Gentle Touch-Energy
| Job | Champion |
|---|---|
| Type | Active (self-buff) |
| Target | Self |
| Max level | 10 |
| SP cost | 15 → 60 |
| Spirit Spheres | 5 |
| Cast time | 2 s |
| After-cast delay | 1 s |
| Duration | 60 → 600 s |
| Requires | Finger Offensive Lv 3 |
Gentle Touch-Energy
Overview
Gentle Touch-Energy uses pressure-point technique on the Champion's own body to make its ki go further. It is a self-buff dedicated to two skills: Investigate and Finger Offensive both hit harder while it holds, and at higher levels Investigate stops being a single-target attack altogether.
Mechanics
While the buff is active:
- Investigate deals 3 × SkillLv % more total damage.
- Finger Offensive deals 5 × SkillLv % more total damage.
- At level 5 or higher, Investigate also strikes every enemy in a 5×5 area around its target instead of hitting only that target.
The bonus is a percentage of the skill's finished damage, so it is applied on top of everything else that raises those two attacks.
Casting costs 5 spirit spheres, which means the reserve has to be refilled before the boosted skills can actually be used.
Leveling
| Level | SP cost | Duration | Investigate | Finger Offensive | Investigate area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 60 s | +3% | +5% | Single |
| 2 | 20 | 120 s | +6% | +10% | Single |
| 3 | 25 | 180 s | +9% | +15% | Single |
| 4 | 30 | 240 s | +12% | +20% | Single |
| 5 | 35 | 300 s | +15% | +25% | 5×5 |
| 6 | 40 | 360 s | +18% | +30% | 5×5 |
| 7 | 45 | 420 s | +21% | +35% | 5×5 |
| 8 | 50 | 480 s | +24% | +40% | 5×5 |
| 9 | 55 | 540 s | +27% | +45% | 5×5 |
| 10 | 60 | 600 s | +30% | +50% | 5×5 |
Notes
- Level 5 is the real breakpoint: turning Investigate into an area attack changes what the skill is for far more than the damage percentages do.
- The long duration at high levels means one cast covers an entire fight, so the sphere cost is paid once rather than repeatedly.
- It does nothing for the combo chain, which makes it the buff of choice for the sphere-throwing style rather than the melee one.