Deadly Balance

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description [ExpandCollapse]
B		Deadly Balance	300	—	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and grants Special cooldown charge +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage.)	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and grants Special cooldown charge +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage.) 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).
		Deadly Balance+	300	Deadly Balance	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per foe's attack (only highest value applied; does not stack; Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage) during combat, and also, if Special triggers, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit after combat.	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% or if【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per foe's attack (only highest value applied; does not stack; Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage) during combat, and also, if Special triggers, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit after combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

* Unused restrictions: No restrictions.

Notes[ | ]

• The effect of Deadly Balance will activate if the unit wielding it receives a 【Penalty】.
  • The effect will not be negated if the unit wielding it receives a 【Bonus】.
  • If the unit wielding it does not receive a 【Penalty】, or has their 【Penalty】 removed by a source of negative status effect neutralization, the effect will be negated.
  • For more information, see Status effects.
• The stat decrease that can be applied by Deadly Balance is considered a temporary debuff.

• Only attacks performed by the foe have the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect. This is true regardless of who initiated combat.
• The "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
  • The effects will only stack when the foe attacks and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
  • The "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will only take place when the user attacks.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge +X", only the higher of the two charge increases will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge +1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge +1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 4 and  Spendy Scimitar will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.
• The "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge -1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 4 and  Whirling Grace will neutralize effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.
• Deadly Balance+ will neutralize non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects from Specials such as  Vital Astra.
  • Deadly Balance+ will not neutralize Special "reduces damage by X%" effects such as  Gust or  Laguz Friend 4.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
• Deadly Balance+ only targets Specials that activate before or during combat. Specials that activate after combat, such as  Galeforce and Røkkr AoE Specials, will not trigger Deadly Balance+.
• Cooldown count changes from skills that activate at the same time as Deadly Balance+ (after combat) are not considered in Deadly Balance+'s conditions. Skills such as  Special Spiral 4,  Time's Pulse 4, and  Pulse Smog will have their effects stack.

List of owners[ | ]

Unit	Skill chain
Líf: Arcane Blade	Deadly Balance 5	–
Líf: Lethal Swordsman	Deadly Balance 5	Deadly Balance+ 5

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See also[ | ]

• Spirited Weapons