Sword Art question

[Stryder 0]

Don't know if this is where they are really meant to be, but i was curious about something with sword arts, if anyone could explain it. Their are arts that are 1x1. Wouldn't that just be base damage??? 

[Azide 0]

1x1 Arts are a total 1x multiplier, so yes, you're essentially gonna end up with base damage. Most of the 1x1 SA's are just for flavor, although a few of them happen to come with AoE or Stun effects, which would make them occasionally a bit more useful.

Off the top of my head, I can think of one niche situation where you'd have a reason to use a vanilla 1x1 Sword Art over a generic non-SA attack. If you happened to invest in the rank one Skill Mod, Ferocity, it would increase the damage multiplier for all of your rank one Arts (including the 1x1) for no extra energy cost.

But if you stick around for a bit longer, it's probably a better idea in the long run not to go that route, haha. You'll definitely get more value out of your SP if you hold onto it for later, since those rank one Sword Arts are gonna end up becoming pretty impractical later on.

Edited January 30, 2017 by Azide