Spirit Breath

Spirit Breath
Weapon Gleam
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	Flametongue
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_精霊のブレス
Description	Grants Def+3. If unit initiates combat and unit's Def ≥ foe's Def+5, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.
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Notes

• 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 standard speed check decides instead.
• A foe with skills such as  Null Follow-Up 3 or a status effect such as  Null Follow-Up will disable Spirit Breath's guaranteed follow-up attack effect.
• Attacks that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" include attacks during combat and area-of-effect Specials.
  •  Close Ward,  Mystic Boost 3,  Divine Naga,  Naga,  Splashy Bucket, and  Splashy Bucket+ will disable this effect.
  •  Light and Dark and  Aureola will disable this effect during combat, but not against area-of-effect Specials.

Upgrades

Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Type	Stats	Description	Cost
	+3 HP	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's Def > foe's Def or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's follow-up attack by 70%. (For standard weapons, "follow-up attack" means the second strike. For weapons that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the third and fourth strikes.)	400 SP, 500 , 200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's Def > foe's Def or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	400 SP, 500 , 200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's Def > foe's Def or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	400 SP, 500 , 200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's Def > foe's Def or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	400 SP, 500 , 200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's Def > foe's Def or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	400 SP, 500 , 200

Notes

• The stat increase that can be applied by Spirit Breath is considered a combat boost.
• The stat decrease that can be applied by Spirit Breath is considered a combat reduction.
• The damage-reduction is calculated after offensive Specials and skills that deal extra damage, such as  Wo Dao+.
  • Percentage-based damage-reduction effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as gem weapons and  Triangle Adept.
    • For example, if both  Spurn 3 and  Vital Astra activate, the maximum total damage-reduction is 58% instead of 70%, since the two skills reduce the damage to (1 − 40%) × (1 − 30%) = 42% of the original damage.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
•  Deadeye,  Lethality,  Sublime Heaven, and  Twin Blades will neutralize Spirit Breath's damage-reduction effect.
• When used with offensive Specials,  Bow of Frelia,  Lioness Blade,  Thunderer Tome, and  Lands Sword will neutralize Spirit Breath's damage-reduction effect.
•  Adroit War Tome and  Þjálfi can reduce the damage-reduction of Spirit Breath by 50%.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Myrrh: Spooky Monster	Fire Breath 5	Fire Breath+ 5	Flametongue 5	Spirit Breath 5

Gallery

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  Sprite sheet for Spirit Breath's Animation.

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	精霊のブレス
German	Geisteratem
Spanish (Europe)	Aliento fantasmal
Spanish (Latin America)	Soplo fantasmal
French	Souffle d'esprit
Italian	Soffio d'anima
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	精靈吐息
Portuguese	Sopro fantasma

See also

• Auto-Lofnheiðr
• Black Eagle Rule
• Breath of Blight
• Býleistr
• Dark Spikes T
• Demonic Breath
• Divine Tyrfing
• Fell Breath
• Hallowed Tyrfing
• Horn of Opening
• Indignant Bow
• Körmt
• Lantern Breath+
• Lantern Breath
• Light of Dawn