Weapons in Phantasy Star Online, especially rare weapons, sometimes have an extra action built into them called a special attack. Depending on the type of action, the user will be able to inflict elementally attributed attacks onto targets, status effects, or even cut enemy HP by a certain percentage.
Listed below are all the available special attacks in the game with a brief description. Below the special attack, if applicable, is a gallery of rare weapons that have the specified ability built into them.
Fire[]
- Heat - launch a lite fire attack.
- Fire - launch a stronger fire attack.
- Flame - launch a powerful fire attack.
- Burning - set enemies ablaze with a raging strike.
Lightning[]
- Shock - can launch a special lightning attack.
- Thunder - can launch a powerful lightning attack.
- Storm - can launch a raging lightning attack.
- Tempest - can summon a tremendous lightning strike.
HP-stealing[]
- Draw - steals 5% of enemy HP with a special attack.
- Drain - steals 9% of enemy HP with a special attack.
- Fill - steals 13% of enemy HP with a special attack.
- Gush - steals 17% of enemy HP with a special attack.
TP-stealing[]
- Heart - steals 3% of your max TP from an enemy.
- Mind - steals 4% of your max TP from an enemy.
- Soul - steals 5% of your max TP from an enemy.
- Geist - steals 6% of your max TP from an enemy.
XP-stealing[]
- Master's - steals 8% of an enemy's experience.
- Lord's - steals 10% of an enemy's experience.
- King's - steals 12% of an enemy's experience.
Paralyzing[]
- Bind - has a chance to paralyze enemies.
- Hold - has a greater chance to paralyze enemies with a special attack.
- Seize - often paralyzes enemies with a special attack.
- Arrest - has a high chance to paralyze enemies.
Confusing[]
- Panic - has a small chance of confusing enemies.
- Riot - has a decent chance of confusing enemies.
- Havoc - has a good chance of confusing enemies
- Chaos - has a high chance of confusing enemies
Freezing[]
- Ice - has a chance to freeze enemies with a special attack.
- Frost - can freeze enemies with a special attack.
- Freeze - often freezes enemies with a special attack.
- Blizzard - has a high chance of freezing enemies.
Some rare weapons have a guaranteed chance to freeze their targets.
Powerful[]
- Charge - uses Meseta to launch a powerful attack.
- Berserk - uses HP to launch a powerful attack.
(Note: Some weapons in this section consume HP in order to launch an attack but the ability itself is not necessarily classified as Berserk. See the weapon page's information box for specifics.)
- Spirit - uses TP to launch a powerful attack.
- Some rare weapons are PB-Consuming, which steal meter from the user's Photon Blast gauge in order to launch a powerful attack.
One-hitting[]
- Dim - can defeat a weak enemy with one hit.
- Shadow - can strike down an enemy with one hit.
- Dark - has a high chance of killing an enemy with one hit.
- Hell - a devilish ability with the greatest potential to kill its target with one hit.
Health-cutting[]
- Devil's - can cut enemy health by 50% with a special attack.
- Demon's - can cut enemy health by 75% with a special attack.
Technique[]
Sometimes instead of an inherent ability built into it, weapons will instead be able to cast a technique to support the user. Technique power varies depending on either the weapon itself or the user's mind strength.
Foie is a simple, single fireball hurled at the target. Its power and the speed it travels changes as its technique level increases.
Gifoie is an intermediate technique wherein fire circles around the caster and gradually moves outward to hit any enemies in its path. Its power and the speed it travels changes as its technique level increases.
Shifta is a support technique that temporarily boosts the user and any nearby ally's physical strength. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Jellen is a support technique that lowers the target's attack. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Barta is a simple, piercing, ice-elemental line aoe that shoots across the screen from the caster. Its power and the speed it travels changes as its technique level increases.
Gibarta is an intermediate attack that barrages mobs directly in front of the caster with shards of ice. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Deband is a support technique that temporarily boosts the user and any nearby ally's defense stat. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Zalure is a support technique that lowers the target's defense. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Zonde is a simple, single-target lightning attack that strikes enemies from above. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Gizonde is an intermediate lightning spell that fires bolts at nearby mobs. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Grants is an advanced, single-target light attack. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Resta is a support technique that heals the caster and party mates' hit points. Its power changes as its technique level increases.
Anti is a support technique that cleanses the user and allies of status ailments. The type of ailments it can remove changes as its technique level increases.
Megid is an advanced, single-target dark attack that has a chance of killing mobs in one hit. Its accuracy changes as its technique level increases.
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| Techniques | Foie - Zonde - Barta - Gifoie - Gizonde - Gibarta - Rafoie - Razonde - Rabarta - Grants - Megid Resta - Anti - Reverser - Shifta - Deband - Jellen - Zalure - Ryuker |