Blade of Shadow

Blade of Shadow
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	Silver Sword
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_影の英雄の剣
Description	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on unit and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe during combat.

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def-5	Foe	Enemy Phase or  Foe's HP = 100% at start of combat
Neutralizes Penalties	Unit
Refined weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def-5	Foe	Enemy Phase or  Foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge +1"
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge -1"	Unit
Neutralizes Penalties
Skill refine effects
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4	Unit	Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Reduces damage by 40% from  Foe's first attack (including second attacks)
Boosts damage by X% X = 20% of  Unit's Spd
Recover 7 HP per  Unit's attack

Notes

• "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.
• Blade of Shadow can neutralize  Penalties during combat.
  •  Penalties are neutralized by granting temporary buffs of the same amount during combat.
  • Temporary buffs from Blade of Shadow do not stack with temporary buffs from effects such as  Grand Strategy and  Atk/Spd Unity, only temporary buffs from Blade of Shadow will apply.
• The stat reduction that can be applied during combat by Blade of Shadow is considered a temporary debuff.

Upgrades

Blade of Shadow can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery.
For a list of other upgradable weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Icon	Stats	Description	Cost
	+3 HP	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, when unit deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to unit (triggers even if 0 damage is dealt).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes

• Refined Blade of Shadow will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on foes from effects such as  Heavy Blade 4,  Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests  Infantry area effect.
  • Since the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will be neutralized on foes, Refined Blade of Shadow will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect inflicted on the foe from effects such as  Guard Sword+,  Guard, or  【Divine Vein (Vert)】, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit.
• Refined Blade of Shadow will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit from effects such as  Guard Sword+,  Guard, or  【Divine Vein (Vert)】.
  • Since the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will be neutralized on unit, Refined Blade of Shadow will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit from effects such as  Heavy Blade 4,  Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests  Infantry area effect, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit.

• The non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effect is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as  Arcane Lúin and  Dominance.
  • If a skill such as  Miracle or  Everliving Domain can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
  • "Reduces damage by X%" effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as  Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
    • For example, if both  Dodge and  Gust trigger, the maximum total damage-reduction is 64% instead of 80%, since the two skills reduce the damage to (1 − 40%) × (1 − 40%) = 36% of the original damage.
  • Non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects can be neutralized or reduced only during combat by effects such as  Share Spoils+ or  Halves non-Special damage reduction.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
• The stat boost that can be applied during combat by  Blade of Shadow is considered a temporary buff.
•  Blade of Shadow's healing effect will not work if the user is prevented from recovering HP during combat by HP recovery preventing effects, unless the user has an effect that neutralizes or reduces the effect of 【Deep Wounds】 during combat such as  Divine Nectar or  Imbue.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Kris: Unknown Hero	Iron Sword 5	Steel Sword 5	Silver Sword 5	Blade of Shadow 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	影の英雄の剣
German	Schattenklinge
Spanish (Europe)	Hoja sombría
Spanish (Latin America)	Hoja sombría
French	Lame d'ombre
Italian	Spada ombrosa
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	影之英雄劍
Portuguese	Espada obscura

See also

• Athame
• Aymr
• Balmung
• Banshee Θ
• Belief in Love
• Berserk Armads
• Carrot Bow+
• Convoy Dagger
• Dark Monograph
• Dazzling Breath
• Discord Bow+
• Dragoon Axe
• Ethereal Breath
• Flame Battleaxe
• Freeblade's Edge
• Frelian Blade
• Heartbeat Lance
• Hot-Blooded
• Hrímfaxi
• Hyperion Lance

• Tempo Passives