Magic Burst

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A Magic Burst ("MB") can be performed by casting a spell such that the spell lands on the target within a brief window after a Skillchain was created on that target composed of an element associated with the casted spell.

How to Magic Burst

• A spell must be timed so that it finishes casting and lands on the target during the magic burst window.
  • This window lasts for 10 seconds after the final Weapon Skill, just as the Skillchain animation is appearing.
  • The magic burst opportunity is ended prematurely if any additional weapon skill is used on the target during the window.
    • Weaponskills with no properties such as Sanguine Blade, Mystic Boon, Spirit Taker, Spirits Within may be used and not interrupt this.
• When performed successfully, the text indicating the spell or ability's effect will be preceded by "Magic Burst!" in the chat log.

The Effects of a Magic Burst

• A magic burst can be performed with any monster-targeted spell as well as with elemental Blood Pacts and Wyvern breaths, and yields a substantial increase in magic accuracy and damage for the spells/abilities that land with the correct timing.
  • The bonus to magic accuracy is speculated to be +100.
  • For enfeebling magic and other spells that do not deal direct damage, only accuracy (not potency) is affected.
  • A magic burst from a wyvern's breath attack only enhances the magic accuracy (not damage) of the breath used.
    • The probability of Dragoon's Wyvern choosing the correct element to magic burst increases when using Drachen Armet/+1.

Elemental Alignments

The skillchain alignments of each element for magic bursts are shown below:

• : Transfixion, Fusion, Light, Radiance
• : Liquefaction, Fusion, Light, Radiance
• : Detonation, Fragmentation, Light, Radiance
• : Impaction, Fragmentation, Light, Radiance
• : Compression, Gravitation, Darkness, Umbra
• : Scission, Gravitation, Darkness, Umbra
• : Induration, Distortion, Darkness, Umbra
• : Reverberation, Distortion, Darkness, Umbra

Damage Bonus

• A two-stage skillchain (created by two Weapon Skills) will result in a 35% increase in magic damage on the magic burst.
• All stages beyond that will result in an additional 10% damage increase on magic bursted spells (a three-stage skillchain will yield a 45% damage increase, four-stage will yield a 55% damage increase, etc.).

• Resistance ranks modify the damage bonus, by amounts given in the following table:

Resistance Rank:	150%	130%	115%	100%	85%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	25%	20%	15%	10%	5%
Magic Burst Damage Bonus:	+150%	+115%	+85%	+60%	+50%	+40%	+15%	+5%	+0%	+0%	+0%	+0%	+0%	+0%	+0%

• This is additive with the normal damage bonus that magic bursts give: +35% with +10% for each additional skillchain step. For example, on an enemy with a resistance rank of 115% (after modifying resistance rank with the active skillchain), the magic burst would give a damage increase of 35% + 85% = 120%.

Enhancing Magic Bursts

• If a magic burst is performed successfully, its damage can be further enhanced by magic burst bonus equipment and other related buffs.
  • The effect of this equipment is additive in a separate damage multiplying step of the magic damage equation.
  • The effects of upgrading Ancient Magic II spells' MB damage with merit points is also an additive bonus with this term (3% additional per upgrade, 15% with 5 upgrades).
  • The effects of Atma of Illusions (10%) and Atmacite of Finesse (2~30%) are additive bonuses with this term.
  • The Magic Burst Bonus job trait is also an additive bonus with this term that exceeds the term cap.

Example: BLM99 with 13% Magic Burst Bonus trait magic bursting a 4/5 merited Freeze II (+12%) while equipped with Sorcerer's Gloves (5%) and Static Earring (5%) will receive an additional 1.35 damage multiplier term, separate from the 1.3 damage multiplier term associated with the magic burst itself, for an overall effect of over +75% damage.

• The Magic Burst damage enhancement from equipment, Atma/Atmacite, and merit points (in the case of Ancient Magic II) caps at +40%.
  • The following categories are separate from and exceed/are not subject to the aforementioned 40% Magic Burst damage cap:
    • The Magic Burst Bonus job trait, including the effects of Cardinal Chant.
    • Magic Burst damage Job Points.
    • Magic Burst damage Gifts.
    • Equipment listed under the Magic Burst Damage II on the following table.
      • There is currently no known cap to Magic Burst Damage II.

Magic Burst Damage I (40% cap) Equipment Damage Bonus Player Level Item Level Akademos +10% 99 119 Catalyst +5% 69 - Ea Hat +6% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Hat +1 +7% 99 119 (Su3) Baalmuian Robe 99 - Channeling Robe +2% 34 - Ea Houppelande +8% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Houppelande +1 +9% 99 119 (Su3) Nebula Houppelande +% 87 - Nebula Houppelande +1 +% 87 - Archmage's Gloves +13% 99 109 Archmage's Gloves +1 +16% 99 119 Archmage's Gloves +2 +18% 99 119 Archmage's Gloves +3 +20% 99 119 Spaekona's Sabots +2 +5% 99 119 Spaekona's Sabots +3 +10% 99 119 Ea Cuffs +5% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Cuffs +1 +6% 99 119 (Su3) Sorcerer's Gloves +5% 72 - Sorcerer's Gloves +1 +5% 75 - Sorcerer's Gloves +2 +10% 90 - Zenith Mitts : +2-9% 73 - Zenith Mitts +1 : +2-10% 73 - Chelona Trousers +1 +% 99 - Chelona Trousers +10% 99 - Blitzer Poleyn : +10% 75 - Desultor Tassets : +10% 75 - Tatsumaki Sitagoromo : +10% 75 - Ea Slops +7% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Slops +1 +8% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Pigaches +4% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Pigaches +1 +5% 99 119 (Su3) Menhit Leggings +4% 89 - Locus Ring +5% 99 - Static Earring +5% 72 - Argute Stole +5% 99 - Argute Stole +1 +7% 99 - Argute Stole +2 +10% 99 - Mizukage-no-Kubikazari +10% 99 - Maxentius # of skillchains × 4% 99 119 Helios Armor Set : +1-10% 99 119 Herculean Armor Set : +1-8% 99 119 Merlinic Armor Set : +1-11% 99 119 Grioavolr : +1-10% 99 119 Sorcerer's Stole : +0-6% 99 - Sorcerer's Stole +1 : +0-8% 99 - Sorcerer's Stole +2 : +0-10% 99 - Modified by Equipment/Atma/Atmacite Atma of Illusions +10% - - Atmacite of Finesse +2~30% - -

Magic Burst Damage II (% cap) Equipment Damage Bonus Player Level Item Level Arasy Staff +3% 99 119 Arasy Staff +1 +5% 99 119 Ochu +13% 99 119 Ea Hat +6% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Hat +1 +7% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Houppelande +8% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Houppelande +1 +9% 99 119 (Su3) Samnuha Coat +8% 99 119 Amalric Gages +5% 99 119 Amalric Gages +1 +6% 99 119 Ea Cuffs +5% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Cuffs +1 +6% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Slops +7% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Slops +1 +8% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Pigaches +4% 99 119 (Su3) Ea Pigaches +1 +5% 99 119 (Su3) Mujin Band +5% 88 - Arbatel Loafers +2 +4% 99 119 Arbatel Loafers +3 +5% 99 119 Azimuth Coat +2 +4% 99 119 Azimuth Coat +3 +5% 99 119 Wicce Coat +2 +4% 99 119 Wicce Coat +3 +5% 99 119

Related Links

• Calculating Magic Damage
• Magic Burst Bonus
• Magic Burst change March 2015 Update