Geirdriful
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Effectiveness
Required	Silver Lance
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_ゲイルドリヴル
Numeric ID	3204
Description 【Switch】	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】and【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2, + 5; excludes stat bonuses and stat penalties), reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%, and also, if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】and【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2, + 5; excludes stat bonuses and stat penalties), reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%, and also, if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Armored effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X X = 2 x (Status effects active on  Unit), +5 (exc.  Bonuses &  Penalties)		Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Reduces damage by 40% from  Foe's first attack
Special cooldown charge +1		Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces &  Unit has a 【Bonus】
Refined weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Armored effective damage	Unit	—
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X X = 2 x (Status effects active on  Unit), +5 (exc.  Bonuses &  Penalties)		Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Reduces damage by 40% from  Foe's first attack (including second attacks)
Special cooldown charge +1		Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces &  Unit has a 【Bonus】
Skill refine effects
Status effects
Halves non-Special damage reduction	Unit	A Movement Assist is used on or by  Unit
Neutralize Bonuses
Map effects
Recover 7 HP	Unit	After combat if  Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Boosts damage by X (max: 16) X = 4 x 【Bonus】 effects active on  Unit (excluding  Bonus)

Notes

• When battling an  Armored unit, damage is boosted by 50%.

• The  Armored effective damage can be neutralized by effects such as  Neutralize Effective Against Armored or  Fire Emblem.

• "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 boost that can be applied during combat by Geirdriful is considered a temporary buff.
• The temporary buffs of Geirdriful will activate if the user receives a status effect (excluding  Bonuses and  Penalties).
  • The temporary buffs will be negated if the user does not receive a status effect (excluding  Bonuses and  Penalties), or the user has their status effects removed by a source of status effect removal.
  • For more information, see Status effects.

• The non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effect is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as  Arcane Thorn and  Change of Fate.
  • If an effect such as  Miracle or  Roy: Of Binding's boosted Special effect can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
  • Umbra Burst weapons will always deal a minimum of 1 damage even if the foe uses attack damage preventing effects, Invincibility Seals, or damage reduction effects.
  • "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 the damage-reduction effects from both  Dodge and  Archrival 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 only during combat by effects such as  Share Spoils+ or  Halves non-Special damage reduction.
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
• The Special cooldown charge increase of Geirdriful will activate if the user receives a 【Bonus】 effect.
  • The Special cooldown charge increase will not be negated if the unit receives a 【Penalty】 effect.
  • If the unit does not receive a 【Bonus】 effect, or has their 【Bonus】 effects removed by a source of Bonus effect removal, the Special cooldown charge increase will be negated.
  • For more information, see Status effects.

• 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  Tempo Echo and  Arcane Þrima will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.

Upgrades

Icon	Stats	Description 【Switch】	Cost
	+3 HP	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit deals damage = number of Bonus effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 4 (max 16; excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat, and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard). If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit deals damage = number of Bonus effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 4 (max 16; excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat, and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +2 Mt	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack).	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +3 Spd	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack).	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Def	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack).	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200
	+5 HP, +4 Res	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack).	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if【Bonus】effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes

•  Geirdriful applies the  Halves non-Special damage reduction status effect.
  • Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If  Halves non-Special damage reduction is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.
  •  Halves non-Special damage reduction will reduce the effect of non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects from Specials such as  Vital Astra.
    • Damage-reduction reducing effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as  Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
      • For example, if a unit has  Halves non-Special damage reduction and a foe with  Dodge is on a space with  【Divine Vein (Water)】, the maximum total damage-reduction is reduced to 10%, since the two effects reduce the damage to (1 − ((40% − 50%) − 50%)) = 90% of the original damage instead of 60% of the original damage.
    • Each damage-reduction effect is reduced individually.
      • For example, if a unit has  Halves non-Special damage reduction and the foe has both  Spurn 4 and  Dodge, the maximum total damage-reduction is reduced to 40%, since the two effects reduce the damage to (1 − (50% − 50%)) × (1 − (40% − 50%)) = 60% of the original damage instead of 30% of the original damage.
    •  Halves non-Special damage reduction will not reduce the effect of Special "reduces damage by X%" effects or flat damage-reduction effects such as  Archrival or  Pair Up 4.
    • For more information, see Damage calculation.
•  Geirdriful applies the  Neutralize Bonuses status effect.
  • Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If  Neutralize Bonuses is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.

•  Neutralize Bonuses can neutralize  Bonuses during combat.
  •  Bonuses are neutralized by inflicting temporary debuffs of the same amount during combat.
  • The  Bonus neutralizing effect will be negated if the affected unit has  Panic (and doesn't have  Null Panic), or has their  Bonuses removed by a source of Bonus effect removal.

• The damage boosting effect is a flat +X (max: 16) damage that ignores the foe's Def or Res when calculating the damage boost, and can be reduced by damage reduction effects such as  Archrival,  A/S Rival Break, and  Dodge.
  • Damage boosting effects stack additively, similar to flat damage-reduction effects and interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as  Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
  • A foe equipped with Invincibility Seals will neutralize all sources of damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials and the minimum 1 damage from Umbra Burst weapons.
  • A foe using attack damage preventing effects can neutralize damage dealt from the foe's own attacks and the unit's attacks (Units with Umbra Burst weapons will take and deal the minimum 1 damage).
  • For more information, see Damage calculation.
• The damage boosting effect of  Geirdriful will activate if the user receives a 【Bonus】 effect.
  • The damage boosting effect will not be negated if the unit receives a 【Penalty】 effect.
  • If the unit does not receive a 【Bonus】 effect, or has their 【Bonus】 effects removed by a source of Bonus effect removal, the damage boosting effect will be negated.
  • For more information, see Status effects.

• The healing effect is triggered regardless of whether  Geirdriful's user performs an attack during combat. If foe initiates combat and user cannot counterattack,  Geirdriful's healing effect will still trigger.
•  Geirdriful's user needs to survive the combat for the healing effect to trigger.
•  Geirdriful's healing effect stacks with skills such as  Fury 4, that deal out of combat damage to their owner after combat.
•  Geirdriful'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.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Chrom: Fated Honor	Iron Lance 4  SR	Steel Lance 4  SR	Silver Lance 4  SR	Geirdriful 5

Trivia

• The maximum amount of temporary buffs granted by  Geirdriful (from being affected by all Status effects (except  Bonuses &  Penalties)) is: Atk/Spd/Def/Res+229.
• In Norse mythology, Geirdriful (Old Norse for "Spear-flinger") is a valkyrie.

In other languages

See also

• Sources of effective against armored foes