Western Axe

Western Axe
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	—
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_西方の勇者の斧
Numeric ID	3710
Description	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.

Notes[ | ]

• The stat increase that can be applied by Western Axe is considered a temporary buff.

• The damage-reduction effect is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as  Arcane Lúin and  Dominance.
  • If a skill such as  Miracle or  Everliving Domain can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
  • "Reduces damage by X%" effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as  Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
    • For example, if both  Dodge and  Gust trigger, the maximum total damage-reduction is 64% instead of 80%, since the two skills reduce the damage to (1 − 40%) × (1 − 40%) = 36% of the original damage.
  • Non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects can be neutralized or reduced by effects such as  Share Spoils or  Halves non-Special damage reduction.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
  • Effects that neutralize or reduce non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects will also affect Western Axe's damage boosting effect.

• The damage boosting effect of Western Axe ignores the foe's Def or Res when calculating the damage boost, and can be reduced by damage-reduction effects such as  Gust,  Atk/Spd Excel, and  Dodge.
  • A foe equipped with  Embla's Ward,  Múspellflame,  Niðavellir Axiom,  Gold Perfection, or  Nine-Realm Pact will neutralize all sources of damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials and the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
  • Western Axe's damage boosting effect calculates the damage boost based on the total damage-reduction from all damage-reduction effects active on the unit including:
    • Damage-reduction from ally skills such as  Domain of Ice and  Caduceus Staff.
    • Damage-reduction from Divine Vein and terrain effects.
    • Flat damage-reduction from effects such as  Atk/Spd Excel and  Shield Fighter.
    • "Unit survives with 1 HP" effects such as  Miracle and  Everliving Domain.
  • "Unit survives with 1 HP" effects will affect the calculation of the damage boosting effect = the total damage from the foe's damage (including calculations with specials) -1.
    • For example, if a foe triggering  Glimmer deals 45 damage, and a skill such as  Miracle or  Everliving Domain would be triggered by that foe's attack, the damage boost for the unit's next attack would be 44 damage.
  • If Western Axe triggers multiple times during combat, all reduced damage is accumulated up to the unit's next attack, and resets to 0 at the end of combat. If the unit cannot counterattack the damage boosting effect will not trigger.

• The healing effect is triggered regardless of whether Western Axe's user performs an attack during combat. If foe initiates combat and user cannot counterattack, Western Axe's healing effect will still trigger.
• Western Axe's user needs to survive the combat for the healing effect to trigger.
• Western Axe's healing effect stacks with skills such as  Fury 4, that deal out of combat damage to their owner after combat.
• Western Axe's after combat healing will not work if the foe has a skill that prevents HP recovery such as  Fatal Smoke 4 or  Incurable+, or the user has been inflicted with  Deep Wounds.

Upgrades[ | ]

Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.

Type	Stats	Description	Cost
	+3 HP	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = current penalty on each of those stats × 2, + 4 (example: if unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+18, for a net bonus of Atk+11 during combat; calculates each stat bonus independently) and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes[ | ]

• "If foe initiates combat" means if a foe triggers combat during the enemy phase. The unit being initiated upon does not need to deal damage, nor be able to counterattack.
  • However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit being initiated upon must also survive it to fulfill this condition.

• The stat increase that can be applied by  Western Axe is considered a temporary buff.
  • The stat increasing effect of  Western Axe will activate if the foe receives  Penalties.
  • The stat increasing effect will not be negated nor reduced if the foe receives  Bonuses.
  • If the foe is affected by  Panic (and not affected by  Null Panic),  Western Axe will utilize the total  Penalty within each stat during calculation.^[1]
  • The stat increasing effect will be negated if the foe has their  Penalties removed by a source of negative status effect neutralization.

• 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 the effect is active, the unit will gain 2 charges from both attacking and being attacked.
• 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.

List of owners[ | ]

Unit	Skill chain
Echidna: Unyielding Idealist	Western Axe 5

In other languages[ | ]

References[ | ]

See also[ | ]

• Unity Passives