{{Blade Manipulation |dark filter:hue-rotate(220deg) saturate(0.2); |filter:hue-rotate(45deg) saturate(0.8); |You are able to control the flow of battle using dual blades to damage your foes and manipulate their movement. |[*] Posted to the [i]City of Heroes: Homecoming[/i] forums here. {pinning-strike |Pinning Strike |(Ranged) Foe Minor Damage (Lethal), Immobilize |immobilize |single_target |You toss a set of disposable blades at a foe, pinning their legs in place. The foe suffers from minor lethal damage and will be unable to move for a brief time. |Minor |Fast {power-slice |Power Slice |(Melee) Foe Moderate Damage (Lethal), -Defense |melee_medium |single_target |You perform a powerful and deadly strike with your blades. This basic attack deals a moderate amount of lethal damage and reduces your enemy's defense. |Moderate |Fast {blinding-cut |Blinding Cut |(Melee) Foe Minor Damage (Lethal), -Tohit, -Perception |blind |single_target |You slash directly at your foe's eyes. This attack only deals minor lethal damage but, on successful hit, blinds them for a time. The foe suffers from reduced perception and a heavy penalty to their to-hit chance. |Minor |Slow {refresh-blades |Refresh Blades |Self +Damage, +Tohit |buff_damage |self |You discard your worn blades and replace them with a fresh pair, greatly increasing your next few attacks' damage and moderately increasing their chance to hit. |- |Long {typhoon's-edge |Typhoon's Edge |(PBAOE) Foe Moderate Damage (Lethal), -Defense |damage |pbaoe |You spin around, attacking everyone within melee range with both blades. Affected foes will have their defense reduced. |Moderate |Slow {lucky |Lucky |[Auto] Self +Defense (AOE), +Resistance (Sacles w/ missing HP) |buff_defense |self |Your superior reflexes make you seem incredibly lucky. Lucky improves your defense to area-of-effect attacks and grants you resistance to defense debuffs. Lucky also grants you minor damage resistance to all damage except toxic and psionic. This damage resistance is only avaialble as you lose health but improves as your health declines. This power is always on and costs no endurance. |- |- {vengeful-slice |Vengeful Slice |(Melee) Foe High Damage (Lethal), Knockdown |melee_large |single_target |Unleashes a series of strong attacks on your foe, dealing high lethal damage and knocking them down. |High |Moderate {dull-pain |Dull Pain |Self Heal, +Max HP |heal_over_time |self |You focus for a moment to dull your sense of pain, effectively healing you and increasing your max health for a time. |- |Very Long {one-thousand-cuts |One Thousand Cuts |(Melee Cone) Foe Superior Damage (Lethal), Chance to Knockdown |damage_extreme |cone |Unleashes a flurry of attacks on all foes in a cone in front of you, dealing lethal damage to each foe hit and potentially knocking them over. |Superior |Slow {{Blaster |secondary {pinning-strike|1 {power-slice|2 {blinding-cut|3 {refresh-blades|4 {typhoon's-edge|5 {lucky|6 {vengeful-slice|7 {dull-pain|8 {one-thousand-cuts|9