In The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, learning powerful Arts is essential for overcoming challenging enemies and bosses. The ability to cast these Arts is directly tied to the elemental points accumulated within a character's Orbment line, which is determined by the Quartz they have equipped. Understanding these requirements is key to strategic party building.
Orbment Line Basics
Each character has a limited number of slots in their Orbment line. When you equip Quartz into these slots, they contribute their respective elemental points (HP, EP, SP, CP, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Time, Space, Mirage). The total sum of these elemental points dictates which Arts a character can learn and use.
Elemental Point Requirements for Arts
Every Art in the game has a specific set of elemental point requirements. For example:
- 'Tear' (Healing Art): Might require a minimum of 100 Water points.
- 'Spark' (Offensive Art): Could demand 120 Fire points and 30 Wind points.
- 'Delay' (Debuff Art): Might need 80 Time points and 50 Mirage points.
- 'Aqua Breath' (Area of Effect Water Art): Could require 150 Water points and 50 Earth points.
These requirements are not just for learning the Art; they also influence the Art's effectiveness. Having significantly more points than the minimum requirement can sometimes lead to stronger versions of the Art or additional effects.
Strategic Quartz Equipping
To learn specific Arts, players must equip Quartz that provide the necessary elemental points. This often involves a balancing act:
- Focusing on a single element: Equipping multiple Water Quartz to ensure a character can cast powerful healing Arts.
- Diversifying elements: Spreading out elemental points to allow for several Arts, such as offensive, defensive, and support.
- Meeting minimums: Ensuring that the total points for each required element meet or exceed the Art's threshold.
Players must also consider the stat boosts provided by Quartz. A character might need a specific Art, but the Quartz required to unlock it might offer suboptimal stat increases for their role. This leads to strategic choices about which Arts are most critical for each party member.
Master Quartz and Arts
Master Quartz can also grant access to Arts directly, often bypassing the need for specific elemental point combinations. However, the elemental points from other equipped Quartz still contribute to the overall Orbment line, potentially allowing for even more Arts to be learned or enhancing the power of Arts learned from Master Quartz.