Yggdrasill's Alter

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description [ExpandCollapse]
B		Yggdrasill's Alter	300	—	At start of player phase or enemy phase, inflicts Atk/Def-7 and【Discord】on foes that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = number of foes on the map with the【Discord】 effect active (including target) × 3 + 5 (max 14), deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, when Special triggers, neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	At start of player phase or enemy phase, inflicts Atk/Def-7 and【Discord】on foes that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = number of foes on the map with the【Discord】 effect active (including target) × 3 + 5 (max 14), deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, when Special triggers, neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). 【Discord】 Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-X on unit during combat (X = 2 + number of allies within 2 spaces of unit; max 5) through its next action.
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

* Unused restrictions: No restrictions.

Effects[ | ]

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Status effects
Atk/Def-7	Foes within 2 spaces of other Foes	At start of both Phases
Discord	Foes within 2 spaces of other Foes	At start of both Phases
Combat effects
Atk/Def-X (max: 14) X = 3 x Foes with Discord, +5 (including Target)	Foe	—
Boosts damage by X% X = 20% of Unit's Res	Unit
Guaranteed follow-up
Neutralizes "Reduces damage by X%" per Unit's offensive Special

The stat decrease that can be applied by Yggdrasill's Alter is considered a Penalty.
- 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 Penalties for their first action.
  - If the unit also has Grand Strategy, any Penalties will remain active until the start of that unit's next phase.
Yggdrasill's Alter applies the Discord 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 Discord for their first action.
- The stat decrease that can be applied by Discord is considered a temporary debuff.
The stat decrease that can be applied by Yggdrasill's Alter is considered a temporary debuff.

The damage boosting effect of Yggdrasill's Alter 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, Gold Perfection, or Nine-Realm Pact will neutralize all sources of damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials and the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.
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 Yggdrasill's Alter.
Yggdrasill's Alter will neutralize non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects from Specials such as Vital Astra.
- Yggdrasill's Alter will not neutralize Special "reduces damage by X%" effects such as Gust or Laguz Friend 4.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.

Unit	Skill chain
Læraðr: Quieting Heart	Yggdrasill's Alter 5