Pupil's Tome

Pupil's Tome
Closed Open Gleam Closed Gleam Open
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Required	—
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	`SID_見習い魔道士の書`
Numeric ID	`3586`
Description	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat.

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"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.
The stat increase that can be applied by Pupil's Tome is considered a temporary buff.

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.
Pupil's Tome can neutralize Penalties.
- Penalties are neutralized by granting temporary buffs of the same amount during combat.
- Temporary buffs from Pupil's Tome do not stack with temporary buffs from effects such as Grand Strategy and Atk/Spd Unity, only temporary buffs from Pupil's Tome will apply.

*Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.*
Stats	Description	Cost
—	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +1 Mt	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +2 Spd	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +3 Def	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+2 HP, +3 Res	If unit initiates combat or foe's Range = 2, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Res during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200

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 stat decrease that can be applied by Pupil's Tome is considered a temporary debuff.
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 Pupil's Tome.

Unit	Skill chain
Ewan: Eager Student	Pupil's Tome 5