Phantom Dust/Breaking with the Past


 * Message: I must leave this place again. I know something I shouldn't.  I would rather forget, but first I wanted to cross paths with you so I could leave something behind.
 * Mission: Win the battle.
 * Partner(s): none
 * Opponent(s): JD

JD's Strategy
JD is a very smart opponent in this mission, or at the very least he's got a better spot. JD loves to use Rain of Rocks and lucky for him your starting point is out in the open. He also has a few very strong one-shot skills: Meteor and Ki Lance. The homing (accuracy) of these skills isn't spectacular though. Also, he has one other very powerful attack, Psycho Burst. Since the damage of this skill is equal to your level it can easily break your defenses or kill you in one or two hits. JD is also a very good defender and will sometimes use Digestion, which absorbs damage to heal him, or Psychic Wall, which can withstand the majority of all attacks thrown at it. However, JD lacks the use of any erase skills.
 * JD's Arsenal
 * Digestion
 * Ki Lance
 * Meteor
 * Psychic Wall
 * Psycho Burst
 * Rain of Rocks

Your Strategy
''At this stage players can choose their own set of skills. Therefore, there may be many different strategies.''

Keep Away Strategy
JD is very dangerous at close and mid-range. JD has no long range attacks though. If you keep him from coming into mid-range then it's an easy fight. So how do you accomplish this? Rapid Cannon! The beauty of Rapid Cannon is the high rate of fire. JD will most definitely block the first shot, but he won't be able to avoid the next two or three. Even if he uses Digestion he'll lose more health than he gains back. Rapid Cannon can drain your aura very quickly so use other skills to lower its cost, increase your aura recovery rate or increase your level. Also, due to the low damage of Rapid Cannon you might want to use a skill to increase its damage. It will just take a little longer if you don't. Just in case JD gets into mid-range and uses Rain of Rocks have a shelter equiped or simply run around.
 * Recommended Skills (Two School)
 * Rapid Cannon (Optical)
 * Meditation (Ki)
 * Tiger's Strength (Ki)


 * Recommended Skills (Single School)
 * Rapid Cannon (Optical)
 * Optimization (Optical)
 * Level Amp (Optical)