Phantom Dust Quick Mode Retrospective

My stab at new arsenals:

Things that were cut for practicality, Bravery Decision Moves. Blazing Moves. Heavy level erase also cut. I could see one offs being chucked into certain arsenals.

Shields – I think these could be switched up more if you want. I avoided Dark Hole for hurting people too much. Erasers of Cyclones might make good spots. I consider them fairly interchangeable and went with 4 usually. I avoided a heavy amount of erase shields out of consideration for these arsenals not being able to adjust against each other. I sometimes substituted Photon Waves for a shield because they’re kind of a melee move defense. All arsenals have 14 aura. Gives arsenals more space and these function well enough. Dashes were also used as defenses. No Orbs or Amulets, but there are few erase focused arsenals.

1. Nature Faith – Standardy
Ice Sword
Flame Sword
Venom Fang
Reincarnation
Sonic Boom
Fire of Gehenna
Trance
Heat
Healing Water
Return to Nature
Thieving Imp
Vicious Balance
Glacial Wall
Fortress of Iron
Flash Hole
Wall of Fire
14X Aura

Very Standardish Faith + Nature. Has Vicious Balance for surprise effect.(but no way of lowering own aura) Healing Water let’s unfamiliar players get by with Trance and Fire of Gehenna longer. If you want an alternative life restoring move, I’d recommend Fusion. Not the best accuracy but the biggest bang for the buck at least, easiest to spam and unerasable by shields. Debated on whether to go Ice Sword or Lightning Sword. Thought maybe it would erase too many shields to go Lightning Sword. I don’t know.

2. Opti
Ki Optical –
Rapid Cannon
Blaster
Triple Laser
Aura Backflow
Ricochet Laser
Photon Burst
Recollection
Pin Down
Relearn
Dash
Learning
Photon Barrier
Iron Skin
Tiger’s Strength
Level Amp
Optimization
14x Aura

Packs Heavy Punch with moves when you Tiger’s Strength benefitting from Optimization. Pin Down, provides a backup move, should player find themselves running out of attacks. Relearn and Photon Burst provide extra defensive options. Recollecting a Photon Burst while no Optimization out makes a great surprise effect.

3. Accuracy
Psycho Faith –
Psycho Knife
Demon’s Fire
Rock Shot
Meteor
Thor’s Hammer
Demon’s Venom
Reincarnation
Big Bomb
2x Acquisition
Thieving Imp
Trance
Lunar Force
Levitate
Psycho Shell
Flash Hole
Psychic Wall
1x Angel Tears
13X Aura(1 Angel Tear functions as an aura so its 14. Allows offsetting an Armaros)

Makes use of moves that get strong boosts from Acquisition.(especially Demon’s Venom, Meteor, and Thor’s Hammer. Jumpers can’t dodge them at +2 homing.

4. Vibration Power
Nature Optical –
Vibration Blaster
Vibration Laser
Slide Laser
Twister
Vacuum Slash
Photon Wave
Fire Ball
Gungnir
Stimulate
Heat
Relearn
Fortress of Iron
Photon Barrier
Gust
2x Level Amps
14x Aura
A Vibration arsenal with boosted attack. Photon Wave provides additional close range defense option. Not sure if a stimulate should just become a Heat since there is a Relearn in the arsenal. Stimulate and Vibration Laser are pretty nifty as a 5 damage knockdown for 1 cost. Gungnir shines more as well. Not all arsenals pack stat neutralizers. But not all arsenals have answers to Tiger’s Strength and Trance Either.

5. The Eraser
Faith Ki
2x Dragon slayer
2x Lacks
Exhaust
Heat From Void
Hyper Kick
Reincarnation
Crawlers
Diabolical Trick
Learning
Flash Hole
Shield Of Aegis
Angel’s Wing
Dash
Tiger’s Strength
Armaros
14x Aura

Relatively erase Heavy Arsenal. No Orbs on anyone in this mode and barely any turbulence. Only arsenal with Diabolical Trick.

6. Typical Memory
Psycho Nature
2x Psycho Spear
2x Lightning Bolt
Fang of Tree
Vacuum Slash
Memory of Battle
Flame Sword
Piece of Thunder
Fire Storm
Rock Shot
Turbulence
Dazzle
Psycho Shell
Fortress of Iron
Reverse
14x Aura

Memory of Battle Arsenal nothing too crazy in it. Lighting Bolts combo cheaply with other skills. Dazzle and Turbulence for end game cartwheeler and Dash issues.

7. Weird Miner Shatter
Psycho Ki –
Psycho Knife
Sensor Mine
Hyper Ki Bullet
Bomb
Psycho Sniper
Psycho Burst
Shatter
Freeze Gas
Neutralization
Iron Skin
Psycho Shell
Psychic Wall
Learning
Speed Up
Dragon Slayer
Lack
14x Aura
Would honestly make Speed up a Lightning Speed, but I’m not sure there are enough good counters to it among the arsenals. Bit of an odd arsenal but features knockdown moves, to make Shattering easier and features landmines.

8. Odd One
Optical Faith -
Swarm of Moths
Reincarnation
Blaster
Muramasa Blade
Agonies of Death
Killer Satellite
Demon’s Wing
Thieving Imp
Relearn
Trance
Fusion
Disintegrate
Protect Circle
Photon Barrier
Flash Hole
Paralyze Barrier (Must Keep)
14x Aura

Disintegrate explanation: There is not a lot of level erase throughout these arsenals. Disintegrate doesn’t have the greatest accuracy in the world but it can be fun to hit people with and even if you get Disintegrated once, it doesn’t always clinch the match. Kind of an oddball arsenal that fills in some less prominent moves. You can always Thieving Imp and Relearn if you hate the arsenal. Wanted to throw Paralyze in but it’s already pressed for space.

Maybe throw a Frostbite or Paralyze in one of the arsenals above.

Criticisms welcome.