☆ Earn bonuses before you start the DLC.
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☆ Ryugola Weapons | All Portraits | Hero of the Summit
This guide is a compilation of useful Combat Tips and Techniques for Tales of Arise. Read on to learn important combat tips and techniques, as well as what to do when you can't win a battle!
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Combat in Tales of Arise is relatively simple, but also very nuanced. Read through our combat tips below to learn the ins and outs of combat!
The majority of the combat encounters will have multiple enemies present on the field. Lock-on to the target that's weakest to your controlled party member and defeat it before moving onto the next target.
While it's possible to hit multiple enemies with some Artes, it's significantly easier to single-out and eliminate opponents quickly since this effectively lessens the damage the opposing side can cause to your team.
Use the targeting button to scan each opponent once the battle starts. Doing so will reveal that enemy's element along with other useful information such as if they're armored or evasive.
・Light <> Dark
・Fire <> Water
・Wind <> Earth
Once you've gotten the relevant information on the opponents, use attacks that oppose that enemy's element to deal more damage.
Continuously attacking your opponent will cause them to stagger. While in their defenseless state, you can easily hit them with stronger attacks. The higher your Penetration stat is, the easier it is to stagger smaller enemies.
When your enemy is charging their Arte, interrupt them with Break Boosts. If you cannot land a Break Boost attack, it's best to evade and regroup when they cast an Arte.
If you want to earn combo points, it's important to keep your opponent staggered to keep them from attacking. If you're aiming to make longer combos, choose equipment that will boost your Penetration stat.
Observe your enemy's movements and dodge at the right moment to perform a Counter-Edge. Counter Edge deals even more damage and staggers your enemies even longer after making a Perfect Dodge.
Putting your enemy in a downed state will increase the damage you deal to them. You can achieve this by using the right Boost Attacks for the right enemy type, or by breaking the weak points of some zeugles.
Some enemies will have weakpoints that are denoted by orange areas on their bodies. Hitting them here will trigger a Core Break that leaves them incapacitated longer than your typical down.
Similar to keeping your enemies downed, another effective tactic is to keep your enemies airborne. Enemies who have been knocked skyward are completely defensless and are effectively stunned
for the duration.
Every time you use a Boost Attack, you can recover 3 AG. Additionally, if the Boost Attack matches your opponents' characteristics, you can put them in a downed state.
The boost attack itself is also an attack, so it can increase the number of hits and extend the number of combos. After that, you can use the recovered AG to continue your combo, which is very useful when you are farming for combat points.
This state only lasts for about 10 seconds, but those 10 second could really mean the difference between victory and death. In this state you don't expend AG so keep those Artes coming.
Over Limit Mode: How to Enter and Effects
Mystic Artes are the strongest special attacks of the characters, which have also became a staple in the Tales series. Activate them by clearing certain conditions and holding two Arte Buttons while in Over Limit mode.
How to Use Mystic Artes
Combat techniques are advanced tips that players should try to master to help them breeze through battles on harder difficulty settings.
Check out our collection of useful combat techniques that will definitely come in handy when facing tough opponents.
Observe the diamond-shaped gauge when attacking attacking enemies. Once the gauge fills up and turns blue, launch Boost Strikes to inflict lots of heavy damage.
Alphen uses a wide range of Flame Artes to deal heavy damage, but sacrifices HP in the process.
Alphen Character Profile and How to Use
Shionne fires a fixed amoint of special bullets and uses a bomb to incapacitate enemies.
Best Skills for Shionne | Shionne Skill Panel
Able to interrupt an enemy casting an Arte, but cna also suffer the same interruption when casting her own Arte.
Rinwell Character Profile and How to Use
Law's attack power increases by an amount relative to your combo. If the player takes damage or loses the combo, then Law's accumulated power goes back to normal.
Law Character Profile and How to Use
Kisara is allowed to moving while guarding against enemy attacks. Additionally, successfully performing a Perfect Giard empowers tKisara's next attack.
Kisara Character Profile and How to Use
Perfect Dodges increase the Penetration as well asthe attack range of his rod attacks.
Dohalim Character Profile and How to Use
When your current character's attacks are about to be interrupted, quickly change the character you are controlling to keep the combo from dropping. This is also useful for building up your Boost Strike gauge.
If utilizing our previous tips and strategies still isn't enough to clutch a win, consider strengthening your party via one of the following methods:
Try different strategies to ensure better chances of survival. Choose Focus on healing
to have lesser offensive moves, but more healing and support moves. This strategy is useful against bosses.
Increase your Skill Panel and proficiency to learn more powerful Artes. Passive skills can greatly affect your evades and Artes will deal greater damage against enemies.
Best Artes and Skills For Each Character
Maybe you're just a tad bit too underleveled to beat that one particular boss. Try farming for EXP again with wild Zeugles before your next battle.
Leveling Guide: How to Level Up Fast
Maybe it's not you, maybe it's your equipment. Consider swapping out Weapons and Armor that fit the Artes you equip for combat.
If you've done all that and still find it difficult to defeat that one particular enemy, you should consider lowering your difficulty. This affects the HP of the enemies you face and the damage they deal.
Difficulty Mode Differences: Which Should You Choose?
Tier Lists | |
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Character Tier List | Best Strategy Setup: How to Customize Strategies |
Best Part and Team Setup | Best Artes and Skills For Each Character |
Farming Guides | |
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Best Way to Level Up Artes | How to Farm Money |
How to Level Up Fast | SP Farming Guide |
Ore Farming Guide | - |
Collectibles | |
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All Dahnan Owl Locations and Rewards |
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