Skill Types & Activation

Every student possesses four distinct skill types, each with its own activation method and strategic implications:

• EX Skill (Active Skill):
  • Activation: Manually activated by You during combat by spending EX Cost.
  • Impact: These are the most powerful abilities, often having a significant impact on the battlefield (e.g., high damage, large area-of-effect healing, powerful buffs/debuffs).
  • Leveling Priority: Generally the highest priority for leveling, especially for main damage dealers, crucial healers, and impactful buffers. Each level significantly increases its effectiveness.
  • Example: Hina's EX Skill "Inferno" deals massive Explosive damage to multiple enemies.
• Basic Skill (Passive/Automatic):
  • Activation: Activates automatically at regular intervals during combat.
  • Impact: Provides consistent effects, such as damage, minor healing, or small buffs/debuffs.
  • Leveling Priority: Important for consistent performance, often prioritized after EX skills for damage dealers.
  • Example: Shiroko's Basic Skill "Assault Shot" deals damage to a single enemy every few seconds.
• Enhanced Skill (Passive Stat Boost):
  • Activation: A passive skill that provides a continuous stat boost or a specific condition-based effect. It's always active.
  • Impact: Directly increases a student's core stats (e.g., ATK, DEF, HP, Crit Rate) or provides a constant beneficial effect.
  • Leveling Priority: Very important for all students, as it directly scales their base effectiveness. Often prioritized after EX skills, especially for damage dealers.
  • Example: Most students have an Enhanced Skill that boosts their ATK, HP, or DEF by a percentage.
• Sub Skill (Passive Utility):
  • Activation: Another passive skill, often providing utility, support to allies, or specific conditional effects. It's always active.
  • Impact: Can range from minor stat boosts to allies, debuffs on enemies, or unique combat mechanics.
  • Leveling Priority: Varies greatly depending on the student. For some support students, their Sub Skill can be as crucial as their EX Skill. For pure damage dealers, it might be a lower priority.
  • Example: Serina's Sub Skill "Emergency Treatment" periodically heals the lowest HP ally.

Skill Leveling Strategy:

1. Identify Core Skills: Determine which skills are most impactful for a student's primary role. For damage dealers, the EX skill and Enhanced skill are usually paramount. For healers, the EX skill and Sub skill might be equally important.
2. Prioritize EX Skill: For most students, especially those you rely on for damage or crucial utility, getting their EX skill to a high level (e.g., Level 3 or 5) should be a top priority.
3. Balance with Enhanced Skill: The Enhanced skill provides consistent stat boosts, making it a strong contender for early investment.
4. Consider Basic and Sub Skills: Level these as resources allow, focusing on those that provide significant benefits to your team composition.
5. Resource Management: Skill leveling requires specific "Tactical Training Blu-rays" and "Technical Notes" which are farmed from various missions. These resources can be scarce, so invest wisely in your core team.