Brazen Cat Fang

Brazen Cat Fang
Move type
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	1
Required	Adult (Cavalry)
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_剛なる戦猫の爪牙
Description	Grants Spd+3. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Notes

• Has the same effect as  Atk/Spd Solo 3.
• The stat increase that can be applied by Brazen Cat Fang is considered a temporary buff.

• When equipped with skills such as  Beast or Beast Passives, a Beast unit will transform out of combat on turn 1 regardless of whether the transformation conditions of the user's weapon are met.
  • Skills such as  Beast or Beast Passives will also keep the unit from reverting from their Beast form.
• The Atk+2 granted by Brazen Cat Fang when the user transforms is considered a stat boost, not a 【Bonus】 effect.
• "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 stat decrease that can be applied by Brazen Cat Fang is considered a temporary debuff.
• Brazen Cat Fang can prevent the foe from making a standard follow-up attack.
  • As a general rule, if a unit is both prevented from making, and guaranteed to make a standard follow-up attack, the effects cancel out, and the Spd difference is used (including effects that alter the Spd difference such as  Frozen).
  • Brazen Cat Fang will not prevent a unit with a "unit attacks twice" effect from performing the 2 consecutive attacks, but the the unit will not be able to perform a standard follow-up attack.
  • Brazen Cat Fang will not prevent the additional follow-up attack of 【Potent Follow X%】 or 【Potent Follow 100%】.
  • Effects such as  Mag. Null Follow or  Null Follow-Up will neutralize the follow-up preventing effect of Brazen Cat Fang.
• "If unit transforms" refers to out of combat transformations of Beast units. Transformations during combat will not trigger the stat boost, temporary debuffs, and follow-up preventing effects.
  • However, if the effect(s) apply after combat, the unit must also survive combat to fulfill this condition.

Upgrades

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

Type	Stats	Description	Cost
	+3 HP	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack, and also, if unit transforms, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	400 SP,  500,  200
	+3 HP	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack, and also, if unit transforms, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Grants Spd+3. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	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.

• Effects that are neutralized by Refined Brazen Cat Fang:
  • Effects active on the unit that prevent their follow-up attacks, such as  Windsweep 3,  Watersweep 3, or  Weaving Fighter.
  • Effects active on the foe that prevent the unit's follow-up attacks such as  Steady Impact,  Vengeful Fighter 4, or  Foe Cannot Follow-Up.

• The Special damage boosting effect is a flat +10 damage that 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.

• The "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
  • If the effect is active, the unit will gain 2 charges from both attacking and being attacked.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge +X", only the higher of the two charge increases will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge +1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge +1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 4 and  Spendy Scimitar will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.
• The "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge -1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 4 and  Whirling Grace will neutralize effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.
• "If unit transforms" refers to out of combat transformations of Beast units. Transformations during combat will not trigger the Special cooldown charge -1.
  • However, if the effect(s) apply after combat, the unit must also survive combat to fulfill this condition.

• The calculation of "spaces from start position to end position" counts the total number of spaces from the initiator's starting position to the end position before combat.
  • The calculation includes spaces occupied by an ally with the 【Pathfinder】 effect.
  • The start position used in the calculation references the initiator's starting position after being moved by sources of unit movement such as  Reposition.

• The damage-reduction 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 by effects such as  Share Spoils or  Halves non-Special damage reduction.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
• "If unit transforms" refers to out of combat transformations of Beast units. Transformations during combat will not trigger the temporary debuffs and damage-reduction effects.
  • However, if the effect(s) apply after combat, the unit must also survive combat to fulfill this condition.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Lethe: Gallia's Valkyrie	Whelp (Cavalry) 5	Yearling (Cavalry) 5	Adult (Cavalry) 5	Brazen Cat Fang 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	剛なる戦猫の爪牙
German	Frontale Pranke
Spanish (Europe)	Garra mordaz
Spanish (Latin America)	Colmillo mordaz
French	Croc effronté
Italian	Zanna felina
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	剛強戰貓的爪牙
Portuguese	Presa atrevida

See also

• Armored Wall
• Atk/Spd Solo
• Blazing Durandal
• Bunny Fang
• Caduceus Staff
• Dark Creator S
• Dark Greatsword
• Deadly Balance
• Distant A/S Solo
• Dragoon Axe
• Freikugel
• Fuming Freikugel
• Headsman Glitnir
• Mjölnir
• Moonlight Stone
• Ravager
• Sunshade Staff
• Survivalist Bow
• Thracia Kinglance
• Vengeful Lance

• Weapons that boost Special damage