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\[Novice\] War Magus
Etrian Odyssey Nexus

\[Novice\] War Magus

Learn about the War Magus's skills in Etrian Odyssey Nexus, including Guard Slash, Strength Slash, and War Heal. Get build advice for Novice.

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Learn about the War Magus's skills in Etrian Odyssey Nexus, including Guard Slash, Strength Slash, and War Heal. Get build advice for Novice.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    War Edge Power (Force Boost): Activates the extra effect of War Edge skills for three turns, even if the target has no ailment.
  2. 2
    Fairy Robe (Force Break): Recovers HP, cures all ailments and binds, and negates ailments, binds, and debuffs until the end of the turn for all allies.
  3. 3
    War Heal (Heal): Recovers HP at the start and end of the turn for one ally. Max Lv Effect: Recovers HP at the start and the end of the turn.
  4. 4
    War Heal Line (Heal): Recovers HP at the start and end of the turn for one party’s line. Requires War Heal (2). Max Lv Effect: Recovers HP at the start and the end of the turn.
  5. 5
    Random Disease (Support): Inflicts ailments on one enemy. Action speed: 80%. Base poison damage: 20. Max Lv Effect: Has 65% chance to inflict random blind, poison, paralysis, sleep, or curse. Only one ailment is attempted at a time. Max Lv base poison damage: 55.
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    Strength Slash (Debuff): Deals cut + almighty damage and decreases ATK by 20% for 8 turns if the target suffers an ailment. Requires Random Disease (1). Accuracy mod (a community-made modification that changes the game): +15%. Must equip a sword. Max Lv Effect: Deals cut + almighty damage and decreases ATK by 20% for 8 turns only if the target suffers an ailment. Must equip a sword.
  7. 7
    Guard Slash (Debuff): Deals cut + almighty damage and decreases DEF by 25% for 8 turns if the target suffers an ailment. Requires Random Disease (1). Accuracy mod: +15%. Must equip a sword. Max Lv Effect: Deals cut + almighty damage and decreases DEF by 25% for 8 turns only if the target suffers an ailment. Must equip a sword.
  8. 8
    Displace (Support): Cures all ailments and binds on one ally and attempts to inflict them on one enemy, with a 50% chance. Action speed: 80%. Max Lv Effect: Cures all ailments and binds and attempts to inflict them on one enemy, with 50% chance.
  9. 9
    Vampire (Passive Heal): Recovers HP if the user deals damage to any enemy inflicted by an ailment. Only activates once per turn.
  10. 10
    Take (Field): Has a chance to obtain rare material at any taking point. Max Lv Effect: Has a chance to obtain rare material at any taking point.
  11. 11
    War Edge Master (Other): Enables the activation of War Edge skills when the user equips a staff. Increases TP by 25% if a sword is equipped, increases damage by 15% if a staff is equipped. Max Lv Effect: Enables the activation of War Edge skills when the user equips staff. Increases TP by 25% if sword is equipped, increases damage by 15% if staff is equipped.
Tips
  • In Novice level, Guard Slash is the best skill, giving an 8-turn DEF debuff. Strength Slash offers an ATK debuff for fragile parties in Expert or above.
  • War Magus has only two skills that inflict ailments: Random Disease and Displace. Their stats make ailment infliction unreliable, often requiring turns to fail before successful casts.
  • To ensure debuffs from the start, rely on other classes like Ninja or Nightseeker for ailment infliction.
  • DEF debuffs benefit high damage dealers like Ronin and Imperial.
  • It is recommended to learn Random Disease and Guard Slash first.
  • If War Magus is your main healer, learn War Heal and War Heal Line afterwards.
  • Vampire is useful after raising Random Disease, but Displace is less useful early on.
  • Continue upgrading Guard Slash to level 5, then upgrade Random Disease and Vampire, or War Heal and War Heal Line if needed.
  • For parties without strong ailment infliction options or if War Magus is the primary healer, consider the build: War Heal (1) > Displace (1) > Random Disease (1) OR War Heal (2) > War Heal Line (1) > Displace (1) > Random Disease (1).
  • Regardless of the path, obtain both Strength Slash (1) and Guard Slash (1). Use these in Force Boost state or if an ailment lands on an enemy. Reducing opponent's offensive stats is crucial for FOEs/Bosses.
  • Early game War Edge skills (Strength and Guard Slashes) are good even without an ailment-focused party; use Force Boost to land debuffs for FOE/Boss battles.
  • In random encounters, War Magus can act as a cut + almighty damage dealer if they have turns to attack.
  • War Heal skills can help, and Vampire is useful with an ailment inflictor in the party. Random Disease is not highly recommended even when buffed.
  • War Edge Master allows staff use for any sword skills and grants a damage bonus with a staff or TP bonus with a sword.

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