Brilliant Rapier

Brilliant Rapier
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Effectiveness
Required	—
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_光明レイピア
Numeric ID	3845
Description	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Spd+3	Unit	—
Combat effects
Armored &  Cavalry effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4		Enemy Phase or  Foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
Neutralizes Spd/Def Bonuses	Foe
Counter before attack	Unit	Enemy Phase &  Unit's HP ≤ 80% at start of combat
Skill refine effects
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X X = 4 + highest  Bonus on  Unit &  Allies within 2 spaces	Unit	Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Boosts damage by X% X = 15% of  Unit's Spd

Notes

• When battling an  Armored unit, damage is boosted by 50%.
  •  Dragonhide,  Svalinn Shield,  Dew Dragonstone,  Maltet,  Opposing Stones, and the  Neutralize Effective Against Armored status effect will neutralize the attack increase against  Armored units.
• When battling a  Cavalry unit, damage is boosted by 50%.
  •  Grani's Shield will neutralize the attack increase against  Cavalry units.
• "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.
• The stat increase that can be applied by Brilliant Rapier is considered a temporary buff.
• Brilliant Rapier can neutralize  Bonuses.
  •  Bonuses are neutralized by inflicting temporary debuffs of the same amount during combat.
  • The  Bonus neutralizing effect will be negated if the affected unit has  Panic (and doesn't have  Null Panic), or has their  Bonuses removed by a source of positive status effect neutralization.

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

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	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = 4 + highest bonus on each stat between unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit; calculates each stat bonus independently) and deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. If unit's HP ≤ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	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.

• The stat increase that can be applied by  Brilliant Rapier is considered a temporary buff.
  • The stat increasing effect of  Brilliant Rapier will activate if the unit or ally with the highest bonus receives  Bonuses.
  • The stat increasing effect will not be negated nor reduced if the unit or ally with the highest bonus receives  Penalties.
  • The stat increasing effect of  Brilliant Rapier will stack with the temporary debuffs from  Neutralize Bonuses or sources of bonus neutralization.
  • The stat increasing effect will be negated if the unit or ally with the highest bonus is affected by  Panic (and not affected by  Null Panic), or the unit or ally with the highest bonus has their  Bonuses removed by a source of positive status effect neutralization.

• The damage boosting effect of  Brilliant Rapier 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.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Marth: Legacied Hero	Brilliant Rapier 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	光明レイピア
German	Brillantes Rapier
Spanish (Europe)	Estoque brillante
Spanish (Latin America)	Estoque brillante
French	Rapière brillante
Italian	Spadino brillante
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	光明刺劍
Portuguese	Rapieira brilhante

See also

• Arch-Sage Tome
• Athame
• Barbarity
• Captain's Sword
• Desert-Tiger Axe
• Doubler Bow+
• Doubler Lance+
• Doubler Sword+
• Faithful Loyalty
• Farmer's Tool+
• Feather Sword
• Flowery Scroll
• Genesis Falchion
• Hrímfaxi
• Human Virtue
• Mercurius
• Moonlit Bangle Q
• Oracle's Breath
• Paranoia
• Prayer Wheel