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Remembering Types Of Master Arts
Master Arts Can Be Divided Into Two Types

※ You can equip Master Arts at places with ◯ Icon.
Class is divided into two types: Keves and Agnus. When thinking of builds, it is important to remember that skills that is not from the equipped class can only be equipped as a Master Class.
Class List For Keves and Agnus
List Of Master Arts
※ If you are using a Keves Class, you can equip MASTER ARTS of Agnus and vice versa.
| Master Arts | Class (Type) Stats |
|---|---|
| Ground Beat | Swordfighter (Agnus) Physical Attack / Frontal AOE / 300% Recharge Gauge: 30s |
| Shadow Eye | Swordfighter (Agnus) Buff / Debuff / 0% Recharge Gauge: 40s / Attack Up Halves own aggro value |
| Way Home | Troubadour (Keves) Ether Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 9 times / Burst |
| Ring o' Roses | Troubadour (Keves) Set Field / Aoe Around User / 0% Recharge Gauge: 4 times / Fast Recharge Field range of effect - medium |
| Gale Slash | Lone Exile (Agnus) Physical Attack/ Frontal AOE / 200% Recharge Gauge: 24s Boosts damage dealt when attacking enemies targeting you by 50% |
| Soaring Tempest | Lone Exile (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 200% Recharge Gauge: 26s / Launch |
| Jackal Claw | Martial Artist (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 8 times Grants a high Critical Rate; also evades enemy attacks while Art is active. |
| Impulse Wave | Martial Artist (Keves) Physical Attack / Frontal AOE / 110% Recharge Gauge: 3 times Boosts damage by 20% for every enemy in battle (max. 200%) |
| Myopic Screen | Medic Gunner (Agnus) Ether Attack / One Target / 200% Recharge Gauge: 16s / Daze |
| Ether Cannon | Medic Gunner (Agnus) Ether Attack / One Target / 330% Recharge Gauge: 35s / Accuracy Down |
| Wide Slash | Zephyr (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 245% Recharge Gauge: 8 times While Art is active, evades enemy attacks at the cost of a low Critical Rate |
| Glow Ring | Zephyr (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 8 times / Target Lock |
| Shadow Stich | Tactician (Keves) Ether Attack / Frontal AOE / 110% Recharge Gauge: 8 times / Sleep |
| Overfall | Tactician (Keves) Ether Attack / One Target / 220% Recharge Gauge: 5 times / Ether Defense Down |
| Crash Out | Heavy Guard (Agnus) Physical Attack / Frontward AOE / 200% Recharge Gauge: 20s Boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%." |
| Solid Stance | Heavy Guard (Agnus) Stance / Self / 0% Recharge Gauge: 50s Reduces damage taken by 25% and damage dealt by 25% |
| Giant Swing | Ogre (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 9 times / Knockback |
| Maximum Voltage | Ogre (Keves) Stance / Self / 0% Recharge Gauge: 12 times Attacks become unblockable and damage dealt is boosted by 20% |
| Cross Impact | Flash Fencer (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 120% Recharge Gauge: 20s / Power Charge Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits |
| Hidden Thorn | Flash Fencer (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 300% Recharge Gauge: 36s / Bleed |
| Multi Blast | War Medic (Agnus) Ether Attack / One Target / 200% Recharge Gauge: 30 seconds Heals nearby allies when Art hits to max of 100% of Healing Power. |
| Advanced Cooldown | War Medic (Agnus) Set Field / Aoe Around User / 0% Recharge Gauge: 16 seconds / Defense Up Field range of effect - small |
| Staying Power | Stalker (Keves) Set Field / Aoe Around User / 0% Recharge Gauge: 4 times / Art Follow-Up Field range of effect -small |
| Night Hunt | Stalker (Keves) Stance / Self / 0% Recharge Gauge: 12 times Boosts back attack damage by 30% and reduces aggro drawn when attacking |
| Noble Taunt | Guardian Commander (Agnus) Taunt / One Target / 0% Recharge Gauge: 20s |
| Shield Bash | Guardian Commander (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 30s / Topple |
| Violent Flurry | Thaumaturge (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 8 times Increases Critical Rate by 25% and critical hit damage bonus by 25% |
| Spearpoint Thrust | Thaumaturge (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 10 times / Bind |
| Flashback | Yumsmith (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 120% Recharge Gauge: 11s / Break Deals continuous damage to enemies in a fixed radius and draws more aggro |
| Energy Grenade | Yumsmith (Agnus) Ether Attack / Targets / 120% Recharge Gauge: 16s/ Blaze Grants own buffs to all allies |
| Quickdraw | Full Metal Jaguar (Agnus) Ethern Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 11s Boosts damage dealt for each active buff |
| Demolition | Full Metal Jaguar (Agnus) Ethern Attack / Frontal AOE / 300% Recharge Gauge: 30s When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 25% |
| No Love Lost | Strategos (Keves) Ethern Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 8 times / Phys. Def. Down When using Art, reduces HP by 10% of current HP. Grants a high Critical Rate |
| Hornet | Strategos (Keves) Ether Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 9 times Inflicts Topple on enemy when attacking from side |
| Glitter Stream | Incursor (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 145% Recharge Gauge: 10 times / Break Boost damage dealt when attacking from the side by 100% |
| Aerial Slash | Incursor (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 8 times When attack hits, spreads target's debuffs to other enemies in range |
| Mighty Beat | Lost Vanguard (Keves) Physical Attack / Frontal AOE / 165% Recharge Gauge: 4 times / SmashBoosts aggro Generated when using art by 50%. |
| Shield Wall | Lost Vanguard (Keves) Defense / Self / 0% Recharge Gauge: 8 times / Ether Anchor Field range of effect - small |
| Resonant Flag | Signifer (Keves) Buff / All Allies / 0% Recharge Gauge: 8 times Give all allies the same buff as yours |
| Aureole | Signifer (Keves) Buff / Self / 0% Recharge Gauge: 5 times Boosts elemental damage by 50% |
| Crimson Lance | Seraph (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 9 times / Topple Topple the enemy when attacking from the side |
| Flamelord | Seraph (Keves) Physical Attack / One Target / 165% Recharge Gauge: 7 times When attacking from the front, the damage will increase by 50%" |
| Tyrant Cross | Machine Assassin (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 180% Recharge Gauge: 35s Evades attacks. Also boosts aggro generated when using Art 50% |
| Fatal Bite | Machine Assassin (Agnus) Physical Attack / One Target / 200% Recharge Gauge: 20s Heals all allies when Art hits, to a maximum of 150% of Healing Power |
| Hydro Blast | LifeSage Ether Attack / One Target / 270% Recharge Gauge: 7 times / Blowdown Recharges Arts for all allies able to fight by 50% (Does not affect self.) |
| Summon Element | Royal Summoner Ether Attack/AOE around User/120% Recharge Gauge:30s |
| Elemental Discharge | Royal Summoner (Agnus) Ether Attack / One Target / 200% Recharge Gauge: 16s Heals all allies when Art hits, to a maximum of 150% of Healing Power |
| Technical Heal | War Medic (Talent Art) Healing / All Allies / 165% Role Actions: 5 times Boosts damage dealt by 50% when Awakened |
| Overclock Buster | Swordfighter (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 750% Role Actions: 3 times Applies 1 randomly chosen debuff(s) when art |
| Healing Ring | Medic Gunner (Talent Art) Set Field / Aoe Around User / 0% Role Actions: 4 times / Regenerate Ignores enemy defense. Also heals all allies to a maximum of 150% of Healing Power |
| Mad Taunt | Heavy Guard (Talent Art) Taunt / AOE AROUND user / 0% Role Actions: 4 times Boosts damage by discharging all elementals on Art execution |
| Gemini Strike | Zephyr (Talent Art) Ether Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 3 times Avoid attacks and further Boosts Aggro Generated When Using Art by 50%. |
| Tidal Wave | Tactician (Talent Art) Ether Attack / AOE Around user / 500% Roll or Role (Depends on Context) Act: 4 times Deals damage that ignores defense. |
| Pressure Drop | Ogre (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 3 times / Launch Inflicts Break on all enemies when Interlink is at level 3. |
| Refreshing Rain | Stalker (Talent Art) Ether Attack / AOE Around user / 500% Role Actions: 3 times If HP attacks an enemy of 30%or less, the damage will increase by 50% |
| Raging Force | Martial Artist (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 2 times Grants a high Critical Rate. |
| Blossom Dance | Lone Exile (Talent Art) Physical attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 2 times<. Inflicts Smash on all enemies when Interlink is at level 3. |
| Deflector Field | Guardian Commander (Talent Art) Defense / Self / 0% Role Actions: 4 times / Awakening Adds 100% chance for attack to be unblockable. |
| Demise Thrust | Thaumaturge (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 3 times / Burst |
| Sword of Valor | Yumsmith (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 750% Role Actions: 4 times / Damage Link |
| Violent Streak | Full Metal Jaguar (Talent Art) Ether Attack / AOE AROUND user / 500% Role Actions: 4 times Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power. |
| Soulfire | Strategos (Talent Art) Ether Attack / One Target / 500% Roll Act: 4 times / Attack ToppleWhen Art Hits recovers the HP of all allies. The maximum recovery amount is 150% of Healing Power" |
| Supreme Sword | Incursor (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 3 times Inflicts Daze on all enemies when Interlink is at level 3. |
| Thunder Steel | Lost Vanguard (Talent Art) Ethern Attack / Frontal AOE / 500% Role Actions: 3 times / Bind Applies 1 random buff(s) to all allies; also fills heat gauge slightly when using Art. |
| Cry of Faith | Signifer (Talent Art) Buff / All Allies / 0% Role Actions: 6 times Revives all allies with low HP, but applies Overheated status and draws enemy aggro. |
| Final Countdown | Soulhacker (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 500% Role Actions: 3 times Deals defense-bypassing damage and grants Break > Topple > Launch. |
| Empyrean Salvo | Seraph (Talent Art) Physical Attack / Frontal AOE / 500% Role Actions: 3 times / Blaze Boosts damage dealt when attacking enemies targeting you by 50%. |
| Viral Vector | Machine Assassin (Talent Art) Physical Attack / Targets / 500% Role Actions: 4 times Inflicts Topple on all enemies when Interlink is at level 3. |
| Divine Sword | LifeSage (Talent Art) Ether Attack / One Target / 750% Role Actions: 5 times Boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%. |
| Element Genesis | Royal Summoner (Talent Art) Physical Attack / AOE Around user / 750% Role Actions: 4 times When running Arts, consume all elements and increase the damage |
| Saber Strike | Flash fencer (Talent Art) Physical Attack / One Target / 375% Role Actions: 3 times / Smash" |
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