Mercedes SP Build.

Does Aerial Barrage's passive still work correctly when you need Combat Orders to max it? Because if it doesn't, you lose more damage than you gain from the point in Gust Drive.

It works as what ever level it is. like after you level up. and you increase your Hp increase from 5 to 8 in 1st job. does your hp increase with it immediately or does it not work at all...? If a skill is lvl x then it gains the effects of x level. even if x= y+1. Its just that when combat orders it lvls up/down alot. I dont think why you think it wouldnt. Just to make it clear because for some reason people dont think passives are effected. It goes like this:

If you skill books is X level, Then it gains the entire effect of X level. Whatever X may be.

And @ kaasoljoyyx, It matters which skills to take out because bosses can Dispell. You want your mind track like this when you have a +skill lvl potenial and want to max everything. Defensive skills should not be touched unless you will have the potenial 100% of the time. Like the codex book. why? because if your in a situation where you are dispelled. the first thing you should always do is cast defencive buffs. And its best if combat orders isn't one of them. Because it increases your chances of dieing. But for attacking skills it doesnt matter. Why? because combat orders will always increase your damage when attacking so you will always cast it before attacking. So if the difference between attacking with it on and off doesn't matter because you will always have it on when attacking.

And at all of you who commented. Especially JoeTang.

I have respect for you but please don't insult someone when they are asking a question when you don't even know how it works yourself.