Upgrade¶
| Steel Pincers Core (10 SP) |
Description |
| Fire Damage 5% Boost |
Increases damage dealt by fire attacks. |
| Ice Damage 5% Boost |
Increases damage dealt by ice attacks. |
| Lightning Damage 5% Boost |
Increases damage dealt by lightning attacks. |
| Wind Damage 5% Boost |
Increases damage dealt by wind attacks. |
| Elemental Materia Damage 10% Boost |
Increases damage dealt to attacks by elemental materia. |
| Inflicted Debuff Duration 10% Boost |
Extends the duration of detrimental status effects applied to enemies. |
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core I (6 SP) |
Description |
| Attack Power +12 |
-- |
| Magic Attack Power +8 |
-- |
| Max MP +8 |
-- |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core II (14 SP) |
Description |
| Attack Power +16 |
-- |
| Magic Attack Power +14 |
-- |
| Max MP +10 |
-- |
| Max MP +10 |
-- |
| MP Regeneration 10% Boost |
Slightly increases MP regeneration speed during battle. |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| New Materia Slot |
Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots. |
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core III (16 SP) |
Description |
| Attack Power +10 |
-- |
| Attack Power +10 |
-- |
| Magic Attack Power +12 |
-- |
| Magic Defense +5 with High HP |
Increases magic defense when HP is 75% or higher. |
| Attack Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% |
Reduces MP cost of attack spells. |
| Healing Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% |
Reduces MP cost of healing spells cast during battle. |
| Magic 20% Boost with Full MP |
Increases damage of attack spells cast when at max MP. |
Charging Uppercut¶
This is a powerful ability that will see Barret run towards his opponent and uppercut them, increasing the Charge gauge in the process. For the most part, it’s uses are limited, especially seeing as Barret is best utilized from range.
Evaluation¶
Steel Pincers are a strange weapon, they change Barret from a ranged character to an melee attacker which goes against Barret’s strengths. It’s a shame, because there are some useful skills to learn with Steel Pincers such as the MP Cost reduction skills and the elemental boost skills, pushing Barret more towards a caster even though he can only attack up close.
When spending your SP on the Steel Pincers, grab one of the elemental boosts in the main core based on what spells you use the most. Once available, be sure to pick up all of the cost reduction spells as soon as they’re available.
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