Formless Strikes

Job Ability Information Job Monk Type Merit Description While in effect, melee attacks will not be considered physical damage. No effect on weapon skills. Duration 00:03:00 Recast 00:10:00 (base) Cumulative Enmity 0 Volatile Enmity 320 Command /ja "Formless Strikes" <me>  Group 2 Ranks Available 5 Effect of each Rank Each merit level after the first reduces the 40% damage penalty by 5%.

Notes

• This ability changes auto-attacks from physical damage to spirit damage/breath damage (the same as Requiescat and Chi Blast).
• Attacks with Formless Strikes active are less powerful than physical attacks, normal damage is reduced to 60% when initially unlocked.
• Your spirit based auto-attacks will not be affected by physical resistances or barriers (Invincible.) It will now be affected by spiritual damage resistance.
• Attacks can be "resisted".
• It is best used against monsters that resist physical attacks, such as Elementals.
• Formless Strikes attacks still give the user and the enemy normal TP.
• This ability does not affect your Weapon Skills or counterattacks. They will have the same properties they had before activation.

 

Equipment Modifying Ability
Equipment	Lvl.	Slot	Modifier
File:Mel. Cyclas +2 icon.png Melee Cyclas +2	90	Body	Increases duration by 6 seconds per merit level.
File:Hes. Cyclas icon.png Hes. CyclasFile:Hes. Cyclas description.png	99	Body	Increases duration by 6 seconds per merit level.
File:Hes. Cyclas +1 icon.png Hes. Cyclas +1File:Hes. Cyclas +1 description.png	99	Body	Increases duration by 6 seconds per merit level.
Hes. Cyclas +2File:Hes. Cyclas +2 description.png	99	Body	Increases duration by 6 seconds per merit level.
Hes. Cyclas +3File:Hes. Cyclas +3 description.png	99	Body	Increases duration by 6 seconds per merit level.