[NA] Luck Skills

Version 5.4 is coming to NA! However there is so many questions about them. What do they do? How often do they proc? Who has them?

Here is the post that answers all those questions!

General

Luck Skills are limited to 6 star monsters and is available to both Farmable and Hatcher monsters. There are currently 4 different Luck Skills (2 of which are in NA):

- Critical: A small chance to deal critical damage
- Shield: A small chance to take less damage
- Guide (not in NA): A small chance of a guideline showing
- Bump Combo Critical (not in NA): A small chance to deal critical bump combo damage

The chance of activating increases as the Luck of the bearer increases. Also the minimum and maximum percentage chance varies between Skills as well as monsters. Generally, Farmable monsters have a lower range than Hatcher monsters.

Not all 6* monsters have Luck Skills but they are most likely be added on in the future. Not even JP has all their monsters with Luck Skills. Finally, Luck Skills can differ between forms of the same monster.

Critical

Effect: A small chance to deal critical damage

Multiplier: ATK x 7.5
Range (Farmable): 0.01% - 2%
Range (Hatcher): 0.96% - 4% 

Critical gives you a chance to do major damage for one hit. This includes normal hits or Strike Shots that requires the monster to move (Bash, Command, etc.).

For this Luck Skill, Power Types generally have higher range than others. Valkyrie, a Balanced Type, has a range of 0.96% - 2% and Odin, a Power Type, has a range of 1.92% - 4%. Evo Dracula (Power) has a range of 0.01% - 2% and Asc Dracula (Balanced) has a range of 0.01% - 1%.

Shield

Effect:  A small chance to take less damage

Detail: Reduces all damage to 1
Range (Farmable): 1% - 4%
Range (Hatcher): 3% - 8%

Shield can help you survive powerful attacks from enemies. It reduces any incoming damage to 1, including Volatile Blasts from like the Demons in Yamato.

Unlike Critical, the ratios between Types are the same. 

Guide

Effect: A small chance of a guideline showing
Range (Farmable): 6% - 18%
Range (Hatcher): 15% - 30%

Guide is basically a free Guide item for one turn. It can help players do difficult shots or pinches.

Notable Monsters with Guide: Oda Nobunaga (Asc) / Oda Nobunaga X (Asc) / Kii

Bump Combo Critical

Effect: A small chance to deal critical bump combo damage

Multiplier: Bump Combo Power x 3.0

Range (Farmable): 1% - 4%
Range (Hatcher): 3% - 8%

Bump Combo Critical gives a chance for a monster's bump combo to deal more damage. If it activates, it does so at the start of the turn before you move. Sub Bumps will also get the benefit of the Luck Skill.

Bump Combo Critical has the same percentage range between all Types, even between Power and Blast Types.

Notable Monsters with Bump Combo Critical: Juliet (Asc) / Vendetta (Evo)

Summary

Luck Skill is a nice add-on to monsters. Although it doesn't break the game in any way, it brings some excitement to strikers when one do activate. Imagine the Critical procing when Serket uses her SS on a Boss or when you are saved by a Shield when the Boss' next attack will kill you.

Strike Shot will be updated with Luck Skills in the near future (within a week or so). Also, there is no graph of how much 1 Luck increases the percentage chance of a Luck Skill.