ToV - Yuri Lowell: Skills

The following is a list of skills that are available to Yuri Lowell 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	Tsurugi	increases base P. ATK by 5%
Strength 2 ストレングス２	4	Tsurugi +1	increases base P. ATK by 10%
Strength 3 ストレングス３	6	Flamberge	increases base P. ATK by 15%
Strength 4 ストレングス４	8	Garm Fang	increases base P. ATK by 20%
Magic マジカル Magical	2	Estoc Estoc +1	increases base M. ATK by 5%
Magic 2 マジカル２ Magical 2	4	Rune Blade	increases base M. ATK by 10%
Magic 3 マジカル３ Magical 3	6	Rune Blade +1	increases base M. ATK by 15%
Rise Attack コンシュームアタック Consume Attack	3	Estoc Estoc +1	increases damage dealt by consuming TP
Heavy Hit アタックフェイント Attack Faint	3	Knuckle Duster	increases the chance of inflicting the "Stun" status ailment with a physical attack
Swords Up ソードアップ Sword Up	3	Tsurugi Tsurugi +1	increases P. ATK when equipped with a sword weapon
Axes Up アックスアップ Axe Up	3	Ogre Axe	increases P. ATK when equipped with an axe weapon
Assassin アサシン	2	Colossus	increases damage dealt to and decreases damage received from human-type enemies
Combo Plus コンボプラス	10	Blue Dragon Blue Dragon +1	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single ground combo by one
Combo Plus 2 コンボプラス２	14	Real Knight Sword	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single ground combo by two
		Tabar Tabar +1α Tabar +1β
Combo Plus 3 コンボプラス３	19	Blazor Edge Abyssion	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single ground combo by three
Step Combo ステップコンボ	10	Blue Dragon +1	enables the cancellation of the "Backstep" action into a normal attack
Dragon Buster カブトワリ Kabutowari	6	Shinai	enables the "Dragon Buster" action by pressing ↓ + "Attack" button in the air this "Dragon Buster" action is a diving attack
Combo Voltage コンボボルテージ	5	Knuckle Duster	recovers TP every 3 hits during a combo, starting at 6 hits
Combination コンビネーション	2	Blue Dragon Blue Dragon +1	increases damage once during a combination a combination consists of at least three normal attacks, followed by a base arte, and then an arcane arte
Combination 2 コンビネーション２	3	Second Star	increases damage and fills Over Limit gauge once during a combination a combination consists of at least three normal attacks, followed by a base arte, an altered arte, and then an arcane arte
Combination 3 コンビネーション３	4	Meteorite Sword	increases damage and recovers TP once for during a combination a combination consists of at least three normal attacks, followed by a base arte, an altered arte, an arcane arte, and a mystic arte
High Tension ハイパーコンボ Hyper Combo	2	Tyrant Fist	activates Over Limit Level 1 with 50% duration after achieving a combo of 28 hits
Hyper Tension ハイパーコンボ２ Hyper Combo 2	4	Tyrant Fist	activates Over Limit Level 2 with 50% duration after achieving a combo of 50 hits
Ultimate Tension ハイパーコンボ３ Hyper Combo 3	5	Tyrant Fist	activates Over Limit Level 3 with 50% duration after achieving a combo of 72 hits
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	Crescent Axe Crescent Axe +1	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	Ogre Axe +1	increases damage dealt with burst artes
Special スペシャル	5	Dein Nomos Second Star	enables the activation of mystic artes
Hit Plus ヒットプラス	5	Highlander	enables a increase of the number of hits dealt during Savage Wolf Fury by rapidly pressing the "Attack" button
HP Condition ＨＰコンディションＳ HP Condition S	10	Shadow Fang +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	Shadow Fang +1	increases P. ATK if HP is less than 25% of max
Chain 連撃 Rengeki	4	Flamberge	changes certain artes into altered artes
Hell Fire 紅蓮 Guren	4	Flamberge	changes certain artes into altered artes
One Man Show ワンセルフ One Self	5	Colossus	increases EXP earned when fighting alone in battle
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	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
Elemental インエレメンタル Enelemental	3	High Tsurugi	enables a chance to increase damage inflicted with an elemental attack
Perfect Tension ハイパーコンボ４ Hyper Combo 4	9	Demonic Sword Ogre Fang	activates Over Limit Level 4 with 50% duration after achieving a combo of 96 hits reduces all damage dealt except for burst and mystic artes by 50%
Fatal Exceed フェイタルエクシード	9	High Tsurugi	increases damage dealt with a Fatal Strike
Burst Hold バーストキープ Burst Keep	9	Claiomh Solais	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	Long Sword	increases base P. DEF by 5%
Defend 2 ディフェンド２	4	Spine Ripper Spine Ripper +1	increases base P. DEF by 10%
		Spine Ripper
Defend 3 ディフェンド３	6	Garm Fang	increases base P. DEF by 15%
Resist レジスト	2	Rapier	increases base M. DEF by 5%
Resist 2 レジスト２	4	Rune Blade	increases base M. DEF by 10%
Resist 3 レジスト３	6	Rune Blade +1	increases base M. DEF by 15%
Critical Guard クリティカルガード	3	Long Sword	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	Francisca	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	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	Sinclair Saber	decreases magic damage received while performing the "Magic Guard" action
Guard Reflect ガードリフレクト	4	Kalinga +1	reflects 20% of damage received while guarding
Guard Artes ガーディアルアーツ Guardial Artes	7	Kalinga Kalinga +1	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	Crescent Axe Crescent Axe +1	decreases damage received while knocked down
Anti Element アンエレメンタル Unelemental	3	Crescent Axe +1	enables a chance to decrease the damage received from elemental attacks by 50%
Status Guard ステータスガード	5	Defender	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	Defender	decreases the effects of the "Poison", "Contamination", and "Weak" status ailments
Immunity イミュニティ	5	Tabar Tabar +1	decreases chance of receiving status effects
		Tabar +1α
Endure エンデューロ Enduro	3	Gaia Cleaver	decreases stagger time
Void Attack インバリッド・アタック Invalid Attack	5	Battle Sword Battle Sword +1	enables a chance to prevent stagger from physical attacks
Void Magic インバリッド・マジック Invalid Magic	5	Battle Sword +1	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
Defend Artes ディフェンドアーツ	3	Defender	enables a chance to prevent stagger while performing a base arte
Glory グローリー	30	Last Fencer	prevents stagger while on the ground
TP Condition ＴＰコンディションＳ TP Condition S	3	Bone Slasher	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	Bone Slasher +1	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	Bone Slasher	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	Bone Slasher +1	increases M. DEF while TP is less than 25% of max
Crucible 剛烈 Gouretsu	4	Gaia Cleaver	changes certain artes into altered artes
Athenor 烈震 Resshin	4	Gaia Cleaver	changes certain artes into altered 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	Hand Axe	increases base Evade by 5%
Evade 2 イベイジョン２ Evasion 2	4	Aries	increases base Evade by 10%
Evade 3 イベイジョン３ Evasion 3	6	Real Knight Sword	increases base Evade by 15%
Item Thrower アイテムスロー Item Throw	7	Ogre Axe Ogre Axe +1	enables the use of items on other party members
Item Pro グッドジョブ Good Job	3	Francisca	decreases time spent immobile after using an item
Backstep バックステップ	3	Scimitar	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
Landing Step バックステッパー Backstepper	5	Knucle Duster	enables the cancellation a landing into the "Backstep" action as a consequence, it becomes possible to cancel a "Backstep" action into another "Backstep" action
Recovery リカバリング Recovering	3	Hand Axe	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	Real Knight Sword	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	High Tsurugi	increases the amount of normal attacks in a single midair combo by one
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	Shadow Fang Shadow Fang +1	enables the chaining of an altered arte to an arcane arte
Super Chain ターンレス Turnless	8	Dein Nomos Shiden	enables the chaining of an arcane arte to a base arte
Super Chain 2 ターンレス２ Turnless 2	12	Meteorite Sword	enables the chaining of an arcane arte to an altered arte
Super Chain 3 ターンレス３ Turnless 3	16	Last Fencer	enables the chaining of an altered arte to a base arte
Ability Plus キャンセラー Canceler	12	Sentinel Sentinel +1	enables the chaining of a base arte to a different base arte
High Ability Plus ハイキャンセラー High Canceler	16	Caladbolg	enables the chaining of an altered arte to a different altered arte
Hyper Ability Plus ハイパーキャンセラー Hyper Canceler	20	Claiomh Solais	enables the chaining of an arcane arte to a different arcane arte
O.L. Boost リミッター Limiter	9	Highlander	increases the duration of Over Limit
Fatal Finish メニメニフィニッシュ Many Many Finish	5	Ogre Sword Ogre Sword +1	heals all HP after performing a Fatal Strike with a FS Chain of at least 8
Fatal Finish Plus エンドレスフィニッシュ Endless Finish	7	Ogre Sword +1	heals all HP and TP after performing a Fatal Strike with a FS Chain of at least 16
Alembic 俊敏 Shunbin	4	Aries	changes certain artes into altered artes
Gale 疾風 Shippuu	4	Aries	changes certain artes into altered artes
Link Slash リンクスラッシャー	6	Ogre Sword Ogre Sword +1	prevents Link Encounters

Support Skills (補助スキル - Hojo Skills)

Skill Name	Skill Points	Learned From	Effects
Vitality バイタリティ	2	Battle Sword +1	increases max HP by 200
Vitality 2 バイタリティ２	4	Bardiche	increases max HP by 400
Vitality 3 バイタリティ３	6	Bardiche +1	increases max HP by 800
Spirits スピリッツ	3	Ogre Axe +1	increases max TP by 20
Spirits 2 スピリッツ２	5	Rune Blade Bardiche	increases max TP by 50
Spirits 3 スピリッツ３	7	Rune Blade +1 Bardiche +1	increases max TP by 100
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	12	Bahamut's Tear Bahamut's Tear +1	slowly recovers 50% of last damage received
Rebirth 2 ライフリバース２ Life Rebirth 2	5	Bahamut's Tear	slowly recovers 25% of last damage received in a combo
Lucky Soul ルーズレスソウル Loseless Soul	5	Bahamut's Tear Bahamut's Tear +1	enables a chance to recover TP when knocked down
Stat Boost エフェクティブ Effective	3	Estoc +1 Tabar	increases gains from stat boosts
		Estoc +1 Tabar +1β
Resurrect リコール Recall	22	Holy Avenger Holy Avenger +1	enables a chance to automatically revive from being knocked-out
Loner ピンチアップ Pinch Rise	3	Colossus	increases own stats when all other party members are knocked-out
OVL Bonus リミッツボーナス Limits Bonus	12	Sentinel +1	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	Sentinel +1	enables a chance to restore all TP when activating Over Limit
Taunt アピール Appeal	2	Knight Sword	enables the "Taunt" action by moving the "Taunt" stick 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	Tsurugi +1	enables the "Taunt" action by moving the "Taunt" stick 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	Bardiche	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	Bardiche +1	restores TP by performing the "Taunt" action while in Over Limit
Dispersion 拡散 Kakusan	4	Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword +1	changes certain artes into altered artes
Great Deluge 水塵 Suijin	4	Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword +1	changes certain artes into altered artes
Bastion 守護 Shugo	4	Dein Nomos	changes Crushing Eagle to the altered arte Guardian Field
Life Healer ライフヒール Life Heal	5	Tabar +1	recovers HP after battle
		Tabar +1α
Spirit Healer メンタルヒール Mental Heal	5	Tabar +1	increases TP recovered after battle
		Tabar +1β
Life Up ライフアップ	16	Vorpal Sword	enables a chance to increase max HP after battle
Mental Up メンタルアップ	16	Vorpal Sword +1	enables a chance to increase max TP after battle
Happiness ハピネスシング Happinessing	11	Damascus Sword	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	Damascus Sword	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	Damascus Sword	enables a chance to increase Gald received after battle
EXP Share イメージトレーニング Image Training	1	Knight Sword	receives bonus EXP even when not in active party
OVL Plus リミッツプラス Limits Plus	20	Highlander	activates a Over Limit one level higher than the amount of gauge used
OVL Team リミッツチーム Limits Team	16	Shiden	nearby allies enter Over Limit Level 1 with 50% duration when activating Over Limit Level 1
OVL Team 2 リミッツチーム２ Limits Team 2	20	Vesperia No. 2	nearby allies enter Over Limit Level 2 with 50% duration when activating Over Limit Level 2
OVL Team 3 リミッツチーム３ Limits Team 3	26	Demonic Sword Ogre Fang	nearby allies enter Over Limit Level 3 with 50% duration when activating Over Limit Level 3
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] － 武器 > スキル > ユーリ 攻略・情報・交流　－ Tales of Vesperia － ：GAYM Games (2008) Retrieved on 2008-11-22.
• [JP] スキル(ユーリ) テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 2ch まとめ @Wiki (2010) Retrieved on 2010-03-06.