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Dark Arts

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Dark Arts

Acquired
Dark Knight frame icon.png DRK (actions)
Level
45
Type
Ability
MP Cost
2,400
Casting
Instant
Recast
2s
Quest Req.
Job quest Declaration of Blood
Patch
3.0

Attune with the darkness within you, increasing the potency of several actions. Can only be executed when succumbing to the Darkside.
Effect fades if Darkside is canceled.
Duration: 10s

— In-game description

Dark Arts is an action unlocked by questing at level 45. It is available for Dark Knight.

Notes

  • This action added more powerful effects to various Dark Knight actions. Dark Arts faded upon executing any of the actions affected by it.
Skill Additional Effect
Power Slash.png  Power Slash Increased enmity (stacks with the regular increased enmity effect from Power Slash) and increases potency to 240 (from 100) and increases combo potency to 440 (from 300)
Souleater.png  Souleater Increases potency to 240 (from 100) and increases combo potency to 440 (from 300)
Dark Passenger.png  Dark Passenger Increases Potency to 280 (From 140), adds Blind (15s)
Abyssal Drain.png  Abyssal Drain Absorbs a portion of damage dealt as HP
Carve and Spit.png  Carve and Spit Increases Potency to 450 (from 100), and does not restore MP

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History

  • SHB.png Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): Removed.
  • SB.png Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Recast time reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
  • HW.png Patch 3.3 (2016-06-07): Fixed an issue wherein the action would not grant its effects to actions performed immediately afterwards.
  • HW.png Patch 3.26 (2016-04-13): Recast time has been reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
  • HW.png Patch 3.01 (2015-07-07): Fixed an issue wherein the action would only apply its additional effect to a single target when used in area-of-effect attacks.
  • HW.png Patch 3.0 (2015-06-23): Added.