Spiral Pierce

Spiral Pierce
Type:	Offensive Skill
Levels:	5 (Selectable)
SP Cost:	(15 + Skill Level x 3)
Cast Time:	0.3 ~ 1 second
Cast Delay:	(1 + Skill Level x 0.2) seconds
Target:	Enemy
Range:	4 cells
Weapon:	Spear
Prerequisites
(Knight) Pierce Lv. 5, Spear Mastery Lv. 10, Spear Stab Lv. 5

Description

Spiral Pierce (Alt: Clashing Spiral) is a 2nd class offensive skill available as Lord Knight. It is a 5-hit ranged attack that derives most of its damage from the weight of the Spear used. The opponent cannot move for one second while the five hits of the skill are dealt (similar to being crit locked). It bypasses the enemy's DEF, and has a unique size penalty, where it does 125% damage towards Small monsters, 100% damage towards Medium monsters, and 75% damage towards Large monsters.

Skill Level	ATK ratio	Cast time	Cast delay	SP cost
1	150%	0.3 sec	1.2 sec	18
2	200%	0.5 sec	1.4 sec	21
3	250%	0.7 sec	1.6 sec	24
4	300%	0.9 sec	1.8 sec	27
5	350%	1.0 sec	2.0 sec	30

Damage

The skill has a unique damage formula, that looks like this:

Damage = [(Weapon Weight * 0.8 * ATK ratio) + STR bonus + Weapon Upgrades] * Damage Modifiers * 5

• Most ATK is not calculated into Spiral Pierce's damage. Things such as Andre cards or base weapon ATK will not add damage. However, weapon upgrades do (the damage they add is not random, such as on normal melee attacks).
• Racial/elemental/size cards or items that multiply the final damage by a percentage, such as The Sign, will add damage.
• Every 10 STR adds a set amount of damage to Spiral Pierce that can be multiplied by cards, The Sign, or similar items. The STR bonus is determined by this formula:

STR bonus = FLOOR(STR ÷ 10) * FLOOR(STR ÷ 10)

Notes

• As of Patch A.3.6, it has received a 3% damage buff to revert it to the damage it had pre-A3.0. This damage buff is applied after the skill's unique formula, but before multiplying damage modifiers.