EO4/Imperial/Skills

This page details full data for the Imperial's skills in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan.

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Proficiency 帝国騎士の心得
Class Skill Decreases the drive blade's cooldown time by 1 turn. A skill that masters the use of a drive blade to decrease the load placed on it.
Level	1
Cooldown Duration Decrease (Turns)	1

Sharp Edge シャープエッジ
Drive Blade Skill Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Reduces cooldown time by 1 turn. A skill using a cartridge that reduces the load on the drive blade. Slashes at one enemy. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	8		9			10
Damage	90%	100%	130%	140%	150%	170%

Impulse Edge インパルスエッジ
Drive Blade Skill Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Recovers your TP. Can be used after Sharp Edge. A skill using a cartridge that feeds the drive blade's energy to the wielder. Slashes one enemy. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Sharp Edge, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	2
Damage	150%	155%	160%	165%	170%	175%
Fixed TP Recovery	20	24	28	31	33	35

Assault Drive アサルトドライブ
Drive Blade Skill Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 8-turn cooldown. A powerful skill that draws out the blade's performance, but temporarily prevents the use of drive skills. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	14				16					18
Damage	450%	470%	490%	510%	550%	565%	580%	595%	610%	650%
Hit Rate Modifier	+5%								±0%
Action Speed	-10

Heat Sink 強制排熱
Drive Blade Skill Reduces cooldown time by 3 turns. Body part used: Head Prerequisite skill(s): Assault Drive, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4
TP Cost	20	18	16	14

Rear Guard リアガード
Support Skill Has 1 ally act last for 5 turns and increases their defenses. A skill that de-emphasizes speed and focuses on defense to prepare for enemy attacks. Does not affect untyped damage. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	6
DEF Increase	15%	18%	20%	22%	24%	25%
Action Speed	-30

Power Boost 物理攻撃ブースト
Passive Skill Increases your physical attack power. This skill can be strengthened through training.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Physical ATK Increase	5%	9%	12%	15%	17%	19%	21%	23%

Mineralogy 鉱物学
Passive Skill Greater chance of finding extra ore when mining. The effects of this skill stack if another party member also has it.
Level	1
Rare Material Rate	10%

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Expertise 帝国騎士の極意
Class Skill Decreases the drive blade's cooldown time by an additional turn. A skill that masters the use of a drive blade to decrease the load placed on it. Overwrites the bonus from Proficiency. Prerequisite skill(s): Proficiency, lv. 1
Level	1
Total Cooldown Duration Decrease (Turns)	2

Cool Edge クールエッジ
Drive Blade Skill Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Reduces cooldown by 2 turns. A skill using ice-effect cartridges. Slashes one enemy. Can be used after Sharp Edge or Impulse Edge. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Impulse Edge, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	12		13			14
Damage	190%	220%	280%	300%	320%	350%

Charge Edge チャージエッジ
Drive Blade Skill Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Increases attack power next turn. Slashes one enemy. Can be used after Sharp Edge or Impulse Edge. Does not increase untyped damage. Gains the damage multiplier even if this skill misses. The damage multiplier is expended on the next action, even if the user is using an item or defending. Subclassing: If this skill is duplicated by Follow Trace, the second instance of this skill uses up the damage boost, but it will re-apply the boost to the next action. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Impulse Edge, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	12		15			18
Damage	260%	280%	300%	315%	330%	350%
Damage Multiplier	×2.20		×2.40			×2.60

Flame Drive フレイムドライブ
Drive Blade Skill Melee fire cut attack to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 9-turn cooldown. A powerful skill that draws out the blade's performance, but temporarily prevents the use of drive skills. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Heat Sink, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	16			18				20
Damage	550%	580%	610%	670%	690%	710%	730%	780%
Hit Rate Modifier	+5%
Action Speed	-10

Freeze Drive フリーズドライブ
Drive Blade Skill Melee ice cut attack to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 9-turn cooldown. A powerful skill that draws out the blade's performance, but temporarily prevents the use of drive skills. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Heat Sink, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	16			18				20
Damage	550%	580%	610%	670%	690%	710%	730%	780%
Hit Rate Modifier	+5%
Action Speed	-10

Shock Drive ショックドライブ
Drive Blade Skill Melee volt cut attack to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 9-turn cooldown. A powerful skill that draws out the blade's performance, but temporarily prevents the use of drive skills. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Heat Sink, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	16			18				20
Damage	550%	580%	610%	670%	690%	710%	730%	780%
Hit Rate Modifier	+5%
Action Speed	-10

Hawkeye ホークアイ
Support Skill Decreases 1 enemy's elemental defense for 3 turns. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4
TP Cost	6
Elemental DEF Decrease	20%	25%	28%	30%

Absorber コンバーター
Passive Skill Recover some TP after striking an enemy's weakness. Prerequisite skill(s): Hawkeye, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Fixed TP Recovery	3	4	5	6	7	8

Hunter Sense 狩猟者の嗅覚
Sky Skill Chance of gathering food without depleting the resource point. The effects of this skill stack if other party members also have it.
Instances	1	2	3	4	5
Activation Rate	23%	32%	39%	45%	50%

Master skills (Lv. 40)

Enlightenment 帝国騎士の悟り
Class Skill Decreases the drive blade's cooldown time by an additional turn. A skill that masters the use of a drive blade to decrease the load placed on it. Overwrites the bonus from Expertise. Prerequisite skill(s): Expertise, lv. 1
Level	1
Total Cooldown Duration Decrease (Turns)	3

Ignition イグニッション
Drive Blade Skill Cools your drive blade and prevents it from overheating for 3 turns. Releases the drive blade's power. Can only be used after overheating a certain number of times. Cancels overheat if it is already active. Subclassing: If a Drive skill is duplicated using Follow Trace, this skill counts two overheats. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	15	10	5	20	15	10	5	20
Overheats Required	4			3				2

Overdrive オーバードライブ
Drive Blade Skill Null Ignition for ranged untyped attack to all enemies. Lowers DEF until use. A powerful skill that releases the drive blade's maximum performance. Can only be used during Ignition. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR Prerequisite skill(s): Ignition, lv. 4
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	20			22				25
Damage	760%	800%	830%	890%	910%	930%	950%	1000%
Hit Rate Modifier	+20%
Action Speed	-10

Finisher フィニッシャー
Passive Skill Recover some TP when you defeat an enemy. A skill that increases one's passion for battle after finishing off an enemy. If the user kills multiple enemies at once, triggers for each enemy killed.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Fixed TP Recovery	3	4	5	6	7	8

Wide Effect ワイドエフェクト
Passive Skill Skills that target 1 enemy may gain a splash effect. Despite the "splash damage" label, adjacent enemies that are struck by this effect take the same amount of damage as the primary target. Activation rate triggers separately for adjacent targets. It is possible for only one adjacent enemy to take damage. Prerequisite skill(s): Finisher, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Activation Rate	20%	25%	30%	34%	37%	40%

Accel Drive アクセルドライブ
Drive Blade Skill Melee untyped cut attack to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 9-turn cooldown. A powerful skill that draws out the blade's performance, but temporarily prevents the use of drive skills. User takes ×1.5 damage until the skill is used. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	18			20				22
Damage	670%	700%	730%	790%	810%	830%	850%	900%
Hit Rate Modifier	+5%
Action Speed	-10

Drive Mastery ドライブマスタリ
Passive Skill The more your drive blade overheats in a battle, the more damage you do. A skill that can only be grasped by drive blade specialists. The effect is reset if you die. ATK increase lasts until end of battle, and caps at +100%. Subclassing: If a Drive skill is duplicated using Follow Trace, this skill counts two overheats.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
ATK Increase per Overheat	3%	6%	9%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%

Element Boost 属性攻撃ブースト
Passive Skill Increases elemental and untyped attack power. This skill can be strengthened through training.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Elemental ATK Increase	5%	9%	12%	15%	17%	19%	21%	23%

References

• Datamining for Imperial's skills by DrFetus/Araxxor and HououinMakise
• Skill simulator