Poise is a Status Effect that is gained through Skills and gives attacks a chance to deal a Critical Hit, increasing damage dealt by 20%. The chance for a Critical Hit is dependent on Poise Potency (Crit chance = (Potency * 5)%), while Poise Count decreases by 1 on a Critical Hit (identical timing as On Hit) and by 1 at Turn End.

Poise is linked to the Pride Sin Affinity.

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Poise is a finicky buff effect. Increasing Potency effectively increases the rate at which Poise is spent, meaning that it is very difficult to have both high Poise Potency and high Poise Count without E.G.O Gifts. While some Identities only gain Poise Count and convert it into Potency with their third Skill, most Identities gain more Potency than Count. This can result in Poise expiring before an attack can Crit. Because Poise Identities are generally unable to share Poise among teammates, they can be placed on any team. There are several Identities and E.G.O that share Poise between teammates, and these are typically the core of a Poise team.

If an Identity gains 20 or more Poise Potency, their critical hit chance is fixed at 100%. This means additional Poise potency becomes essentially useless unless it is consumed by certain passives or E.G.O. Gifts.

Due to Poise being consumed per coin if the hit was successful, a lack of Poise Count makes it hard to build up Potency and land constant Critical Hits with skills that have many coins. This can result in an Identity's Poise stack resetting, preventing high values of Poise potency from being gained. To avoid this, certain Identities gain a set amount of Poise when using certain skills, allowing at least that skill to have critical hits.

Poise is particularly strong in Mirror Dungeons or Encounters where Identities can get multiple Skill Slots, and generally suffers in Refraction Railway or in boss fights due to the inability to build Poise quickly and deal high damage in these game modes compared to other Status Effects. This is largely due to the crit multiplier being low (+20%) and team Poise generation dependent on a few key Identities and E.G.O. Poise is the most effective when capitalizing against damage type weaknesses due to Poise damage being multiplicative rather than fixed. A Poise team is also often a Pride Resonance Team due to Pride skills being very common among Poise Identities. Lust is also common, but most Sin Affinities are tied to the Mirror Worlds or Trait Keywords involved rather than Poise as a Status Effect.

Poise Identities often need Uptie IV to increase their Poise Count generation. Without it, some Identities are barely able to benefit from their Poise outside of Mirror Dungeons.

Status Effects

Core Effects

NameDescriptionSource (If Exclusive)PoiseOn hit, gain a Potency-based chance to deal critical damage, reducing the Count by 1 if successful. At the end of the turn, reduce the Count by 1. Critical hits deal 1.2x damage.
- Maximum value of 99 Potency and Count.

Related Effects

NameDescriptionSourceEffects that Interact with PoiseDeep Inhale- Max Stack: 20
- On Crit: at 20+ Poise Potency and 5+ Poise Count, consume (Poise Potency on self / 5) Poise Potency to deal +(Poise Potency consumed x 4)% more Damage on Critical Hit and lose 1 StackThoracalgia Ryōshū E.G.OShallow Exhale- Max Value: 1
- At 20+ Poise Potency, gain +1 Poise Count as well whenever this unit gains Poise Potency with Skill and Coin effects
- Expires at Turn EndThoracalgia Faust E.G.ONebulizer α- Max Stack: 5
- This effect persists throughout the Encounter
- Combat Start: on all allies, including this unit, apply 1 Poise Potency and +1 Poise CountThoracalgia Faust E.G.ONebulizer β- Max Stack: 5
- This effect persists throughout the Encounter
- When activating Pride A-Reson.: on Combat Start, apply 3 Poise and +3 Poise Count on self and (Stack) allies (prioritizes allies that gain or use Poise or Poise Count; among them, prioritize allies with the least Poise Potency)Thoracalgia Ryōshū E.G.OIdentity Buffs and PassivesSwordplay of the Homeland- When at 5+ Poise, upon Skill use, Skill 1 and Skill 2 gain Coin Power +(3/# of Coins, minimum 1) and deal +(30/# of Coins)% damage on Critical Hit
- When at 7+ Poise, upon Skill use, Skill 3 deals +(30/# of Coins)% more damage and deals +(50/# of Coins)% damage on Critical HitBlade Lineage Mentor MeursaultRemembrance- When at 5+ Poise, upon Skill use, Skill 1 and Skill 2 gain Coin Power +(3/# of Coins, minimum 1) and deal +(30/# of Coins)% damage on Critical Hit
- When at 7+ Poise, upon Skill use, Skill 3 deals +(30/# of Coins)% more damage and deals +(50/# of Coins)% damage on Critical HitBlade Lineage Mentor MeursaultSerpent Arm- Max Stack: 3
- Turn End: gain 3 Poise and +2 Poise count next turn
- On Base Attack Skill use, if target has Rupture, gain 5 Poise
- Turn End: lose 1 StackHeishou Pack - Si Branch IdentitiesFell BulletMax Stack: 1
+3% damage on Critical Hit for every Torn Memory (max 18%)
On Hit, inflict 1 Bleed (3 per turn)
On Kill, gain 3 Poise and +2 Poise Count (2 times per turn)
Expires at Turn EndN Corp. E.G.O::Fell Bullet Yi SangProtector's Stance- Max Stack: 2
- Take (Stack x 10)% less damage
- Turn Start: Gain Shield by Poise on self (max 20)
- Turn End: Gain 3 Poise and +1 Poise Count; this unit's leftmost Skill Slot gains +5 Aggro next turn
- Turn End: Lose 1 StackDrifting Blade of Hongyuan RyōshūShin (心) - Procuration- Min & Max Speed +2
- Offense Level +1, Defense Level +1
- Gain 1 more Poise Potency and Poise Count from Base Skills
- Deal +(missing HP percentage / 2)% damage with Base Skills (max 40%)
- Max Stack: 1The Index Proxy - Effloresced E.G.O::Procuration Don QuixoteFaith Beyond Question- Min & Max Speed +1
- Offense Level +2, Defense Level +2
- Gain 1 more Poise Potency from Base Skills
- This unit's SP does not drop below -15 from SP loss effects on this unit's Base Attack Skills
- Max Stack: 1The Index Proxy - Effloresced E.G.O::Procuration Don QuixoteShin (心) - Fate- Min & Max Speed +1
- Gain +1 more Poise Potency and Count from Base Skills
If this unit's SP is higher than the target's, deal +1% damage for every 3 SP difference (max 15%; units without SP are considered to be at 0 SP)The House of Spiders: The Index Nursefather Yi SangWhen hacking through the ribs with a hatchet...- This coin deals Blunt damage
- On Hit without Cracking, gain 2 PoiseThe House of Spiders: The Index Nursefather Yi SangIndulgence in Prescripts- Min & Max Speed +5
- Apply the following effects to 'Furioso-Replica':
· On Hit, inflict +1 more Sinking Potency and gain +1 more Poise Potency
· On Hit, inflict +3 Sinking Count (once per target)
· Deal +30% damage
- Expires at Turn EndThe House of Spiders: The Index Nursefather Yi SangShin (心) - Dihui Star [地慧星]- Gain Min & Max Speed +2
- Upon using a Base Attack Skill, gain 2 Poise Potency and +1 Poise Count
- This unit's Base Attack Skills deal +10% damage on Critical Hit
- Take -20% damage from Unopposed Attacks and Unbreakable CoinsBlade of the House of Spiders Ryōshū

Critical Hit Effects

The following effects interact with Critical Hits, but do not directly interact with Poise.

NameDescriptionSourceEffects that Interact with Critical HitsRed Plum Blossom- Unique Bleed
- Max Value: 10
- +10% chance for this unit to be Critically hit if this unit is the main target
- When struck by a Critical Hit, gain Bleed equal to half of the value and take +(value x 3)% damage on Critical Hit
- Reduce value by 1 when hitBlade Lineage Salsu FaustDeathrite【Venom】- Base Stack: 5
- Deathrite
- When getting Rupture triggered by a Critical Hit from the target, lose 1 Stack
- When losing Stacks due to this effect, gain 1 Offense Level Down or 1 Defense Level Down (3 times per turn)
- When losing Stacks due to this effect, if the Stack drops to 0, take Gluttony damage equal to Rupture Potency on self
- ※ Cannot gain additional Stacks of this effect while it is already activeHeishou Pack - Si Branch IdentitiesCrit DMG UpFor this turn: Deal +10% damage on Critical Hit for every StackIdentity Buffs and PassivesUnjust Enrichment- Gained on Heads Hit against target with Bleed (Max 4)
- When 'Bullets are Pricey' Passive activates, consume all Unjust Enrichment stack to deal bonus damageTwinhook Pirates First Mate GregorMoonlit Azure Blade- Max Stack: 20
- Turn Start: Gain 2 Shield for every Stack
- Deal +1% Damage on Critical Hit for every StackThe House of Spiders: The Pinky Apprentice SinclairFell BulletMax Stack: 1
+3% damage on Critical Hit for every Torn Memory (max 18%)
On Hit, inflict 1 Bleed (3 per turn)
On Kill, gain 3 Poise and +2 Poise Count (2 times per turn)
Expires at Turn EndN Corp. E.G.O::Fell Bullet Yi SangWhen lacerating through space itself with a scythe, like a certain someone...- This coin deals Slash damage
- This Coin deals +30% damage
- On Hit without Cracking, it hits a guaranteed CritThe House of Spiders: The Index Nursefather Yi SangShin (心) - Dihui Star [地慧星]- Gain Min & Max Speed +2
- Upon using a Base Attack Skill, gain 2 Poise Potency and +1 Poise Count
- This unit's Base Attack Skills deal +10% damage on Critical Hit
- Take -20% damage from Unopposed Attacks and Unbreakable CoinsBlade of the House of Spiders Ryōshū