Persecution Bow

Persecution Bow
Bow Arrow
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Effectiveness
Required	Silver Bow
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_被害妄想の弓
Description 【Switch】	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if【Penalty】is active on unit or if unit's HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if【Penalty】is active on unit or if unit's HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Atk+3	Unit	—
Combat effects
Flying effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd+5		A 【Penalty】 effect is active on  Unit or  Unit's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat
Follow-up before counter		Player Phase & ( Atk/Spd+5 conditions)
Refined weapon
Permanent effects
Atk+3	Unit	—
Combat effects
Flying effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd+5		A 【Penalty】 effect is active on  Unit or  Unit's HP ≤ 99% at start of combat
Guaranteed follow-up
Follow-up before counter		Player Phase & ( Atk/Spd+5 conditions)
Skill refine effects
Map effects
Deals 1 damage	Unit &  Allies within 2 spaces	At start of turn if an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Special cooldown count-1	Unit
Combat effects
Atk/Spd+X (max: 15) X = damage dealt to unit at start of combat x 2, +5	Unit	Player Phase or  Foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
Special cooldown charge +1

Notes

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

• Sources of  Flying effectiveness neutralization:
•  Dragonscale
•  Dragonskin
•  Dragoon Shield
•  Ashera's Chosen
•  Iote's Shield
•  Bushido II
•  Truth Seeker
•  Thracia Kinglance
•  Tempest's Claw
•  Sun Sword
•  Sister Hagoita
•  Purging Breath
•  Pastel Poleaxe
•  Hel's Reaper
•  Heired Gungnir
•  Gurgurant
•  Godly Devices
•  Enraptured God
•  Fire Emblem
•  Neutralize Effective Against Flying

• The stat boost that can be applied during combat by Persecution Bow is considered a temporary buff.
• The temporary buffs of Persecution Bow will activate if the unit wielding it receives a 【Penalty】 effect.
  • The temporary buffs will not be negated if the unit wielding it receives a 【Bonus】 effect.
  • If the unit wielding it does not receive a 【Penalty】 effect, or has their 【Penalty】 effect removed by a source of Penalty effect neutralization, the temporary buffs will be negated.
  • For more information, see Status effects.

• "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.
• Persecution Bow does not guarantee the user a follow-up.
• If the user can perform a follow-up, either by passing the Spd difference check or from guaranteed follow-up effects, the initial attack and follow-up will occur before the foe can perform a counterattack.
• Effects such as  Vantage or  Paranoia have priority over Persecution Bow's priority changing effect.
• Persecution Bow changes the priority, or order of attacks, and therefore can be neutralized by effects such as  Hardy Bearing 3 or  Caltrop Dagger+.

Upgrades

Persecution Bow can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery.
For a list of other upgradable weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Icon	Stats	Description 【Switch】	Cost
	—	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, deals 1 damage to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit (X = damage dealt to unit as of start of combat × 2, + 5; max 15) and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard). At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, deals 1 damage to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit (X = damage dealt to unit as of start of combat × 2, + 5; max 15) and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +1 Mt	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +2 Spd	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Def	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Res	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200

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.
• 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 Refined Persecution Bow.
• If the user can perform a follow-up, either by passing the Spd difference check or from guaranteed follow-up effects, the initial attack and follow-up will occur before the foe can perform a counterattack.
• Effects such as  Vantage or  Paranoia have priority over Refined Persecution Bow's priority changing effect.
• Refined Persecution Bow changes the priority, or order of attacks, and therefore can be neutralized by effects such as  Hardy Bearing 3 or  Caltrop Dagger+.
•  Persecution Bow inflicts out of combat damage.
  • Out of combat damage cannot reduce a unit's HP to 0.
  • A foe equipped with Invincibility Seals will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials.
  • A foe equipped with  Røkkr or a unit with  En Garde will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except Area-of-effect Specials.
•  Persecution Bow's cooldown count changing effect will not trigger if the unit is inflicted with  False Start, unless  False Start is removed by a skill such as  Dream Deliverer.
• Cooldown count changes from skills that activate at the same time as  Persecution Bow (at start of turn) are not considered in  Persecution Bow's conditions. Skills such as  Infantry Pulse 4,  Buffer 4, and  Odd Pulse Tie 3 will have their effects stack.

• 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.
• 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  Tempo Echo and  Arcane Þrima will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Bernadetta: Eternal Loner	Iron Bow 5	Steel Bow 5	Silver Bow 5	Persecution Bow 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	被害妄想の弓
German	Verfolgerbogen
Spanish (Europe)	Arco persecutorio
Spanish (Latin America)	Arco persecutorio
French	Arc persécution
Italian	Arco maniacale
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	被害妄想之弓
Portuguese	Arco persecução

See also

• Arcane Darkbow
• Bow of Repose
• Bow of Verdane
• Crow's Crystal
• Dark Spikes Τ
• Dead-Crow Tome
• Enclosing Dark
• Fair-Fury Axe
• Firestorm Dance
• Forseti
• Hrist
• Keen Coyote Bow
• Lady's Bow
• Mirage Feather
• Scroll of Curses
• Shadow Sword
• Sweet Yule Log
• Talregan Axe
• Thunderbrand
• Wind Genesis

• Pulse Up Passives