Balmung

Balmung

Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	Silver Sword
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	`SID_バルムンク`
Description	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on unit and grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Spd+3	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Enemy Phase or Foe's HP = 100% at start of combat
Neutralizes Penalties	Unit	Enemy Phase or Foe's HP = 100% at start of combat
Refined weapon
Permanent effects
Spd+3	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Enemy Phase or Foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
Neutralizes Penalties
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge -1"
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge +1"	Foe
Skill refine effects
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X X = 4 + 15% of Unit's Spd at start of combat	Unit	Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Reduces damage by X% (max: 40%) X = 4 x ( Unit's Spd - Foe's Spd) from attacks & Non-Røkkr AoE Specials	Unit	Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat & Unit's Spd > Foe's Spd

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.
Balmung can neutralize Penalties during combat.
- Penalties are neutralized by granting temporary buffs of the same amount during combat.
- Temporary buffs from Balmung do not stack with temporary buffs from effects such as Grand Strategy and Atk/Spd Unity, only temporary buffs from Balmung will apply.
The stat increase that can be applied by Balmung is considered a temporary buff.

Upgrades

*Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.*
Stats	Description	Cost
+3 HP	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = 15% of unit's Spd at start of combat, + 4), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between Spd stats × 4 (max 40%).	400 SP, 500, 200
+5 HP, +2 Mt	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+5 HP, +3 Spd	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+5 HP, +4 Def	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200
+5 HP, +4 Res	Grants Spd+3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	400 SP, 500, 200

Notes

Refined Balmung will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit from effects such as Guard Sword+, Guard, or 【Divine Vein (Green)】.
- Since the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will be neutralized on unit, refined Balmung will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit from effects such as Heavy Blade 4, Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests Infantry area effect, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit.
Refined Balmung will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on foes from effects such as Heavy Blade 4, Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests Infantry area effect.
- Since the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will be neutralized on foes, refined Balmung will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect inflicted on the foe from effects such as Guard Sword+, Guard, or 【Divine Vein (Green)】, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit.

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.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Shannan: Wielder of Astra	Iron Sword 5	Steel Sword 5	Silver Sword 5	Balmung 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	バルムンク
German	Balmung
Spanish (Europe)	Balmung
Spanish (Latin America)	Balmung
French	Balmung
Italian	Balmung
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	巴爾孟克
Portuguese	Balmung

Balmung

Effects

Notes

Upgrades

Notes

List of owners

In other languages

See also