Retribution

Staff weapon skill
Skill Level:	230
Quest:	Blood and Glory
Description:	Delivers a single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.
Sneak Attack:	Will stack with Sneak Attack.
Equipment:	Aligned with shadow equipment (Shadow Gorget & Shadow Belt).
	Aligned with soil equipment (Soil Gorget & Soil Belt).
	Aligned with aqua equipment (Aqua Gorget & Aqua Belt).
Notes:

• Despite the appearance of throwing the staff, this is not a long-range Weapon Skill like Mistral Axe.
  The range only extends the usual 1 yalm beyond meleeing range.

Properties

Element:	None
Modifiers:	STR:30%; MND:50%
Damage Multipliers by TP:

1000 TP	2000 TP	3000 TP
2.00	2.50	3.00

Skillchain Properties

Gravitation (A) Level 3 Skillchains Gravitation → Distortion = Darkness Distortion → Gravitation = Darkness Level 2 Skillchains Gravitation → Fragmentation = Fragmentation Fusion → Gravitation = Gravitation Level 1 Skillchains

Reverberation (B) Level 3 Skillchains Level 2 Skillchains Induration → Reverberation = Fragmentation Level 1 Skillchains Reverberation → Impaction = Impaction Transfixion → Reverberation = Reverberation Scission → Reverberation = Reverberation Reverberation → Induration = Induration

Levels

• While Paladins may obtain skill level 230 earlier than level 71, Retribution must be quested once base skill level 230 (without merits) and job level 71 is reached (requires the ability to wield Pole of Trials).
• Staff skill level 230 is obtainable by the following jobs at these corresponding levels:

Job	Rating	Level
Paladin	A-	67
Warrior	B	71
Monk	B	71
Summoner	B	71
Black Mage	B-	73
Dragoon	B-	73
White Mage	C+	75
Geomancer	C+	75
Bard	C+	75
Scholar	C+	75
Geomancer	C+	75