Assassin's Strike

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
B		Assassin's Strike	300	Poison Strike 3	If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe as combat begins (effects that reduce damage during combat do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat, and deals damage = 20% of foe's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials).
Cannot use:

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Effects	Targets	Conditions
Combat effects
Deals 7 damage as combat begins	Foe	Player Phase
Spd/Def-4	Foe
Boosts damage by X% X = 20% of Foe's Def	Unit

"If unit initiates combat" means if the user starts combat during the player phase. The unit does not need to deal damage, nor be the first to attack.
- However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
The damage dealt as combat begins ignores the foe's Def or Res, and cannot be reduced by damage-reduction effects such as Gust, Atk/Spd Excel, and Dodge.
- The damage dealt as combat begins cannot reduce a unit's HP to 0.
- The damage dealt as combat begins will still trigger if the unit is prevented from counterattacking.
- Units with effects such as Breath of Life 4 or Divine Nectar will recover HP after damage dealt as combat begins.
- A foe equipped with Embla's Ward, Múspellflame, Niðavellir Axiom, or Gold Perfection will neutralize all sources of damage as combat begins except the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.
The stat decrease that can be applied by Assassin's Strike is considered a temporary debuff.

The damage boosting effect of Assassin's Strike ignores the foe's Def or Res when calculating the damage boost, and can be reduced by damage-reduction effects such as Gust, Atk/Spd Excel, and Dodge.
- A foe equipped with Embla's Ward, Múspellflame, Niðavellir Axiom, or Gold Perfection will neutralize all sources of damage during combat except the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.

Unit	Skill chain
Bernadetta: Sheltered Loner	Poison Strike 1 5	Poison Strike 2 5	Poison Strike 3 5	Assassin's Strike 5
Yunaka: Spirited Envoy	Poison Strike 1 5	Poison Strike 2 5	Poison Strike 3 5	Assassin's Strike 5

Start	End	Event	Skill
2023-12-14	2024-01-14	Holiday Lessons	Assassin's Strike
2024-01-30	2024-03-05	Special Hero Summon (Year 7)	Assassin's Strike
2024-04-11	2024-04-25	Focus: Double Special Heroes	Assassin's Strike
2024-08-16	2024-09-17	New Heroes: In Those We Hope	Assassin's Strike