Cunning Bow

Cunning Bow
Bow Arrow
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Effectiveness
Required	Silver Bow
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	`SID_謀略の戦弓`
Description	Grants Spd+3. Effective against flying foes. When total bonuses on unit + total penalties on foe ≥ 10, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.)

Notes[]

When battling a Flying unit, damage is boosted by 50%.

Sources of Flying effectiveness neutralization:

The stat reduction that can be applied during combat by Cunning Bow is considered a temporary debuff.
Cunning Bow's "total bonus + total penalty" count only counts Bonuses and Penalties, not Temporary buffs or Temporary debuffs.

Upgrades[]

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

Stats	Description 【Switch】	Cost
—	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) At start of turn, if any foes are within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on unit, inflicts Def-7 on those foes through their next actions, and grants Atk+6 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, grants additional bonus to unit's Atk during combat = current bonus on unit's Atk, and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current penalty on foe's Def.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard). At start of turn, if any foes are within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on unit, inflicts Def-7 on those foes through their next actions, and grants Atk+6 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, grants additional bonus to unit's Atk during combat = current bonus on unit's Atk, and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current penalty on foe's Def.	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +1 Mt	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.)	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +2 Spd	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.)	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +3 Def	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.)	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +3 Res	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.)	Effective against flying foes. Grants Spd+3. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by percentage = total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe × 3 (max 60%), and also, if total bonuses on unit and penalties on foe ≥ 10, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. (Example: if unit has a +5 bonus and foe has a -5 penalty, the calculated total will be 10.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP, 500, 200

Notes[]

The effect of refined Cunning Bow will activate if the user receives a 【Bonus】 effect.
- The effect will not be negated if the unit receives a 【Penalty】 effect.
- If the unit does not receive a 【Bonus】 effect, or has their 【Bonus】 effects removed by a source of Bonus effect neutralization, the effect will be negated.
- For more information, see Status effects.
The effect of refined Cunning Bow will activate if the foe receives a 【Penalty】 effect.
- The effect will not be negated if the foe receives a 【Bonus】 effect.
- If the foe does not receive a 【Penalty】 effect, or has their 【Penalty】 effect removed by a source of Penalty effect neutralization, the effect will be negated.
- For more information, see Status effects.
"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 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.
- Umbra Burst weapons will always deal a minimum of 1 damage even if the foe is equipped with Invincible Sister, Vengeful God, Invincibility Seals, or damage reduction effects.
- "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.
refined Cunning Bow will not neutralize the additional follow-up of Potent Follow effects.
Follow-up effects that are neutralized by refined Cunning Bow:
- 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 stat decrease that can be applied by Cunning Bow is considered a Penalty.
- Any 【Penalty】 effect on a unit lasts until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have Penalties for their first action.
  - If the unit also has Grand Strategy, any Penalties will remain active until the start of that unit's next phase.
The stat increase that can be applied by Cunning Bow is considered a Bonus.
- Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit, including Bonuses, lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If Bonuses are acquired during the enemy phase, they will disappear when the next player phase begins.

Example of Area of Effect

The stat boost that can be applied during combat by Cunning Bow is considered a temporary buff.
- The stat increasing effect of Cunning Bow will activate if the unit receives Bonuses.
- The stat increasing effect will not be negated nor reduced if the unit receives Penalties.
- The stat increasing effect of Cunning Bow will stack with the temporary debuffs from Neutralize Bonuses or sources of bonus neutralization.
- The stat increasing effect will be negated if the unit is affected by Panic (and not affected by Null Panic), or the unit has their Bonuses removed by a source of Bonus effect neutralization.

The stat reduction that can be applied during combat by Cunning Bow is considered a temporary debuff.
- The stat decreasing effect of Cunning Bow will activate if the foe receives Penalties.
- The stat decreasing effect will not be negated nor reduced if the foe receives Bonuses.
- If the foe is affected by Panic (and not affected by Null Panic), Cunning Bow will utilize the total Penalty within each stat during calculation.^[1]
- The stat decreasing effect of Cunning Bow will stack with the temporary buffs from Neutralize Penalties or sources of penalty neutralization.
- The stat decreasing effect will be negated if the foe has their Penalties removed by a source of Penalty effect neutralization.

List of owners[]

Unit	Skill chain
Claude: The Schemer	Iron Bow 5	Steel Bow 5	Silver Bow 5	Cunning Bow 5

In other languages[]

Language	Name
Japanese	謀略の戦弓
German	Listiger Bogen
Spanish (Europe)	Arco ilusorio
Spanish (Latin America)	Arco ilusorio
French	Arc rusé
Italian	Arco scaltro
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	謀略戰弓
Portuguese	Arco ardiloso

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Cunning Bow

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