Category:Weapon Skills: Difference between revisions

Weapon Skills are main hand or ranged weapon-specific combat commands that require a character have 1000 TP or more to execute. All of a player's TP in consumed, with the amount consumed modifying the attributes of the Weapon Skill, be it damage, status effects on the player or the player's target, etc. There are 3 main types of weapon skill: physical, magical and unique to Horizon, hybrid.

Learning Weapon Skills

Most Weapon Skills are learned when a player's combat skill with a particular weapon type reaches the necessary level for that Weapon Skill.

Some Weapon Skills are tied to certain jobs whereas others are unlockable via quests. Consult the lists below for individual requirements.

Relic Weapons

Relic Weapons have unique Weapon Skills associated with them that may only be used when wielding a Stage 4 (In Dynamis Only) or Stage 5 weapon. Weapons dropped in Abyssea areas also unlock relic weapon skills but only when the requirements of their latent effect have been met.

Exclusive Weapon Skills

Exclusive Weapon Skills are only available to certain jobs when used as Main Job or Support Job once the required combat skill threshold has been reached. For example, you must have WAR, MNK, THF, NIN, PUP, DNC as your main or support job to use Combo. WHM/BLM may not use it even with merit points in the Hand-to-Hand Combat Skills category.

Trial Weapon Skills

These skills are unlocked via quests involving unlocking the latent abilities Trial Weapons as part of a quest. Players may also use these by equipping Stage 4 or higher Ambuscade Weapons regardless of quest completion.

Skillchains

Skillchains are activated when 2 or more party members combine their weapon skills in quick succession. Below is a list of each skillchain and their respective properties and further below is a list of weapon categories and their associated skillchain properties.

Skillchain Properties by Weapon

Click on the weapon type to show the skillchain properties of its weapon skills.

Name	Skill Level	Description	Modifiers	Skillchain Properties	Horizon Changes
Flaming Arrow	‌‌5	Deals fire elemental damage. Damage varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	Li­que­fac­tion (A) Trans­fixion (B)	Flaming Arrow is now available at level 5 (would have been level 10 in era). It has also been changed to be considered a hybrid weapon skill.
Piercing Arrow	‌40	Ignores enemy's defense. Amount ignored varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	In­du­ra­tion (A) Trans­fixion (B)	Piercing Arrow's primary skillchain attribute is now Induration instead of Reverberation.
Dulling Arrow	‌80	Lowers enemy's INT. Chance of critical varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR:16%; AGI: 25%	Li­que­fac­tion (A) Trans­fixion (B)	None
Sidewinder	175	Delivers an inaccurate attack that deals quintuple damage. Accuracy varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	Rever­be­ra­tion (A) Trans­fixion (B) De­to­na­tion (C)	None
Blast Arrow	200	Delivers a melee-distance ranged attack. Accuracy varies with TP. Chance to stun. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	In­du­ra­tion (A) Trans­fixion (B)	Blast Arrow now has a chance to stun.
Arching Arrow	225	Delivers a single-hit attack. Chance of critical varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	Fu­sion	none
Empyreal Arrow (obtained via Quest)	250	Delivers a single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP. Rangers only.	STR: 16%; AGI: 25%	Fu­sion (A) Trans­fixion (B)	none
Namas Arrow	N/A	Additional Effect: Temporarily improves Ranged Accuracy Samurai and Rangers only.	STR:40%, AGI:40%	Light (A) Dis­tor­tion (B)	Namas Arrow's aftermath has been changed to now remove ammunition cost.

Name	Skill Level	Description	Modifiers	Skillchain Properties	Horizon Changes
Raging Axe	‌‌5	Delivers a two-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 30%	De­to­na­tion (A) Im­pac­tion (B)	Raging Axe is obtained at skill level 5 instead of 10.
Smash Axe	‌40	Stuns enemy. Duration of stun varies with TP.	STR: 30%	In­du­ra­tion (A) Rever­be­ra­tion (B)	none
Gale Axe	‌70	Applies Weight to target. Duration of effect varies with TP.	STR:30%	De­to­na­tion	Gale Axe can now inflict weight on the target and the duration of this effect varies with TP.
Avalanche Axe	100	Delivers a single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 30%	In­du­ra­tion	Avalanche Axe has had its primary skillchain attribute changed from Scission to Induration. The secondary skillchain attribute (Impaction) has been removed.
Spinning Axe	150	Single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP. Warriors, Beastmasters and Dark Knights only.	STR: 35%	Li­que­fac­tion (A) Scis­sion (B)	Spinning Axe has had it's tertiary skillchain attribute of Impaction removed.
Rampage	175	Delivers a five-hit attack. Chance of critical varies with TP.	STR: 30%	Scis­sion	None
Calamity	200	Delivers a single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP. Warriors and Beastmasters only.	STR: 32% ; VIT: 32%	Scis­sion (A) Im­pac­tion (B)	None
Mistral Axe	225	Delivers a single-hit ranged attack at a maximum distance of 15.7'. Damage varies with TP. Warriors and Beastmasters only.	STR: 50%	Fu­sion	None
Decimation (obtained via Quest)	240	Delivers a three-hit attack that ignores defense. Amount ignored based on TP.	STR: 50%	Fu­sion (A) De­to­na­tion (B)	Decimation now ignores defense with the amount ignored varying with TP, with the effect previously being "accuracy varies with TP". The secondary skillchain attribute is now Detonation instead of Reverberation.
Onslaught	N/A	Delivers a five-hit attack that lowers target's accuracy. Additional effect: temporarily increases Attack.	STR: 80%	Dark­ness (A) Gra­vi­ta­tion (B)	Onslaught is now a five-hit Weapon Skill instead of one-hit. It's modifier is now STR instead of DEX. The duration of the Accuracy Down additional effect of Onslaught has been increased from 90 to 120 seconds. The Accuracy Down additional effect of Onslaught has been increased from -20 to -30.

Name	Skill Level	Description	Modifiers	Skillchain Properties	Horizon Changes
Shining Strike	‌‌5	Deals light elemental damage to enemy. Damage varies with TP.	MND:20%; STR:20%	Trans­fixion	Shining Strike is now obtained at skill level 5 instead of 10. It's skillchain attributes have been changed from Impactions to Transfixion. Finally it has been changed to a hybrid weapon skill, allowing it to stack with Sneak Attack.
Starlight	‌40	Restores user's MP. Amount restored varies with TP.	(Club Skill - 10) / 9	None	Starlight is now obtained at skill level 40 instead of 100 (switched with Seraph Strike). Paladins now have access to this Weapon Skill.
Seraph Strike	100	Deals light elemental damage to enemy. Damage varies with TP. Paladins, White Mages, Geomancers, Warriors, Dark Knights, Blue Mages and Samurai only.	STR: 20%; MND: 20%	Scis­sion	Seraph Strike is now obtained at skill level 100 instead of 40 (switched with Starlight). It's skillchain attribute has been changed from Impaction to Scission. Finally it has been changed to a hybrid weapon skill, allowing it to stack with Sneak Attack.
Moonlight	125	Restores party members' MP within the area of effect. Amount restored varies with TP. Paladins, White Mages, Geomancers, Warriors, Dark Knights, Blue Mages, and Samurai only.	Club Skill/9 - 1	None	None
Skullbreaker	150	Lowers enemy's INT. Chance of lowering INT varies with TP.	STR: 35%	In­du­ra­tion (A) Rever­be­ra­tion (B)	None
True Strike	175	Deals critical damage. Accuracy varies with TP.	STR: 50%	De­to­na­tion (A) Im­pac­tion (B)	None
Judgment	200	Delivers a single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP. Paladins, White Mages, Warriors, Dark Knights, Blue Mages, Geomancers and Samurai only.	STR: 32% MND: 32%	Im­pac­tion	None
Hexa Strike	220	Delivers a six-hit attack. Chance of Critical Hit varies with TP. White Mages and Geomancers only.	STR: 20%; MND: 20%	Fu­sion	None
Black Halo (obtained via Quest)	230	Paladins, White Mages, Geomancers, Warriors, Blue Mages, Monks, Black Mages, Summoners, and Scholars only.	STR:30% ; MND: 50%	Frag­men­ta­tion (A) Com­pres­sion (B)	None
Randgrith	N/A	Lowers target's evasion. Temporarily improves accuracy.	STR:40%; MND:40%	Light (A) Frag­men­ta­tion (B)	Randgrith is now a 2 hit weapon skill, with it's ftp being mirrored by all future hits. It's aftermath effect now grants +5% Haste (which is considered to be gear haste).