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Heir apparent to the Lucian Throne, Noctis’ trials began when he set forth from the Crown City in order to wed Lunafreya Nox Fleuret.   Rarity: Epic Class: Attacker March Slot: Infantry Roles: Elementalist, Assassin

Skills

Royal Slash (Basic): Melee Skill. Noctis performs a powerful slash with the Engine Blade. Provides 15% Infantry HP to Marches.

• Level 2 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, each attack has a 25% chance to Shock the target for 4 seconds. Infantry HP increases to 35%.

• Level 3 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, each attack has a 25% chance to Freeze the target for 4 seconds. Infantry HP increases to 65%.

Power of Kings (Special): Melee Skill, 8 second cooldown. Noctis unleashes a chain of three attacks using the Royal Arms. Each attack has a 30% chance to Burn the target for 4 seconds. Provides 15% Infantry HP to Marches.

• Level 2 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, each attack has a 25% chance to Shock the target for 4 seconds. Infantry HP increases to 35%.

• Level 3 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, each attack has a 25% chance to Freeze the target for 4 seconds. Infantry HP increases to 65%.

Engine Blade (Special): Passive Skill, 5 second cooldown. Nearby Party Members gain +15% Critical Chance against enemies suffering from Negative Elemental Status Effects. Provides 15% Infantry Attack to Marches.

• Level 2 Upgrade: Noctis’ Critical Hits against Burnt enemies have a 25% chance to grant nearby party members Flamebound for 5 seconds; Flamebound is a Status that imbues weapons with fire. Infantry Attack increases to 35%.

• Level 3 Upgrade: Noctis’ Critical Hits against Shocked enemies have a 25% chance to grant nearby party members Stormbound for 5 seconds; Stormbound is a Status that imbues weapons with lightning. Nearby Party Members Critical Chance against enemies suffering from Negative Elemental Status Effects increases to 20%. Infantry Attack increases to 65%.

Warp-Strike (Technique): Ranged Technique, Noctis warp-strikes a random enemy 4 times. Noctis gains +25% Evasion and is immune to Control effects while using this Technique. Provides 15% Infantry Attack to Marches.

• Level 2 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, and Evasion while using this Technique increases to 50%. Infantry Attack increases to 35%.

• Level 3 Upgrade: +1 additional attack, and Evasion while using this Technique increases to 75%. Infantry Attack increases to 65%.

Armiger Chain (Limit Break!): Entering Armiger, Noctis and his Party Members converge on a single enemy. Provides 4% Infantry Lethality to Marches.

• Level 2 Upgrade: +20% damage, and Infantry Lethality increases to 9%.

• Level 3 Upgrade: +25% damage, and Infantry Lethality increases to 15%.

Strategy and Usage

In Marches, Noctis provides benefits to Infantry Troops and increased Energy Gathering Speed. Noctis’ Infantry benefits increase when you upgrade a Skill, and Energy Gathering Speed increases when you increase his Star Rank. Use him when you want your Infantry to shine, or when you’re in need of additional Energy!

In Party Encounters, Noctis is an agile Attacker Hero that specializes in Elemental effects. His ability to inflict large bursts of damage with a respectable Max Health and high Evasion make him a valuable Hero to place on your front line!

• The Warp-Strike Technique provides versatile combat options; it can be used to quickly strike multiple enemies, or used as a defensive maneuver when an enemy is using a dangerous ability. As his Skills are upgraded, they start to offer some awesome synergy! If Noctis can score Critical Hit(s) with Warp-Strike after an enemy has been Burnt, Shocked, or Frozen by Power of Kings, Engine Blade’s properties become much more lethal.

• The Armiger Chain Limit Break can deal a massive amount of key damage when used at the perfect moment; all Party Heroes will focus on a single target together and deal increased damage. This is quite valuable in Boss Fights, but it can also be used at the start of a second wave of enemies to quickly strike down a fresh opponent. As with any Limit Break, save it and use it when the time is right!

• Noctis’ ability to inflict Negative Elemental Status Effects and increase his Party’s Critical Chance against targets suffering from those Effects offers great synergy with other Elemental and Critical Hit based Heroes. For example, Ignis’ Mark Technique drastically reduces an enemy’s Critical Avoid, making it easier for Noctis’ Warp-Strike to score Critical Hits.