your inner Chi greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increases your accuracy.

Recharge:       Long
Minimum Level:  6 (Scrapper)
                8 (Stalker)

Effects:        Self +Damage, +Accuracy

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance To Hit Buffs

MartialArts Placate.png Placate

Allow you to trick a foe to no longer attack you. A successful Placate will also hide you. This hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a critical hit or an Assassin's Blow. However, if you attack a Placated foe, he will be able to attack you back.

Recharge:       Long
Minimum Level:  12 (Stalkers)
                Unavailable to Scrappers

Effects:        Ranged
                Foe Placate
                Self Stealth/Hide

Enhancements:   Enhance Range
                Enhance Recharge Speed

MartialArts StormKick.png Storm Kick

You can unleash a roundhouse kick that pummels your foe for moderate damage

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Medium
Minimum Level:  1 (Scrapper, Stalker)

Effects:        Melee
                Moderate Damage (Smash)

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

MartialArts ThunderKick.png Thunder Kick

You can perform a strong Thunder Kick that hits so hard it can disorient your target.

Damage:         Minor
Recharge:       Fast
Minimum Level:  1 (Scrapper, Stalker)

Effects:        Melee
                Minor Damage (Smash)
                Minor Disorient

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Disorient
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

MartialArts WarriorsChallenge.png Warriors Challenge

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge:       Fast
Minimum Level:  12 (Scrapper)
                Unavailable to Stalkers

Effects:        Ranged
                Foe Taunt