Ice Wall (Sonny 2017)

Ice Wall
Info
Type	Active
Element	Frost
Target	Anybody
Data
Strike Count	1
Power Scaling	50%
Defense Scaling	100%
Special Attribute	AoE Negative Ally Factor
Cooldown	5
Target Buff
Name	Ice Wall
Icon
Polarity	Negative
VFX	Frost
Pop-Up	+ Def and Stun
Special Attribute	Stun
Condition	Turn End
Charges	2
Reaction
Reaction Phase	On Crit
Condition	Proc Chance
Condition Value	100
Comparing Mode	Less Than
Reaction Effect	Apply Slow to Target
Animation
Cast VFX	Shock
Hit VFX	Guard
Hit SFX	IceWall
Strain Data
Strain	Frost Strain
Upgrade Type	Damage Factor
Maximum Level	5
Parent Ability	Endurance

Ice Wall is an Active ability in Sonny (2017). It's available for Sonny from the Frost Strain.

In-Game Description

Deal X damage to the target's team, gaining an additional 100% of defense as damage. If used on your own team, will heal instead of damage. Also applies Ice Wall, stunning the target but also increasing its defense by 300%.

Details

Strikes all enemies, or all allied units, 1 time with a ranged attack. If targeting enemies, this ability deals Frost damage with 50% of the caster's Power + 100% of the caster's Defense, multiplied with damage factor (Y). If targeting allies, this ability will restore HP using the same scalings. In both cases, it will apply the buff Ice Wall on hit. After this ability has been used, it enters a cooldown of 5 turns.

The "Skill" menu will only show the Power portion of the damage. While in battle, the game will show the total scaling.

Target Buff

Ice Wall: Target is stunned but gains 300% defense. (+ Def and Stun)

The +300% Defense modifier is continuous while the buff is active. The target of this buff is also unable to act, and automatically skips their turn. A charge is consumed as well, and this buff starts with 2 charges when applied. It's also considered to be a negative buff.

Upgrades

Damage factor (Y) is upgraded:

• Level 1: Multiplied with damage factor 1.05 (52.5% Power & 105% Defense)
• Level 2: Multiplied with damage factor 1.1 (55% Power & 110% Defense)
• Level 3: Multiplied with damage factor 1.15 (57.5% Power & 115% Defense)
• Level 4: Multiplied with damage factor 1.2 (60% Power & 120% Defense)
• Level 5: Multiplied with damage factor 1.25 (62.5% Power & 125% Defense)

Tactics

This ability has the potential to stun-lock the enemy team when combined with abilities that refresh cooldown and a high Speed stat. The high Defense can be bypassed using abilities that deal piercing damage, either directly or through buffs.

Evolutions

• Recommended
  • Prepare: Easier to stun-lock enemies, especially those with high Speed.
• Avoid
  • Diffuse: This ability already has the "AoE" effect, picking this will only apply the penalties.
  • Erode: Has little effect since stat modifiers are additive, resulting in a +250% Defense instead of +300%.

Trivia

• This ability has an AI weight factor programmed, which might mean that during development it was also usable by certain A.I. units. It was then later removed, and only Sonny has access to this ability.