
Dark Shot (also known as Darkblast) is a basic Dark-elemental skill available for Lance in Epic Battle Fantasy 3, 4 and 5.
Description[]
When cast, Lance fires a blast of dark energy from his equipped gun, dealing moderate magical damage to a single enemy. As the name suggests, it deals Dark damage, but it wouldn't become fully elemental until Epic Battle Fantasy 5; the same game also gave it a decent chance to lower the target's Magic Defence.
Dark Shot is Lance's basic Dark spell, largely outclassed by Gravity Surge unless facing a single Dark-weak foe with multiple Dark-resistant allies. It has a similar benefit compared to Antimatter Flux, but the latter's centered nature and even higher power makes this a negligible advantage at best.
Foe Users[]
Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]
Epic Battle Fantasy 3[]
The Shadow Blaster's menu description claims that it empowers Darkblast, but this is not the case.
Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]
Aside from a name change, Dark Shot is functionally identical to its EBF3 incarnation; however, its AP costs per level are slightly lower.
Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]
Lance joins the party with Dark Shot already learned at Level 2. Compared to previous games, it's slightly stronger per upgrade level and has a chance to debuff the Magic Defence of its target; it also has a 1-turn cooldown instead of an MP cost.
Dark Shot becomes Gravity Surge at Level 3.