The Strength stat boosts a character's melee damage (except for ego blades), melee knockback strength, knockback resistance, and the maximum size of environmental objects a character can lift.
Powers[]
In addition to melee attack powers other than ego blades receiving bonus damage from Strength, certain other powers improve Strength or are improved by Strength.
Powers such as Howl grant stacks of the Enraged buff. The Enraged buff's damage bonus scales according to the recipient's Strength.
The Intensity and Aggressor active offense powers increase Strength while in effect.
Shuriken Throw, Shuriken Storm, and Hurl count as ranged attacks, but receive damage bonuses from Strength instead of Ego if the Strong Arm advantage is taken.
Innate characteristics[]
The Feral, Mechanized, One of Mind and Body, and Superhuman innate characteristics grant a passive +12 bonus to Strength. The Behemoth, The Blade, The Devastator, The Fist, The Master, The Night Avenger, The Savage, The Specialist, and The Unleashed grant +10. The Hero and The Mountain grant +8. Other innate characteristics grant +5.
Super stats[]
The Devastator and Savage archetypes gain Strength as a primary super stat at level 6. The Behemoth, Blade, Fist, and Night Avenger archetypes gain Strength as a secondary super stat at level 10. The Master, Unleashed, and Specialist archetypes gain Strength as a secondary super stat at level 15. Freeform characters may select Strength as a super stat at any of those three levels.
A character that chooses Strength as primary super stat gains the Strength specialization tree at level 10.
Talents[]
Certain talents increase Strength.
Specializations[]
Swole from the Strength tree causes Strength to increase maximum health. Balance from the Strength tree causes Strength to increase ranged knockback strength instead of Ego. Overpower from the Strength tree causes Strength to increase critical chance.
History[]
Strength's melee damage bonus was formerly hard capped at 20%. 90 Strength was required at level 40 to reach this cap.