Guitar Strum
Ricardo's Special Arts involve drawing inspiration from various Muse Items in order to create special music: Serenata.
The music he plays will generate a variety of effects in battle, the majority of them restorative and support abilities. All Serenata that grant passive effects apply to all of Ricardo's allies at once, but not Ricardo himself. There cannot be multiple Serenata effects active at any given time, as playing a new melody will overwrite the last one; all of Ricardo's Serenata are counted as one type of buff and will not stack.
Overall, Ricardo's Serenata bears strong similarities to Lucia's Aromatherapy special ability in Shadow Hearts: Covenant.
Serenata[]
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Ricardo's Serenata all follow a basic pattern of four different types of melody.
| Serenata | |||
| Type | Description | ||
| "Delight" Melodies | "Delight"-type Serenata revolve around healing and defensive powers, ranging from regenerating HP, to increasing defense and resistances. | ||
| "Rage" Melodies | "Rage"-type Serenata revolve around offensive powers, enhancing the Physical Attacks of allies in some form and being the only type that possesses attack skills. | ||
| "Grief" Melodies | "Grief"-type Serenata primarily revolve around MP restoration but also involve unique buffs, such as boosting Evasion rate and even increasing the size of Strike areas on the Judgement Ring. | ||
| "Passion" Melodies | "Passion"-type Serenata primarily revolve around rejuvenation of tertiary elements such as SP and Stock Gauge. | ||
Melody Scores[]
Fade-fast Flower[]
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| Name | MP Cost | Height | Description | Ring | Music |
| Rainbow Oath | 20 MP | N/A | Regenerates HP each turn for five turns. | 
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| Hot Blood | 36 MP | 
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Ricardo reveals a hidden flamethrower in his guitar, burning enemies in a line in front of him. | 
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| Red Ties Legend | 20 MP | N/A | Regenerates MP each turn for five turns. | 
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| Road to Glory | 20 MP | N/A | Restores an amount of SP, only when played. | 
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Old Man's Diary[]
| Old Man's Diary | ||||
| Name | MP Cost | Description | Ring | Music |
| Meteor Shower | 35 MP | Grants immunity to Status and Ring Abnormalities for five turns. | 
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| Fighting Spirit | 35 MP | Increases critical hit rate by 1.5× for five turns. | 
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| Moonlight Poem | 35 MP | Increases evasion rate by 2× for five turns. | 
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| Distant Tomorrow | 35 MP | Increases Stock Gauge fill rate by 1.5× for five turns. | 
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Girl's Letter[]
| Girl's Letter | |||||
| Name | MP Cost | Height | Description | Ring | Music |
| Eternal Treasure | 50 MP | N/A | Increases Physical Defense and Special Defense for five turns. | 
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| Fated Day's End | 68 MP |
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Ricardo reveals a hidden missile pod in his guitar, firing off to bombard an area from above. | 
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| Sunset Memories | 65 MP | N/A | Increases the size of Strike Areas on the Judgement Ring for five turns. | 
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| Don't Cry, Baby | 50 MP | N/A | Increases Physical Attack and Special Attack for five turns. | 
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Unfinished Score[]
| Unfinished Score | ||||
| Name | MP Cost | Description | Ring | Music |
| Spring Breeze | 65 MP | Regenerates HP each turn for five turns; much greater restoration than Rainbow Oath. | 
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| Flame in my Soul | 750 MP | Grants a Third Key effect for all allies' Normal Attacks, for their next turns only. | 
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| Twilight's End | 65 MP | Regenerates MP each turn for five turns; much greater restoration than Red Ties Legend. | 
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| For you, Forever | 65 MP | Restores an amount of SP, only when played; much greater restoration than Road to Glory. | 
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