Diamond Dust
This article is about the Keychain. You may be looking for the ability. |
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Diamond Dust | |||
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"Greatly enhances magic and summon power. Raises max MP by 3." | |||
Token | |||
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト | ||
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto | ||
Stats | |||
Strength | MP | Length | |
+3 | +3 | Medium | |
Crit. Rate | Crit. Bonus | Recoil | |
x1 | +0 | 1 | |
Obtained | |||
Complete the Gold Match. |
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Diamond Dust | ||
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"A special attack card with ice-based attacks. Powerful and the easiest to handle." | ||
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト | |
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto | |
Stats | ||
Strike | Thrust | Finish |
B+ | B+ | B |
Swing Speed |
Break Recovery |
Required CP |
★ | ★ | C |
Element | ||
Ice | ||
Obtained | ||
Can be found as drops, treasures or in the Moogle Shop after the first battle with Marluxia |
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Diamond Dust | |
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Token | |
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト |
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto |
Obtained | |
Quest 428: The West Wing Pt. 1 (Proud Mode) |
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Diamond Dust | |
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Token | |
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト |
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto |
Obtained | |
Keyblade LV Up |
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Diamond Dust | |
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Token | |
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト |
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto |
Obtained | |
Keyblade LV Up |
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Diamond Dust | |
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Token | |
Japanese | ダイヤモンドダスト |
Rōmaji | Daiyamondo Dasuto |
Obtained | |
Keyblade LV Up |
The Diamond Dust is a Keychain for Sora's and Player's Keyblades that appears in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts Union χ.
Design[edit]
The Diamond Dust's appearance varies depending on its upgrades, most of which are only seen in Kingdom Hearts Union χ. Across its various incarnations, this Keyblade appears to be made of ice, and both the teeth of the blade and the Keychain's token are snowflakes.
The default Diamond Dust has a dull color scheme. Its handle is a light teal, with its guard being segmented and fractured. The blade is a straight shaft with a light blue color scheme, with a white and gold snowflake as the teeth. The Keychain's links are golden (save for the first, which is silver), and the token is a 4-sided snowflake.
The first upgrade, also seen in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, has more of a cobalt color scheme with the handle and guard. The guard is more complete, and the blade is brighter and curved. The teeth manifest as a teal and yellow snowflake, with the center being a diamond star. The Keychain's final link is blue, and its token resembles a simplified version of the teeth.
The second upgrade bears a more ornate handle, bearing a sky-blue and azure color scheme. The guard has more spikes surrounding it, and the blade is longer, also with spikes from the inside emerging from the outside and a faint snowflake appearing at one end. The teeth manifest as an ornate, golden, and blue hollow snowflake, with the center being a diamond star. The Keychain's links are brighter, and the token is a simplified version of the teeth.
The third upgrade cloaks the Keyblade in an icy aura, with a lens flare from the blade.
The Keyblade's name is based on the traditional attack of the Final Fantasy summon, Shiva.
Gameplay[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Diamond Dust is the only Keyblade that increases Sora's MP by three points, making it the most powerful in regards to magical power. As such it is the final cornerstone Keyblade for magic users, who will also likely equip MP boosting equipment such as Atlas Armlets and have chosen the Dream Rod at the Dive to the Heart to maximize Sora's MP, which can reach up to 19 points. However, it has an average reach, poor recoil, and awful strength, making it a poor choice for physical combat. Sora will have a hard time using the Counterattack ability with this, in addition to having long recoil times from guarding enemy attacks. He will also take long to deal physical damage if he is not supplemented with strength boosting equipment (likely not what a magic user will want if they're using Diamond Dust) or with an already high Strength stat from a high level (which makes him not recover MP nearly as quickly from enemy attacks) or many Power Up items used on him (which require synthesis item grinding).
In Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, the Diamond Dust deals Ice-elemental attacks, and is the only Attack Card to do so in all versions of the game. It has decent strength all around, having a decent strength and thrust and a moderate finisher, and boasts fast attacks and a quick recovery time.
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix |
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Additional enemies |
Bosses |
Arch Behemoth - Destroyed Behemoth - Red Armor - Sneak Army - Unknown |
Enemy Heartless |
Black Ballade - Chimera - Gigas Shadow - Grand Ghost - Jet Balloon - Missile Diver - Neoshadow - Stealth Soldier - Pot Scorpion - Pink Agaricus - Sniperwild |
Additional weapons |
Diamond Dust - One-Winged Angel - Fantasista - Meteor Strike - Mighty Shield - Seven Elements |
Additional music |
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix - Additional Tracks - Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete |
Archives |
Additional accessories - Additional abilities - Another side, another story... [deep dive] - Artwork - Enemy renders |