ToV - Estelle: Skills

The following is a list of skills available to Estelle in Tales of Vesperia. All elements that are exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game are highlighted with a light gray background, while all elements exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and Definitive Edition versions are highlighted with a dark gray background.

Attack Skills (攻撃スキル - Kougeki Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Strength ストレングス	2	Epee	increases base P. ATK by 5%
Strength 2 ストレングス２	4	Spike Shield	increases base P. ATK by 10%
Strength 3 ストレングス３	6	Rod +1	increases base P. ATK by 15%
Magic マジカル Magical	2	Estoc	increases base M. ATK by 5%
Magic 2 マジカル２ Magical 2	4	Spike Shield	increases base M. ATK by 10%
Magic 3 マジカル３ Magical 3	6	Rod +1	increases base M. ATK by 15%
Rise Attack コンシュームアタック Consume Attack	3	Estoc	increases damage dealt by consuming TP
Charming Thrust チャーミィスラスト Charmy Thrust	6	Gauche Sword	enables a chance to inflict Charm with a normal attack
Sleepy Thrust スリーピィスラスト	6	Droite Sword	enables a chance to inflict Sleep with a normal attack
Elemental インエレメンタル Enelemental	3	Wizard Horn +1α	enables a chance to increase damage inflicted with an elemental attack
Stun Magic マジックフェイント Magic Faint (Mage Stun)	3	Gladius +1	increases the chance of inflicting Stun with a magic attack
Combo Plus コンボプラス (Add Combo 1)	10	Stinger Stinger +1	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single ground combo by one
Cross Counter クロスカウンター	3	Rapier	increases damage dealt to attacking enemies
Reflect ペインリフレクト Pain Reflect	5	Spike Shield	enables a chance to reflect damage back to an attacking enemy
FS Bonus フェイタルボーナス Fatal Bonus	7	Spine Ripper Spine Ripper +1	recovers HP after a Fatal Strike
FS Bonus 2 フェイタルボーナス２ Fatal Bonus 2	9	Spine Ripper +1	recovers TP after a Fatal Strike
BA Force バーストフォース Burst Force	9	Basilard Basilard +1	increases damage dealt with burst artes
		Basilard Basilard +1α Basilard +1β
Special スペシャル	5	Rod Rod +1	enables the activation of mystic artes
HP Condition 3 ＨＰコンディションＭ HP Condition M	10	Ice Coffin +1α	increases M. ATK by a small amount if HP is greater than 75% of max
HP Condition 4 ＨＰコンディションＭ２ HP Condition M2	10	Ice Coffin +1α	increases M. ATK if HP is less than 25% of max
Chain 連撃 Rengeki	4	Stinger +1	changes certain artes into altered artes
Hell Fire 紅蓮 Guren	4	Stinger +1	changes certain artes into altered artes
Half Damage ハーフダメージ	1	Compact Sword +1	reduces all damage dealt by 50%
Quarter Damage クォーターダメージ (Quarter Master)	1	Compact Sword +1	reduces all damage dealt by 75%
Minimum Damage １ダメージ One Damage	1	Compact Sword +1	reduces all damage dealt to a maximum of 1
Fatal Exceed フェイタルエクシード	9	Grand Scepter	increases damage dealt with a Fatal Strike
Burst Hold バーストキープ Burst Keep	9	Star Rod Star Rod +1α Star Rod +1β	prevents the automatic end of Over Limit after using a burst arte

Guard Skills (防御スキル - Bougyo Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Defend ディフェンド	2	Epee	increases base P. DEF by 5%
Defend 2 ディフェンド２	4	Spine Ripper Spine Ripper +1 Kite Shield	increases base P. DEF by 10%
		Spine Ripper Kite Shield
Defend 3 ディフェンド３	6	Iron Plate	increases base P. DEF by 15%
Defend 4 ディフェンド４	8	Iron Maiden +1α Kris Naga +1α	increases base P. DEF by 20%
Resist レジスト	2	Rapier	increases base M. DEF by 5%
Resist 2 レジスト２	4	Kite Shield	increases base M. DEF by 10%
Resist 3 レジスト３	6	Iron Plate	increases base M. DEF by 15%
Resist 4 レジスト４	8	Iron Maiden +1β Kris Naga +1β	increases base M. DEF by 20%
Critical Guard クリティカルガード	3	Mace	enables the Critical Guard action by pressing the Guard button and moving the left control stick toward the current target this action reduces the damage received from enemy physical attacks
Guard Impact ガードインパクト	5	Round Shield	enables a successful Critical Guard action to reflect damage and inflict Stun
Magic Guard マジックガード	4	Wand Mace	enables the Magic Guard action by holding down the Guard button and holding down the left control stick in the Down position this action lessens the damage received from enemy magical attacks
Guard Plus ウェルガード Well Guard	2	Mace	decreases physical damage received while guarding
Guard Plus 2 ウェルガード２ Well Guard 2	4	Round Shield	decreases physical damage received from sides or rear
Magic Guard Plus マジックウェルガード Magic Well Guard	7	Sinclair Saber Kite Shield	decreases magic damage received while performing the Magic Guard action
Guard Artes ガーディアルアーツ Guardial Artes	7	Basilard Basilard +1	enables the cancellation of the Guard action into an arte the character is invincible during part of this action
		Basilard Basilard +1α Basilard +1β
Guard Reflect ガードリフレクト (Reflective Guard)	4	Queen of Hearts	reflects 20% of damage received while guarding
Extend Guard ガードエクステンド Guard Extend (Heal Guard)	6	Ruby Wand +1β	enables the slow recovery of HP while guarding
Guard Supply ガードメンタルサプライ Guard Mental Supply	10	Queen of Hearts	restores TP if an enemy attack is successfully guarded
Roll パッシブセーフ Passive Safe	2	Morning Star +1	decreases damage received while knocked down
Anti Element アンエレメンタル Unelemental	3	Wizard Horn +1β	enables a chance to decrease the damage received from elemental attacks by 50%
Anti Break ブレイクサプレス Break Suppress	6	Epee	decreases the chance of being inflicted with "Guard Break"
Super Guard スーパーガード (Melee Gamble)	8	Iron Maiden +1α	decreases physical damage to 1 when guarding physical damage is doubled when not guarding
Super Resist スーパーレジスト (Spell Gamble)	9	Iron Maiden +1β	decreases magical damage to 1 when guarding magical damage is doubled when not guarding
Status Guard ステータスガード	5	Ruby Wand +1α	decreases amount by which stats drop while afflicted with a magical status ailment
Condition Guard コンディションガード	5	Ruby Wand +1β	decreases the effects of Poison, Contamination, and Weak
Immunity イミュニティ	5	Grand Scepter	decreases chance of receiving status effects
Cure Guard ディフェンドキュア Defend Cure	8	Basilard +1	recover from status effects after guarding for a certain period of time
		Basilard +1α
Endure エンデューロ Enduro	3	Morning Star +1	decreases stagger time
Void Attack インバリッド・アタック Invalid Attack	5	Aegis	enables a chance to prevent stagger from physical attacks
Void Magic インバリッド・マジック Invalid Magic	5	Aegis	enables a chance to prevent stagger from magical attacks
Step Away ステップアウェイ	3	Rapier	prevents stagger during the Backstep action
Guard All オールガード All Guard (All Guard)	7	Ruby Wand +1α	enables a chance to automatically guard attacks from the rear
Anti Magic アンチマジック (Anti-Magic)	9	Energy Wand	negates spells cast on the user
TP Condition ＴＰコンディションＳ TP Condition S	3	Hyperion	increases P. DEF by a small amount while TP is greater than 75% of max
TP Condition 2 ＴＰコンディションＳ２ TP Condition S2	3	Hyperion	increases P. DEF while TP is less than 25% of max
TP Condition 3 ＴＰコンディションＭ TP Condition M	5	Ice Coffin +1β	increases M. DEF by a small amount while TP is greater than 75% of max
TP Condition 4 ＴＰコンディションＭ２ TP Condition M2	5	Ice Coffin +1β	increases M. DEF while TP is less than 25% of max
Crucible 剛烈 Gouretsu	4	Ruby Wand Ruby Wand +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Athenor 烈震 Resshin	4	Ruby Wand Ruby Wand +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Guardian ガーディアン	6	Iron Maiden Iron Maiden +1α Iron Maiden +1β	decreases damage when defending an ally
Survive サバイブ	18	BC Rod Aegis	HP cannot drop below 1 while performing the Guard action
Guard All 2 オールガード２ All Guard 2	13	Iron Maiden	enables to chance to automatically use the Magic Guard action against magic artes
Burst Guard バーストガード	3	Sinclair Saber +1	decreases chance to be staggered while performing a burst arte
Recovering Guard リカバリングガード	6	Sinclair Saber +1	decreases chance to be staggered while performing the Recovery action
OVL Concentrate OVLコンセントレート	9	Spine Ripper +1	prevents being knocked-out while in Over Limit

Move Skills (移動スキル - Idou Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Evade イベイジョン Evasion	2	Stiletto	increases base Evade by 5%
Evade 2 イベイジョン２ Evasion 2	4	Zephyrus	increases base Evade by 10%
Evade 3 イベイジョン３ Evasion 3	6	Dark Avenger	increases base Evade by 15%
Item Thrower アイテムスロー Item Throw	7	Gladius Gladius +1	enables the use of items on other party members
Backstep バックステップ	3	Stiletto	enables the Backstep action by pressing the Guard button and moving the left control stick away from the current target this action allows the character to jump backwards by a short distance
Recover リカバリング Recovering	3	Morning Star Morning Star +1	enables the Recovery action by pressing the Guard button upon being knocked away by an enemy this action prevents the effects of being knocked down
Combo Force イフィシェント Efficient	3	Stinger	mitigates damage loss from consecutive normal attacks in a single combo
Extra Combo 1 ワンコンボ“アン” Combo "Un"	10	Mythril Sword Dark Avenger Dark Avenger +1 Soul Blade Mercurius	enables a normal attack after a combo
Extra Combo 2 ワンコンボ“ドゥ” Combo "Deux"	12	Dark Avenger Dark Avenger +1 Soul Blade Mercurius	enables a normal attack after the hit from Extra Combo 1
Extra Combo 3 ワンコンボ“トロワ” Combo "Trois"	14	Dark Avenger +1 Soul Blade Mercurius	enables a normal attack after the hit from Extra Combo 2
Lucky End エンドラッキー End Lucky	5	Epee +1	enables a chance to cancel the immobility time right after casting a spell
Pow Hammer Revenge ピコハンリベンジ Pikohan Revenge (Pow Hammer)	8	Katz Guard	enables a chance to release a Pow Hammer when attacked
Super Chain 4 キャンセルプラス Cancel Plus	8	Sinclair Saber	enables the chaining of a base arte to an altered arte
Super Chain 5 キャンセルプラス２ Cancel Plus 2	10	Mythril Sword	enables the chaining of an altered arte to an arcane arte
O.L. Boost リミッター Limiter (Over Extension)	9	Kris Naga Kris Naga +1α Kris Naga +1β	increases duration of Over Limit
Alembic 俊敏 Shunbin	4	Zephyrus Zephyrus +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Gale 疾風 Shippuu	4	Zephyrus Zephyrus +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Item Pro グッドジョブ Good Job	3	Stinger	decreases time spent immobile after using an item
Rallying Cast リコールキャスト Recall Cast	11	Heart of Hearts	enables the casting of healing spells with no casting time after recovering from knock down

Support Skills (補助スキル - Hojo Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Vitality バイタリティ (Stamina)	2	Morning Star	increases max HP by 200
Vitality 2 バイタリティ２ (Stamina 2)	4	Grand Scepter +1α	increases max HP by 400
Vitality 3 バイタリティ３ (Stamina 3)	6	Zephyrus +1α	increases max HP by 800
Spirits スピリッツ (Spirit)	3	Gladius	increases max TP by 20
Spirits 2 スピリッツ２ (Spirit 2)	5	Grand Scepter +1β	increases max TP by 50
Spirits 3 スピリッツ３ (Spirit 3)	7	Zephyrus +1β	increases max TP by 100
Defend Conversion ディフェンドコンバート Defend Convert	5	Kris Naga +1α	converts 25% of M. DEF to P. DEF
Resist Conversion レジストコンバート Resist Convert	5	Kris Naga +1β	converts 25% of P. DEF to M. DEF
Medical Boost メディカルブースト	12	Wizard Horn Wizard Horn +1α Wizard Horn +1β	increases power of healing artes proportional to remaining HP, up to a maximum of 50% at max HP
Heal Supply ヒールサプライ	7	Queen of Hearts	heals some HP to self when healing an ally
Eternal Support サポートエターナル Support Eternal	9	Star Rod Star Rod +1	enables a chance to make support effects last whole battle
Healing Artes ヒーリングアーツ	5	Wizard Horn +1α	enables a chance to cast healing artes without consuming TP
HP Recover ＨＰリカバー	5	Holy Avenger Holy Avenger +1	increases HP recovered
TP Recover ＴＰリカバー	5	Holy Avenger +1	increases TP recovered
Rebirth ライフリバース Life Rebirth (Life Reversal)	12	Gauche Sword	slowly recovers 50% of last damage received
Rebirth 2 ライフリバース２ Life Rebirth 2	5	Droite Sword	slowly recovers 25% of last damage received in a combo
Lucky Soul ルーズレスソウル Loseless Soul	5	Katz Guard	enables a chance to recover TP when knocked down
Stat Boost エフェクティブ Effective	3	Estoc +1	increases gains from stat boosts
Sleep 'n Heal スリープモード Sleep Mode	3	Cat Teaser	recovers HP while inflicted with Sleep
Auto Medicine オートメディスン	6	Gladius +1	enables a chance to heal self automatically when attacked
Resurrect リコール Recall	22	Holy Avenger Holy Avenger +1	enables a chance to automatically revive from being knocked-out
Angel's Tear エンジェルコール Angel Call	24	Sanctuary	automatically revive from being knocked-out once per battle
Lovely Dog ラブリードッグ	5	Wizard Horn +1β	increases all stats when Repede is in the party
OVL Bonus リミッツボーナス Limits Bonus	12	Grand Scepter +1α	enables a chance to heal all HP when activating Over Limit
OVL Bonus 2 リミッツボーナス２ Limits Bonus 2	14	Grand Scepter +1β	enables a chance to restore all TP when activating Over Limit
Taunt アピール Appeal	2	Epee +1	enables the Taunt action by using the Shorten Stun Time action when the Over Limit gauge is not full this action recovers the Over Limit gauge by a small percentage this skill performs a different taunt than Taunt 2
Taunt 2 アピール２ Appeal 2	2	Epee +1	enables the Taunt action by using the Shorten Stun Time action when the Over Limit gauge is not full this action recovers the Over Limit gauge by a small percentage this skill performs a different taunt than Taunt
OVL Taunt アピールリミッツ Appeal Limits	3	Zephyrus +1α	heals HP by performing the Taunt action while in Over Limit
OVL Taunt 2 アピールリミッツ２ Appeal Limits 2	4	Zephyrus +1β	recovers TP by performing the Taunt action while in Over Limit
Dispersion 拡散 Kakusan	4	Ice Coffin Ice Coffin +1α	changes certain artes into altered artes
Great Deluge 水塵 Suijin	4	Ice Coffin Ice Coffin +1β	changes certain artes into altered artes
Life Healer ライフヒール Life Heal	5	Star Rod +1	recovers HP after battle
		Star Rod +1α
Spirit Healer メンタルヒール Mental Heal	5	Star Rod +1	increases TP recovered after battle
		Star Rod +1β
Life Up ライフアップ	12	Grand Scepter +1α	enables a chance to increase max HP after battle
Mental Up メンタルアップ (Mind Up)	16	Grand Scepter +1β	enables a chance to increase max TP after battle
Happiness ハピネスシング Happinessing	11	Knight Shield	enables a chance to increase EXP received after battle only affects characters with this skill equipped
Happiness 2 ハピネスシング２ Happinessing 2	11	Knight Shield	enables a chance to increase LP received after battle only affects characters with this skill equipped
Happiness 3 ハピネスシング３ Happinessing 3	8	Knight Shield	enables a chance to increase Gald received after battle
EXP Share イメージトレーニング Image Training	1	Round Shield	receives bonus EXP even when not in active party
Auto Medicine 2 オートメディスン２	4	Basilard +1β	enables a chance to automatically recover from status ailments when attacked
High Heal ハイパーヒール Hyper Heal	5	Mythril Sword	activates Over Limit Level 1 with 50% duration after healing 30000 HP in one battle
Hyper Heal ハイパーヒール２ Hyper Heal 2	5	Comet Light	activates Over Limit Level 2 with 50% duration after healing 50000 HP in one battle
Stand Alone スタンドアロン	1	event	enables a character to fight alone in battle obtained by clearing the 200-Man Melee at Nordopolica with any character

References

• Weapons List by Lunar Eclipse Tales Series (2008) Retrieved on 2008-11-20.
• Skill Guide by Yandy Kusanagi GameFAQs (2008-12-12) Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
• [JP] テイルズオブヴェスペリア【スキル】 テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 攻略 データベース - Tales of Vesperia (2008) Retrieved on 2008-12-20.
• [JP] スキル(エステル) テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 2ch まとめ @Wiki (2010) Retrieved on 2010-03-06.