Blessed Aureola

Blessed Aureola
Closed Open
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Effectiveness
Required	Thoron Shine
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	`SID_八神アーリアル`
Numeric ID	`4548`
Description	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against magic foes. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Def/Res+5 during combat, and also, if ally's attack can trigger ally's Special, grants Special cooldown count-1 to ally before their first attack during combat, and also, if ally cannot perform a follow-up attack and attack twice, grants Special cooldown count-1 to ally before their first attack during combat. If there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def/Res = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat + 5, deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. If there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit and foe uses magic, grants Atk+10 to unit during combat, and also, if foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.

Effects[]

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Permanent effects
Accelerates Special trigger	Unit	—
Combat effects
Magic effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Def/Res+5	Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Unit	—
Special cooldown count-X X = (2 if Ally can't follow-up & attack twice; else 1) before Ally's first attack	Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Unit	Ally has an offensive Special
Atk/Def/Res+X X = 20% of Unit's Res at start of combat, +5	Unit	An Ally is within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Unit
Boosts damage by X% X = 20% of Unit's Res
Reduces damage by X% X = 20% of Unit's Res from Foe's attacks
Special cooldown count-1 before Unit's first attack
Atk+10		An Ally is within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Unit & Foe uses Magic
Counter before attack		Enemy Phase & Atk+10 conditions

When battling a Magic unit, damage is boosted by 50%.
The stat increase that can be applied by Blessed Aureola is considered a temporary buff.
Blessed Aureola's Special cooldown count reduction that occurs during combat is a flat -1 and is not affected by effects related to Special cooldown charge such as Guard, Special Cooldown Charge +1, and Spd/Def Tempo 4.
- All flat cooldown count increases and/or reductions during combat will stack with each other if they trigger at the same time.
  - For example, if a unit has Preempt Pulse and Hush Spectrum, the effects will stack and the unit's cooldown count will neither increase nor decrease.
The temporary buffs and -1 special cooldown count effects of Blessed Aureola will not apply to the user's allies if the user is inflicted with Time's Grip, the user's allies are inflicted with Feud, or the user's allies are in combat against a foe with skills such as Impenetrable Void and C Feud 3.
A stat comparison made "At start of combat" ignores temporary buffs and temporary debuffs.
- Temporary buffs and temporary debuffs from skills such as Death Blow and Rauðrfox+ will not affect the outcome.
- Only stat boosts outside of combat, such as Bonuses and Penalties, will affect the outcome.

The damage boosting effect of Blessed Aureola 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, Gold Perfection, or Nine-Realm Pact will neutralize all sources of damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials and the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.

"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.
Blessed Aureola 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.
Blessed Aureola changes the priority, or order of attacks, and therefore can be neutralized by effects such as Hardy Bearing 3 or Armorpin Dagger+.