Rite of Souls

Rite of Souls

Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Required	Atlas
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	`SID_魂の秘儀`
Numeric ID	`3313`
Description [ExpandCollapse]	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, inflicts【Guard】on foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit with Res < unit's Res. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat), and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, inflicts【Guard】on foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit with Res < unit's Res. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat), and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

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Rite of Souls applies the Guard 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 Guard for their first action.

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 used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions 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 Spd/Def Tempo 4 and Whirling Grace will neutralize effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.

Example of Area of Effect

"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 Rite of Souls is considered a temporary buff.

The damage boosting effect of Rite of Souls 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, 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.
Rite of Souls can prevent the foe from making a standard follow-up attack.
- As a general rule, if a unit is both prevented from making, and guaranteed to make a standard follow-up attack, the effects cancel out, and the Spd difference is used (including effects that alter the Spd difference such as Frozen).
- Rite of Souls will not prevent a unit with a "unit attacks twice" effect from performing the 2 consecutive attacks, but the the unit will not be able to perform a standard follow-up attack.
- Rite of Souls will not prevent the additional follow-up attack of 【Potent Follow X%】 or 【Potent Follow 100%】.
- Effects such as Mag. Null Follow or Null Follow-Up will neutralize the follow-up preventing effect of Rite of Souls.

Unit	Skill chain
Arval: Cycle Keeper	Stone 5	Elstone 5	Atlas 5	Rite of Souls 5