| Type | Icon | Name | SP | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 
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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. |
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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. | |
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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 spaces directly north, south, east, or west 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 Panic for their first action.
- Panic does not convert Bonuses into Penalties, it changes the value of existing Bonuses from positive to negative.
- If the affected unit does not have Bonuses or the affected unit has Null Panic, Panic has no effect, but can still be used to trigger skills that require a 【Penalty】 such as Atk/Spd Catch 4 and Gainful Bow+.
- 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
List of owners[ | ]
| Unit | Skill chain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Panic Ploy 1 3  | Panic Ploy 2 3 | Panic Ploy 3 4  |
 | Panic Ploy 1 3 | Panic Ploy 2 3 | Panic Ploy 3 4 |
 | Panic Ploy 1 4 | Panic Ploy 2 4 | Panic Ploy 3 4 |
 | Panic Ploy 1 5  | Panic Ploy 2 5 | Panic Ploy 3 5 |
 | Panic Ploy 1 5 | Panic Ploy 2 5 | Panic Ploy 3 5 |
 | Panic Ploy 1 3 | Panic Ploy 2 4 | Panic Ploy 3 5 |
 | Panic Ploy 1 5 | Panic Ploy 2 5 | Panic Ploy 3 5 |
Availability[ | ]
Summoning events
| 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 |
| 2021-05-11 | 2021-05-17 | Focus: New Power | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2021-06-26 | 2021-07-10 | Summer Returns | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2021-08-29 | 2021-09-05 | Focus: Weekly Revival 24 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2022-01-02 | 2022-01-09 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2022-03-20 | 2022-03-27 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2022-05-29 | 2022-06-05 | Focus: Weekly Revival 24 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-07-01 | Summer Returns | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2022-10-23 | 2022-10-30 | Focus: Weekly Revival 24 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2023-01-08 | 2023-01-15 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2023-06-04 | 2023-06-11 | Focus: Weekly Revival 24 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2023-07-04 | 2023-07-14 | Summer Returns (4★SHSR) | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2023-11-26 | 2023-12-03 | Focus: Weekly Revival 3 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2024-06-23 | 2024-06-30 | Focus: Weekly Revival 24 | Panic Ploy 3 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-11 | Summer Returns (4★SHSR) | Panic Ploy 3 |
Distributed units
- Tempest Trials+: Building a Utopia (×1)
- Tempest Trials+: Building a Utopia (×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)
- Use Heroic Grails (×20)
- Valter: Dark Moonstone (×1)
- Valter: Dark Moonstone (×2)
- 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)
- Grand Hero Party quest (February 2022) (×1)
- Grand Hero Party quest (January 2024) (×1)
- Grand Hero Party quest (October 2021) (×1)
Combat Manuals
| Start | End | Hero | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-07T03:00:00Z | 2021-07-28T06:59:59Z | Helbindi: Seaside Scourge | Divine Code: Ephemera 6 |
| 2024-07-04T09:00:00Z | 2024-08-28T06:59:59Z | Hawkeye: Taciturn Guardian | Divine Code: Ephemera 7 |
Seal acquired from[ | ]
Tempest Trials reward[ | ]
- Tempest Trials: Moment of Fate ( – ): 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 |