Skill point: Difference between revisions

*Most non-[[staff]] weapon skill trees start their wielder off with an Iron-tier skill (although the Iron-tier skills invariably have a 50 SP cost attached to them in the event a unit were to be summoned without one), then upgrade to the Steel-tier for 100 SP.  The third-tier weapon skill usually follows at 200 SP, although some exceptions do exist; [[Arthur (Fates)|Arthur]], for example, would get his [[Emerald Axe]] at this point for that cost.  Fourth-tier non-[[Personal weapon|personal]]/[[regalia]] weapon skills will wrap up the tree at the usual cost of 300 SP, although again some exceptions do exist, with Arthur in the previous example getting his [[Emerald Axe+]] at this level at that cost; personal and regalia weapon skills will typically command a premium amount of 400 SP, an example being [[Reinhardt]]'s [[Dire Thunder]].  Staves follow a different tree in relation to other weapon skills, with the first-tier skill costing 50 SP, then the second-tier skill costing 150 SP, and finally the third-tier skill costing 300 SP; for example, [[Wrys]] can learn Assault with 50 SP, [[Slow]] with 150 SP, and [[Slow+]] with 300 SP.  As the only personal staff skill to date, [[Thökk]], is locked to [[Loki|an enemy]], it is currently unknown how a personal or regalia staff skill would interact with the staff skill tree mechanics apart from costing 400 SP.  In any event, subjecting a highest-tier weapon skill to the [[Weapon Refinery]] requires another 350 SP for non-personal/regalia or another 400 SP for personal/regalia, in addition to refining costs in the form of [[Arena Medal]]s, [[Refining Stone]]s, and [[Divine Dew]].

*Assist skill trees vary depending on whether or not it's used in conjunction with a staff.  Non-staff assist skills typically cost 150 SP and come as a single entity; for example, [[Donnel]] would need 150 SP to learn [[Reciprocal Aid]] and he would be good to go for the rest of the game in the assist category.  In the event a second-tier does exist to a non-staff assist skill tree, which to date consists only of combination [[:Category:Rally skills|rally skills]] and [[Sacrifice|a personal assist skill]] of [[Micaiah]]'s, that second tier typically costs 300 SP, although Micaiah's personal second-tier assist commands a premium cost of 400 SP; for example, [[Rhajat]] would need 300 SP to learn [[Rally Attack/Defense|Rally Atk/Def]] as an upgrade to her innate [[Rally Defense]].  Assist skills used in conjunction with a staff again work differently, and tree themselves in a similar fashion to weapon skills; staff wielders typically start with a first-tier skill, to date the only one being [[Heal]] (which, in turn, is the only implemented skill to date whose inherent SP figure remains unknown), with further tiers having costs similar to that of weapon skills; for example, [[Clarine]] begins with Heal, then can upgrade to [[Reconcile]] for 100 SP, [[Martyr]] for 200 SP, and [[Martyr+]] for 300 SP.

*Passive skill trees have by far the most variance in their overall SP costs, but as a general rule for non-branched trees, the first tier of a multiple-tier tree costs anywhere from 30 to 60 SP depending on the skill tree (always in increments of 10), the second-tier costs double that of the first-tier, while the third-tier costs double that of the second-tier; for example, [[Celica]] would need 50 SP to learn [[Spur Defense|Spur Def 1]], 100 more SP to learn Spur Def 2, and 200 more SP to learn Spur Def 3.  True standalone passive skills are typically more expensive than skills that are part of a tree, but have been known to command prices between 100 and 300 SP; the spring variation of [[Camilla]] commands a 100 SP figure for [[Live for Bounty]], while [[Sigurd]] commands a 300 SP figure for [[Crusader's Ward]].  Branched skill trees often inflate the costs for the successive tiers to what they would be had the first tier cost 10 SP higher, but don't always do this:

**For an example where the branch happens at tier two, the summer variation of [[Frederick]] does not need to pay a premium for [[Seal Attack/Speed|Seal Atk/Spd 1]] over [[Seal Attack|Seal Atk 1]], as the latter would cost him 40 SP and the former would cost him 80 SP, with Seal Atk/Speed 2 costing 160 SP from there; on the other hand, [[Seth]] would pay a premium for [[Seal Attack/Defense|Seal Atk/Def 1]] over Seal Atk 1 with the latter still costing 40 SP but the former in this case costing 100 SP, and Seal Atk/Def 2 would cost 200 SP on top of that.

SP gain does not cap, so with skills and enemies that provide more experience, more SP will be gained as well. If a character is at max level, they can still gain SP according to the experience they would have gotten as long as they have a ring. In the arena, a character with an Emblem Ring will not gain SP as they are disabled, but one with a Bond Ring can as they are not.

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