Status Icons

How to read an icon

A status icon appears while a skill affects a character. The game sorts them into four groups:

• Attribute Upgrades make the character stronger in one way, such as more damage or a lower Arts cost.
• Attribute Downgrades weaken them, such as more damage taken or a higher Arts cost.
• Abnormal Conditions are ailments such as Faint, Poison and Bleed. They end on their own after a set number of counts.
• Buffs give the character a special state, such as immunity to Attribute Downgrades or healing over time.

Many stats have an upgrade icon and a downgrade icon. Each table row shows the pair together, with the upgrade first. For how to read the ability text that applies these effects, see Reading ability text.

Damage dealt

Icon	Effect	What it changes
	Inflicted Damage UP / DOWN	Damage from every attack.
	Strike Damage UP / Strike Attack DOWN	The Strike Attack stat, used by Strike Arts.
	Blast Damage UP / Blast Attack DOWN	The Blast Attack stat, used by Blast Arts.
	Strike Arts Power UP / DOWN	The power of Strike Arts.
	Blast Arts Power UP / DOWN	The power of Blast Arts.
	Special Move Arts Power UP / DOWN	The power of Special Move Arts.
	Strike Arts Damage UP	Damage from Strike Arts.
	Blast Arts Damage UP	Damage from Blast Arts.
	Special Move Damage UP / DOWN	Damage from Special Moves.
	Element Factor UP / DOWN	The damage bonus from Element advantage.
	Critical Damage UP / DOWN	Damage from critical hits.
	Critical Rate UP / DOWN	The chance of a critical hit.
	Critical UP / DOWN	The Critical stat.
	Self-Destruct Inflicted Damage UP / Self-Destruct Damage DOWN	Damage from the character’s own self-destruct.
	Extra Strike Arts Effect: Faint	The character’s Strike Arts can also inflict Faint.
	Penetrate: Cover Sust. Damage Cut	Penetrates the damage reduction from a Cover Change.

Damage taken

Icon	Effect	What it changes
	Sustained Damage CUT / UP	Damage taken from every attack. Sustained Damage Cut is the same effect as Damage Guard.
	Strike Defense UP / DOWN	The Strike Defense stat.
	Blast Defense UP / DOWN	The Blast Defense stat.
	Self-Destruct Damage DOWN / Self-Destruct Sustained Damage UP	Damage taken from an enemy’s self-destruct.

Ki, cards and switching

Icon	Effect	What it changes
	Arts Cost DOWN / UP	The Ki cost of every Arts Card.
	Strike Cost DOWN / UP	The Ki cost of Strike Arts.
	Blast Cost DOWN / UP	The Ki cost of Blast Arts.
	Special Move Cost DOWN / UP	The Ki cost of Special Move Arts.
	Special Skill Cost DOWN / UP	The Ki cost of Special Arts.
	Ki Recovery UP / DOWN	How fast the Ki Gauge refills.
	Card Drawing Speed UP / DOWN	How quickly you draw Arts Cards. Draw speed has six levels and starts at the third, Standard.
	Stand-By Count DOWN / UP	How long before you can switch characters again.

Recovery

Icon	Effect	What it changes
	Health Restoration UP / DOWN	How much health the character’s healing restores.
	Gauge Recovery UP / DOWN	How fast the Vanishing Gauge refills.

Resistances

Resistance to an Abnormal Condition makes it less likely to land. Most resistance effects have two icons with the same name. Both appear below.

Icon	Effect
	Poison Resistance UP / DOWN
	Bleed Resistance UP / DOWN
	Faint Resistance UP / DOWN
	Paralyze Resistance UP / DOWN
	Immobilize Resistance UP / DOWN
	Immobilize Duration DOWN / UP
	Flash Resistance UP / DOWN
	Flash Duration DOWN / UP

Attacks can also be Impact, Slice, Pierce or Explode, and a character can resist each of those:

Icon	Effect
	Impact Resistance UP / DOWN
	Slice Resistance UP / DOWN
	Pierce Resistance UP / DOWN
	Explode Resistance UP / DOWN

Abnormal conditions

Icon	Condition
	Faint
	Poison
	Bleed
	Paralyze
	Immobilize
	Flash

A character affected by Faint can’t act. Poison and Bleed both deal damage over time. Each condition ends on its own after a set number of counts, and the resistances above make them less likely to land. Battle Mechanics covers the effects that block or remove them.

Buffs

Icon	Effect	What it does
	Immunity to All Abnormal Conditions	No Abnormal Condition can land.
	Immunity to All Attribute Downgrades	No Attribute Downgrade can land.
	Immunity to Unfavorable Elements	An Element disadvantage doesn’t count against the character.
	Restore Health Over Time	Health comes back a little at a time.
	Extra Normal Attack Effect: Absorb Health	Normal attacks also take health from the enemy.
	Extra Normal Attack Effect: Absorb Ki	Normal attacks also take Ki from the enemy.
	Extra Strike / Blast / Special Move Arts Effect: Restore Health	Those Arts also restore the character’s health.
	Extra Strike / Blast / Special Move Arts Effect: Recover Ki	Those Arts also give the character Ki.
	Extra Strike / Blast / Special Move Arts Effect: Reduce Ki	Those Arts also reduce the enemy’s Ki.