Flanking

Flanking

Description?
Backhand, Impact and Binding Shot no longer stun and deal 40% more damage per rank to targets that are not facing you. Forceful Backhand, Deep Impact and Tight Bindings no longer stun and deal 15% more damage per rank to targets that are not facing you.
Release date	5 September 2016 (Update)
Gizmo type	Weapon
Maximum rank	3

Flanking is an Invention perk. When used, it causes particular abilities to lose their stun ability, while dealing increased damage to a target which is not facing the player. It can be created in weapon gizmos.

Affected Abilities

Style	Basic	Threshold
Melee	Backhand	Forceful Backhand
Magic	Impact	Deep Impact
Ranged	Binding Shot	Tight Bindings

The ability will still have its stun and bind effect if the target is facing the player. The damage boost from Flanking will only be applied if the player is attacking from behind or the side of the target's facing direction.

Even when activating Flanking's effect, the abilities will still trigger Yakamaru's stunning mechanics when it's at the north-eastern pool.

Damage

Rank	Basic	Threshold
None	100%	200%
1	140%	230%
2	180%	260%
3	220%	290%

Sources

Material		Rarity	Perk ranks with X materials
			1	2	3	4	5
	Spiked parts	Common	0	1	1	1	1
	Sharp components	Uncommon	1	1	1	1–2	1–2
	Clockwork components	Rare	1	1	1–2	1–3	1–3
	Precise components	Uncommon	1	1	1	1–2	1–2

Suggested gizmos

Gizmo layout	Possible perks
	Flanking 1–3 (3 is rare) Other possible perks: Enhanced Efficient
	Flanking 1–2 Equilibrium 1–2 Precise 1–4 (4 is rare) Other possible perks: Blunted Cautious