This guide is designed to explain some of the commands and to list in-depth information about the many classes of Patapon 3. It will also offer tips and general strategies for forming effective teams.
Commands
Since it takes Patapon 3 awhile to explain what all of the commands are, I’m listing them here with a brief explanation. Successfully entering any three of these commands in a row will cause your party to enter Fever. If the commands are entered with poor timing, it may take more than three.
Onward: Moves your party forward, but not through enemies or hindering terrain.
Attack: Will cause each member of the party to perform a standard attack. During Fever
Defend: Will cause each member of the party to perform their individual defenses, which vary from healing to shielding to attacking depending on class.
Charge: Will result in no immediate action, but a charged attack or defend will have various offensive and defensive qualities that may be more powerful than the standard attack and defend command.
Retreat: Will cause your party to quickly pull back when you know a powerful enemy is about to attack. You have to time this correctly for it to be effective, because your party only retreats for a moment before they’re back where they started.
Jump: Will cause your party to leap into the air for four beats. This command is useful for reaching raised switches and treasure; and for avoiding ground-based attacks.
Party: Will cause any party members with negative status effects to return to normal status. Effective for burn, freeze, sleep, and poison.
Summon: Will summon forth a djinn, which causes the entire party to perform offensive and defensive actions based on their individual classes. It also revives fallen party members and can heal injured party members.
Classes
Some of the class names can be difficult to associate, so I will include a nickname for each. While this guide is not complete, it should help to clear up how to unlock each class and that class’ skill. This section is divided into shield, spear, and archer class trees, followed by the class bonus for the Uberhero. The guide will list the official class name and description, followed by the requirements to unlock the class, followed by the class skill, followed by the requirements to unlock the skill, which will be followed by the known set skills for that class. Any class can switch to another tree by achieving a level 15 base class. Set skills appear to unlock just by leveling up a class.
Shield Tree
Taterazay (Shield Base) Class: Open from the start
Class Skills
Energy Field 1: Reduces melee damage by 10%
Energy Field 2: Reduces melee damage by 20%
Unlock skills by performing the defend command
Set Skills
Shield Boost 1: Shield Evasion boosted by 10% when shield or greatshield is equipped. Maximum 50% evasion for shield, 70% evasion for greatshield.
Todenga (Giant Club) Class: Level 3 Taterazay
Class Skills
Set Skills 1: Gain an additional Set Skill slot.
Set Skills 2: Gain 2 Set Skill slots.
Set Skills 3: Gain 3 Set Skill slots.
Unlock skills by equipping Set Skills
Set Skills
Extra Blubber: Doubles weight, which reduces the distance thrown back in Knockback.
Club Attack: 50% boost to attack power when equipped with a club. Effect halved for other weapons.
Natural Disaster: Earth attack has a chance of triggering an earthquake. Melee attack: 5%. Range attack: 1%.
Destrobo (2-Handed Destroyer) Class: Level 5 Taterazay
Class Skills
Wood Smasher: Inflict extra damage to wooden obstacles.
Unlock skills by destroying many wooden objects
Set Skills
Arm Attack 1: 30% boost to attack power when equipped with an arm. Effect halved for other weapons.
Guardira (Greatshield) Class: Level 7 Taterazay
Class Skills
Anti-stagger: Total immunity from stagger.
Unlock skill by repeatedly enduring stagger-inducing attacks.
Set Skills
Stagger Resist: Doubles stagger resistance.
Myamsar (Twin Blade) Class: Level 8 Destrobo + Level 8 Todenga
Class Skills
Poison Hide: Occasionally poisons attacker.
Unlock by being hit by enemy melee attacks.
Set Skills
Cornered Rat: Attack power is quadrupled when stamina falls below 25%.
Bowmunk (Earth Wall) Class: Level 10 Guardira + Level 10 Taterazay
Class Skills
Tiny Base: Strengthens small structures i.e. boulders, flowers, cannons, catapults, ice walls, etc.
Unlock by playing many VS quests.
Set Skills
Stamina Boost 1: Maximum stamina increased 20%.
Grenburr (Great Sword) Class: Level 12 Taterazay + Level 12 Todenga
Class Skills
Zapper 1: Emits a small shockwave where the weapon strikes ground.
Unlock by using the charge attack
Set Skills
Greatsword Attack: 50% boost to attack power when equipped with a greatsword. Effect halved for other weapons.
Spear Tree
Yarida (Spear Base) Class: Open from the start
Class Skills
Two Spears: Throw two spears at once during charge attack or Fever.
Three Spears: Throw three spears.
Unlock skills by using charge attack
Set Skills
Spear Attack 1: 20% boost to attack power when equipped with a spear or pike. Effect halved for other weapons.
Spear Attack 2: 30% boost to attack power when equipped with a spear or pike. Effect halved for other weapons.
Kibadda (Horse) Class: Level 3 Yarida
Class Skills
Assault Hits 1: Inflict extra hits with powerful stampede.
Assault Hits 2: Attack with a powerful stampede.
Unlock skills by using charge attack
Set Skills
Lance Attack 1: 30% boost to attack power when equipped with a lance. Effect halved for other weapons.
Piekron (Shield + Spear) Class: Level 5 Yarida
Class Skills
Leaping Spear: Leap and hurl a spear in mid-air.
Unlock by using Fever or charge attack
Set Skills
Rain Dance: Rain falls when fever strikes.
Shield +2: Boosts shield/greatshield level by 2.
Cannassault (Antlered Rider) Class: Level 7 Yarida
Class Skills
Backbone 1: Immune to knockback while attacking.
Unlock by repeatedly enduring knockback-inducing attacks.
Set Skills
Stagger+: Increases stagger rate by 1.5 times.
Pyokorider (Warhorse) Class: Level 8 Kibadda
Class Skills
Giddy Up 1: 2-level boost when riding vehicle/steed.
Giddy Up 2: 4-level boost when riding vehicle/steed.
Unlock skills by using Onward command
Set Skills
Attack Movement 1: Movement speed during attack increases 30%.
Wooyari (Long Spear) Class: Level 9 Piekron + Level 9 Yarida
Class Skills
Two Strike: 2 attacks: downward swing + thrust.
Unlock by using charge attack
Set Skills
Charibasa (Ultimate Rider) Class: Level 10 Cannassault + Level 10 Pyokorider + Level 12 Yarida
Class Skills
Pyokora Spirit: Grants Pyokorider’s Giddy Up (if learned).
Unlock skill by using the Onward command
Set Skills
Team Aid 1: Support effects for entire team are boosted.
Archer Tree
Yamiyacha (Archer Base) Class: Open from the start
Class Skills
Quickshot 2: Fire two arrows in succession with charge attack or during Fever
Quickshot 3: Fire three arrows.
Unlock by using charge attack
Set Skills
Bow Attack 1: 20% boost to attack power when equipped with a bow, longbow, or crossbow. Effect halved for other weapons.
Wondabarappa (Horn) Class: Level 3 Yamiyacha
Class Skills
Heave Ho 1: Makes it easier to score a perfect timing. Remains activated for duration of Fever. Affects entire team.
Unlock by gaining lots of Fever
Set Skills
Horn Attack 1: 30% boost to attack power when equipped with horn weapons. Effect halved for other weapons.
Pingrek (Healer) Class: Level 5 Yamiyacha
Class Skills
Ice Wall: A wall of ice blocks enemy intrusion.
Freeze Trap: When Ice Wall is destroyed, area is frozen by Freeze Trap.
Unlock skills by using charge attack
Set Skills
Antifreeze: Doubles freeze resistance.
Alosson (Longbow) Class: Level 7 Yamiyacha
Class Skills
Attack Speed: Increases attack speed. Rapidly fire arrows.
Unlock skill by using Attack command
Set Skills
Tropical Tailwind: A tailwind blows during Fever benefitting bows, longbows, crossbows, and horns.
Oohoroc (Black Mage) Class: Level 8 Yamiyacha + Level 8 Pingrek
Class Skills
Singe 1: Fires fireballs. Can be used with Staff, Fireball Staff, and Poison Staff. Moderate explosions grow stronger with use.
Volcano 1: Creates a wall of fire. Can be used with Firewall Staff or Firesea Staff. Moderate flames grow stronger with use.
Flash Crack Boom 1: Conjures Lightning. Can be used with Lightning, Thunderstorm, or Holy Staffs. Moderate bolts grow stronger with use.
Unlock skills by using charge attack
Set Skills
Jamsch (Giant Horn) Class: Level 10 Oohoroc + Level 10 Wondabarappa
Class Skills
Catnap: 1.5 x sleep rate for sonic balls.
Unlock skill by using charge attack
Set Skills
Cannogabang (Cannon) Class: Level 12 Alosson + Level 12 Yamiyacha
Class Skills
Cannon Skills: Increase the attack power of cannons.
Unlock by using charge attack
Set Skills
Fire Resist: Fire and flame damage is halved.
UberHero Buffs and Abilities
Depending on which class you choose for your Uberhero, your team may gain a powerful buff or you may have access to a potent ability.
Shield Tree
Taterazay Class: Activate by using Defend command.
Energy Field: An invisible shield protects the entire team. Greatly reduces damage to team.
Todenga Class: Activate by using the Attack command.
Giandeth: Spin violently with weapons splayed in this dramatic centrifugal attack. Inches forward while deflecting foes.
Destrobo Class: Activate by using Attack command.
Crushcombo: Swing both arms wildly to batter and knock back foes. Effective for demolishing rock walls and towers.
Tips and Strategies
Tips
Charge Attack and Defend
Always try out the charge attack and defense abilities for new classes. Some classes have very unique and beneficial abilities for offense and defense, but they require Charge to activate. Two that come quickly to mind are the Pingrek Class, which heals a great deal more with charge defense and fires an ice wall with charge attack, and the Bowmunk Class, which builds a huge earthen wall with charge defense.
Important Armor
Never destroy armor unless you already have four better pieces with the same resistances. In fact, you should go out of your way to collect freeze and burn resistant armor, since they are two of the most consistent challenges.
Strategies
Based on the skills of each class, there seems to be several schools of thought on how best to fight through the boards. Essentially, you can try to win by having an impenetrable defense; you can try to win by having a devastating attack; or you can focus on reeking havoc through status effects to disable your foes. Of course, you can mix and match and use any number of combinations, but I’m going to categorize and let you do the mixing and matching.
Defense
If a defensive group is your goal, then, as you might assume, you should choose the shield class for your Uberhero. Try using Guardira for your Uberhero class; Pingrek for your archer class; Piekron for your spear class; and Bowmunk for your second shield class. Going completely defensive has the drawback of slow killing most of the enemies, so all of your quests will take longer. There are also a few bosses where there is no such thing as perfect defense. However, when mixing, defense classes can be very useful.
Offense
If you want to go all out attack and blast your way through levels, then there are many routes to choose. Every class has their own way of doing damage, so there are many theories on how best to achieve that damage. There is a very effective trick that can be exploited for massive damage. Instead of going with the spear tree for your uberhero, try going with the shield. Unlock the Todenga Class and put a sleep club in that Patapon’s hands. The downside of club and axe weapons is their random damage and slow attack rate. However, when using the Giandeth ability, attack power is boosted so you’ll usually attack in the high end of weapon damage. Also, when using Giandeth weapon attack speed is ignored. So, it becomes a simple process of finding the most powerful club and axe to destroy just about everything. Try using Todenga Class for your uberhero; try using Charibasa for your spear class; try using Cannogabang for your archer class; and try using Grenburr for your shield class. The offensive team can be incredibly effective at destroying enemies before they ever get a chance to do serious damage, but they fall apart quickly once that damage has been dealt. It can be a real gamble whether or not you’ll make it through a quest.
Status Heck
If you want to have some fun by making even the baddest baddies useless lumps, then give this a try. There are mainly two routes to take for status attacks. You can attempt to go all out fire attack and really make your enemies feel the burn, but this is only effective if you have almost 100% burn resistant armor for your team. It is also less effective for larger enemies, while it does do incredible damage setting them on fire, they won’t run around like idiots. The other route to go is more of a status defense using sleep, stagger, and knockback weapons to keep enemies unconscious or too far away to attack. For a fire assault team, try using Wooyari Class for your Uberhero and spear class; try using Oohoroc for your archer class; and Myamsar or whichever shield class you have the best flame equipment for. If you’re going the sleep and knockback route, try using the Jamsch Class for your uberhero and archer class; try using Myamsar for your shield class; and try using Charibasa for your spear class. The effects of a status heck team rely heavily on equipment, and even with great equipment results vary.
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