Project Gorgon Nice Attack Explained: How It Works In Combat

Nice Attack in Project Gorgon is an ability tag, not a damage type or special move by itself. If an ability is labeled as a Nice Attack, it interacts with gear bonuses, buffs, and effects that specifically reference Nice Attacks. The attack itself behaves normally unless something else tells it to do more.

This matters because many combat bonuses only trigger after or during a Nice Attack. If you ignore the tag, you leave damage on the table without realizing it.

What A Nice Attack Actually Is

A Nice Attack is a classification tag attached to certain combat abilities. The tag does nothing on its own and has no built in bonus.

It only becomes relevant when another effect checks for it. Gear, treasure effects, and buffs often say things like after using X your Nice Attacks deal extra damage.

If an ability has the Nice Attack tag, it qualifies. If it does not, it is ignored.

How Nice Attacks Interact With Gear

Nice Attacks are commonly referenced by equipment bonuses. These effects usually activate after using a specific ability and then boost all Nice Attacks for a short time.

This boost applies across all skills. If you trigger a Nice Attack bonus with Sword, it can still buff a Nice Attack from Psychology or another skill.

This is why mixing skills can work well, as long as the tags line up.

Nice Attack Versus Other Ability Tags

Project Gorgon uses several ability tags to control when effects trigger. Nice Attack is one of the most common.

Other tags you will see include Core Attack, Epic Attack, Signature Debuff, and Basic Attack. Each tag exists for effect checking, not because it changes how the ability behaves.

Epic Attacks usually hit harder and have longer cooldowns, but the tag itself does not cause that. The only tag with a built in mechanical effect is Basic Attack, which can trigger Combat Refresh.

Why Nice Attacks Matter For Builds

Nice Attacks are often faster and more spammable than Epic Attacks. Because of that, many builds rely on them to take advantage of short duration buffs.

If your gear says your Nice Attacks gain bonus damage for 6 seconds, you want to be pressing those abilities during that window. Pressing the wrong tag wastes the buff.

This is where reading ability tags actually pays off.

How To Identify Nice Attacks

You can see ability tags directly on the ability tooltip. If it says Nice Attack, it qualifies.

Not every skill has the same number of Nice Attacks. Some skills lean heavily on them, while others rely more on Core or Epic attacks.

Checking tags becomes more important as your gear gets more specialized.

Common Mistakes With Nice Attacks

A common mistake is assuming Nice Attack means weak or filler. That is not true.

Nice Attacks can hit hard if your build supports them. Another mistake is stacking bonuses that boost Nice Attacks but mainly using abilities with different tags.

If bonuses are not triggering, the tag is usually the reason.