Skills
Explaining each skills, dividing them into two categories: Core skills (always allocate points to) and Optional skills (situational or build-dependent).
Core Skills
Gunblade Focus
Build up the Focus Gauge by hitting enemies. Attack Potency and Offensive PP Recovery increase and PP Consumption decreases in accordance with the gauge level. The Focus Gauge will reset to zero after 10 seconds pass without hitting an enemy.
| Skill Level | Potency Increase Per Level | PP Consumption Reduction Per Level | Offensive PP Recovery Per Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
The Gunblade Focus indicator at the bottom of your screen helps you identify your current Focus Level:
- The small bar that depletes over time indicates when your Focus Level will reset.
- The large bar divided into five segments displays your current Focus Level.
Focus Reset Indicator: You have recently hit an enemy.
Focus Level 0: You have not gained a level of Focus yet.
Focus Level 1: You have reached one level of Focus.
Focus Level 5: You have reached five levels of Focus
Focus OD: You have activated Gunblade Focus Overdrive
- Each segment of the large bar represent 100 Focus.
- 500 Focus is needed to reach Focus Level 5.
- The Focus Level Indicator will turn from blue to yellow after reaching Focus Level 5.
- When Gunblade Focus Overflow was learned the skill will then activate and make it easier for you to gain Rage.
- When Gunblade Focus Overdrive was learned you will also be able to activate it. It is generally treated the same as Gunblade Focus Level 5
Gunblade Focus Gauge Amplifier
Increased Focus Gauge charging up to Gunblade Focus Gauge level one.
| Skill Level | Focus Gauge Increase Rate (Main) | Focus Gauge Increase Rate (Sub) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150% | 120% |
| 2 | 160% | 125% |
| 3 | 170% | 130% |
| 4 | 185% | 140% |
| 5 | 200% | 150% |
- Putting more than one skill-point into this skill may slow Gunblade Focus generation.
Gunblade Focus Critical Up
Critical Hit Rate increases according to the Gunblade Focus Gauge level. The Focus Gauge is treated as "at maximum" while Gunblade Focus Overdrive is active.
| Skill Level | Critical Hit Rate Increase |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2% |
Gunblade Focus Overflow
When the Gunblade Focus Gauge is at its maximum level or while Gunblade Focus Overdrive is active, the Unleashed Rage gauge will charge up and its Cooldown time will be reduced.
| Skill Level | Gauge Accumulation Rate | Cooldown Reduction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110% | 5 sec |
| 2 | 120% | 5 sec |
| 3 | 130% | 5 sec |
| 4 | 140% | 5 sec |
| 5 | 150% | 5 sec |
Gunblade Focus Overdrive
Expend your entire full Focus Gauge to temporarily increase the effects of Gunblade Focus. Using the skill again while it is active will unleash a powerful attack.
| Skill Level | Effect Duration | Cooldown | Potency | PP Consumption | PP Recovery | Finisher Potency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 sec | 90 sec | 110% | 80% | 150% | 2450 |
Unleashed Rage
Build up the gauge with Photon Arts and/or Relentless Blade, then expend it to fire a single powerful blast.
| Skill Level | Potency | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1000% | 20 sec |
Unleashed Rage After Effect
Temporarily increases Critical Hit Rate after activating Unleashed Rage.
| Skill Level | Critical Hit Rate Increase | Effect Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5% | 20 sec |
Blade Counter
When you successfully negate an attack using a Weapon Action, using a Normal Attack or Weapon Action will unleash a counter. The counter varies depending on which you use.
Blade Counter Critical Up
Increases Blade Counter's Critical Hit Rate.
| Skill Level | Critical Hit Rate Increase |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5% |
Mobile Blade
Activating the weapon action while performing a directional input will cause invincibility frames to occur, and change the attack behavior while moving.
Mobile Blade Counter
When you successfully dodge using Mobile Blade, using a Normal Attack or Weapon Action will unleash a counter. The counter varies depending on which you use.
Critical Up
Increases Critical Hit Rate.
| Skill Level | Critical Hit Rate Increase (Main) | Critical Hit Rate Increase (Sub) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.50% | 0.20% |
| 2 | 1.00% | 0.40% |
| 3 | 1.50% | 0.60% |
| 4 | 2.00% | 0.80% |
| 5 | 2.50% | 1.00% |
| 6 | 3.00% | 1.20% |
| 7 | 3.25% | 1.40% |
| 8 | 3.50% | 1.60% |
| 9 | 3.75% | 1.80% |
| 10 | 4.00% | 2.00% |
| 11 | 4.20% | 2.20% |
| 12 | 4.40% | 2.40% |
| 13 | 4.60% | 2.60% |
| 14 | 4.80% | 2.80% |
| 15 | 5.00% | 3.00% |
Gallant Attack Critical Up
Increases Critical Hit Rate when attacking boss enemies.
| Skill Level | Critical Hit Rate Increase (Main) | Critical Hit Rate Increase (Sub) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.00% | 0.20% |
| 2 | 2.00% | 0.40% |
| 3 | 3.00% | 0.60% |
| 4 | 4.00% | 0.80% |
| 5 | 4.20% | 1.00% |
| 6 | 4.40% | 1.20% |
| 7 | 4.60% | 1.40% |
| 8 | 4.80% | 1.60% |
| 9 | 4.90% | 1.80% |
| 10 | 5.00% | 2.00% |
Short Range Hot Shot
Increases Potency when you hit an enemy with a Normal Attack at close range.
| Skill Level | Potency |
|---|---|
| 1 | 130% |
Charged Blade
Pressing the Weapon Action button at just the right time after a charged Normal Attack will unleash a thrust attack.
Relentless Blade
Pressing the Normal Attack button at just the right time while performing a Photon Art will allow you to perform an additional attack.
Relentless Blade Reinforce
Increases Relentless Blade Potency.
| Skill Level | Potency |
|---|---|
| 1 | 500% |
Optional Skills
These are the skills you dump the rest of your skill points into after taking all the Core Skills.
Critical Hit PP Gain
There is a chance of recovering PP when you land a Critical Hit.
- There is a Cooldown of 1 second and therefore higher investment into this skill will only help when Gameplay is not optimal.
| Skill Level | Activation Probability | PP Recovery (Main) | PP Recovery (Sub) | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30% | +4 | +2 | 1 sec |
| 2 | 50% | +4 | +2 | 1 sec |
| 3 | 70% | +4 | +2 | 1 sec |
| 4 | 85% | +4 | +2 | 1 sec |
| 5 | 100% | +4 | +2 | 1 sec |
Gunblade Focus Reset PP Gain
When the Gunblade Focus Gauge is reset, recover an amount of PP in accordance with the Focus Gauge level.
- Also activates when entering Gunblade Focus Overdrive
| Skill Level | PP Recovery Rate Per Level (Main) | PP Recovery Rate Per Level (Sub) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.00% | 5.00% |
| 2 | 12.00% | 6.00% |
| 3 | 14.00% | 7.00% |
| 4 | 17.00% | 8.50% |
| 5 | 20.00% | 10.00% |
Slug Shot
Pressing the Normal Attack button without inputting a direction right after performing a Photon Art will unleash a short-range shot.
Gunblade Focus Quick Recharge
The Gunblade Focus gauge charge rate temporarily increases after the effects of Gunblade Focus Overdrive have ended.
| Skill Level | Focus Gauge Boost Rate | Effect Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120% | 20 sec |
- This skill has some drawbacks which makes justifying this as a core skill difficult until we get access to more skill points.
- If you aren’t using Slug Shot and feel comfortable with your PP, consider removing 1 skill-point from Critical Hit PP Gain for this skill.