Hoarfrost Knife

Hoarfrost Knife
Weapon Gleam
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Required	—
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_霧氷のナイフ
Description	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat and foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def+20 during combat, and if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

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.
• Effects that prevent the foe from counterattacking such as  Dazzling Shift,  Counterattacks disrupted, or  Firesweep S+ equipped on the foe will not trigger the effect of Hoarfrost Knife, unless the foe can neutralize those effects with skiis such as  Null C-Disrupt 4 or  Mystic Boost 4.
• The stat increase that can be applied by Hoarfrost Knife is considered a temporary buff.
• As a general rule, if a unit is both prevented from making, and guaranteed to make a follow-up attack, the effects cancel out, and the Spd difference decides instead (including effects that alter the Spd difference such as  Frozen).
• A foe with effects such as  Phys. Null Follow or  Null Follow-Up will neutralize the guaranteed follow-up attack granted by Hoarfrost Knife.
• If unit attacked means if the user attacked at any time during combat. They do not need to initiate combat, deal damage, or survive.
  • This means that if the foe initiates combat and the user cannot counterattack, the effect will not trigger.
• The stat decrease that can be applied by Hoarfrost Knife is considered a  Penalty.
  • Any 【Penalty】 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.

Upgrades

Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Type	Stats	Description 【Switch】	Cost
	—	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +1 Mt	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +2 Spd	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Def	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Res	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Effect:【Dagger ７】 【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes

• The stat decrease that can be applied by Hoarfrost Knife is considered a temporary debuff.
• The "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge -1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 4 and  Whirling Grace will neutralize effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Flora: Cold as Ice	Hoarfrost Knife 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	霧氷のナイフ
German	Raureifmesser
Spanish (Europe)	Daga escarchada
Spanish (Latin America)	Daga escarchada
French	Couteau du givre
Italian	Pugnale brina
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	霧冰匕首
Portuguese	Faca da geada

See also

• Assault Fighter
• Aureola
• Blazing Durandal
• Blood Tome
• Brash Assault
• Brazen Cat Fang
• Caring Conch
• Flame Siegmund
• Flow Guard
• Foxkit Fang
• Glitnir
• Golden Curse
• Headsman Glitnir
• Heiðr
• Kitsune Fang
• Lyfjaberg
• Mending Heart
• Niðavellir Sprig
• Order's Sentence
• Prized Lance