Ardyn

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Ardyn

Chancellor of the Empire of Niflheim. Ardyn established himself by helping develop the Magitek infantry, and now wields considerable political power as Emperor Aldercapt's right-hand man. He is an elusive figure shrouded in mystery.

World: FF XV
Imperial Chancellor

Role

Physical Attack
Wields swords and katanas. Can use rare combat abilities, buffing his Attack to deal heavy damage.

Recruitment Method

Keycatrich Trench(Classic) First Time Reward

Memory Crystal

Altissia(Classic) First Time Reward
Hall of Rites

Memory Crystal II

A Curious Specimen (+)(Classic) First Time Reward
Hall of Rites

Memory Crystal III

Hall of Rites

Stats

	Starting Value	Lv 99
HP	240	7810
Attack	12	211
Defense	9	159
Magic	8	149
Resistance	8	148
Mind	8	146
Accuracy	21	26
Evasion	20	25
Speed	92	149

Soul Break

Soul Break	Effect
Glimpse of Resentment(Ardyn)	Deal physical dark and fire damage to one enemy.

Ultra Soul Break (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Sword of the Wise Variant (XV)	Aura of Darkness (XV)(Ardyn)	Attack +10

Glint (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Bow of the Clever Variant (XV)	Implacable Ruler(Ardyn)	Attack +10

Awakening (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Axe of the Conqueror Variant (XV)	Shadow King's Might(Ardyn)	Attack +10

Details

Awoken Mode	Awoken Shadow King Mode
Awoken Mode Effects	Grant unlimited use of dark and fire abilities, grant up to a moderate Dark and Fire Ability Boost, and cause dark and fire abilities used by the user to trigger an additional time.

Sync (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Ardyn's Guise (XV)	Mega Death(Ardyn)	-

Details

1	Phantom Slash	Deal four, six, or eight physical dark, fire, and non-elemental attacks to one enemy. The number of attacks and delay change each time the ability is triggered.
1	Sync Requirements	Dark or Fire Abilities
2	Phantom Burst	Deal physical dark, fire, and non-elemental damage to one enemy, and increase the damage of the user's dark and fire abilities a moderate amount for three turns. Reduced delay before hitting. Can break the damage cap.
2	Sync Requirements	Dark or Fire Abilities

Limit Break Overstrikes (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Rakshasa Blade (XV)	Evil Armiger(Ardyn)	-

Record Materia

Imperial Chancellor	Deal slightly more physical damage when a hat is equipped.
Fearless Demeanor	Attack becomes a group physical dark attack that deals moderate damage.
Elusive Misfit	When low on HP, restore HP to the user. Can only trigger once per battle.

Legend Materia

Elusive Cipher	Increases physical damage a small amount.
King in the Shadows	Moderate chance for dark and fire abilities used by the user to trigger an additional time.
Onslaught (Ardyn)	Moderate chance for dark and fire abilities used by the user to trigger the follow-up ability Daemonification, dealing three physical dark, fire, and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, healing the user for a portion of the damage dealt.

Useable Equipment

Weapons

Dagger	Sword	Katana	Axe
Hammer	Spear	Staff	Bow
Thrown	Gun

Armor

Accessories

Accessory

Useable Ability

Black Magic (Rarity 3)	Combat (Rarity 5)	Celerity (Rarity 5)	Dragoon (Rarity 5)
Samurai (Rarity 5)	Machinist (Rarity 4)	Darkness (Rarity 6)	Heavy Physical (Rarity 6)

Record Spheres / Legend Sphere

Sphere	S. Lv.	Sphere Skill	Requirements
Warrior Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 ATK	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+70 HP
S. Lv.3	+1 DEF
S. Lv.4	+1 ATK
S. Lv.5	+2 ATK
Knight Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 DEF	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 ATK
S. Lv.3	+100 HP
S. Lv.4	+1 DEF
S. Lv.5	+2 DEF
Monk Sphere	S. Lv.1	+60 HP	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 RES
S. Lv.3	+1 ATK
S. Lv.4	+2 ATK
S. Lv.5	+80 HP
Warmage Sphere	S. Lv.1	+3 ATK	Complete the Warrior Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+3 ATK
S. Lv.3	+180 HP
S. Lv.4	+5 ATK
S. Lv.5	+3% Physical Damage
Dark Knight Sphere	S. Lv.1	+2 DEF	Complete the Warrior Sphere. Complete the Knight Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+2 ATK
S. Lv.3	+220 HP
S. Lv.4	+5 ATK
S. Lv.5	+3% Physical Damage
Viking Sphere	S. Lv.1	+2 ATK	Complete the Knight Sphere. Complete the Monk Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+3 DEF
S. Lv.3	+4 ATK
S. Lv.4	+230 HP
S. Lv.5	+3% Damage Wielding Swords
Sky High Sphere	S. Lv.1	Use 6★ Dragoon Abilities	Use 5★ Dragoon Mote x1.
S. Lv.2	Sky High x 1
S. Lv.3	+3% Dragoon Ability Damage
Demonsblood Sphere	S. Lv.1	Use 6★ Samurai Abilities	Use 5★ Samurai Mote x1.
S. Lv.2	Demonsblood x 1
S. Lv.3	+3% Samurai Ability Damage

Sphere	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Ardyn Legend Sphere	+40 ATK +30 DEF +30 RES +800 HP Minor Blind Resistance Moderate Blind Resistance +3% Fire and Dark Damage +6% Fire and Dark Damage Elusive Cipher King in the Shadows	Complete the Warmage Sphere. Complete the Dark Knight Sphere. Complete the Viking Sphere.

Record Board

Name	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Ardyn Record Board	+100 ATK +50 DEF +40 RES +2500 HP +10 SPD +6% Physical Damage FF XV Camaraderie 8% Delay Reduction Ardyn ATK Reverie +6% Dark and Fire Ability Damage Aura of Darkness +400 Magia EXP	Complete the Legend Sphere. Reached lv99.

Character Rankings

Rankings for all currently available characters
＜Lv 50 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 65 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 80 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 99 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed

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