SAO: Fractured Daydream Skills Revealed for Kirito and Asuna

Bandai Namco has started providing detailed explanations of the character skills in Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, starting with Kirito, Asuna, Leafa, and Sinon. Prospective players of the game can learn what to expect from each character’s move list in the upcoming co-op action game.

The company published the descriptions on the game’s official Japanese X account:

And here are our translations of the skill descriptions:

Kirito Skills in SAO: Fractured Daydream

• Class: Fighter
• Extra Skill: Awakening – Triggerable when the gauge is maxed out and will give the following effects:
  • Gradually recovers HP
  • Reduces cooldown time of Advance Skills
  • Triggers Just Guard on the beginning of Advance Skills
• Advance Skills:
  • Horizontal Square – Quick continuous attacks, followed with a ranged shockwave attack.
  • Vorpal Strike – Aims on an enemy and launches a quick thrust towards them. Holding the button will charge up power for more damage.
  • Nightmare Rain – Continuous attacks with elegant movements that will deal fire and ice elemental damage.
• Ultimate: Starburst Stream – Launches a 16-combo attack, with the final hit dealing massive damage.

Asuna Skills in SAO: Fractured Daydream

• Class: Fighter
• Extra Skill: Leader’s Boost – Triggerable when the gauge is maxed out and will give the following effects:
  • Increases attack power
  • Reduces damage
  • Survive with 1 HP once when hit with an instant-death attack
• Advance Skills:
  • Delta Attack – Continuous attacks that form a triangle, followed with a ranged shockwave attack.
  • Star Splash – Elegant continuous attacks with a focus on thrusting attacks.
  • Shining Thrust – A thrusting attack with light elemental damage that will hit multiple enemies on a straight line.
• Ultimate: Flashing Penetrator – Covers her entire body with light while charging forward to deal massive damage on enemies at front.

Leafa Skills

• Class: Support
• Extra Skill: Speed Holic – Triggerable when the gauge is maxed out and will give the following effects:
  • Negates consumption of the flying gauge
  • Increases hover movement speed
• Advance Skills:
  • Flying Gust – Flies up high while juggling enemies and dealing wind elemental damage, and then recovers a portion of the flying gauge and put her in a hovering state.
  • Fight Blade – A kendo-styled combo attack.
  • Heal Wind – Heals every party member’s HP while also giving them a temporary gradual healing effect.
• Ultimate: Tyrant Hurricane – Spawns a gigantic hurricane at a specific location, which will pull in nearby enemies and deal wind elemental damage to them.

Sinon Skills

• Class: Ranger
• Extra Skill: Concentrate Position – Triggerable when at least a bullet icon has appeared. Sinon will assume a shooting position and spend a bullet to shoot with massive damage.
• Advance Skills:
  • Tri Burst – Retreats backward while shooting at three forward directions simultaneously.
  • Disc Grenade – Throws a grenade that will explode and deal fire elemental damage upon contact.
  • Gravity Bullet – Causes a special explosion that will pull in nearby enemies while dealing dark elemental damage.
• Ultimate: Blast Shot – Shoots a special bullet that will cause a chain of explosions with fire elemental damage along its path.

Bandai Namco will release Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC worldwide on October 4, 2024.