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Dark Techniques (PSO2)

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Overview

  • Dark is a quirky element, similar to its force tree's counterpart Lightning. Unlike Lightning though, it's also relatively PP inefficient, much like Fire as an element.
  • Gimegid has the highest potential DPS for dark techs, but with massive, almost crippling quirks.
  • Most of its techniques are "useful in certain situations", Gimegid inclusive. Not that they can't be used everywhere, but they shine primarily in specific scenarios, and thus, don't see widespread use.
    • This is also due to Dark, skill tree wise, commonly being taken with Fire from the force tree. Fire has more universal utility and can heavily out-dps dark in most cases. Both help out the Fomelgion compound technique, which is also one of the more commonly used compound techniques.
    • On that note though, without a proper fire tree, dark can win out against fire in most cases.
  • Dark causes the poison status effect. For normal mobs/ bosses that are affected by it, they take damage every few seconds for a % of their max health every. This is similar in effect to burning enemies with Fire Techniques.
    • It can cause certain dragons, namely Quartz Dragon from Skyscape and Dragon EX from Sanctum to take more damage if they are inflicted with it. The part affected by the status will emit a purple looking ooze.

Megid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Megid.png Megid
メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		414
100
20
20 		450
100
20
22 		474
100
20
22 		479
100
20
22 		1.00 sec. Basic dark technique. Photons are condensed and track the target, exploding on contact.
  • The projectile has a somewhat weak homing capability which can be outrun by faster mobs.
    • The homing only works if you target a valid target/ enemy. You can use this to your advantage by targeting the ground to hit an area.
  • When uncharged, the projectile moves faster but has a smaller explosion. Charged, the projectile moves slower, but has a larger explosion.
  • The explosion at the end has a fairly generous radius. You can use it to hit a loosely grouped set of mobs.
    • The explosion also lingers around in a similar manner to Rafoie. This lets it spawn kill if multiple mobs spawn from the same location in a TA (like Kuron TA for example).
  • If you set this to your friend partner, it does not ever have its homing ability.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Umbral 1 Power +30~50% PP Cost +3~10 Speed +6.00
2 Power +60~90% PP Cost +2~9 Speed +8.00
3 Power +90~120% PP Cost +1~8 Speed +10.00
Efficient 1 PP Cost -10~1 Speed -4.00~2.00
2 PP Cost -10~1 Speed -4.00~2.00 Charge Time -0.05s
3 PP Cost -10~2 Speed -3.00~1.00 Charge Time -0.06s

Umbral:

  • With a low PP demerit craft, this can improve megid's usability by a lot.
    • Note though that for faster targets, you have other techniques with homing capability that can fill this purpose too.
  • Its max range also increases due to the projectile speed being faster.
  • Note though that while the speed increases, the homing capability doesn't. This means a fast-moving small target can still completely avoid Megid despite the increased speed.
  • With Umbral3 and Megid17, damage increases by about 18.8~25.1%.

Efficient:

  • This can make Megid your least PP costly dark tech. Given Dark's relatively high PP costs, this may be a good thing. As a bonus, you get a slight charge time reduction (which is realistically hard to notice).
  • The reduced speed isn't too much of a difference compared to uncrafted Megid. As stated before, if you need slightly faster projectiles, you have other options for dark techs.

Gimegid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Gimegid.png Gimegid
ギ・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		890
100
20
38 		980
100
20
40 		1040
100
20
40 		1050
100
20
40 		0.8 sec. Intermediate dark technique. Condensed photons seek your target and rain destruction down on them.
  • Dark's potentially highest dps technique
  • Has a maximum range, even if free-aimed. Also cannot hit a locked-on target behind a wall.
    • The max range is shorter if uncharged; about half charged max range.
    • If the target is out of range, gimegid will just be do its animation as close to the target as possible.
  • One hit if uncharged, 3 hits if charged.
    • Each hit does 33.3% of the listed power.
  • The attack range of each hit is incredibly small and it takes about half a second for Gimegid to hit. In that time, mobs that move away may be missed entirely.
    • In fact, even if they just suffer from knockback, that may be enough to cause one of gimegid's hits to miss.
  • If not for all these limitations, Gimegid would be far better.
  • Note that its status effect rate is actually divided between each hit. That means each hit has approximately a 13.33% chance to inflict the status instead of 40% per hit.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Concentrated 1 Charge Time -0.40~0.10s Status Effect Rate -20~10%
2 Charge Time -0.45~0.15s Status Effect Rate -20~10%
3 Charge Time -0.50~0.20s Status Effect Rate -18~6% PP Cost -3
Umbral 1 Power +30~80% Charge Time +0.10~0.20s
2 Power +80~120% Charge Time +0.10~0.20s
3 Power +120~150% Charge Time +0.08~0.16s

Concentrated:

  • This guarantees Gimegid being dark's highest DPS tech... if all casts hit in full.
    • It would only be slightly behind a similarly good craft of Ragrants.
  • The reduced PP cost also a nice bonus.
  • Status effect rate lowering is not much of an issue, given how the chance per hit is 1/3rd of what's listed.

Umbral:

  • The charge time increase will still allow it to be cast faster than most techs, having a charge time still under 1.00s.
  • With Umbral3 and Gimegid17, damage per cast is increased by 11.4~14.3%.
    • The concentrated craft increases effective DPS far more

Ramegid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Ramegid.png Ramegid
ラ・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		984
100
25
18 		1092
100
25
20 		1164
100
25
20 		1176
100
25
20 		1.00 sec. Intermediate dark technique. A mass of condensed photons pours out of the sky and gathers all around you.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Concentrated 1 Charge Time -0.40~0.10s PP Cost +3~10 Status Effect Rate +15%
2 Charge Time -0.45~0.15s PP Cost +2~9 Status Effect Rate +15%
3 Charge Time -0.50~0.20s Power -60~40% Status Effect Rate +15%
Umbral 1 Power +20~40% Status Effect Rate -20~10%
2 Power +40~60% Status Effect Rate -20~10% PP Cost -2
3 Power +50~70% Status Effect Rate -18~9% PP Cost -3

Ramegid Type 0

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Ramegid.png Ramegid
ラ・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		? ? 4341
100
25
20 		4384
100
25
20 		0.50 sec. Call forth orbs of darkness that circle around you and hits foes for its duration. (unofficial description)
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Type 0 Power +0~438% PP +0~10
  • Unaffected by talis and any talis related skills; when cast, the orbs will always surround the user.
  • When charged, 5 orbs surround you for about 20 seconds total. It hits in roughly 0.33s intervals for a total of about 66 hits. Each hit does roughly 1.5% of the listed power.
    • Uncharged, 3 orbs surround you for about 10 seconds total, doing about 20 hits total.
  • If you cast it again, the previous cast is eliminated. So you cannot stack its effect.
    • Casting other things do not affect it though
  • If you switch weapons, no matter what it looks like (assuming a weapon camo), the effect will disappear.
  • Produces a hitstun effect (which mostly affects non-bosses). Does not cause any knockback though, so it simply "slows" mob movements as they are hit.
    • Coupled with fast hitting techs, such as Ragrants or Type 0 Nazan, you can slow down enemies massively if they are in range of both. This requires you to stay right next to mobs though.
  • It's mostly used to help guarantee safety while doing damage. Examples include having it active before a zondeel. Maybe before Zandion as well.
    • The uncharged version can help build up the chain count for Chain Trigger as well. This assumes you are the one who cast it; otherwise, the charged version can help build chain rather fast.

Samegid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Samegid.png Samegid
サ・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		605
100
23
20 		668
100
23
22 		710
100
23
22 		717
100
23
22 		1.00 sec. Intermediate dark technique. Several condensed photon masses relentlessly track your target.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Umbral 1 Power +20~40% PP Cost +3~10
2 Power +40~60% PP Cost +2~9 Status Effect Rate +10%
3 Power +60~80% PP Cost +2~8 Status Effect Rate +11%
Concentrated 1 Charge Time -0.30~0.10s Status Effect Rate -20~10%
2 Charge Time -0.40~0.20s Status Effect Rate -20~10%
3 Charge Time -0.45~0.25s Status Effect Rate -20~10% PP Cost -3

Megiverse

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Megiverse.png Megiverse
メギバース 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		100
100
20
0 		100
100
20
0 		100
100
20
0 		100
100
20
0 		1.00 sec. Basic dark technique. A thin field of condensed photons create a zone that benefits your allies.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Concentrated 1 Charge Time -0.30~0.10s PP Cost +3~10
2 Charge Time -0.40~0.20s PP Cost +2~9
3 Charge Time -0.50~0.30s PP Cost +1~8
Efficient 1 PP Cost -10~1 Charge Time +0.10~0.20s
2 PP Cost -10~1 Charge Time +0.08~0.18s
3 PP Cost -10~4 Charge Time +0.06~0.16s

Namegid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Namegid.png Namegid
ナ・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		2759
100
60
20 		3047
100
60
22 		3239
100
60
22 		3271
100
60
22 		5.00 sec. Advanced dark technique. Constantly condense photons into a specific point to release an extremely powerful explosion.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Umbral 1 Power +50~300% PP Cost +16~26
2 Power +300~600% PP Cost +8~18
3 Power +450~750% PP Cost +5~15
Wide 1 Range +1.00~2.00m Power -800~450%
2 Range +1.10~2.20m Power -700~400%
3 Range +1.50~2.50m Power -600~300%

Ilmegid

Name Stat +1 +10 +16 +17 Charge Obtain List Description
File:Ilmegid.png Ilmegid
イル・メギド 		Power
Accuracy
PP
Status 		825
100
35
5 		906
100
35
10 		960
100
35
10 		970
100
35
10 		1.00 sec. Advanced dark technique. Condenses photons into a dark arm that pursues targets one after the other.
Craft type Merit Demerit Special
Efficient 1 PP Cost -10~1 Charge Time +0.30~0.50s
2 PP Cost -11~2 Charge Time +0.20~0.40s
3 PP Cost -12~2 Charge Time +0.15~0.25s
Umbral 1 Power +40~70% Speed -8.00~4.00
2 Power +70~100% Speed -10.00~6.00
3 Power +110~140% Speed -12.00~8.00
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