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Contents

  • Essentials
    • How to Play

      • Moving

      • Dash

      • Dodge (Land Battle)

      • Dodge (Air Battle)

      • Dash-Around (Land Battle)

      • Recovery

      • Aiming

      • Changing Direction

      • Attacking

      • Dash Attacks

      • Switching and Using Powers (Land Battle)

      • Special Attack (Air Battle)

    • Features and Modes
      • Solo

      • Together

      • StreetPass

      • Vault

      • Options

      • AR

      • How To Play 

    • Weapons and Powers

      • Weapon Fusion

      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Bows
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Palm
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Staff
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Blade
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Orbitar
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Cannon
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Claw
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Club
      • Weapon Types and Fusion Charts - Arm
      • Powers
    • Enemies

      • Enemies

  • Walkthrough
    • Chapter 1: The Return of Palutena

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Twinbellows the Ferocious

    • Chapter 2: Magnus and the Dark Lord

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Dark Lord Gaol

    • Chapter 3: Heads of the Hewdraw

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle
: Hewdraw Reborn

    • Chapter 4: The Reaper’s Line of Sight

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Great Reaper

    • Chapter 5: Pandora’s Labyrinth of Deceit

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Pandora, Goddess of Calamity

    • Chapter 6: Dark Pit

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Dark Pit

    • Chapter 7: The Seafloor Palace
      • Air Battle
      • Land Battle
      • Boss Battle: Thanatos, God of Death
    • Chapter 8: The Space Pirate Ship

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Space Pirate Captain
      • Galactic Fiend, Kraken

    • Chapter 9: Medusa’s Final Battle

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Medusa, Queen of the Underworld

    • Chapter 10: The Wish Seed

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: The Immortal Phoenix

    • Chapter 11: Viridi, Goddess of Nature

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Cragalanche the Mighty

    • Chapter 12: Wrath of the Reset Bomb

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Reset Bomb Pod

    • Chapter 13: The Lunar Sanctum

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Battle Battle: Arlon the Serene

    • Chapter 14: Lightning Battle

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Lightning Flash Phosphora

    • Chapter 15: Mysterious Invaders

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Aurum Core

    • Chapter 16: The Aurum Hive

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Aurum Generator

    • Chapter 17: The Aurum Brain

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Aurum Pyrrhon

    • Chapter 18: The Ring of Chaos

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Pit’s Body

      • Air Battle

    • Chapter 19: The Lightning Chariot

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle 

      • Boss Battle: Chariot Master

    • Chapter 20: Palutena’s Temple

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle
      • Boss Battle
: Goddess Palutena
    • Chapter 21: The Chaos Vortex

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle 

      • Boss Battle: Chaos Kin

    • Chapter 22: Scorched Feathers

      • Air Battle

      • Boss Battle: Pandora

      • Boss Battle: Amazon Pandora

    • Chapter 23: Lord of the Underworld

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle

      • Boss Battle: Hades’ Heart

    • Chapter 24: The Three Trials

      • Air Battle

      • Land Battle 

      • Boss Battle: Gaol and Magnus

      • Boss Battle: Goddess Palutena

      • Boss Battle: Pseudo-Palutena

      • Boss Battle: Great Sacred Treasure

    • Chapter 25: The War’s End

      • Air Battle

      • Boss Battle: Hades, Lord of the Underworld

  • Multiplayer
    • Multiplayer
      • Multiplayer

Kid Icarus: Uprising Guide › Essentials › Weapons and Powers


Powers

Powers

In addition to your chosen weapon, in single- and multiplayer you have the ability to use a set of Powers to help with your battles. These abilities are earned in similar fashion to weapons. However, equipping them for use is a bit more complex. You pick Powers and place them on a six-by-six grid. Each Power has its own unique shape that changes based on what level the Power is. The shapes can be rotated, so it is possible for players to select numerous Powers of low levels and piece them together to fill up the entire grid.

Powers have a variety of functions. Some act as emergency healing. Others provide a powerful offensive or defensive capability. Others act as status enhancements. In total, there are 59 Powers to choose from. Most are available in all game modes. However, some are exclusive to either single- or multiplayer.

Tip

It’s tempting to load out a massive arsenal of Powers. However, it might be best if you select a strong, but small number of Powers in order to make managing them in combat easier. Given how fast-paced Land Battles are, you may not have enough time to scroll through an extensive list of Powers.

General Powers List

Power Effect
Sky Jump Jump high into the air from where you’re standing.
Jump Glide Jump high into the air, then perform a glide.
Rocket Jump Launch yourself upward with the force of a rocket.
Angelic Missile Transform into a missile that shoots in the direction you’re facing.
Super Speed Run extremely fast and knock weakened foes into the air when you bump into them.
Mega Laser Fire a massive laser.
Explosive Flame Set off a massive explosion.
Meteor Shower Release a deluge of shooting stars.
Land Mine Plant an invisible bomb on the ground.
Reflect Barrier Create a barrier that reflects shots.
Heavenly Light Unleash a light that hurts approaching enemies.
Autoreticle Target enemies automatically when attacking.
Quick Charge Charge up shots immediately.
Homing Boost Improve the homing ability of shots.
Slip Shot Fire shots that pass through walls.
Invisible Shots Make shots you fire invisible.
Random Effect Adds a random effect to attacks, such as poison, paralysis, shaking, freezing, etc.
Poison Attack Poison foes with attacks.
Paralyze Attack Attack inflicts paralysis on a foe, which can stop its movement and make dodging harder.
Petrify Attack Attacks inflict petrification on a foe, which makes it unable to move.
Confuse Attack Attacks inflict a confused status on a foe, which makes it move and shoot unpredictably.
Burn Attack Attacks inflict a burned status on a foe, which causes ongoing damage faster than poison.
Freeze Attack Attacks inflict a frozen status on a foe, which makes it unable to move.
Energy Charge Build up energy and increase the power of your attacks. Taking damage nullifies this effect.
Libra Sponge Use attacks received to increase the strength of your own attacks.
Super Armor Increase defensive strength and prevent getting knocked back when receiving damage.
Brief Invincibility Completely protect yourself from enemy attacks.
Tirelessness Run continuously without tiring.
Lightweight Increase movement speed and prevent tiring out in exchange for taking more damage when hit.
Trade-off Use nearly all health to increase all attributes. The duration depends on how much health you have.
Aires Armor Reduced damage received, and prevent status effects and getting knocked back.
Bumblebee Dodge all attacks by vanishing and circling around the enemy in an instant.
Counter Avoid getting knocked back and automatically counterattack when hit by enemy attacks.
Transparency Turn transparent, making you invisible to enemies.
Playing Dead Fool enemies into thinking you’re finished, then turn invisible, making attacks pass through you.
Health Recovery Recover a little health.
Effect Recovery Dispel effects like poison or paralysis.
Pisces Heal Heal by taking attacks that would normally finish you.
Throwing Boost Increase the homing ability and distance of thrown items.
Double Item Double the effects of items acquired.
Fortune’s Jukebox Change the game music randomly.
Celestial Firework Celebrate Lady Palutena by launching a firework into the air.
Random Activate a random power. You won’t know which one it will be until you use it.

Solo Mode Only Powers

Power Effect
Idol Transformation Turn enemies with low health into Idols. (Intensity 2.0 or higher.)
Weak-Point Reticle Target enemies’ weak points automatically when attacking.
Heart Booster Increase the number of hearts received when you defeat enemies.
Instant Death Attack Attacks have a chance of killing a foe instantly.
Crisis Recovery Recover instantly from Crisis mode.

Together Mode Only Powers

Power Effect
Warp Warp from your current position.
Black Hole Create a black hole that pulls enemies toward it.
Shake Attack Attacks inflict a shaking status on a foe, so it has a harder time aiming.
Eggplant Attack Attacks inflict an eggplant status on a foe, which makes it unable to attack.
Tempura Attack Attacks inflict a tempura status on a foe, which makes it unable to attack.
Power Thief Use melee attacks to steal a power your opponent has equipped.
Darkness Turn foes blind.
Interference Plant a beacon that disrupts enemies’ ability to trigger powers and see your stats.
Virus Weaken and paralyze nearby foes.
Spite Convert all remaining health into a powerful explosion.
Item Vacuum Draws items toward you.

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