About Skills

(If you'd like to, you can refer to the 'official' skill guide by Dream Pirates here.)

1. Grade of Skills

Grades of skills are classified into C, B, A and S. S-grade skills are presumably the best skills in the game.



2. Passive and Active Skills

There are 2 types of skills, Passive and Active skills.

Passive skills increase or decrease a certain stat when equipped. E.g. Fire Body gives a 32% boost in attack at lv 7.

Active skills deal damage when heroes cast them during their turn in battles.



3. Active Skill Cast Rates

The skill guide by DP states that there are 5 different cast rates, however, I can only find 3 of the following cast rates among all skill flavor texts in the game:

- Hard to Cast
- Easy to Cast
- Very Easy to Cast (only available in C grade skills)

Casting rates of skills are very subjective, and can vary from player to player. Some players may find that their hero tends to cast Meteor Volcano more often than Shadow Asgard. Others feel that Ice Age have a higher cast rate compared to other skills.

Here are some rumors/myths/theories of skill casting rate thrown out by players:
- the higher the skill level, the higher the cast rate
- the higher the morale, the higher the cast rate
- the greater the affinity between the hero and the skill, the higher the cast rate

These theories have yet to be tested/proven, and till then, they remain as rumors. If you want to improve your skill casting rate in your battles, try any of the following:
- Choose an Easy to Cast skill instead of a Hard to Cast skill
- Equip another active skill if possible, to increase your chance of casting



4. Single & Multi Target

There are 2 types of active skills, Single Target and Multi Target skills.

Single Target Skills
These skills deal damage directly on the opposite enemy in the formation. The damage can be calculated with this formula: Attack + (Skill Bonus % x Haki) - Opponent's Defense.

Take for example this Ivankov is  equipped with a Lv 7 Shadow Asgard (202%). If the opponent's defense is 10k, the total damage would be:  3306 + (2.02 x 7201) - 10000 = 7852


Multi Target Skills
These skills have an area of effect (AOE), i.e. they deal damage to all opponents in the formation. The opponent directly opposite the hero that casts the skill gets the most damage, and subsequently the damage gets reduced for every opponent beside him.

According to the guide on Dream Pirates, the damage distribution is as follows:
70%——60%——50%——40%——33%——26%——21%——16%

For example, if a hero on the 1st slot casts a multi skill, the damage distribution will be:

• Hero 1 -- Opponent 1 - 70%
• Hero 2 -- Opponent 2 - 60%
• Hero 3 -- Opponent 3 - 50%
• Hero 4 -- Opponent 4 - 40%
• Hero 5 -- Opponent 5 - 33%
• Hero 6 -- Opponent 6 - 26%
• Hero 7 -- Opponent 7 - 21%
• Hero 8 -- Opponent 8 - 16%

However, if the hero on the 4th slot casts a multi skill, the damage distribution will be:

• Hero 1 -- Opponent 1 - 40%
• Hero 2 -- Opponent 2 - 50%
• Hero 3 -- Opponent 3 - 60%
• Hero 4 -- Opponent 4 - 70%
• Hero 5 -- Opponent 5 - 60%
• Hero 6 -- Opponent 6 - 50%
• Hero 7 -- Opponent 7 - 40%
• Hero 8 -- Opponent 8 - 33%

This is the main reason why in Demon Valley decks, we put our strongest attackers in the middle of the formation, and our weakest attackers on the first or last slot, in order to maximize the damage on the enemy.




5. Single vs Multi Skill

Single target skills tend to have a higher percentage bonus at higher levels. Meteor Volcano Lv7 has the highest percentage bonus at 218%.

On the other hand, multi skills tend to have a lower percentage bonus even at higher levels. A Lv 7 Haoshoku Haki only fetches 42% haki bonus.

Therefore due to the damage formula, high haki heroes tend to favor single target skills, while multi skill works best with a high attack hero.

For example, if the same Ivankov above casts a Haoshoku Haki instead of a Shadow Asgard, the damage calculated on a 10k defense opponent would be 3306 + (0.42 x 7201) - 10000 = -3670. Since its a negative value, Ivankov will only deal 1 damage to the opponent! :'(



6. Skill Slots 

Each hero has 1 innate skill and 2 skill slots. You can equip any skill you have in your inventory into these 2 slots, however a hero cannot wear more than one of the same skill.



7. Skill Breakout 
Refer to a separate guide here.



8. Where to Get Skills
Refer to a separate guide here.

For a consolidated list of skills and their stats at lv 1 & 7, click here.
(Disclaimer: Information is correct at time of update. Any changes/updates please let me know and I will edit accordingly. Thank you!)