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Ardyn

XV

Ability Schools

Black Magic ★★★
Celerity ★★★★★
Combat ★★★★★
Darkness ★★★★★★
Dragoon ★★★★★
Heavy ★★★★★★
Machinist ★★★★
Samurai ★★★★★

Hero Abilities

NameSchoolTypeElementEffects
Aura of Darkness (HA1) Darkness PHY Dark, Fire Five single ranged attacks (1.10 each)
Shifting Inferno (HA2) Combat ? Dark, Fire Six single attacks (? each), causes [MND -?% (?s)] to the user

Soul Breaks (18)

NameTierTypeElementTimeEffects
Glimpse of Resentment Default PHY Dark, Fire 2.50 One single attack (1.30)
Synchro Abilities
NameSchoolConditionTypeTargetElementTimeEffects
  • Phantom Slash Uses Keeps track of the number of uses of Phantom Slash (0~2)
  • Phantom Slash Uses Keeps track of the number of uses of Phantom Slash (0~2)
  • Fire, Dark Ability +30% Boost 3 (3 turns) Fire or Dark abilities deal 30% more damage
  • Synchro Mode (15 seconds) Replaces the Attack and Defend commands
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Twin Element Mode III (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire 2 with Stacking]/[Attach Dark 2 with Stacking] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • Revived Vengeance Mode (15 seconds) Grants [Instant ATB 2], [Instant Cast 2] and [100% Critical 2] when HP fall below 20%, removed after triggering
Evil Armiger LBO PHY Dark, Fire 2.50 Four single attacks (1.00 each scaling with LB gauge and LB honing level) capped at 99999, ignores DEF, 100% additional critical chance
  • Awoken Shadow King (15 seconds) Dark and Fire abilities don't consume uses and deal 5/10/15/20/30% more damage at ability rank 1/2/3/4/5, Dark and Fire abilities trigger 1 additional time
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Twin Element Mode (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire]/[Attach Dark] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • Dark Phantom Mode (15 seconds) Instant cast speed, casts Destruction after using a Dark or Fire ability, removed after triggering three times
  • Instant Cast 1 (1 turn) Instant cast speed
  • Last Stand If HP reaches 0, prevents [KO] restoring HP for 1% maximum HP, removed after triggering
  • Twin Element Mode (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire]/[Attach Dark] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • Twin Element Mode II (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire with Stacking]/[Attach Dark with Stacking] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • High Quick Cast 1 (1 turn) Cast speed x3.00
  • Protect DEF +100% (ignoring the buff stacking caps)
  • Shell RES +100% (ignoring the buff stacking caps)
  • Haste ATB speed x2.00
  • Instant ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x9999999
  • DEF and RES +200% (25s) (25 seconds) DEF and RES +200%
  • Attach Fire 3 with Stacking (25 seconds) Increase Attach Fire Level by 3 and increase Max Attach Element Level by 2, up to Attach Fire 3
  • Damage Cap +20000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 20000
Arcane Dyad Finisher
TypeElementTimeEffects
PHY Fire, Dark, NE 2.50 Twenty single attacks (1.00/1.10 each) capped at 9999/19999, followed by one single attack (10.00/11.00) capped at 99999 at Awakening Darkness level 0/1, removes Arcane Dyad Empowered: Ardyn from the user
  • Twin Element Mode (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire]/[Attach Dark] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Arcane Dyad Empowered: Ardyn Keeps track of the number of uses of Awakening Darkness (0~2), removed after using Awakening Darkness two times
  • Awakening Darkness Damage Tracker Increases Awakening Darkness level by 1 after dealing 100001 total damage during the status, removed if the character hasn't [Arcane Dyad Empowered: Ardyn]
  • Awakening Darkness Level Keeps track of Awakening Darkness level (0~1), removed if the character hasn't [Arcane Dyad Empowered: Ardyn]
  • Chain Force Mode: Ardyn (15 seconds) Casts Kindred Guidance: Ardyn after another XV ally uses an ability, removed after triggering three times
  • Instant ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x9999999
Dual Shift
TypeElementTimeEffects
  • Instant ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x9999999
  • Dual Awoken Shadow King Mode II (Ardyn) (1 turn) Dark and Fire abilities deal 5/10/15/20/30% more damage at ability rank 1/2/3/4/5, instant cast speed for Dark and Fire abilities, casts Dual Unholy Power after using Dark or Fire abilities
  • Twin Element Mode II (Fire, Dark) (1 turn) Grants [Attach Fire with Stacking]/[Attach Dark with Stacking] after using a Fire/Dark ability
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Dual Awoken Shadow King Mode I (Ardyn) (15 seconds) Dark and Fire abilities deal 5/10/15/20/30% more damage at ability rank 1/2/3/4/5, Dark and Fire abilities trigger 2 additional times, cast speed x2.00/x2.50/x3.00 for equipped Dark and Fire abilities after casting 1/2/3+ Dark or Fire abilities
  • Dual Accursed Avenger Mode (15 seconds) Restores HP for 100% of the user's maximum HP and grants [100% Critical 2], [Damage Cap +10000 2] and [Fire, Dark Ability +30% Boost 2] to the user when HP fall below 20%, removed after HP falls below 20% HP
  • Dark/Fire Resonance +5% Boost (15 seconds) Dark and Fire abilities deal 5% more damage
  • Quick Cast 3 (3 turns) Cast speed x2.00
  • Soul Break Gauge +250 Grants 250 SB points when set
Zenith SB Abilities
NameSchoolTypeTargetElementTimeEffects
Aura of Darkness+ Darkness PHY Single enemy Dark, Fire 1.65 Five single ranged attacks (1.20/1.25 each) capped at 9999/19999 after 0-2/3+ uses
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Attach Dark 2 with Stacking (25 seconds) Increase Attach Dark Level by 2 and increase Max Attach Element Level by 2, up to Attach Dark 3
  • Attach Fire 2 with Stacking (25 seconds) Increase Attach Fire Level by 2 and increase Max Attach Element Level by 2, up to Attach Fire 3
  • Zenith Mode (15 seconds) Replaces certain Hero Abilities, certain Hero Abilities don't consume uses, after the duration the status only expires after the character takes an action
  • Zenith Mode: Ardyn (Dark, Fire) Increases [Fire/Dark Infusion] damage bonus by 20%, cast speed x1.10 for PHY attacks, Fire or Dark abilities trigger 1 additional time, critical chance =100% (max 5 turns), casts Spirit Attack: Ardyn after using a Fire or Dark ability (max 1 chase), maximum HP +1500, grants [Astra] after taking the next action, removed if the character hasn't [Zenith Mode]
Divine Might: Ardyn OZSB PHY Dark, Fire 2.50 Seven single attacks (2.60/2.80/2.90/3.00 each) capped at 19999/29999/49999/59999, followed by three single piercing attacks (11.00 each) capped at 99999. Multipler/cap requirements: 0-2/3-4/5+ Dark or Fire abilities equipped on allies/5+ Dark or Fire abilities equipped on allies and 2+ allies with Attach Dark or Attach Fire
  • Instant ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x9999999
  • Attach Dark with Stacking (25 seconds) Increase Attach Dark Level by 1 and increase Max Attach Element Level by 2, up to Attach Dark 3
  • Attach Fire with Stacking (25 seconds) Increase Attach Fire Level by 1 and increase Max Attach Element Level by 2, up to Attach Fire 3
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Damage Cap +10000 2 (2 turns) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Quick Cast 2 (2 turns) Cast speed x2.00
  • Physical +30% Boost 2 (2 turns) Physical attacks deal 30% more damage
  • DEF and RES 50% Piercing 2 (2 turns) Ignores 50% of the target's DEF and RES
  • 200% ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x2.00
  • Damage Cap +10000 (15 seconds) Increases the damage/healing cap by 10000
  • Instant ATB 1 (1 turn) Increase ATB charge speed by x9999999
Starry Rising Armiger MASB NAT 0.01 Master Mode, Instant ATB 1 & Diffusion Barrier 1 to user Master Mode: Cap Break Level 2, Hero Boost +25%, Zero SB Cost 1 & Instant SB/LB Cast 1 Interval Chase: 10 single-target Dark/NE or Fire/NE physical attacks under En-Dark or En-Fire, Hero Boost +30/35/40/45/50% & Cap Break Level 3/4/5/6/7 to user after 1/2/3/4/5 chases (max 5 chases) Master Chase: Single-target Dark/Fire/NE physical attack at True Cap Break Level 1, [True Cap Break Level 1, Instant Cast & Hero Boost +50%] for 1 turn to user, removes Master Mode
Soul Drive: Ardyn LBSD NAT 0.01 Soul Drive Mode & Instant ATB 1 to user Soul Drive Mode: -1 SB Gauge Cost, Instant SB Cast, Cap Break Level 1 to SB & SB Damage +50%; Grants Instant ATB 1 to user after casting SB, removes Soul Drive Mode