A lot of combat arts and spells have special attributes that either increase damage dealt or provide some other benefit to using the art/spell. These attributes typically make some thematic sense based on what the art or spell is doing. Unlike weapon attributes which can be random, these attributes are always tied to the combat art / spell, regardless of who is using it.

The following table lists all of the combat art and spell attributes, along with the arts and spells that have each attribute.

Attribute	Description	Arts/Spells
Cannot Guard	Opponents cannot guard.	Beast Fang Sword Dance Burning Quake Paraselene Ruined Sky Diamond Axe Eviscerate Rushing Blow Wind
Critical	High critical hit rate.	Lance Jab Smash Deadeye Hunter's Volley Bombard
Dark Magic (Spellbound)	Spellbinds the opponent. Spellbound units will move slowly, have reduced defense and resistance, and will not able to prevent damage even when guarding.	Shadowblade Dark Lance Banshee Θ Dark Spikes T Death Γ Hades Ω Luna Λ Miasma Δ Mire B Quake Σ Swarm Z
Effective vs All	Effective against all enemies.	Swift Slice Atrocity War Strike Wind God Eviscerate
Effective vs Armored Units	Effective against armored units.	Foudroyant Strike Magic Blade Helm Splitter Drill Arrow Lightning Fist
Effective vs Cavalry	Effective against mounted units.	Flash Strike Knightkneeler Dark Spikes T
Effective vs Fliers	Effective against fliers.	Grounder Ruined Sky Stormblade Break Shot Curved Shot Deadeye Drill Arrow Fallen Star Flame Volley Hunter's Volley Point-Blank Volley Precision Volley Spiral Shot Thunderbolt Tornado Shot Tracking Shot Waning Shot Ward Arrow Whirlwind Kick Excalibur
Effective vs Monsters	Effective against monsters.	Seraphim
Fire Magic (Burning)	Burns the opponent, causing continual damage for a time. Burning units may combust if hit with a follow-up attack.	Firesweep Burning Quake Glowing Ember Apocalyptic Flame Raging Storm Flame Volley Flamewhorl Kick Bolganone Fire Hades Ω Ragnarok
Guard Break	Breaks opponent's guard.	Astra Foudroyant Strike Wrath Strike Knightkneeler Shatter Slash Tempest Lance Apocalyptic Flame Armor Smasher Dust Flickering Flower Helm Splitter Lightning Axe Swinging Fury Break Shot Drill Arrow Bombard Mighty Blow Excalibur
Guard Pierce	Inflicts damage even when opponent is guarding.	Airshaker Armored Strike Deadeye Flame Volley Precision Volley Wind God
Heal	Recovers the user's or an ally's HP.	Beast Fang Lightblade Lightstrike Draining Blow Nosferatu Fortify Heal Physic Recover
Ice Magic (Frozen)	Freezes the opponent. Frozen units are unable to move or attack.	Iceblade Frozen Lance Crush Frozen Fist Blizzard Fimbulvetr
Instant Kill	Has a chance to instantly defeat non-commander units.	Assassinate Paraselene Waning Shot Death Γ
Light Magic	Inflicts light magic damage on the opponent.	Lightblade Lightstrike Abraxas Aura Nosferatu Seraphim
Lightning Magic (Shock)	Shocks the opponent. Shocked units discharge electricity when sent flying, damaging units around them and rendering them shocked as well.	Electric Grounder Foudroyant Strike Thunder Rush Lightning Axe Thunderbolt Lightning Fist Bolting Thoron Thunder
Reduce Stun Gauge	Depletes the stun gauge.	Raging Storm Tracking Shot Dual Devastators Rushing Blow Agnea's Arrow Thoron
Strengthen	Strengthens the user.	Mortal Struggle Titanic Might Invigorating Spirit Hide Presence Battle Trance Mystic Blow Steady Mind Ward
Weaken	Weakens the opponent.	Shatter Slash Armor Smasher Break Shot Drill Arrow Waning Shot Ward Arrow Silence
Wind Magic (Windtorn)	Inflicts the windtorn status. Windtorn units take more damage when in the air.	Grounder Stormblade Tempest Lance Tornado Shot Wind God Whirlwind Kick Cutting Gale Excalibur Wind