Environmental Effects

Environmental effects are introduced with the release of Main Story Part 3 and are divided into 4 groups (Atmosphere, Ground, Special, & Weather). Each Environmental effect has it unique traits which can affect some Auras and may change how you apporach a battle. Environments change with time, and are updated when you change fields or start the game.

• Currently Rainbow can only be encountered in Flotsam Isle and its battlefield effects are unknown.
• Rain in Baruoki, Route 99, and Rippling Forest is not considered an Environmental effect.
  • This also includes Rain in Future Garulea Continent (Another Dungeon)
• The snow in Kunlun Mountains, Kunlun Mountains (Hidden Path), and Hidden Village Itoise is not considered as Below Freezing or Diamond Dust
  • This also includes snow in Underworld (Another Dungeon)
• Environments not only affect the Field, but they can have various effects in battle too.
• Active Environmental effects can be checked when first entering a Field or at any time on the Minimap.
  • Though the effects on battle can only be checked through in game manual or in battle using the status on the environmental effect icon

Hollow Time Layer Only Effects

• Environmental effects in the Hollow Time Layer have additional traits.
  • Certain fields have Environmental effects that can change over time.
  • Occasionally, a Field under an Environmental effect will generate an entrance to a Phase Shift.
  • A Phase Shift area contains special battles, and will be under a environment with severe Environmental Effects.
    • You'll receive more of certain items by braving these warps, but after a certain number of battle turns have passed, you'll be ejected.

Severe Environmental Effects

Certain Environmental Effects are considered as Severe, and they can wildly affect the course of battles. Under Severe Environmental Effects, both positive and negative effects are amplified. Phase Shift will always be under Severe Environmental Effects.

Equipment

Some equipment have passive effects when there is an active Environmental Effect of certain type

• Weather
  • Mechani Weapons and Armor Set
  • Sky Amulet
• Atmosphere
  • Epochtech Weapons and Armor Set
  • Storm Amulet
• Ground
  • Crag Amulet
• Severe environment
  • Plasma Weapon and Armor Set
  • OOP Weapons and Armor Set

Sidekick Auras

Sidekicks' Auras get activated when there is an active Environmental Effect of a certain type

List of Environmental Effects

Atmosphere

Ground

Weather

Special

Name	Normal Effects	Severe Effects	Type	Sidekick Passive
Calming Spores	Relaxing (Restore Effect): Battle Start restore 25% HP/MP		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Sleeping Spores	Relaxing (Restore Effect): Battle Start restore 50% HP/MP	Narcolepsy (Status Effect): End of Turn inflict Sleep	Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Driftsand	Tanglefoot (Stats adjust): Speed -50%		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Sand Whirl	Tanglefoot (Stats adjust): Speed -50%	Sand Hell (Special effect): Every 5 turns, Guilty Hades Torso Core becomes unable to act until the end of the turn	Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Mirage	Surging Magic (Damage adjust): Magic damage +50%		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Oil	Oiled (Damage Adjust): Fire Type attack damage x1.5		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Concentrated Oil	Oiled (Damage Adjust): Fire Type attack damage x3	Greasy (Damage Adjust): Phsyical attack damage -50%	Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Drakesign Sandstorm	Dragonscour (Damage Adjust): Earth type attack damage x1.2 Wind Howls (Debuff Effect Activated): Start of Turn Wind type resistance -50% (1 turn) Dragon Barrier(Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Seacave Drakesign	Seacave Dragon Presence (Damage Adjust): All Type attack damage x1.2 Dragon Barrier (Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Ground	Cattus Volcano Barrier
Glaring Sun	Sun Kissed (MP consumption Adjust): MP consumption -30% Hot Flash (Status Effect): Start of Turn, inflict Pain		Weather	Kairós
Extreme Heatwave	Sun Kissed (MP consumption Adjust): MP consumption -60% Hot Flash (Status Effect): Start of Turn, inflict Pain	Heat Stroke (Damage Effect): End of Turn take 5% of max HP damage	Weather	Kairós
Below Freezing	Flash Freeze (Status Effect): Battle Start inflict Break		Weather	Kairós
Diamond Dust	Flash Freeze (Status Effect): Battle Start inflict Break Shivering (Status Adjust): Power +50%	Whiteout (Status Effect): End of Turn inflict Frozen	Weather	Kairós
Magnetic Switch	Spotty Magnetics (Buff Effect Activated): Start of Turn inflict Elemental Break (Thunder) x3 Overflowing Energy (Status Adjust): Max MP +30%		Weather	Kairós
Superflare	Spotty Magnetics (Buff Effect Activated): Start of Turn inflict Elemental Break (Thunder) x5 Overflowing Energy (Status Adjust): Max MP +30%	Body Abnormality (Stats adjust): Max HP -30%	Weather	Kairós
Rain	Soothing Drop (Restore Effect): End of Turn restore all statuses		Weather	Kairós
Thunderstorm	Soothing Drop (Restore Effect): End of Turn restore all statuses	Soaked (Debuff Effect Activated): Start of Turn Thunder Resistance -50% 1 (turn)	Weather	Kairós
Storm	Supercell (Damage Effect): End of Turn Someone is struck by lightning		Weather	Kairós
Supercell		Supercell (Damage Effect): End of Turn Someone is struck by fierce lightning	Weather	Kairós
Drakesign Heat	Dragonscorch (Damage Adjust): Fire type attack damage x1.2 Water Surges (Debuff Effect Activated): Start of Turn Water type resistance -50% (1 turn) Dragon Barrier (Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Weather	Kairós
Drakesign Rain	Dragonflood (Damage Adjust): Water type attack damage x1.2 Earthsplit (Debuff Effect Activated): Start of Turn Earth type resistance -50% (1 turn) Dragon Barrier (Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Weather	Kairós
Catastrophic Omen	Dragon Pulse (Damage Adjust): All type attack damage x1.2 Dragon Barrier (Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Weather	Kairós
Dark Particles	Darkrealm Magic (Damage Adjust): All type attack damage x1.2 Darkrealm Forcefield (Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Weather	Kairós
Smog	Poison Reaction (Damage Adjust): Damage inflicted to Poisoned targets x2		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Toxic Smog	Poison Reaction (Damage Adjust): Damage inflicted to Poisoned targets x5	Corrosive Poison (Status Effect): Battle Start Poisoned	Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Piercing Wind	Early Bird (Damage Adjust): Skills with Preemptive inflict damage x1.5 Second Mouse (Damage Adjust): Skills with Delayed inflict damage x3		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Gale	Early Bird (Damage Adjust): Skills with Preemptive inflict damage x2.5 Second Mouse (Damage Adjust): Skills with Delayed inflict damage x4	Wind-Buffeted (MP consumption adjust): MP consumption +50%	Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Mist	Bewildered (Damage Adjust): Type attack damage -30%		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Phantom Mist	Bewildered (Damage Adjust): Type attack damage -60%	Poor Visibility (Special Effect): Cannot see enemy HP Focused In (Stats Adjust): Critical rate -75% Focused Spirit (Stats Adjust): Magic critical rate -75%	Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide Double Cluster
Sandstorm	Obstructed Move (Damage Adjust): Physical damage -30%		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Haboob	Obstructed Move (Damage Adjust): Physical damage -60%	Pebble (Damage effect): End of Turn Earth type magic damage and inflict Stun (25%)	Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Sunken Air	Spreading Miasma (Damage Adjust): Shade type attack x1.5 Corrosive Miasma (Damage Adjust): Non-Shade type attack x0.75		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Miasma	Spreading Miasma (Damage Adjust): Shade type attack x3 Corrosive Miasma (Damage Adjust): Non-Shade type attack x0.5	Encroachment (Damage effect): Battle Start Take 25% HP damage	Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Drakesign Gale	Dragonstorm (Damage Adjust): Wind type attack damage x1.2 Fire Rages (Debuff Effect Activated): Start of Turn Fire type resistance -50% (1 turn) Dragon Barrier(Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Atmosphere	Atomos Regicide
Foam	Foam (Another Force adjust): AF Gauge fill rate x1.5		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Fleeting Banquet	Foam (Another Force adjust): AF Gauge fill rate x3	Popping Bubbles (Another Force adjust):Battle Start with AF Gauge at 0%	Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Murderous	Killing Intent (Damage Adjust): Enemy damage inflicted +50% Corruption (Damage Adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Dragonsign	Dragon Fear (Another Force adjust): AF Gauge fill rate -100% Dragon Barrier(Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Dark Dragonsign	Early Bird (Damage Adjust): Skills with Preemptive inflict damage x2.5 Dragon Barrier(Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Wyrmking's Calamity	Wyrmking's Inhalation (MP consumption adjust): MP consumption +20% Dragon Barrier(Damage adjust): Enemy damage taken -50%		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Time Distortion	Time Advances (Another Force Adjust): Battle Start with AF Gauge at 75%		Special	Mysterious Being Rejection
Time Breakup	Time Advances (Another Force Adjust): Battle Start with AF Gauge at 100%	Head Empty (Damage Adjust): Inflicted damage -50%	Special	Mysterious Being Rejection Time Wanderer
Rainbow	Unknown	Unknown	Special	Mysterious Being Rejection