Portal:New Genesis/Twin Daggers Photon Arts and Actions

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

New Genesis: Twin Daggers Photon Arts
Circling Buzzard	Helzeus Coat	Pirouette Ripper	Limber Figure

Overview

The Fighter's Twin Daggers mainly focus on quick attacks and provides skills you can learn from the Fighter's Skill Tree that help you stay close to the enemy, even if they're in the air.
The Twin Daggers' Normal Attacks and PAs have many opportunities where you can cancel it with the Guard Weapon Action. If you learn the skill Dagger Spin Counter, you can follow up with a quick counter, then resume your onslaught on the enemy.

However, the Twin Daggers struggles with groups of enemies, being more suited with one-on-one combat. Compared to the other two Fighter weapons, Twin Daggers also deal less damage overall, favoring mobility over the other two.

Fighter's weapon PAs are split into two halves, and learning Fighter Skip Arts allows you to use the first half by inputting a directional key, or to instead skip to the second half by not inputting.
For Twin Daggers PAs, the first half is a quick, gap-closing attack. It is recommended to understand when to use each half according to your combat situation.

Features of Twin Daggers

Normal Attacks

Icon	Stat	NA1	NA2	NA3	NA4	Quick Attack
	Potency	45 x 2	50 x 2	55 x 2	50 x 4	165 x 2
	PP Recovery	2 x 2	2 x 2	5 x 2	3 x 4	5 x 2

Swing the Twin Daggers multiple times across 3 Normal Attacks to hit enemies in front of you. Dagger Attack Extra adds the 4th NA. Same Arts Skip Attack - Fighter and Another Arts Skip - Fighter allows you to skip to the 3rd and 4th NAs after using a PA twice or two different PAs, respectively. Twin Daggers Quick Attack can be performed after NA4, Acceleration Drive, or Photon Blast.

Normal Attacks

• NA4 moves you forward and upwards.
• NA4 autoguards from the front until the end of the animation.

Twin Daggers Quick Attack

• Quick Attack provides invincibility and can hit the enemy at a decent range. A purple glow on your character signals when you can use it, provided you're performing one of the actions seen above to trigger it.
• You can move to the left, right, forwards, or backwards using their respective input before performing Quick Attack.

Weapon Action

Icon	Stat	Spin	Spin Counter	Acceleration Drive
	Potency	30	300	120
	PP Recovery	2	8	0

Spin to guard yourself in all directions. The spin deals a miniscule amount of damage if you're close enough to an enemy.

Dagger Spin Counter

• Allows you to counter after a successful guard.
• Worse damage and PP recovery than a Sidestep Counter, but allows you to stay in the air.

Acceleration Drive

• Moves you about 4 Steps in any direction towards the enemy while performing an attack. If learned, it can be performed after a Photon Art; a purple glow on your character signals when you can use it after a Photon Art. If Dagger Spin Axle is learned, it can be performed after a Weapon Action as well.
• Recommended to be performed in the air, as it is faster than performing it on the ground; damage still remains the same as well.
• Provides invincibility until you slash the enemy.
• Can be canceled with Weapon Action at any time.

Universal Actions

Action	Potency	PP Recovery
Sidestep Attack	150	7
Sidestep Counter	420	12
Dash Attack	280	15
Dive Attack	200	0

• Sidestep Attack/Counter: After a Sidestep, press Normal Attack to perform a quick slash. If you dodge an enemy's attack with Sidestep, the damage is increased.
• Dash Attack: Swing the Twin Daggers directly in front of you. Has a narrow range compared to other Dash Attacks.
• 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.

Photon Blast

Quickly attack the enemy with numerous horizontal slashes before finishing off with a rising spin attack.

• One of the fastest Photon Blasts, but also deals relatively low damage in comparison.
• The rising spin attack may accidentally hit unintended parts of the enemy. Consider activating the Photon Blast somewhat lower than the part you intend to hit.
• Like all Photon Blasts, you are invincible during its animation.
• Power Notation: Measured in Potency, deals 240 x 5 hits (slashes), 300 (transition slash), then 360 x 5 hits (rising spin).

Photon Arts

Circling Buzzard

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Circling Buzzard	Potency	840	Twin Daggers Photon Art. Approach the enemy while spinning and unleash a lightning-quick flurry of attacks.
		PP	22

• Perform a short gap closing spin in the first half, then slash the enemy multiple times in the second half before finishing off with a downward slash.
• The downward slash is the most damaging part of this PA and also provides auto-Guard from the front.
• You can move a short distance in any direction in the first half, but are locked in place in the second half. The second half also has short range.
• Due to its short range and most of its damage on the downward slash, this PA is most effective against enemies that are not actively moving or downed.
• Can be canceled before the downward slash with Sidestep or Weapon Action.
• Power Notation: The first half deals 6% x 3 hits of noted power, the second half deals 6.5% x 6 hits, and the downward slash deals 43%.

Helzeus Coat

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Helzeus Coat	Potency	510	Twin Daggers Photon Art. Unleash a shock wave after leaping forward.
		PP	16

• Dash towards the enemy and perform a retreat that sends out a penetrating shockwave.
• The dash does not vertically track enemies. You can travel further with the dash if you are targeting or locked on an enemy.
• Sending out the shockwave auto-guards from the front.
• Provides super armor in the first half only.
• Can be canceled in the first half with Sidestep or Weapon Action.
• Power Notation: The first half deals 25% and 27% of noted power, and the second half 24% x 2 hits.

Pirouette Ripper

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Pirouette Ripper	Potency	345	Twin Daggers Photon Art. Cleave through foes with countless strikes after a quick stab.
		PP	20

• Perform a quick strike that moves you a step forward and then release a flurry of slashes.
• Provides super armor, and invincibility for the PA if an enemy is hit with the first half's strike.
  • Provides auto-guard from the front in the second half.
• Can only be canceled with Sidestep or Weapon Action in the first half, though you can cancel with either as soon as the slashes are released.
• Power Notation: The first half deals 38% of noted power, and the second half 15.5% x 4 hits.

Limber Figure

Icon	Name	Stat	Lv.1	Description
	Limber Figure	Potency	765	Twin Daggers Photon Art. After driving your blade into the enemy, you throw your weapon striking nearby enemies.
		PP	24

• Take a step forward to hit the enemy and leave a thin lingering slash that damages enemies on the first half, then throw your daggers around you on the second half. Requires an enemy to fully perform the first half and the following second half. Not required if second half is used only.
• Second half can lightly launch smaller enemies and bring them towards you.
• The lingering slash is effective when using it against downed enemies and following it up with Pirouette Ripper or Circling Buzzard.
  • Can only have one lingering slash active at a time; it will disappear if the first half is used again.
• Provides super armor.
• Can be canceled in the first half with Sidestep or Weapon Action.
• Power Notation: The first half deals a total of 27.2% of noted power, the lingering slash 31.8%, and the second half 41%.

Reference

PSO2 NGS Japanese Swiki: Twin Daggers PAs and Actions