Hero/Skills/Etrian Odyssey Nexus

This page details full data for the Hero's skills in Etrian Odyssey Nexus.

Force skills (Lv. 1)

Brave Heart
Force Boost For three turns, increases the chance of creating afterimages, and afterimages' attack power and action speed.
Level	1
Afterimage chance increase	50%
Afterimage ATK increase	135%
Afterimage action speed increase	100%

Miracle Edge
Force Break Deals melee Cut damage to all enemies. Restores HP to all allies. Can heal past the target's maximum HP; excess HP is lost at the end of the turn. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR, WIS
Level	1	2	3
Damage	700%	1100%	1500%
Accuracy	300%
Healing power	75%
Excess HP maximum	75%

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Afterimage
Passive Skill When the user uses an attack skill, they may create an afterimage in an empty party slot. On the following turn, the afterimage will attack with the skill that created it, and disappear at the end of that turn.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Afterimage HP (% of user's current HP)	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	100%
Activation chance	13%	16%	19%	22%	25%	28%	31%	34%	37%	50%

Mirage Sword
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Increases the user's chance of creating an afterimage. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Afterimage, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	4					7
Damage	180%	187%	194%	201%	208%	245%
Afterimage chance increase	40%					65%
Activation speed	110%

Wide Bravery
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. If it attacks before the target can act, it instead strikes all enemies. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	5			9				14
Damage	240%	247%	254%	284%	291%	298%	305%	360%
Activation speed	80%
Accuracy	95%

Frigid Slash
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut/Ice damage to one enemy, with splash damage to other enemies on the same line. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Brave Wide, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	6					13
Damage	220%	230%	240%	250%	260%	330%
Splash damage	50%
Activation speed	90%

Encourage
Passive Skill When the user uses an attack skill, restores HP to all allies. Total HP recovered is equal to the skill's base HP recovery, plus a percentage of the target's max HP. Does not activate for regular attacks, or attacks activated by Link, Chase, or counterattack skills.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
HP recovery (base)	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	15
HP recovery (% of max HP)	1%			3%				6%

Heroic Bonds
Passive Skill When the HP of all allies is above a certain threshold, increases the user's attack and action speed. Affects all forms of damage. Prerequisite skill(s): Encouragement, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
HP threshold	90%	88%	86%	84%	82%	75%
ATK increase	110%	111%	112%	113%	114%	120%
Action speed increase	115%	117%	119%	121%	123%	130%

Physical Shield
Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to one enemy. Increases physical defence for all allies until it activates. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP cost	5				8					15
Damage	200%	205%	210%	215%	240%	245%	250%	255%	260%	300%
Physical DEF increase	85%	84%	83%	82%	79%	78%	77%	76%	75%	70%
Activation speed	3%
Accuracy	198%

Clear Mind
Healing Skill Removes ailments and a number of binds from the user, and restores their TP. Total TP recovered is equal to the skill's base TP recovery, plus a percentage of the target's max TP. Can only be used if the user has at least one bind or ailment. Fails if the user's binds and ailments are all removed before it activates.
Level	1	2	3	4
TP cost	2			5
Binds removed	1			3
TP recovery (base)	2	5	8	15
TP recovery (% of max TP)	2%			5%

Chop
Field Skill Allows the party to find more items at Chop points.
Level	1

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Shadow Charge
Charge Skill Removes all afterimages to increase the user's attack and afterimage creation chance until the end of the following turn. Affects all forms of damage. The number of afterimages dismissed does not affect the power of this skill. Body part used: Head Prerequisite skill(s): Mirage Sword, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	3					7
ATK increase	35%	38%	41%	45%	49%	70%
Afterimage chance increase	35%	38%	41%	45%	49%	70%
Activation speed	200%	150%	100%	70%	40%	1%

Shadow Blessing
Passive Skill If the user uses a skill while an afterimage is present, restores a portion of the TP consumed. Prerequisite skill(s): Shadow Charge, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP recovery	20%	23%	26%	29%	32%	35%	38%	50%

Shock Spark
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy, then deals follow-up ranged Volt damage to all enemies. The higher the target's Cut resistance is, the higher the Volt damage will be. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Freezing Slash, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	9			13				17
Cut damage	125%	130%	135%	150%	155%	160%	165%	200%
Volt damage	100%	103%	106%	118%	121%	124%	127%	150%
Cut accuracy	110%
Volt accuracy	130%
Activation speed	60%

Burst Blade
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to a number of random enemies. The number of attacks dealt is a random number between 2 and (3 + number of enemies). Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Shock Spark, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	10			14				18
Damage	125%	129%	133%	145%	149%	153%	157%	185%
Activation speed	70%
Accuracy	95%

Hero's Proof
Passive Skill When the HP of all allies is below a certain threshold, increases the user's defence and chance of being targeted by enemies. Affects all forms of damage. Prerequisite skill(s): Hero's Bonds, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
HP threshold	30%	32%	34%	36%	38%	50%
DEF increase	15%	17%	19%	21%	23%	30%
Target chance increase	6%	8%	10%	12%	14%	20%

True Courage
Passive Skill When an ally whose HP is below a certain threshold is attacked, there is a chance that the user (or their afterimage, if present) will take the hit instead. Prerequisite skill(s): Hero's Proof, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
HP threshold	11%	13%	15%	17%	19%	21%	23%	34%
Activation chance	5%	7%	10%	12%	15%	17%	20%	30%

Shield Materia
Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to one enemy. Increases elemental defence for all allies until it activates. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Arts, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP cost	5				8					15
Damage	200%	205%	210%	215%	240%	245%	250%	255%	260%	300%
Elemental DEF increase	85%	84%	83%	82%	79%	78%	77%	76%	75%	70%
Activation speed	3%
Accuracy	198%

Fighting Spirit
Support Skill Transfers binds and ailments from allies on the user's line to the user, and restores the user's Force gauge. Fails if allies' binds and ailments are all removed before it activates. Prerequisite skill(s): Clear Mind, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4
TP cost	3			5
Force gauge restore	10%	13%	16%	25%
Activation speed	50%

New Challenger
Field Skill Immediately begins a battle, with an increased chance of finding rare breeds. When a battle ends, there is a chance to immediately enter a new one. Fails if battles cannot occur at the current location.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	2					5
Minimum battles	1					3
Maximum battles	3	4	5	6	7	10
Rare breed chance increase	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	10%

Master skills (Lv. 40)

Dark Shadow
Passive Skill Gives a chance to prevent afterimages from disappearing at the end of the turn. Prerequisite skill(s): Shadow Blessing, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation chance	11%	12%	14%	15%	17%	18%	20%	21%	23%	34%

Act Breaker
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Attempts to stun the target. The higher the target's HP is, the higher the stun chance becomes. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR, LUC Prerequisite skill(s): Burst Blade, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	14			18				24
Damage	290%	302%	314%	354%	366%	378%	390%	470%
Stun chance	60%			75%				100%
Activation speed	150%

Regiment Rave
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut/Fire damage to one enemy at the end of the turn. Damage dealt is increased based on the damage dealt by allies who attack before this activates, up to a certain limit. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Act Breaker, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	18			25				32
Minimum damage	250%	260%	270%	300%	310%	320%	330%	400%
Maximum damage	500%	527%	556%	648%	678%	710%	743%	1000%
Accuracy	110%

Force Gifter
Sword Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Restores the Force gauges of allies on the user's line, but not the user. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	12					20
Damage	200%	215%	230%	245%	260%	320%
Force gauge restore	7%					14%

Force Save
Passive Skill When the user's Force Boost expires, their Force gauge is restored. Prerequisite skill(s): Force Gifter, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4
Force gauge restore	5%	10%	15%	25%

Guard Rush
Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to one enemy. Increases all forms of defence for all allies until it activates. Each time an ally is attacked while under the effect of Guard Rush, Guard Rush's damage is increased. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Materia, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP cost	25				32					40
Damage	250%	275%	300%	325%		350%	375%	400%	425%
Damage decrease	20%	22%	24%	26%		28%	30%	32%	34%
Cooldown (turns)	9				8					6
Activation speed	1%
Accuracy	250%