New Genesis: Braver

Hunter

Fighter

Ranger

Gunner

Force

Techter

Braver

Bouncer

Waker

Slayer

Braver is a returning class in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis.
A class geared towards combat at any range.
Can seamlessly switch between close and long-range weapons. Each attack is simple yet hides a deeper complexity.

Class Weapon Overview

Bravers have access to two unique weapons: Katanas and Bows.

Katanas

An agile weapon that is ideal for rapid attacks. Katana Photon Art Combos can be used to dish out a variety of attacks when the same PA is performed repeatedly. Among the melee weapons, it has limited aerial mobility, which can make it inflexible for some combat scenarios.

Using the Guard Weapon Action, you can block attacks and negate their damage when guarding right before the attack hits you with a Perfect Guard, and release a counterattack with the skill Katana Guard Counter. Unlike Hunter's Sword Weapon Action, this Guard can only guard from the front.

Bows

A ranged weapon that has a wide variety of precise attacks depending on whether the Photon Art is charged or not. Unlike other ranged weapons, Bows do not need to be in optimal distance to the enemy to gain any bonus damage, so can freely attack from long ranges.

Using the Elusion Weapon Action, you can quickly evade enemy attacks in place.

Skill Tree Overview

Brave Combat	Resta Effect Amplifier	Restasigne PP Gain	Breakfall HP Gain	Mighty Guard	Slow Landing Photon Bow
Brave Combat Short Cycle	Brave Combat Final Bonus	Brave Combat Close Range	Brave Combat Arrow Mates	Brave Spirit	Long Range Advantage Br
Katana Guard Counter	Final Bonus Surprise			Brave Combat Cross Spirit	Special Ability Optimization BR
Katana Guard Counter Advanced	Fearless Attitude	Katana PA Combo Retention	Bow Elusion Counter	Tracer Arrow	Bow Arts Combo PP Save
Katana Guard Counter PLUS	Fearless Attitude PP Preservation	Katana Perfect Guard PP Gain	Bow Elusion Plus	Photon Bow Attack Impact	Bow Alternate Arts PP Preservation
Katana PA Combo Finish	Katana SC Skip Arts		Bow Elusion EX Counter

Skills

Brave Combat	[Active Skill] Reduces PP consumption and increases attack PP recovery for a fixed time. Using the skill while activated will launch a powerful attack. Can only be used with Braver weapons.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
PP Consumption	80%
PP Recovery	150%
Effect Duration	30s
Cooldown	120s

Resta Effect Amplifier	Increases HP recovery amount when you use Restasigne.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Heal Potency Increase Rate	110%	113%	116%	118%	120%	122%	124%	126%	128%	130%
Heal Potency Increase Rate	102%	104%	106%	108%	110%	112%	114%	116%	118%	120%

Restasigne PP Gain	Restores PP when you use Restasigne.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3
PP Recovery	+15	+25	+30

Breakfall HP Gain	Recovers HP when you break-fall a launch or knockback caused by an enemy attack.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
HP Recovery Rate	10%	12%	13%	14%	15%
HP Recovery Rate	5%	6%	7%	8%	10%

Mighty Guard	Reduces damage taken and PP consumption when you guard with a Weapon Action.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Damage Taken Rate	10%
PP Consumption	10

Slow Landing Photon Bow	Slows fall speed when performing a Normal Attack or charging a Photon Art. Can only be used by Photon Bows.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Brave Combat Short Cycle	Shortens the effect duration of Brave Combat, but also shortens the cooldown time.
Prerequisite - Brave Combat Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
Effect Duration	25s	23s	21s	18s	15s
Cooldown	100s	90s	80s	70s	60s

Brave Combat Final Bonus	When Brave Combat ends, you recover a certain amount of HP and PP according to your hit count while the skill was active. Can only be used wby a Main Class or with Braver weapons.
Prerequisite - Brave Combat Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
HP Recovery Rate/Hit	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%	0.30%
HP Recovery Rate/Limit	6%	12%	18%	24%	30%
PP Recovery Rate/Hit	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
PP Recovery Rate/Limit	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%

Brave Combat Close Range	During Brave Combat, using a normal attack while locked on will cause you to move closer to enemies within a certain distance. Can only be used with a Katana.
Prerequisite - Brave Combat Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Brave Combat Arrow Mates	During Brave Combat, adds resistance against launches and knockbacks caused by enemy attacks at a specific point when attacking with a Photon Art. Can only be used with a Bow.
Prerequisite - Brave Combat Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Brave Spirit	Temporarily increases PP recovery when attacking as well as the potency of your normal attacks and counters when you perform a successful perfect guard with a weapon action. Can only be used by a Main Class/Braver weapons.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Long Range Advantage Br	Increases PA damage to boss enemies that are not targetting you. Main Class/Bows only.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Potency	115%

Katana Guard Counter	Automatically unleashes a counter when you successfully execute a Perfect Guard using a Weapon Action. Can only be used with a Katana.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Final Bonus Surprise	Doubles the number of Brave Combat Final Bonus hits when you attack a boss enemy during Brave Combat. Can only be used by a Main Class/Braver weapons.
Prerequisite - Brave Combat Final Bonus Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Brave Combat Cross Spirit	When you trigger Brave Combat, Brave Spirit also becomes active. Can only be used by a Main Class/Braver weapons.
Prerequisite - Brave Spirit Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Special Ability Optimization BR	The Melee Weapon Potency and Ranged Weapon Potency bonuses from your equipped weapon and armor Augments are each added up, and the one that is higher is applied to both your Melee and Ranged Weapon Potency. Can only be used by a Main Class/Braver weapons.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Katana Guard Counter Advanced	Adds a shockwave to the Katana Guard Counter.
Prerequisite - Katana Guard Counter Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Fearless Attitude	Neutralizes enemy attacks to your front at a set time after releasing a Photon Art or normal attack, and automatically unleashes a counter. Can only be used with a Katana.
Prerequisite - Katana Guard Counter Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Katana PA Combo Retention	Using another Photon Art will not interrupt your Katana combo string. Can only be used with a Katana.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Bow Elusion Counter	When you successfully dodge using a Weapon Action, using a normal attack will unleash a counter. Can only be used with a Bow.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Tracer Arrow	Arrows released using normal attacks gain homing ability. Can only be used with a Bow.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Bow Arts Combo PP Save	Chaining Photon Arts together reduces your PP consumption. Can only be used by a Main Class/Bow.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
PP Consumption	85%

Katana Guard Counter PLUS	When you perform a Katana Guard Counter, performing a Normal Attack unleashes an additional counter. Can only be used by Katanas.
Prerequisite - Katana Guard Counter Advanced Lv.1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Fearless Attitude PP Preservation	Reduces the PP Consumption of the first Photon Art you use after activating Fearless Attitude. Can only be used by a Main Class/Bow.
Prerequisite - Fearless Attitude Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
PP Consumption	0%

Katana Perfect Guard PP Gain	Recovers PP when you successfully execute a perfect guard. Can only be used by a Main Class/Katana.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
PP Recovery	+20

Bow Elusion Plus	Using a Weapon Action while pressing the directional pad at just the right time after releasing a Photon Art will make you slide while attacking. Can only be used with a Bow.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Photon Bow Attack Impact	Builds up a gauge when an enemy is hit with a Photon Art multiple times. Once the gauge is maxed out, a certain number of Normal Attacks will become more powerful. Afterwards, the first charged Photon Art (excluding Dimensional Ray) used will have increased potency. Can only be used with Photon Bow.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Potency	125%

Bow Alternate Arts PP Preservation	Decreases your PP consumption when you chain different Photon Arts together. Can only be used by Photon Bows.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1	2	3	4	5
PP Consumption	90%	85%	80%	75%	70%

Katana PA Combo Finish	After using the third step of a Katana Photon Art, your Normal Attack changes to a powerful strike. Can only be used by Katanas.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-

Katana SC Skip Arts	A Photon Art used after performing a Sidestep Counter is changed to its third stage and has increased potency. Can only be used by a Main Class/Katana.
Prerequisite -
Effect	Skill Level
	1
Potency	110%

Bow Elusion EX Counter	Launching a Normal Attack when you successfully dodge with Bow Elusion Plus unleashes a counter. Can only be used with a Bow.
Prerequisite - Bow Elusion Plus Lv. 1
Effect	Skill Level
	1
-	-