Buffer

Effects

Notes

• Buffer's cooldown count changing effect will not trigger if the unit is inflicted with  False Start, unless  False Start is removed by a skill such as  Dream Deliverer.
• Cooldown count changes from skills that activate at the same time as Buffer (at start of turn) are not considered in Buffer's conditions.^[1] Skills such as  Infantry Pulse 4,  Buffer 4, and  Odd Pulse Tie 3 will have their effects stack.
• The stat decrease that can be applied by Buffer is considered a temporary debuff.

• Effects that select units based on stats, such as  Chill Def/Res 3, directly select the unit with the appropriate stat(s); they do not compare the team's units pairwise to decide which unit has the highest or lowest stat(s).
  • Effects that check if a unit could make follow-up by decreasing the Spd difference, such as  Potent 4, are not affected by 【Phantom】 Spd effects.
  • Effects that alter the Spd difference, such as  Frozen, are not affected by 【Phantom】 Spd effects.
  • Buffer stacks with other 【Phantom】 Spd effects.
    • For example, if both  Buffer 4 and  Phantom Spd 3's effects trigger the unit with both skills will have their Spd treated as if granted +17.

• 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

Availability

Summoning events

Start	End	Event	Skill
2023-12-07	2023-12-25	Book VIII: Ratatoskr and More	Buffer 4
2024-04-30	2024-05-14	Mythic Heroes - Loki	Buffer 4
2024-06-07	2024-06-28	Attuned Micaiah & Sothe	Buffer 4
2024-10-02	2024-10-10	Book VIII Revival: Ratatoskr and More	Buffer 4
2024-10-30	2024-11-15	Mythic Heroes - Hræsvelgr	Buffer 4
2025-03-20	2025-04-07	Focus: Heroes with Finish Skills	Buffer 4

Distributed units

• This skill is not available on any distributed units.

Combat Manuals

Start	End	Hero	Currency
2024-03-06T05:00:00Z		Severa: Secret Dreamer	Divine Code: Part 5
2025-03-06T05:00:00Z		Edward: Blade of Justice	Divine Code: Part 6

In other languages

References

See also

• Dodge Passives
• Phantom Passives