Bulwark
Bulwark is a special status effect that acts like a shield.
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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? |
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My Harvest! | 5 MP | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Stout Horn | 6 MP | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Barrier's Blessing | 7 MP | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Aqua Grace | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Azure Demon Dog | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Bifrost Keeper | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Bloody Scripture | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Ce Acatl | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Demonic Flame's Aid | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Demonized Form | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Drunken Giant | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Elusis's Blessing | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Impregnable | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Kangiten's Dharma | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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King of Vengeance | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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My Prayer | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Narcissism | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Play's Editor | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Power of Black Forest | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Rejection | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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Strength Blessing | Passive | Random Ally | - | ![]() |
Demon Panels that apply Bulwark
Demon | Panel # | Effect |
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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) |
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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) |
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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. |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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? |
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Aqua Grace | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Elusis's Blessing | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Impregnable | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
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My Prayer | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
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Play's Editor | Passive | Self | - | ![]() |
Demon Panels that grant additional effects while Bulwarked
Demon | Panel # | Effect |
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Panel 2 | +20% to Max HP. -30% to all damage received and +30% to Fire damage while the one with this skill has Bulwark. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Panel 2 | +20% to max HP. While being the recipient of Bulwark, -30% to damage received. |
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Panel 1 | -20% to all damage received by the one with this skill while their Bulwark is active. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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Fecund Womb | Passive | ![]() |
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Power of Black Forest | Passive | All Allies | - | ![]() |
Bulwark pierce
Skills that pierce through Bulwarks
Type | Name | MP Cost | Target | Skill Points | Exclusive? |
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Berserk | 5 MP | ![]() |
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Dragon Slayer | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Fury Raid | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Heavenly Sword Stroke | 6 MP | ![]() |
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I'll Finish Up Alone | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Jet-Black Light | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Merciful Slaughter | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Rip | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Abyss Flare | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Eruption | 7 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Fatal Burn | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Fire Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Hell Blaze | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Sacrificial Inferno | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Everlasting Ice Dance | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Frost Comet | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Hell Stream | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Ice Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Lethal Flood | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Roaring Torrent | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Vengeful Frost Fist | 5 MP | ![]() |
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Elec Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Glorious Bolt | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Barbed Spear | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Fallen Impact | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Force Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Gale Talon | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Great Calamity | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Love Pain | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Ruthless Death Gale | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Salvation's Melody | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Tailwind | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Tathlum Strike | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Weird Pain | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Ascension | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Destructive Light Wave | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Impure Sword of Light | 6 MP | ![]() |
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It'll be all right | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Last Nemesis | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Light Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Radiant Blast | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Black Drill Destruction | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Dark Technique | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Demonic Sword | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Soul Levy | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Underworld Miasma | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Divine Spear Gungnir | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Cuailnge | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Queen's Fury | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Four Raging Calamities | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Mother Goddess's Fury | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Einherjar | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Sunrise | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Dragon King's Rage | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Souljack | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Enigma's Rage | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Scapulimancy | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Light of Ruin | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Blade of the Absolute | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Deity's Melody | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Fallen Down | 6 MP | ![]() ![]() |
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Fire of Sinai | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Gallows | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Morning Star | 7 MP | ![]() |
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Ray of Ruin | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Sword of Actuation | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Third Eye | 8 MP | ![]() |
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Boundless Wave | Passive | ![]() ![]() |
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Brilliant Wings | Passive | ![]() |
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Demonized Form | Passive | ![]() |
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Descent of Ice and Snow | Passive | ![]() ![]() |
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Five Divine Attendants | Passive | ![]() |
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God 1000 Fist Cannon | Passive | ![]() |
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God's Fire | Passive | ![]() |
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God's Word | Passive | ![]() |
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Hell's Gunner | Passive | ![]() |
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Icy Rage | Passive | ![]() |
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Impregnable | Passive | ![]() |
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Ishvara | Passive | ![]() |
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Merciless Love | Passive | ![]() |
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Nine-Headed Dragon | Passive | ![]() |
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One Who Sees God | Passive | ![]() |
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Pure-White Devil | Passive | ![]() |
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Queen of the Night | Passive | ![]() |
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Rejection | Passive | ![]() |
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Sinister Malice | Passive | ![]() |
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The Bloody Valkyrie | Passive | ![]() |
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Twilight Inferno | Passive | ![]() |
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Demon Panels that pierce through Bulwarks
Demon | Panel # | Effect |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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It'll be all right | 6 MP | ![]() |
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Blood-Starved Werewolf | Passive | ![]() |
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My Prayer | Passive | ![]() |
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Demon Panels that remove Bulwarks
Demon | Panel # | Effect |
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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) |