Damage

Damagers or Damage Per Second (D.P.S) are one of the 4 roles available in DCUO.

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Overview

Damagers or Damage Per Second (D.P.S) are one of the 4 roles available in DCUO.
This Role generally focuses on dealing damage to enemies and completing objectives.
All Power Types have the Damage Role available.
Damage armor tends to provide higher Might and Precision than other role armor.
The symbol that represents a Damager is a Flame.

Damage Role

All characters start in the Damage Role. Other roles become available at Level 10.
A Player in Damage Role gains +10% Damage.
Power Interactions include using certain powers to prime other specific powers for additional damage.
Area of Effect powers cause damage to all opponents within a Radius. AOEs split damage depending on the number of affected opponents.
Damage Over Time powers distribute damage at a regular interval for a limited duration. Some DOTs stack with other DOTs allowing multiple simultaneous ticks of damage on an opponent. Damagers can use other attacks on an opponent during the DOT ticks to further increase damage.
Burst damage powers inflict damage in a single hit.
Damagers should prioritize targets and position themselves to maximize damage output without impacting their survivability.

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Stats

As a damage dealer, your main statistics will be, in order of importance:
Precision or Might
Critical Weapon Attack Chance or Critical Ability Attack Chance
Critical Weapon Attack Damage or Critical Ability Attack Damage
Power
Health

Precision

Precision is combined with Weapon DPS to determine the damage of weapon attacks.
Weapon Damage = Base Weapon Damage Multiplier * (50% Weapon DPS + 100% Precision)
Precision can be increased using Equipment Mods, Generator Mods and spending Stat Points in Precision.
The Relentless Precision Tactical Mod can temporarily increase Precision.

Might

Might determines the damage of superpowers and power based combos.
Superpower Damage = Base Superpower Multiplier * (100% Might)
Might can be increased using Equipment Mods, Generator Mods and spending Stat Points in Might.
The Escalating Might Tactical Mod can temporarily increase Might.

Weapon DPS

Weapon DPS is combined with Precision to determine the damage of weapon attacks.
Weapon Damage = Base Weapon Damage Multiplier * (50% Weapon DPS + 100% Precision)

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Critical Weapon Attack Damage

Critical Weapon Attack Damage is the bonus percent damage of a critical weapon hit.
Stat Points can be spent in Critical Attack Damage to increase Critical Weapon Attack Damage.
Base Critical Weapon Attack Damage is 25%.

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Critical Weapon Attack Chance

Critical Weapon Attack Chance is the chance that a weapon attack will critically hit.
Stat Points can be spent in Critical Attack Chance to increase Critical Weapon Attack Chance.
Base Critical Weapon Attack Chance is 5%.

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Critical Ability Attack Damage

Critical Ability Attack Damage is the bonus percent damage of a critical superpower hit.
Stat Points can be spent in Critical Attack Damage to increase Critical Ability Attack Damage.
Base Critical Ability Attack Damage is 25%.

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Critical Ability Attack Chance

Critical Ability Attack Chance is the chance that a superpower attack will critically hit.
Stat Points can be spent in Critical Attack Chance to increase Critical Ability Attack Chance.
Base Critical Ability Attack Chance is 5%.

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Power

Power is required to use abilities in a Loadout and is drained as abilities are performed.
A percentage of max Power regenerates every second.
Power regeneration is increased out of combat.
Power builds when performing weapon attacks with either Weapons Expert or HybridFocus.
Power does NOT build when performing weapon attacks with SuperpoweredFocus but +10% Power and +25% Power Regeneration is granted instead.
Power can be restored by specific active powers, breakouts and consumables.
Breakouts require Innate Skills in a Movement tree to restore power after a breakout.
Power is restored when defeating opponents in Challenges, Duos and open world content.
Power restoration is indicated by blue numbers in combat.

Health

Health measures the ability to withstand knockout.
While out of combat, a percentage of max Health regenerates every second.
Health restoration is indicated by green numbers in combat.
A larger Health pool helps survivability. A dead Damager can not cause any new damage.

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Weaponization Rating

Weaponization increases the amount of damage caused by thrown or smashed objects.
A high Weaponization Rating is required to lift large objects including vehicles.
Weaponization can be increased with Super-Strength.
Weaponization can be increased with by spending Stat Points in Might and Precision.

Weapon Buff Powers

A Weapon Buff power increases base Precision and Weapon DPS by 33% for 20 seconds.
Head Equipment Mods that increase critical strike chance are available for each Weapon Buff.

Weapon Buff Powers

Finisher Powers

Finisher powers, including Omega Beams, cause extra damage when the target is below 35% Health.
The La Mort Card, Strength of Amun [Passive Ability] and Toxic Encore [Passive Ability] grants additional functionality with Finishers.
Head Equipment Mods that restore Power are available for each Finisher except Omega Beams.
Empowered Channeling or Kryptonian Channeling [Passive Ability] no longer Vulnerable to Interrupt to all Finishers except Eviscerating Chain.

Finisher Powers

Power Interactions

Power Interactions can be used to maximize damage output.

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Power Interactions

Iconic Powers

Pick and choose which ones work best for you, though the following are strongly recommended:
Super-Strength : Allows you to pick up and smash or throw large objects. Increases damage caused with by smashing or throwing environment objects.
Neo-Venom Boost : Increases Defense by 90%, Damage by 40%, and Weaponization Skill by 10 for 15 seconds.
Word of Power : Gain 10% Critical Ability Attack Damage and 8% Critical Ability Attack Chance for 10.25 seconds.

Weapons

All weapon attacks excluding basic melee and ranged attacks are classified as either Interrupts or Block Breakers.
Interrupting attacks disrupt attacks that are Vulnerable to Interrupt but are Vulnerable to Block.
Blocks disrupt Interrupting attacks but are Vulnerable to Block Breaking.
Block Breakers break Blocks but are Vulnerable to Interrupt.
When hit by a counter mechanism that the player is currently vulnerable to, they are knocked down and take some damage, creating a rock-paper-scissors scenario. Counter damage is based on Precision.
Most Basic attacks are not Interrupts or Block Breakers and are not Vulnerable to Interrupt but may be Vulnerable to Block after a number of hits. Some slower Basic ranged attacks are Block Breakers and are Vulnerable to Interrupt.
A small icon over a player's head shows which combat mechanism they are using.
Certain Weapon Combos may Knockdown, Push, Juggle or Stun opponents.

Weapon Mastery

Weapon Mastery requires a certain number of Stat points spent in a Weapon Tree. The player gains increased damage when using weapon combos if Weapon Mastery is unlocked for the equipped weapon type.
Multiple Mastery allows combos into other Weapons if Weapon Mastery is unlocked in other Weapon trees.

Weapon Mastery

Block Breaker / Vulnerable to Interrupt

Interrupts / Vulnerable to Block

Knockdown

Stun

Juggle

Push

Strategies

Some D.P.S prefer to stay far and target the enemy with long ranged weapon or ability attacks, this is advisable for fighting any boss while there is also the melee style of fighting which is best used for close combat. Either way, it is recommended to use support abilities, Tactical Mods, Augment, enhancement trinket, certain Consumable Items and Artifacts to enhance its attacks.

Solo

You want to have a Damage Increase through Power Interactions/ M.E.R.C.Y. Attack Protocol if you have over 50% power or Penetrating Gaze if you have 50% or below power. Using a Pull-Towards or Charge attack will help you close the distance between you and the enemy. Keep an eye out for Massive Attacks and either Block them or interrupt them. Enemies with the Shield icon are tougher than most, so using a Finisher together with Omega Beams near the end is a good way to knock them out for good and equip a Penetrating Strikes so your attacks ignore 2% of enemies Defenses.

Group

Your job is to do all the dirty work. You need to kill the adds (minor enemies) that show up, click the boxes when you need to and throw healing barrels when they are close by. Stick close to your healer as you will likely be taking a fair chunk of damage in combat. Melee attacks deal more damage than ranged ones but put you in harm's way. Depending on your playstyle, you might be better off staying at range while keeping a Damage Increase through Power Interactions as much as possible. Remember to spam your Finisher together with Omega Beams when the boss is below 35% health. If you find yourself surrounded by enemies, use a Knockback and run to the Tank. They usually have an Area Effect ability that will taunt them off you.

Allies

Combat Ability of Allies can play a vital role in producing a good damage output.
Supercharged loadouts can for example greatly profit from the passive ability Seaside Restart of Ally: Emperor Aquaman since it reduces the cooldown time of the combat ally's ability. And with equipping passive ability The Power of Shazamily of Ally: Shazam, Player attacks will increase after activating combat ally's ability.
Recommend to use M.E.R.C.Y. Defensive Module after summoning a combat ally to apply a shield to the ally.

Power Set	Powers
Atomic	Atom-Powered Assault
Celestial	Anoint
Earth	Reinforce
Electricity	Wired
Fire	Fiery Weapon
Gadgets	Battle Display
Ice	Ice Bash
Light	Inspiration
Mental	Menace
Munitions	Killer Instincts
Nature	Carnage
Rage	Bloodlust
Quantum	Warped Reality
Sorcery	Weapon of Destiny
Water	Pressurize

Power Set	Powers
Atomic	Geiger Beam
Celestial	Defile
Earth	Sandblast
Electricity	Ionic Drain
Fire	Snuff Out
Gadgets	Photon Blast
Ice	Glacier Flash
Mental	Terrorize
Munitions	Small Package
Nature	Impaling Thorns
Rage	Eviscerating Chain
Quantum	Energy Expulsion
Sorcery	Final Ruin
Water	Torrent

Power Set	Interactions
Atomic	Atomic Combos, Dazing
Celestial	Celestial Combos, Purification
Earth	Crushing, Aftershocks
Electricity	Electrify, Polarize
Fire	Burning
Gadgets	Burning, Dazing, Electrify, Frostbite
Ice	Frostbite
Light	Construct Combos, Dazing
Mental	Dazing, Terror
Munitions	Burning, Munitions Combos
Nature	Poison
Rage	Plasma Burn, Rage Combos
Quantum	Destabilize, Graviton-Charge
Sorcery	Bad Karma
Water	Crushing, High Tide, Water Combos

Weapon	Combos Into	Combo 1	Combo 2	Combo 3	Combo 4
Bow	Martial Arts; Dual Pistol	Kip-Up Launcher -> Smoke Bomb	Blow Slam -> Spinning Punch	Explosive Shot -> Full Auto	Flurry Shot -> Magnum Round
Brawling	Two Handed; Martial Arts	Backfist ->; Doom Spin	Haymaker -> Home Run	Clap ->; Shuriken Storm	Stomp Smash -> Enhanced Shuriken
Dual Pistol	Dual Wield; Hand Blaster	Loft Shot ->; Dual Flurry	Sweep Shot -> Ultra Flurry	Magnum Round; -> Solar Flame	Jump Shot -> Meteor Blast
Dual Wield	Brawling; Bow	Whirlwind Overstrike -> Ground Pound	Stunning Swipe; -> Launching Uppercut	Phantom Slash; -> Flurry Shot	Charged Double Throw -> Explosive Shot
Hand Blaster	Brawling; Bow	Fist Slam -> Ground Pound	Uppercut -> Haymaker	Solar Flame -> Explosive Shot	Meteor Blast -> Arrow Fling
Martial Arts	Dual Pistol; Hand Blaster	Knee Launch -> Loft Shot	Spinning Punch -> Sweep Shot	Cartwheel Kick -> Uppercut	Empowered Shuriken -> Meteor Blast
One Handed	Dual Wield; Hand Blaster	Air Launch -> Stunning Swipe	Spin Chop -> Dual Flurry	Flip Slash -> Pulse Beam	Focused Blast -> Solar Flame
Rifle	One Handed; Dual Pistol	Overhead Smash -> Flurry	Flamethrower -> Air Launch	Rolling Barrage; -> Full Auto	Flip Burst -> Slip Shot
Shield	Two Handed; Dual Pistol	Spinning Upslash -> Home Run	Spinning Downward Cross -> Big Scoop	Leaping Stab -> Lifting Strike	Heavy Sidearm Throw ->; Magnum Round
Staff	One Handed; Rifle	2 Tap -> Cleave	4 Tap ->; Air Launch	Martial Flowers; -> Flip Burst	Tap -> Mortar (infinite Mortar)
Two Handed	Martial Arts; Bow	2 Tap ->; Knee Launch	4 Tap ->; Spinning Punch	Home Run -> Flurry Shot	Tap -> Arrow Storm (infinite Arrow Storm)

Weapon	Block Breakers
Bow	Flurry Shot, Long Draw, Trick Shots
Brawling	Stomp Smash
Dual Pistols	Full Auto, Magnum Round, Slip Shot
Dual Wield	Charged Double Throw, Encircling Throw
Hand Blaster	Charged Blast, Meteor Blast, Power Discharge, Pulse Beam, Scissor Kick, Solar Flame
Martial Arts	Enhanced Shuriken, Heavy Shuriken, Shuriken Storm
One-Handed	Focused Blast
Rifle	Flamethrower, Grenade Launcher, Mortar, Rolling Barrage
Shield	Heavy Sidearm Throw, Overhand Throw, Sidearm Throw
Staff	Focused Spin
Two-Handed	Hammer Throw, Mega Smash
Gorilla Form	Stomping Rage
Primal Wolf Form	Lupine Darts, Primal Burst
Celestial Combos	Cleansed Malediction, Corrupted Benediction
Construct Combos	Impact, Light Blast, Minigun
Rage Combos	Dreadful Explosion

Damage

Overview

Damage Role

Stats

Precision

Might

Weapon DPS

Critical Weapon Attack Damage

Critical Weapon Attack Chance

Critical Ability Attack Damage

Critical Ability Attack Chance

Power

Health

Weaponization Rating

Weapon Buff Powers

Weapon Buff Powers

Finisher Powers

Finisher Powers

Power Interactions

Power Interactions

Iconic Powers

Weapons

Weapon Mastery

Weapon Mastery

Block Breaker / Vulnerable to Interrupt

Interrupts / Vulnerable to Block

Knockdown

Stun

Juggle

Push

Strategies

Solo

Group

Allies

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Weapon	Interrupts
Bow	Arrow Fling, Bow Slam, Finishing Volley, Impact Arrow, Kip Up Launcher, Lunging Stab
Brawling	Backfist, Double Fist, Ground Pound, Hammer Fist, Haymaker, Launching Uppercut, Lunging Right, Punt
Dual Pistols	Jump Shot, Lifting Strike, Loft Shot, Lunge Strike
Dual Wield	Dual Flurry, Flying Spin Attack, Stunning Swipe, Ultra Flurry, Whirlwind Overstrike, Whirlwind Strike
Hand Blaster	Fist Slam, Leap Attack, Uppercut
Martial Arts	Axe Kick, Cartwheel Kick, Elbow Drop, Knee Launch, Smoke Bomb, Spinning Punch
One-Handed	Air Launch, Cleave, Flip Slash, Flurry, Quick Chop, Spin Chop, Spin Slash
Rifle	Flip Burst, Overhead Smash, Surprise Volley
Shield	Devastating Kicks, Leaping Stab, Overhead Plate Smash, Shield Uppercut, Spinning Backhand, Spinning Downward Cross, Spinning Upsmash
Staff	Downward Smash Combo, Launching Roundhouse Combo, Leaping Overhead Strike, Martial Flowers, Roundhouse Combo, Sweeping Slice
Two-Handed	Big Scoop, Clobber, Doom Spin, Home Run, Lunging Smash
Gorilla Form	Gorilla Rage, Lunge Attack
Insectoid Form	Leap Attack, Overgrowth
Primal Wolf Form	Double Slash, Feral Stomp, Ferocious Backfist, Hop Claw, Primal Uppercut, Wolf Rush
Celestial Combos	Cleansed Blight, Cleansed Consume Souls, Cleansed Death Mark, Cleansed Plague, Corrupted Corrupted Admonish, Corrupted Blessing, Corrupted Divine Light, Corrupted Wrath of the Presence
Construct Combos	Grasping Hand, Snap Trap
Rage Combos	Extra Measure, Eviscerate, Revenge Spin

Weapon	Weapon Combos
Bow	Arrow Fling, Bow Slam, Explosive Shot, Flurry Shot
Brawling	Backfist, Ground Pound, Hammer Fist, Haymaker, Launching Uppercut, Punt
Dual Pistols	Jump Shot, Magnum Round
Dual Wield	Dual Flurry, Encircling Throw, Ultra Flurry
Hand Blaster	Scissor Kick, Solar Flame
Martial Arts	Elbow Drop, Enhanced Shuriken, Spinning Punch
One-Handed	Cleave, Flip Slash, Spin Chop, Spin Slash
Rifle	Mortar, Overhead Smash, Rifle Slam, Rolling Barrage
Shield	Handspring Kick, Heavy Sidearm Throw, Overhand Throw, Shield Uppercut, Spinning Upsmash
Staff	Downward Smash Combo, Leaping Overhead Strike
Two-Handed	Clobber, Doom Spin, Home Run, Mega Smash
Gorilla Form	Continued Rage, Stomping Rage
Primal Wolf Form	Feral Stomp, Ferocious Backfist, Hop Claw, Lupine Darts, Primal Burst

Weapon	Weapon Combos
Bow	Flurry Shot
Brawling	Double Fist
Dual Pistols	Sweep Shot
Dual Wield	Encircling Throw, Stunning Swipe
Martial Arts	Cartwheel Kick, Smoke Bomb, Shuriken Storm
One-Handed	Flurry, Spin Slash
Rifle	Rolling Barrage; Full Supercharge: Flamethrower, Surprise Volley
Shield	Leaping Stab, Overhead Plate Smash, Spinning Downward Cross, Two Footed Slam; Full Supercharge: Sidearm Throw
Staff	Leaping Overhead Strike, Martial Flowers
Gorilla Form	Gorilla Rage
Primal Wolf Form	Double Slash, Hop Claw

Weapon	Weapon Combos
Bow	Finishing Volley, Kip Up Launcher
Dual Pistols	Lifting Strike, Loft Shot
Dual Wield	Flying Spin Attack, Whirlwind Overstrike; Full Supercharge: Whirlwind Strike
Hand Blaster	Meteor Blast, Uppercut
Martial Arts	Knee Launch
One-Handed	Air Launch, Flip Slash
Rifle	Flip Burst
Staff	Launching Roundhouse Combo, Roundhouse Combo
Two-Handed	Big Scoop
Insectoid Form	Overgrowth
Primal Wolf Form	Double Slash, Primal Uppercut, Wolf Rush

Weapon	Weapon Combos
Bow	Impact Arrow
Brawling	Ground Pound
Dual Pistols	Full Auto
Dual Wield	Encircling Throw, Flying Spin Attack
Hand Blaster	Fist Slam, Pulse Beam
Rifle	Grenade Launcher