False Start

False Start (or Cannot activate skills at start of turn) is a status effect that neutralizes effects that occur at start of turn.  False Start does not neutralize the transformation of  Beast units. For sources of this status effect, see the category page Sources of False Start.

Skill Interaction

Main article: Skill interaction

•  False Start neutralizes effects that trigger "at start of turn".
  • In Summoner Duels game modes,  False Start only neutralizes start-of-turn effects that deal damage or restore HP such as  Sinmara or  Renewal 3.
  •  False Start does not neutralize:
    • Transformation effects of Beast weapons.
    •  Duo/ Harmonized skills that become available to reuse "at start of turn".
    • Effects that trigger "at start of player phase or enemy phase" such as  Dream Deliverer or  Def/Res Ploy 3.
  • If  False Start is neutralized at start of turn by skills such as  Paranoia or  Odd Recovery 3 only start-of-turn effects that deal damage or restore HP will trigger afterwards.

When a unit has this status effect, an icon is shown on their sprite on the map.

Icon	Type	Example Source	Description	Sound Effect
	Negative	Staff of the Saint	Through their next action, target cannot activate skill effects that trigger at start of turn. (Start-of-turn effects that cause unit to transform or that refresh availability of Duo Skills or Harmonized Skills will still trigger. If this effect is neutralized at start of turn by skills like Even Recovery, Odd Recovery, etc., effects that would have triggered at start of turn, like healing and damage, will then trigger.)

Sources of False Start

List of Weapons

List of Unrefined Weapons

Weapon

Description

Staff of the Saint

Foe cannot counterattack. At start of turn, grants Def/Res+6 to allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn and inflicts【False Start】on foes in cardinal directions of unit with Res < unit’s Res. (If False Start is inflicted at the same time that start-of-turn effects trigger for the opponent, effects other than healing, damage, or Divine Vein will trigger simultaneously.) 【False Start】 Through their next action, target cannot activate skill effects that trigger at start of turn. (Start-of-turn effects that cause unit to transform or that refresh availability of Duo Skills or Harmonized Skills will still trigger. If this effect is neutralized at start of turn by skills like Even Recovery, Odd Recovery, etc., effects that would have triggered at start of turn, like healing and damage, will then trigger.)

List of Refined Weapons

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List of Skill Refined Weapons

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List of Assists

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List of Specials

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List of Passives

List of A Passives

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List of B Passives

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List of C Passives

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List of Attuned Skills

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List of Sacred Seals

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List of Emblem Effects

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List of Captain Skills

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List of Duo Skills

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List of Harmonized Skills

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List of Items

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List of Structures

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In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ターン開始スキル不可
German	Fehlstart
Spanish (Europe)	Falso inicio
Spanish (Latin America)	Falso inicio
French	Faux départ
Italian	Falsa partenza
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	無法發動回合開始技能
Portuguese	Início falso

Language	Name
English (US)	Cannot activate skills at start of turn
Japanese	ターン開始スキル不可
German	Fähigkeiten werden zu Beginn des Zuges blockiert
Spanish (Europe)	No se pueden activar las habilidades al principio del turno
Spanish (Latin America)	No se pueden activar las habilidades al inicio del turno
French	Impossible d'activer les aptitudes au début d'un tour
Italian	Non si possono attivare le abilità all'inizio del turno
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	無法發動回合開始技能
Portuguese	Não é possível ativar habilidades no início da rodada