How to Play Fighter in Crystal of Atlan

Fighter is one of the many classes in Crystal of Atlan, providing short-range combat experience with martial arts-style techniques. This class is suitable for players who like to stay close and personal to enemies, delivering a flurry of hard-hitting attacks to break down their defense before finishing them with a devastating blow.

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After playing as a Fighter for a while, adventurers can then upgrade their character to the next advanced subclasses, choosing between Cloudstrider and Starbreaker. While both Class Branches look pretty similar in terms of techniques, each has its own unique ability to bring a fresh experience for players who want to try different heavy hitter styles in Crystal of Atlan.

How to Play as Fighter in Crystal of Atlan (Class Overview)

Once you start the Crystal of Atlan, you will be given five initial classes to choose from, and Fighter is one of them. You will play in the selected class until Level 15, when you need to advance your character to the Class Branch. The following are the core skills (Active and Finisher) you will unlock as you progress through the story and reach Level 10:

Soaring Fist
Leopard Pounce
Crushing Fist
Whirlwind of Pain
Heavenly Kick
Swallow Step
Dragon Claw

By then, you should have five empty skill slots in the configurations, where you can choose the available Active Skills to be inserted (not including the Finisher slot). This is where combat customization comes in. Each character has various Active Skills you can try, and if it is to your liking, you can insert them into any of the empty skill slots.

As a close combat fighter, you can close the gap between the characters and the enemies with Leopard Pounce, followed by an uppercut to knock them into the air with Soaring Fist.

There will also be an instance where you face multiple enemies, so using Heavenly Kick is wise, as they can gather enemies in a large area before launching them into the air. Once they are at one spot, the Fighter can unleash a mixture of AoE damage from Crushing Fist and Swallow Step. Then, unleash the Finisher move, Whirlwind of Pain, to continuously attack the surrounding enemies and deal huge Physical damage.

While using the Finisher move, you can still move freely while it is underway to control the direction of the attack.

After reaching Level 15, you will receive a Class Branch Quest from Ellie in Lumiville. Complete the quest, and you will be given an option for the Fighter's advanced class: Cloudstrider or Starbreaker. You can freely change between the two classes until you reach Level 45, where you will obtain the Awakening Quest that will lock your advanced class in Crystal of Atlan.

Keep in mind that when you upgrade to either subclass, your Skill Points will be reset, and you need to level up all the Skills again.

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How to Play as Cloudstrider in Crystal of Atlan

A fresh set of core skills will be unlocked once you choose the Cloudstrider, and more can be discovered by leveling up. In this Advanced Class, you play as a melee character that often deals AoE damage, with multiple skills that have mobility so you can move around the enemy rather than get close to them.

During battle, you need to manage Cloudstrider's Qi to enter Dharma Nature, each having a different battle style. The first one is the Tiger Form, focusing on increasing your damage output with fire-based moves. The second nature is Crane Form, which increases your mobility with water-based moves.

Entering the Dharma Nature will consume your Qi, and it will replenish over time once you exit the form.

Recommended Active Skills and Finishers for Cloudstrider

	Skills				Finishers
Row 1	Summon Energy	Mind - Soul Divided	Shadow Step	Mind - Desolation	True - Firefly's Light
Row 2	Body - Shapeless	Blooming Palm	Swallow Step	Qi Helix	True - Duality

Summon Energy is the most important skill, allowing you to enter the Dharma Nature: Tiger or Crane. Once Dharma Nature is active, your damage will be increased by a set percentage.
If you're into mobility, Leopard Pounce and Dragon Claw are good starter skills. But in the late games, it's best to rely on sprint to get closer to enemies, so the skill slots can be given to other Active Skills that provide more damage.
When facing multiple enemies in Crystal of Atlan, you can clump them together with Heavenly Kick and Crushing Fist for AoE damage. But as the level increases, you will unlock more AoE ranged attacks such as Blooming Palm and Qi Helix.
Body - Formless and Body - Shapeless are both mobility skills, allowing you to be out of reach of the enemies' range, while also dealing damage afterward. The latter is a great choice for the late game, where it can be used as an emergency sprint when your real sprint is on cooldown.
As the active skills that are unlocked at a higher level, Shadow Step (Tiger Form) deals an extremely high Shield Break effect, while Mind - Desolation is akin to an upgraded version of Qi Helix, creating a massive explosion and damage.
The last notable skill is Mind - Soul Divided, which further increases your damage based on the number of targets hit by the skill (Tiger Form).

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How to Play as Starbreaker in Crystal of Atlan

Unlike Cloudstrider, who prefers high mobility to dance around the enemies, Starbreaker prefers to be inside the opponent's personal space to deal explosive attack damage. Adventurers will rely on her Core Engine mechanic to amplify most of Starbreaker's abilities (at the cost of Energy Gauge).

Hitting an enemy with any of the Starbreaker's skills will increase the Core energy based on the number of damage hits. Two hits equal two energy gauges, activating one Core Lamp. Then, the next skill consumes two energy gauges to gain Core Amplification, which may provide increased damage, extra hits, or inflict Armor Break effects, depending on the skill used.

Recommended Active Skills and Finishers for Starbreaker

	Skills				Finishers
Row 1	Burn, O Flames!	Burning Meteor	Scarlet Comet	Melting Blitz	Hyperdrive - Scorchflare
Row 2	Flaming Hook	Skyscorcher	Fistcannon	Blazing Impact	Hyperdrive Skyfall

Start the battle with Burn, O Flames! To trigger Flamebound for 10 seconds. While Flamebound is active, Starbreaker will deal extra damage and Scorch enemies that were hit for five seconds.
Some of the skills that allow you to get near an enemy in an instant are Star Fall, Skyscorcher, Scarlet Comet, and Burning Meteor. The last two skills deal higher damage, as Scarlet Comet can be charged, while Burning Meteor simply has a huge damage scale.
Starbreaker is also known for its survivability, as many of their attacks can provide a shield: Morning Star (with its Passive Skill Earthshaking Morning Star unlocked), Flaming Hook, Scarlet Comet, and Fistcannon.
Make sure to get close to the enemy before using these skills, as they are very short-ranged, and you might waste them if you're too far from the opponent: Melting Blitz, Blazing Impact, and Fiery Flurry.
For the Finisher moves, Hyperdrive - Scorchflare is best used as the primary attack as you will immediately deal massive burst of damage, unlike Hyperdrive - Skyfall, which requires you to ascend to the sky first before striking the ground.