F - Phantom Duelist

Explore the Phantom Duelist class in Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth. Learn about its evasion-focused skills like Ray of Light, Lightweight, Lure, and Revenge Thrust, plus recommended party synergies.

The Phantom Duelist in Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth excels at evasion and counter-attacking. Its core strategy involves drawing enemy attention, dodging attacks, and punishing foes with retaliatory strikes. Key skills include Ray of Light and Deft Thrust for taunting, Lightweight for maximizing evasion by sacrificing equipment, Phantom Sword to reduce enemy accuracy, Divine Gust for party-wide evasion buffs, and Counter Boost to enhance counter-attacks. The signature offensive skill is Revenge Thrust, which scales its damage based on dodged attacks. The Lure skill enables row-wide counter-attacks upon successful dodges, offering significant offensive potential, especially when paired with skills like Dragoon's Dragon Roar.

Recommended Race(s): Earthlain, Therian

Possible Equipment: Sword, Light Armor, Clothes, Shield

Phantom Duelist Skills

Passive Skills

• Ray of Light (Max Lv Effect): Increases chance of being targeted by 8% and DEF by 5% per dodge (stacks up to 9 times). Bonuses reset upon taking damage.
• Lightweight (Max Lv Effect): Grants significant evasion bonuses based on the number of equipment slots used (up to 75% evasion with no equipment).
• Dodge Boon (Max Lv Effect): Restores 6% Union Gauge upon dodging an attack. Multi-hit attacks count as one.
• Auto-Curtain (Max Lv Effect): 25% chance to activate Wind Curtain at the start of battle (once per battle).
• Counter Boost (Max Lv Effect): 50% chance to deal three extra hits when Sylphid activates.

Active Skills

• Phantom Sword (Max Lv Effect): Decreases enemy accuracy by 20% for 6 turns. Requires a sword.
• Lure (Max Lv Effect): Until end of turn, allies in the same row counterattack when the user dodges. Works well with Dragoon's Dragon Roar.
• Divine Gust (Max Lv Effect): Increases evasion by 105% until end of turn, but evasion decreases by 35% per activation. Overrides previous activations.
• Deft Thrust (Max Lv Effect): Deals stab damage and increases user's evasion and chance of being targeted by 35% until end of turn. Requires a sword.
• Revenge Thrust (Max Lv Effect): Deals amplified stab + volt damage based on dodged attacks since last use (up to 9 stacks, 150% power boost per stack). Stacks reset after battle. Requires a sword.

Stat Growth

Party Synergies

For a Phantom Duelist-focused party, include skills that provide evasion buffs and accuracy debuffs. Consider Divine Herald's Haste Prayer and status ailments like Blind. Classes such as Fencer (Optic Thrust), Botanist (Dark Smoke), Deathguard (Masking Miasma), and Flying Falcon (Feather Storm) can reduce enemy accuracy. Dragoon's Dragon Roar is excellent for directing enemy attacks towards the Phantom Duelist, maximizing the effectiveness of skills like Lure.