Tales of Arise Skills 101: Building Your Skills From Scratch | Backlog Battle 

Hi all! I’m reserving this spot to post any corrections to the video! Each additional KO Prevention adds an additional chance that you won’t get knocked out!

Rinwell's Air Thrust > Arrow Squall -> Holy Lance is accurate, locks an enemy down, and hammers them with hits to build the combo meter up.

Probably worth mentioning not to bother with aerial artes on Shionne (unless you plan to control her directly). The AI never ever _ever_ jumps, and as far as i know she doesn't have any attacks that bring her from the ground into the air, so those are just wasted SP

Perfect timing! I finally got my copy today. Really excited to get started :D Thank you for a great series of great videos. I feel ten times more preoared as a result. Excellent work!

Fantastic video. You’ve helped answer all the questions I had and more. Im excited to check out all your other guides and reviews. Thank you!

Nice explanation of things..(this is my first tales game) You did a good job helping me out with what exactly I need to focus on. New sub here!

Perfect timing. I just started playing this game today. This skills guide is super helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for all the quality Arise contents!

Great work on all these guides, Alex!

Great guide there, thanks for the video :-). It will be quite helpful for my playthrough!

Crystal clear and great presentation! Thanks!

Another excellent guide, well done. Your channel should grow quickly.

Dude thanks for this, it’s very beneficial

bro you seriously are the goat. your videos have helped me so much.

Awesome video bro!

Got it and I will definitely try these tips since I got the game yesterday and.........WOOOOO THE FIRST FOUR HOURS WERE INSANE!!!!! I could not put the game down after my four hours but I had to. Overall again nice showcase on what to focus on when building your characters and thanks Alex!

Hey, I'm a newcomer to your channel but I just wanted to say that your videos are a great help! Hoping you make some character-specific guides in the future, like specific tips and tricks for each of the characters. Regardless, gonna keep an eye out for your future videos, I like your informative style, reminds me of Boomstick Gaming who is one of my favorite youtubers. Cheers!

This was VERY helpful!

Thanks alot for this video it's everything I hoped! I also prefer high mobility and burst damage for my fighting style.

I've just been unlocking everything I can, heh, thanks for the vid!

Unlocking all skills would be ideal coming later to the endgame. I'm like 34 hours in rn so most of mine are unlocked. You should unlock according to how you want each party member to function early on and late game when you farm enough you can unlock all for everyone. Just grind!

thank you for this, you got sub :)

if you main rinwell, i suggest to buy anything related to boost asap. you can spam spell by using boost (since it restore AG) and if you have casting reduction combo skill it would make your spell almost instant.

what the hell. this channel only has 16.5k subs but the quality of the video is like there's a whole team behind it. times have changed and entering the youtube game feels impossible. i remember when windows movie maker and a linkin park song was the standard of quality

In terms of survivability, I agree on the KO prevention. Resurrection takes up quite a bigger CP requirement from heals. Also not unless a boss enemy is downed, I don't use the blazing sword that much, especially when I'm just exploring, healing Alphen all the time can be annoying for CP management.

Would like to see a video on what members to have in your active party and who as support. For me It is Alpen, Kisara, Shionne and Rinwell as main and the other two as support.

Thanks for the video, very informative. I just finished the game yesterday. I mainly use Rinwell Ariel Combo spam. Its so OP, ice block and lightning ray deal tons of aoe damage for each button press. In late game, her AG regen is soo fast that it regen to full after 1 sec. Besides, Law is a good sub dps auto as he constantly use mystic artes. Shione and Dohalim is good supporter. Alphen and Kisara I dont use them at all. Alphen mechanic cost HP to increase damage is not worth it and Kisara is too slow, no need for defense when your damage is already too high lol

Just got the game ya today

I just platinum'd the game a few hours ago, wanted to offer some personal, somewhat random insight to supplement this very informative video on skill purchases. - like the video says, can't stress enough: K.O. prevention is always your #1 priority first purchase as soon as you can (especially on higher difficulties) -Note on Artes casting mobility: Super useful if you like playing casters like Rinwell or Shionne, but the A.I. rarely, if ever, moves while casting. This skill loses value immensely if you find yourself mainly playing as Alphen, so this has much lower priority purchase in that case. -I didn't see this skill (forget what it's called exactly) mentioned in the video: The skill that lessens/prevents interrupt chance on spell casts has MUCH higher value on A.I. ally casters; if you're mostly playing as Rinwell etc, you can save this for later, as you should dodge the attack even though it cancels the cast (making this skill less useful than mobility while casting). The A.I. however, rarely does this, and will face tank the damage which also cancels the cast without this skill purchase. I would prioritize this skill if you find yourself playing mostly Alphen. -Law: Prioritize awakening and easier overlimit skills for damage. By end game he pops Mystic Artes left and right as he's consistently in overlimit. He was too fragile to spend the time to micromanage for my tastes, but w/ effort he's a beast. - Kisara: She has aggro holding skills true, but this never happened in reality. You should assume whomever you're controlling will have the default aggro. To test, I'd do nothing but run around for a while, and eventually the boss would move on to Kisara, but ultimately I'd say you can safely ignore any skills or items in that regard. Maybe this will get patched, but aggro seems kind of broken atm. This makes Kisara situational. Though like Law, she can easily enter Overlimit, and consequently, pops out Mystic Artes quite frequently entirely on her own by late game. -Shionne: I'd prioritize healing skills before damage personally. Dohalim is a great off healer, but he's probably better off as your melee caster damage hybrid to start off with, and let Shionne focus on healing for boss fights. Haven't done a Chaos difficulty run yet, but late game, casters reigned supreme for me, typically running Shionne heals, Dohalim DPS/Off heals, Rinwell, and playing as Alphen. Rinwell casts so fast all she has time to say is "Blah blah blah, MAGIC" by the time you get her skilled up lol. That said, I definitely felt she was pretty weak for a while. Don't worry if the casters feel undertuned, they're definitely late game power houses. That's all that comes to mind at the moment.

Do you plan on making a guide covering party member A.I. and the strategy settings? I'm finding it difficult to figure out what the best settings for my tactics are, and often times end up confused on why my characters aren't healing properly or using items the way I intend for them to. Would love to see you cover this section of the game if you have plans to/the time to do so! Very good guides so far!

Does AI benefit from "reduced casting time during combos"? also, I have never seen Dohalim AI do a perfect dodge to extend his polearm, and some AI doesn't even use ultimate skill before ending overdrive. Ps. Is there a way to turn off Boost attack randomness? I hate when Alphen+Law boost attack, it sends the enemy flying. I always click Alphen for combos but just from time to time Law came in to do the combo instead.

hi, I'm new to the series and overwhelmed with the skill / build system. How should I know (without using external guides) how effective the skills / attacks are? I have no idea which attacks to slot, neither which skills I should choose for the other characters. Should I lock fire attacks for Shionne so that she uses other attacks more often? How much more damage does a 2 star skill do compared to a 1 star skill? Whoa

Great vid! You have any advice on how to center the camera properly when an enemy is targeted? I mean to explain, when using regular attacks and artes in a combo sometimes the character misses and keeps hitting the air lol. I tried to use the left analog stick to always point at the direction of the enemy while executing artes but it just looks like the character is going berserk the the other way.

Ok just 1 more question so for accessory skill transfer can I transfer like all lvl 5 skills onto 1 accessory? What are the limits like they can't possibly allow that?

Do you know how to increase Boost Strike gauge quickly and consistently? I know it’s about raking high combo (presumably using different artes attacks) and avoiding enemy attacks, but just want to be sure :)

Is there a way to re-spec your team at some point? I've been buying skills that sound good at the time based on how I'm playing, but might not be the best choices long term. I absolutely suck at this game, and I really don't like the combat, so anything I can do with the skills to help myself out is a good thing. But, I'm enjoying everything else about the game, especially the characters and the story!

Thank you for this video, this is my second tales game and both times no matter what I do I just find myself feeling like I never fully understand what I'm supposed to be doing in combat. What's worse in Arise is it's often hard to know which magic attacks are coming from friend of foe. Maybe FF7 Remakie just spoiled me on what a great intuitive battle system shoudl be, either way the game is fun and enjoyable.

I have just been buying every skill lol. Was going for the stat boosts. Not sure if there is a way to reset your skills. Could you make a video about artes and which ones are really useful and how to unlock them? There are so many but you can only equip a few. Although I think when the AI is controlling them they use every arte.

wait just clarafication am i able to max out the skill tree still and this is just general as you play along stuff to help improve earlier on or is there a limit to the nodes i can acquire

I can’t settle into a flow with alphen, I constantly find myself changing up his artes trying to find the best flow possible, I can’t break away from sonic thrust because it’s so good for getting in the action, and one of the air artes that I don’t like throws the enemies too far that even chase down moves can’t catch them, it feels like a combo ender, if the games lock on system worked better I think this would be fine cause then I could follow up the throw with a chase down on a nearby enemy but it usually just ends up missing and costing me my combo. I like stardust and the air wind slash thing a lot, and Luna rhondo cause it’s quick and low cost, I like mirage more than the dive kick move because I find the dive kick missing a lot too. Other than that I tend to use dragon swarm, eternal devestation, and reign slash on the ground, but I feel like I could be better it’s just hard to experiment sometimes, oh and I started using double demon slash recently cause it’s a good range attack and a decent mid range gap closer if I find the enemy slightly too far away

Do the DLC titles lock away anything that can't be achieved naturally? Or are the DLC titles meant more for early game jump in stats and is otherwise obtainable later?

I have a question, is there a way to make melee characters truly viable? I did two runs and in both of them, I felt that Rinwell was far beyond everyone else. Alphen is fine but Kisara and Dohalim feel really weak, and it sucks since they are actually my favorites Edit: both of my run stopped after beating Vholan due to massive burnout so idk if they gain op skills later on

So, I had been having trouble getting Rinwell to Overlimit so I could see her Mystic Arte, so I did some research. Turns out, the game greatly favors melee fighters over casters in charging OL, since melee fighters are typically the ones who are doing the most dodging and taking the most damage, usually being more up close and personal with enemies. If, like me, you like using Rinwell and want to consistently get better odds of being able to use her Overlimit and Mystic Arte, she fortunately has some spells that work with a slightly more melee-centric kind of build to help better charge her OL. In particular, while ground abilities like Lightning Orb and Thunder Field are usually recommended for defensive crowd-control for occasions the enemy decides to aggro her, they can also be used to complement a more short range build as they are instant-cast and work best within a melee range. Razor Cyclone, an aerial arte, can also help with this, since it sends Rinwell diving directly towards an enemy to deal damage. Since I started using those more, I’ve managed to trigger her Overlimit on four separate occasions within just a couple hours while grinding. I’m sure Shionne has similar options, but I’ve not tried looking for them myself just yet.

I play as Rinwell and have the mobilty option, but as soon as I start casting any art, she stands still?

What is kisara's guard ignition?

Law's defense is not great. About the same as a wet Elk really. Any tips?

I know im late to this but I just started playing Arise for the first time. I have gotten to the point of getting dohalim to join my party and I haven't had to actually fight anything. I have the game set on auto fight and I just manage there health and resurrection with items as needed. I know I'm doing it wrong, but so far I haven't wiped on a single fight and the game basically plays itself.

is it possible to respec your character?

here is my best build for rinwell: bla bla bla shooting staaaarrrr!!!!!

You got KO prevention wrong it’s only activated once per battle and twice if you get the 2nd one

Didn't even know there is guarding in this game.. just dodging but even dodging I can't even do

I hate that each character only gets THREE ground artes and THREE air artes. Tales games usually allows you to have way more that can be equipped!

Incineration wave. That's all I need to say.

Since you didn't mention anything about ailments, are they basically useless and theres no point in investing into them? Should I restart my game if thats the case or will I be able to earn enough SP to max everything anyway