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Auto Skills are skills that automatically work when the battle starts, ends, or outside of battle.
Elemental Boosts
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Arms Master | Passive | Halves HP cost for physical skills. |
| Spell Master | Passive | Halves SP cost for magical skills. |
| Elec. Boost | Passive | 25% Bonus Elec. Damage |
| Elec. Amp | Passive | 50% Bonus Elec. Damage |
| Ice Boost | Passive | 25% Bonus Ice Damage |
| Ice Amp | Passive | 50% Bonus Ice Damage |
| Fire Boost | Passive | 25% Bonus Fire Damage |
| Fire Amp | Passive | 50% Bonus Fire Damage |
| Wind Boost | Passive | 25% Bonus Wind Damage |
| Wind Amp | Passive | 50% Bonus Wind Damage |
| Hama Boost | Passive | Higher chance of Light attacks working |
| Mudo Boost | Passive | Higher chance of Darkness attacks working |
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Stat Boosts
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Dance | Passive | The Hit rate of an attacking unit is reduced by half. |
| Apt Pupil | Passive | Increases user's Critical Rate. |
| Sharp Student | Passive | Lowers odds of sustaining Critical Hit damage. |
| Auto-Rakukaja | Passive | Automatic Rakukaja at start of battle. |
| Auto-Sukukaja | Passive | Automatic Sukukaja at start of battle. |
| Auto-Tarukaja | Passive | Automatic Tarukaja at start of battle. |
| Auto-Maraku | Passive | Automatic Marakukaja at start of battle. |
Ailment Boosts
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Ailment Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting all Status Ailments |
| Confusion Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Confusion |
| Exhaustion Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Exhaustion |
| Fear Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Fear |
| Fast Heal | Passive | Time needed to recover from ailments is halved. |
| Mute Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Silence |
| Old Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Enervation |
| Poison Boost | Passive | Higher chance of inflicting Poison |
Reflection
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Counter | Passive | 10% chance of reflecting Physical attacks. |
| Counterstrike | Passive | 15% chance of reflecting Physical attacks. |
| High Counter | Passive | 20% chance of reflecting Physical attacks. |
| Repel Dark | Passive | Reflects damage from Darkness Attacks. |
| Repel Elec | Passive | Reflects damage from Elec Attacks. |
| Repel Fire | Passive | Reflects damage from Fire Attacks. |
| Repel Ice | Passive | Reflects damage from Ice Attacks. |
| Repel Light | Passive | Reflects damage from Light Attacks. |
| Repel Wind | Passive | Reflects damage from Wind Attacks. |
Resist
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Firm Stance | Passive | Always take half damage, but you can never evade |
| Unshaken Will | Passive | Protects user from Panic/Fear/Silence/Enervation/Rage. |
| Resist Physical | Passive | Reduce damage from Physical Attacks. |
| Resist Fire | Passive | Reduce damage from Fire Attacks. |
| Resist Elec | Passive | Reduce damage from Elec Attacks. |
| Resist Ice | Passive | Reduce damage from Ice Attacks. |
| Resist Wind | Passive | Reduce damage from Wind Attacks. |
| Resist Dizzy | Passive | Reduces chance of being Dizzy. |
| Resist Enervation | Passive | Reduces chance of being Enervation. |
| Resist Fear | Passive | Reduces chance of being Fear. |
| Resist Panic | Passive | Reduces chance of being Panic. |
| Resist Poison | Passive | Reduces chance of being Poison. |
| Resist Rage | Passive | Reduces chance of being Rage. |
| Resist Silence | Passive | Reduces chance of being Silence. |
Absorb
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Absorb Physical | Passive | Absorbs damage from Physical Attacks. |
| Absorb Fire | Passive | Absorbs damage from Fire Attacks. |
| Absorb Elec | Passive | Absorbs damage from Elec Attacks. |
| Absorb Ice | Passive | Absorbs damage from Ice Attacks. |
| Absorb Wind | Passive | Absorbs damage from Wind Attacks. |
Evasion
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Angelic Grace | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against all attacks but Light/Darkness/Almighty |
| Dodge Physical | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against Physical Attacks. |
| Dodge Fire | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against Fire Attacks. |
| Dodge Elec | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against Elec Attacks. |
| Dodge Ice | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against Ice Attacks. |
| Dodge Wind | Passive | Doubles evasion rate against Wind Attacks. |
| Evade Physical | Passive | Triples evasion rate against Physical Attacks. |
| Evade Fire | Passive | Triples evasion rate against Fire Attacks. |
| Evade Elec | Passive | Triples evasion rate against Elec Attacks. |
| Evade Ice | Passive | Triples evasion rate against Ice Attacks. |
| Evade Wind | Passive | Triples evasion rate against Wind Attacks. |
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Nullify
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Null Fire | Passive | Nullifies damage from Fire attacks. |
| Null Elec | Passive | Nullifies damage from Elec attacks. |
| Null Ice | Passive | Nullifies damage from Ice attacks. |
| Null Wind | Passive | Nullifies damage from Wind attacks. |
| Null Dizzy | Passive | Protects user from Dizzy. |
| Null Enervation | Passive | Protects user from Enervation. |
| Null Fear | Passive | Protects user from Fear. |
| Null Mute | Passive | Protects user from Silence. |
| Null Panic | Passive | Protects user from Panic. |
| Null Poison | Passive | Protects user from Poison. |
| Null Rage | Passive | Protects user from Rage. |
Auto-Revival
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Survive Dark | Passive | 50% chance of being revived with 1 HP if killed by Darkness. |
| Survive Light | Passive | 50% chance of being revived with 1 HP if killed by Light. |
| Endure | Passive | Restores 1 HP upon Unconscious 1x per battle. |
| Endure Dark | Passive | Automatic revival with 1 HP when killed by Darkness magic. |
| Endure Light | Passive | Automatic revival with 1 HP when killed by Light magic. |
| Endure Soul | Passive | Restores all HP upon Unconscious 1x per battle. |
EXP Bonus
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | Passive | Persona gains 1/4 EXP while inactive. |
| Growth 2 | Passive | Persona gains 1/2 EXP while inactive. |
| Growth 3 | Passive | Persona gains full EXP while inactive. |
HP / SP Bonus
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Cool Breeze | Passive | Restores 8% of HP and SP after battle. |
| Victory Cry | Passive | Fully restores HP and SP after battle. |
| Regenerate 1 | Passive | Restores 2% of max HP each turn in battle. |
| Regenerate 2 | Passive | Restores 4% of max HP each turn in battle. |
| Regenerate 3 | Passive | Restores 6% of max HP each turn in battle. |
| Invigorate 1 | Passive | Restores 3 SP each turn in battle. |
| Invigorate 2 | Passive | Restores 5 SP each turn in battle. |
| Invigorate 3 | Passive | Restores 7 SP each turn in battle. |
Other
| Skill | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Alertness | Passive | Lowers odds of being taken by surprise. |
| Insta-Heal | Passive | Time needed to recover from ailments is reduced to 1 turn. |
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