DEF Buff

A DEF Buff, also known as Rakukaja, increases the target team's defense by 20%.

A DEF Buff+, also known as Rakukaja+, is similar to regular DEF Buff, but it instead increases the team's defense by 25%.

Mechanics

In a nutshell, damage is first calculated using the attacker's PATK or MATK stat, minus half of the enemy's PDEF or MDEF stat. This is then multiplied by the sum of ATK Buffs, ATK Debuffs, DEF Buffs, and DEF Debuffs. After that, the skill power, damage boosts, damage reductions, resistances, etc are applied to calculate the final damage. For more information, see the Damage Formula.

Buff state

A party's buff state essentially has 5 levels:

State	Effect
DEF Buff+	+25%
DEF Buff	+20%
Neutral	0%
DEF Debuff	-20%
DEF Debuff+	-25%

Incrementing/decrementing state

• Receiving a DEF Buff+ will increase the state by 2 levels.
• Receiving a regular DEF Buff will increase the state by 1 level, but cannot increase the state into the DEF Buff+ level.
• Receiving a regular DEF Debuff will decrease the state by 1 level, but cannot decrease the state into the DEF Debuff+ level.
• Receiving a DEF Debuff+ will decrease the state by 2 levels.

Interaction with itself

Buffs of the same type cannot stack (example: two regular DEF Buff do not stack) - the number shown in-game is the buff's remaining turn duration.

• If the same buff is cast while it's already active, the new buff will replace the old one only if it would make the duration longer.

Interaction between normal and plus buffs

If a regular DEF Buff is active, and then a DEF Buff+ is received (or vice versa), then the new buff will overwrite the old buff, regardless of the remaining duration on either effect.

• This means that casting a DEF Buff+ and then a regular DEF Buff will "downgrade" your buff state.

Duration Ticks

The turn duration for Buffs and Debuffs will tick down at the start of a turn belonging to the team that originally cast it.

• For example, if your team set up a DEF Buff on itself, then the Buff's duration will tick down at the start of your next turn.

Def Buff

Skills that cast DEF Buffs

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Support	Rakukaja	5 MP	All Targets	6	-
Almighty	Necro Dogma	9 MP	All Targets	12	-
Passive	Auto-Rakuka	Passive	All Targets	12	-
Support	War Dance	6 MP	All Targets	8	-
Support	Nocturne	6 MP	All Targets	8	-
Passive	Lunar Prosperity	Passive	All Targets	18	-
Support	Luster Candy	8 MP	All Targets	15	-
Passive	Auto-Luster Candy	Passive	All Targets	-	-
Passive	Rak Flexi	Passive	All Targets	-	-
Support	Defensive Cry	7 MP	All Targets	15	-
Ice	Hell Stream	6 MP	Single Target	-	Anahita
Elec	Lightning Shower	6 MP	Single Target	-	Indrajit
Elec	Summon: Pixie	6 MP	Single Target	-	Heroine
Force	Ruthless Death Gale	6 MP	Single Target	-	Morrighan
Light	Noble Bright	6 MP	All Targets	-	Danu
Dark	Demonic Sword	6 MP	Single Target	-	Unit 01 Dx2 Type
Fire/Ice/Elec/Force	Four Raging Calamities	7 MP	Single Target	-	Inanna
Fire/Light	Einherjar	6 MP	Single Target	-	Shalltear
Almighty	Kuyo Flash	7 MP	All Targets	-	Masakado A
Almighty	Mesopotamian Star	7 MP	All Targets	-	Ishtar
Almighty	Ratnamaru	6 MP	Single Target	-	Kalki
Support	Barong Dance	7 MP	All Targets	-	Barong
Support	Ce Acatls' Return	6 MP	All Targets	-	Quetzalcoatl
Support	Fortune's Kiss	7 MP	All Targets	-	Party Pixie
Support	Invasion	8 MP	All Targets	-	Demiurge
Support	Noblewoman Aid	6 MP	All Targets	-	Gemori
Support	Path of Prominence	8 MP	All Targets	-	Vairocana
Support	Tag	3 MP	All Targets	-	Queen Frost Party Frost Pyro Jack Jack Frost
Support	Tenson Korin	7 MP	All Targets	-	Amaterasu
Passive	Archangel's Revelation	Passive	All Targets	-	Michael
Passive	Bifrost Keeper	Passive	All Targets	-	Heimdall
Passive	Ce Acatl	Passive	All Targets	-	Quetzalcoatl A
Passive	Centurion	Passive	All Targets	-	Longinus
Passive	Deadly Melody	Passive	All Targets	-	David
Passive	Earth Sacrifice	Passive	All Targets	-	Tlaltecuhtli
Passive	Elusis's Blessing	Passive	All Targets	-	Demeter
Passive	Endless One	Passive	All Targets	-	Ananta
Passive	Enemy of God	Passive	All Targets	-	Rahab
Passive	Enma's Judgement	Passive	All Targets	-	Yama
Passive	Foe of Demons	Passive	All Targets	-	Skull Knight
Passive	God's Blessing	Passive	All Targets	-	Raphael
Passive	God's Grace	Passive	All Targets	-	Aniel
Passive	Halo of Hallel	Passive	All Targets	-	Flauros Hallel
Passive	Hand of Glory	Passive	All Targets	-	Nebiros
Passive	Harvest's Blessing	Passive	All Targets	-	Demeter
Passive	King of Hell	Passive	All Targets	-	Beelzebub☆
Passive	Leisurely Guidance	Passive	All Targets	-	Krishna
Passive	Lord of the Dead	Passive	All Targets	-	Beelzebub (Human)
Passive	Miracle of Fatima	Passive	All Targets	-	Maria
Passive	Moment of Fate	Passive	All Targets	-	Norn
Passive	My Prayer	Passive	All Targets	-	Madoka Kaname
Passive	Narcissus in Full Bloom	Passive	All Targets	-	Narcissus
Passive	Nine-Headed Dragon	Passive	All Targets	-	Kuzuryu
Passive	Passionate Embrace	Passive	All Targets	-	Lachesis
Passive	Pixie (Underside)	Passive	All Targets	25	Pixie
Passive	Play's Editor	Passive	All Targets	-	Walpurgisnacht
Passive	Poison Dragon's Sympathy	Passive	All Targets	-	Fafnir
Passive	Strengthening Function	Passive	All Targets	-	Vanitas
Passive	Sun God's Majesty	Passive	All Targets	-	Adramelech
Passive	Supreme Might	Passive	All Targets	-	Gozu-Tennoh
Passive	Tiny Partner	Passive	All Targets	-	Pixie A

Demon Panels that cast DEF Buffs

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Angra Mainyu	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect after Everything Evil is activated: Increases ATK, DEF and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (1 turn)
Ardha	Panel 1	+20% to max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of a battle if the enemy attacks first: Increases DEF and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (3 turn)
Black Frost	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy becomes Cursed: Increases ATK and DEF of all party members by 20% (3 Turns). Restore 1 MP to all party members. While the one with this skill is alive, all party members will deal +15% damage to Cursed enemies.
Black Maria	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect after Black Lullaby is activated: Increases own party's DEF and EV/AC by 20%. (1 turn)
Cernunnos	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when Life & Death is activated: Increases own Party's ATK/DEF by 20%. (1 turn)
Chi You	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect if the one with this skill dies: Increases the DEF and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (1 turn)
Danu	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the 1st turn: Restores 2MP to the skill holder. Activates the following Chain Effect when a party member is downed: Increases the ATK, DEF, and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (1 turn)
Echidna	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn: +20% to DEF of all party members, reduces ATK of all enemies by 20% and all enemies enter a state of Gloom (1 turn).
Elizabeth	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn: +20% to DEF of all party members. (1 turn)
Erlkonig	Panel 3	+20% to Max HP. +25% to Healing skill effectiveness. Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of enemy turn: +20% to DEF of all party members. (1 turn)
Erlkonig	Panel 4	+5 to Max MP. +30% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill dies: +20% to DEF of all party members. (1 turn)
Gozu-Tennoh	Panel 1	Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of a battle if the enemy attacks first: Increases own party's ATK, DEF, and EV/AC by 20%. (2 turns)
Griffith	Panel 1	+15% to Almighty damage. +20% to Phys evasion rate. Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill gains a Repel Physical effect: Increases the ATK, DEF, and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (1 turn)
Hydra	Panel 2	Adds Null Mute. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the enemy turn: Increases the DEF of all party members by 20%, and decreases the ATK of all enemies by 20%.(1 turn)
Idun	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill is downed: Adds 1 count of Fortify to all party members, and then increases the ATK, DEF and EV/AC of all party members by 20% (1 turn). *Activates up to once per turn.
Ishtar	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when a party member uses an Almighty skill: Casts Mesopotamian Star and places the one with this skill into a state of Concentrate. (Activates once per turn)
Ixtab	Panel 1	Activates the following Chain Effect if the one with this skill dies: Increases two of the following: ATK, DEF or EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (3 turns)
Kumbhanda	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the 1st turn: Increases the ATK, DEF, and EV/AC of all party members by 20% (1 turn), and decreases the ATK, DEF, and EV/AC of all enemies by 20%.
Lakshmi	Panel 4	Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy is inflicted with Charm: Increases ATK, DEF and EV/AC of all party members by 20%. (1 turn)
Lakshmi A	Panel 3	+20% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn: +20% to the DEF of all party members and -20% to the ATK of all enemies. (1 turn)
Mahakala	Panel 3	Activates the following Chain Effect after Wrathful Flame is activated: Increases own party's ATK/DEF by 20%. (3 turns)
Maria	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn: +20% to DEF of all party members and reduces ATK of all enemies by 20%. (1 turn)
Mithras	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when attacking first at the beginning of a battle: Reduce DEF of all enemies by 20% (3 turns). Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of a battle if the enemy attacks first: Increases own Party's DEF by 20% (3 turns).
Norn	Panel 3	Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of every own third turn: Increases own party's ATK, DEF and EV/AC by 20%. (3 turns)
Nyarlathotep	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when an enemy is inflicted with Gloom: Increases own party's ATK and DEF by 20%. (2 turns)
Pale Rider	Panel 2	+20% to Force damage. Activates the following Chain Effect at the end of an enemy turn: +20% to the DEF of all party members and -20% to the DEF of all enemies. (2 turns)
Thoth	Panel 2	Reduces the cost of Magic attack skills by 2 MP. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the 1st turn: Decreases the DEF of all enemies by 20% (2 turns) and increases the DEF of all party members by 20% (2 turns).
Ame no Uzume	Panel 2	Activates the following Chain Effect when the Chain Effect for Iwato Priestess activates: +20% to DEF of all party members. (3 turns)
Persephone	Panel 3	Activates the following chain effect when an enemy is downed: Increases own party's ATK and DEF by 20%. (2 turns)

Def Buff+

Skills that cast Def Buffs+

Type	Name	MP Cost	Target	Skill Points	Exclusive?
Passive	Auto-Rakuka+	Passive	All Targets	-	-
Passive	Ever-Present Warmth	Passive	All Targets	-	Heroine
Passive	Power of the Three Jewels	Passive	All Targets	-	Mitra-Buddha
Phys	Impartial Fist	6	Single Target	-	Mitra-Buddha

Demon Panels that cast DEF Buffs+

Demon	Panel #	Effect
Heroine	Panel 2	+20% to Max HP. Activates the following Chain Effect when skill holder is downed: Restores 20% HP to all party members and casts Rakukaja+. (1 turn)
Mitra-Buddha	Panel 2	+500 to Phys DEF. Activates the following Chain Effect when the one with this skill is downed, or when this demon inflicts damage with the Normal Attack: Casts Rakukaja+ and Sukukaja+ on all party members. (1 turn)