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Steam Gray wrote: -Name: Maximize Flux

-Introduction: Self-augmentation of physical abilities through aura, greatly increasing attributes.attributes on equal/similar levels.

-Tier 1: Increase of all physical attributes; speed, strength, durability, reflexes, and endurance, to a maximum factor of 5 times normal. Additionally, the user’s sensory perception is enhanced while utilizing the Semblance. I'm 300% sure this is what Aura already does. All of this. Every single thing mentioned here is something people already achieve with Aura and maybe some basic training.

1>Word of God literally is that Huntsmen are fast, and we do have examples throughout the series. Even in the slowest Volumes like 4 and 5, we get some examples.

2>Strength: that was already known, and not always due to Semblance or anything. Hell, Ruby doesn't show any real muscle, and yet can lift and fire her huge gunscythe. The latter is more noteworthy, since it has enough recoil to send her flying, which logically is enough recoil to break her arms, or break her Aura in seconds due to the damage that implies.

And yet, she wields it with no problem. And she's only the first example among the rookies. There's Qrow among the pros, easily wielding a big-ass sword/scythe/gun with 1 hand, and yet still being able to move quite fast. And he was able to swing it with enough strength to make a small crater on the ground.

3>Durability: Literally what Aura already does. A Semblance that "boosts Durability" just like that, is potentially worse since it consumes Aura to work. So you're trading Durability+other things for Durability. It's just redundant.

And if Hazel is any indication, all you need is willpower. It's enough to get an insane level of Aura Recovery Speed.

4>Reflexes: Ruby can block gunshots with her big-ass scythe that she can't even twirl fast like Sun. Pyrrha all-around had great reflexes. Tyrian alone makes both of them look like babies in this department (unless the writers want to make him stupid). And Adam has had enough reflexes to block multiple gunshots since his 1st appearance.

So yeah, people with Aura unlocked and basic training, let alone pros, already have that.

5>Endurance: First, define "endurance". How well they can take hits without flinching or something? Because we got Ruby enduring the recoil caused by her gun as if her wrists were made of titanium. Yang has quite the number of examples. Nora as well. Even Jaune, to a smaller extent.

Then there's Ghira, who was able to continue fighting the Albains and kick their asses even after both his Aura being taken down, and being stabbed on the shoulder.

6>Sensory Perception: Literally the first thing we were told about Aura in the show involved this, and we soon got an example with Ren noticing the King Taijitu before it showed up. And later on, him sensing Tyrian approaching long before he even got to Oniyuri.

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Overall, this Semblance is Superfluity to the Extreme. Everything it does, is stuff Huntsmen already have thanks to Aura and basic training. There's no point to this.