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Reverse damage boost

Anti-damage boost (ADB), also known as reverse damage boost (RDB) (no official name), refers to effects that apply a negative amount of damage boost, causing the affected demon to deal less damage. This is not the same as damage reduction, which works on the target's end and is much more potent.

Mechanics[edit]

Anti-damage boost is applied to the same part of the formula that normal damage boosts are. For more details, see Damage Formula.

  • Due to this, anti-damage boost directly counteracts normal damage boosts.
  • For example: if a demon has a total of +90% damage boosts (from passive skills such as Fire Amp, skill levels, panels, aura, etc), and they face a party that has Cleopatra (applies -60% damage dealt), then that partially cancels the demon's damage boosts (90 - 60). This results in a total of +30% damage boosts instead.

Skills that apply anti-damage boost are usually phrased as affecting the damage the enemy deals, rather than the amount of damage your party takes/receives. For effects that decrease the damage your party receives (and in a much-more-potent way), see damage reduction.

Appliers[edit]

Skills that apply anti-damage boost to enemies[edit]

Type Name MP Cost Target Amount Conditional? Skill Points Exclusive?
Passive Passive Poison Dragon's Sympathy Passive All Targets All Targets 40% All Enemies with an Ailment - Fafnir
Passive Passive Hand of Glory Passive All Targets All Targets 60% All Enemies with Curse - Nebiros
Passive Passive Crawling Chaos Passive All Targets All Targets 25% Magic Enemies with Gloom - Nyarlathotep
Passive Passive Covenant Bless Passive All Targets All Targets 40% Fire/Light - - Mithras
Passive Passive Sabaoth's Voice Passive All Targets All Targets 30% All Enemies with an Ailment - Sabaoth
Passive Passive Hedonistic Reaper Passive All Targets All Targets 25% Physical Enemies with Gloom - Guedhe
Passive Passive Unknown Predator Passive All Targets All Targets 60% All Enemies with Gloom - Old Ones
Passive Passive Peerless Beauty Passive All Targets All Targets 60% All Enemies with an Ailment - Cleopatra
Passive Passive The Wings of Darkness Passive All Targets All Targets 40% All Enemies with Decay - Femto
Passive Passive Holy Guidance Passive All Targets All Targets 30% All Enemies with Spirit Chains - Armaiti
Passive Passive Illusory Dream Passive All Targets All Targets 20% All Enemies with Spirit Chains of Corrosion - Peri
Passive Passive Cruel Malice Passive All Targets All Targets 30% All While own party has Malice Resonance count of 6 - Michael M

Demon Panels that apply anti-damage boost[edit]

Demon Panel # Effect
David Panel 3 While the one with this skill is alive, -25% to enemy's natural recovery rate of status ailments and -60% to damage dealt while afflicted with a status ailment.
Echidna Panel 3 +20% to Ice damage. While the one with this skill is alive, all enemies will receive the following effect: When in a state of Gloom, -30% to damage and -60% to ailment infliction rate.
Ladon Panel 3 +20% to Phys damage. While the one with this skill is alive, all enemies will receive the following effect: When in a state of Gloom, -30% to damage dealt and -40% to Critical hit rate.
Cerberus A Panel 2 +20% to Phys hit rate. Decreases the MP cost of Hell Blaze by 1MP. HP stops at 1 HP upon receiving the first two killing blows. While the one with this skill is alive, all enemies will receive the following effect: -40% to all damage dealt when inflicted with Spirit Chains (Intimidation).
Baphomet A Panel 2 Adds Null Mortal. While the one with this skill is alive, all enemies will receive the following effect: -50% to damage dealt, except for when striking a Weak Point.
Nuwa Panel 2 Adds Null Mute. While the one with this skill is alive, enemies inflicted with Spirit Chains (Suppression) will receive the following effect: +10% to damage received and -30% to damage dealt.
Medusa Panel 2 +20% chance to inflict status ailments. While the one with this skill is alive, all enemies will receive the following effect: -25% to damage dealt and evasion rate while afflicted by any type of Spirit Chains.
Skill Effects
Attributes
(Elements) 		Phys Phys • Fire Fire • Ice Ice • Elec Elec • Force Force • Light Light • Dark Dark • Almighty Almighty • Multi Multi Skills
Ailments
(Bad Status Effects) 		Bind • Charm • Curse • Mute • Poison • Weak • Status Ailment Resonance • Cleric
Good Status Effects Barrier • Charge • Concentrate • Might • Lydia • Repel Magic • Repel Physical • Evade Mortal
Spirit Chains Corrosion • Indignation • Intimidation • Salvation • Suppression
Other Special Effects You're Next • Revive Ban • Zenith • Gloom • Attribute Affinity Reinforcement • Attribute affinity down • Fortify • Decay • Malice • Order Crest
Buffs ATK Buff • DEF Buff • EV/AC Buff
Debuffs ATK Debuff • DEF Debuff • EV/AC Debuff
HP Max HP • Healing • Steal HP
MP Max MP • Naturally recovered MP • Recover MP • Steal MP • Lose MP • MP cost up • MP cost down
Stats Strength (Str) • Magic (Mag) • Vitality (Vit) • Agility (Agi) • Luck (Luk)
Damage types Fractional Damage • Fixed Damage • Special Damage
Offense Pierce • Mortal • Accuracy and Evasion • Critical hit • Weak point • Standard/Normal Attack • Damage boost • Reverse damage reduction
Defense Pierce Negation (Anti-Pierce) • Bulwark • Counter • Death Prevention (Endures) • Revival • Reverse damage boost • Damage reduction • Preferential Target • Super Reaction
Press Turn Press Turn Generation • Press Turn Retention • Press Turn Removal • Bonus Turn • Remnants • Passing
Other Battle Speed • Chain Effect turn order • Boost Level • Party Effect • Field Effects • Area Only Skill • Boss Battle effects • Race effects • Death effects
Non-Combative Trap Negation • EXP Up • Macca Up