MERIT POINTS Merits Explained When you have reached 75 your level will be capped, but you can still push your strengths to even greater limits! Talk to the Moogle floating near Maat in Ru'Lude Gardens at H-5 and agree to be his guinea...errr, assistant. You will obtain the key item Limit Breaker, and a new 'Merit Points' button will be added to your Status menu directly under Craft Skl. You can check your merit menu via this new button at any time, but you may only adjust skills and use mode switch while in your Mog House. You now have the choice to set your mode to either experience points or limit points. If set to experience, you will continue to gain exp as normal until you have reached 43,999/44,000. At this point, any enemies you kill while your exp is capped will automatically reward limit points instead. If you should die, you will lose experience, not limit points, and enemies will return to rewarding experience points until you are capped again. If set to limits, you will only receive limit points from enemies, and if you die you'll lose experience points as always, but your mode will remain on limits. Limit points are gained in the same way as experience points, and when you have earned 10,000 you will be rewarded 1 merit point. You may store up to 10 merits, after that you must spend them or your limit points will just be wasted. When you select the Merit Points button your limit points will be displayed where your experience points are usually listed. It should be noted that scrolls that reward experience upon use cannot be used to obtain limit points. Adjusting Skills There are 5 main skill categories, and 15 job exclusive categories, all offering a number of skills to adjust. Each category also has a combo total/max you are limited to. You can raise one skill repeatedly, or several skills a little, but the combined total number of raises cannot exceed the category combo total. Most skills will also have a cap on them and cannot be improved further after that point, though the cap will vary for every skill. Only skills that are part of your job can be adjusted, the rest will be greyed out. Adjustments to skills can be undone, but you will not get the merits back you have invested into them, so choose wisely when spending your points. After raising a skill once, the next improvement will cost more merits. Every category will have a different Lv. pattern upgrade, such as 1, 2, 3, 3, etc. In other words, 1 merit for the first upgrade, 2 for the second, and so on. Skill adjustments are reflected across all your jobs, but a lower level job won't receive the full benefits. If you upgrade MP 8 times on your Lv.75 job and then switch to a lower job, you will only see the effect of what upgrade your level is equivalent to, so at Lv.10 you'd have +10 to MP, at Lv.20 you'd have +20 MP, etc. Keep in mind that your merits effect all jobs, so for example, if you have a Lv.75 Red Mage and use all 5 upgrades for the attributes category to raise your INT 5 points, you cannot switch to Lv.75 Ninja and raise STR 5 points too. HP / MP Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, etc    |    Combo Total / Max: 8 Max HP Adjust your maximum HP by 10 points. Max MP Adjust your maximum MP by 10 points. Attributes Lv. Pattern: 3, 6, 9, 9, 9    |    Combo Total / Max: 5 STR Adjust your STR by 1 point. DEX Adjust your DEX by 1 point. VIT Adjust your VIT by 1 point. AGI Adjust your AGI by 1 point. INT Adjust your INT by 1 point. MND Adjust your MND by 1 point. CHR Adjust your CHR by 1 point. Combat Skills Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, etc    |    Combo Total / Max: 12 Hand-to-Hand Skill Adjust your hand-to-hand skill by 2 points. Dagger Skill Adjust your dagger skill by 2 points. Sword Skill Adjust your sword skill by 2 points. Great Sword Skill Adjust your great sword skill by 2 points. Axe Skill Adjust your axe skill by 2 points. Great Axe Skill Adjust your great axe skill by 2 points. Scythe Skill Adjust your scythe skill by 2 points. Polearm Skill Adjust your polearm skill by 2 points. Katana Skill Adjust your katana skill by 2 points. Great Katana Skill Adjust your great katana skill by 2 points. Club Skill Adjust your club skill by 2 points. Staff Skill Adjust your staff skill by 2 points. Archery Skill Adjust your archery skill by 2 points. Marksmanship Skill Adjust your marksmanship skill by 2 points. Throwing Skill Adjust your throwing skill by 2 points. Guarding Skill Adjust your guarding skill by 2 points. Evasion Skill Adjust your evasion skill by 2 points. Shield Skill Adjust your shield skill by 2 points. Parrying Skill Adjust your parrying skill by 2 points. Magic Skills Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, etc    |    Combo Total / Max: 8 Divine Magic Skill Adjust your divine magic skill by 2 points. Healing Magic Skill Adjust your healing magic skill by 2 points. Enhancing Magic Skill Adjust your enhancing magic skill by 2 points. Enfeebling Magic Skill Adjust your enfeebling magic skill by 2 points. Elemental Magic Skill Adjust your elemental magic skill by 2 points. Dark Magic Skill Adjust your dark magic skill by 2 points. Summoning Magic Skill Adjust your summoning magic skill by 2 points. Ninjutsu Skill Adjust your ninjutsu skill by 2 points. Singing Skill Adjust your singing skill by 2 points. String Instrument Skill Adjust your string instrument skill by 2 points. Wind Instrument Skill Adjust your wind instrument skill by 2 points. Others Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, etc    |    Combo Total / Max: 8 Enmity Increase Increase your enmity 1 point. Enmity Decrease Decrease your enmity 1 point. Critical Hit Rate Adjust your critical hit rate by 1 percent. Enemy Critical Hit Rate Adjust enemies' critical hit rate by 1 percent. Spell Interruption Rate Adjust your spell interruption rate by 2 percent. Warrior Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Berserk Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Defender Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Warcry Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Aggressor Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Double Attack Rate Increase double attack rate by 1 percent. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Warrior's Charge Will double your next attack. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Tomahawk Expends a throwing tomahawk to inflict a special defense down effect on the enemy. Recast 3min. Increase duration of effect by 15 seconds. Savagery Adds TP bonus effect to Warcry. Increase weapon skill TP bonus by 10. Aggressive Aim Adds ranged accuracy bonus to Aggressor. Increase ranged accuracy bonus by 4. Monk Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Focus Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Dodge Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Chakra Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Counter Rate Increase counter attack rate by 1 percent. Kick Attack Rate Increase kick attack rate by 1 percent. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Mantra Increases the max. HP of party members in area of effect. Recast: 10min. Increase effect by 4%. Formless Strikes While active, melee attacks won't be considered physical damage. No effect on weapon skills. Recast 10min. Increase effect by 5 percent. Invigorate Adds a regen effect when using Chakra. Increase duration of effect by 24 seconds. Penance Adds an effect to Chi Blast that inhibits an enemy's TP accumulation. Increase duration of effect by 20 seconds. White Mage Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Divine Seal Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Cure Cast Time Shorten cast time of all Cure spells by 4 percent. Bar Spell Effect Increase potency of Bar spells and add a magic defense bonus of 2 points. Banish Effect Increase damage of Banish by 2, and length of def. down effect by 2 seconds. Regen Effect Increase the amount of HP recovered each interval by 1. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Martyr Sacrifices HP to heal a party member double the amount. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Devotion Sacrifices HP to grant a party member the same amount in MP. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast by 2 minutes 20 seconds. Protectra V Increases the defense of party members within area of effect. Increase bonus defense by 2. Shellra V Increases the magic defense of party members within area of effect. Increase bonus magic defense by 1. Black Mage Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Elemental Seal Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Fire Magic Potency Increase the potency of Fire spells by 2. Ice Magic Potency Increase the potency of Ice spells by 2. Wind Magic Potency Increase the potency of Wind spells by 2. Earth Magic Potency Increase the potency of Earth spells by 2. Lightning Magic Potency Increase the potency of Lightning spells by 2. Water Magic Potency Increase the potency of Water spells by 2. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Flare II Deals fire damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against water. Increase Flare II magic burst damage by 3, and magic accuracy by 5. Freeze II Deals ice damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against fire. Increase Freeze II magic burst damage by 3, and magic accuracy by 5. Tornado II Deals wind damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against ice. Increase Tornado II magic burst damage by 3, and magic acc by 5. Quake II Deals earth damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against wind. Increase Quake II magic burst damage by 3, and magic acc by 5. Burst II Deals lightning damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against earth. Increase Burst II magic burst damage by 3, and magic acc by 5. Flood II Deals water damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against lightning. Increase Flood II magic burst damage by 3, and magic acc by 5. Red Mage Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Convert Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Fire Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Fire spells by 3. Ice Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Ice spells by 3. Wind Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Wind spells by 3. Earth Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Earth spells by 3. Lightning Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Lightning spells by 3. Water Magic Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Water spells by 3. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Dia III Lowers an enemy's defense and gradualy deals light elemental damage. Increase duration of effect by 30 seconds. Slow II Reduces an enemy's attack speed. Increase Slow II effect by 1 and magic accuracy by 2. Paralyze II Paralyzes an enemy. Increase Paralyze II effect by 1 and magic accuracy by 2. Phalanx II Grants a party member a certain amount of damage resistance. Increase Phalanx II duration by 30 seconds and damage reduction by 3. Bio III Deals dark damage that weakens an enemy's attacks and gradually reduces its HP. Increase duration of effect by 30 seconds. Blind II Blinds an enemy, lowers its accuracy. Increase Blind II accuracy down effect by 1 and magic accuracy by 2. Thief Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Flee Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Hide Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Sneak Attack Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds. Trick Attack Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds. Triple Attack Rate Increase triple attack rate by 1 percent. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Assassin's Charge Will triple your next attack. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Feint Your next attack will greatly reduce an enemy's evasion. Recast: 10min. Shorten recast by 2min. Aura Steal Adds a Dispel effect to Steal. Occasionally absorbs dispelled effect. Increase absorb rate by 20 percent. Ambush Grants an accuracy bonus to melee and ranged attacks from behind an enemy. Increase accuracy bonus by 3. Paladin Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Shield Bash Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Holy Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Sentinel Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Cover Effect Length Lengthen time of effect by 4 seconds. Rampart Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Fealty Grants a powerful resistance to enfeebling magic. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Chivalry Converts TP to MP. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Iron Will Adds a spell interruption down effect to Rampart. Increase effect by 19 percent. Guardian Reduces enmity loss while using Sentinel. Increase effect by 19 percent. Dark Knight Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Souleater Recast Shorten recast time by 12 seconds. Arcane Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Last Resort Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Last Resort Effect Increase attacks by 2 percent, but lower defense by 2 percent. Weapon Bash Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Dark Seal Enhances the accuracy of your next dark magic spell. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Diabolic Eye Reduces max. HP, increases accuracy. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30sec. Muted Soul Reduces enmity while using Souleater. Reduce enmity by 10. Desperate Blows Reduces delay for two-handed weapons when using Last Resort. Reduce delay by 5 percent. Beastmaster Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Killer Effects Increase intimidation rate on all killer effects by 1 percent. Reward Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Call Beast Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Sic Recast Shorten recast time by 4 seconds. Tame Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Feral Howl Terrorizes the target. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Killer Instinct Grants your pet's Killer effect to party members within area of effect. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Beast Affinity Increases the level of pets summoned with Call Beast. (Max. level: 75) Increase pet level by 2. Beast Healer Enhances the Regen effect of Reward. Increase Regen amount by 1. Bard Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Lullaby Recast Shorten recast time by 1 second. Finale Recast Shorten recast time by 1 second. Minne Effect Increase defense enhancement by 1. Minuet Effect Increase attack enhancement by 1. Madrigal Effect Increase melee accuracy enhancement by 1. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Nightingale Halves the casting and recast times of songs. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast time 2min 30sec. Troubadour Increases the casting time for songs by 1.5 and doubles the effect duration. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Foe Sirvente Reduces target party member's enmity loss. Increase effect by 5 percent. Adventurer's Dirge Reduces target party member's enmity. Reduce enmity by 3. Ranger Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Scavenge Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Camouflage Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Sharpshot Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Unlimited Shot Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Rapid Shot Rate Increase rapid shot rate by 1 percent. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Stealth Shot Your next attack will generate less enmity. Recast: 5min. Reduce enmity by 10. Flashy Shot Your next attack will generate more enmity and ignore level difference penalties. Recast: 20min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Snapshot Reduces delay for ranged attacks. Reduce delay by 2 percent. Recycle Occasionally allows ranged attacks without consuming ammunition. Increase rate of activation by 5 percent. Samurai Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Third Eye Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds. Warding Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Store TP Effect Increase amount of TP stored by 2. Meditate Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Zanshin Attack Rate Increase Zanshin attack rate by 1 percent. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Shikikoyo Share TP above 100 with a party member. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time 2min 30sec. Blade Bash Delivers an attack that can stun the target and occasionally cause plague. Requires great katana. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Ikishoten Increases amount of TP gained with a Zanshin attack. Increase TP gained by 3. Overwhelm Grants an attack bonus to weapon skills performed face-to-face with an enemy. Increase attack bonus by 6. Ninja Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Subtle Blow Effect Increases subtle blow effect by 1. Katon Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of water resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Hyoton Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of fire resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Huton Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of ice resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Doton Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of wind resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Raiton Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of earth resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Suiton Effect Increase damage by 2, and length of ltng. resistance down effect by 2 seconds. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Sange Consumes remaining shadow images to perform a multiple ranged attack. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30 seconds. Ninja Tool Expertise Occasionally allows the use of ninjutsu without consuming ninja tools. Increase rate of activation by 5 percent. Katon: San Uses the ninja tool, "uchitake." Deals fire damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against water. Increase Katon: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Hyoton: San Uses the ninja tool, "tsurara." Deals ice damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against fire. Increase Hyoton: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Huton: San Uses the ninja tool, "kawahori-ogi." Deals wind damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against ice. Increase Huton: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Doton: San Uses the ninja tool, "makibishi." Deals earth damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against wind. Increase Doton: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Raiton: San Uses the ninja tool, "hiraishin." Deals lightning damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against earth. Increase Raiton: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Suiton: San Uses the ninja tool, "mizu-deppo." Deals water damage to an enemy and lowers its resistance against lightning. Increase Suiton: San magic attack by 5 and magic accuracy by 5. Dragoon Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Ancient Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 20 seconds. Jump Recast Shorten recast time by 3 seconds. High Jump Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Super Jump Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Spirit Link Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Deep Breathing Enhances effect of next wyvern breath. Recast: 15min. Shorten recast time by 2 minutes 30sec. Angon Expends an angon to lower an enemy's defense. Recast: 3min. Increase defense down duration by 15 seconds. Empathy Copies beneficial status effects to wyvern when using Spirit Link. Increase number of copied effects by 1. Strafe Increases accuracy of wyvern breath. Increase accuracy by 5. Summoner Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Avatar Physical Accuracy Increase avatars' physical accuracy by 3. Avatar Physical Attack Increase avatars' physical attacks by 2. Avatar Magical Accuracy Increase avatars' magical accuracy by 3. Avatar Magical Attack Increase avatars' magical attacks by 2. Elemental MP Cost Reduce the amount of MP needed to maintain elementals by 1. Group 2 Lv. Pattern: 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 6 Meteor Strike Ifrit Blood Pact ability. Deals fire elemental damage. Increase Meteor Strike TP bonus by 20. Heavenly Strike Shiva Blood Pact ability. Deals ice elemental dmg. Increase Heavenly Strike TP bonus by 20. Wind Blade Garuda Blood Pact ability. Deals wind elemental damage. Increase Wind Blade TP bonus by 20. Geocrush Titan Blood Pact ability. Deals earth elemental damage. Increase Geocrush TP bonus by 20. Thunderstorm Ramuh Blood Pact ability. Deals lightning elemental damage. Increase Thunderstorm TP bonus by 20. Grand Fall Leviathan Blood Pact ability. Deals water elemental damage. Increase Grand Fall TP bonus by 20. Blue Mage Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Chain Affinity Recast Shorten recast time by 4 seconds. Burst Affinity Recast Shorten recast time by 4 seconds. Monster Correlation Increase monster family related effects by 1. Physical Potency Increase the potency of physical blue magic spells by 2. Magical Accuracy Increase the accuracy of magical blue magic spells by 2. Corsair Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Phantom Roll Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds. Quick Draw Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. Quick Draw Accuracy Increase the accuracy of Quick Draw by 2. Random Deal Recast Shorten recast time by 40 seconds. Bust Duration Shorten the duration of the Bust penalty by 10 seconds. Puppetmaster Lv. Pattern: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5    |    Combo Total / Max: 10 Automaton Melee Skill Adjust automaton's melee skill by 2 points. Automaton Ranged Skill Adjust automaton's ranged skill by 2 points. Automaton Magic Skill Adjust automaton's magic skill by 2 points. Activate Recast Shorten recast time by 40 seconds. Repair Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds. 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