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= Weapon skills =
= Weapon skills =
===Scythe===
===Scythe===
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![[File:Slice.png|alt=|center|206x206px]]
|'''Slice''' - Used until Vorpal Scythe
* 30% STR
* 1.50/1.75/2.00 FTP
* {{Property| Scission }}
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![[File:Dark_Harvest.png|alt=|center|206x206px]]
|'''Dark Harvest''' - Useful to close Compression for Drain Magic Burst
* 20% STR & 20% INT
* 1.00/2.00/2.50 FTP
* {{Property| Compression }}{{Changes }}
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![[File:Vorpal_Scythe.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Vorpal Scythe''' - Used until Guillotine
* 35% STR Modifier.
* 1.00/1.00/1.00 FTP
* {{Property| Transfixion }} & {{Property| Scission }}
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![[File:Guillotine.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Guillotine.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Guillotine''' - Bread and Butter
|'''Guillotine''' - Bread and Butter - use this if you're not opening or closing Darkness.


* 4 Hits
* 4 Hits
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![[File:Spiral_Hell.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Spiral_Hell.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Spiral Hell''' - Used to Open and Close Darkness
|'''Spiral Hell''' - Used to Open and Close Darkness. Era+'d into Gravitation instead of Distortion.


* 50% STR & 50% INT
* 50% STR & 50% INT
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![[File:Catastrophe.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Catastrophe.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Catastrophe''' - Bis Weaponskill if you can achieve relic
|'''Catastrophe''' - Requires Apocalypse. Heals you for a portion of damage dealt. 10% Haste Aftermath.


* {{changes}}40% STR & 40% INT
* {{changes}}40% STR & 40% INT
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===Great Sword===
===Great Sword===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-uncollapsible"
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![[File:Hard_Slash.png|alt=|center|206x206px]]
|'''Hard Slash''' - Best early weapon skill
* 30% STR
* 1.50/1.75/2.00 FTP
* {{Property| Scission }}
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![[File:Power_Slash.png|alt=|center|206x206px]]
|'''Power Slash''' - Mostly used for opening {{Property| Distortion }} in leveling parties
* 20% STR & 20% VIT
* 1.00/1.00/1.00 FTP
* {{Property| Transfixion }}
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![[File:Freezebite.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Frostbite''' & '''Freezebite''' - Good weapon skills. Deals hybrid ice damage. Freezebite is simply a direct upgrade from Frostbite. It gains better scaling, better fTP, and {{Property| Detonation }}
* 30% STR & 20% INT
* 1.00/1.50/3.00 FTP
* {{Property| Induration }} & {{Property| Detonation }}
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![[File:Shockwave.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Shockwave.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Shockwave''' - This is greatswords AoE weaponskill. Why do I list it here? Because it puts enemies to sleep.
|'''Shockwave''' - This is an AoE weapon skill. Why do I list it here? Because it puts enemies to sleep.


It's great for farming. I used it in mission fights when my static didn't have an AoE sleep option and it works decently.
It's great for farming. I used it in mission fights when my static didn't have an AoE sleep option and it works decently.
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* {{Property| Reverberation }}
* {{Property| Reverberation }}
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![[File:Cross_Reaper.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Spinning_Slash.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Cross Reaper''' - Used to Open and Close Darkness
|'''Spinning Slash''' - Generally used when you are /THF in combination with SATA. Used to Open and Close Light


* 2 Hits
* 30% STR & 30% INT
* 30% STR & 30% MND
* 2.50/3.00/3.50 FTP
* 2.00/2.25/2.50 FTP
* {{Property| Fragmentation }}
* {{Property| Distortion }}
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![[File:Spiral_Hell.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Ground_Strike.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Spiral Hell''' - Used to Open and Close Darkness
|'''Ground Strike''' - Generally used when you are /THF in combination with SATA. Used to Open and Close Light. Or to Open Darkness.
 
Note: This can OPEN Darkness but it cannot CLOSE Darkness. This is because Distorion is Property B. So, when you attempt to close Darkness when Gravitation is resonating, the Fragmentation in Property A will take priority and you will chain Fragmentation instead.


* 50% STR & 50% INT
* 50% STR & 50% INT
* 1.375/1.875/3.625 FTP
* 1.50/1.75/3.00 FTP
* {{Property| Gravitation }}{{Changes }} & {{Property| Compression }}{{Changes }}
* {{Property| Fragmentation }} & {{Property| Distortion }}
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![[File:Catastrophe.png|border|center|180x180px]]
![[File:Scourge.png|border|center|180x180px]]
|'''Catastrophe''' - Bis Weaponskill if you can achieve relic
|'''Scourge''' - Requires Ragnarok. Deals critical damage. Chance to crit varies with TP. 10% Critical Hit Aftermath.


* {{changes}}40% STR & 40% INT
* {{changes}}40% STR & 40% INT
* 2.75/2.75/2.75 FTP
* 3.00/3.00/3.00 FTP
* {{Property| Darkness }} & {{Property| Gravitation }}
* {{Property| Light }} & {{Property| Fusion }}
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Revision as of 19:19, 5 January 2024


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Weapon skills

Scythe

File:Guillotine.png
 Guillotine - Bread and Butter - use this if you're not opening or closing Darkness.
File:Cross Reaper.png
 Cross Reaper - Used to Open and Close Darkness
File:Spiral Hell.png
 Spiral Hell - Used to Open and Close Darkness. Era+'d into Gravitation instead of Distortion.
File:Catastrophe.png
 Catastrophe - Requires Apocalypse. Heals you for a portion of damage dealt. 10% Haste Aftermath.

Great Sword

File:Shockwave.png
 Shockwave - This is an AoE weapon skill. Why do I list it here? Because it puts enemies to sleep.

It's great for farming. I used it in mission fights when my static didn't have an AoE sleep option and it works decently.

Try it out - it's not perfect but it's pretty cool.

File:Spinning Slash.png
 Spinning Slash - Generally used when you are /THF in combination with SATA. Used to Open and Close Light
File:Ground Strike.png
 Ground Strike - Generally used when you are /THF in combination with SATA. Used to Open and Close Light. Or to Open Darkness.

Note: This can OPEN Darkness but it cannot CLOSE Darkness. This is because Distorion is Property B. So, when you attempt to close Darkness when Gravitation is resonating, the Fragmentation in Property A will take priority and you will chain Fragmentation instead.

File:Scourge.png
 Scourge - Requires Ragnarok. Deals critical damage. Chance to crit varies with TP. 10% Critical Hit Aftermath.
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