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= Description =
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==Description==
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A technical [[expertise]] skill for protecting oneself from attacks. <br/>
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[Technique] A basic Expertise Skill for protecting oneself from enemy attacks.<br>
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Side effects: Skill # up, Incantation time down<br/>
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Strong against: Attack, Spin<br>
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Strong against: [[Attack]], [[Spin]]<br/>
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Weak against: Rush, Long-range attack<br>
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Weak against: [[Rush]], Long-Range attack
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Side-effects: Skill #/up, Incantation time/down<br>
  
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=Progression=
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Can be increased up to Class 9
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Requirements to unlock: None.
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==Progression==
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Requirements to unlock: None.
 
* Gains expertise through use of Guard skills or [[Textbook (Guard)]].
 
* Gains expertise through use of Guard skills or [[Textbook (Guard)]].
  
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= Skills =
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==Skills==
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| Basic Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''Default''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || - || 1 MP ||align=left|The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing attack and spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery.
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| Basic Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''Default''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || - || 1 MP ||align=left|The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery.
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| Vitality UP 1 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''0-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
 
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| Vitality UP 1 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''0-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (VIT +1)
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| Smite Guard ||rowspan=2 style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''1-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard ||rowspan=2| 1<br> (Select 1) || 3 MP ||align=left|The user stands in an Anti-Demon stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery even longer.
 
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| Smite Guard ||rowspan=2 style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''1-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard ||rowspan=2| 1<br> (Select 1) || 3 MP ||align=left|The user stands in an Anti-Demon stance, decreasing attack and spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery even longer.
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| Stun Guard || Active || Almighty || Guard || 2 MP ||align=left|The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage, and inflicts a Stun effect.
 
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| Stun Guard || Active || Almighty || Guard || 2 MP ||align=left|The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing attack and spin damage, and inflicts a Stun effect.
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| Exceed Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''1-5''' || Switch || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A switch skill which can switch between on and off. The most powerful guard available. Activating which accuracy will reduce incanation time, however the critical attack will decrease. (Incantation -50%, Critical -20)
 
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| Vitality UP 2 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''2-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (VIT +1)
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| Vitality UP 2 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''2-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
 
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| Power Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''3-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 3 MP ||align=left|The user guards, decreasing attack and spin damage. Force enemies back with all your might.
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| Power Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''3-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 3 MP ||align=left|The user guards, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Force enemies back with all your might.
 
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| Vitality UP 3 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''4-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (VIT +1)
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| Vitality UP 3 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''4-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
 
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| Whither Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''5-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 3 MP ||align=left|The user guards, decreasing attack and spin damage. Damage of follow-up close-range skills are raised.
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| Whither Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''5-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 3 MP ||align=left|The user guards, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Damage of follow-up close-range skills are raised.
 
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| Vitality UP 4 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''6-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (VIT +1) [+20 HP (?)]
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| Vitality UP 4 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''6-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
 
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| Resolution Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''7-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 4 MP ||align=left|The Player gets into a Guard stance, but is unable to reduce Attack and Spin damage. However, the Player becomes able to blow the opponent away through sheer willpower.
 
| Resolution Guard ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''7-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 4 MP ||align=left|The Player gets into a Guard stance, but is unable to reduce Attack and Spin damage. However, the Player becomes able to blow the opponent away through sheer willpower.
 
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| Vitality UP 5 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''8-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (VIT +1)
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| Vitality UP 5 ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''8-5''' || Passive || Special || Curative || 1 || - ||align=left|A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
 
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|height=50px| http://i.imgur.com/CUekxaD.png
 
| Speed Block ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''9-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 5 MP ||align=left|The Player immediately gets into a Guard stance that can reduce Attack and Spin damage. The opponent will recover easily, but with lowered defense.
 
| Speed Block ||style="background:#DBDBDB;"| '''9-0''' || Active || Almighty || Guard || 1 || 5 MP ||align=left|The Player immediately gets into a Guard stance that can reduce Attack and Spin damage. The opponent will recover easily, but with lowered defense.
 
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===How to Train Expertise===
 
===How to Train Expertise===
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Strip to nothing if it does not contribute to Expertise gain to save your dura and macca.
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* Un-equip all your equipment if it does not contribute to Expertise gain. The durability of your items (if equipped) will reduce over time.
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*Go to [[Virtual Battle]]'s [[Gaki]]s room, and keep guarding their attacks after punching one of them.
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* Provoke a Gaki in [[Virtual Battle]] and lure it to a corner and use Guard continuously.
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**Bring a healing demon and set it to only use Curative Spell so it won't interfere with the demon in question.
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** Luring to a corner is optional, but you won't interfere with someone else and less chance if someone mistakenly targets your Gaki.
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** Bring along some HP and MP recovery items.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 28 May 2014

Contents

[edit] Description

[Technique] A basic Expertise Skill for protecting oneself from enemy attacks.
Strong against: Attack, Spin
Weak against: Rush, Long-range attack
Side-effects: Skill #/up, Incantation time/down

Can be increased up to Class 9

[edit] Progression

Requirements to unlock: None.

[edit] Skills

XqVvmZc.png Basic Guard Default Active Almighty Guard - 1 MP The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery.
KCqa2Tl.png Vitality UP 1 0-5 Passive Special Curative 1 - A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
XqVvmZc.png Smite Guard 1-0 Active Almighty Guard 1
(Select 1) 		3 MP The user stands in an Anti-Demon stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Slows enemies' attack recovery even longer.
Xm5chXL.png Stun Guard Active Almighty Guard 2 MP The user stands in a defensive stance, decreasing Attack and Spin damage, and inflicts a Stun effect.
5WNqOpk.png Exceed Guard 1-5 Switch Special Curative 1 - A switch skill which can switch between on and off. The most powerful guard available. Activating which accuracy will reduce incanation time, however the critical attack will decrease. (Incantation -50%, Critical -20)
KCqa2Tl.png Vitality UP 2 2-5 Passive Special Curative 1 - A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
kHzGB39.png Power Guard 3-0 Active Almighty Guard 1 3 MP The user guards, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Force enemies back with all your might.
KCqa2Tl.png Vitality UP 3 4-5 Passive Special Curative 1 - A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
7ZNs1WL.png Whither Guard 5-0 Active Almighty Guard 1 3 MP The user guards, decreasing Attack and Spin damage. Damage of follow-up close-range skills are raised.
KCqa2Tl.png Vitality UP 4 6-5 Passive Special Curative 1 - A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
EHV47OR.png Resolution Guard 7-0 Active Almighty Guard 1 4 MP The Player gets into a Guard stance, but is unable to reduce Attack and Spin damage. However, the Player becomes able to blow the opponent away through sheer willpower.
KCqa2Tl.png Vitality UP 5 8-5 Passive Special Curative 1 - A Passive skill that increases Vitality. (Vitality +3)
CUekxaD.png Speed Block 9-0 Active Almighty Guard 1 5 MP The Player immediately gets into a Guard stance that can reduce Attack and Spin damage. The opponent will recover easily, but with lowered defense.

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[edit] How to Train Expertise

  • Un-equip all your equipment if it does not contribute to Expertise gain. The durability of your items (if equipped) will reduce over time.
  • Provoke a Gaki in Virtual Battle and lure it to a corner and use Guard continuously.
    • Luring to a corner is optional, but you won't interfere with someone else and less chance if someone mistakenly targets your Gaki.
    • Bring along some HP and MP recovery items.


Expertise
Techniques: Attack • Spin • Rush • Shot • Rapid • Guard • Counter • Dodge • Curative Magic • Destruction Magic • Support Magic • Curse Magic • Talk • Threaten • Taunt • Summon
Knowledges: Occultism • Fusion • Demonology • Weapon Knowledge • Survival Techniques • Psychology • Medical Sciences • Crushing Technique • Mineralogy • Biology • Blades • Sketching • Creation • Crafts • Gun Knowledge • Pursuit • Magic Control • Bless
Chain Expertise: Mastery of Three Forms of Life • Synthesis • Magic Fist • Mitama Demon Growth Science • Curse of the Wretched • Enhancement • Support Bullet • Magic Bullet • Sharpshooter • Rampage • Regal Presence • Conditions of Melee Combat • Conditions of Ranged Combat • Conditions of Magic Combat • Swordsmith • Arms Maker • Craftsmanship
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