Pierce Skills

Pierce is a physical attack element, primarily used in the Persona series. It shares many similarities and overlaps with Gun type attacks, primarily when Gun attacks is not treated as its own archetype.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei as Needle
*Shin Megami Tensei II as Flying
*Shin Megami Tensei If... as Flying
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE as Thrown
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner as Spear
*Megami Ibunroku Persona as Spear, Arrow, and Thrown
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin as Thrown
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment as Throwing
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth as Stab
*Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE / Encore as Lance
==List of Skills==
===Shin Megami Tensei===
Skill 	Effect
99 Needles 	Damages multiple enemies.
Toxic Sting	Damages 1 enemy and Poisons it.
Stun Needle	Damages 1 enemy and Paralyses it.
===Shin Megami Tensei II===
Skill 	Effect
Toxic Sting 	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle 	Light damage and Bind to 1 enemy.
Needle Rush 	Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap 	Light damage to all enemies.
Fog of Temptation	Light damage and Charm to all enemies.
Acid 	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Amaha Dance 	Medium damage and Paralysis to 1 enemy.
Scan 	Medium damage and Paralysis to 2 enemies.
===Shin Megami Tensei If...===
Skill 	Effect
Toxic Sting 	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle 	Light damage and Paralysis to 2-3 enemies.
Needle Rush 	Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap 	Light damage to all enemies.
Acid 	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Needle Tail 	Medium damage and Poison to all enemies.
Death String 	Medium damage and Bind to all enemies.
Darkness Roar 	Medium damage and Panic to all enemies.
Large Beaheading	Medium damage to 1 enemy with a chance of instant death.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
Skill 	Effect
Macha's Strike	Consecutive attacks on random enemies.
Skewer 	Damage to one row.
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
Skill 	Effect
Double Thrust	Medium Spear damage (area)
Dragon Whirl 	Heavy Spear damage (1 foe)
Burning Spear	Heavy Spear damage (area)
Fastball 	Light Thrown damage (area)
Darkness Nail	Medium Thrown damage (area)
Sonic Bullet 	Heavy Thrown damage (area)
Rapid Fire 	Medium Arrow damage (area)
Myriad Arrows	Medium Arrow damage (area)
Arrow Volley 	Heavy Arrow damage (area)
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin===
Skill 	Effect
Needle Rush 	Deal low Thrown damage to one enemy.
Venom Needle 	Deal low Thrown + Almighty damage to one enemy. May poison.
Dream Needle 	Deal low Thrown + Nerve damage to one enemy. May sleep.
Pressure Needle	Deal instant Thrown kill to one enemy.
Spinning Shot 	Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.
Sonic Bullet 	Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.
===Persona 2: Eternal Punishment===
Skill 	Effect
Ninety Nine Needles	Inflicts small Throwing damage to an enemy.
Poison Needle 	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Poisoned effect to an enemy.
Dream Needle 	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Sleep effect to an enemy.
Deadly Needle 	Renders an enemy Unconscious.
Spiral Shot 	Inflicts small Throwing damage to all enemies.
Whirlwind Blast 	Inflicts moderate Throwing damage to all enemies.
Card of Binding 	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Mute effect to an enemy.
Wiseman Snap 	Inflicts severe Throwing damage to an enemy.
Shadow Kill 	Severe Throwing damage to 1 enemy (Nyarlathotep exclusive)
===Persona 3===
Skill 	Effect
Single Shot 	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe.
Double Fangs 	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Holy Arrow 	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Charm (25% chance).
Twin Shot 	Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Torrent Shot 	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2-3 hits)
Cruel Attack 	Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Poison Arrow 	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison (25% chance).
Vile Assault 	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Arrow Rain 	Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Myriad Arrows	Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Primal Force 	Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe.
Pralaya* 	Deals severe Pierce damage to all foes. Inflicts Fear (25% chance).
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
* All physical skills consume a fixed amount of HP in Persona Q.
Skill 	Effect 	Range
Double Shot 	2 light Stab attacks. (1 enemy) 	ML
Broadshot 	A light Stab attack. (1 row) 	ML
End Shot 	A heavy Stab attack which takes longer to execute. (1 enemy) 	ML
Primal Force 	A heavy Stab attack, ignoring target's resistances and buffs. (1 enemy)	ML
Single Shot 	A light Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) 	RN
Assault Shot 	A medium Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) 	RN
Heavy Shot 	A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) 	RN
Silent Thrust	A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) 	RN
Swift Strike 	3 quick, medium Stab attacks against random targets. (1 row) 	RN
Arrow Rain 	A light Stab attack. (All enemies) 	RN
Hailstorm 	A medium Stab attack. (All enemies) 	RN
Aeon Rain 	A medium Stab attack. (All enemies) 	RN
Myriad Arrows	6-8 light Stab attacks at random, with low accuracy. (All enemies) 	RN
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