Dark Blast: Elder

Dark Blast	Elder Form	Luther Form	Apprentice Form	Gemini Form

Elder Form

Elder Form

Become the apex predator of the battlefield with the power of Dark Falz [Elder]! Demolish the opposition with your bare fists and shrug off their pathetic attempts at slowing you down! Reason and labels are meaningless, only your instincts matter to destroy the enemies in front of you!

Unlocking Elder Form

1. Clear one of the following two conditions.

• Defeat any Omega Hyunal (Lv. 70+)
• Clear "EPISODE 5" Chapter 2 "The End of The Ultimate Struggle"

2. When one of the above conditions are met, you will receive a message from Xiera notifying you that you have unlocked the Elder Form.

• This message is received if you are in the center of the Gate Area, the Gateship boarding gate, inside the Gateship, etc.

Overview

Icon	Description	Effect Duration
	Become embodied with Dark Falz Elder's overwhelming power and perform direct attacks.	60 Seconds

• During the transformation, a voice dedicated to the Dark Blast is assigned. The voice cannot be changed.
  • It is possible to set the unique voice off by toggling between "Play / Don't Play" for the "Unique Voice for Dark Blasts" in the "Other Settings" of your Options menu.

Basic Stats

Lv	HP	PP	MEL Pwr	RNG Pwr	TEC Pwr	DEX	MEL Def	RNG Def	TEC Def
1	540	100	474	159	143	86	109	70	98
20	768	100	598	201	181	219	337	219	303
55	2053	100	1857	625	562	359	512	332	460
75	2953	100	3302	1111	1000	439	612	397	550
80	3158	100	3522	1185	1067	459	637	414	573
90	3568	100	3962	1334	1200	499	687	446	618
95	4283	100	4952	1667	1500	519	712	462	640
Increase from Skills (Maximum)
-	1000	100	1000	1000	1000	0	800	800	800

The basic stats is fixed for each character Lv.

• Automatic PP recovery amount is 15 PP/sec. Exactly 3 times greater than the player's original recovery (5 PP/sec).
• All attacks except for Bloody Heal refers to Melee Power. Ranged Power is irrelevant.
• The defense stats is extremely low, and is lower than normally having no equipment on the character. In particular, Elder has even lower stats for Ranged Defense.

Skillset

Attacks			Potency (%)	PP Consumption
	Normal Attack	Normal Attacks (Up to 5-hit combos) can be made, can also weave in other moves on the main palette.	920 1130 1580 1080 + 2050 1480 + 3040	---
	Tyrant Strike	Jumps in the air and divekick towards the target. Useful for easily hitting enemies and closing distances.	1940	30
	Infinity Rush	Press and hold down the button to continuously throw punches in front of you. Potency increases after holding for more than 2 seconds. Releasing will throw a slightly harder punch.	865 x n + 951 After 2 Seconds 1210 x n + 1331	30 (20/s)
	Punishment Knuckle	Press and hold down the button to charge a heavy blast. Releasing at max charge will throw a large blast that stuns.	Uncharged: 1380 Charged: 4960	40
	Violence Sidestep	Performs a quick sidestep that damages any enemy caught in it. Consumes PP.	440	5
Skills			Potency (%)	Cooldown
	Darkness Barrier	Deploys a barrier that attracts enemies.	---	30s
	Ultimate Impact	Releases a giant blast the covers a wide area. Can only be used once during transformation.	18500	---
	Physical Dash	Dash at high speeds for a certain period of time. Can perform a 4-hit attack while dashing.	3000 + 1500 x 3	25 ~ 8s
	Bloody Heal	Recovers HP of the player and anyone else nearby.	---	20 ~ 10s
	End Transformation	Prematurely ends Dark Blast Transformation. The number noted on the icon refers to the time remaining on the transformation.	---	---

Learnable Skills

About Unlocking Skills

Note: Skills that require a specific number of enemies defeated during Dark Blast will always keep track of progress throughout any number of quests where Dark Blast is activated. This means you are not forced to attain the total number of kills in a single Dark Blast activation. This also applies to skills that require multiple usage of other skills to unlock.

Extend Normal Attack Combo 1

Adds a 4th move to your Normal Attack Combo. An uppercut that launches you upward.

Prerequisite:
Defeat a total of 30 enemies during Elder Dark Blast.

Skill Level	1
EXP/Level	0
Total EXP	0

Extend Normal Attack Combo 2

Adds a 5th move to your Normal Attack Combo. A vicious dunk downward that destroys whatever's on the point of impact.

Prerequisite:
Perform the 4th move of a Normal Attack Combo a total of 10 times.
Defeat a total 130 enemies during Elder Dark Blast.

Skill Level	1
EXP/Level	0
Total EXP	0

Physical Dash

Activated skill that makes you run as thought you used a Dash Ring. You can turn and jump without interrupting the Dash. Attacking during the Dash will launch a strong lunging punch forward, prematurely ending the Dash.

Prerequisite:
Activate Elder Dark Blast transformation once.

• The power distribution of Physical Dash is separated into 40% for the 1st hit and 20% each for the 2nd to 4th hits.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5
Cooldown	25s	20s	18s	15s	8s
EXP/Level	0	21,000	101,500	326,200	6,364,890
Total EXP	0	21,000	122,500	448,700	6,813,690

Charged Punishment Shot

Reduces the charge time of the Dark Blast PA "Punishment Knuckle".

Prerequisite:
Defeat a total of 10 enemies by using a fully charged Dark Blast PA "Punishment Knuckle".

• At max level, the charge time for Punishment Knuckle goes from 2 seconds to 1 second.

Skill Level	1	2	3
Charge Time	80%	60%	50%
EXP/Level	0	350,000	7,000,000
Total EXP	0	350,000	7,350,000

Ultimate Impact

An activated skill that briefly channels dark power and then releases it in a devastating blast that obliterates anything in a large cone in front of you. This skill can only be activated once per Dark Blast transformation.

Prerequisite:
Use the activated skill "Darkness Barrier" once.
Use the activated skill "Physical Dash" a total of 10 times.
Defeat a total of 500 enemies during Elder Dark Blast.

• After activating this skill, you have a small window of time to, if necessary, adjust the direction of the blast by turning to the sides.
• Perfect Attack does not apply even if performed on a Perfect Attack window.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5
Potency	100%	110%	120%	125%	130%
EXP/Level	0	21,000	109,410	323,610	6,703,970
Total EXP	0	21,000	130,410	454,020	7,157,990

Darkness Barrier

An activated skill that erects a temporary ethereal barrier that blocks enemy attacks and attracts enemies to itself. The barrier cannot be damaged and is only duration-based.

• The barrier attracts enemies not by "pulling them in" like the Technique Zondeel but instead by drawing their aggro similar to the Hunter skill "War Cry".
• The barrier can also protect against long-range attacks (except for penetrating attacks).

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5
Effect Duration	10s	15s	20s	25s	30s
Cooldown	30s
EXP/Level	700	16,800	50,400	100,240	300,860
Total EXP	700	17,500	67,900	168,140	469,000

Bloody Heal

An activated skill that restores your HP and the HP of all allies within range. This skill has no animation and can be activated at any moment, even inbetween combos.

• The HP recovery amount is based on your Technique Power of your Dark Blast.
• Cannot be activated while attacking.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5
HP Recovery	100%	150%		colspan="2"	200%
Cooldown	20s		15s		10s
EXP/Level	700	24,500	92,470	171,990	567,560
Total EXP	700	25,200	117,670	289,660	857,220

HP Up

Raises the maximum HP of your Dark Blast transformation.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Max HP Bonus	+50	+100	+150	+200	+250	+300	+350	+400	+450	+500	+550	+600	+700	+800	+1000
EXP/Level	5,250	6,825	9,170	19,250	41,370	78,540	133,560	235,060	402,290	683,900	800,170	1,440,250	2,880,710	5,755,400	11,375,000
Total EXP	5,250	12,075	21,245	40,495	81,865	160,405	293,965	529,025	931,315	1,615,215	2,415,385	3,855,635	6,736,345	12,491,745	23,866,745

PP Up

Raises the maximum PP of your Dark Blast transformation.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Max PP Bonus	+5	+10	+15	+20	+25	+30	+35	+40	+45	+50	+55	+60	+70	+80	+100
EXP/Level	5,250	6,825	9,170	19,250	41,370	78,540	133,560	235,060	402,290	683,900	800,170	1,440,250	2,880,710	5,755,400	11,375,000
Total EXP	5,250	12,075	21,245	40,495	81,865	160,405	293,965	529,025	931,315	1,615,215	2,415,385	3,855,635	6,736,345	12,491,745	23,866,745

Total Attack Up

Raises the MEL Pwr, RNG Pwr and TEC Pwr of your Dark Blast transformation.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Pwr Bonus	+50	+100	+150	+200	+250	+300	+350	+400	+450	+500	+550	+600	+700	+800	+1000
EXP/Level	5,250	6,825	9,170	19,250	41,370	78,540	133,560	235,060	402,290	683,900	800,170	1,440,250	2,880,710	5,755,400	11,375,000
Total EXP	5,250	12,075	21,245	40,495	81,865	160,405	293,965	529,025	931,315	1,615,215	2,415,385	3,855,635	6,736,345	12,491,745	23,866,745

Total Defense Up

Raises the MEL Def, RNG Def and TEC Def of your Dark Blast transformation.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Def Bonus	+50	+100	+150	+200	+250	+300	+350	+400	+450	+500	+550	+600	+700	+800	+1000
EXP/Level	5,250	6,825	9,170	19,250	41,370	78,540	133,560	235,060	402,290	683,900	800,170	1,440,250	2,880,710	5,755,400	11,375,000
Total EXP	5,250	12,075	21,245	40,495	81,865	160,405	293,965	529,025	931,315	1,615,215	2,415,385	3,855,635	6,736,345	12,491,745	23,866,745

Advanced D-Attack

Increases the base damage of your Normal Attacks during Dark Blast.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Potency	104%	108%	112%	116%	118%	120%	122%	124%	126%	130%
EXP/Level	2,800	19,600	37,800	156,380	328,300	644,000	1,318,520	2,138,080	6,713,560	11,265,310
Total EXP	2,800	22,400	60,200	216,580	544,880	1,188,880	2,507,400	4,645,480	11,359,040	22,624,350

Enhanced Tyrant Strike

Increases the base damage of the Dark Blast PA "Tyrant Strike".

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Potency	104%	108%	112%	116%	118%	120%	122%	124%	126%	130%
EXP/Level	2,800	17,500	26,600	86,450	122,280	145,020	463,280	2,496,080	5,334,700	11,736,340
Total EXP	2,800	20,300	46,900	133,350	245,630	390,650	853,930	3,350,200	8,684,900	20,421,240

Enhanced Infinity Rush

Increases the base damage of the Dark Blast PA "Infinity Rush".

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Potency	104%	108%	112%	116%	118%	120%	122%	124%	126%	130%
EXP/Level	3,500	19,250	34,300	139,090	333,690	580,580	1,219,190	2,235,230	6,806,240	9,909,900
Total EXP	3,500	22,750	57,050	196,140	529,830	1,110,410	2,329,600	4,564,830	11,371,070	21,280,970

Enhanced Punishment Knuckle

Increases the base damage of the Dark Blast PA "Punishment Knuckle".

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Potency	104%	108%	112%	116%	118%	120%	122%	124%	126%	130%
EXP/Level	3,850	20,160	31,500	132,230	282,940	594,230	1,313,200	2,050,160	4,968,390	11,624,340
Total EXP	3,850	24,010	55,510	187,740	470,680	1,064,910	2,378,110	4,428,270	9,396,660	21,021,000

PP Preservation

Reduces the PP consumption of all actions during Dark Blast that consume PP.

Skill Level	1	2	3
PP Consumption	90%	85%	80%
EXP/Level	21,000	99,750	1,935,150
Total EXP	21,000	120,750	2,055,900

Escalation Power

After activating Dark Blast transformation, increases your damage dealt by all sources after a certain amount of time passes. Also reduces your damage taken by all sources in the same way.

Skill Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Potency	101%	102%	103%	104%	106%	108%	110%
Damage Reduction	1%	2%	3%	4%	6%	8%	10%
Activation Time	45s							40s	35s	30s
EXP/Level	10,150	20,300	28,420	36,890	224,280	329,630	697,130	1,303,610	1,952,790	15,622,320
Total EXP	10,150	30,450	58,870	95,760	320,040	649,670	1,346,800	2,650,410	4,603,200	20,225,520

Violence Sidestep

Deals contact damage to enemies while using Sidestep during Dark Blast and adds a Perfect Attack Window to your Sidestep. Note: Using Sidestep during Dark Blast consumes PP.

Skill Level	1
EXP/Level	4,900
Total EXP	4,900