Weapons
Weapons are basic equipment that is used to deal damage or inflict status effects on the various enemies of Ragol.
All weapons do damage based off the ATP stat regardless of their type (melee, ranged, or technique), but many weapons also boost MST to improve the power of techniques, or increase the power of up to 3 specific techniques. In order to equip certain weapons, players must meet the stat requirement for the weapon, which is either ATP, ATA or MST.
Weapon Types
There are 19 types of weapons in Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst, split into 3 categories of weapons: melee, ranged, and technique. In general, Hunters can equip all the melee weapons, Rangers can equip all the ranged weapons and Forces can equip all the technique weapons, but many weapon types can be worn by other classes, and certain weapons can only be equipped by specific classes (such as HUcast or RAmarl).
For weapon types that can be equipped by multiple classes, usually off-classes (e.g. Hunters and Handguns) can equip lower tier weaponry, whereas the higher tier weaponry is usually restricted to the class the weapon type is designed for. For example, Heaven Striker can only be equipped by Rangers, despite handguns being equippable by all.
Category Type Classes Melee Sabers HU RA FO Swords HU RA FO Daggers HU RA FO Partisans HU RA FO Slicers HU RA FO Double Sabers HU RA FO Claws HU RA FO Katanas HU RA FO Twin Swords HU RA FO Fists HU RA FO Ranged Handguns HU RA FO Rifles HU RA FO Mechguns HU RA FO Shots HU RA FO Launchers HU RA FO Technique Canes HU RA FO Rods HU RA FO Wands HU RA FO Cards HU RA FO
ES Weapons
- Main article: ES Weapons
ES weapons, informally known as S-Rank Weapons or S-Ranks, are a special category of weapon which encompass all the weapon types and a few extras, such as the Needle. They have the visual of a basic weapon with a brown photon. Unlike regular weapons, they have a few unique properties:
- Custom 8-character name (A-Z only)
- Cannot have any attributes
- Can have a custom special applied, which has no reduction regardless of weapon type.
They are obtained after the completion of Challenge Mode with an S-Rank rating, the choice of weapon depending on the episode cleared.
TypeM Weapons
- Main article: TypeM Weapons
TypeM Weapons are a special type of weapon introduced in Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst. They have the appearance of the normal weapon with a white photon, but many TypeM weapons have different animations than what is expected of them. For example, the weapon TypeDS/Rod uses a Double Saber animation with a Rod model.
There are 6 special TypeM weapons on Ephinea available only from events that come with hit and a special:
- Charge TypeSL/Slicer with 25% Hit
- Charge TypeGU/Hand with 40% Hit
- Charge TypeGU/Mechgun with 35% Hit
- Charge TypeME/Mechgun with 40% Hit
- Charge TypeSH/Shot with 40% Hit
- Devil's TypeDS/Rod with 30% Hit
Distances and Angles
All weapons possess two weapon-only statistics: Distances and Angles. Simply, they are the ranges of each weapon and determine the area that a weapon can strike in. They are split into two types, horizontal and vertical.
Horizontal
The horizontal distances and angles are the two variables which determine a weapon's forward reach and sideways reach. A weapon with a larger horizontal distance can reach further (e.g. Mechgun's 85 vs. Handgun's 170), while a weapon with a wider horizontal angle is able to reach enemies further to the side (e.g. Partisan's 40° vs Sword's 45°). A wide horizontal angle also gives many weapons "auto-aim", as the weapon's radius of attack will be very wide, similar to a Shot weapon.
The diagram to the left showcases an example of two weapons with their horizontal distances and angles. The black line is the weapon's horizontal distance, while the red lines are the constraints set by the horizontal angles. As can be seen, the sword has a rather wide area of attack, but does not reach very far. On the contrary, Mechgun reaches much further but can only aim at enemies almost directly in the line of sight.
Vertical
The vertical distance refers to the vertical boundary at which a weapon can strike, while a vertical angle dictates the slope a projectile may take. An example of a large vertical angle is Heaven Striker's special attack, which can attack enemies directly above it. Note that Launcher and Card shots do not have large vertical angles, their shots simply have infinitely vertical range.
The diagram on the right shows an example of the vertical distances and angles. The black lines show the vertical boundary, but the vertical angle determines (as indicated by the red line) the maximum slope of the projectile.
Special Attacks
Almost every weapon can also potentially have an element attached to it, allowing that weapon to deal special types of damage or trigger status effects. These specials are random on all of the common weapons, but are predetermined on all rare weapons, including the no special attack. Some weapons even have special attacks that you can't find on any other weapon.
List of Special Attacks
| Fire Damage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Damage | Rarity |
| Heat | (Lv. - 1)/4 +40 | 1★ |
| Fire | (Lv. - 1)/3 +60 | 2★ |
| Flame | (Lv. - 1)/2 +80 | 3★ |
| Burning | (Lv. - 1) +100 | 4★ |
| Freezing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Freeze Chance | Rarity |
| Ice | 32% | 1★ |
| Frost | 48% | 2★ |
| Freeze | 64% | 3★ |
| Blizzard | 80% | 4★ |
| Electric Damage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Damage | Rarity |
| Shock | (Lv. - 1)/4 +40 | 1★ |
| Thunder | (Lv. - 1)/3 +60 | 2★ |
| Storm | (Lv. - 1)/2 +80 | 3★ |
| Tempest | (Lv. - 1) +100 | 4★ |
| Paralysis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Paralyze Chance | Rarity |
| Bind | 32% | 1★ |
| Hold | 48% | 2★ |
| Seize | 64% | 3★ |
| Arrest | 80% | 4★ |
| Confusion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Confuse Chance | Rarity |
| Panic | 28% | 1★ |
| Riot | 44% | 2★ |
| Havoc | 60% | 3★ |
| Chaos | 76% | 4★ |
| Instant Kill | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Kill Chance | Rarity |
| Dim | 48% | 1★ |
| Shadow | 66% | 2★ |
| Dark | 78% | 3★ |
| Hell | 93% | 4★ |
| HP Steal (120 HP Max) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | HP Drain | Rarity |
| Draw | 5% | 1★ |
| Drain | 9% | 2★ |
| Fill | 13% | 3★ |
| Gush | 17% | 4★ |
| TP Steal (100 TP Max) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | TP Drain | Rarity |
| Heart | 3% | 1★ |
| Mind | 4% | 2★ |
| Soul | 5% | 3★ |
| Geist | 6% | 4★ |
| EXP Steal (80 EXP Max) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | EXP Drain | Rarity |
| Master's | 8% | 2★ |
| Lord's | 10% | 3★ |
| King's | 12% | 4★ |
| Sacrificial Damage Increase | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | Sacrifice | Rarity |
| Charge | 200 Meseta | 2★ |
| Spirit | 1/5 TP (≥10 TP needed) | 3★ |
| Beserk | 1/5 HP (≥3 HP needed) | 4★ |
| Enemy HP Cut | ||
|---|---|---|
| Special Name | HP Cut from Enemy | Rarity |
| Devil's | 1/2 HP | 3★ |
| Demon's | 1/4 HP | 4★ |
| Items | ||
|---|---|---|
   Weapons |
Melee | Sabers • Swords • Daggers • Partisans • Slicers • Double Sabers • Claws • Katanas • Twin Swords • Fists |
| Ranged | Handguns • Rifles • Mechguns • Shots • Launchers | |
| Technique | Canes • Rods • Wands • Cards | |
| Other | ES weapons • TypeM weapons | |
 Guards
|
Frames • Barriers • Units • Mags | |
 Other
|
Item box • Meseta • Technique disks • Tools • Traps | |
