What talent stats are
Talent stats, also called trait stats, arrived together with the Fourth Class jobs. They sit beside the six primary stats and work in a simpler way: every point costs exactly 1 talent point, no matter how high the stat already is, and each one stops at 100.
Besides their own bonuses, talent stats also change the damage of some Fourth Class skills.
Earning talent points
Once a character reaches base level 200 it stops receiving normal status points and starts receiving talent points instead.
- Every Fourth Class character starts with 7 talent points.
- Each level past 200 gives 3 talent points.
- Every 5 levels give 4 extra points on top of that.
- At level 250 you have 197 talent points to spend.
The six talent stats
| Stat | Every point | Extra bonus |
|---|---|---|
| POW (Power) | +5 Status ATK; shorter Lethargy | +1 P.ATK every 3 points |
| STA (Stamina) | +1 RES; shorter Deep Blind and Severe Poison | +5 RES every 3 points |
| WIS (Wisdom) | +1 MRES; shorter Torrent and Gloomy | +5 MRES every 3 points |
| SPL (Spell) | +5 Status MATK; shorter Blaze and Quiet | +1 S.MATK every 3 points |
| CON (Concentration) | +2 HIT and +2 FLEE | +1 P.ATK and +1 S.MATK every 5 points |
| CRT (Creative) | +1 H.PLUS; shorter Quench, Concretion and Unlucky; better success with Fourth Class crafting skills | +1 C.RATE every 3 points |
Trait substats
| Substat | Effect |
|---|---|
| P.ATK (Power ATK) | Raises final physical damage by a percentage. |
| S.MATK (Spell MATK) | Raises final magic damage by a percentage. |
| RES (Resist) | Another layer of protection from physical damage, similar to DEF; mostly matters in level 200+ content. |
| MRES (Magic Resist) | The same idea against magic damage, similar to MDEF. |
| H.PLUS (Heal Plus) | Extra percentage boost for healing skills. |
| C.RATE (Critical Damage Rate) | Adds 1% per point to the base 140% critical damage; 20 C.RATE gives 160%. |
AP (Activity Points) is a third resource shown with HP and SP. The Wind Sign status, for example, gives a chance to gain AP when you hit a marked target with ranged physical attacks. The sources used here do not explain AP further.
Gear with talent bonuses
Talent stats also come from equipment. Shadow equipment, for example, has talent sets: the Physical Power set adds 3 P.ATK when complete, and its weapon raises POW as it is upgraded.
Sources
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