Athame

Athame
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Required	Silver Dagger
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_アサメイの短剣
Description [ExpandCollapse]	Grants Res+3. At start of combat, if foe’s HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe’s first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Grants Res+3. At start of combat, if foe’s HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe’s first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Notes

• The "if foe's HP < 100%" condition is a mistranslation of "if foe's HP ≤ 99%"; if the foe's HP is strictly between 99% and 100%, this condition would fail. However, this is only possible when the unit is in combat against Røkkr enemies, as normal enemy units have a maximum of 99 HP.
• The stat increase that can be applied by Athame is considered a temporary buff.

• "If foe initiates combat" means if a foe triggers combat during the enemy phase. The unit being initiated upon does not need to deal damage, nor be able to counterattack.
  • However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit being initiated upon must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
• Athame does not grant the user the ability to counterattack regardless of foe's range.
• If the user can counterattack, either from using a weapon with the same range as the foe's weapon or from countering skills, the user's counterattack will occur before the foe's initial attack.
• Athame changes the priority, or order of attacks, and therefore can be neutralized by effects such as  Hardy Bearing 3 or  Armorpin Dagger+.
• If unit attacked means if the user attacked at any time during combat. They do not need to initiate combat, deal damage, or survive.
  • This means that if the foe initiates combat and the user cannot counterattack, the effect will not trigger.
• The stat decrease that can be applied by Athame is considered a  Penalty.
  • Any 【Penalty】 on a unit lasts until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have  Penalties for their first action.
    • If the unit also has  Grand Strategy, any  Penalties will remain active until the start of that unit's next phase.

Upgrades

Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Type	Stats	Description [ExpandCollapse]	Cost
	—	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. After combat, if unit initiated combat and attacked, deals 5 damage to target and foes within 2 spaces of unit, and inflicts【Exposure】 on those foes through their next actions.	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. After combat, if unit initiated combat and attacked, deals 5 damage to target and foes within 2 spaces of unit, and inflicts【Exposure】 on those foes through their next actions. 【Exposure】 Foe's attacks deal +10 damage.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +1 Mt	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +2 Spd	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Def	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Res	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Grants Res+3. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. If foe initiates combat and foe's HP ≤ 99% at the start of combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes

• "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.
•  Athame inflicts out of combat damage.
  • Out of combat damage cannot reduce a unit's HP to 0.
  • A foe equipped with  Embla's Ward,  Múspellflame,  Niðavellir Axiom, File:Nine-Realm Pact.png Nine-Realm Pact, or  Gold Perfection will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except Røkkr area-of-effect Specials.
  • A foe equipped with  Røkkr or a unit affected by  En Garde will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except area-of-effect Specials.
•  Athame applies the  Exposure status effect.
  • Any 【Penalty】 on a unit lasts until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have  Exposure for their first action.

• The damage boosting effect is a flat +10 damage that 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, File:Nine-Realm Pact.png Nine-Realm Pact, 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.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Kronya: Gleaming Blade	Iron Dagger 3	Steel Dagger 3	Silver Dagger 3	Athame 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	アサメイの短剣
German	Athame
Spanish (Europe)	Athame
Spanish (Latin America)	Athame
French	Athame
Italian	Athame
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	艾薩玫短劍
Portuguese	Athame

See also

• Atk/Res Ploy
• Atk/Spd Ploy
• Barbarity
• Brilliant Rapier
• Captain's Sword
• Conjurer Curios
• Def/Res Ploy
• Divine Deceit
• Divine Whimsy
• Eagle's Egg
• Faithful Loyalty
• Fate Unchanged...
• Feather Sword
• Fell Breath
• Flowery Scroll
• Genesis Falchion
• Killing Intent
• Light of Etruria
• Moonlit Bangle Q
• Paranoia