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Falling out of the arena is really stupid, mostly because you can't really tell if an arte will move you over the edge. Unless you're using Alvin's Twin Moonlight Cleft or Dragon Salvo, in which case you kind of deserve falling to your death.

I haven't bothered with Milla Sync (as it's called in English) so far. I also can't get Jude Sync (which should allow Milla to use Jude's Pivot Snap) to work, but I've only tried it on my NG+ with very little other skills available.

I ditched both Soaring Vortex and Sun Spark ASAP. Leia gets to keep Soaring Vortex since she has nothing to replace it.

 Jude setup

Circle button:
- Default: Demon Fang
- Side: Palm Strike
- Down: Cerberus Strike
- Up: Rising Falcon

Circle button + L1:
- Default: Beast
- Side: Mirage Blitz
- Down: Savage Roar
- Up: Swallow Dance / Dragon Shot

Right Strick:
- Up: Healer
- Down: Steel
- Left: Aqua Sweep
- Right: Shattering Demon Fist

Right Strick + L1:
- Up: Recovery Ring
- Down: Phoenix Plunge
- Left: Whirlwind Snap
- Right: Cyclonic Surge

I should probably use Talon Storm more, don't even know if I got the 200 use speed boost. Raging Blast is way too slow for my tastes. Didn't get Blunt Fang (Senga) on my first playthrough, so I don't know if it's any good.

 Milla setup

Circle button:
- Default: Fireball / Flame Ring
- Side: Bolt Strike
- Down: Rock Trine / Death Knell
- Up: Wind Lance / Arriverdeci

Circle button + L1:
- Default: Sunburst
- Side: Thunder Blade
- Down: Divine Streak / Shining Prism
- Up: Cyclone

Right Strick:
- Up: Cloud Pierce
- Down: Splash
- Left: Shimmer Spin
- Right: Whirling Assault

Right Strick + L1:
- Up: Binding Sphere
- Down: Overdrive
- Left: Blade Torrent
- Right: Sigil Spear

I played most of the game as Jude, so this setup probably sucks. I did get the full uses for most artes except the three versions of Wind Blade. Haven't had much use for Condemnation yet, but that might change. Sigil Spear is my arte of choice for infinite combo. The Four are great but they're also very expensive and they don't get the TP cost reduction skill effect that regular spells do, so I didn't use them.

I ditched Soaring Vortex on Leia for more spells. I rarely ever used Recovery Ring after Elize got Dispel. I liked Talon Storm though since it flowed so well. Blunt Fang isn't terribly useful in my opinion, since it's somewhat slow and the OHKO isn't reliable, but it's Jude's only Dark arte, and it activates Scarlet Fang which is one of my favourite Link Artes. If the monsters have a ton of HP, it's helpful.
I never really used Cyclonic Surge since Jude's air to ground options aren't that great and he has enough other ground to air and air to air. Rising Falcon and Mirage Blitz, which doesn't even do any damage. I'm particularly fond of Aqua Sweep + Dragon Shot/Swallow Dance since they have force downed to stand.

After getting the higher tier Spirit Shifts, I rarely if ever used any of the lower tier ones. Flare Bomb and Wind Blade have really poor damage:TP ratios though as they go up. Gnome and Undine are really good sources for Earth and Water, especially since Aqua Protection is so bad and Splash has a cast time, albeit a short one. Sigil Spear is broken since you can infinite lock any non-boss with it alone and it almost instantly charges your link gauge.