Panic Ploy

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
C		Panic Ploy 1	60	—	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit's HP-5 into penalties through their next actions.
		Panic Ploy 2	120	Panic Ploy 1	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit's HP-3 into penalties through their next actions.
		Panic Ploy 3	240	Panic Ploy 2	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP into penalties through their next actions.
No restrictions.

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• Cardinal directions refers to a targets being directly north, south, west, or east of the user. Distance does not factor.
• Panic Ploy applies the  Panic status effect.
  • 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 the status effect for their first action.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Luke: Rowdy Squire	Panic Ploy 1 5	Panic Ploy 2 5	Panic Ploy 3 5
Garon: King of Nohr	Panic Ploy 1 3	Panic Ploy 2 3	Panic Ploy 3 4
Valter: Dark Moonstone	Panic Ploy 1 3	Panic Ploy 2 4	Panic Ploy 3 5
Helbindi: Seaside Scourge	Panic Ploy 1 5	Panic Ploy 2 5	Panic Ploy 3 5
Gangrel: Plegia's Mad King	Panic Ploy 1 3	Panic Ploy 2 3	Panic Ploy 3 4
Zelgius: Jet-Black General	Panic Ploy 1 5	Panic Ploy 2 5	Panic Ploy 3 5

Availability

Summoning event

Start	End	Event	Skill
2017-06-14	2017-06-30	New Heroes: Echoes of Mystery	Panic Ploy 3
2018-01-12	2018-01-25	New Heroes: World of Dawn	Panic Ploy 3
2018-02-26	2018-03-08	Focus: Shadow in the Mirror	Panic Ploy 3
2018-03-29	2018-04-03	Legendary Heroes - Robin	Panic Ploy 3
2018-05-27	2018-06-09	Focus: Heroes with Stance Skills	Panic Ploy 3
2018-06-29	2018-07-08	Focus: Fated Battles	Panic Ploy 3
2019-06-20	2019-08-09	Summer Returns	Panic Ploy 3
2019-07-15	2019-07-27	Focus: New Power	Panic Ploy 3
2019-08-08	2019-08-09	Focus: Heroes with Stance Skills	Panic Ploy 3
2019-09-01	2019-09-08	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Panic Ploy 3
2019-09-26	2019-10-07	Focus: Heroes with Fierce Stance	Panic Ploy 3
2020-01-19	2020-01-26	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Panic Ploy 3
2020-02-02	2020-03-01	Special Hero Summon (Year 3)	Panic Ploy 3
2020-02-19	2020-03-04	Focus: Double Special Heroes	Panic Ploy 3
2020-06-07	2020-06-14	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Panic Ploy 3
2020-06-18	2020-07-02	Call of the Sea - Special Hero Gift	Panic Ploy 3
2020-06-23	2020-07-06	Summer Returns	Panic Ploy 3
2020-08-16	2020-08-23	Focus: Weekly Revival 3	Panic Ploy 3
2021-01-10	2021-01-17	Focus: Weekly Revival 24	Panic Ploy 3
2021-03-21	2021-03-28	Focus: Weekly Revival 3	Panic Ploy 3

Distributed units

• GHB Elite 2 quest (April 2018) (×1)
• Grand Hero Battles quest (April 2019) (×1)
• Grand Hero Battles quest (April 2021) (×1)
• Grand Hero Battles quest (February 2018) (×1)
• Grand Hero Party quest (April 2020) (×1)
• Grand Hero Party quest (August 2019) (×1)
• Grand Hero Party quest (February 2021) (×1)
• Gangrel: Plegia's Mad King (×1)
• Gangrel: Plegia's Mad King (×2)
• Garon: King of Nohr (×1)
• Garon: King of Nohr (×2)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Valter: Dark Moonstone (×1)
• Valter: Dark Moonstone (×2)

Combat Manuals

• This skill has not been available on any distributed Combat Manuals.

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Tempest Trials: Moment of Fate (2017-09-23T07:00:00Z – 2017-10-07T06:59:59Z): 40,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

•  Panic Ploy 1: Create for 20  Great Transparent Badge, 100  Transparent Badge, 40  Sacred Coin.
•  Panic Ploy 2: Enhance for 60  Great Transparent Badge, 200  Transparent Badge, 50  Sacred Coin.
•  Panic Ploy 3: Enhance for 400  Great Transparent Badge, 1000  Transparent Badge, 100  Sacred Coin.

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	恐慌の奇策
German	Paniktrick
Spanish (Europe)	Ardid pavoroso
Spanish (Latin America)	Ardid pavoroso
French	Ruse Panique
Italian	Schema panico
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	恐慌奇策
Portuguese	Manobra pânico