Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
A		Mastermind	300	—	At start of turn, deals 1 damage to unit. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+9 to unit during combat and deals damage = X + Y (X = 80% of highest total bonuses among unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit; Y = 80% of highest total penalties among target and foes within 2 spaces of target; excluding area-of-effect Specials).
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

* Unused restrictions: No restrictions.

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Map effects
Deals 1 damage	Unit	At start of turn
Combat effects
Atk/Spd+9	Unit	Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces
Boosts damage by X X = (80% of highest total  Bonuses on  Unit &  Allies within 2 spaces + 80% of highest total  Penalties on  Target &  Foes within 2 spaces of  Target)

Notes

• Mastermind inflicts out of combat damage.
  • Out of combat damage cannot reduce a unit's HP to 0.
  • A foe equipped with Invincibility Seals will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except from Røkkr area-of-effect Specials.
  • A foe equipped with  Røkkr or a unit with  En Garde will neutralize all sources of out of combat damage except Area-of-effect Specials.
• Mastermind stacks with out of combat healing from effects such as  Essence Drain or  Renewal 3.
  • For example, if a unit has both Fury and Mystic Boost,  Fury 2 +  Mystic Boost 1 = -2 HP,  Fury 3 +  Mystic Boost 3 = 0 HP, and  Fury 4 +  Mystic Boost 4 = +2 HP.
• "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 Mastermind is considered a temporary buff.

• The damage boosting effect of Mastermind 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 Mastermind will activate if the unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit receive  Bonuses.
  • The damage boosting effect will not be negated if the unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit receive  Penalties.
  • The damage boosting effect will be negated if the unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit are affected by  Panic (and not affected by  Null Panic), or the unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit have their  Bonuses removed by a source of Bonus effect removal.
• The damage boosting effect of Mastermind will activate if the target and foes within 2 spaces of target receive  Penalties.
  • The damage boosting effect will not be negated if the target and foes within 2 spaces of target receive  Bonuses.
  • If the target and foes within 2 spaces of target are affected by  Panic (and not affected by  Null Panic), Mastermind will utilize the total  Penalty within each stat during calculation.^[1]
  • The damage boosting effect will be negated if the target and foes within 2 spaces of target have their  Penalties removed by a source of Penalty effect removal.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Lysithea: Tea Sweetener	Mastermind 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	天才
German	Genie
Spanish (Europe)	Luminaria
Spanish (Latin America)	Luminaria
French	Génie
Italian	Genio
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	天才
Portuguese	Idealizadora

References

See also