Spellblade (Record Keeper ability type)

Spellblade (魔法剣 / まほうけん, Mahōken?) is an ability type in Final Fantasy Record Keeper, and part of the Physical category.

Mechanics

The Spellblade school is focused on striking enemies with elemental attacks, and is by far has the greatest variety in this of any physical ability school; save for Holy, Darkness, and Poison, there is at least one Rarity 5 or 6 Spellblade for every element. Several Rarity 6 Spellblades carry two elements for increased utility.

Notable abilities in the Spellblade school include: The "Quadstrike" series of Rarity 5 Spellblades that hit four times; Tornado Strike, Quake Strike, and Frost Strike, which hit all enemies twice; Flare Strike, which deals five powerful non-elemental hits; and numerous Rarity 6 Spellblade abilities, the first of which was the Ice and Wind-elemental Snowspell Strike.

Contrary to the mechanics of Spellblade abilities in most other Final Fantasy titles, the user's equipment has no impact on their capability to use Spellbade commands; they do not need to be wielding any sort of bladed weapon, and doing so offers no benefits to Spellblade abilities. As with most other physical commands, if the user is equipped with a long-range weapon like a gun or throwing weapon, their Spellblade commands will also count as long-range.

List of Spellblade abilities

Rarity 2

Users:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Fire Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Fire	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal light physical fire damage to one target.
Blizzard Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Ice	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal light physical ice damage to one target.
Thunder Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Lightning	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal light physical lightning damage to one target.
Water Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Water	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal light physical water damage to one target.
Aero Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Wind	None	x5 x8
	Deal light physical wind damage to one target.

Rarity 3

Users:

Record Spheres:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Fira Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Fire	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal physical fire damage to one target.
Blizzara Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Ice	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal physical ice damage to one target.
Thundara Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Lightning	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal physical lightning damage to one target.
Watera Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Water	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal physical water damage to one target.
Aerora Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Wind	None	x5 x3 x8
	Deal physical wind damage to one target.
Drain Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.70	None	None	x5 x3 x8
	Steal HP from one target.</span
Bio Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.80	Poison	None	x5 x3 x8
	Deal physical poison damage to one target.

Rarity 4

Users:

Record Spheres:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Firaga Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	Fire	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal heavy physical fire damage to one target.
Blizzaga Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	Ice	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal heavy physical ice damage to one target.
Thundaga Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	Lightning	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal heavy physical lightning damage to one target.
Waterga Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	Water	None	x5 x3 x3
	Deal heavy physical water damage to one target.
Break Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	None	Petrify (15%)	x5 x3 x8
	Damage and have a low chance to Petrify one target.
Biora Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2.10	Poison	None	x5 x3 x8
	Deal heavy physical poison damage to one target.

Rarity 5

Users:

Record Spheres:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Blazing Quadstrike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Fire	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical fire attacks to one target.
Thundering Quadstrike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Lightning	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical lightning attacks to one target.
Engulfing Quadstrike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Water	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical water attacks to one target.
Tremoring Quadstrike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Earth	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical earth attacks to one target.
Frost Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2x 1.20	Ice	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical ice attacks to all targets.
Tornado Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2x 1.20	Wind	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical wind attacks to all targets.
Quake Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	2x 1.20	Earth	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical earth attacks to all targets.
Flare Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	5x 0.80	None	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal five heavy physical non-elemental attacks to one target.
Raging Quadstrike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Wind	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical wind attacks to one target.

Rarity 6

Unlocking access to Rarity 6 Spellblade abilities requires the individual character to be at Level 65 and have their second level cap broken, unlocking their Record Spheres. The player can then use Spellblade Motes to unlock access to Rarity 6 Spellblade. Note that only characters with innate access to Rarity 5 Spellblade will have the Empowered Sphere that includes access to Rarity 6 Spellblade; characters who must use their Record Spheres to access Rarity 5 have no Empowered Sphere for Spellblade and cannot access Rarity 6.

Users:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Snowspell Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 1.10	Ice, Wind	None	x5 x3 x3 (Note that this ability cannot be crafted, and is received from Empowered Spheres. These are the base components as extrapolated from its honing materials.)
	Deal four physical ice and wind attacks to one target.
Blast Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 1.10	Fire, Earth	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical fire and earth attacks to one target.
Tempest Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 1.10	Lightning, Water	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical lightning and water attacks to one target.
Inferno Assault	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	5x 0.90	Fire	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal five physical fire attacks to one target.

Gallery

Aero Strike.

Aerora Strike.

Blizzaga Strike.

Blizzara Strike.

Blizzard Strike.

Drain Strike.

Fira Strike.

Firaga Strike.

Fire Strike.

Snowspell Strike.

Thundaga Strike.

Thundara Strike.

Thunder Strike.

Watera Strike.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A spell, charm or hex is a set of words, spoken or unspoken, which are considered by its user to invoke some magical effect. Historical attestations exist for the use of some variety of incantations in many cultures around the world.