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Guardian Fang
Move type Cavalry
Weapon type Red Beast Blue Beast Green Beast Colorless Beast
Might 14
Range 1
Required Adult (Cavalry)
SP 400
Exclusive? Yes
String ID SID_新年の戦猫の爪牙
Description Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%).

At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Notes[ | ]

  • The maximum Spd difference that matters for Guardian Fang's damage boosting effect is 10, due to Guardian Fang's cap of 7 added damage.
  • The minimum Spd difference that matters for Guardian Fang's damage boosting effect is 2, which provides 1 added damage.
  • With Phantom Spd 3 Phantom Spd 3, Guardian Fang will deal extra damage if the user would otherwise have equal or less Spd than the target.
    • This effect stops when the user is regularly 9 Spd slower than the target, as a 1-Spd advantage rounds down to 0 damage.
  • The damage boosting effect of Guardian Fang is applied after other effects, and is thus not boosted by specials such as Skilliconspecial Glimmer or Skilliconspecial Astra.
  • The damage boosting effect of Guardian Fang ignores the foe's Def or Res when calculating the damage boost, and can be reduced by damage reduction effects such as Skilliconspecial Armored Beacon, Dragon Wall 3 Dragon Wall 3, and Status Effect Dodge Dodge.
  • The damage-reduction is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as Icon Class Blue Lance Arcane Lúin and Status Effect Dominance Dominance.
    • If a skill such as Skilliconspecial Miracle or Everliving Domain Everliving Domain can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
    • Percentage-based damage-reduction effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as Status Effect Triangle Adept Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
      • For example, if both Buffer 4 Buffer 4 and Skilliconspecial Godlike Reflexes activate, the maximum total damage-reduction is 70% instead of 90%, since the two skills reduce the damage to (1 − 50%) × (1 − 40%) = 30% of the original damage.
    • For more information, see Damage calculation.
  • Sources of effects that reduce damage-reduction:
  • Sources of damage-reduction neutralization:
  • When equipped with skills such as Beast Sense 4 Beast Sense 4 and Beast N Trace 3 Beast N Trace 3, a Icon Type Beast Beast unit will transform out of combat on turn 1 regardless of whether the transformation conditions of the user's weapon are met.
  • The Atk+2 granted by Guardian Fang when the user transforms is a stat boost, not a Status Effect Bonus bonus.
  • "If unit initiates combat" means if the user starts combat during the player phase. The unit does not need to deal damage, nor be the first to attack.
    • However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
  • The stat decrease that can be applied by Guardian Fang is considered a temporary debuff.
  • Guardian Fang can prevent the foe from making a standard follow-up attack.
  • "If unit transforms" refers to out of combat transformations of Icon Type Beast Beast units. Transformations during combat will not trigger the stat boost, temporary debuffs, and follow-up preventing effects.
    • However, if the effect(s) apply after combat, the unit must also survive combat to fulfill this condition.

Upgrades[ | ]

Can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery. For a list of other such weapons, see list of upgradable weapons.
Type Stats Description Cost
Guardian Fang W +3 HP Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.
If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +10. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.
400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Guardian Fang W +3 HP Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.
If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +10. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.
400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Attack Plus W +5 HP, +2 Mt Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Attack Plus W +5 HP, +2 Mt Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Speed Plus W +5 HP, +3 Spd Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Speed Plus W +5 HP, +3 Spd Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Defense Plus W +5 HP, +4 Def Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Defense Plus W +5 HP, +4 Def Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Resistance Plus W +5 HP, +4 Res Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200
Resistance Plus W +5 HP, +4 Res Grants Spd+3. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) 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 stats × 4 (max 40%). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat + 3; max 6), and also, if X ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. 400 SP, Arena Medal 500, Divine Dew 200

Notes[ | ]

  • "If unit initiates combat" means if the user starts combat during the player phase. The unit does not need to deal damage, nor be the first to attack.
    • However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
  • The stat increase that can be applied by refined Guardian Fang is considered a temporary buff.
  • Guardian Fang W Guardian Fang has the same effect as Phantom Spd 3 Phantom Spd 3.
  • Effects that select units based on stats, such as Chill Def Res 3 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 Potent 4, are not affected by Guardian Fang W Guardian Fang.
  • Effects that increase the Spd difference, such as Wyvern Rift Wyvern Rift, are not affected by Guardian Fang W Guardian Fang.
  • Guardian Fang W Guardian Fang stacks with other effects that treats a unit's Spd as if granted by a certain amount.
    • For example, if both Buffer 4 Buffer 4 and Phantom Spd 3 Phantom Spd 3's effects trigger the unit with both skills will have their Spd treated as if granted +17.
  • The calculation of "spaces from start position to end position" counts the total number of spaces from the initiator's starting position to the end position before combat.
  • The damage-reduction is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as Icon Class Blue Lance Arcane Lúin and Status Effect Dominance Dominance.
    • If a skill such as Skilliconspecial Miracle or Everliving Domain Everliving Domain can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
    • Percentage-based damage-reduction effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as Status Effect Triangle Adept Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
      • For example, if both Buffer 4 Buffer 4 and Skilliconspecial Godlike Reflexes activate, the maximum total damage-reduction is 70% instead of 90%, since the two skills reduce the damage to (1 − 50%) × (1 − 40%) = 30% of the original damage.
    • For more information, see Damage calculation.
  • Sources of effects that reduce damage-reduction:
  • Sources of damage-reduction neutralization:
  • "If unit transforms" refers to out of combat transformations of Icon Type Beast Beast units. Transformations during combat will not trigger the temporary debuffs and damage-reduction effects.
    • However, if the effect(s) apply after combat, the unit must also survive combat to fulfill this condition.

List of owners[ | ]

UnitSkill chain
Lethe New Years Claw Face FC
Whelp (Cavalry)
★
Yearling (Cavalry)
★
Adult (Cavalry)
★
Guardian Fang
★

In other languages[ | ]

Language Name
Japanese 新年の戦猫の爪牙
German Wächterfangzahn
Spanish (Europe) Garra guardiana
Spanish (Latin America) Colmillo guardián
French Croc de gardiens
Italian Zanna protettiva
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 新年戰貓的爪牙
Portuguese Presa felina

See also[ | ]

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