Phillia

INFORMATION

FROM:

SWORD ART ONLINE

RACE:

SPRIGGAN

WEAPONS:

DAGGER
1HAND SWORD
BOW

MAIN ELEMENT:

DARK

ROLE:

DEBUFFER

UNLOCK:

Unlocked in EP07

~DAGGER~

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	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Rapid Bite	Charging attack. Dashes in and performs one close range slash. COOLDOWN: 3
	Venom Bite	Single Strike attack. Performs a very close range impale with the dagger. Low chance Poison COOLDOWN: 3
	Quick Throw	Projectile attack. Throws the dagger at the target. Don’t worry; you get your dagger back. COOLDOWN: 3
	Fade Edge	Combo attack. 4 quick scything slashes. COOLDOWN: 10
	Mirage Fang	Area of Effect attack. 6 horizontal zig-zag slashes followed by an upward finish. COOLDOWN: 10
	Paralyze Bite	Single Strike attack. Pounces on the target to perform a close range impale with the dagger. Very short range. Low chance Paralysis. COOLDOWN: 10
	Reckless Tusk	Counter attack. Flips the dagger to a reverse grip and dashes in and then counters incoming attacks with a reverse thrust. Because the counter will only activate on the latter portion of the attack, this is really difficult to time. Only activates upon receiving damage during the attack (Projectiles & magic do not count). COOLDOWN:* 10
	Axel Raid	Combo attack. Unleashes a flurry of close range combination attacks. COOLDOWN: 15
	Lightning Ripper	Combo attack. Flips the dagger to a reverse grip to let loose an insane spinning attack over an area damaging enemies multiple times. Like Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai. COOLDOWN: 30

~1HAND SWORD~

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	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Rage Spike	Rushing attack. Lunges forward skewering enemies with the tip of the sword. COOLDOWN: 3
	Slant	Quick attack. Steps in and slashes diagonally. COOLDOWN: 3
	Around Arc	Invul attack. Dashes perpendicular to the target and then delivers a quick strike. Useful in Skill connect Combos. COOLDOWN: 3
	Meteor Fall	Combo attack. Throws the sword up. Jumps up to catch it and slashes down with momentum from the sky. Stylish. COOLDOWN: 10
	Horizontal Square	Area of Effect attack. 4 quick slashes in rotation around a target with a square emitting from center point. COOLDOWN: 10
	Sharp Nail	Combo attack. 3 Swift scything slashes. COOLDOWN: 10
	Radiant Arc	Single strike attack. Flips the sword to a reverse grip and delivers a rising uppercut. Also stylish. COOLDOWN: 10
	Vorpal Strike	Rushing attack. Launches yourself at the target in an explosive spiral. Covers an incredible amount of distance. COOLDOWN: 15
	Nova Ascension	Combo attack. 10-hit combo. The duration is rather lengthy so be sure to use this carefully. COOLDOWN: 30

~BOW~

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	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Wide Shot	Area of Effect attack. Simultaneously shoots 5 arrows in horizontal array. COOLDOWN: 3
	Hail Bullet	Multi-projectile attack. Fires 3 homing arrows that track a target. COOLDOWN: 3
	Retrieve Arrow	Projectile attack. Shoots a very long range arrow. Low chance Bind. COOLDOWN: 10
	Vault Shot	Dodging attack. Performs a side-flip and fires 3 arrows while upside down. COOLDOWN: 10
	Stardust Exa	Area of Effect attack. Steps back and fires a rain of arrows above a target. COOLDOWN: 10
	Sparkle Shot	Targeting attack. Holding down the button lets you multi-lock targets. Release to fire arrows at all locked on targets in quick succession. COOLDOWN: 10
	Multiple Chaser	Multi-projectile attack. Fires a barrage of homing arrows at a target. COOLDOWN: 15
	Strike Nova	Projectile attack. Shoots a powerful beam of light at the target. COOLDOWN: 30

~OFFENSIVE MAGIC SKILLS~

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	NAME	DESCRIPTION
	Fireball	Fires a small fireball at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Flame Blast	Drops a large fireball upon an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Ice Bullet	Fires a small icicle at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Freeze Lance	Drops multiple frost shards upon an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Wind Cutter	Fires a small gust of wind at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Tornado Cannon	Summons multiple whirlwinds upon an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Sling Stone	Fires small rocks at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Rock Blast	Drops boulders upon an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Dark Sphere	Fires a small ball of darkness at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Void Distortion	Drops large dark clusters upon an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Dimensional Abyss	Summon a black hole upon a target to attack surrounding areas. Power increases with skill level.
	Venom Shot	Fire small venom ball. Low chance to poison enemy. Power increases with skill level.
	Thunderbolt	Fire small thunder ball. Low chance to paralyze enemy. Power increases with skill level.
	Bifrest Resonance	Summons 6 balls of each element and sends them at the target. Lock-on possible. Power increases with skill level. *This skill was added in version 2.00

~HEALING & BUFFS~

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	NAME	DESCRIPTION
	First Aid	Recover own HP. Amount recovered is increased with skill level.
	Mana Regenerate	Increases rate of player MP regeneration. Amount recovered is increased with skill level
	Magia	Increases Party Magical Power by 30% (Including Healing Magic). Duration is increased with skill level.
	Quick	Increases Party Movement Speed by 50%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Resist Dark	Increases Party Dark Resistance by 33%. Duration increases with skill level.
	Exhaust	Decreases Enemy Attack by 20%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Weakness	Decreases Enemy Defense by 25%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Slow	Decreases Enemy Movement Speed by 50%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Bind	Inflict Bind status on enemy. Cast time is reduced with skill level.
	Hiding	Become semi-invisible. Aggro rate is decreased by 50%. Duration increases with skill level. *Has no effect in online play.
	Hollow Body	Become fully invisible. Unable to be seen on the mini-map or locked onto. Any action other than movement cancels the invisibility. Duration increases with skill level.
	Searcher	Allows player to see all treasure & Sudden Quests on the map. Duration increases with skill level.

~PASSIVE SKILLS~

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NAME	DESCRIPTION
The Art of 1Hand Sword	Allows the user to equip 1Hand Swords and use its respective Sword Skills.
The Art of Dagger	Allows the user to equip Dagger and use its respective Sword Skills.
The Art of Bow	Allows the user to equip Bow and use its respective Sword Skills.
Increase Yuld Drop	Increases the Yuld dropped by enemies by 10%.
Increase Dark Resistance	Reduces damage received from Dark based attacks by 20%.
Increase Dark Attack	Increases damage of Dark based attacks by 10%.
Increase Critical Rate	Increases the probability of landing a critical strike by 20%.
Increase Yuld Drop+	Increases the Yuld dropped by enemies by 20%.
Stamina Saver	Reduces the cost of stamina based actions by 20%.
Switch Boost	Increases the power of Switch by 10%.
Increase MP	Increases Max MP by 10%.
Fast Cast	Decreases the casting time of Magic skills by 10%.
Cooldown Time Decrease	Decreases the cooldown time of Sword Skills & Special Moves by 10%.
Increase Status Ailment Recovery	Increases the rate of recovery from bad statuses by 20%.
Increase Magical Defense	Decrease amount of damage received by magical attacks by 10%.
Increase Physical Defense	Decrease amount of damage received by physical attacks by 10%.
Skill Connect Boost	Increases power of Skill Connect by 10%.
Increased Magical Attack	Increases power of magic attacks by 10%.
Increase Attack	Increases physical damage dealt by weapons by 10%.
Increase Dark Attack+	Increases damage of Dark based attacks by 20%.
[Lv1000] Increase Dark Resistance+	Reduces damage received from Dark based attacks by 36%.
[Lv1050] Increase HP	Increases Max HP by 10%.
[Lv1100] Increase Physical Defense+	Decrease amount of damage received by physical attacks by 20%.
[Lv1200] Increase Rare Drop	Increases the rate of receiving a Rare Drop from an enemy (Most likely by 10%).
Increase 1Hand Sword Damage	Increases damage of 1Hand Sword by 10%.
Increase Dagger Damage	Increases damage of Dagger by 10%.
Increase Bow Damage	Increases damage of Bow by 10%.
1Hand Sword Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of 1Hand Sword. Increases damage of 1Hand Sword by 50%.
Dagger Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of Dagger. Increases damage of Dagger by 50%.
Bow Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of Bow. Increases damage of Bow by 50%.

~HOW TO PLAY PHILLIA~

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.

-Important Skills-

Quick
Magia
Weakness
Exhaust
First Aid
Resist Dark
Searcher
Hollow Body
Hiding (offline only)

-Weapon Selection-

Phillia is presented with 3x viable weapons. Dagger because the innate debuffs on its Sword Skills accentuate the Spriggan class. Bow because debuffing from long range somehow works very smoothly. 1Hand Sword for mid-range damage output.

It is up to you what you want your Phillia to use. But if you do want her to be as strong as she can possibly be, you should play her on 1Hand Sword or Bow. If you do decide to go with Bow as your main weapon, it would be a good idea to control aggro by adding Hollow Body or Hiding into your movelist.

Phillia’s element is Dark, so if you are able to give her a Max Attack; Half Element Weapon with ~10% Dark or a Half Attack; Max Element Weapon with ~20% Dark, she will become very strong. In most cases, higher base attack is better than elemental attack unless you are willing to switch weapons for each boss weakness.

**For more information on the overall Weapon Building process, consult the Weapon Building Guide.

**For some tips on how to select the appropriate Accessories for your character, consult the Selecting Equipment guide.

-Using Phillia-

Phillia is a debuffer. She also does have Quick & Magia, but her main focus is lowering the abilities of bosses and other enemies. Phillia also gets Level 3 Dark magic enabling her to handle mobs of enemies fairly easily.

When a quest or boss fight starts:

Cast Quick & Magia.
- If monster is Demon like or Undead, cast Resist Dark.
Cast Weakness & Exhaust on the enemies.
Move in for Combat.

On the SAO Sword Skills & Weapon Breakdowns page I have written some basic combat guidelines for all the respective weapons in the game. If you feel like you are using a weapon incorrectly or just want some pointers, I would advise you to have a look at that page.

It is Phillia’s responsibility to make sure that all of the enemies have been debuffed. Therefore simply casting skills every time a boss appears before going into combat is a good look.

Remember that when players die in battle, they are revived without any buffs. Recasting buffs when teammates die is a good idea and makes you a wonderful teammate. Of course, in some cases when a player dies non-stop its a waste of time to recast buffs (>.<)

-Healing-

If you take damage with Phillia, use First Aid. Since you have Magia buffed, First Aid will be able to heal you considerably. Otherwise go on the defensive and wait for a competent Healer to assist you. Do not keep fighting if you are low on health because that will definitely result in you dying.

-BK’s Opinion on Phillia-

Man. Phillia is my favorite heroine so its extremely hard for me not to be bias about her (X_X). I do think though that the Spriggan class is rather fun and Phillia is the most fun Spriggan in the game because of her weapon selection. She is also unbelievable adorable which, to us Anime Fighting Game players, is a huge plus!

As a character she is only as strong as 1Hand Swords go. This fact alone has me wetting my pillow every night with salty tears. But she is still useful because she has Quick, Magia and all the debuffs.

My dream is Phillia with Sharpness, Dark Enhance, 1Hand Sword, 2Hand Sword & Bow.

…Huh? Yuuki?

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