INFORMATION
FROM:
- ACCEL WORLD
LEGION:
- NEGA NEBULUS
SPECIAL ABILITY:
- ACCELERATION
MAIN ELEMENT:
- NONE
ROLE:
- ATTACKER
UNLOCK:
- Unlocked in EP08
~SPECIAL MOVES~
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DESCRIPTION |
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Lightning Cyan Spike | Single Strike Attack. Long range thrust with the pile driver.
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Strike Charge | Rushing Attack. Fires the pile driver at the ground behind Cyan Pile in order to propel him forward into a charging shoulder charge.
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Splash Stinger | Projectile Attack. Fires multiple mini-rockets from Cyan Pile’s chest. When I see this I can’t help but think “Unibeam!!”
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Spiral Gravity Driver | Area of Effect Attack. Uses the pile driver to pummel the ground generating a circular shockwave around Cyan Pile.
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~INCARNATE SKILLS~
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DESCRIPTION |
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One Hand Tyr | Sumeragi’s OSS given to Cyan Pile. By using his Cyan Blade with one hand, Cyan Pile is able to generate a projection of the War God Tyr to slash in a wide radius.
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Cyan Blade Combination | Combo Attack. Cyan Pile draws an Azure Blade out of his Pile Driver to perform a heavy 5-hit combo.
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~HEALING & BUFFS~
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Stamina Booster | Reduces Self SP Consumption.
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Pile Booster | Increases Self Attack.
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~PASSIVE SKILLS~
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| Neo Acceleration | Allows the use of faster Accel Move & Super Jump techniques. |
| Perforation | Cyan Pile’s unique fighting style. |
| Increase Physical Defense | Decrease amount of damage received by physical attacks by 10%. |
| Increase BP Drop | Increases the BP dropped by enemies by 10%. |
| Increase HP | Increases Max HP by 10%. |
| Increase Attack | Increases physical damage dealt by weapons by 10%. |
| Increase Critical Rate | Increases the probability of landing a critical strike by 20%. |
| Increase Special Gauge | Increases Max Special Gauge by 10%. |
| Increase BP Drop+ | Increases the BP dropped by enemies by 20%. |
| Increase Special Gauge Regeneration | Increases the rate of gaining Special Gauge by 10%. |
| Cooldown Time Decrease | Decreases the cooldown time of Sword Skills & Special Moves by 10%. |
| Switch Boost | Increases the power of Switch by 10%. |
| Skill Connect Boost | Increases power of Skill Connect by 10%. |
| Stamina Saver | Reduces the cost of stamina based actions by 20%. |
| Increase Physical Defense+ | Decrease amount of damage received by physical attacks by 20%. |
| Increase Special Gauge+ | Increases Max Special Gauge by 30%. |
| Cooldown Time Decrease+ | Decreases the cooldown time of Sword Skills & Special Moves by 20%. |
| Increase HP+ | Increases Max HP by 30%. |
| Increase Special Gauge Regeneration+ | Increases the rate of gaining Special Gauge by 30%. |
| [Lv1000] Increase Attack+ | Increases physical damage dealt by weapons by 20%. |
| [Lv1050] Skill Connect Boost+ | Increases power of Skill Connect by 20%. |
| [Lv1100] Increased Guard Efficiency | Reduces the amount of stamina used when guarding attacks. |
| [Lv1200] Increase Jump Efficiency | Decreases the amount of stamina used by jumping related actions. |
~HOW TO PLAY CYAN PILE~
This section is written as an more in-depth extension to the AW & SAO Character Overview post and is meant to be used hand in hand with the General Leveling Guide. The purpose of this How-To-Play is to offer players of all levels a skeleton plan which enables them to build their characters up to their full potential. With that being said, it is indeed recommended that you do follow the steps described here.
Accel World characters need a solid team (In particular, a competent Buffer) in order for them to truly shine. They serve as mainly Elemental Attackers and should only typically be used when the team already has all of the key characters that make up Buffer, Debuffer and Healer.
I am aware that AW characters are PvP oriented but I don’t really care about PvP so this How-To-Play is written with co-op play mind.
-Equipment Selection-
Cyan Pile doesn’t have a Main Element. Therefore it makes sense to pick Elemental Equipment that is used the most or has the most boss weaknesses. In this sense Ice or Dark are your safest bet so selecting Ice/Dark Engraved Stones and Enhanced Armaments that Increase Ice/Dark Abilities would be applicable in most cases.
But since a AW characters rely on Elemental Damage for their main damage output, they can benefit greatly from simply using the appropriate Elemental Engraved Stones & Elemental Equipment for each corresponding Boss Weakness. It may appear as a hassle to constantly change equipment for every Boss Weakness but the difference is effectively Double Damage since elemental damage is multiplied by 2 if a boss is weak to that element (Also, if a boss resists an element, that specific Elemental Damage will be reduced by 90%).
For information on which each Bosses weaknesses and resistances, there are Weak/Resist spreadsheets on the Boss Guides page.
In the event that a boss is indeed Resistant to all elements, pick the Engraved Stone and the Elemental Equipment that the team will most likely end up using. Example: a Team with Strea, Seven & Kirito will result in a definite use of Enhance Earth since there is no other Elemental Enhance in the team makeup.
**For some tips on how to select the appropriate Accessories for your character, consult the Selecting Equipment guide.
-AW Combat Guide-
AW characters cannot fly. On top of this, using Special Moves consumes the Special Gauge which is only filled by landing Square & Triangle attacks. This makes AW Combat a lot more complicated as you constantly have to be attacking to build the Special Gauge meter while at the same time trying to control your altitude. But don’t worry, a little bit of practice and picking up some good habits will help you become effective at combat as well as gain enjoyment from using these characters.
Building Special Gauge Meter:
When a fight starts, you will typically always have 0 meter. It would be ideal if there was a nearby mob monster you could smack around for meter gain but if there isn’t do not rush straight to the boss. If you rush straight to the boss you could become out of range of the SAO characters buffs with increase your strength tremendously. Patiently wait for your SAO teammates to cast all of their buff skills and once they are finished, Accel Move in for combat.
Spend the first few moments of the Boss fight restricting yourself to Square and Triangle attacks in order to build a good amount of meter. You can use your Incarnate Skills to punctuate your normal attacks but the purpose here is meter building, not damage output.
Triangle attacks build the most meter but don’t use them if you have below 50% stamina. If you run out of stamina, you will simply fall straight to the ground since you will become unable to Jump, Dash, Super Jump & Accel Move which are important for maintaining altitude.
Once you have around 60%+ meter, you can start using Special Moves rather aggressively and do Skill Connect combos into Incarnate Skills. Just keep in mind that you will be restricted to building meter if you completely exhaust your meter gauge. Because of this, it is recommended that you can get into the good rhythm of using short Skill Connect combos into Incarnate Skills and then building meter while the Incarnate Skills are on cooldown.
The reason why is a good idea to never completely exhaust your meter gauge is for CHRISTMAS. “Christmas” is what I call it when a boss is either DOWNED or does an attack with long duration and is rendered completely helpless for around 30 seconds. This is the time when everyone drops what they are doing and focuses completely on damage output. A lot of AW characters wait for Christmas so they can activate their Mega Buffs and deal high damage. So if you don’t have any meter when it’s Christmas, you will miss out on your biggest chance to deal maximum damage.
Controlling Altitude:
Majority of the Bosses in this game do in fact fly. Therefore it is extremely important for characters who cannot fly to know who to maintain a stable altitude where they feel comfortable and are in full control of the situation.
Your 4 main tools for controlling altitude are Square Attacks, Jumps, Super Jumps and Accel Moves.
Since all of the tools used for Vertical Movement consume a considerable amount of Stamina, there are times when you will just have to float in a safe place and use Square Attacks in order to maintain altitude while regenerating Stamina. Square Attacks don’t use any Stamina. So if you ever run out of Stamina, use Square attacks so that you don’t fall all the way to the ground.
For advanced players, would be ideal if you could land these Square Attacks on a Boss since you could build meter at the same time. If you spot an incoming attack you can simply Jump Cancel the Square Attack into a a quick Guard. If your timing is perfect, you can Instant Block the attack and go right back into Square Attacks without losing any altitude.
Jumps can be used to maintain altitude but be careful. If you use many jumps in quick succession you will rapidly drain your Stamina Gauge and fall right to the ground in failure. For this reason, you should train yourself to use basic jumps simply for maintaining your level of altitude as opposed to long distance upward movement.
Super Jumps and Accel Moves are the tools used to cover large amounts of distance. Quite often when you use one of these techniques, you can move a lot more than intended to and be caught off guard that you are now more displaced than you expected to be. This is especially the case with the Super Jump.
When you are in a boss fight and you have fallen considerably far underneath a boss, use the Accel Move in order to get back onto the Boss’ same Altitude level. Note that this will only work if you can still lock on to the boss. Do not use the Super Jump if you can still lock on to the boss unless you are prepared to elevate much higher than the boss. If you cannot lock on to the boss it means that you are really far below a boss and a Super Jump will be needed to put you into lock-on range.
But be careful since using an Accel Move from underneath a Boss puts you directly in front of the boss and you will be vulnerable its attacks.
-Video of Offensive Skills & Sample Play-
-Using Cyan Pile-
Accel World characters are built for combat. They do not have many buff skills so they do not have to worry about constantly casting buffs the way SAO characters do. Because of this, they have a lot of freedom in their playstyle and benefit a lot from being played aggressively. But keep in mind that there is a huge difference between playing Aggressively and playing Recklessly. AW characters don’t have free access to Healing Skills so you have to play with caution.
Cyan Pile only has two Incarnate Skills while the rest of his Sword Skills make up Special Moves. His Two Incarnate Skills also each have a 30 second duration which means that most of the time he has to make use of his Special Moves. Because of this, Cyan Pile has to spend a considerable amount of time building Special gauge Meter.
Cyan Pile has a wonderful set of Sword Skills. He is adept at attack from close to mid range and he has a good balance of range, AoE, projectiles, distance covering and power. The cornerstone of his offense is Tyr and Cyan Blade which offer high damage. Its possible to build up Skill Connect combos from a safe mid range distance with his 2 long range Special Moves. From here you can close the distance with his rushing Special Move and combo into Tyr or Cyan Blade for some solid damage. His AoE Special Move does have some start-up but it covers a wide area around him making it a strong tool for clearing the area of mobs monsters or ending Skill Connect Combos.
Spiral Gravity Driver has low DOWN potential and it also has a low chance of stunning bosses. There are two probelms with using this as a DOWN move though. The first is that it is expensive and has some long startup. The second is that most of the DOWN potential is on the first part of the attack (Where Cyan Pile hits the ground). When you take these two problems into account you have to be basically be at kissing distance to get the first part of attack to hit but since the skill has such a long startup and a high cost, DOWNs aren’t really that easy to pull off with Cyan Pile.
The only real downsides to Cyan Pile’s movelist is that he lacks moves with Super Armor (Only Sprial Gravity Driver has startup Super Armor). This means that you must be cautious in how you use his stronger moves since they have use a high amount of resources. If you get hit out of one of them you miss lose the opportunity to deal damage.
-Using Buff Skills-
Accel World character buffs typically provide a larger increase than SAO buffs but have a considerably shorter duration. Since Buffs can be overwritten in this game I would like to emphasize that AW chara buffs do in fact overwrite SAO Buffs, but once the AW buff duration is over, they revert back to the SAO buffs. However, This doesn’t hold true when an AW buff changes the kind of element used when it comes to Element Enhance buffs (Same Element overwrites are still good though).
“Stamina Booster” can be used as often as you see fit. It helps with traveling long distances as well as maintaining altitude in boss fights.
“Pile Booster” grants a huge attack boost (Twice as much as SAO buffs). Since it only lasts for max of 60 seconds, you should only use it when you can maximize damage. Using it when you have tons of Special Gauge meter or when a Boss is DOWNed will yield some incredibly good results.
-Healing-
AW characters have no access to Healing Magic. Therefore, Healing Items become their main source of HP Recovery outside of relying on Healer teammates. Since they have few skills and end up having lots of free space in their Pallet, you can equip tons of Healing Items directly to their Pallet for quick healing access.
Since using a Healing Item leaves you vulnerable to attacks, its good form to first super jump as high as you can and then use an item while falling to the ground.
When you take damage with AW characters, don’t be a hero. Pop a quick HP Regen item and then continue fighting cautiously. If you have taken considerable damage, fall back to safety and use an Ancient Fruit (Full Recovery item) or a Pure Healing Crystal (Party HP 50% Recovery item).
It would be the best thing for you, as an AW character, if you had a healer who would care about you and heal you constantly. But don’t be a burden to the team. Understand that you don’t have free access to healing and don’t fight recklessly.
-BK’s Opinion on Cyan Pile-
I don’t like the concept of fighting with a Pile Driver but Cyan Pile’s list of skills are incredibly good. He gets a 40% Attack Increase and a Sword Skill for pretty much any situation. My only real gripe is that he doesn’t have a counter or guard point Sword Skill but that’s okay . If he had that I probably wouldn’t play any other AW character w.
I would place Cyan Pile as one of the Strongest AW characters. He’s definately a Low Key God like Blue Knight, Black Lotus, Unica-chan and Ash Roller. He’s just held back be a high meter requirement and some other wonky things like how his Lightning Cyan Spike hits flying enemies too fair away for him to use it in SSCs that arent both at kissing distance and have Strike Charge open.
But still, a 40% Attack increase and Sumeragi’s God Hand? There’s no way a character like that could end up being weak.
Just throw in some AoE, rushing and projectile attacks and you’ve got Cyan Pile. He’s one hell of a character.
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