Dark Arts

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Job Ability Information Job Scholar Type Level   Level Obtained 10 Description Optimizes black magic capability while lowering white magic proficiency. Grants a bonus to enfeebling, elemental, and dark magic. Duration 02:00:00 Recast 00:01:00 Cumulative Enmity 1 Volatile Enmity 80 Command /ja "Dark Arts" <me>  Category Dark Arts Effect Ranks Available 20 Effect of each Rank Increase effect duration of Helix spells by 3 seconds.

Notes

• Along with Light Arts, Dark Arts is one of two grimoires available to scholars. Once activated, Dark Arts cannot be removed except by zoning, dying, or applying Light Arts.
• Grants a bonus to Dark Magic, Elemental Magic, and Enfeebling Magic. The bonus is equivalent to the amount required to bring the skill ranking to a B+ grade. Magic skills that are above this rating will not be enhanced. Bonuses from merits are not included in this calculation. This also applies when subbed, skill ranking will raise to a B+ ranking of your MAIN job.
• Reduces casting costs of black magic-based spells by 10% (rounded down, spells with casting cost of 9 MP or less are not affected). The MP cost of White Magic-based spells is increased in by 20% (rounded up).
• Cuts effective casting time and recast of black magic spells by approximately 10%.
• Increases casting time of white magic spells by approximately 20%.
• Dark Arts provides a bonus to the Helix line of spells. Source
  • The bonus is (Job level/5)-3 damage (initial and per tick, +16 at level 99). Source
• Recast timer can be reduced by up to 10 seconds with scholar-specific Grimoire Recast merits (2 seconds per merit).
• There is no recast timer while Tabula Rasa is in effect.

 

Equipment Modifying Ability
Equipment	Lvl.	Slot	Modifier
Scholar's Gown	58	Body	Gives a 15 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Scholar's Gown +1	74	Body	Gives a 15 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Scholar's Loafers	54	Feet	Casting time and recast -5% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Scholar's Loafers +1	75	Feet	Casting time and recast -5% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Argute Mortarboard	75	Head	Casting time and recast -5% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Argute Mortarboard +1	75	Head	Casting time and recast -5% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Argute Mortarboard +2	90	Head	Casting time and recast -10% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Academic's Gown	99	Body	Gives a 18 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Academic's Gown +1	99	Body	Gives a 20 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Academic's Gown +2	99	Body	Gives a 22 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Academic's Gown +3	99	Body	Gives a 24 Skill bonus to Dark, Elemental, and Enfeebling Magic.
Academic's Loafers	99	Feet	Casting time and recast -8% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Academic's Loafers +1	99	Feet	Casting time and recast -8% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Academic's Loafers +2	99	Feet	Casting time and recast -10% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Academic's Loafers +3	99	Feet	Casting time and recast -12% without Alacrity/Manifestation
Savant's Attire Set +2 Arbatel Attire Set Arbatel Attire Set +1 Arbatel Attire Set +2 Arbatel Attire Set +3	81-99	Set	Sometimes causes a Quick Magic (instant cast, no recast) proc. This only occurs for spells which are aligned to the currently active grimoire,