Nightblade (Trials of Mana)

Nightblade
3D Version 2D Version Trials of Mana HD 3D render Trials of Mana menu sprite
First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Trials of Mana HD (2020)
Japanese name	ナイトブレードToM NaitoburēdoToM NightbladeToM

The Nightblade is a Character class in Trials of Mana.

History

Trials of Mana

The Nightblade is Hawkeye's dark-dark class and one of his 4 ultimate classes in the 2D version. In the HD remake, it provides its properties and skills to the Class 4 Vigilante should he hold the Loyal Sphere.

Game Description

2D Version

Having sought further power to seek the most expedient methods of death onto their targets, the Nightblade is an assassin who has mastered the art of murder. With the ways of the ninja not being enough to satiate the goal of stealing lives, the Nightblade turns to deft, obscured, and even occultish methods of truly walking the ways of darkness and snatch their victims into its abyss, before the light can ever reach either of them. Though the Nightblade has turned away from the path of ninja, they keep with them their study of ninjutsu as basis for their ways of assassination, for skills of martial arts to turn into methods of delivering the finishing blow, how to stalk about the darkness and to know what lies in its foreboding depths, and perform obscured spells and dark arts of magic that not even ninja know about, and is further compounded by mastering the greater use of concealed and unusual weapons, the use of poisons, the purpose of maiming and injury to debilitate and weaken, knowing to seal self conscience and remorse at all times to efficently put down their marks, and even striking the opponent psychologically to turn their fears and imagination against them from afar, before closing in on the kill. As harrowing yet wickedly alluring mystique surrounds this class, let it be known: death becomes those who walk the ways of the Nightblade.

3D Version

Nightblades can learn "Weapon Smack," as well as "Needle Shower" that can silence enemies and nullify their attacks. Their brilliant attacks can blow away the enemy.

Locked Abilities

Note : locked abilities are only available in the 3D remake.

Icon	Name	Description
	Cuttthroat	10% chance of destroying enemy instantly when attacking enemy with status effect

Inherited Locked Ability :

• Shadow Slash from Ninja

Class Strike

Icon	Name	Description	CS Gauge
	Split Slash	Create a copy and damage multiple enemies in the area at the same time	3

Inherited Class strike(s):

• Shadow Slash from Ranger
• Poison Dagger from Thief

New Combo

Note: combos are only available in the 3D remake.

Abilities

Hawkeye as a Nomad can equip a maximum of 6 abilities at the same time.
For previously inherited abilities, see Ranger (Trials of Mana) and Thief (Trials of Mana).
Note : abilities are only available in the 3D remake.

New Abilities

Icon	Name	Description	Required TP
	Strength + 10	Base Strength increase by 10	21 STR Points
	Reactionary	Magic Attack and magic defense increases by 30% when HP drops to 30% or below	27 STR Points
	Strength + 10	Base Strength increase by 10	33 STR Points
	Ward Off II	30% chance of decreasing damage from opponent by 50%	21 STA Points
	Victory Heal II	Recover 20% of HP when enemy defeated	27 STA Points
	Stamina + 10	Base Stamina increase by 10	33 STA Points
	Special Effect II	Damage to enemy with status effect increased by 40%	21 INT Points
	MGC DEF Down All	Decrease all enemies' magic defense by 7%	27 INT Points
	Intellect + 10	Base intelligence increase by 10	33 INT Points
	Spirit + 10	Base Spirit increase by 10	21 SPRT Points
	1-Hit CS Boost	Add 30% of CS gauge when enemy defeated in one hit	27 SPRT Points
	Spirit + 10	Base spirit increase by 10	33 SPRT Points
	Luck + 10	Base luck increase by 10	33 LUCK Points

Moves

• 3D Version
• 2D Version

New Moves

Icon	Name	Description	Required TP
	Poison Cloud	Deals non-elemental damage, chance of poisoning the enemy	21 LUCK Points
	Fire Cloud	Deals fire damage, chance of burning the enemy	21 LUCK Points
	Needle Shower	Deals non-elemental damage, chance of silencing enemy	27 LUCK Points
	Weapon Smack	Projectile decreases enemy's max HP	27 LUCK Points
	Dark Rain	Deals dark magic damage to area	33 LUCK Points

New Moves

Icon	Name	Description	Target	Required TP
	Poison Cloud	Deals non-elemental damage, automatically poisoning the enemy	One	18 DEX Points
	Fire Cloud	Deals fire damage, automatically burning the enemy	One	18 DEX Points
	Needle Shower	Deals non-elemental damage, automatically silencing enemy	One	18 DEX Points
	Weapon Smack	Projectile decreases enemy's max HP	One	18 DEX Points
	Dark Rain	Deals dark magic damage to all enemies	All	19 DEX Points

For previously inherited moves, see Ninja (Trials of Mana) and Thief (Trials of Mana).

Statistics

Note : this section is for the 2D version only.

STR	15 18 (Max)
DEX	18 21 (Max)
STA	15 19 (Max)
INT	15 17 (Max)
SPRT	14 17 (Max)
LUCK	17 20 (Max)

Trials of Mana Class Change Navigation
Alignment Level	Light		Dark
Class 4 (remake only)	Wardenkeep		Vigilante
Class 3	Nomad	Rogue	Ninja Master	Nightblade
Class 2	Ranger		Ninja
Class 1	Thief

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