ToV - Judith: Skills

The following is a list of skills available to Judith in Tales of Vesperia. All elements 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	default	increases base P. ATK by 5%
Strength 2 ストレングス２	4	War Harpoon +1α	increases base P. ATK by 10%
Strength 3 ストレングス３	6	Longinus	increases base P. ATK by 15%
Magic マジカル Magical	2	Oar	increases base M. ATK by 5%
Magic 2 マジカル２ Magical 2	4	War Harpoon +1β	increases base M. ATK by 10%
Magic 3 マジカル３ Magical 3	6	Caduceus	increases base M. ATK by 15%
Rise Attack コンシュームアタック Consume Attack	3	Oar	increases damage dealt by consuming TP
Heavy Hit アタックフェイント Attack Faint (Blunt Force)	3	Trident	increases the chance of inflicting Stun with a physical attack
Aerial Force エアリアルフォース	10	Trident	increases midair damage dealt by 20%
Elemental インエレメンタル Enelemental	3	Hades	enables a chance to increase damage inflicted with an elemental attack
Aerial Artes エアリアルアーツ	10	Naginata Boots	enables the use of base artes while midair
Aerial Artes 2 エアリアルアーツ２	12	Executioner Ahriman Shiva	enables the use of arcane artes while midair
Aerial Artes 3 エアリアルアーツ３	14	Beast Slayer Green Dragon Crescent Blade	enables the use of altered artes while midair
Aerial Finish エアリアルフィニッシュ	6	Dragon Skin	increases bonus received from blue Fatal Strikes by 100%
High Combo ハイコンボ (Jump Combo)	7	Gungnir +1	enables attacking after landing from a jump
Combo Plus コンボプラス (Add Combo 1)	10	Death Scythe Dark Crystal Dragon Tooth	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single ground combo by 1
Cross Counter クロスカウンター	3	War Harpoon	increases damage dealt to attacking enemies
Reflect ペインリフレクト Pain Reflect	5	Gae Bolg +1α	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	Serpent Staff	recovers HP after a Fatal Strike
FS Bonus 2 フェイタルボーナス２ Fatal Bonus 2	9	Shakujo	recovers TP after a Fatal Strike
BA Force バーストフォース Burst Force	9	Halberd	increases damage dealt with burst artes
Special スペシャル	5	Hades	enables the activation of mystic artes
HP Condition ＨＰコンディションＳ HP Condition S	10	Caduceus +1	increases P. ATK by a small amount if HP is greater than 75% of max
HP Condition 2 ＨＰコンディションＳ２ HP Condition S2	10	Gungnir +1	increases P. ATK if HP is less than 25% of max
Chain 連撃 Rengeki	4	Ahriman	changes certain artes into altered artes
Hell Fire 紅蓮 Guren	4	Ahriman	changes certain artes into altered artes
Half Damage ハーフダメージ	1	War Pike +1	reduces all damage dealt by 50%
Quarter Damage クォーターダメージ (Quarter Master)	1	War Pike +1	reduces all damage dealt by 75%
Minimum Damage 1ダメージ One Damage	1	War Pike +1	reduces all damage dealt to a maximum of 1
High Aerial Tension ハイパーエアリアル Hyper Aerial	10	?	activates Over Limit Level 1 with 50% duration after achieving an aerial combo of 16 hits
Hyper Aerial Tension ハイパーエアリアル２ Hyper Aerial 2	12	Ryuusou Dragoness	activates Over Limit Level 2 with 50% duration after achieving an aerial combo of 24 hits
Fatal Exceed フェイタルエクシード	9	?	increases damage dealt with a Fatal Strike
Burst Hold バーストキープ Burst Keep	9	Sand Spear: Zarich	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	default	increases base P. DEF by 5%
Defend 2 ディフェンド２	4	Naginata	increases base P. DEF by 10%
Defend 3 ディフェンド３	6	Hanuman's Staff +2α	increases base P. DEF by 15%
Resist レジスト	2	Halberd	increases base M. DEF by 5%
Resist 2 レジスト２	4	Naginata	increases base M. DEF by 10%
Resist 3 レジスト３	6	Hanuman's Staff +2β	increases base M. DEF by 15%
Critical Guard クリティカルガード	3	default	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
Magic Guard マジックガード	4	default	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
Aerial Guard エアリアルガード	5	Dragoon Boots	enables the "'Guard"" action while midair
Aerial Magic Guard エアリアルマジックガード	7	Dragoon Boots	enables the "'Magic Guard"" action while midair
Guard Plus ウェルガード Well Guard	2	Kalinga Kalinga +1	decreases physical damage received while guarding
Magic Guard Plus マジックウェルガード Magic Well Guard	7	Tribal Guard	decreases magic damage received while performing the Magic Guard action
Guard Reflect ガードリフレクト (Reflective Guard)	4	Gae Bolg +1β	reflects 20% of damage received while guarding
Guard Artes ガーディアルアーツ Guardial Artes	7	Tribal Guard	enables the cancellation of the Guard action into an arte the character is invincible during part of this action
Roll パッシブセーフ Passive Safe	2	War Pike	decreases damage received while knocked down
Anti-Element アンエレメンタル Unelemental (Anti Element)	3	Hades	enables a chance to decrease the damage received from elemental attacks by 50%
Status Guard ステータスガード	5	Dark Crystal	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	Death Scythe	decreases the effects of Poison, Contamination, and Weak
Immunity イミュニティ	5	Unicorn Horn +1β	decreases chance of receiving status effects
Endure エンデューロ Enduro	3	Unicorn Horn	decreases stagger time
Void Attack インバリッド・アタック Invalid Attack	5	Forte Staff +1α	enables a chance to prevent stagger from physical attacks
Void Magic インバリッド・マジック Invalid Magic	5	Forte Staff +1β	enables a chance to prevent stagger from magical attacks
Step Away ステップアウェイ	3	Dragoon Boots	prevents stagger during the Backstep action
Aerial Armor エアリアルアーマー	26	Brionac	prevents stagger while midair
Escape Jump エスケープジャンプ	4	Gae Bolg Gae Bolg +1α Gae Bolg +1β	enables the cancellation of the Guard action into a jump
TP Condition ＴＰコンディションＳ TP Condition S	5	War Staff	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	Full Metal Staff	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	War Staff	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	3	Full Metal Staff	increases M. DEF while TP is less than 25% of max
Crucible 剛烈 Gouretsu	4	Green Dragon Crescent Blade	changes certain artes into altered artes
Athenor 烈震 Resshin	4	Beast Slayer	changes certain artes into altered artes
Spear Master スピアディフェンス Spear Defense	5	Halberd	increases M. DEF while equipped with a spear weapon
Rod Master ロッドディフェンス Rod Defense	5	Oar	increases P. DEF while equipped with a staff weapon
Burst Guard バーストガード	8	?	decreases chance to be staggered while performing a burst arte
Recovering Guard リカバリングガード	6	Executioner	decreases chance to be staggered while performing the Recovery action
OVL Concentrate OVLコンセントレート	9	?	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	default	increases base Evade by 5%
Evade 2 イベイジョン２ Evasion 2	4	Executioner	increases base Evade by 10%
Evade 3 イベイジョン３ Evasion 3	6	Gungnir	increases base Evade by 15%
Item Thrower アイテムスロー Item Throw	7	Tribal Guard Serpent Staff Shakujo	enables the use of items on other party members
Item Pro グッドジョブ Good Job	3	Dunamis Dunamis +1α Dunamis +1β	decreases time spent immobile after using an item
		Dunamis
Backstep バックステップ	3	War Pike	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
Recovery リカバリング Recovering (Recover)	3	Boots	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
Recovery Artes リカバリーアーツ (Recovery Arts)	3	Hotengeki	enables immediate action after performing the Recovery action while midair
Aerial Jump エアリアルジャンプ	5	Trident	enables a second jump after jumping once
Aerial Jump 2 エアリアルジャンプ２	8	Trident Caduceus Caduceus +1	enables a third jump after second jump from Aerial Jump
Jump Cancel ジャンプキャンセル	6	Beast Slayer Green Dragon Crescent Blade	enables the cancellation of a jump into an action
Aerial OVL エアリアルＯＶＬ	5	Unicorn Horn Unicorn Horn +1α Unicorn Horn +1β	enables the activation of Over Limit while midair
Aerial Step エアリアルバック Aerial Hop (Aerial Backstep)	6	Hanuman's Staff Hanuman's Staff +1	enables the Backstep action once while midair
Aerial Dash エアリアルダッシュ	6	Hanuman's Staff +1 Hanuman's Staff +2α Hanuman's Staff +2β	enables the Critical Guard action once while midair
Touch Down タッチダウン (Quick Drop)	7	Forte Staff Forte Staff +1α Forte Staff +1β	enables the Touch Down action by pressing "Left Stick Down" while midair this action immediately lands the character
Landing ランディング	8	Gungnir Gungnir +1	decreases immobile time after landing by 50%
Combo Force イフィシェント Efficient	3	Hanuman's Staff	mitigates damage loss from consecutive normal attacks in a single combo
Aerial Combo エアリアルコンボプラス Aerial Combo Plus	10	War Harpoon War Harpoon +1α War Harpoon +1β	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single midair combo by one
Aerial Combo 2 エアリアルコンボプラス２ Aerial Combo Plus 2	13	Longinus	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single midair combo by two
Aerial Combo 3 エアリアルコンボプラス３ Aerial Combo Plus 3	18	Brionac	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single midair combo by three
Super Chain 4 キャンセルプラス Cancel Plus	8	Death Scythe Dark Crystal Dragon Tooth	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	Dunamis Dunamis +1β Dunamis +1α	enables the chaining of an altered arte to an arcane arte
O.L. Boost リミッター Limiter (Over Extension)	9	Dragon Tooth	increases duration of Over Limit
Alembic 俊敏 Shunbin	4	Aries Shakujo	changes certain artes into altered artes
Gale 疾風 Shippuu	4	Aries Serpent Staff	changes certain artes into altered artes
Aerial Ability Plus エアリアルキャンセラー Aerial Canceler	8	Dunamis +1α Dunamis +1β	enables the chaining of a base arte to a different base arte while midair
Aerial High Ability Plus エアリアルハイキャンセラー Aerial High Canceler	9	Longinus	enables the chaining of an altered arte to a different altered arte while midair
Aerial Hyper Ability Plus エアリアルハイパーキャンセラー Aerial Hyper Canceler	10	Ryuusou Dragoness	enables the chaining of an arcane arte to a different arcane arte while midair

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	default	increases max HP by 200
Vitality 2 バイタリティ２ (Stamina 2)	4	Hotengeki	increases max HP by 400
Vitality 3 バイタリティ３ (Stamina 3)	6	Forte Staff +1α	increases max HP by 800
Spirits スピリッツ (Spirit)	3	War Staff Full Metal Staff	increases max TP by 20
Spirits 2 スピリッツ２ (Spirit 2)	5	Hotengeki	increases max TP by 50
Spirits 3 スピリッツ３ (Spirit 3)	7	Forte Staff +1β	increases max TP by 100
Aerial Tension エアリアルボルテージ Aerial Voltage (Aerial Voltage)	14	Dragon Skin	recovers 5 TP every 3 hits during an aerial combo
HP Recover ＨＰリカバー	5	War Harpoon +1α	increases HP recovered
TP Recover ＴＰリカバー	5	War Harpoon +1β	increases TP recovered
Rebirth ライフリバース Life Rebirth (Life Reversal)	12	Unicorn Horn +1α	slowly recovers 50% of last damage received
Rebirth 2 ライフリバース２ Life Rebirth 2	5	Unicorn Horn +1β	slowly recovers 25% of last damage received in a combo
Lucky Soul ルーズレスソウル Loseless Soul	5	War Harpoon	enables a chance to recover TP when knocked down
Stat Boost エフェクティブ Effective	3	Unicorn Horn +1α	increases gains from stat boosts
Resurrect リコール Recall	22	Caduceus +1	enables a chance to automatically revive from being knocked-out
Rod ロッドエコノミー Rod Economy	12	Forte Staff	decreases TP consumption by 15% while equipped with a staff weapon
Lucky Spear ラッキースピア	16	Gae Bolg	10% chance of increasing EXP earned by 50% while equipped with a spear weapon
OVL Bonus リミッツボーナス Limits Bonus	12	Gae Bolg +1α Gae Bolg +1β	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	Gae Bolg +1β	enables a chance to restore all TP when activating Over Limit
Taunt アピール Appeal	2	Boots	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	Sandals	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	Sandals	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	Sandals	restores TP by performing the Taunt action while in Over Limit
Temptation テンプテーション	10	Deck Brush	5% chance to inflict Charm with the Taunt action
Dispersion 拡散 Kakusan	4	Shiva	changes certain artes into altered artes
Great Deluge 水塵 Suijin	4	Shiva	changes certain artes into altered artes
Life Healer ライフヒール Life Heal	5	Dunamis +1α	recovers HP after battle
Spirit Healer メンタルヒール Mental Heal	5	Dunamis +1β	increases TP recovered after battle
Life Up ライフアップ	12	Hanuman's Staff +2α	enables a chance to increase max HP after battle
Mental Up メンタルアップ (Mind Up)	16	Hanuman's Staff +2β	enables a chance to increase max TP after battle
Happiness ハピネスシング Happinessing	11	Crystal Heels	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	Crystal Heels	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	Crystal Heels	enables a chance to increase Gald received after battle
EXP Share イメージトレーニング Image Training	1	War Pike	receives bonus EXP even when not in active party
OVL Plus リミッツプラス Limits Plus	20	Sand Spear: Zarich	activates a Over Limit level one higher than the amount of gauge used
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 2008-12-10.
• [JP] スキル(ジュディス) テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 2ch まとめ @Wiki (2010) Retrieved on 2010-03-06.