Dual Blades Photon Arts

Sword PAs	Wired Lance PAs	Partizan PAs	Twin Daggers PAs	Double Saber PAs	Knuckles PAs	Gunslash PAs
Katana PAs	Dual Blades PAs	Assault Rifle PAs	Launcher PAs	Twin Machine Guns PAs	Bullet Bow PAs	Jet Boots PAs

Overview

• Similar to Double Saber PAs, Dual Blades Arts specialize in racking up staggering amounts of damage with individually weak hits.
• Specialize in aerial combat, making Shifta Air Attack Boost extremely viable.
• Very committal compared to most weapons; many Arts cannot be cancelled out of without the use of Weapon Action.
• Quite a few Arts give super armor while being performed; combined with the aforementioned limitations in cancelling, Dual Blades Arts tend to be fairly risky due to the potential to eat multiple hits while attacking and being unable to cancel. However, this also means they can sustain DPS without being interrupted.

Distraction Wing

Name	Description
Distraction Wing ディストラクトウィング	Dual Blades photon art. Flies forward and slices the target twice.
	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	Common Drop Rappy Sil Sadinian Torbon Big Vardha	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
		Power (%)	678	685	692	699	706	713	720	727	734	741	748	755	762	769	776	783	823
		PP Cost	25
Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
		Charge	-
Boosting Potential	Destruction Rook	Weapons with PA	Grand Cross ／ Licht, Grans Hall, Sigma Touren, Philodemos

• Dashes forwards, then performs a cross slash with both blades.
  • If used at zero range, you might pass through the target, missing the attack.
  • Does not track vertically at all.
• Basic gap loser PA.
• Despite having a "disappearing" animation similar to Asagiri-Rendan, this PA does not possess iframes.
• Can be used for fast movement in combination with weapon action while in the air.
• Does 2 hits. Each hit does 50% of noted power.
  • Gear increases the power of each hit to 53% at 1/3, 55% at gear 2/3, and 60% at maximum gear.

Dispersion Shrike

Name	Description
Dispersion Shrike ディスパースシュライク	Dual Blades photon art. Glides gracefully as photon blades strike everything in your path.
	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	Common Drop Quartz Dragon Dragon Ex Biol Meduna Dark Falz Elder	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
		Power (%)	1020	1032	1044	1056	1068	1080	1092	1104	1116	1128	1140	1152	1164	1176	1188	1200	1260
		PP Cost	30
Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
		Charge	-
Boosting Potential	Ray Dispersion	Weapons with PA	Ignis ／ Licht, Schalkpanis, Ignis

• Does a somersault, then slowly moves forwards in the air while shooting photon blades all around you in a wide area.
  • Maintains altitude if used in the air.
  • It is possible to steer left and right while moving.
• The photon blades animations are just for show. The PA actually hits everything inside the circular aoe at the same time.
• Area of effect is fairly long both vertically and horizontally.
• All hits are considered to be aerial, even if the PA is used on the ground. As such, skills and potentials that require air time, such as Shifta Air and Divine Radiance work with the whole PA even if used in the ground.
  • Immunity to flinch throughout the entire animation
  • Main mobbing PA of dual blades.
  • Does 9 hits. Each hit does 11.5% of noted power.
    • Gear increases the power of each hit to 11.7% at 1/3, 12.1% at gear 2/3, and 13.4% at maximum gear.
    • Because it does so many hits on a wide area, it fills up gear extremely fast.

  Heavenly Kite

  Name	Description
  Heavenly Kite ヘブンリーカイト	Dual Blades photon art. Leap into the air with a spinning volley of photon blades, launching any enemy in your way.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Common Drop Gilnach Kuklonahda Strahda Rockbear Vol Dragon Snow Banter Dark Ragne Decol Malluda Cougar NX Dark Falz Elder		80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)	1032	1044	1056	1068	1080	1092	1104	1116	1128	1140	1152	1164	1176	1188	1200	1212	1273
  		PP Cost	25
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-
  Boosting Potential	Rising Phoenix	Weapons with PA	Rabbit Blade, Furnish Blade, Astral Blaze

  • Does an upward slash, then follows with a jumping slash with vertically spinning photon blades.
    • The upward slash throws enemies into the air. The PA follows as normal even if the enemy can't be launched.
  • Gains altitude even if used in the air.
  • Does 10 hits. Each hit does 10% of the noted power.
    • Gear increases the power of each hit to 10.5% at 1/3, 11% at gear 2/3, and 12% at maximum gear.

  Justice Crow

  Name	Description
  Justice Crow ジャスティスクロウ	Dual Blades photon art. Forms the ARKS symbol with photon blades and fires it at the enemy.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Common Drop Aginis Za Oodan Digg Yede Sol Deegalla Set Sadinian Bal Rodos	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)	984	994	1004	1015	1025	1036	1046	1056	1067	1077	1088	1098	1108	1119	1129	1140	1197
  		PP Cost	20
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-
  Boosting Potential	Divine Justice	Weapons with PA	Shena Alice, Victo Alice

  • Draws a star shaped mark (the ARKS symbol) in the air, then throws it forwards.
    • Once the star is thrown, it explodes upon connecting to any valid target, hitting anything caught in the explosion.
    • The star only travels horizontally.
  • Cannot move while drawing the star, but can change directions.
  • Maintains altitude while drawing the star.
  • Does 5 hits while drawing the star, then 1 hit with the explosion.
    • Each line of the star does 7.5% of the noted power, increased to 7.8% at 1/3 gear, 8.25% at 2/3 gear, and 9% at maximum gear, for a total of 37.5/39/41.25/45%.
    • The explosion does 55% of the noted power, increased to 57.7% at 1/3 gear, 60% at 2/3 gear, and 66% at maximum gear.

  Starling Fall

  Name	Description
  Starling Fall スターリングフォール	Dual Blades photon art. Gathers up a barrage of photon blades before firing them around you, launching you high into the air.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Common Drop El Dagan Vol Dragon Snow Banther Big Vardha Falz Arm Falz Hunar Cougar NX Gigur Gunne-Gam Apos Dorios Vid Gillos Mad Jelly Gift from Katori	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)	2446	2474	2502	2530	2558	2586	2614	2642	2670	2698	2726	2754	2782	2810	2838	2866	3010
  		PP Cost	30
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-
  Boosting Potential	-	Weapons with PA	-

  • Generates 12 photon blades around you, then explodes them and throws them upwards while jumping high in the air.
    • Each photon blade only hits what it touches, so it's hard to hit all of them in a single target, as they are separated from each other.
    • Jumping height is about the same as a double jump from Jet Boots.
  • Does not maintain altitude when used in the air.
  • Has iframes starting when the photon blades are generated, until the end of the jump.
  • It is possible to generate gear even when hitting objects, such as the bases in Mining Base Defense Emergency Quests.
  • Does 12 hits.
    • Each blade does 7.5% of the noted power, increased to 7.8% at 1/3 gear, 8.3% at 2/3 gear, and 9% at maximum gear, for a total of 90/93.6/99.6/108%.
    • The jumping explosion does 10% of the noted power, increased to 10.5% at 1/3 gear, 11% at 2/3 gear, and 12% at maximum gear.

  Kestrel Rampage

  Name	Description
  Kestrel Rampage ケストレルランページ	Dual Blades photon art. Strike relentlessly at the enemy in a dance of blade and photons, dropping a rain of photon blades at the end of it.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Common Drop Aginis Breeahda Baridran Persona Knight Gear Darchyme Gift from Katori	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)	2844	2877	2909	2942	2974	3006	3039	3071	3104	3136	3168	3201	3233	3266	3298	3330	3496
  		PP Cost	40
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-
  Boosting Potential	Rampaging Falcon	Weapons with PA	Kongoushi, Fradskunoth, Yoi Ver2

  • Continuously slashes forwards, then finishes with a rain of photon blades.
    • The slashes have very small range, but the rain hits the target wherever it is, with a very long range limit.
    • The rain does not track enemies. Once it starts, it will fall in that area until it ends, so fast moving targets may evade it.
  • Moves forwards slowly while slashing, even when used in the air.
    • Maintains altitude when used in the air.
  • The JA ring appears as soon as the photon blade rain starts, and the rain will not cancel if another attack is done before it ends.
  • Cannot be cancelled by Mirage Step, but can be cancelled by Weapon Action.
    • If it is cancelled before the rain starts, it will not start at all.
  • Although the damage is high, dps is low due to the slow animation.
  • Does 19 slashes, then 6 hits with the photon blade rain.
    • Each hit does 4% of the noted power, increased to 5% at 2/3 gear or higher, for a total of 100/125%.

  Kestrel Rampage Type-0

  Name	Description
  Kestrel Rampage Type-0 ケストレルランページ零式	Dual Blades photon art. Strike relentlessly at the enemy in a dance of blade and photons, dropping a rain of photon blades at the end of it.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Crafted	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)																2271	2384
  		PP Cost	40
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-

  Craft type		Merit	Demerit	Special
  Type 0		Power +0~238%	PP +0~+10

  • No longer generates gear at all.
  • Consumes all the gear gauge when used.
    • Gear increases the size and range of the blades, overall power, and animation speed.
    • Power is increased by 250% when at maximum gear.

  Immortal Dove

  Name	Description
  Immortal Dove イモータルダーヴ	Dual Blades photon art. Gathers a line of photon blades before slamming them into the ground, impaling anything in it's way.
  	Drop Info	Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
  	Area drop in Corruption Survey: Lilipa	Req. S-ATK	80	90	120	160	200	235	270	290	320	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420
  		Power (%)	651	659	667	674	681	688	696	704	711	718	726	733	741	748	755	763	800
  		PP Cost	20
  Video		DEX Multiplier	100%
  		Charge	-
  Boosting Potential	-	Weapons with PA	Kasentori Haruka, Rig Touren

  • Generates photon blades above and drops them in a small range forwards.
    • Blades can hit multiple times while going downwards, similarly to Fall Nocturne.
  • The range is about 2 Steps worth of distance, but is very narrow.
  • When used in the ground, does 1 hit while the blades go upwards, and another hit when they come down. When used in the air, does only 1 hit when dropping the blades, and forces an immediate loss of altitude.
    • On the ground, the upward strike does 30% of the noted power, and the downward strike does 70%. Increases to 35%/70% at 1/3 gear, 35%/75% at 2/3 gear, and 40%/80% at maximum gear.
    • In the air, does 100% of the noted power in 1 hit. Increases to 105% at gear 1/3, 110% at gear 2/3, and 120% at maximum gear.

  Sword PAs	Wired Lance PAs	Partizan PAs	Twin Daggers PAs	Double Saber PAs	Knuckles PAs	Gunslash PAs
  Katana PAs	Dual Blades PAs	Assault Rifle PAs	Launcher PAs	Twin Machine Guns PAs	Bullet Bow PAs	Jet Boots PAs