Tachi Kasha

[raidenn]

Whats the difference between level 2 and level 3 skillchain?

[Sabaron]

Basic (SE Stuff): Vana'diel Guide's The Art of War (http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/guide/development/vt/extra/index.html)

Advanced: Killing Ifrit Skillchain Guide (http://ffxi.killvoid.com/page.php?id=236)

Summoner: [See What is a Renkei?] (http://www.summoner.info/)

Basically, you can perform a level 1 skillchain (Detonation, Scission, Liquefaction, Impaction, Induration, Compression, Transfixion, Reverberation), a level 2 skill chain (Fusion, Fragmentation, Gravitation, Distortion), or a level 3 skill chain (Light, Dark). You may only go "up" in a skill chain sequence not down, so you can't get a level 1 off a level 2. Only more powerful weaponskills can hit level 2 or level 3 SCs. These higher tier SC's have either 2 elements (level 2 SC) or 4 elements (level 3 sc) associated with them for Magic Burst and for the elemental effect vs. the target mob. SCs are very complicated and there are several charts available:

Destiny Seekers Renkei Chart (http://www.destinyseekers.net/images/renki5.jpg)
Aden's Renkei Chart (http://images.somepage.com/ffxi/renkei.jpg)

The first one is (IMO) easier to read, but the second is more complete. I have both printed out. Aden's fancy graphic crap doesn't play very nicely with my printer.

[Taskmage]

The short and sweet practical difference is a level 2 skillchain will do up to 60% of the closing WS damage and have two burstable elements, while a level 3 skillchain will do up to 100% of the closing WS damage and has four burstable elements. Level 3 skillchains can only be closed by the weaponskills gained at level 225 or higher in that skill.

[Jei]

Just want to add this easiest to use skillchain finder I've seen to date...
http://magitekarmy.com/skillchain.php
You don't need to understand anything. Just need to know your job.

[raidenn]

So only light and darkness skillchains are known as level 3 skillchains?
Im just making sure what my plan is for cleaning the Tachi of Trials.

[Sabaron]

Correct.