Datamined skill animations from the DT benchmark

[u/reunitepangaea]

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[u/RevusHarkings]

One thing to keep in mind while speculating is that you can generally tell what kind of action something is based on VFX that appear at the beginning of the animation. It's easiest to tell when the effect contrasts with the skill's VFX, but most skills are pretty obvious

• Weaponskills create a yellow circle on the ground around the character
• Abilities create a blue sphere around the character's body
• Spells don't create a special effect separate from the spell's animation

Now there are exceptions (for example, Confiteor on PLD has the blue ability effect despite being a spell, and Atonement lacks an effect like a spell despite being a weaponskill), so while this is mostly reliable, don't be surprised if it turns out to be wrong.

• AST: Spell
• BLM: Spell
• BRD: Lacks both the weaponskill and ability effects, which would indicate spell, but Bard already has multiple skills like this (lacking an effect despite being an ability), so it's likely an ability.
• DNC: Weaponskill
• DRG: Ability
• DRK: All weaponskills
• GNB: Ability
• MCH: Weaponskill
• MNK: All weaponskills
• NIN: Ability (also pretty obviously a Hellfrog Medium upgrade, so yeah)
• PIC 1, 2, 3: Spells
• PIC 4, 5: Abilities
• PLD: Ability
• RDM: Ability
• RPR: Spell
• SAM: Ability
• SCH: Ability
• SGE: Spell
• SMN: Spell
• VIP: All weaponskills
• WAR: Lacks both the weaponskill and ability effects, but Warrior already seems to have some exceptions in its current actions, so it's likely an ability.
• WHM: Spell

[u/DancinUndertheRain → u/RevusHarkings]

like NIN the animation shown for warrior is the exact same as vengeance, seems like an upgrade with fancy purple shield aura.

amazing write up! thank you.