Professorial Text
Closed Open Gleam Closed Gleam Open
Weapon type
Might	14
Range	2
Required	Rexcalibur
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_師の導きの書
Numeric ID	2626
Description	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit's Spd > foe's Spd during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks."

Effects

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Base weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Player Phase or an  Ally is within 2 spaces of  Unit
Neutralizes "Cannot follow-up"		( Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 conditions) &  Unit's Spd > Foe's Spd
Neutralizes "Guaranteed follow-up"	Foe
Neutralizes "Guaranteed follow-up"	Allies within 2 spaces	Ally's Spd > Foe's Spd
Neutralizes "Cannot follow-up"	Foes of  Allies within 2 spaces
Refined weapon
Permanent effects
Max cooldown count-1	Unit	—
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5	Unit	Player Phase or an  Ally is within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on  Unit
Boosts damage by 7
Neutralizes "Cannot follow-up"		( Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 conditions) &  Unit's Spd > Foe's Spd
Neutralizes "Guaranteed follow-up"	Foe
Atk/Spd+5	Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on  Unit	—
Neutralizes "Cannot follow-up"		Ally's Spd > Foe's Spd
Neutralizes "Guaranteed follow-up"	Foes of  Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on  Unit
Skill refine effects
Combat effects
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4	Unit	Unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X X =  Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on  Unit
Neutralizes Atk/Spd Penalties
Reduces damage by 30% from  Foe's first attack (including second attacks)
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge -1"
Neutralizes "Special cooldown charge +1"	Foe
Neutralizes Atk/Spd Penalties	Allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on  Unit	—

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 boost that can be applied during combat by Professorial Text is considered a temporary buff.
• Professorial Text will not neutralize the additional follow-up of Potent Follow effects.
• Follow-up effects that are neutralized by Professorial Text:
  • Effects that grant the foe a guaranteed follow-up such as  Quick Riposte 4,  Guaranteed follow-ups during combat, or the Grand Conquests  Cavalry area effect.
  • Effects active on the unit that prevent their follow-up attacks, such as  Windsweep 3,  Watersweep 3, or  Weaving Fighter.
  • Effects active on the foe that prevent the unit's follow-up attacks such as  Steady Impact,  Vengeful Fighter 4, or  Foe Cannot Follow-Up.
• The follow-up effect neutralization of Professorial Text will not apply to the user's allies if the user is inflicted with  Time's Grip, the user's allies are inflicted with  Feud, or the user's allies are in combat against a foe with skills such as  Impenetrable Void and  C Feud 3.

Upgrades

Icon	Stats	Description	Cost
	—	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals +7 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to those allies during their combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during their combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Spd, neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes). Neutralizes penalties to Atk/Spd on allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit during their combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +1 Mt	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals +7 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to those allies during their combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during their combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +2 Spd	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals +7 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to those allies during their combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during their combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Def	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals +7 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to those allies during their combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during their combat.	400 SP,  500,  200
	+2 HP, +3 Res	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or if there is an ally within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals +7 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to those allies during their combat, and also, if those allies' Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent those allies' follow-up attacks during their combat.	400 SP,  500,  200

Notes

• The damage boosting effect is a flat +7 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.
•  Professorial Text can neutralize  Penalties during combat.
  •  Penalties are neutralized by granting temporary buffs of the same amount during combat.
  • Temporary buffs from  Professorial Text do not stack with temporary buffs from effects such as  Grand Strategy and  Atk/Spd Unity, only temporary buffs from  Professorial Text will apply.
•  Professorial Text will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on foes from effects such as  Heavy Blade 4,  Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests  Infantry area effect.
  • Since the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will be neutralized on foes,  Professorial Text will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect inflicted on the foe from effects such as  Guard Sword+,  Guard, or  【Divine Vein (Vert)】, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit.
•  Professorial Text will neutralize the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect on unit from effects such as  Guard Sword+,  Guard, or  【Divine Vein (Vert)】.
  • Since the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will be neutralized on unit,  Professorial Text will also stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit from effects such as  Heavy Blade 4,  Special Cooldown Charge +1, or the Grand Conquests  Infantry area effect, unless the foe is equipped with skills that neutralize the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect on unit.

• 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 follow-up effect neutralization, temporary buffs and penalty neutralization of  Professorial Text will not apply to the user's allies if the user is inflicted with  Time's Grip, the user's allies are inflicted with  Feud, or the user's allies are in combat against a foe with skills such as  Impenetrable Void and  C Feud 3.

Example of Area of Effect

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Byleth: The Fódlan Star	Wind 5	Elwind 5	Rexcalibur 5	Professorial Text 5

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  Sprite sheet for Professorial Text's animation.

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