Magic Pulse
| Magic Pulse 1 (マジックパルス １ Majikku Parusu 1) | |||
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| Launch orbs of magic upward and knock surrounding enemies into the air. Confuses some foes. | |||
| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | |
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| Magic Pulse 1 | 1 | 4.0 | |
| Element | Status | Level | |
 Physical
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Confuse (25%/3.3s) | 2 | |
| Magic Pulse 2 (マジックパルス ２ Majikku Parusu 2) | |||
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| Launch orbs of magic upward, confusing or freezing some foes. | |||
| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | |
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| Magic Pulse 2 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| Element | Status | Level | |
| Physical
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Freeze (50%/5s) Confuse (50%/3.3s) |
3 | |
| Magic Pulse 3 (マジックパルス ３ Majikku Parusu 3) | |||
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| Launch orbs of magic upward which confuse, freeze, or bind some foes. | |||
| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | |
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| Magic Pulse 3 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Element | Status | Level | |
| Physical
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Freeze (75%/5s) Confuse (75%/3.3s) Bind (75%/3.3s) |
4 | |
| Magic Pulse 4 (マジックパルス ４ Majikku Parusu 4) | |||
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Press  at the right times to repeatedly launch orbs of magic upward which freeze, bind, or cause other negative status effects.
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| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | |
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| Initial | 1 | 4.0 | |
| 1st additional input | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 2nd additional input | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Element | Status | Level | |
| Physical
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Freeze (0%-25%-100%/5s)[1] Ignite (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1] Confuse (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1] Bind (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1] |
5 | |
| Magic Pulse (マジックパルス Majikku Parusu) | ||||
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| Attributes | Target | Gauge Cost | Damage | |
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| Magic | Upright | Single | 3 | 7★: x11.86 SN+: x13.75 |
| 7★: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U-STR by 3, ↓ target's M-DEF by 1. SN+: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U- & M-STR 10, ↓ target's M-DEF 10. 10% chance to ignore target's Defense Boost. | ||||
| Magic Pulse EX (マジックパルス改 Majikku Parusu Kai, lit. "Magic Pulse Revision") | ||||
| Attributes | Target | Gauge Cost | Damage | |
| Magic | Upright | All | 3 | SN++: x20.20 |
| SN++: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: M-Medal STR +10000, self [↑ STR, U- & M-STR 15], targets [↓ DEF, U- & M-DEF 15], SAB +220%. Reflects 100% Magic. Count ±0. Pierces DEF Boost 30%. Next Medal turns Magic. | ||||
| Magic Pulse II (マジックパルス２ Majikku Parusu 2, lit. "Magic Pulse 2") | ||||
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| Attributes | Target | Gauge Cost | Damage | |
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| Magic | Upright | All | 3 | 7★: x9.18 - 13.48 |
| 7★: Deals 3 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U-STR by 3, SP ATK bonus +30%. Damage+: 1 enemy or 0 parts left. | ||||
| Magic Pulse (マジックパルス Majikku Parusu) | ||||||
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| Attack | Element | Power | Guard? | Status | ||
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| Form Value | Reaction Value | Revenge Value | Repel LV | |||
| Hit 1-3 | Physical
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1.0(x3) | X | — | ||
| 5(x3) | 0 | 0.5(x3) | — | |||
| Final hit | Physical
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2.0 | X | Stun (50%/10s) | ||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| Magic Pulse (マジックパルス Majikku Parusu) | |||
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| A powerful water-element magic attack. | |||
| Color | Type | Element | Power |
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| Light Blue | Magic | Water | 25 - 65 |
Magic Pulse is a series of techniques introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. They allow the user to unleash spinning orbs that may inflict status effects on enemies.
Mechanics[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Magic Pulse is a series of Finish commands exclusive to Aqua. Magic Pulse 1 is a Level 2 Finish Command that summons two orbs of magic that spiral upwards around the user and has a 25% chance of confusing enemies. Magic Pulse 2 is a Level 3 Finish Command that summons three orbs and has a 50% chance of confusing or freezing enemies. Magic Pulse 3 is a Level 4 Finish Command that summons four orbs and has a 75% chance of confusing, freezing, or blinding enemies. Magic Pulse 4 is a Level 5 Finish Command that summons two orbs that stun enemies, and has two additional attacks that can be added by tapping when prompted, first one unleashing a burst of wind and the second one summons a rainbow of orbs in a wider range.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, Magic Pulse is a special attack that target a single enemy. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. Magic Pulse +7 has a 10% chance to ignore the target's Defense Boost skill.
| Special attack | Rarity | Base | • | •• | ••• | •••• | ••••• | Hits | |
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| Magic Pulse +5 | 6★ | x3.50 | x3.60 | x3.70 | x3.80 | x3.90 | x4.00 | 4 | |
| Magic Pulse +6 | 7★ | — | — | — | — | — | x11.86 | 4 | |
| Magic Pulse +7 | SN SN+ |
— | — | — | — | — | x13.75 | 4 |
| Special attack | Player Buff | Target Debuff | Duration | |||
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| +5 | +6 | +7 | +5-6 | +7 | ||
| Magic Pulse | — |  +3
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 +10 +10
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 -1
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-10
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1 turn |
Magic Pulse II is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. It inflicts more damage when one enemy remains.
| Special attack | Rarity | Base | • | •• | ••• | •••• | ••••• | Hits | |
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| Magic Pulse II +5 | 6★ | x3.82 - 5.42 | x3.86 - 5.46 | x3.90 - 5.50 | x3.94 - 5.54 | x3.98 - 5.58 | x4.02 - 5.62 | 3 | |
| Magic Pulse II +6 | 7★ | — | — | — | — | — | x9.18 - 13.48 | 3 |
| Special attack | Player Buff | Target Debuff | Duration | |
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| +5 | +6 | +5-6 | ||
| Magic Pulse II | _KHX.png){kind=small} +30%
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+3 +30%
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— | 1 turn |
Magic Pulse EX is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. It ignores enemy counters, reflects 100% of Magic-attribute damage taken, has a 30% chance to ignore the target's Defense Boost skill, and turns the next Medal's attribute to Magic.
| Special attack | Rarity | Base | • | •• | ••• | •••• | ••••• | Hits | |
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| Magic Pulse EX +6 | 7★ | — | — | — | — | — | x20.20 | 4 |
| Special attack | Player Buff | Target Debuff | Duration |
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| +6 | +6 | ||
| Magic Pulse EX |  +10000 +15 +15 +15 +220%
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 -15 -15 -15
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1 turn |
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts III, Magic Pulse is an action ability. It is Aqua's combo finisher and deals physical damage. The final hit has a 50% chance of stunning the enemy for 10 seconds, but this effect cannot be seen in-game as Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas are both immune to it.
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Magic Pulse is a magic ability that deals Water damage.
Learning Magic Pulse[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]
- Aqua learns Magic Pulse 1 after earning 2000 CP while Finish is the equipped Finish command.
- Aqua learns Magic Pulse 2 after earning 3800 CP while Magic Pulse 1 is the equipped Finish command.
- Aqua learns Magic Pulse 3 after defeating 350 enemies while Magic Pulse 2 is the equipped Finish command.
- Aqua learns Magic Pulse 4 after defeating 500 enemies while Magic Pulse 3 is the equipped Finish command.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]
- Magic Pulse +5 is the special attack for medal 470: Illustrated Aqua A.
- Magic Pulse +6 is the special attack for medal 1138: Illustrated Aqua A.
- Magic Pulse +7 is the special attack for medals 1138: SN - Illustrated Aqua and 1138: SN+ - Illustrated Aqua.
- Magic Pulse II +5 is the special attack for medal 977: HD Aqua [EX].
- Magic Pulse II +6 is the special attack for medal 1411: HD Aqua [EX].
- Magic Pulse EX +6 is the special attack for medal 1878: SN++ - Illus. KH III Aqua.
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
- Aqua has Magic Pulse as a default ability.
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
- The Aqua card has Magic Pulse as its ability.
Other appearances[edit]
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-[edit]
Aqua's combo finisher resembles Magic Pulse, except that the orbs are not imbued with status altering magic.
