Niðavellir Ballista

Niðavellir Ballista
Bow Arrow
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Effectiveness
Required	Silver Bow
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_ニザヴェリルの弩弓
Numeric ID	4231
Description [ExpandCollapse]	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. Enables【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 during turns 1 through 4. At the start of turns 1 through 4, grants Special cooldown count-3 to unit, grants Special cooldown count-1 to allies within 2 spaces of unit (excluding unit), and grants 【Hexblade】to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = 20% of unit's Spd at start of combat, unit deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd (including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. Enables【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 during turns 1 through 4. At the start of turns 1 through 4, grants Special cooldown count-3 to unit, grants Special cooldown count-1 to allies within 2 spaces of unit (excluding unit), and grants 【Hexblade】to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = 20% of unit's Spd at start of combat, unit deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd (including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes). 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = number of spaces from start position to end position of unit before the above, +1. (Max ４.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn. Cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger after the granted action. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit would be able to move with normal Canto movement.) 【Hexblade】 Calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res during combat for 1 turn (including damage dealt by Specials before combat).

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Permanent effects
Accelerates Special trigger	Unit	—
Status effects
Hexblade	Unit &  Allies within 2 spaces	At start of turns 1 - 4
Map effects
【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】	Unit	On turns 1 - 4
Special cooldown count-3		At start of turns 1 - 4
Special cooldown count-1	Allies within 2 spaces
Combat effects
Flying effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd+6		Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Atk/Spd+X X = 20% of  Unit's Spd at start of combat
Boosts damage by X% X = 20% of  Unit's Spd before & during combat
Reduces damage by 30% from  Foe's first attack (including second attacks)

Notes

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

• Sources of  Flying effectiveness neutralization:
•  Ashera's Chosen
•  Dragonscale
•  Dragonskin
•  Dragoon Shield
•  Iote's Shield
•  Bushido II
•  Gurgurant
•  Heired Gungnir
•  Hel's Reaper
•  Pastel Poleaxe
•  Sun Sword
•  Tempest's Claw
•  Thracia Kinglance
•  Neutralize Effective Against Flying

• 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 will not trigger after an effect that grants "another action" if it has already been triggered that turn or if the unit does not perform an action.
  • If 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 has already been triggered that turn effects such as  Forever Yours can re-enable it's usage.
•  Canto Control will reduce the amount of movement granted by 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 to 1 space for Range = 1 units and 0 spaces for Range = 2 units.
• 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 takes into account the unit's Move Type and the movement restrictions involved with it. For Example, a  Cavalry unit cannot use 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 to enter or cross through a forest.
  • 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 also takes into account effects that alter a unit's normal movement such as movement preventing effects, Divine Vein effects, Pass effects,  Traverse Terrain, and 【Pathfinder】.
  • 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 also takes into account warping effects such as  Guidance 4 and  Air Orders. However, the distance is limited to the maximum amount of spaces allotted by 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】.
  • The calculation of "spaces from start position to end position" counts the total number of spaces from the initiator's starting position to the end position before combat.
    • The calculation includes spaces occupied by an ally with the 【Pathfinder】 effect.
    • The start position used in the calculation references the initiator's starting position after being moved by sources of unit movement such as  Reposition.
  • 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 also takes into account status effects that alter a unit's movement value such as  Mobility increased,  Gallop,  Stall, and  Gravity.
    • 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 will have the distance value be reduced to 1 if the unit was inflicted with  Stall or  Gravity and did not warp or move through a space occupied by a unit with 【Pathfinder】.
    • The distance value for 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max ４)】 will not be affected if the unit was inflicted with  Stall or  Gravity after combat.
• Niðavellir Ballista's cooldown count changing effect will not trigger if the unit is inflicted with  False Start, unless  False Start is neutralized by a skill such as  Dream Deliverer.
• Cooldown count changes from skills that activate at the same time as Niðavellir Ballista (at start of turn) are not considered in Niðavellir Ballista's conditions. Skills such as  Infantry Pulse 4,  Buffer 4, and  Odd Pulse Tie 3 will have their effects stack.
• Niðavellir Ballista applies the  Hexblade status effect.
  • Any 【Bonus】 on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If  Hexblade is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.
  • Attacks that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" include attacks during combat and area-of-effect Specials.
    •  Close Ward,  Mystic Boost 4,  Divine Naga,  Naga,  Spirit Forest Writ,  Splashy Bucket, and  Splashy Bucket+ will disable this effect.
    •  Rare Talent,  Aureola,  Radiant Aureola, and  Light and Dark II will disable this effect during combat, but not against area-of-effect Specials.

• The stat increase that can be applied by Niðavellir Ballista is considered a temporary buff.
• A stat comparison made "At start of combat" ignores temporary buffs and temporary debuffs.
  • Temporary buffs and temporary debuffs from skills such as Death Blow and  Rauðrfox+ will not affect the outcome.
  • Only stat boosts outside of combat, such as  Bonuses and  Penalties, will affect the outcome.

• The damage boosting effect of Niðavellir Ballista ignores the foe's Def or Res when calculating the damage boost, and can be reduced by damage-reduction effects such as  Gust,  Atk/Spd Excel, and  Dodge.
  • A foe equipped with  Embla's Ward,  Múspellflame,  Niðavellir Axiom, File:Nine-Realm Pact.png Nine-Realm Pact, or  Gold Perfection will neutralize all sources of damage during combat except the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.

• 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.
    • 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 by effects such as  Share Spoils or  Halves non-Special damage reduction.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Niðavellir: Founding King	Iron Bow 5	Steel Bow 5	Silver Bow 5	Niðavellir Ballista 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ニザヴェリルの弩弓
German	Niðavellir-Ballista
Spanish (Europe)	Balista Niðavellir
Spanish (Latin America)	Balista Niðavellir
French	Baliste Niðavellir
Italian	Ballista nanica
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	尼德威阿爾的弩弓
Portuguese	Balista Niðavellir

See also

• Auto-Lofnheiðr
• Daniel-Made Bow
• Destiny's Bow
• Dvergr Wayfinder
• Exotic Fruit Juice
• Grim Brokkr
• Hreiðmarr
• Iago's Tome
• Light of Etruria
• Lofnheiðr
• Lyngheiðr
• Niðavellir Lots
• Niðavellir Sprig
• Payday Pouch
• Penitent Lance