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Type Icon Name SP Required Description
B Buffer 4 Buffer 4 300 Shield Pulse 3 At the start of turn 1, if foe's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-2. Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 5 (max 50%).
Cannot use: ArmoredCavalryFlyingRed bowRed DaggerRed TomeRed BreathRed BeastBlue bowBlue DaggerBlue TomeBlue BreathBlue BeastGreen bowGreen DaggerGreen TomeGreen BreathGreen BeastColorless bowColorless DaggerColorless TomeStaffColorless BreathColorless Beast

Effects[ | ]

EffectsTargetsConditions
Map effects
Reduce Cooldown Special cooldown count-2Unit UnitAt start of turn 1
if Unit Unit has a
Defensive Special
Combat effects
Temporary debuffs Spd/Def-4Foe Foe
 【Phantom】 Spd +7Unit Unit
Damage Reduction Reduces damage by X% (max: 50%)
X = 5 x (Unit Unit's Spd - Foe Foe's Spd)
from attacks & Non-Røkkr AoE Specials
Unit Unit's Spd >
Foe Foe's Spd

Notes[ | ]

  • Buffer's cooldown count changing effect will not trigger if the unit is inflicted with Status Effect False Start False Start, unless Status Effect False Start False Start is neutralized by a skill such as Dream Deliverer Dream Deliverer.
  • Cooldown count changes from skills that activate at the same time as Buffer (at start of turn) are not considered in Buffer's conditions.[1] Skills such as Infantry Pulse 4 Infantry Pulse 4, Buffer 4 Buffer 4, and Odd Pulse Tie 3 Odd Pulse Tie 3 will have their effects stack.
  • The stat decrease that can be applied by Buffer is considered a temporary debuff.
  • Effects that select units based on stats, such as Chill Def Res 3 Chill Def/Res 3, directly select the unit with the appropriate stat(s); they do not compare the team's units pairwise to decide which unit has the highest or lowest stat(s).
    • Effects that check if a unit could make follow-up by decreasing the Spd difference, such as Potent 4 Potent 4, are not affected by Buffer.
    • Effects that alter the Spd difference, such as Status Effect Frozen Frozen, are not affected by Buffer.
    • Buffer stacks with other effects that treats a unit's Spd as if granted by a certain amount.
      • For example, if both Buffer 4 Buffer 4 and Phantom Spd 3 Phantom Spd 3's effects trigger the unit with both skills will have their Spd treated as if granted +17.

List of owners[ | ]

UnitSkill chain
Edward Blade of Justice Face FC
Shield Pulse 1
★
Shield Pulse 2
★
Shield Pulse 3
★
Buffer 4
★
Severa Secret Dreamer Face FC
Shield Pulse 1
★
Shield Pulse 2
★
Shield Pulse 3
★
Buffer 4
★

Availability[ | ]

Summoning events

Start End Event Skill
2023-12-07 2023-12-25 Book VIII: Ratatoskr and More Buffer 4
2024-04-30 2024-05-14 Mythic Heroes - Loki Buffer 4
2024-06-07 2024-06-28 Attuned Micaiah & Sothe Buffer 4
2024-10-02 2024-10-10 Book VIII Revival: Ratatoskr and More Buffer 4
2024-10-30 2024-11-15 Mythic Heroes - Hræsvelgr Buffer 4

Distributed units

  • This skill is not available on any distributed units.

Combat Manuals

Start End Hero Currency
2024-03-06T05:00:00Z Severa: Secret Dreamer Divine Code: Part 5

In other languages[ | ]

Language Name
Japanese 回避・盾の鼓動
German Puffer
Spanish (Europe) Amortiguador
Spanish (Latin America) Amortiguador
French Amortisseur
Italian Repulsione
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 迴避・盾之躍動
Portuguese Amortecedor

References[ | ]

See also[ | ]

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