Guarding Lance

Guarding Lance
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	Silver Lance
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_守護騎士の白槍
Numeric ID	3869
Description 【Switch】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def+6, 【Bonus Doubler】, and【Foe Penalty Doubler】to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat.	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def+6, 【Bonus Doubler】, and【Foe Penalty Doubler】to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat. 【Bonus Doubler】 Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats for 1 turn. Calculates each stat bonus independently. 【Foe Penalty Doubler】 Inflicts penalty on unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = any current penalty on each of those stats for 1 turn. Calculates each stat penalty independently.

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Status effects
Atk/Spd/Def+6	Unit &  Target Ally	Rally or Movement Assist is used on or by  Unit
Bonus Doubler
Foe Penalty Doubler
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Neutralizes "Cannot follow-up"
Reduces damage by 40% from  Foe's first attack
Neutralizes "Guaranteed follow-up"	Foe

Notes

• The stat increase that can be applied by Guarding Lance 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.
• Guarding Lance applies the  Bonus Doubler status effect.
  • Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If  Bonus Doubler is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.

• The stat boost that can be applied during combat by  Bonus Doubler is considered a temporary buff.
  • The stat increasing effect of  Bonus Doubler 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  Bonus Doubler 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),  Ploy, or the unit has their  Bonuses removed by a source of Bonus effect neutralization.
• Guarding Lance applies the  Foe Penalty Doubler status effect.
  • Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If  Foe Penalty Doubler is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.

• The stat reduction that can be applied during combat by  Foe Penalty Doubler is considered a temporary debuff.
  • The stat decreasing effect of  Foe Penalty Doubler 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),  Foe Penalty Doubler will utilize the total  Penalty within each stat during calculation.
  • The stat decreasing effect of  Foe Penalty Doubler 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.
• "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 boost that can be applied during combat by Guarding Lance is considered a temporary buff.
• Guarding Lance will not neutralize the additional follow-up of Potent Follow effects.
• Follow-up effects that are neutralized by Guarding Lance:
  • Effects that grant the foe a guaranteed follow-up such as  Quick Riposte 4,  Guaranteed follow-ups during combat, or the Grand Conquests  Cavalry area effect.
  • 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 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.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Isadora: Escort of Pherae	Iron Lance 5	Steel Lance 5	Silver Lance 5	Guarding Lance 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	守護騎士の白槍
German	Wachende Lanze
Spanish (Europe)	Lanza de escolta
Spanish (Latin America)	Lanza de escolta
French	Lance de garde
Italian	Lancia protettiva
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	守護騎士的白槍
Portuguese	Lança de escolta

See also

• Ardent Durandal
• Azure Lance
• Blade of Sands
• Book of Orchids
• Cloying Dreams
• Convoy Dagger
• Damiell Bow
• Dead-Wolf Blade
• Delivering Antler
• Dusk Rifle
• Fimbulvetr Morn
• Frostfire Breath
• Future Gaze
• Heavy War Axe
• Inborn Idealism
• Laslow's Blade
• Martyr's Staff
• New Year Treats
• Nightmare's Egg
• Odin's Grimoire

• Link Passives