Aran/Skills

Description

The majority of Aran's attacks are activated through key commands.

Aran's way of fighting revolves around her Combo System, which increases based on how many consecutive hits the player has dealt to monsters and applies it to Aran's skills. Many skills focus on creating long combos and utilizing the combos to use special abilities. The combo will decrease by a certain amount over time. There are also skills that will increase the combo count so that some abilities can be used instantaneously. Certain skills can be used either with a key command, or activated by pressing the skill key, the latter of which deals more damage.

Heroes of Maple

As of the Heroes of Maple update, Aran's playstyle is changed significantly. While she still uses a Combo System, the Combos are not used to enhance certain attacks or use special abilities. Instead, when Aran reaches 1000 Combos, she will enter Adrenaline Rush, which grants a huge damage boost, an increase in attack count, and extra damage for select skills.

In 4th job, two new attacks are gained while in Adrenaline Boost, one of which deals continuous damage and pulls enemies to you, and the other of which can be held down and released to deal 1500% damage 15 times on a single enemy.

Legendary Skill

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Regained Memory	Passive	You recover your true power by recovering your lost memory.
	Combat Step	Active	Press the jump key or any direction key twice to dash. The skill can be activated once more if you use the jump key while midair. Also passively increases your Speed and Max Movement Speed. [Command: Right, Right or press Jump]
	Return to Rien	Active	Teleport to Rien.
	Combo Kill Blessing	Passive	Maha blesses your combos.

Aran (I)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Combo Ability	Passive	Adds your attacks to your Combo Count. Increases Attack Power, Defense, and Movement Speed with every 50 counts, stacking up to 10 times. Also, passively increases your knockback resistance. Level 10 required to learn Advanced Combo Ability. Required Skill: Smash Swing Lv. 10
	Smash Swing	Active	Calls upon Aran's muscle memory to swing the polearm 3 times in a row, hard. [Command: Tap the Attack Key multiple times] Level 1 required to learn Polearm Mastery and Level 10 required to learn Swing Studies I.
	Smash Wave	Active	Fires a burst of energy through your polearm to enemies in front. [Command: Down, Right + Attack Key] Command Effect: Increases the range of the projectile. Additional Adrenaline Rush Effect: Increases the number of projectiles. Right-click to lock command
	Polearm Booster	Active	Triples the attack speed of your weapon. Must have a polearm equipped.
	Body Pressure	Active	Surround yourself with bitingly cold air to reflect damage taken from bumping into enemies. Can be toggled On/Off

Aran (II)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Polearm Mastery	Passive	Increases Polearm Mastery and Speed. Level 10 required to learn High Mastery. Required Skill: Smash Swing Lv. 1
	Final Charge	Active	Charges forward, quickly knocking back enemies in your path. [Command: Left, Down, Right + Attack Key] Command Effect: Stun Additional Adrenaline Rush Effect: Leaves an ice trail behind you that freezes enemies. Right-click to lock command
	Drain	Active	Absorbs some of the damage you dealt to the enemies as HP. Permanently increases your Max HP. Can be toggled On/Off Required Skill: Combo Ability Lv. 1
	Snow Charge	Active	Permanently increases damage and infuses your polearm with powers of the ice spirit for a certain amount of time.
	Physical Training	Passive	Improves STR and DEX permanently through physical training.
	Final Attack	Passive	Grants a chance to deal additional damage after an attack. Must have a Polearm equipped. Required Skill: Polearm Mastery Lv. 3 Level 20 required to learn Advanced Final Attack.
	Final Toss	Active	Lifts multiple enemies in front into the air. Airborne enemies take more damage, including enemies lifted with Judgment Draw and Rolling Spin. [Command: Up + Attack Key] Command Effect: Increases your vertical jump Right-click to lock command
	Rolling Spin	Active	Uses centrifugal force to spin your polearm while standing in place and lift enemies nearby. [Command: Down, Up + Attack Key] Command Effect: Stun Right-click to lock command
	Command Mastery I	Passive	Enhances the effects of Command-activated skills. Level 5 required to learn Command Mastery II
	Swing Studies I	Passive	Through intense study, you've perfected your polearm swing. Increases swing damage and allows you to move while swinging. Also, you now know how to link Smash Swings with other skills to deal additional damage via a polearm afterimage. This also increases the damage of other skills for a short period afterwards. Level 4 required to learn Aero Swing Required Skill: Smash Swing Lv. 10

Aran (III)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Advanced Combo Ability	Passive	Masterfully counts up your attacks in a Combo Count. Increases Critical Rate and Attack Power with every 50 counts, stacking up to 10 times. Also passively increases your Knockback Resistance, Attack Power, Abnormal Status Resistance Chance, Critical Rate, and Critical Damage. Level 10 required to learn Adrenaline Rush Required Skill: Combo Ability Lv. 10
	Cleaving Blows	Passive	Ignores a portion of a monster's defense and increases your damage.
	Maha Blessing	Active	Increases party members' Attack with the blessings of Maha, the spirit of the polearm.
	Aero Swing	Active	Allows you to use Smash Swing while airborne. Use Smash Swing while jumping, and Maha will stop you from falling. You'll be able to move around, just like on the ground. Also, passively increase Smash Swing's damage. [Command: Combo Attack Key while jumping] Level 10 required to learn Swing Studies II Required Skill: Swing Studies I Lv. 4
	Adrenaline Rush	Active	A rush of adrenaline pushes your battle prowess to its maximum. Adrenaline Rush is not affected by buff duration increase effects. Level 20 required to learn Finisher Passively increases skill damage. Required Skill: Advanced Combo Ability Lv. 10 Lv. 20 required to learn Hyper Skill Adrenaline Burst
	Final Blow	Active	Swing your polearm around to deal massive damage, ignoring some DEF. Learn this skill to utilize Final Blow as the 3rd hit of Smash Swing. [Command: Down + Attack Key] Command Effect: renders all enemy attacks ineffective. Additional Adrenaline Rush Effect: Shoots shockwaves in front of you. Level 20 required to learn Beyond Blade. Right-click to lock command.
	Judgment Draw	Active	Your polearm slams into the ground with great force, bouncing nearby enemies. Enemies hit directly by the polearm will be frozen and take damage over time. You can control where the polearm lands. [Command: Up, Down/Up, Right/Up, Left + Attack Key] Command Effect: Freeze Right-click to lock command
	Gathering Hook	Active	Uses your polearm blade as a hook to gather nearby enemies in front of you. [Command: Up, Up + Attack Key] Right-click to lock command.
	Might	Active	Permanently increases Attack Power and Defense and allows you to knockback enemies with a small amount of damage.

Aran (IV)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Maple Warrior	Active	Temporarily increases the stats of all party members. Does not stack with Maple Warrior, Call of Cygnus, Nova Warrior, President's Orders, or Rhinne's Protection.
	High Mastery	Passive	Maxes out Polearm Mastery while increasing Critical Damage and Attack Power. Required Skill: Polearm Mastery Lv. 10
	High Defense	Passive	A new defense technique that permanently decreases damage received from enemies and increases Max HP and DEF.
	Hero's Will	Active	Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to Abnormal Status for 3 sec after use.
	Sudden Strike	Passive	Damage dealt by Smash Wave, Final Charge, Final Toss, Rolling Spin, Judgment Draw, and Final Blow increased.
	Advanced Final Attack	Passive	Permanently increases Attack Power. Greatly increases the damage and activation rate of your Final Attack. Required Skill: Final Attack Lv. 20
	Beyond Blade	Active	Utilizes all of Aran's strength to sweep away enemies with Maha. You're invincible while using Beyond Blade. Additional Adrenaline Rush Effect: Shoots out shockwaves front and back. Required Skill: Final Blow Lv. 20
	Finisher - Storm of Fear	Active	Pummel your enemies with a series of swings so quick, your polearm becomes invisible. Forms a whirlwind around Aran, sucking in all enemies. This skill can be activated by command only during Adrenaline Rush. [Command: Down, Left, Right + Attack (held down)] Required Skill: Adrenaline Rush Lv. 20
	Finisher - Hunter's Prey	Active	Charges forward to strike a powerful blow, automatically targeting the most powerful enemy in the direction of your attack. Charge the skill longer to do more damage. You're invincible while charging. This skill can be activated by command only during Adrenaline Rush. [Command: Down, Right, Up + Attack Key (held down)] Required Skill: Adrenaline Rush Lv. 20
	Command Mastery II	Passive	Enhances the effects of Command-activated skills Required Skill: Command Mastery Lv. 5
	Swing Studies II	Passive	Through intense study, you've perfected your polearm swing and Smash Swing technique. Increases your movement speed and damage while swinging. Increases the damage of skills used after Smash Swing. The 2nd and 3rd hits of Smash Swing and Aero Swing become Final Blows. Required Skill: Aero Swing Lv. 10

Hyper Skills

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Heavy Swing	Passive	Increases the damage of Smash Swing and Aero Swing.
	Frenzied Swing	Passive	Increases the damage boost to other skills after using Smash Swing or Aero Swing.
	Rebounding Swing	Passive	Increases the damage of the afterimages that occur from using skills after Smash Swing and Aero Swing.
	Storming Terror	Passive	Increases the max number of monsters hit by Finisher - Storm of Fear.
	Merciless Hunt	Passive	Increases the damage of Finisher - Hunter's Prey.
	Surging Adrenaline	Passive	Recalls the oath of the Maple Heroes to increase damage and max damage cap.
	Beyond-er Blade	Passive	Increases Beyond Blade's damage. (Does not affect the shockwaves triggered by Adrenaline Rush.).
	Beyond Blade Barrage	Passive	Increases the number of hits of Beyond Blade. (Does not affect the shockwaves triggered by Adrenaline Rush.).
	Piercing Beyond Blade	Passive	Increases the amount of DEF ignored. (Does not affect the shockwaves triggered by Adrenaline Rush.).
	Heroic Memories	Active	Recalls the oath of the Maple Heroes to increase damage and max damage cap.
	Maha's Domain	Active	Summons a sleeping, giant polearm, which drops to the ground, dealing damage. If monsters spawn while the polearm is present, it'll make explosions that cure Aran's Abnormal Status and restores HP and MP.
	Heroic Memories	Active	Recalls the oath of the Maple Heroes to increase damage.
	Adrenaline Burst	Active	Instantly activates Adrenaline Rush. When triggered by this skill, Adrenaline Rush can't be affected by buff duration increase effects. Required Skill: Adrenaline Rush Lv. 20

V Skills

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Rope Lift	Active	Fires a grappling hook to a platform above you to ascend quickly.
	Decent Mystic Door	Active	Creates a portal that leads to the nearest town. You (and only you) can use it multiple times until it disappears. Press Up to use it.
	Decent Sharp Eyes	Active	Allows you to locate an enemy's weak spot to inflict lethal damage against them. Does not stack with Sharp Eyes.
	Decent Hyper Body	Active	Increases Max HP and Max MP. Does not stack with Hyper Body.
	Decent Combat Orders	Active	Temporarily increases all of your skill levels. Only 4th Job Skills can be increased beyond master level while other skills can only be increased to master level. Exceptions: Beginner skills, Combat Orders, Decent Combat Orders, Hyper Skills, and 5th Job Skills cannot be increased. Does not stack with Combat Orders.
	Decent Advanced Blessing	Active	Greatly increases your ATT, Magic ATT, DEF, Max HP, and Max MP. Can be stacked with other buff skills, except Bless and Advanced Blessing.
	Decent Speed Infusion	Active	Consumes HP to increase your attack speed by 1 level for a fixed period of time. Can be stacked with buffs other than Speed Infusion.
	Blink	Active	Teleports you to a random location on the map.
	Erda Nova	Active	Collect Erda from within yourself and from the surrounding area and use it to shoot down enemies. The enemy with the highest Max HP within range will get attacked first. The Erda of the enemy that has been attacked will become disrupted, which will bind the enemy's movements. Can deal damage to enemies even when they are under Attack Ignore and attack reflection.
	Will of Erda	Active	Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to Abnormal Status for 3 sec after use.
	Decent Holy Symbol	Active	Temporarily gain extra EXP and items when hunting monsters. Does not stack with Holy Symbol.
	Erda Shower	Active	Fires a blast of compressed Erdas at nearby enemies.
	True Arachnid Reflection	Active	The collapsing space between the Mirror World and reality become linked with Will's Erda, causing the spider within the mirror to temporarily materialize in reality.
	Smash Wave Boost	Passive	Boosts Smash Wave. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Smash Swing Boost	Passive	Boosts Smash Swing. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Final Charge Boost	Passive	Boosts Final Charge. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Final Attack Boost	Passive	Boosts Final Attack. Lv. 20 - Critical Rate: +5% Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Final Toss Boost	Passive	Boosts Final Toss. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Rolling Spin Boost	Passive	Boosts Rolling Spin. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Judgment Draw Boost	Passive	Boosts Judgment Draw. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Gathering Hook Boost	Passive	Boosts Gathering Hook. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Final Blow Boost	Passive	Boosts Final Blow. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Beyond Blade Boost	Passive	Boosts Beyond Blade. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Finisher - Storm of Fear Boost	Passive	Boosts Finisher - Storm of Fear. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Finisher - Hunter's Prey Boost	Passive	Boosts Finisher - Hunter's Prey. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Maha's Domain Boost	Passive	Boosts Maha's Domain. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Freud's Wisdom	Active	Even in the darkest times, Freud could be relied upon for his wisdom. Call upon Freud's wisdom to steel your resolve and enhance your combat prowess.
	Weapon Aura	Active	Infuses your weapon with a portion of your health, granting it a visible aura and temporarily empowering it. The aura wave is unaffected by attack reflection.
	Impenetrable Skin	Active	Makes your flesh as strong as steel so you're not pushed back by enemy attacks.
	Maha's Fury	Active	Unleash Maha's full power and strike down your foes.
	Maha's Carnage	Active	Swings Maha around in a circle, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. [Command: Down, Down + Attack Key] Effect: Prevents Knockback, unaffected by attack reduction and attack reflection. Right-click to lock command