Item Database

Form of Tessai

Turns the body of the caster rock-hard, with both an AC and Strength boost, at the cost of some Agility and Runspeed. Melee AC is increased by 676 points, all other ACs by 574 points, Strength by 40 points.

FlagsBuff Nano, Disable Statel Collision
Patch110000
QL165
CrystalNano Crystal (Form of Tessai)
NCU51
Nanocost1013
SchoolProtection — Movement and travel
Duration63 minutes, 20 seconds
Attack time3.74s
Recharge time4.44s
Range1.00 m
Effect icon
Stacking order66

Attack skills

Skill%
Biological metamorphosis50%
Matter creation50%

Requirements

HookAttributeOperatorValue
To Use Matter creation at least 770
To Use Biological metamorphosis at least 770
To Use Visual profession exactly Martial artist

Effects

HookTargetActionAttributeValue
On Use Self Modify Strength 40
On Use Self Modify Agility -70
On Use Self Modify Projectile AC 574
On Use Self Modify Melee AC 676
On Use Self Modify Energy AC 574
On Use Self Modify Chemical AC 574
On Use Self Modify Radiation AC 574
On Use Self Modify Cold AC 574
On Use Self Modify Poison AC 574
On Use Self Modify Fire AC 574
On Use Self Modify Run speed -250

Comments

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cezthewez 2002-12-16 13:28
is it possible to find this item as a mission reward??
Virtual 2003-04-20 19:53
nope
BlackZam 2003-08-01 17:05
Is this boss loot only or?
spy 2003-08-11 05:22
it is possible to find it as a mission reward
i just found one
coldwash 2004-04-07 15:04
This item actually drops your attack rating by a few point though, because Martial arts skill is much more dependant on agility than strength. It is basically only useful to buff into things you might need more strength for
Hundredhand 2004-07-04 22:45
If you want a higher strength to dish out damage, Strength Boost is very useful for that end without having to sacrifice your agility in the process
Morphling 2004-08-19 15:21
lol melee damage being based on strength is a myth, its all about the attack skill, and most of the melee ones has a strength component ;)
Lejon 2004-12-06 12:53
Martial Arts is 50% Agility as opposed to 20% Strength... And the Strength buff is also smaller than the Agi debuff end result -> (.2*40 - .5*70) / 4 = -6.75 pts trickledown in MA.
Sypiken 2004-12-06 18:54
And +574 AC's.... Runspeed debuff may be worce then all the other stuff though.
Ltes 2005-01-29 19:18
Is this self only?
Dragonlance 2005-02-20 18:25
Ltes @ 2005-01-29 19:18
Is this self only?
"Turns the body of the caster rock-hard".
go figure.
Grusummere 2005-03-03 20:37
yeah its self only n not all that great...I use it sometimes tho w/ cohort +1000 ACs :D
Tchaalina 2005-04-13 14:42
hmm...does it stack with Prodigious Strength? If so, its one heck of a nice Str buffing nano imo. Nice for getting into Strong/Combined Mercs early on.
Serjozka 2005-05-01 02:48
it does :) so you can get +92str with it :) (PS+FT+Str boost) :)
Bronx 2005-05-04 05:02
MA AC line is completely useless imo, and MC is a darkblue ip sinkhole. not anyway near worth it.
Moniker 2005-06-01 01:00
Wow thats very true bronx, i hadnt even thought about the fact that nothing else used it before i sunk some ip into this one. Good thing theres reset mode :D
nimarq 2005-06-15 17:25
Yes it stacks.
nimarq 2005-06-15 17:27
MC is used for Cohort and Horde as well btw. Those are nice nanos. You'll anyway have plenty of IP between TL4 and 5.
wooshell 2005-08-03 16:17
Usually, the people blabbering about useless IP sinks are the first in team asking for AC buffs... thank god we MAs don't listen to you :p~
Honus1 2005-08-16 20:37
Yes indeed wooshell..the only buff I ever ask for is CI.....that is to buff my self with nano which is great. 170 MA with 7000 melee/ac
Honus1 2005-08-16 20:38
*with this nano
Moniker 2005-08-22 04:49
Wish this wasnt self only, hell then we ma's would have somethint to cast on others other than mark of peril all the time. But, It dosnt matter, i dont even use mc :).
Moniker 2005-08-22 04:53
Oh, I guess its on here i denounced it. Well, i went through tl 4/5 since then, and what nimarq said didnt seem to be 100% correct, Something always seemes more important than MC :)
Volkanov 2005-09-01 15:15
This buff allows you to focus more on Brawl, thats why it ups strength and downs agility. Remember MA actually has the best brawl in the game, not enfs.
Ephyon 2005-09-20 03:54
WTB this as Target instead of self only,
that extra Strength could be very usefull when you try ang get stuff on.
fixxxxxor 2005-09-20 08:51
LOL i can't believe u guys.... the nano 1 step below is BETTER than this sucker
enfoz 2005-09-26 17:30
The nano below doesn't give strenght n3wb =p
nimarq 2005-10-15 15:31
Moniker, depends on your priorities. If you wanna max everything like NR, Parry Riposte for attacks, ofc you wont have IP. otherwise, you will
harton 2005-12-30 21:24
lol when i get spare IP i will raise mat crea only because cohort is awesome
other than that not worth it :P
Tarradax 2006-04-05 19:56
What's wrong with you people? I look at this nano, and I see +40 STR that stacks with BOTH Prod Str and Behe - With symbs/moch/wrangle it won't even cost that much IP. And when you're trying to get that Strong Armor on as early as possible, you gonna love this nano.
rico648 2006-04-08 20:05
ya Tarradax seems like the only person with brains in here-this is a major twinking item-helps get u into armor way earlier than allowed-go figure
Xsonic 2006-04-09 02:44
Crappy AC.. ill go ask an engineer for some.
Aurielle 2006-06-06 16:05
Awesome for equipping stuff, useless for anything else.
antsquasher 2006-07-15 19:06
aurielle, most ma stuff (thats decent, ie t3 pants) need agility more than str.. making this nano abosulty crap... im not gonna get it... waste of time and money
Xaerro 2006-09-17 15:41
Its not a waste of time and money man, its good for twinking...+ 40 strenght never killed somebody, and it stacks with other strenght buffs so......
unreal23 2006-10-11 18:28
Why use this to twink when you can get Prodigous Strength from an Enforcer? you can save hundreds of thousand in IP an still have the same twinking ability.
Venderim 2006-10-17 06:15
FFS the people who have even half a brain are trying to tell you n00bs this - You don't use this nano for everyday use (see an engi if you want an AC buff) you use it for the UBER +40 STRENGTH buff, which STACKS with behe (+27), Prod strength (+40) and strength boost (+12)....giving a grand total of +119 you can buff your strength by, THAT is what is so good about this nano NOT the 574 ac's. The fact that runspeed and agility are debuffed doesn't mean jack as its not important when you are only putting armour on, and when you have your high ql armour twinked on you simply open up your NCU menu and cancel this nano....really its not rocket science.
picsl2 2006-10-24 08:26
it might not be rocket science, but try explaining this to a Rocket scientist that doesnt play AO, and im pretty sure he wont know wtf your talking about...anywho....evade line kinda like the Fixers (minus the run buffs) would be better than the AC buffs MA's get...FC FC FC when are u going to learn....
jokeUsa 2007-04-15 02:15
I wonder.. Does the name has anything to do with Ninja Scroll?
oodella 2007-04-18 15:37
btw armor isn't the only thing usefull to twink into...ever hear of implants/symbiants o.O
Xyphos 2007-06-12 07:38
Useless in combat, but I like it for twinking as I don't have to track down an enfo...
mosnami 2007-12-20 17:22
Twinking, it's good.
flashptbot 2008-06-08 09:16
for twinking it's better than good. 119 total stacking from the buffs, and with LE here now, there's another proc that occasionally fires off during combat that gives ANOTHER +40 strength that stacks with everything. 159 strength just from buffs. (beat up on the bartender until your proc fires off, then slip that symbiant in)
Vellizol 2009-01-27 17:27
When I upgraded my glove's to strong this buff came in handy I know for a fact that It stacks with Ps And Behe..Not Sure About others Its a nice boost and in my view definitely worth the Ip Placed in Matter creation
SpACatta 2009-07-19 20:37
jokeUsa, not everything has to do with anime. Get a life. Anime sucks.
Flatvia 2010-02-09 16:31
"Turns the body of the caster rock-hard"
ALSO a very useful buff for all you Males out there :D
While my MA is an Opi Female, I just get rock solid bullet-nipples
Mefsy 2010-05-26 08:53
Quite nice actually, usable by agent too. ^^ And as someone else already said, just for twinking but still worth it..
ynard 2011-11-28 12:23
Too bad that some good stuff like Cloak of the Reanimated Ranger (5/5) require Agi as well :P
http://auno.org/ao/db.php?id=274696
ynard 2011-11-28 12:24
I'm obviously talking about Agent in FP casting this...
Vladja 2019-04-18 10:58
This nano now requires 770 BM and 770 SI to cast (no MC anymore).

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