Artes

Artes in Tales of Vesperia are a special category of attacks that use technical points (TP), "magical" attacks if you will. Each character has base and arcane artes used for physical attacks. Novice, intermediate and advanced spells on the other hand, are spells that focus on healing, boosting stats or are a more powerful attack. There are also altered artes that can be activated by equiping certain skills. They can be learned after 50+ uses (sometimes 100) and can be used without the skill(s) afterwards. Finally, there are burst artes and mystic artes which are the strongest of the group. Both can be activated in overlimit but mystic artes can only be activated with an advanced spell or arcane arte in level 3 or 4 overlimit.

First Aid
Novice Spell
Default; When Estelle first joins she has this spell.

Sharpness
Novice Spell
Learns at level 7

Pow Hammer
Base arte
Learns at level 9

Star Stroke
Base arte
Learns at level 11

Barrier
Novice Spell
Learns at level 12

Recover
Novice Spell
Learns at l4

Pierce Cluster
Base arte
Learns at level 15

Resist
Novice Spell
Learns at level 17

Photon
Novice Spell
Learns at level 19

Delight Roll
Arcane Arte
Learns at level 22

Nurse
Intermediate Spell
Learns at level 24

Cavalry
Base arte
Learns at level 26

Resurrection
Intermediate Spell
Learns at level 33

Dispel
Novice Spell
Learns at level 35

Dividing Edge
Base arte
Learns at level 35

Angel Ring
Intermediate Spell
Learns at level 36

Healing Circle
Intermediate Spell
Learns at level 38

Marche Waltz
Base Arte
Learns at level 39

Ray Sting
Arcane Arte
Learns at level 51

Revitalize
Advanced Spell
Learns at level 54

Holy Lance
Advanced Spell
Learns at level 57

Astion
Novice Spell
Learns during a sub-event

Force Field
Advanced Spell
Learns during a sub-event

Altered Artes

Air Divide
Skill needed: Alembic
Use dividing edge

Variable Hex
Skill needed: Dispersion
Use barrier

Resist Field
Skill needed: Dispersion
Use resist

Grand Chariot
Skill needed: Chain Use photon

Revive Skills needed: Hell Fire, Athenor, Gale, Great Deluge
Use ressurection

Regenerate
Skills needed: Alembic, Dispersion
Use ressurection

Nightingale
Skill needed: Crucible
Use nurse
Note: This is a must in my opinion, it heals a great deal of HP to everyone on the field.

Holy Rain
Skill needed: Great Deluge
Use holy lance

Burst artes & mystic arte

Extreme Stars
Use in any overlimit

Star Sign - Flame
Use in any overlimit with the skills - Chain and Hell Fire

Star Sign - Geo
Use in any overlimit with the skills - Crucible and Athenor

Star Sign - Gale
Use in any overlimit with the skills - Alembic and Gale

Star Sign - Aqua
Use in any overlimit with the skills - Dispersion and Flood

Sacred Penance
Mystic arte - use in lvl. 3 or 4 overlimit with the skill Special equipped

Joke Burst Arte
Weapon Cat Teaser equipped, none of the above skills equipped, use in any overlimit, hold the attack and arte buttons during any arcane arte