Severing Wind

Severing Wind (断空剣) is a classic technique of the Tales series. This is one of the most well-recognized elemental melee skills of the series.

Skill description and history
When Severing Wind is used, the character spins around once and then slashes upwards while jumping into the air, surrounded by a cyclone of wind that hits all surrounding enemies.

In Tales of Eternia, Earth Divide (Severing Wind) appears when the skill Spiral Attack (Light Spear) is used at the precise moment that the Cyclone spell is cast. Earth Divide represents one of four combination artes that are activated through the use of a melee skill from one character and a spell from another character at the same instant, combining both into one powerful elemental skill. Because of the careful timing of the two attacks, it is fairly difficult for most players to cause the Combination Artes to appear often, especially when a player's concentration must focus on enemy attacks while attempting to execute the skills.

For the Japan-only PS2 version of Tales of Symphonia, Zelos Wilder can use Dankuuken (Severing Wind) in place of Senkuureppa (Light Spear) if a Wind elemental property is added to his attack through the use of the Opal accessory, the S. Seal: Wind skill, a Wind elemental weapon, or the Green Quartz item, and if Senkuureppa has been used over 200 times. This elemental variant can be used only by Zelos, despite the nearly identical moveset he shares with Kratos Aurion.

In Tales of the Abyss, Severing Wind creates a mid-level Wind FOF circle, which can be used strategically to create an FOF Change with other attacks. Additionally, this skill itself can be used within a complete Fire or Light FOF circle to transform it into Searing Gale.

Playstation
Localized Skill Name: Vortex In-Game Description: Drags enemies into a vortex created by the user's spinning body. Obtained: Stahn Aileron, level 17 Requirements: 10 TP Skill Type: Base Arte, Wind Element

Localized Skill Name: Vortex In-Game Description: Drags enemies into a vortex created by the user's spinning body. Obtained: Garr Kelvin, level 20 Requirements: 10 TP Skill Type: Base Arte, Wind Element

Playstation 2
Obtained: Stahn Aileron, level 28 Requirements: 3 CC Skill Type: Wind Element, slash type, ground and aerial skill, 5 hits

Obtained: Garr Kelvin, level 24 Requirements: 3 CC Skill Type: Wind Element, slash type, ground and aerial skill, 6 hits

Tales of Eternia
Localized Skill Name: Earth Divide Obtained: Reid Hershel + Meredy / Keele Zeibel Requirements: use Spiral Attack (Light Spear) and Cyclone at the same instant Skill Type: Combination Arte (two characters), Wind Element

Tales of Symphonia (Playstation 2)
Obtained: Zelos Wilder, Senkuureppa (Light Spear) used 200+ times Requirements: 18 TP, Wind elemental weapon status active, use the Senkuureppa skill Skill Type: Elemental Arte Variant, Wind Element

Tales of the Abyss
Localized Skill Name: Severing Wind Obtained: Guy Cecil, level 44 Requirements: 15 TP Skill Type: Arcane Arte, Wind Element