Mega Sonic Thrust use

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

So how exactly do I chain this properly? I am not that far into the game (I think?), I just beat that lizard daemon and after fighting a few low level mobs on my way back to the town I got Mega Sonic Thrust. The thing is, it knocks back enemies far more often than it's description makes me believe. Is there a particularly good arte to use right after, or is it just an arte I shouldn't use unless against an armored? This isn't the type of game I'm particularly experienced in, so efficient combos and all that aren't something I'm particular good at creating

[Simon]

Just keep playing and level up. You will eventually get an arte which is suitable to chain with Mega Sonic Thrust.

[OACMann]

I personally put it in a third slot. Down the enemy, then start a new combo chain, I don't use it as often, but it you have Eizen in your party, it complements his Break Soul ability.

[frubam]

Megasonic Thrust isn't as good as it used to be(Reid and Hubert had EXCELLENT versions of this arte), but I digress =0\. One way to use it is to have an extra Soul after its use to quickstep forward, then use an off-the-ground(OTG) move like Water Snake's Wake or Infernal Torrent(imo, you should generally keep an OTG move in the first(use OTG arte immediately) or second(quickstep forward, then use OTG arte) arte Tiers/columns. Also, like OACMann said, it can complement Eizen's Break Soul use for some nice damage.

Just keep in mind that the Down effect becomes invalid for a time once the enemy gets downed(how many seconds depends on the enemy; its all different), unlike older games which practically guarantee a Down once used(like the Symphonia/Abyss eras), so it shouldn't be depended on.