Abilities (KHDR)
An Ability is a technique attached to Cards in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road.
In battle, a Card's ability can be activated by selecting it as the first Card to be played. The abilities of the other two Cards will not activate. There are three main types of abilities: offensive physical abilities, offensive magic abilities, and support abilities that can provide passive boosts, inflict status effects, or restore HP. Some Cards also have a sub-ability (サブアビリティ Sabu Abiriti ), an extra ability that is activated when a Card is played as the second or third in a set of three. Sub-abilities are exclusively supporting abilities.
Each party member also has access to certain abilities. Instead of using Cards, party members automatically activate abilities periodically throughout the battle.
Abilities[edit]
Ability | Type | Element | Description | Card | |
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Ability | Sub-ability | ||||
Absorption (アブソープション Abusōpushon ) |
Support | None | Absorbs 50 HP. Stacking Cards does not increase value. | Genie Jafar | — |
Aero (エアロ Earo ) |
Magic | Wind | A wind-elemental magic attack. | Emerald Blues | — |
Air Flair (エアアーツ Ea Ātsu , lit. "Air Arts") |
Physical | Wind | A powerful wind-element physical attack. | Ventus | — |
Ars Arcanum (ラストアルカナム Rasuto Arukanamu , lit. "Last Arcanum") |
Physical | None | A powerful physical attack. | Key Scene #1 Riku Replica Key Art #4 |
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Attack (たたかう Tatakau ) |
Physical | None | A lesser physical attack. | Keyblade Shadow Abu Playing Cards Large Body Bandit Soldier King Mickey |
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Attack Boost (アタックアップ Atakku Appu , lit. "Attack Up") |
Support | None | Strength +2 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | Genie | — |
Attack Boost 1[1] (アタックアップ Atakku Appu , lit. "Attack Up") |
Support | None | Strength +1 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | — | Key Art #2 |
Attack Boost 2[2] (アタックアップ Atakku Appu 2 , lit. "Attack Up 2") |
Support | None | Strength +2 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | — | Cloud Roaxs Marluxia Larxene Halloween Sora Xemnas Saïx Sora & Riku Key Art #8 |
Black Hole (イベントホライズン Ibento Horaizun , lit. "Event Horizon") |
Physical | Water | A powerful water-element physical attack. | Roxas Key Art #7 |
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Blade of Seven (セブンスブレード Sebunsu Burēdo , lit. "Seventh Blade") |
Physical | None | A powerful physical attack. | Key Scene #3 | — |
Blazing End (ブレイズエンド Bureizu Endo , lit. "Blaze End") |
Physical | Fire | A powerful fire-element physical attack. | KH III Riku | — |
Blizzard (ブリザド Burizado ) |
Magic | Water | A water-elemental magic attack. | Blue Rhapsody Ariel Monstro |
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Blossom of Thorns (ブルームオブソーン Burūmu obu Sōn , lit. "Bloom of Thorn") |
Physical | Wind | A powerful wind-element physical attack. | Marluxia | — |
Circle of Innocence (イノセントサークル Inosento Sākuru , lit. "Innocent Circle") |
Magic | Light | A powerful light-element magic attack. | Naminé | — |
Cross Slash (凶斬り Kyōgiri , lit. "Misfortune Slash") |
Physical | None | A powerful non-element physical attack. | Cloud | — |
Cure (ケアル Kearu ) |
Support | None | Restores HP. Amount restored is based on Magic. | Queen Minnie Tinker Bell Merlin |
King Mickey B Merlin |
Cure II (ケアルII Kearu II ) |
Support | None | Restores HP. Amount restored is based on Magic. | — | KH III Sora |
Dark Break (ダークブレイク Dāku Bureiku ) |
Physical | None | A physical attack. | Queen of Hearts Maleficent Captain Hook Neoshadow |
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Physical | None | Exchanges Defense for a powerful non-element attack. | Saïx | — | |
Dark Fire Raid (ダークファイアレイド Dāku Faia Reido ) |
Physical | Fire | A fire-element physical attack. | Ansem | — |
Physical | Fire | A powerful fire-element physical attack. | Pete | — | |
Defense Sap 3 (DEFダウン3 DEF Daun 3 , lit. "DEF Down 3") |
Support | None | Target's Defense -3 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | — | KH III Riku Vanitas |
Extreme Arcana (エクストリームアルカナム Ekusutorīmu Arukanamu , lit. "Extreme Arcanum") |
Physical | None | A powerful non-element physical attack. | Key Art #8 | — |
Firaga (ファイガ Faiga , lit. "Figa") |
Magic | Fire | A powerful fire-element magic attack. | Key Art #6 Master Xehanort |
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Fire (ファイア Faia ) |
Magic | Fire | A fire-element magic attack. | Red Nocturne Mushu Yuna |
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Flare (フレア Furea ) |
Magic | None | A non-element magic attack. | Key Art #2 | — |
Gauge Boost (ゲージアップ Gēji Appu , lit. "Gauge Up") |
Support | None | Fills the bonus gauge. Stacking Cards does not increase value. | Kairi | KH III Kairi |
Glacial Arrows Thunder (グレイスアローサンダー Gureisu Arō Sandā , lit. "Grace Arrow Thunder") |
Physical | Lightning | A powerful lightning-element physical attack. | Terra | — |
Icicle Spear (アイシクルスピア Aishikuru Supia ) |
Physical | Water | A water-element physical attack. | Yuffie | — |
Ignito Raid (イグニートレイド Igunīto Reido ) |
Physical | Fire | A powerful fire-element physical attack. | Axel | — |
Magic Boost (マジックアップ Majikku Appu , lit. "Magic Up") |
Support | None | Magic +2 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | Wizard | — |
Magic Boost 2[3] (マジックアップ Majikku Appu 2 , lit. "Magic Up 2") |
Support | None | Magic +2 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | — | Sephiroth Naminé Xion Zexion Master Xehanort |
Magic DEF Sap (マジックDEFダウン Majikku DEF Daun , lit. "Magic DEF Down") |
Support | None | Target's Magic Resist -5 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | Winnie the Pooh | — |
Magic DEF Sap 3 (MDEFダウン M DEF Daun , lit. "M DEF Down") |
Support | None | Target's Magic Resist -3 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | — | Festive Roxas |
Magic Pulse (マジックパルス Majikku Parusu ) |
Magic | Water | A powerful water-element magic attack. | Aqua | — |
Meteor Mirage (メテオミラージュ Meteo Mirāju ) |
Magic | Fire | A powerful fire-element magic attack. | Zexion | — |
Meteor Rain (メテオレイン Meteo Rein ) |
Magic | Fire | A powerful fire-element magic attack. | Sephiroth | — |
Paralysis (パラライズ Pararaizu , lit. "Paralyze") |
Support | None | Low chance to inflict paralysis. | — | Key Art #6 |
Poison (ポイズン Poizun ) |
Magic | None | A lesser non-elemental magic attack that has a low chance of inflicting poison. | Hag | — |
Support | None | Low chance to inflict poison. | — | Key Art #5 | |
Poisona (ポイゾナ Poizona ) |
Support | None | Cures Poison. | Alice | — |
Potion (ポーション Pōshon ) |
Support | None | Restores 50 HP. Stacking Cards does not increase value. | Potion | Potion II |
Potion II (ポーションII Pōshon II ) |
Support | None | Restores 80 HP. Stacking Cards does not increase value. | Potion II | — |
Protect (プロテス Purotesu ) |
Support | None | Defense +1 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | Goofy | — |
Pulsing Flame (インパルスフレイム Inparusu Fureimu , lit. "Impulse Flame") |
Magic | Water | A powerful water-element magic attack. | King Mickey B | — |
Pumpkin Pummel (パンプキンパウンス Panpukin Paunsu , lit. "Pumpkin Pounce") |
Physical | None | Consumes 10% of the bonus gauge to unleash a powerful non-elemental physical attack. Power +5. | Halloween Sora | — |
Radiant Glory (ホーリーレイド Hōrī Reido , lit. "Holy Raid") |
Physical | Light | A powerful light-element physical attack. | KH III Kairi Sora & Riku |
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Radiant Star (ホーリーティンクルスター Hōrī Tinkuru Sutā , lit. "Holy Twinkle Star") |
Magic | Light | A powerful light-element magic attack. | Festive Roxas | — |
Rapid Storm (ラピッドストーム Rapiddo Sutōmu ) |
Magic | Wind | A wind-element magic attack. | Key Scene #4 | — |
Rosea Arcanum (クリムゾンアルカナム Kurimuzon Arukanamu , lit. "Crimson Arcanum") |
Physical | None | Consumes 10% HP to unleash a powerful non-element physical attack. Power +5. | Xemnas | — |
Savage Knives (クルエルナイフ Kurueru Naifu , lit. "Cruel Knife") |
Physical | Lightning | A powerful lightning-element physical attack. | Larxene | — |
Shell (シェル Sheru ) |
Support | None | Magic Defense +1 for 10s. Stacking Cards does not increase value. Can be applied more than once. | Donald #1 | — |
Shining Star (ティンクルスター Tinkuru Sutā , lit. "Twinkle Star") |
Magic | None | A non-element magic attack. | Key Art #3 | — |
Sleep (スリプル Suripuru , lit. "Sleepel") |
Support | None | Low chance to inflict sleep. | — | Key Art #7 |
Sliding Dash (スライドダッシュ Suraido Dasshu , lit. "Slide Dash") |
Physical | None | A physical attack. | Tidus Selphie Wakka |
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Spark Break (スパークブレイク Supāku Bureiku ) |
Physical | None | A powerful physical attack. | Key Scene #2 | — |
Spinning Shadows (スピニングシャドウ Supiningu Shadou , lit. "Spinning Shadow") |
Physical | None | A powerful non-element physical attack that has a chance of inflicting paralysis. | Vanitas | — |
Storm Dance (ストームダンス Sutōmu Dansu ) |
Physical | Wind | A powerful wind-element physical attack. | KH III King Mickey | — |
Strike Raid (ストライクレイド Sutoraiku Reido ) |
Physical | None | A powerful physical attack. | Key Art #1 | — |
Thundaga (サンダガ Sandaga ) |
Magic | Lightning | A powerful lightning-element magic attack. | Xion Key Art #5 |
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Thunder (サンダー Sandā ) |
Magic | Lightning | A lightning-element magic attack. | Yellow Opera Donald #2 |
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Tornado (トルネド Torunedo ) |
Magic | Wind | A powerful wind-element magic attack. | KH III Sora | — |
Ultimate Blaze (アルティメットブレイズ Arutimetto Bureizu ) |
Magic | Fire | Consumes 50% HP to unleash a powerful fire-element magic attack. Power +15. | Hades | — |