Darkness is a physical ability for Lightning in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It is a a stronger version of the Blitz ability exclusive to the Dark Knight garb, dealing group-wide heavy physical damage at the expense of sacrificing HP.
See also: Blitz (Lightning Returns) or Ashura (Lightning Returns)
Obtained[]
Darkness Lv. 3 is automatically obtained as one of the locked abilities for the Dark Knight garb.
Mechanics[]
Darkness's animation is visually similar to Blitz. When used, Lightning unleashes a wide slash around the target, dealing heavy physical damage to all those caught within the surrounding radius. The ability costs 20 ATB and 5% of Lightning's max HP to perform.
Darkness has the following set stats and cannot be upgraded.
Command | ATB Cost | Attack Power | Stagger Power | Stagger Time | Passive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darkness Lv. 3 (Dark Knight) |
20 | x3.50 | E | A | None |
Use[]
