S K I L L S
 

In addition to the special skills each job picks up, characters can and must learn ordinary skills in order to get by in the world of Vana'diel. These cover basic combat and magic abilities, making it easier to dodge, deal damage, cast spells, and the like.

Weapon Skills

Players must become proficient with a particular type of weapon in order to use it effectively in combat. The higher a particular weapon skill, the better a character's hit percentage and damage bonus with that weapon will be. Conversely, a character with a low weapon skill won't do very well when forced to use that type of weapon in a pinch.

Tactical Points serve as a reward for using the weapons with which a player is skilled. Inflicting damage upon an enemy thus adds to the Tactical Point gauge, which goes up through 100% all the way to a potential 300%. These points are expended to perform special attacks, weapon techniques specific to a particular weapon skill or weapon group that are learned through use of those weapons. The TP gauge decreases over time, when a player isn't fighting, so continuous combat is necessary to use weapon skills on a regular basis.


 Skillchain Chart:

    Weapon LVL WS   Weapon LVL

WS

     Weapon LVL WS    
    Great Axe 10 Shield Break   Grapple 10 Combo     Great Sword 70 Frost Bite    
    Great Axe 100 Armor Break   Grapple 40 Shoulder Tackle     Great Sword 100 Freezing bite    
    Great Axe 175 Weapon Break   Grapple 125 Random Attack     Axe 40 Smash Axe    
    Polearm 30 Thunder Thrust   Grapple 150 Spin Attack  

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   Great Axe 200 Calamity    
    Polearm 70 Raiden Thrust   Grapple 200 Raging Fist       Scythe 70 Shadow of Death    
    Polearm 100 Power Hit   Dagger 125 Cyclone     Scythe 200 Guillotine    
    Club 10 Shining Strike   Sword 75 Flat Blade     Club 150 Skull Breaker    
    Club 40 Serene Strike   Sword 150 Circle Blade     Great Katana 30 Masterful Attack    
    Club 175 True Strike   Sword 200 Buffer Blade  

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    Club 200 Judgment   Great Sword 200 Shackle Moon     Weapon LVL WS  
    Staff 10 Heavy Swing   Axe 10 Raging Axe     Grapple 40 Shoulder Tackle  
    Staff 40 Rock Crusher   Axe 100 Avalanche Axe     Dagger 70 Shadow Stitch  
    Staff 70 Earth Crusher   Axe 150 Spinning Axe     Sword 150 Circle Blade  
    Staff 175 Shell Crusher   Axe 200 Calamity     Great Sword 150 Shockwave  
    Staff 200 Full Swing   Great Katana 70 Thunderous Heaven     Axe 40 Smash Axe  

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  Great Axe 70 Storm Vent  
  Weapon

LVL

 WS   Weapon LVL

WS

     Great Axe 200 Raging Crash  
  Grapple 150 Spin Attack   Staff 200 Full Swing     Scythe 40 Dark harvest  
  Sword 30 Burning Blade   Archery 10 Flaming Arrow       Scythe 70 Shadow of Death  
  Sword 50 Red Lotus Blade   Archery 80 Daring Arrow     Scythe 125 Spinning Scythe  
  Axe 150 Spin Attack   Great Katana 100 Heat Wave     Polearm 175 Buffer Thrust  

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   Club 70 Brain Shaker  
  Weapon

LVL

 WS   Weapon LVL

WS

     Club 150 Skull Breaker  
  Axe 100 Avalanche Axe   Dagger 10 Wasp Sting     Staff 100 Star Burst  
  Axe 150 Spinning Axe   Dagger 100 Viper Bite   ・/font>   Staff 150 Sun Burst  
  Axe 175 Rampage   Dagger 200 Dancing Edge     Archery 40 Piercing Arrow  
  Axe 200 Calamity   Sword 10 Fast Blade  

  Archery 175 Sidewinder  
  Great Axe 40 Iron Tempest   Sword 100 Shining Blade  

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  Great Axe 70 Storm Vent   Sword 125 Seraph Blade     Weapon LVL WS  
  Scythe 10 Slice   Sword 200 Buffer Blade     Grapple 200 Raging Fist  
  Scythe 100 Nightmare Scythe   Great Sword 10 Hard Slash   ・/font>   Great Sword 40 Power Slash  
  Scythe 125 Spinning Scythe   Great Sword 175 Crescent Moon     Scythe 150 Buffer Scythe  
  Scythe 150 Buffer Scythe   Great Sword 200 Shackle Moon     Polearm 10 Double Thrust  
  Katana 40 Intensity   Great Katana 10 Flying Swallow     Polearm 30 Thunder Thrust  
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   Polearm 70 Raiden Thrust  
    Weapon

LVL

 WS   Weapon LVL

WS

     Polearm 175 Buffer Thrust  
    Grapple 100 Backhand Blow   Axe 10 Raging Axe     Archery 10 Flaming Arrow  

 

   Dagger 40 Gust Slash   Axe 70 Raphael Axe     Archery 40 Piercing Arrow  
    Dagger 125 Cyclone   Club 175 True Strike     Archery 80 Daring Arrow  
    Dagger 200 Dancing Edge   Staff 70 Earth Crusher     Archery 175 Sidewinder  
    Sword 50 Red Lotus Blade   Staff 175 Shell Crusher     Katana 10 Overlooking  
    Great Sword 100 Freeze Bite   Archery 175 Sidewinder     Great Katana 10 Flying Swallow  
・br>     Great Katana 70 Thunderous Heaven  

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  Weapon LVL WS    
  Grapple 70 Short hit    
  Great Axe 150 Keen Edge    
  Scythe 100 Nightmare Scythe    
  Polearm 150 Penta Thrust    
  Staff 100 Star Burst    
  Staff 150 Sun Burst    
Element

Magic Attribute

Monsters Weak to Attribute
Fire Fire
Series		 Burn         Bomb Bone Dog Ghost Weapon  
Bulb Tiger Malboro Mandora Shadow  
Ice Blizzard
Series		 Paralyze Bind Frost     Yagudo Beetle Fish Crab Lizzard Fly
Bird Bee Scorpion Crawler Mandora Octopus
Wind Aero
Series		 Silence Choke       Worm Bat Lizzard Mandora Dhalmel  
           
Earth Stone
Series		 Slow Rasp                  
           
Thunder Thunder
Series		 Shock         Quadav Rabbit Fish Sheep Crab Octopus
Tiger Bee Crawler Mandora Dhalmel  
Water Water
Series		 Poison Sleep Drown     Orc Rabbit Raptor      
           
Light Cure
Series		 Holy Dia       Goblin Worm Beetle Bat Mushroom Dog
Ghost Weapon Leech Scorpion Shadow  
Darkness Bio
Series		 Blind Bind Drain Dispel Sleep Rabbit Bulb Crawler Mandora    
           


 

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Weapon Type

 Skill Level Skill Name Effect Added Effect
Hand-to-Hand 10 Combo 3x Attack Extra Damage
Hand-to-Hand