Act 9: Invigorating Encore

Description

A Marionette skill that revives the puppet, granting it life and new drive to attack the enemies. Controlling the Marionette directly will make it deal greater damage. This part of the performance is the touching encore after a long and perilous journey in which puppet and Puppeteer have become one.

Details

Act 9: Invigorating Encore as it appears when active with a Pierrot Marionette.

Requires a summoned Pierrot Marionette or Colossus Marionette, a control bar equipped, and a full spirit gauge from the marionette.
Upon usage, the marionette produces a shockwave that damages and knocks back all enemies in range, and grants it a sparkling white aura. The spirit gauge will be depleted and the marionette will be given temporary life, granting it an AI of its own. In addition, the marionette will receive a damage boost and, starting at rank 9, a skill loading speed boost.
- The shockwave can hit through obstacles and walls.
- The shockwave ignores Defense, Counterattack, Lance Counter, and Combo: Counter Punch. It also does not trigger any form of Passive Defense.
- The shockwave causes all impacted enemies to aggro the marionette.
- The sparkling white aura is invisible if Mini Effects is enabled.
Although in AI mode, Control Marionette will give the player complete control over the marionette without removing the effects of Invigorating Encore.
- If the marionette is under the influence of both Control Marionette and Invigorating Encore, the damage bonuses of both skills will stack.
Movement Speed boosts that affect the player will still carry over to the marionette even if in AI mode.
If the player or marionette is Knocked Unconscious or the marionette is unsummoned, Invigorating Encore will be dispelled.
- Unequipping the control bar will not dispel Invigorating Encore.
While in AI mode:
- If the player moves out of the marionette's visual range, the marionette will attempt to follow the player.
- The marionette will automatically attempt to attack nearby enemies, using its Normal Attack, Act 1: Inciting Incident, or Act 2: Threshold Cutter.
  - Skills used by the marionette will affect the cooldown of the player's when they take control and attempt to use the skills.
  - Any attacks dealt by the marionette will affect the Proficiency and Durability of the player's equipped weapon.

Spirit Gauge

An empty Spirit Gauge appears to the right of the player.

A full Spirit Gauge.

The spirit gauge is a meter that must be filled completely in order to activate Act 9: Invigorating Encore.
The gauge appears and disappears upon summoning and unsummoning a Pierrot Marionette or Colossus Marionette, respectively. The gauge only appears when Act 9: Invigorating Encore is learned.
Using Act Skills will fill the meter. The table below shows what is affected.

Skill Name	Gauge Filled
Act 1: Inciting Incident	3%
Act 2: Threshold Cutter	5%
Act 4: Rising Action	4%
Act 6: Crisis	10%
Act 7: Climactic Crash	8%

The spirit gauge will not charge while Act 9: Invigorating Encore is active, even if the user is manually controlling the marionette.
Both marionettes have their own spirit gauges, and is not shared between them.
- The respective spirit gauge will not be reset if the marionette is unsummoned.
- The respective spirit gauge will be reset if the player uses Act 9: Invigorating Encore for the summoned marionette, the marionette is Knocked Unconscious, or the player changes channels, disconnects, or logs off.

Summary

Rank	N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required AP	-	8	9	10	12	13	14	16	17	18	20	24	28	30	32	35
Required AP (Total)	-	8	17	27	39	52	66	82	99	117	137	161	189	219	251	286
Additional Health	-	+1			+2	+1		+2	+1			+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
Additional Health (Total)	-	+1	+2	+3	+5	+6	+7	+9	+10	+11	+12	+14	+15	+17	+18	+20
Additional Dex	-							+1
Additional Dex (Total)	-							+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9
Additional Will	-		+1	-	+1	-	+1	-	+1	-	+1	-	+1	-	+2
Additional Will (Total)	-		+1		+2		+3		+4		+5		+6		+8	+10
Puppet Minimum Damage Bonus While Active	5	10	11	13	15	17	19	21	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	40
Puppet Maximum Damage Bonus While Active	20	25	27	28	30	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	52	54	56	60
Eruption Damage (%)	15			20		25		30		35	40		45		50	60
Eruption Radius	400							450				500		550		600
Act Skill Loading Speed Increase (%)	0							10				20				30
Spirit Gauge Used	100%
Stamina Use	10
Mana Use	10
Duration [sec]	40	45	48	51	54	57	60	63	66	69	72	75	78	81	84	90
Load Time [sec]	0
Cooldown Time [sec]	120
Skill CP (Total)	0	5	10	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	240	260	280	300	330
Stat CP (Total)	0.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	6.0	7.0	8.5	10.6	12.2	13.3	14.9	17.0	18.6	20.7	22.8	25.9

Obtaining the Skill

Act 9: Invigorating Encore
How to Get Quest
Reach Control Marionette Rank 6

Briefing You're making a name for yourself with your puppetry! If you keep this up, you may be able to unlock the secret of Act 9. Always remember, your puppet isn't a tool--it's your partner. -Huw-

Objectives
Reach Control Marionette Rank 5

Rewards
10000 Experience Points

Act 9: Invigorating Encore

Catastrophic Enchant Scroll

Training Method

The eruption damage does not contribute to "Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used."
All "Use {act skill} while the skill is being used" only counts while the marionette is controlled.
All "Use {act skill} while the skill is being used" only provides one count per hit, regardless of how many enemies are struck.

Novice Rank

AP: -

Skill Improvement:
- 15% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 5-20 Bonus Damage for 40 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	10	10	100

Rank F

AP: 8
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
Skill Improvement:
- 15% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 10-25 Bonus Damage for 45 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	20	3	60
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	30	3	90

Rank E

AP: 9
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 15% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 11-27 Bonus Damage for 48 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	40	1.5	60
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	60	1.5	90

Rank D

AP: 10
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
Skill Improvement:
- 20% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 13-28 Bonus Damage for 51 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	60	1	60
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	90	1	90

Rank C

AP: 12
Stat Improvement:
- HP +2
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 20% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 15-30 Bonus Damage for 54 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	80	0.75	60
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	120	0.7	84

Rank B

AP: 13
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
Skill Improvement:
- 25% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 17-34 Bonus Damage for 57 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	100	0.4	40
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	150	0.4	60
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	60	0.36	21.6
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	80	0.3	24
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	60	0.36	21.6

Rank A

AP: 14
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 25% Damage to enemies within 4m
- 19-37 Bonus Damage for 60 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	120	0.35	42
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	180	0.3	54
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	70	0.32	22.4
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	100	0.26	26
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	70	0.32	22.4

Rank 9

AP: 16
Stat Improvement:
- HP +2
- Dexterity +1
Skill Improvement:
- 30% Damage to enemies within 4.5m
- 21-40 Bonus Damage for 63 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -10%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	150	0.25	37.5
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	230	0.2	46
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	90	0.26	23.4
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	125	0.21	26.25
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	90	0.26	23.4

Rank 8

AP: 17
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Dexterity +1
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 30% Damage to enemies within 4.5m
- 24-42 Bonus Damage for 66 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -10%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	180	0.2	36
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	270	0.15	40.5
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	110	0.22	24.2
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	150	0.18	27
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	110	0.22	24.2

Rank 7

AP: 18
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Dexterity +1
Skill Improvement:
- 35% Damage to enemies within 4.5m
- 26-45 Bonus Damage for 69 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -10%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	210	0.14	29.4
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	320	0.12	38.4
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	130	0.2	26
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	175	0.16	28
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	130	0.2	26
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	25	0.24	6
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	25	0.24	6

Rank 6

AP: 20
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Dexterity +1
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 40% Damage to enemies within 4.5m
- 28-47 Bonus Damage for 72 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -10%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	240	0.11	26.4
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	370	0.1	37
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	150	0.18	27
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	200	0.14	28
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	150	0.18	27
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	40	0.2	8
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	40	0.2	8

Rank 5

AP: 24
Stat Improvement:
- HP +2
- Dexterity +1
Skill Improvement:
- 40% Damage to enemies within 5m
- 30-50 Bonus Damage for 75 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -20%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	270	0.09	24.3
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	410	0.09	36.9
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	160	0.16	25.6
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	225	0.13	29.25
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	160	0.16	25.6
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	50	0.15	7.5
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	50	0.15	7.5

Rank 4

AP: 28
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Dexterity +1
- Will +1
Skill Improvement:
- 45% Damage to enemies within 5m
- 32-52 Bonus Damage for 78 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -20%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	300	0.08	24
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	460	0.08	36.8
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	180	0.15	27
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	250	0.12	30
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	180	0.15	27
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	60	0.15	9
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	60	0.15	9

Rank 3

AP: 30
Stat Improvement:
- HP +2
- Dexterity +1
Skill Improvement:
- 45% Damage to enemies within 5.5m
- 34-54 Bonus Damage for 81 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -20%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	330	0.07	23.1
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	500	0.07	35
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	200	0.13	26
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	275	0.11	30.25
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	200	0.13	26
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	65	0.15	9.75
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	65	0.15	9.75

Rank 2

AP: 32
Stat Improvement:
- HP +1
- Dexterity +1
- Will +2
Skill Improvement:
- 50% Damage to enemies within 5.5m
- 36-56 Bonus Damage for 84 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -20%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	360	0.06	21.6
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	550	0.06	33
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	210	0.12	25.2
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	300	0.1	30
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	210	0.12	25.2
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	70	0.15	10.5
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	70	0.15	10.5

Rank 1

AP: 35
Stat Improvement:
- HP +2
- Dexterity +1
- Will +2
Skill Improvement:
- 60% Damage to enemies within 6m
- 40-60 Bonus Damage for 90 sec
- AI activates when not controlling directly
- Marionette Act Skill Charging Time -30%
Effects: When your Marionette's Spirit Meter is charged, invigorate it with a burst of energy. Temporarily enhances your Marionette and allows it to fight enemies on its own.

Method	Count	Exp	Total
Use the skill successfully.	400	0.05	20
Perform a finishing blow while the skill is being used.	610	0.05	30.5
Use Act 2: Threshold Cutter while the skill is being used.	240	0.1	24
Use Act 1: Inciting Incident while the skill is being used.	330	0.09	29.7
Use Act 4: Rising Action while the skill is being used.	240	0.1	24
Use Act 6: Crisis while the skill is being used.	80	0.15	12
Use Act 7: Climactic Crash while the skill is being used.	80	0.15	12

Master Title

the Master of Invigorating Encore

Will +15
Marionette HP +50
Marionette Magic Defense +5*
The additional Magic Defense is not defined in the files, therefore it is unknown whether or not it does add the 5 Magic Defense the title is supposed to add until tested in-game.

Related Enchants

Name	Type, Rank	Enchants Onto	Effect(s)	Comes On/From
Aside Personalize^[1] (link) (edit)	Suffix, 4	Footgear	When Act 2: Threshold Cutter is Rank 1 or higher Marionette Max Damage +7~12 When Act 9: Invigorating Encore is Rank 3 or higher Marionette Max HP +50 When Control Marionette is Rank 1 or higher Max Damage +8~10 Max Stamina +50 +100 Repair Cost	Let Them Fight (Hard/Elite)
Burlesque Personalize^[1] (link) (edit)	Prefix, 4	Handgear, Footwear	When Act 6: Crisis is Rank 1 or higher Marionette Max Damage +7~15 When Act 9: Invigorating Encore is Rank 1 or higher Max Damage +10~15 Will -20 x2 Repair Cost	Exclusive Enchant Scroll (Alby Advanced Hardmode Reward, Rabbie Phantasm Dungeon, White Dragon Raid)
Challenger Personalize^[1] (link) (edit)	Suffix, 4	Control Bars	When Pierrot Marionette is Rank 1 or higher Luck +25 When Act 1: Inciting Incident is Rank 1 or higher Marionette Critical +5~10% Marionette Max Damage +10 When Act 9: Invigorating Encore is Rank 1 or higher Marionette Max Damage +25 Max Stamina +50 When Colossus Marionette is Rank 1 or higher Strength +25~35 x2 Repair Cost	Exclusive Enchant Scroll (Belvast Hostage Rescue, Glenn Bearna Normal / Hardmode)
Dramatic (link) (edit)	Prefix, 7	Footwear	When Act 9: Invigorating Encore is Rank 6 or higher Critical +5~10% When Act 9: Invigorating Encore is Rank B or higher Marionette Max HP +20	Tailoring Kit (Crazy Rich Milletian Box), Enchant Scroll (Rundal Normal Hardmode / Siren Hardmode / Advanced Hardmode Reward)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

Trivia

This skill is also known as Act 9: Life Awakening in oversea servers.

[Personalize-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

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