Physical Attack, or just attack, is the offensive stat used for physical attacks. Your current attack can be checked by going into the status window (Ctrl + A). Your base attack can be primarily increased by spending points in the Power stat. Other stats can increase attack, but only on certain jobs. Light Armor and certain onyxes can also increase attack. Upgraded shoes, gloves, and weapons can gain attack as a mod stat. Attack can be improved even further by gold statting your weapon.
Physical Damage Formula[]
Physical Attack and Physical Defense are used for auto attack calculation, with the exception of Wands:
P.ATK − P.DEF ⋯
...and physical skills:
SKILL BASE × min(7.5, P.ATK⁄P.DEF) / 7.5 ⋯
Skill base refers to the base damage of the skill, which can be found either on the skill's page on the wiki or other sites. First you take your own attack and divide it by the target's defense. Then you multiply the solution by the skill's base damage, then divide it by 7.5. If the solution exceeds 7.5, it will go down to 7.5. The result is the initial damage the skill will do before any other damage modifiers are included.
Do note that this formula is not 100% guaranteed, as the actual damage values can vary (otherwise known as damage rolls).
Abilities that increase Physical Attack are:
Self-buff:
- Burning Rage*
- All-Out Assault* (also reduces skill damage)
- Offensive Aura*
- Precision Strike*
- All or Nothing*
- Ready For Action
- Concentrated Fury*
- Blood Boil
- Fatiguing Fan*
Team-buff:
Pet:
Guild:
Abilities that reduce Physical Attack are:
Single-target:
Area-of-effect:
Items that increase Physical Attack are:
- Scrapper Scrolls
- Magical Carrot
- Pumpkin Biscuit*
- Magic Gingerbread Man*
- ATK Trial Pack
- ATK Basic Pack
- ATK Simple Pack
- ATK Pack
- Bronze Power Stone
- Pill of Strength
*Only one of these marked skills or items can be active at a time.