Eikons is a new name that replaces Summons in Final Fantasy XVI. They are mythological creatures with enormous power, imbuing specific individuals with just a fragment of it, allowing them to use their abilities. If you're just getting started with the game, I'm sure you can't wait to find out the best Eikon skills and how they all stack up against each other. If so, this guide is for you!
Eikon Abilities Tier List in Final Fantasy XVI
| Tier | Eikon Ability |
|---|---|
| S | Flames of Rebirth, Rising Flames, Chaos, Titan Block, Impulse, Cold Snap, Rift Slip, Serpent Scream, Tsunami |
| A | Phoenix Shift, Deadly Embrace, Pile Drive, Lightning Rod, Windup, Raging Fists, Gigaflare |
| B | Scarlet Cyclone, Gouge, Aerial Blast, Will-o'-the-Wykes, Earthen Fury, Wings of Light, Flare Breath, Dancing Steel, Cross Swell, Diluve |
| C | Heat Wave, Wicked Wheel, Rook's Gambit, Igniter, Judgment Bolt, Rime, Diamond Dust, Arm of Darkness, Sky Cloud, Abyssal Tear |
| D | Blind Justice, Thunderstorm, Satellite, Ice Age, Mesmerize, Gungnir |
All Eikon Abilities in FF16, ranked
We've ranked all Eikon abilities in FFXVI based on their overall usefulness in battle and how well they synergize with others. For example, Rising Flames is the first Skill you unlock, and I found it very useful throughout the game, fitting nicely into the best possible Skill Build for Clive.
Best S-Tier Eikon Skills
Rising Flames
This is the first skill you learn, but it remains viable until the end of the campaign. It works by swinging groups of enemies, setting them up for an aerial combo.
Titan Block
Titanic Block is a unique Eikonic ability in FFXVI specifically because, as its name implies, it offers you the ability to block enemy attacks. It's the only ability in the game to do so, making it perfect for tough boss encounters where your HP can evaporate quickly.
Tsunami
Although it's only available when you've purchased The Rising Tide DLC, Tsunami is the best “laser” type ability in the game. While it is, admittedly, slow to charge, it easily surpasses Gigaflare in terms of damage and area of effect.
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Best A-Tier Eikon Skills
Completion
This is one of the most damaging abilities in the game, allowing you to slam a titanic arm into your opponents. It's a loaded skill, and it requires you to be careful with your timing, but once you master it, you'll quickly learn to love it.
Pile Drive
Pile Drive offers great AoE damage as well as a useful stun effect, staggering the enemies caught in a shockwave. It is fast and quite easy to use; the reason it's not in the S tier is that it only fires once, making it less than ideal for staggered multipliers.
Phoenix Shift
Phoenix Shift is a special ability that allows Clive to instantly move next to the enemy. Not only is this great for performing continuous combos and attacks, but it can also serve as an alternative dodge if it's too late to run and the enemy is far from the blast zone.
Best B-Tier Eikon Skills
Scarlet cyclone
This ability causes a good wobble in an area around Clive by summoning two Phoenix wings. It has a decent CC effect, but it is easily outmatched by superior abilities in both the damage and stagger departments.
Wings of Light
This ability differs from many others in the way it is used. Clive takes to the sky borne on wings, all the while building up his Megaflare attack, dodging the enemy attacks all the while. If you get hit by the enemy, the flare counter is reset, making this ability not much more than a one-trick pony.
Best C-Tier Eikon Skills
Arm of Darkness
This ability replaces your sword with Odin's blade, filling the Zantetsuken bar every time you hit enemies. You can unleash a Zantetsuken by holding the Square button, dealing damage proportional to the gauge level.
While it may look good on paper, the ability itself doesn't do too much damage, especially from a long-term DPS point of view, as it takes some time for Odin's blade to charge the ability, and it does very little damage to enemies.
Sky Cloud
This ability synergizes well with the Arm of Darkness, as it can also be used to fill up the Zantetsuken bar. It's a lightning fast ability that can even be used defensively in a way as Clive quickly snaps enemy to enemy while using it, but it does very little damage.
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Best D-Tier Eikon Skills
Satellite
This ability summons two lightning orbs that hover over Clive that deal damage every time you use a magic attack. The main downside is the long opening animation and the limiting factor of having to constantly use magic attacks.
Gungnir
Gungnir summons Odin's famous spear, which Clive uses to charge the Zantetsuken meter while landing successful hits on the enemies. The spear fills up Zantetsuken fairly quickly but deals very little damage on its own.
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