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WIP: 5★ armaments tier list

Stat expectations

Swords

Most 5★ swords have the following stats:

Stat	Amount
Phys/Mag ATK	120%
Elemental damage boost	(Element) 20%
Accuracy	20%
Critical Rate	20%

The following swords deviate from the average stats:

ATK variants:

• 110% ATK (low): Huang Di
• 125% ATK (high): Mahakala, Masakado A
• 130% ATK (high): Izanami, Lakshmi, Masakado

Damage boost variants:

• 25% damage (high): Alice, Indrajit, Izanami, Mahakala, Baal, Masakado
• 30% damage (high): Ixtab, Frost Ace, Asura, and fusible attack/heal swords.

Accuracy variants:

• 25% accuracy (high): Frost Ace, Lakshmi, Masakado A, Cu Chulainn, Gogmagog, Rama, Yoshitsune.
• 30% accuracy (high): Asura Masakado
• 35% accuracy (high): Huang Di

Critical rate variants:

• 25% (high): Asura, Cu Chulainn, Gogmagog, Rama, Yoshitsune
• 30% (high): Masakado
• 35% (high): Huang Di

Shields

Most 5★ shields have the following stats:

Stat	Amount
HP	120%
Elemental damage reduction	(Element) 20%
PDEF	50%
MDEF	100%

The following shields deviate from the average stats:

HP variants:

• 100% HP (low): Alice, Garuda A, Ixtab, Lakshmi, Rama
• 110% HP (low): Baal, Frost Ace, Huang Di, Masakado, Samael
• 125% HP (high): Asura
• 130% HP (high): Lucifer
• 140% HP (high): Asherah

Damage reduction variants:

• 10% DR (low): Huang Di
• 15% DR (low): Lakshmi
• 30% DR (high): Seraph

PDEF variants:

• 30% PDEF (low): Izanami, Metatron
• 40% PDEF (low): Asherah
• 80% PDEF (high): Huang Di
• 100% PDEF (high): Asura, Cu Chulainn, Gogmagog, Masakado, Masakado A, Yoshitsune

MDEF variants:

• 30% MDEF (low): Asura, Cu Chulainn, Gogmagog, Masakado, Yoshitsune
• 50% MDEF (low): Masakado A
• 80% MDEF (low): Huang Di
• 90% MDEF (low): Asherah
• 120% MDEF (high): Lakshmi, Izanami, Metatron

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Errors

• Asherah sword dmg increase 120% (should be lower?)
• Moh Shuvuu sword MATK 120% (should be lower?)
• Lailah sword "ATK Mag" (should format as "Mag ATK")
• Thor sword "Mag" (missing "ATK")
• Masakado sword "Phys atk" (should be capitalized, i.e. "Phys ATK")
• Asherah shield is missing the percentage symbol on panels 1 and 3.
• Izanami shield says it nulls Force, but it actually nulls Elec.

Analysis

Swords

Name	PVE		PVP (Battle Tower)
	Alt-World	Abyss	Offense	Defense
Alice Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Gotcha! is single-target Mortal with 1 use (2 if panel 2). This can be useful for deleting threats in early floors of Tokyo Abyss, and the occasional enemy lacking Null Mortal in PvP. After the Mortal skill runs out, the sword also has single-target and AoE Dark skills. Grants Dark Pierce. Up to 20% Dark damage aura for the party, and another 25% for the MC.
Cons	-
Notes	The MC and Alt-World farming stages are immune to Mortal.
Alice A Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Sets up Curse, removes Evade Mortal buffs, and applies AoE Mortal to Cursed enemies. Most enemies don't bother running Null Curse, so this should allow for sweeping as long as foes don't have Null Mortal. Decent at setting up Curse without the assistance of a team member. Grants 10% ailment chance boost to the team. The sword mainly uses Fractional Damage, which ignores damage reduction.
Cons	Heavily reliant on landing curse. Alt-World farming stages are immune to ailments. Ailments work in Tokyo Abyss (even on bosses), but only up to floor 60 due to stat inflation. The Mudodyne (even with piercing and the 20% Dark damage boost) is not useful unless it hits a weakness.
Notes	The MC and Alt-World farming stages are immune to Mortal.
Amaterasu Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Ukehi heals the party after performing a Fire AoE. Offensive points: Blood Rush to buff the party's ATK and EV/AC. Up to 30% Fire damage boost. Defensive points: Up to 15% Fire damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Fire.
Ananta Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Primordial Water heals the party after performing an Ice AoE. War Cry to debuff enemies' ATK and DEF. Offensive points: Up to 30% Ice damage boost. Defensive points: Up to 15% Ice damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Ice.
Asherah Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Holy Union revives a random party member at 100% HP, and gives them an Evade Mortal buff. This has 1 use (2 if panel 3). Mediarama for team healing. Offensive points: 5% Fire damage boost for the team. Defensive points: 5% Fire damage reduction for the team.
Cons	If multiple demons are down, Holy Union does not let you pick which one to revive. No pierce.
Notes	-
Asura Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Unholy Strike deals 300-power Phys damage, split across 10 random hits. It also has +30% crit rate and ignores counters. Offensive points: Blood Rush to buff the team's ATK and EVAC. Grants Phys Pierce. Up to 30% Phys damage boost. Up to 50% accuracy and 50% crit rate. Defensive points: Reduces enemies' crit rate by up to 80%.
Cons	Reducing crit rate will not stop crits guaranteed by Might. It also doesn't offer any defense against magic, which can't crit anyway. The random-targeting of Unholy Strike can be a problem in PvP, if it hits into a reinforced NDR. The sword also doesn't offer any single-target attack skill, so you may need to rely on the standard attack.
Notes	-
Baal Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Rainstorm is a 120-power, piercing Force AoE. Debilitate to debuff enemies' ATK, DEF, and EVAC. Offensive points: Up to 20% Force damage boost for the team, and another 40% for the MC.
Cons	The EVAC debuff on Rainstorm and the 10% ailment auto cure rate for the team, are both unlikely to be useful. Killing Wind does not pierce.
Notes	-
Barong Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Calon Arang heals the party after performing an Elec AoE. War Dance to buff the party's ATK and DEF. Offensive points: Up to 30% Elec damage boost. Defensive points: Up to 15% Elec damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Elec.
Black Frost Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Mahelldyne is a 130 power Dark AoE. Up to 25% Dark damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Dark.
Cu Chulainn Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Tie-Breaker is a 130 power Phys AoE. Up to 25% Phys damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC. Above-average accuracy and crit rate (25% instead of 20%)
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Phys.
Frost Ace Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Frozen Fist deals 130-power, piercing, physical Ice damage to a single target, and gives the MC Might afterwards, allowing for crit spam. War Dance buffs the team's ATK and DEF. 10% Ice/Light damage boost for the team. Up to 60% Ice damage boost for the MC (on top of the team effect). Up to 35% accuracy.
Cons	Mabufula does not pierce.
Notes	Frozen Fist uses the MATK stat but deals physical damage. This may affect your choice of demonite.
Garuda Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Immortal Shrine heals the party after performing a Force AoE. Offensive points: Up to 30% Force damage boost. Defensive points: Fog Breath to debuff the enemy's ATK and EV/AC. Up to 15% Force damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Force.
Garuda A Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Tempest Talon deals 100-power Force damage to a single target, and then up to 175 damage spread across 5 random targets. Since the random-targeting is a chain effect, it hitting NDR will not lead to losing Press Turns. Agile Cry buffs your EVAC and debuffs the enemy's EVAC. Offensive points: Grants Force Pierce. Up to 40% Force damage boost. Defensive points: Up to 20% evasion for the team.
Cons	The random targeting is inconsistent, and can cause problems if enemies need to die in a specific order. Tempest Talon starts with only 2 random hits, and has to be used twice to ramp up to 5 hits. In order to actually use it at full power, you therefore need to survive the enemy turn. The evasion stacking won't stop incoming magic damage.
Notes	-
Gogmagog Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Albion Giant heals the party after performing a Phys AoE. Offensive points: Acid Breath to debuff the enemy's DEF and EV/AC. Up to 30% Phys damage boost. Above-average accuracy and crit rate (25% instead of 20%). Defensive points: Up to 15% Phys damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Phys.
Huang Di Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Yinglong Flash is 130 power Phys AoE with +50% crit rate. Blood Rush to buff the team's ATK and EVAC. Grants Phys Pierce. Up to 30% Phys damage boost. Up to 25% crit rate boost for the team, and another 35% for the MC. Up to 45% accuracy boost. Overall, crits very consistently and deals high AoE damage.
Cons	Below-average PATK (110% instead of 120%)
Notes	-
Indrajit Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Rakshasa Thunder deals 200 power Elec damage to a single target, split across 5 hits to break endures. It also has a chance to Bind. Offensive points: Concentrate to boost magic damage. Grants Elec Pierce. Up to 20% Elec damage boost for the team, and another 35% for the MC. Defensive points: Up to 10% Elec damage reduction for the team.
Cons
Notes	-
Ishtar Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Starry Passion heals the party after performing a Light AoE. War Dance to buff the party's ATK and DEF. Offensive points: Up to 30% Light damage boost. Defensive points: Up to 15% Light damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Light.
Ixtab Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offering Guidance attempts to Bind all enemies, and debuffs DEF. When an ally is killed, debuffs the enemy's ATK and EVAC, softening their sweep. If panel 3, also removes Barrier and Evade Mortal to prepare your counter-attack. Since Battle Tower gives the MC damage reduction while their demons are alive, and you get more points if you kill all demons instead of just the MC, this chain effect should activate consistently in defense teams. Offensive points: Up to 30% Dark damage boost.
Cons	No pierce. Offers little in terms of offense. Reliant on landing Bind. Alt-World farming stages are immune to ailments. Ailments work in Tokyo Abyss (even on bosses), but only up to floor 60 due to stat inflation. The revenge effects don't do anything to stop or kill the enemy, they just soften the blow.
Notes	Only the base effect and panel 3 effect are notable. Either go all-in, or don't use this sword.
Izanami Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Thunderous Curse deals 180 power Elec/Dark damage to a single target. Offensive points: Concentrate to boost magic damage. Up to 20% Elec/Dark damage boost for the team. Up to 35% Elec and 10% Dark damage boost for the MC (on top of the team effect). Above-average MATK (130% instead of 120%)
Cons	No pierce. No AoE option for Dark.
Notes	-
Lakshmi Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Seductive Lotus attempts to Charm all enemies, and buffs your team's EVAC. Diarahan for single-target healing. At panel 3, recovers 1 MP for the team at end of turn, if there is a Charmed enemy. Above-average MATK (130% instead of 120%)
Cons	No pierce. Twister being random-target is a liability in PvP, should you hit into NDR. Reliant on landing Charm. Alt-World farming stages are immune to ailments. Ailments work in Tokyo Abyss (even on bosses), but only up to floor 60 due to stat inflation.
Notes	Only the panel 3 effect is notable. Either go all-in, or don't use this sword.
Lilith Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Midnight Feast heals the party after performing a Dark AoE. Offensive points: Up to 30% Dark damage boost. Defensive points: Nocturne to buff the party's DEF and EV/AC. Up to 15% Dark damage reduction for the team.
Cons	No pierce. Since the heal skill requires the AoE to succeed, this makes the heal unreliable in PvP.
Notes	Standard fusible heal sword for Dark.
Lucifer Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Stellar Light is a 150 power Almighty AoE. Concentrate to boost magic damage. Up to 35% Almighty damage boost. Up to 25% random/all-targets damage boost for the team.
Cons	Stellar Light is limited to 3 uses, after which you have no AoE option. Almighty-based kit with no pierce means this sword is shut down by Repel Almighty Magic. MP-hungry until panel 2 is unlocked. Useless in Alt-World elemental stages, as Affinity Shift reduces Almighty damage by 70%.
Notes	-
Mahakala Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Purging Flame deals 180-power Fire damage to a single target, split across 3 hits to break endures. Afterward, it debuffs enemies' ATK and DEF. Offensive points: Concentrate to boost magic damage. Grants Fire Pierce. Up to 20% Fire damage for the team, and another 35% for the MC. Above-average MATK (125% instead of 120%) Defensive points: 10% Fire damage reduction for the team. Grants 10% evasion.
Cons
Notes	-
Masakado Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Divine Flash is a 200-power Phys attack with +80% crit rate, ignores endures, and inflicts Mortal. This can quickly remove threats in early floors of Tokyo Abyss, and the occasional enemy lacking Null Mortal in PvP. Even if the Mortal doesn't land, it does great Phys damage with a reliable chance to crit. Has 3 uses. Iai Isshin is a Phys AoE that grants Charge after every use. You can then spend the charge on Iai Isshin itself, or on Divine Flash for high single-target damage. Offensive Cry provides a full offensive buff swing. Grants Phys Pierce. Up to 40% Phys damage boost. Up to 25% single-target damage boost for the team. Above-average PATK (130% instead of 120%), accuracy and crit rate (30% instead of 20%). At panel 2, grants Might to the MC when they land a kill.
Cons
Notes	The MC and Alt-World farming stages are immune to Mortal.
Masakado A Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Kuyo Sword Dance is an Almighty AoE with Remnants (efficient for press turns) that provides a full offensive buff swing, and a full EVAC buff swing. Overall, a support-oriented sword that provides buff swings and team damage auras. Offensive points: Grants Phys Pierce. While the included Phys skill isn't very good, this pierce means you can still standard-attack through Repel Almighty Magic, when at low MP, or when under Spirit Chains of Indignation. 10% Phys/Almighty damage boost for the team. Up to 20% Almighty damage boost for the MC (on top of the team effect). At panel 3, grants a 10% random/all-targets damage boost to the team. Above-average PATK (125% instead of 120%) and accuracy (25% instead of 20%). Defensive points: Defensive Cry gives the team a full defensive buff swing. At panel 2, grants Evade Mortal to the team on the first turn.
Cons	Tempest Slash + is random-target, which can be a liability in PvP should you hit into a reinforced NDR. Damage isn't especially high. Questionable in Alt-World elemental stages, as Affinity Shift reduces Almighty damage by 70%. The buffs can still be valuable, though.
Notes	Kuyo Sword Dance uses the PATK stat, but deals magic damage. This may affect your choice of demonite.
Mastema Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Last Plague is a 130 power Light AoE. Up to 25% Light damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Light.
Metatron Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Pillar of Godly Light deals 210-power Almighty damage to a single target. It's also split across 3 hits, to break endures. Offensive points: Offensive Cry provides a full offensive buff swing. 20% magic damage boost for the team. Up to 20% Almighty damage boost. Defensive points: 10% magic damage reduction for the team.
Cons	Almighty-based kit with no pierce means this sword is shut down by Repel Almighty Magic. MP-hungry if using anything other than the unique skill. Useless in Alt-World elemental stages, as Affinity Shift reduces Almighty damage by 70%.
Notes	-
Rama Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Rakshasa Cleaver deals 160-power Ice damage to a single target, and debuffs ATK and EVAC. Luster Candy buffs the team's ATK, DEF, and EVAC. Offensive points: Grants Ice Pierce. 10% Ice damage aura for the party, and another 30% for the MC. Above-average accuracy and crit rate (25% instead of 20%). Defensive points: 5% Fire/Ice damage reduction for the party. Grants 10% evasion.
Cons
Notes	-
Samael Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Red Serpent Venom attempts to apply Poison, Bind, Charm, and Mute to a single enemy. At panel 2, it costs only 4 MP. Grants 10% ailment chance boost to the team, and another 30% to the MC. Up to 30% Almighty damage boost.
Cons	Almighty-based kit with no pierce means this sword is shut down by Repel Almighty Magic. Only really offers ailments. If they don't land, the Almighty damage is lackluster. Ailments work in Tokyo Abyss (even on bosses), but only up to floor 60 due to stat inflation. Useless in Alt-World elemental stages, as Affinity Shift reduces Almighty damage by 70%, and the enemies are immune to ailments. Salvation is expensive at 9 MP, and the MC isn't a good cleric as they can only null one of Bind, Charm, or Mute (from Lucifer, Lakshmi, or Samael shield).
Notes	-
Seraph Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Pure Holy Fire deals 180-power piercing Fire/Light damage to a single target. Offensive points: 10% Fire/Light damage boost, and -1 MP cost to Fire/Light skills for the team. Up to 20% Light damage boost for the MC (on top of the team effect). Defensive points: 10% Fire/Light damage reduction for the team.
Cons	Mahamadyne and Maragidyne do not pierce.
Notes	-
Surt Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Scathe of Branches is a 130 power Fire AoE. Up to 25% Fire damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Fire.
Susano-o Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Serpent Killer is a 130 power Force AoE. Up to 25% Force damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Force.
Thor Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Crackling Thunder is a 130 power Elec AoE. Up to 25% Elec damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Elec.
Vasuki Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Samudra Manthan is a 130 power Ice AoE. Up to 25% Ice damage aura for the party, and another 45% for the MC.
Cons	No pierce.
Notes	Standard fusible attack sword for Ice.
Yoshitsune Sword	-	-	-	-
Pros	Kurama Flash deals 240-power Phys damage to a single target, with +30% crit rate. It also ignores counters, and splits its damage across 8 hits to break endures. Has Charge to significantly boost the MC's physical damage. Grants Phys Pierce. Up to 20% Phys damage for the party, and another 20% for the MC. Up to 35% accuracy and 45% crit rate. Panel 1 recovers 2 MP to the MC on the 1st turn, possibly counteracting MP drain.
Cons	MP-hungry, as both attack skills cost 7 MP.
Notes	-

Shields

Name	PVE		PVP (Battle Tower)
	Alt-World	Abyss	Offense	Defense
Alice Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 50% Dark damage boost. Auto-Rakunda to assist with turn-1 sweeping. Innocent Laughter casts a piercing Dark AoE when the MC gets a kill. This synergizes with the Alice sword's Mortal skill. Defensive points: Grants Repel Dark. Up to 40% HP boost and 35% Dark damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Light. Below-average base HP (100% instead of 120%).
Notes	-
Alice A Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Steals the enemy team's MP at the start of their turn, and steals the enemy MC's MP at the start of your turn. This can defuse or at least slow down the enemy team's offense, and possibly force the enemy MC to use a standard attack. If the enemy MC's sword doesn't have phys pierce, this can then lead to them losing turns. This also gives you plenty of MP to use your own MC's skills. Automatically casts Curse if an ally dies. If panel 3, it also Curses at the start of the first turn. This synergizes well with the Alice A sword. Up to 25% ailment chance boost. Defensive points: Grants Null Dark. Up to 20% HP boost and 20% Dark damage reduction. 20% damage reduction from Cursed enemies. Up to 30% evasion. Up to 75% reduced chance of receiving ailments.
Cons	Weak to Light. PvE enemies have infinite MP, and thus will not be slowed down by MP steal. Alt-World farming stages are immune to ailments. Ailments work in Tokyo Abyss (even on bosses), but only up to floor 60 due to stat inflation.
Notes	-
Amaterasu Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Fire damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Fire. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Fire damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Ice.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Fire.
Ananta Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Ice damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Ice. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Ice damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Fire.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Ice.
Asherah Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Up to 45% healing boost. Grants Drain Fire and Null Force. Up to 20% Fire damage reduction. Above-average base HP (140% instead of 120%) Up to 110% HP boost.
Cons	Weak to Ice and Dark. Below-average PDEF (40% instead of 50%) and MDEF (90% instead of 100%)
Notes	Highest HP of any shield, before factoring in passives. This can be useful for Tokyo Abyss backup stats.
Asura Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	When an enemy hits the MC with a physical attack, the MC will perform a piercing Phys AoE with +30% crit rate, and remove all the enemy's buffs. This attack also ignores counters. Overall, a shield that hard-counters physical AoE users: dealing revenge damage, deleting their buffs, and drastically reducing their chance to crit. Offensive points: 25% Phys damage boost. Defensive points: 80% crit rate reduction on damage received by the team, and another 50% on damage received by the MC. Grants Repel Fire and Null Phys/Light/Dark. Up to 70% HP boost and 30% Phys damage reduction. Above-average base HP (125% instead of 120%). Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%).
Cons	Weak to Ice. Very low MDEF (30% instead of 100%). Reducing crit rate will not stop crits guaranteed by Might. It also doesn't offer any defense against magic, which can't crit anyway.
Notes	-
Baal Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: 5% Force damage boost for the team, and another 50% for the MC. 20% weak-point damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Force and Null Elec. Up to 30% HP boost and 20% Force damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Ice. Below-average base HP (110% instead of 120%). The ailment auto-cure rate (15% for the team, another 15% for the MC) is unlikely to be helpful.
Notes	-
Barong Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Elec damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Elec. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Elec damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Force.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Elec.
Black Frost Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Dark damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Dark. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Dark damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Light.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Dark.
Cu Chulainn Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Phys damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Phys, and has no weaknesses. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Phys damage reduction. Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%).
Cons	Very low MDEF (30% instead of 100%).
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Phys.
Frost Ace Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Sad Vengeance grants the MC Might on the first turn. This synergizes with the Frost Ace sword, ensuring the MC has Might before the first cast of Frozen Fist. Up to 30% Ice damage boost. 10% accuracy boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Fire/Ice. Up to 30% Fire/Ice damage reduction. Up to 70% HP boost.
Cons	Below-average base HP (110% instead of 120%). Weak to Dark.
Notes	-
Garuda Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Force damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Force. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Force damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Elec.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Force.
Garuda A Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	When the MC dodges an enemy's physical attack, they cast a piercing Force AoE. Offensive points: Up to 35% Force damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Fire and Drain Force. 20% HP boost, and up to 10% Fire and 30% Force damage reduction. Up to 50% evasion.
Cons	Below-average base HP (100% instead of 120%) Weak to Ice. The evasion stacking won't stop incoming magic damage.
Notes	-
Gogmagog Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Phys damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Phys, and has no weaknesses. Up to 80% HP boost and 25% Phys damage reduction. Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%).
Cons	Very low MDEF (30% instead of 100%).
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Phys.
Huang Di Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Phys damage boost. 25% accuracy and 45% crit rate boost. Defensive points: No weaknesses. Up to 60% HP boost. Up to 20% Phys and 10% Fire/Ice/Elec/Force damage reduction. 30% crit rate reduction on damage received by the MC. Above-average PDEF (80% instead of 50%)
Cons	Below-average base HP (110% instead of 120%) Below-average MDEF (80% instead of 100%)
Notes	-
Indrajit Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Up to 35% Battle Speed boost, to help your team go first. When the MC kills a demon, they automatically cast Repel Almighty Magic and recover 3 MP. This can hard-counter Almighty revenge effects, such as from The 10th Angel. Offensive points: Up to 35% Elec damage boost. 20% single-target damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Elec. Up to 40% HP boost and 30% Elec damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Ice.
Notes	-
Ishtar Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Light damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Light. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Light damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Dark.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Light.
Ixtab Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Every 3rd turn, inflicts an Almighty attack with Mortal to a random enemy. This also ignores endures. Offensive points: Up to 50% ailment chance boost. 10% Dark/Almighty damage boost on panel 2. Defensive points: Grants Repel Dark. Up to 30% Dark damage reduction. Up to 20% HP boost. 15% evasion.
Cons	Weak to Light. Below-average base HP (100% instead of 120%) 3 turns is a long time to wait for the Mortal - by then, the fight might already be over. You also can't choose which enemy it will hit. It could target an enemy that has Null Mortal, wasting the Mortal effect. Since the attack is Almighty, it can be reflected by Repel Almighty Magic (but it won't kill the MC if reflected).
Notes	The MC and Alt-World farming stages are immune to Mortal.
Izanami Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 45% Elec and 20% Dark damage boost. 20% weak-point damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Elec. Up to 30% HP boost and 15% Elec/Dark damage reduction. Above-average MDEF (120% instead of 100%).
Cons	Weak to Fire. Below-average PDEF (30% instead of 50%).
Notes	-
Lakshmi Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Grants Null Dark. Up to 70% HP boost and 15% Dark damage reduction. 10% evasion boost. Above-average MDEF (120% instead of 100%). Grants Null Charm.
Cons	Weak to Force. Below-average base HP (100% instead of 120%). The 15% ailment auto-cure rate is unlikely to be helpful. The +15 Luck is pitifully bad. An ailment chance boost would have been better, to at least synergize with the sword.
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Lilith Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 25% Dark damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Drain Dark. Up to 80% HP boost and 35% Dark damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Light.
Notes	Standard fusible heal shield for Dark.
Lucifer Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Abyssal Magic grants +20 Mag and Vit, as well as an endure. Panel 3 automatically casts Debilitate on the first turn. Offensive points: Up to 35% Almighty damage boost. 20% random/all-targets damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Dark. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Dark damage reduction. Above-average base HP (130% instead of 120%). Grants Null Bind.
Cons	Weak to Light.
Notes	The wings are cool.
Mahakala Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 40% Fire damage boost. 20% single-target damage boost. On every 3rd turn, casts a piercing Fire AoE, recovers 5 MP, and gains Concentrate. Defensive points: Grants Drain Fire and Null Dark, and has no weaknesses. Up to 35% Fire damage reduction. Up to 50% HP boost.
Cons	3 turns is a long time to wait for the chain effect - by then, the fight is likely already over.
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Masakado Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Has Intimidating Stance (removes 1 enemy Press Turn when you go second). The MC counters with a Phys AoE when hit by a physical attack. Offensive points: Up to 35% Phys damage boost. Up to 20% crit-damage boost. Up to 35% accuracy and 20% crit rate. Defensive points: Grants Null Phys and Drain Dark. Up to 40% HP boost and 30% Phys damage reduction. Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%)
Cons	The counter does not pierce. Below-average base HP (110% instead of 120%). Very low MDEF (30% instead of 100%).
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Masakado A Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Grants 1 extra Press Turn when you go first. Also grants 15% Battle Speed on panel 1. Gives +15 to all basic stats (Str, Mag, Vit, Agi, Luk). Offensive points: Up to 20% Phys/Almighty damage boost. 20% random/all-targets damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Null Phys/Light/Dark. Up to 30% Phys and 10% Almighty damage reduction Up to 35% HP boost. Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%) Enduring Soul grants an endure.
Cons	Very low MDEF (50% instead of 100%).
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Mastema Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Light damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Light. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Light damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Dark.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Light.
Metatron Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 30% magic damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Null Light, and has no weaknesses. Up to 20% Light damage reduction. Up to 35% magic damage reduction. Up to 50% HP boost. Above-average MDEF (120% instead of 100%). Enduring Soul provides an endure.
Cons	Below-average PDEF (30% instead of 50%).
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Rama Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 30% Ice damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Null Fire/Ice, and has no weaknesses. Up to 10% Fire and 30% Ice damage reduction. Up to 40% HP boost. Up to 30% evasion boost. Up to 60% reduced chance of receiving ailments.
Cons	Below-average base HP (100% instead of 120%)
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Samael Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Panel 3 automatically removes the enemy's Barriers at the start of the first turn. Up to 30% ailment chance boost. Defensive points: Grants Null Light and Repel Dark. 20% Light/Dark damage reduction. Up to 50% HP boost. Grants Null Mute.
Cons	Weak to Elec. Below-average base HP (110% instead of 120%)
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Seraph Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 20% weak-point damage boost for the team, and another 20% for the MC. Defensive points: Grants Drain Fire/Light. Up to 60% HP boost and 30% Fire/Light damage reduction. Up to 30% weak-point damage reduction for the team.
Cons	Weak to Ice.
Notes	Highest light damage reduction of any shield, without considering passives. This can be useful for Tokyo Abyss backup stats.
Surt Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Fire damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Fire. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Fire damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Ice.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Fire.
Susano-o Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Force damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Force. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Force damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Elec.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Force.
Thor Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Elec damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Elec. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Elec damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Force.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Elec.
Vasuki Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 60% Ice damage boost. Defensive points: Grants Repel Ice. Up to 50% HP boost and 20% Ice damage reduction.
Cons	Weak to Fire.
Notes	Standard fusible attack shield for Ice.
Yoshitsune Shield	-	-	-	-
Pros	Offensive points: Up to 50% Phys damage boost. Up to 20% accuracy and 55% crit rate boost. Recovers 5 MP when the MC lands a kill. Defensive points: Grants Null Phys, and has no weaknesses. Up to 40% HP boost and 30% Phys damage reduction. Very high PDEF (100% instead of 50%).
Cons	Very low MDEF (30% instead of 100%).
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