Dynavolt Smash

Description

A technique in which one unleashes a powerful forward smash, striking all enemies in a line with a shower of electric energy. Developed as an outgrowth of the Smash skill, it is influenced by the user's Smash damage, with more damage added based on one's proficiency with this skill. It is augmented with different effects depending on the active Elemental Instillment.

Details

A Player using Dynavolt Smash

A player about to unleash Dynavolt Smash

• Requires a Sword (excluding Rapiers), Blunt Weapon, or Axe equipped in order to use.
• The user leaps into the air and strikes down all enemies in a linear area of effect with lightning.
  • As the skill range becomes longer, it will slowly add more strikes with the lightning, starting at one and ending at five
• The user cannot move with this skill loaded.
• After loading the skill, you can use the mouse to select the direction to fire the skill.
  • Targets that will be affected by the skill will be marked with red arrows, similar to Shooting Rush and Spinning Slasher.
  • The targets that will be hit by the skill are determined as soon as you click the mouse button, even if they walk out of the range of the skill during the startup animation, they will still be hit.
• Unlike most skills, this skill can be loaded and used while the user is being hit and while being knocked down.
  • During the startup animation where the user is leaping into the air and smashing downwards, the user will exhibit Advanced Heavy Stander and the skill cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks.
• Will bypass Defense and Counterattack.
• This skill will inflict more damage based on the user's Smash multiplier.
  • Some effects that increase the multiplier of Smash will increase the damage of Dynavolt Smash.
  • Such effects include Smash Damage Reforge and Red Echostone, as well as the Smash Damage Glyph.
  • Smash Combo Card effects does not trigger when using Dynavolt Smash.
    • An (incomplete) example Damage formula for Dynavolt smash:
      • (Dynavolt Smash Skill Damage % + (Smash Skill Damage % + Smash Damage Reforge + Smash Damage Glyph)
x(Smash 2h bonus)x(Smash Set Effect) + Instill Thunder Skill Damage %).
• This skill gains bonus effects depending on which instillment skills are active:
  • Instill Flame increases this skill's damage.
  • Instill Frost increases this skill's damage against targets frozen by Shattering Windmill.
  • Instill Thunder increases this skill's width and length.

Summary

Rank	N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required AP	-	6	7	9	10	11	13	19	23	28	32	42	50	55	70	85
Required AP (Total)	-	6	13	22	32	43	56	75	98	126	158	200	250	305	375	460
Additional Str	-	1						2	1	2		3	2			3
Additional Str (Total)	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	16	18	20	22	25
Damage [%]*	-	600	650	700	750	800	850	1000	1050	1100	1150	1400	1450	1500	1600	1800
Instill Flame Damage Bonus [%]	?															600
Instill Frost Damage Bonus to Frozen Enemy [%]	?															1200
Instill Thunder Additional Width	?															200
Instill Thunder Additional Length	?															500
Attack Range	-	700	730	760	790	820	850	900	930	960	990	1050	1080	1120	1160	1200
Load Time [sec]	0
Cooldown Time [sec]	10
Skill CP (Total)	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Stat CP (Total)	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

*The user's Smash multiplier is added to this value.

Obtaining the Skill

• Reach Instill Thunder rank B and Level 6 in the Elemental Knight Arcana.

Training Method

Rank F

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 6 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank B	100.00	1	100.00

Rank E

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 9 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank B	100.00	1	100.00

Rank D

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level ?? With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 9	100.00	1	100.00

Rank C

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 12 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank A	100.00	1	100.00

Rank B

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 13 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 9	100.00	1	100.00

Rank A

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 16 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 7	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 9

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 22 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 5	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 8

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 27 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 4	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 7

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 33 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 3	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 6

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 37 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 2	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 5

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 41 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 2	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 4

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 43 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 2	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 3

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 44 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 2	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 2

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 48 With Elemental Knight Raise Instill Thunder to Rank 2	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 1

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Cannot advance further.	100.00	1	100.00