Decimation

Overview

Name:	Decimation
Weapon Type:	Axe
Weapon Skill Type:	Physical
Skill Level:	240
Quest:	Axe the Competition
Description:	Delivers a three-hit attack that ignores defense. Amount ignored based on TP.
Sneak Attack:	Will stack with Sneak Attack.
Aligned with:	Light Equipment (Light Gorget) Flame Equipment (Flame Gorget) Breeze Equipment (Breeze Gorget)

Properties

Skillchains	Fu­sion Fu­sion Level 3 Skillchains  Light →  Light =  Light  Fu­sion →  Frag­men­ta­tion =  Light  Frag­men­ta­tion →  Fu­sion =  Light  Dark­ness →  Dark­ness =  Dark­ness  Gra­vi­ta­tion →  Dis­tor­tion =  Dark­ness  Dis­tor­tion →  Gra­vi­ta­tion =  Dark­ness Level 2 Skillchains  Li­que­fac­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Fu­sion  Dis­tor­tion →  Fu­sion =  Fu­sion  In­du­ra­tion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Frag­men­ta­tion  Gra­vi­ta­tion →  Frag­men­ta­tion =  Frag­men­ta­tion  De­to­na­tion →  Com­pres­sion =  Gra­vi­ta­tion  Fu­sion →  Gra­vi­ta­tion =  Gra­vi­ta­tion  Trans­fixion →  Scis­sion =  Dis­tor­tion  Frag­men­ta­tion →  Dis­tor­tion =  Dis­tor­tion Level 1 Skillchains  Im­pac­tion →  Li­que­fac­tion =  Li­que­fac­tion  Scis­sion →  Li­que­fac­tion =  Li­que­fac­tion  Rever­be­ra­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Im­pac­tion  In­du­ra­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Im­pac­tion  Im­pac­tion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Com­pres­sion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Scis­sion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Li­que­fac­tion →  Scis­sion =  Scis­sion  De­to­na­tion →  Scis­sion =  Scis­sion  Trans­fixion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Rever­be­ra­tion  Scis­sion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Rever­be­ra­tion  Rever­be­ra­tion →  In­du­ra­tion =  In­du­ra­tion  In­du­ra­tion →  Com­pres­sion =  Com­pres­sion  Trans­fixion →  Com­pres­sion =  Com­pres­sion  Com­pres­sion →  Trans­fixion =  Trans­fixion (A)
	De­to­na­tion De­to­na­tion Level 3 Skillchains  Light →  Light =  Light  Fu­sion →  Frag­men­ta­tion =  Light  Frag­men­ta­tion →  Fu­sion =  Light  Dark­ness →  Dark­ness =  Dark­ness  Gra­vi­ta­tion →  Dis­tor­tion =  Dark­ness  Dis­tor­tion →  Gra­vi­ta­tion =  Dark­ness Level 2 Skillchains  Li­que­fac­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Fu­sion  Dis­tor­tion →  Fu­sion =  Fu­sion  In­du­ra­tion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Frag­men­ta­tion  Gra­vi­ta­tion →  Frag­men­ta­tion =  Frag­men­ta­tion  De­to­na­tion →  Com­pres­sion =  Gra­vi­ta­tion  Fu­sion →  Gra­vi­ta­tion =  Gra­vi­ta­tion  Trans­fixion →  Scis­sion =  Dis­tor­tion  Frag­men­ta­tion →  Dis­tor­tion =  Dis­tor­tion Level 1 Skillchains  Im­pac­tion →  Li­que­fac­tion =  Li­que­fac­tion  Scis­sion →  Li­que­fac­tion =  Li­que­fac­tion  Rever­be­ra­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Im­pac­tion  In­du­ra­tion →  Im­pac­tion =  Im­pac­tion  Im­pac­tion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Com­pres­sion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Scis­sion →  De­to­na­tion =  De­to­na­tion  Li­que­fac­tion →  Scis­sion =  Scis­sion  De­to­na­tion →  Scis­sion =  Scis­sion  Trans­fixion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Rever­be­ra­tion  Scis­sion →  Rever­be­ra­tion =  Rever­be­ra­tion  Rever­be­ra­tion →  In­du­ra­tion =  In­du­ra­tion  In­du­ra­tion →  Com­pres­sion =  Com­pres­sion  Trans­fixion →  Com­pres­sion =  Com­pres­sion  Com­pres­sion →  Trans­fixion =  Trans­fixion (B)
Modifiers:	STR: 50%

Damage Multipliers by TP: 1000 TP 2000 TP 3000 TP 1.25 1.25 1.25

Critical Hit Rate by TP: 1000 TP 2000 TP 3000 TP

{{{effect by tp}}} by TP: 1000 TP 2000 TP 3000 TP

Horizon Changes

• 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.

Levels

• While Warriors and Beastmasters may obtain skill level 240 earlier than level 71, Decimation must be quested once base skill level 240 (without merits) and job level 71 is reached (requires the ability to wield Pick of Trials).
• Axe skill level 240 is obtainable by the following jobs at these corresponding levels:

Job	Rating	Level
Beastmaster	A-	70
Warrior	A-	70
Dark Knight	B-	75
Ranger	B-	75

Meaning

Decimation comes from the Latin prefix 'dec', meaning ten. In Ancient Rome, decimation was an extreme form of military punishment, wherein a group (usually a 'cohort'- a force of 600 legionaires) would be divided into subgroups of ten. Each group would draw lots. Whoever took the lot would be executed by the other nine. Because the groupings and lots ignored rank and social status, everyone was subject to the risk of execution; this, along with the fact that you were being killed by your peers made decimation extremely daunting and personal. Cultures extended its use to rebellious provinces and subjugated people, taking entire populations into subgroups and executing every tenth person to establish dominance, control, and overall tyrrany.