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Core Skills are upgrades specific to certain vocations and certain weapons that enhance stats, alter attack combos or aid movement. They define the default attack options of each weapon. They are different to Augments, which can be used in any class.
Core Skills
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Default Core SkillsEdit
Default skills simply indicate the regular attacks and movements for each weapon. (Instructions listed are from default Type A control scheme.)
| Sword | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Fighter, Mystic Knight, Assassin | Vault | Executes a jump to a higher location. [Jump] | |||
| Fighter, Assassin | Empale | Release a stabbing strike straight forward. [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Fighter, Assassin | Onslaught | Continuous attacks with one-handed sword. [Light Attack] | |||
| Shield | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Fighter, Assassin | Defend | Use your shield to block an enemy's attack. [L1/LB] | |||
| Daggers | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Vault | Executes a jump to a higher location. [Jump] | |||
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Carve | Continuous attacks with a dagger. [Light Attack] | |||
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Two Step | A two-level stabbing strike straight forward. [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Bow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Strider, Assassin | Loose | Fires equipped bow. Can execute while moving. [L1/LB + RT/R2] | |||
| Staff | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Feather Jump | A light jump. More effective when grabbing to platforms or rocks. [Jump] | |||
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Magick Bolt | Launches a magick bolt from your staff. Press repeatedly for additional effect. Can add elemental effect via enchantments. [Light Attack] | |||
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Magick Billow | Swing your staff downward to stagger the enemy. Follow-up attacks can send the enemy to the ground. [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Longsword/Warhammer | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Warrior | Vault | Executes a jump to a higher location. [Jump] | |||
| Warrior | Hack | Consecutive slashes with the sword. Press [Light Attack] pause a moment, then tap [Light Attack] repeatedly. | |||
| Warrior | Transfix | A stabbing strike straight forward. Press [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Longbow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Ranger | Loose | Fires equipped bow. Can execute while moving. [L1/LB + RT/R2] | |||
| Archistaff | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Sorcerer | Feather Jump | A light jump. More effective when grabbing to platforms or rocks. [Jump] | |||
| Sorcerer | Magick Bolt | Launches a magick bolt from your staff. Press repeatedly for additional effect. Can add elemental effect via enchantments. [Light Attack] | |||
| Sorcerer | Magick Billow | Swing your staff downward to stagger the enemy. Follow-up attacks can send the enemy to the ground. [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Mace | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Mystic Knight | Vault | Executes a jump to a higher location. [Jump] | |||
| Mystic Knight | Empale | Release a stabbing strike straight forward. [Heavy Attack] | |||
| Mystic Knight | Onslaught | Continuous attacks with one-handed sword. [Light Attack] | |||
| Magick Shield | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Mystic Knight | Repel | Use your magick shield to block an enemy's attack. Press [L1/LB] during enemy attack. | |||
| Magick Bow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | |||
| Magick Archer | Seeker | Fire magical arrows with additional properties. Lose effectiveness with distance. [L1/LB + RT/R2] | |||
Purchased Core SkillsEdit
Core skills can be purchased to enhance jumps, add combos to weapon movesets or provide extra movement.
| Sword | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Fighter, Mystic Knight, Assassin | Takedown | An advanced form of Empale that appends a tackle to a forceful jab. | 1 | 600 | |
| Fighter, Mystic Knight, Assassin | Dire Onslaught | An advanced form of Onslaught that strengthens a chain of one-handed sword slashes. | 1 | 800 | |
| Fighter, Mystic Knight, Assassin | Controlled Fall | Tucks the body into a tight roll when falling, mitigating harm. When knocked down, press A/X the moment you land. | 3 | 1,200 | |
| Shield | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Fighter, Assassin | Deflect | An advanced form of Defend that deflects attacks back toward the assailant. | 3 | 1,400 | |
| Daggers | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Roundelay | An advanced form of Two-Step that appends a whirling slash to victims. | 1 | 600 | |
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Engrave | An advanced form of a Carve that includes kicks after a flurry of dagger blows to strike at a broader range. | 1 | 800 | |
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Double Vault | An advanced form of Vault that kicks at the air to propel the user in a second leap. | 5 | 1,800 | |
| Strider, Ranger, Assassin, Magick Archer | Forward Roll | Curls forward into a tumble effective as an evasive maneuver. Hold Right Bumper and press X/A. | 5 | 2,200 | |
| Bow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Strider, Assassin | Quick-Loose | An advanced form of Loose that requires less time to nock the next arrow. | 2 | 600 | |
| Staff | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Levitate | An advanced form of Feather Jump that mitigates gravity's pull, enabling a gentle landing even from great heights. Hold X/A in mid-jump. | 2 | 600 | |
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Focused Bolt | An advanced form of Magick Bolt. Focuses the user's active enchantment into a powerful burst that can be fired from the ground or air. | 6 | 3,000 | |
| Mage, Mystic Knight, Magick Archer | Magick Agent | An advanced form of Magick Billow. Conjures spheres of magickal energy around the user to attack encroaching foes. Also employable from mid-air. | 6 | 3,000 | |
| Longsword/Warhammer | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Warrior | Eviscerate | An advanced form of Transfix that withdraws the blade with a sweet after stabbing the target. | 1 | 600 | |
| Warrior | Devastate | An advanced form of Hack that extends a chain of one-handed sword slashes across a broader range. | 1 | 800 | |
| Warrior | Controlled Fall | Tucks the body into a tight roll when falling, mitigating harm. After being knocked down, press A/X as you hit the ground. | 2 | 900 | |
| Longbow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Ranger | Quick-Loose | An advanced form of Loose that requires less time to nock the next arrow. | 2 | 600 | |
| Archistaff | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Sorcerer | Levitate | An advanced form of Feather Jump that mitigates gravity's pull, enabling a gentle landing even from great heights. Hold X/A in mid-jump. | 2 | 600 | |
| Sorcerer | Focused Bolt | An advanced form of Magick Bolt. Focuses the user's active enchantment into a powerful burst that can be fired from the ground or air. | 6 | 3,000 | |
| Sorcerer | Magick Agent | An advanced form of Magick Billow. Conjures spheres of magickal energy around the user to attack encroaching foes. Also employable from mid-air. | 6 | 3,000 | |
| Mace | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Mystic Knight | Takedown | An advanced form of Empale that appends a tackle to a forceful jab. | 1 | 600 | |
| Mystic Knight | Dire Onslaught | An advanced form of Onslaught that strengthens a chain of one-handed sword slashes. | 1 | 800 | |
| Mystic Knight | Controlled Fall | Tucks the body into a tight roll when falling, mitigating harm. When knocked down, press A/X the moment you land. | 3 | 1,200 | |
| Magick Shield | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Mystic Knight | Reflect | An advanced form of Repel that deflects attacks back toward the assailant. | 3 | 1,600 | |
| Magick Bow | |||||
| Vocation | Skill | Description | Rank | DP | |
| Magick Archer | True Seeker | An advanced form of Seeker that boasts improved seeking capabilities. | 6 | 4,000 | |
