New Genesis: Photon Arts and Actions
Hunter	Sword	Wired Lance	Partisan
Fighter	Twin Daggers	Double Saber	Knuckles
Ranger	Assault Rifle	Launcher
Gunner	Twin Machine Guns
Force	Rod	Talis
Techter	Wand
Braver	Katana	Bow
Bouncer	Soaring Blades	Jet Boots
Waker	Harmonizer
Slayer	Gunblade

Overview

Unlike other weapons, the Force's Rod does not use any Photon Arts, and instead enhances casting with Techniques and Compound Techniques through Force's Rod skills.
However, the Rod still has the usual weapon features such as Normal and Sidestep/Sidestep Counter attacks, as well as a Guard for their Weapon Action.

With the Rod, the user can attack enemies from afar by releasing a photon shot. With skills like Elemental Bullet, Maintain PP Gain, Rod Technique Hold, Rod Charge Quick Move, Rod React Advanced, and Rod Technique PP Well Up, Rod users will be able to expand their combat options when engaging against enemies.

Features of Rod

Normal Attacks

Icon	Stat	NA1	NA2	NA3
	Potency	120	120	120
	PP Recovery	8	8	8

Swings the Rod, firing off a photon bullet in a 3-step combo. The Rod itself does not have any hit detection.

Normal Attacks

Allows for movement in any direction while attacking.
Has far range, but bullet speed is slightly slower than a Rifle.
Has the same damage output and PP recovery in each step of the combo.
Although it can contribute a small amount of Physical Down, it is unrealistic to achieve a Physical Down with only normal attacks with a Rod.

Weapon Action

Icon	Stat	Guard	Elemental Bullet
	Potency	-	200
	PP Recovery	30	10

Deploy a short barrier around you, guarding against enemy attacks and recovers PP upon successful guard. Skills in the Force tree provide additional attacks and utilities to the Weapon Action.

Guard

A successful guard restores 30 PP.
- The PP amount recovered is a fixed value, and will not be affected by any effects that increases PP Recovery.
Can be performed consecutively in-between short intervals. It is possible to guard all consecutive attacks of an enemy and completely recover PP.
Can be canceled with Sidestep and charging Techniques. Allows you to regain movement control from the point you cancel the action.
Cannot be canceled while activating a Technique halfway.
After using a Technique, it is possible to perform the Weapon Action at a faster timing earlier than Weapon Actions and Sidesteps of other weapons.
Learning Rod React Advanced allows you to become invincible for a short duration if you use a Technique immediately after a successful Guard.

Elemental Bullet

Shoots out an additional photon bullet at the enemy corresponding to the element of the previously casted Technique.
A stock of Elemental Bullet is gained after a successful guard via Weapon Action.
Contributes a slightly higher Elemental Down compared to an uncharged Technique.
If it is a corresponding Element, it also has the effect of increasing the count of certain Technique skills such as Zonde-Clad and Barta Blot by 1.

Universal Actions

Action	Potency	PP Recovery
Sidestep Attack	170	11
Sidestep Counter	300	16
Dash Attack	250	18
Dive Attack	200	0

Sidestep Attack/Counter: After a Sidestep, press Normal Attack to fire a photon shot. If you dodge an enemy's attack with Sidestep, the damage and PP recovery is increased.
Dash Attack: Fire a piercing photon shot.
Dive Attack: Nearly the same across all weapons. Dive deals damage to nearby enemies and restores no PP, and is mainly used to reach the ground faster. Not affected by ideal range.

Photon Blast

Gathers up all 6 elements and releases a powerful photon beam in front of you that bursts out at the end, recoiling yourself back.

Due to the attack attributing all 6 elements, it will generate Elemental Down regardless of the enemy's elemental weakness.
Like all Photon Blasts, you are invincible during its animation.
Power Notation: Measured in Potency, deals 480 x 5 hits (beam) + 1440 (explosion).

New Genesis: Rod Actions

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