Artes — Tales of Xillia 2 eGuide

Zero In on Solitary Targets for Major Damage

Gaius has a variety of powerful artes to display his unparalleled strength in melee combat. He also has access to some long-range artes, like Demon Fang and Exalted Divide, which provide some versatility in terms of who he can target. In addition to his offensive artes, Gaius can support the party by providing healing and Physical Attack and Arte Attack boosts with artes like Chakra Circle, or revive the fallen with Spirit Channel. What he lacks is artes that can target whole groups of foes, so make a habit of isolating and attacking lone enemies who are far from the crowd.

Chakra Circle

TP Cost	15	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Start

Power	—	# of Hits	—	Phys. to Magic Ratio	0:10	Iron Stance	—	Guard Break	—	HP Recovery	—
Properties	HP Recovery 15% -Physical and Magic attack Up (15% )			Count	[200/400] Recovery Increased + 5%					Gauge	0

Spirit Channel

TP Cost	40	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Water 4530

Power	—	# of Hits	—	Phys. to Magic Ratio	0:10	Iron Stance	—	Guard Break	—	HP Recovery	—
Properties	Recovery Impossible(HP Recovery 5% )			Count	[100/200] Cast Time Reduced (0.8 Sec.)					Gauge	0

Savage Beckoning

TP Cost	7	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Start

Power	250	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	6	Guard Break	4	HP Recovery	6
Properties	Attack Increase 50%, Rotate Enemy			Count	[100] Increased Area of Effect, [200] Prop Up					Gauge	10

Soaring Demon Fang

TP Cost	5	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Dark-Wind 610

Power	220	# of Hits	2	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	12	Guard Break	8	HP Recovery	12
Properties	—			Count	[100] Speed Up					Gauge	10

Demon Fang

TP Cost	9	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Start

Power	360	# of Hits	2	Phys. to Magic Ratio	7:3	Iron Stance	12	Guard Break	8	HP Recovery	12
Properties	Prop Up (Swords Only)			Count	[100] Range Up, [200] Prop Up/Pierces Foes					Gauge	10

Sonic Thrust

TP Cost	6	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Wind 100

Power	300	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	6	Guard Break	4	HP Recovery	6
Properties	—			Count	[100] Can Use in Mid-air					Gauge	10

Squall

TP Cost	6	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Fire 160

Power	350	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	6	Guard Break	4	HP Recovery	6
Properties	—			Count	[100] Stun Critical					Gauge	5

Hydra Strike

TP Cost	11	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Dark 730

Power	450	# of Hits	2	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	12	Guard Break	8	HP Recovery	12
Properties	—			Count	[100] Stun (15%), [200] Stun Rate + 15%					Gauge	10

Eradication Sweep

TP Cost	15	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Light 230

Power	450	# of Hits	3	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	18	Guard Break	12	HP Recovery	18
Properties	Stun (30%) /Pull-in			Count	[200] Unstaggerable After Use					Gauge	15

Pale Ghost

TP Cost	12	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Earth 1210

Power	500	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	6	Guard Break	4	HP Recovery	6
Properties	Prop Up			Count	[100] Can Use in Mid-air, [200] Knockdown Critical					Gauge	10

Tiger Blade

TP Cost	13	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Earth 15

Power	600<780>	# of Hits	2<3>	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	12<18>	Guard Break	8<12>	HP Recovery	12<18>
Properties	—			Count	[100] Can Use in Mid-air					Gauge	10<15>

Exalted Divide

TP Cost	18	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Light-Earth 1210

Power	663	# of Hits	3	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	18	Guard Break	300	HP Recovery	18
Properties	—			Count	[100] Prop Up, [200] Unstaggerable After Use					Gauge	15

Calamity Stance

TP Cost	16	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Start

Power	550	# of Hits	2	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	60	Guard Break	200	HP Recovery	12
Properties	Knockdown/Usable mid-stagger			Count	[100] Iron Stance while in attack stance					Gauge	30

Beast

TP Cost	16	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Wind-Fire 2810

Power	700	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	6	Guard Break	100	HP Recovery	6
Properties	Knockdown			Count	[100] Guard Block +100					Gauge	15

Celestial Rupture

TP Cost	20	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Water 1630

Power	672	# of Hits	6	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	36	Guard Break	24	HP Recovery	36
Properties	Juggle/Prop Up			Count	[100] Stun Critical					Gauge	12

Obliteration Cross

TP Cost	24	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Light 2470

Power	900	# of Hits	2	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	12	Guard Break	8	HP Recovery	12
Properties	Pass-Through/Knockdown/No Damage Reduction vs. Knockdown (First 2 Hits Only)			Count	[100] Prop Up					Gauge	10

Dragon Swarm

TP Cost	28	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Earth-Water 1880

Power	1000<1400>	# of Hits	5<6>	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	12<18>	Guard Break	8<108>	HP Recovery	12<18>
Properties	—			Count	[100] Speed Up					Gauge	10<12>

Divine Ascension

TP Cost	32	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Water-Dark 1880

Power	1200	# of Hits	1	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	30	Guard Break	100	HP Recovery	6
Properties	Knockdown/Knockdown Critical			Count	[100] Speed Up					Gauge	20

Swallow Fury

TP Cost	25	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Wind 4530

Power	765<1020>	# of Hits	3<4>	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	18<24>	Guard Break	12<16>	HP Recovery	18<24>
Properties	Prop Up (more than 1 Hit)/Pass-Through/Juggle/Knockdown			Count	[100] Can Use in Mid-air					Gauge	7.5<10>

Demonic Wrath

TP Cost	30	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Dark-Wind 6250

Power	900	# of Hits	4	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	24	Guard Break	16	HP Recovery	24
Properties	Juggle/Knockdown			Count	[100] Prop Up [200], Toss enemy into air (stabilized), [400] Range Up					Gauge	10

Incineration Wave

TP Cost	60	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Fire 2160

Power	1800	# of Hits	8	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	48	Guard Break	32	HP Recovery	48
Properties	—			Count	[100/400] Hits + 2, [200] Speed Up					Gauge	12

Light of Ruin

TP Cost	35	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Fire-Light 4530

Power	1260	# of Hits	9	Phys. to Magic Ratio	9:1	Iron Stance	54	Guard Break	36	HP Recovery	54
Properties	Prop Up/Juggle/Knockdown			Count	[100] Iron Stance + 24, Guard Block + 96					Gauge	12

Blade of Heaven

TP Cost	70	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Light-Earth 6250

Power	1250	# of Hits	7	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	70	Guard Break	28	HP Recovery	70
Properties	Juggle/Knockdown			Count	[100] Prop Up					Gauge	10

Dragon's Maw

TP Cost	56	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Wind-Fire 3590

Power	1100	# of Hits	7	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	70	Guard Break	124	HP Recovery	70
Properties	Juggle/Knockdown/Critical(30%)			Count	[100] Speed Up, [200] Enemy Pop Up mid-range					Gauge	15

Absolute Domination

TP Cost	0	Casting Time	—	Learned From	Skill Special

Power	11900	# of Hits	9	Phys. to Magic Ratio	10:0	Iron Stance	—	Guard Break	—	HP Recovery	—
Properties	Accuracy/Knockdown			Count	—					Gauge	0