Ars Arcanum

Ars Arcanum(アルス秘薬 Arusu Hiyaku and in a few games ラストアルカナム Lasuto Arukanamu) is an ability that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. It allows Sora to attack enemies with a massive combo attack.

Appearances

Kingdom Hearts

Ars Arcanum is an ability gained in Kingdom Hearts by defeating Captain Hook in Neverland.

AP Cost: 4AP
Auto-Reaction availability:Yes
MP Cost: 3
Effect: When close to a ground enemy.
Description: A powerful flurry of blows. After the initial flurry, the "Bash" command will appear. Selecting it will make Sora execute a follow-up slash. After a number of successful Bash attacks, the "Finish" command will appear. This command will trigger a back-flip slash followed by a wide horizontal front flip slash.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Ars Arcanum

Sleight Value: 1-6

Requirements: Three attack cards.

Ability: Rain a flurry of up to thirteen attacks upon the enemy.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

Ars Arcanum, along with four other abilities, returns as a combo finisher in Sora's Limit Form. The attack is composed of a massive Keyblade combo.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Ars Arcanum appears once again as Xion's 3rd form's special attack, only this time, using four swords.

Trivia

• In correct Latin, the term would be Ars Arcana, which translates to secret skill.
• In Final Fantasy X, one of Yuna's rods is called "Arc Arcana." Since Final Fantasy X was released before Kingdom Hearts, it is possible that Sora's ability was named after Yuna's rod.