Knight job command. Enables the use of "Rend" skills that destroy equipment or reduce attributes.
Description
Arts of War is the action ability for the knight in Final Fantasy Tactics.
The Dual Wield ability (acquired using the ninja job) allows the player to take two chances at "rending" equipment and statistics. For example, players can rend an enemy's speed twice in one turn. If the target of Arts of War has First Strike, First Strike may activate before the Art of War can be executed.
In the PlayStation version, the equipment-destroying abilities are useless against enemies that cannot equip armor or weapons (i.e. "monsters"). In following versions, they will do damage the same as a normal attack to targets that have no equipment to rend.
Abilities[]
| Name | Range | Effect | Speed | JP Needed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rend Helm (Head Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 300 | Destroys the item equipped on the target's head. Effect: Destroy Headgear Success Rate: 45 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength |
| Rend Armor (Armor Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 400 (original) 350 (subsequent releases) |
Destroys the item equipped on the target's body. Effect: Destroy Armor Success Rate: 40 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength |
| Rend Shield (Shield Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 300 (original) 250 (subsequent releases) |
Destroys the target's equipped shield. Effect: Destroy Shield Success Rate: 55 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength |
| Rend Weapon (Weapon Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 400 (original) 350 (subsequent releases) |
Destroys the target's equipped weapon. Effect: Destroy Weapon Success Rate: 30 + Physical Attack + Weapon Strength |
| Rend MP (Magic Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 250 (original) 200 (subsequent releases) |
Reduces the target's MP. Amount: 50% of Target's Max MP Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack |
| Rend Speed (Speed Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 250 | Reduces the target's Speed. Amount: -2 Speed Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack |
| Rend Power (Power Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 250 | Reduces the target's physical attack power. Amount: -3 Physical Attack Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack |
| Rend Magick (Mind Break) |
Depends on equipped weapon | 0 | Now | 250 | Reduces the target's magickal attack power. Amount: -3 Magic Attack Success Rate: 50 + Physical Attack |
Gallery[]
- Abilities (The Ivalice Chronicles)
Etymology[]
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. Attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu – "Master Sun", the text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics.