Mystic Arts

Contents • Invocations • Evocations • Hexes • Remedies • Psionics • Wards • Arcana

Mystic Arts represent magic in the game, as Pagus puts it, "it's a way to channel energy through your weapon, with fantastic results". Rush learns these by acquiring special items, other characters can either start with them or, in the case of unique leaders, can learn one or more of them at specific BR levels. Learning a Mystic Art grants access to its lowest rank art, which has to be used in order to unlock the more powerful ones. To find out how this works, see Developing Arts.

Invocations

Mystic arts encompassing close-range attacks.
Rush acquires the ability to learn these in his first visit to Ruins of Robelia Castle.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Spark	Maul	9 - 6	10 - 7	Single	-	Thunder	Light
B	Wind Shear	Slash	18 - 12	19 - 13	Single	-	-	Moderate
B	Double Time	-	18 - 12	19 - 13	Single	-	SPD Up	-
A	Caustic Blast	Maul	27 - 21	27 - 21	Area	-	Lytic	Heavy
A	Permafrost	Slash	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	Long	Frost	Heavy
S	Wildfire	Maul	48 - 45	48 - 45	Union	Long	Flame	Substantial
S	Grenade Impact	Bludgeon	67 - 63	67 - 63	Union	-	Flame	Substantial

Evocations

Mystic arts encompassing long-range attacks
Rush acquires the ability to learn these from the quest The Broken Seal.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Mystic Missile	Pierce	9 - 6	10 - 7	Single	Long	-	Light
B	Flash Arrow	Pierce	18 - 12	19 - 13	Single	Long	-	Moderate
B	Silencer	Pierce	27 - 21	28 - 22	Union	Long	Silence	Moderate
B	Eclipse	Pierce	20 - 14	21 - 15	Union	Long	-	Moderate
A	Snare Shot	Pierce	36 - 30	36 - 30	Area	Long	Black Out	Heavy
S	Palsy Skein	Maul	48 - 45	48 - 45	Union	Long	Paralyze	Substantial
S	Mystic Mine	Maul	67 - 63	67 - 63	Union	-	-	Substantial

Hexes

Mystic arts encompassing the infliction of status effects.
Rush acquires the ability to learn these from the quest Baaluk's Witch.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Poison Gas	Maul	9 - 6	10 - 7	Union	Long	Venom	Light
B	Paralyze Gas	Maul	18 - 12	19 - 13	Union	Long	Paralyze	Moderate
B	Silent Gas	Pierce	22 - 16	23 - 17	Union	Long	Silence	Moderate
B	Smoke Canister	Maul	27 - 21	28 - 22	Union	Long	-	Moderate
A	Dispirit	Bludgeon	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	-	Morale Down	Heavy
S	Bewitch	Bludgeon	48 - 45	48 - 45	Union	Long	Morale Down	Substantial
S	Cachexia	Maul	67 - 63	67 - 63	Union	-	Clear AP	Substantial

Remedies

Mystic arts encompassing the recovery of HP and status.
Rush acquires the ability to learn these from the quest The Secret Letter.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Restore	-	9 - 6	9 - 6	Single	-	Recovery	-
B	Refresh	-	18 - 12	18 - 12	Single	-	Clear Status Ailments	-
B	Rejuvenate	-	18 - 12	18 - 12	Union	-	Clear Stat Debuffs	-
A	Revitalize	-	27 - 21	27 - 21	Union	Long	Recovery	-
S	Support	-	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	Long	STR / INT / SPD Up	-
S	Kiss of Life	-	129 - 108	129 - 108	Union	-	Revive	-
S	Second Chance	-	172 - 144	172 - 144	Union	-	Revive / Clear Status Ailments	-

Psionics

Mystic arts affecting the battlefield itself to crush opponents.
Rush acquires the ability to learn these from the quest Seeker of the Ancient Path.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Bluff	Maul	9 - 6	9 - 6	Union	Long	Morale Down	-
B	Confuse	Maul	18 - 12	18 - 12	Union	Long	Paralyze	Moderate
B	Enrage	Maul	18 - 12	18 - 12	Union	Long	ATK Up / DEF Down	Moderate
B	Addle	Pierce	18 - 12	18 - 12	Union	Long	Morale Down	Moderate
A	Maledict	Maul	27 - 21	27 - 21	Union	Long	Curse	Moderate
S	Stealth	-	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	Long	Stealth	-
S	Mixed Message	Pierce	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	-	Morale Down	-

Wards

Mystic arts affecting the battlefield itself to aid allies.
Rush acquires the ability to learn these from the quest The Fallen.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
C	Orphic Ward	-	9 - 6	9 - 6	Single (XBOX) Union (PC)	Long	Orphic Ward	-
A	Protection	-	27 - 21	27 - 21	Single (XBOX) Union (PC)	Long	Protection	-
S	Decoy	-	36 - 30	36 - 30	Union	Long	Decoy	-
SS	Cheer	-	48 - 45	48 - 45	Union	Long	Morale Up	-
SS	Band of Champions	-	48 - 45	48 - 45	Union	-	Stats Up	-

Arcana

Mystic arts encompassing ancient spells sealed due to their terrifying force.
Specific Skill combinations are required to learn these and will trigger a Synergy. See the individual Arcana pages for more details.

Rank	Ability	Modifier	AP range (XBOX)	AP range (PC)	Target	Range	Element / Effect	Damage
A	Blackout	Slash	36 - 28	96 - 75	All	Long	Thunder	Substantial
S	Whiteout	Bludgeon	48 - 40	115 - 96	All	Long	Frost	Substantial
SS	Animalcule	Bludgeon	64 - 60	153 - 144	All	Long	Paralyze / Silence / Poison / Black Out	Substantial
SS	Rejuvenating Water	-	64 - 60	153 - 144	All	Long	Recovery	-
SS	Fatal Eclipse	Omni	64 - 60	153 - 135	All	Long	-	Extreme
SS	Crimson Flare PC only	Omni	-	153 - 144	All	Long	-	Extreme

There are two ways to use an Arcana:

Once you have learned an Arcana it can be used by the union leader when there are two additional units capable of (any) mystic arts in the same union. Triggering an Arcana this way has specific requirements (usually more enemy groups than your unions for attack and low health on several unions for Rejuvenating Water). The only exception is Crimson Flare. This Arcana must be cast using the force-trigger method.
You can also force-trigger any Arcana by using one of the Skill combinations used for learning it. On the PC this is more reliable than hoping for the first method when you deactivate the other skills.

Important: Note that you still need to have the AP required to cast the Arcana, otherwise the individual arts will be used instead.

Learning Arcana

Only the leader of a union will learn the Art.
You need to have enough AP to use the Arcana.
You need 2-4 additional units in the same union capable of using Invocations or Evocations although using more units raises your chances.
Arcana don't level by using them as the other arts do. You have to get one of the required "base" arts and learn it again as you did the first time.
The union attempting to learn or use Blackout must be able to perform a Synergy.
AP Cost reduction such as from the Orb Formation can make triggering Arcana easier.
A good way to learn Arcana is find an area where you're comfortable linking a large number of weaker enemies and then stall until your union has enough AP. Then cycle through targets until you find one with the required combination of Arts. On the PC version you can also turn off all but the required arts to make this even easier.

Blackout


Blackout I	Blackout II	Blackout III	Blackout IV	Blackout V
Spark V	Wind Shear V	Caustic Blast IV	Caustic Blast V	Permafrost V
Wind Shear IV	Caustic Blast III	Permafrost III	Permafrost IV	Wildfire IV
Caustic Blast II	Permafrost II	Wildfire II	Wildfire III	Wildfire V
Permafrost	Wildfire	Grenade Impact (X360 Only)	Grenade Impact II (X360 Only)	Grenade Impact III~V (X360 Only)

Two or more other party members must use any Invocations or Evocations art.

Whiteout


Whiteout I	Whiteout II	Whiteout III	Whiteout IV	Whiteout V
Mystic Missile V	Flash Arrow V	Silencer V	Eclipse V	Snare Shot V
Flash Arrow IV	Silencer IV	Eclipse IV	Snare Shot IV	Palsy Skein IV
Silencer III	Eclipse III	Snare Shot III	Palsy Skein III	Mystic Mine III
Eclipse II	Snare Shot II	Palsy Skein II	Mystic Mine II
Snare Shot	Palsy Skein	Mystic Mine

Three or more other party members must use any Invocations or Evocations art.

Animalcule


Animalcule	Animalcule II	Animalcule III	Animalcule IV	Animalcule V
Poison Gas V	Paralyze Gas V	Smoke Canister V	Silent Gas V	Dispirit V
Paralyze Gas IV	Smoke Canister IV	Silent Gas IV	Dispirit IV	Bewitch IV
Smoke Canister III	Silent Gas III	Dispirit III	Bewitch III	Cachexia III
Silent Gas II	Dispirit II	Bewitch II	Cachexia II
Dispirit	Bewitch	Cachexia

Three or more other party members must use any Hexes art.

Rejuvenating Water


Rejuvenating Water	Rejuvenating Water II	Rejuvenating Water III	Rejuvenating Water IV	Rejuvenating Water V
Restore V	Refresh V	Rejuvenate V	Revitalize V	Support V
Refresh IV	Rejuvenate IV	Revitalize IV	Support IV	Kiss of Life IV
Rejuvenate III	Revitalize III	Support III	Kiss of Life III	Second Chance III
Revitalize II	Support II	Kiss of Life II	Second Chance II
Support	Kiss of Life	Second Chance

Three or more other party members must use any Remedies art.

Fatal Eclipse


Fatal Eclipse	Fatal Eclipse II	Fatal Eclipse III	Fatal Eclipse IV	Fatal Eclipse V
Confuse V	Enrage V	Addle V	Maledict V	Mixed Message V
Enrage IV	Addle IV	Maledict IV	Mixed Message IV
Addle III	Maledict III	Mixed Message III
Maledict II	Mixed Message II
Mixed Message

Three or more other party members must use at least one each of any Invocations art, any Evocations art, and any Hexes art.

Crimson Flare

Leader Art used
	Crimson Flare	Crimson Flare II	Crimson Flare III	Crimson Flare IV	Crimson Flare V
	Grenade Impact	Grenade Impact II	Grenade Impact III	Grenade Impact IV	Grenade Impact V

Four other party members must use one each of any Invocations art, any Evocations art, any Hexes art, and any Psionics art.