Bulwark

Bulwark is a special status effect that acts like a shield.

Mechanics

A demon with an active Bulwark will display a blue bar above their HP bar.

Each Bulwark has an HP amount. When a demon with a Bulwark is attacked, the Bulwark will absorb as much of that damage as possible, and then the demon receives the remaining damage.

• For example: if a demon would receive 750 damage but has a 500 HP Bulwark, the Bulwark will absorb 500 damage, and the demon will then take the remaining 250 damage.

Bulwarks can absorb all types of damage received, including Fractional Damage.

The HP of a Bulwark can stack (for example: 500 + 500 = 1000), but the Bulwark's total HP cannot exceed the affected demon's maximum HP.

The HP of a Bulwark does not count as "real" HP for purposes of healing skills or Fractional Damage. The demon's actual HP is used for those calculations.

Equipping an Embattle Brand set makes the demon start battle with a Bulwark. This Bulwark is active before any Devil Connector skills activate.

Duration Ticks

If your team has Bulwarks applied to it, the duration for those Bulwarks will tick down at the start of your turn.

Piercing

Certain skills will pierce through Bulwarks, meaning that the target receives damage to their HP directly, while the Bulwark's HP is untouched.

Bulwark Appliers

Skills that apply Bulwark

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Almighty	My Harvest!	5 MP	All Allies	-	Demeter
Almighty	Stout Horn	6 MP	All Allies	-	Heimdall
Support	Barrier's Blessing	7 MP	All Allies	-	Madoka Kaname
Passive	6th Day Miracle	Passive	Self	-	Vanitas
Passive	Aqua Grace	Passive	All Allies	-	Anahita
Passive	Archangel's Revelation	Passive	All Allies	-	Michael
Passive	Azure Demon Dog	Passive	Self	-	Lost Name
Passive	Bifrost Keeper	Passive	Self	-	Heimdall
Passive	Bloody Scripture	Passive	Self	-	Mozgus
Passive	Ce Acatl	Passive	All Allies	-	Quetzalcoatl A
Passive	Demonic Flame's Aid	Passive	Self	-	Amon
Passive	Demonized Form	Passive	Self	-	Unit 01 Dx2 Type
Passive	Drunken Giant	Passive	All Allies	-	Mada
Passive	Elusis's Blessing	Passive	All Allies	-	Demeter
Passive	Impregnable	Passive	Self	-	The 6th Angel
Passive	Kangiten's Dharma	Passive	All Allies	-	Kangiten
Passive	King of Vengeance	Passive	Self	-	Arioch
Passive	My Prayer	Passive	All Allies	-	Madoka Kaname
Passive	Narcissism	Passive	All Allies	-	Narcissus
Passive	Play's Editor	Passive	Self	-	Walpurgisnacht
Passive	Power of Black Forest	Passive	Self	-	Erlkonig
Passive	Rejection	Passive	Self	-	The 10th Angel
Passive	Strength Blessing	Passive	Random Ally	-	Melchizedek

Demon Panels that apply Bulwark

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Apsu	Panel 1	+20% to Phys hit rate. Activates the following Chain Effect when attacking first at the start of battle: Gain Bulwark with 1500 HP. (1 turn)
Barong	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when Barong Dance is activated: Adds a Bulwark of approximately 500 HP to all party members. (1 turn)
Demeter	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn: Grants all party members a Bulwark with 20% of their respective HP for 1 turn, and reduces ATK of all enemies by 20% for 1 turn.
Kalki	Panel 1	+20% to own effect on Battle Speed. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the 1st turn: Grants a Bulwark with 1500 HP to the one with this skill. (1 turn)
Lucifer	Panel 2	+50% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the end of own turn: The one with this skill recovers 50% of their HP and then gains Bulwark with 50% of own Max HP. (Once per battle)
Melchizedek	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when a party member (including the one with this skill) revives: Adds a Bulwark with an HP equivalent to 15% of Max HP to all party members. (1 turn)
Orcus	Panel 4	+50% to max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the first turn: Adds a Bulwark of approximately 1,000 HP to self. (1 turn). The demon with this skill takes -15% damage when own weak point is attacked.

Additional Effects while Bulwarked

Skills that grant additional effects while Bulwarked

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Passive	Aqua Grace	Passive	All Allies	-	Anahita
Passive	Elusis's Blessing	Passive	All Allies	-	Demeter
Passive	Impregnable	Passive	Self	-	The 6th Angel
Passive	My Prayer	Passive	All Allies	-	Madoka Kaname
Passive	Play's Editor	Passive	Self	-	Walpurgisnacht

Demon Panels that grant additional effects while Bulwarked

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Amon	Panel 2	+20% to Max HP. -30% to all damage received and +30% to Fire damage while the one with this skill has Bulwark.
Amon	Panel 3	Activates the following Chain Effect when Abyss Flare is used while possessing a Bulwark: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 40) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *Damage done by this skill is dependent on Mag DEF. *Ignores all death prevention skills.
Anahita	Panel 2	While the one with this skill is alive, all party members will receive the following effect: +15% to all damage dealt while being the recipient of Bulwark.
Arioch	Panel 2	+20% to max HP. While being the recipient of Bulwark, -30% to damage received.
Demeter	Panel 1	-20% to all damage received by the one with this skill while their Bulwark is active.
Erlkonig	Panel 1	+20% to Max HP. While the one with this skill has Bulwark, -10% to all damage received and increases naturally recovered MP by 2 MP.
Erlkonig	Panel 2	While the one with this skill is alive, all party members will receive the following effect: -20% to Dark damage received and while being the recipient of Bulwark, -30% to all damage received except when a weak point is struck.
Kangiten	Panel 2	While the one with this skill is alive, all party members will inflict +20% more damage while their Bulwark is active.

Chain effects upon receiving Bulwark

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Passive	Fecund Womb	Passive	All Targets	-	Echidna
Passive	Power of Black Forest	Passive	All Allies	-	Erlkonig

Bulwark pierce

Skills that pierce through Bulwarks

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Phys	Astral Saintstrike	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Artemis
Phys	Berserk	5 MP	Single Target	-	Berserker Guts
Phys	Daylight Blade	6 MP	Single Target	-	Marici
Phys	Dragon Slayer	6 MP	All Targets	-	Guts
Phys	Fury Raid	6 MP	All Targets	-	Ladon
Phys	Heavenly Sword Stroke	6 MP	Single Target	-	Masakado B
Phys	I'll Finish Up Alone	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Homura Akemi
Phys	Impartial Fist	6 MP	Single Target	-	Mitra-Buddha
Phys	Jet-Black Light	6 MP	Single Target	-	Femto
Phys	Macha Slash	6 MP	Single Target	-	Macha
Phys	Merciful Slaughter	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Albedo
Phys	Rip	7 MP	All Targets	-	Zodd
Fire	Abyss Flare	6 MP	All Targets	-	Amon
Fire	Eruption	7 MP	All Targets + Random Targets	-	Surt A
Fire	Fatal Burn	6 MP	Single Target	-	Lost Name
Fire	Fire Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Fire	Flames of Gomorrah	6 MP	All Targets	-	Belial
Fire	Heartless Flames	6 MP	Single Target	-	Moloch A
Fire	Hell Blaze	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Cerberus A
Fire	Sacrificial Inferno	6 MP	Single Target	-	Adramelech
Ice	Everlasting Ice Dance	6 MP	All Targets	-	Sukuna-Hikona A
Ice	Frost Comet	6 MP	Single Target	-	Queen Frost
Ice	Hell Stream	6 MP	Single Target	-	Anahita
Ice	Ice Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Ice	Lethal Flood	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Dagon
Ice	Roaring Torrent	6 MP	All Targets	-	Kuzuryu
Ice	Vengeful Frost Fist	5 MP	Single Target	-	Frost Ace
Elec	Elec Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Elec	Glorious Bolt	6 MP	Single Target	-	Aniel
Elec	Thunder Fist	5 MP	Single Target	-	Artemis
Force	Barbed Spear	6 MP	All Targets + Random Targets	-	Cu Chulainn A
Force	Fallen Impact	6 MP	Single Target	-	Barbatos
Force	Force Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Force	Gale Talon	6 MP	All Targets + Random Targets	-	Garuda A
Force	Great Calamity	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Walpurgisnacht
Force	Love Pain	6 MP	Single Target	-	Narcissus
Force	Ruthless Death Gale	6 MP	Single Target	-	Morrighan
Force	Salvation's Melody	6 MP	Single Target	-	Krishna
Force	Tailwind	6 MP	Random Targets	-	Raphael
Force	Tathlum Strike	6 MP	Single Target	-	Lugh
Force	Weird Pain	6 MP	Single Target	-	Old Ones
Force	Wind Trick	5 MP	All Targets	-	Harpy
Light	Ascension	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Gabriel
Light	Destructive Light Wave	6 MP	All Targets	-	The 6th Angel
Light	Impure Sword of Light	6 MP	Single Target	-	Camael
Light	It'll be all right	6 MP	Single Target	-	Madoka Kaname
Light	Last Nemesis	6 MP	Single Target	-	The 6th Angel
Light	Light Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Light	Radiant Blast	6 MP	Single Target	-	Cleopatra
Light	Soul Judgement	5 MP	Random Targets	-	Michael
Dark	Black Drill Destruction	6 MP	All Targets	-	Unit 01 Dx2 Type
Dark	Dark Technique	6 MP	Single Target	1	Thoth
Dark	Demonic Sword	6 MP	Single Target	-	Unit 01 Dx2 Type
Dark	Hero-Killing Venom	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Hydra
Dark	Malicious Scale	6 MP	Single Target	-	Vanitas
Dark	Soul Levy	6 MP	Single Target	-	Mephisto
Dark	Underworld Miasma	6 MP	Single Target	-	Osiris
Phys/Elec	Divine Spear Gungnir	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Odin A
Phys/Force	Discipline	6 MP	Random Targets	-	Hariti
Fire/Elec	Cuailnge	7 MP	All Targets	-	Queen Mab
Fire/Elec	Queen's Fury	6 MP	Single Target	-	Queen Mab
Fire/Ice/Elec/Force	Four Raging Calamities	7 MP	Single Target	-	Inanna
Fire/Ice/Elec/Force	Mother Goddess's Fury	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Inanna
Fire/Light	Einherjar	6 MP	Single Target	-	Shalltear
Fire/Light	Sunrise	6 MP	All Targets	-	Uriel
Ice/Force	Dragon King's Rage	6 MP	Single Target	-	Pendragon
Ice/Force	Souljack	6 MP	Single Target	-	Kumbhanda
Light/Dark	Enigma's Rage	7 MP	Single Target	-	Ame no Futotama
Light/Dark	Scapulimancy	7 MP	All Targets	-	Ame no Futotama
Light + Dark	Light of Ruin	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Metatron M
Almighty	Blade of the Absolute	6 MP	Single Target	-	Griffith
Almighty	Deity's Melody	6 MP	Single Target	-	Thoth
Almighty	Fallen Down	6 MP	Single Target + All Targets	-	Ainz
Almighty	Fire of Sinai	7 MP	Random Targets	-	Metatron
Almighty	Gallows	6 MP	All Targets	-	Yggdrasil
Almighty	Morning Star	7 MP	All Targets	-	Lucifer
Almighty	Pralaya	5 MP	All Targets + Single Target	-	Shiva
Almighty	Ray of Ruin	6 MP	All Targets	-	The 10th Angel
Almighty	Sword of Actuation	6 MP	Single Target	-	Skull Knight
Almighty	Third Eye	8 MP	All Targets	-	Shiva A
Fractional	Do Me A Favor	9 MP	All Targets	-	Alice A
Passive	Attack Function	Passive	Single Target	-	Vanitas
Passive	Black Sabbath	Passive	Single Target	-	Baphomet A
Passive	Blazing Sacrifice	Passive	All Targets	-	Moloch A
Passive	Boundless Wave	Passive	Single Target + All Targets	-	Ouroboros
Passive	Brilliant Wings	Passive	All Targets	-	Garuda A
Passive	Call of the Dead	Passive	All Targets	-	Nebiros
Passive	Demonized Form	Passive	All Targets	-	Unit 01 Dx2 Type
Passive	Descent of Ice and Snow	Passive	Single Target + All Targets	-	Sukuna-Hikona A
Passive	Five Divine Attendants	Passive	All Targets	-	Ame no Futotama
Passive	God 1000 Fist Cannon	Passive	Random Targets	-	Mozgus
Passive	God's Fire	Passive	Random Targets	-	Uriel
Passive	God's Word	Passive	All Targets	-	Gabriel
Passive	Hariti (Skill)	Passive	Random Targets	-	Hariti
Passive	Harpyia's Wings	Passive	All Targets	-	Harpy
Passive	Hell's Gunner	Passive	All Targets	-	Barbatos
Passive	Icy Rage	Passive	Single Target	-	Frost Ace
Passive	Impregnable	Passive	All Targets	-	The 6th Angel
Passive	Ishvara	Passive	All Targets	-	Shiva A
Passive	Merciless Love	Passive	All Targets	-	Narcissus
Passive	Nine-Headed Dragon	Passive	All Targets	-	Kuzuryu
Passive	One Who Sees God	Passive	All Targets	-	Camael
Passive	Pure-White Devil	Passive	All Targets	-	Albedo
Passive	Queen of the Night	Passive	All Targets	-	Queen Mab
Passive	Rejection	Passive	All Targets	-	The 10th Angel
Passive	Shimmer Arrow	Passive	Single Target	-	Marici
Passive	Sinister Malice	Passive	All Targets	-	Metatron M
Passive	The Bloody Valkyrie	Passive	Single Target	-	Shalltear
Passive	Twilight Inferno	Passive	All Targets	-	Surt A

Demon Panels that pierce through Bulwarks

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Adramelech	Panel 3	+20% to Fire damage. +20% to max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill strikes an enemy's weak point: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 120) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *Activates once per turn.
Ame no Futotama	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when Scapulimancy is used: Inflicts Light or Dark damage (Magic, Power: 60) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *The attribute will be decided automatically based on the situation.
Amon	Panel 3	Activates the following Chain Effect when Abyss Flare is used while possessing a Bulwark: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 40) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *Damage done by this skill is dependent on Mag DEF. *Ignores all death prevention skills.
Aniel	Panel 4	+50% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect when the enemy attacks first at the start of battle: Inflicts Elec damage (Magic, Power: 60) with Bulwark Pierce and decreases their MP by 1 on all enemies. Then reduces enemy Press Turn Icons by 1. (Max: 2)
Belial	Panel 4	Reduces the count of Spirit Chains (Intimidation) applied on the one with this skill by 1. Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy is inflicted with Curse: Inflicts Fire damage (Physical, Power: 50) with Bulwark Pierce on all Cursed enemies, and then places self into a state of Might. (Activates up to 3 times per turn)
Fafnir	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when an ally takes Physical/Magic/Fractional damage: Inflicts Phys damage (Physical, Power: 80) with Bulwark Pierce and a 30% Critical hit rate on all enemies. *Activates up to 2 times per turn.
Gabriel	Panel 4	When there are 3 or more Divine/Herald demons alive in your party, activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of the enemy turn: Inflicts Light damage (Magic, Power: 60) with Bulwark Pierce on all enemies. Decreases the DEF of all enemies by 20%. (1 turn) if the attack is successful.
Griffith	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill enters a state of Might: 40% chance to inflict Charm on random enemies 2-4 times (Activates once per turn). Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy is inflicted with Charm: Inflicts Almighty damage (Physical, Power: 80) with Bulwark Pierce to all Charmed enemies.
Guts	Panel 1	Activates the following Chain Effect at the end of enemy turn: Inflicts Fire damage (Physical, Power: 80) with Fire Pierce and Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *Ignores all counter skills.
Guts	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when a party member (including the skill holder) downs a demon: Inflicts Fire damage (Physical, Power: 60) with Fire Pierce and Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. *Ignores all counter skills.
Ladon	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of own turn: Increases the ATK of all party members by 20% (1 turn). Activates the following Chain Effect when an ally is defeated: Inflicts Phys damage (Physical) with 100 Power and Bulwark Pierce to all enemies in a state of Gloom.
Marici	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when striking first at the start of battle or when a party member uses a Phys Skill: Inflicts Light damage (Physical, Power: 30) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies, then places the skill holder into a state of Might. (Up to 4 times per turn) *Dependent on PATK and ignores all death prevention skills.
Metatron	Panel 4	+40 to Ma. +50 to Vi.-20% to damage received. Activates the following Chain Effect after Fire of Sinai is activated: Inflicts Almighty damage (Magic, Power: 70) with Bulwark Pierce 3 times on random enemies. *Enemies downed by this skill will not be able to revive.
Michael	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when the skill holder uses a random-target attack skill: Inflicts Light damage (Magic, Power: 80) with Bulwark Pierce to a random enemy.
Queen Mab	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill is about to act: Inflicts Fire/Elec damage (Magic, Power: 60) with Bulwark Pierce on all enemies, and lowers the DEF of all enemies by 20% (1 turn). *The attribute will be selected automatically based on the situation.
Raphael	Panel 4	When there are 3 or more Divine or Herald demons alive in your party, activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of a boss battle: Inflicts Force damage (Magic, Power: 200) with Bulwark Pierce on all enemies. Places self into a state of Concentrate if the attack is successful.
Shiva	Panel 3	Reduces consumed MP of Phys attack skills by 2MP. Activates the following Chain Effect when an ally Nulls, Repels or Drains an attack: Inflict Phys damage (Magic, Power: 140) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies. (Twice per turn) *The damage inflicted by this skill is dependent on Phys ATK.
Shiva A	Panel 2	The effect of normal Attacks will be changed to the following: Inflicts Almighty damage (Physical, Power: 120) with Bulwark Pierce on a single enemy, and places the one with this skill into a state of Charge and restores own MP by 1. *Chain Effect activates once per turn and only if attack was successful. *Damage inflicted by this skill is dependent on Mag ATK.
Shiva A	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when Third Eye is used: Places the one with this skill into a state of Zenith (1 turn), then inflicts Almighty damage (Physical, Power: 120) with Bulwark Pierce on a single enemy. *Activates once per turn. *Damage inflicted by this skill is dependent on Mag ATK.
Skull Knight	Panel 3	+25% to single-target attack damage. +20% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the end of the enemy turn: Inflicts Almighty damage (Physical, Power: 100) with Bulwark Pierce on a random enemy and causes them to lose 2 MP.
Skull Knight	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when using Sword of Actuation, or when an ally uses an Almighty Attribute Skill: Inflicts Almighty damage (Physical, Power: 100) with Bulwark Pierce to a single enemy. Self enters a state of Might if the attack is successful. *Ignores all counter and all death prevention skills.
Surt A	Panel 2	The effect of normal Attacks will be changed to the following: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 120) with Bulwark Pierce and Remnants to a single enemy. Activates the following Chain Effect when the attack is successful: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 50) with Bulwark Pierce 2 times to random enemies, and reduces hit enemy MP by 1.
Surt A	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill is downed: Inflicts Fire damage (Magic, Power: 50) with Bulwark Pierce to all enemies, and then decreases the enemy's Press Turn Icons by 1. (Each Chain Effect can only activate once per battle)
Uriel	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when there are 3 or more Divine/Herald demons alive in your party and Sunrise is used: Inflicts Fire or Light damage (Magic, Power: 80) with a Bulwark Pierce 3 times on random enemies. *The attribute will be selected automatically based on the situation.
Vasuki	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy is Poisoned: Inflicts Ice damage (Magic) with 50 Power and Bulwark Pierce on all enemies.
Zodd	Panel 4	+30% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill receives a Physical attack: Inflicts Phys damage (Physical, Power: 80) with Bulwark Pierce to a single enemy, causing them to lose 1 MP and self recovers 100% of the damage dealt.

Bulwark removal

Skills that remove Bulwarks

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Light	It'll be all right	6 MP	Single Target	-	Madoka Kaname
Passive	6th Day Miracle	Passive	All Targets	-	Vanitas
Passive	Blood-Starved Werewolf	Passive	All Targets	-	Loup-Garou
Passive	My Prayer	Passive	All Targets	-	Madoka Kaname

Demon Panels that remove Bulwarks

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Madoka Kaname	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the 1st turn: Removes Bulwark from all enemies, then decreases the ATK, DEF, and EV/AC of all enemies by 20%. (1 turn)