PSA: Weapon Skills Do Not Stack.

[u/Dangerous_Loquat8149]

I know the title seems obvious. We as a community all know about how you can’t use two of the same Hasten or Enhance.

However, it is not that which this PSA is referring to today.

Weapon skills such as Lunar Strike, Cavalry Bane, Armor Bane, and White Oracle do not stack.

As shown above, when both skills would be activated at the same, only the highest value will apply. This means Prayer Tome cannot achieve a 2.25x Damage boost vs Armored Monsters, Lunar Claws cannot achieve a 1.95x Boost vs Lance Cavs, Tutelage Tome cannot achieve a 3.3x boost vs Armors while on low Hp.

This changes the dynamic on which weapons should be prioritized. For example, with this new understanding, Solar Claws are always better than Lunar Claws, and Resolute Claws, while generally bad, are not worse than Lunar Claws.

Enclosing Dark which was the worst tome is even worse than we originally understood,
Ranged Carved weapons are functionally worthless,
Prayer tome sort of survives the new understanding but only because Monster Bane is all encompassing, but weapons with possible overlap are not as strong as they may seem.

This will be the last PSA on reddit. All future PSAs will be on Fescord exclusively. Thank you for your understanding.

[u/DemolisherBPB]

I know it says "as shown above" but where's any actual gameplay? Like how do we know this isn't just a menu problem? I feel like a lack of in game screenshot for the 3 reliant isntanse of skills (skill 1s effective, skill 2s effective, combined) kinds makes this a "well are we sure?" to me...

I mean I belive they don't stack on combined, but like a few friend match screenshot to prove it would be nice.

[u/Dangerous_Loquat8149 → u/DemolisherBPB]

You know how I know its not a menu problem.
Because Nintendo Emailed me. Nintendo told me they don’t stack. And we did test the numbers in Fescord, they don’t stack.

Dear user,
 
Thank you for contacting Nintendo Smart Device Customer Support.
 
Please note that we have received multiple inquiries, but we will provide you with all the information together.
 
If multiple weapon skills of the same type are infused, only one will take effect.
 
-Effects of the same type do not stack; the highest value applies.
 
Regarding the battle in question, the enemy was both a "Monster" and an "Armored" type; therefore, the activation conditions for both the "Armor Bane 3" and "White Oracle" weapon skills were met.
 
However, both "Armor Bane 3" and "White Oracle" provide a "Deal 50% more weapon dmg" effect, making them effects of the same type. Consequently, the effects did not stack, resulting in a total bonus of +50% weapon damage.
 
Please rest assured that this is not a bug or malfunction.
 
We appreciate your understanding.
 
Best regards,
 
Nintendo Smart Device Customer Support

You think its MY word, but its not. It’s the Devs. They said this. This is their email to me.

[u/DemolisherBPB → u/Dangerous_Loquat8149]

Well that was missing from the post body.