| Mercenary Lance | |
|---|---|
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| Weapon type | 
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| Might | 16 |
| Range | 1 |
| Required | — |
| SP | 400 |
| Exclusive? | Yes |
| String ID | SID_重歩傭兵の槍
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| Numeric ID | 4263
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| Description | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). |
Effects[]
| Effects | Targets | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
 Base weapon | ||
| Combat effects | ||
 Atk/Def-5 |  Foe | Enemy Phase or Foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat |
 Neutralizes Penalties |  Unit | |
 Reduces damage by X%X = 20% of Unit's Deffrom Foe's attacks | ||
 Special cooldown charge +1 | ||
 Skill refine effects | ||
| Map effects | ||
 Recover 10 HP | Unit | After combat if Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat |
| Combat effects | ||
| Atk/Def-X X = 5 + 15% of Unit's Def | Foe | Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat |
 Special cooldown count-2before Foe's first attack | Unit | Enemy Phase & Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat |
Notes[]
- "If foe initiates combat" means if a foe triggers combat during the enemy phase. The unit being initiated upon does not need to deal damage, nor be able to counterattack.
- However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit being initiated upon must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
- The stat decrease that can be applied by Mercenary Lance is considered a temporary debuff.
- The damage-reduction 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.
- "Reduces damage by X%" effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
- Special "reduces damage by X%" effects cannot be neutralized or reduced by effects such as Share Spoils or Halves non-Special damage reduction.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.
- If a skill such as
- 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 the effect is active, the unit will gain 2 charges from both attacking and being attacked.
- For example, if a unit is affected by both
- If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge +X", only the higher of the two charge increases 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 Spendy Scimitar will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.
Upgrades[]
| Type | Stats | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
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+3 HP | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = 5 + 15% of unit's Def) and restores 10 HP to unit after combat, and also, if foe initiates combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit before foe's first attack during combat. |
400 SP,  500,  200
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+5 HP, +2 Mt | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). | 400 SP, 500, 200
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+5 HP, +3 Spd | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). | 400 SP, 500, 200
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+5 HP, +4 Def | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). | 400 SP, 500, 200
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+5 HP, +4 Res | If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes penalties on unit, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). | 400 SP, 500, 200
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Notes[]
- The healing effect is triggered regardless of whether Mercenary Lance's user performs an attack during combat. If foe initiates combat and user cannot counterattack, Mercenary Lance's healing effect will still trigger.
- Mercenary Lance's user needs to survive the combat for the healing effect to trigger.
- Mercenary Lance's healing effect stacks with skills such as Fury 4, that deal out of combat damage to their owner after combat.
- Mercenary Lance's after combat healing will not work if the foe has a skill that prevents HP recovery such as Fatal Smoke 4 or Incurable+, or the user has been inflicted with Deep Wounds.
- Mercenary Lance's Special cooldown count reduction that occurs during combat is a flat -2 and is not affected by effects related to Special cooldown charge such as Guard, Special Cooldown Charge +1, and Spd/Def Tempo 4.
- All flat cooldown count increases and/or reductions during combat will stack with each other if they trigger at the same time.
- For example, if a unit has Preempt Pulse and Hush Spectrum, the effects will stack and the unit's cooldown count will neither increase nor decrease.
- For example, if a unit has
- All flat cooldown count increases and/or reductions during combat will stack with each other if they trigger at the same time.
List of owners[]
| Unit | Skill chain |
|---|---|
 | Mercenary Lance 5  |
In other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 重歩傭兵の槍 |
| German | Söldnerlanze |
| Spanish (Europe) | Lanza mercenaria |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Lanza mercenaria |
| French | Épieu mercenaire |
| Italian | Lancia al soldo |
| Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | 重步傭兵之槍 |
| Portuguese | Lança mercenária |
