Complete Guide to Toughness Damage | Summary of Calculation Rules for AP, Weaknesses, and Random Modifiers (Provisional Version)

1. How Base Toughness Damage is Determined

• Base toughness damage is determined by the card's AP.

• The number of hits does not matter.

• If there is an AP change, it is calculated using the AP after the change. *See Image 1

2. Basic Rules for Damage Modifiers

• When attacking something other than a weakness
  → Base toughness damage is multiplied by 1/3

• When a weakness is applied and a weakness attack occurs
  → 1x (no modifier)

• In the case of random attacks or area-of-effect attacks (other than targeted attacks)
  → Base toughness damage is multiplied by 1/2

• In the case of random attacks
  → Toughness damage is only dealt to the target that was hit. *See Video 2
  

https://youtu.be/kSCV_Lb5a1M

3. Handling of Divine Inspiration

• **Divine Inspiration 'Toughness Damage Increased by 100%'**
  👉 only doubles the base toughness damage (the AP portion).

• It does not apply to Afterglow or additional toughness damage.

4. Regarding Afterglow and Fixed Toughness Damage

• Afterglow

  • Fixed Toughness Damage +1

  • Even with multi-hits, total +1 only

  • Various modifiers (weakness, AoE modifiers, etc.) do not apply at all

• "Toughness Damage +α" listed on cards

  • Treated as fixed damage

  • Various modifiers do not apply
    *3 See image

⑤ Handling of Signs

• Signs are treated the same as 0 AP cards

  • Toughness Damage: 0.5 gauge

• Treated as the same attribute as the sign applier

  • Subject to weakness modifier *See image

Examples of modifier combinations

• Non-weakness + Random attack
  → 1/6 modifier
  (1/3 × 1/2 = 1/6)

• Non-weakness + Random attack + Divine Inspiration 100% increase
  → 1/3 modifier
  (1/3 × 1/2 × 2 = 1/3)

• Example: Non-weakness, random target 3 AP Cobalt Light 4 hits (+1 per hit) + Afterglow 1

  • Calculation formula
    3 × 1/3 × 1/2 + (1 × 4 hits) + 1 (Afterglow)

  • Total: 5.5 gauge

Unverified items (requires verification)

• When Afterglow + multiple random hits occur

  • Does Afterglow +1 apply to everyone?

  • Does +1 only apply to the first target?

• Currently, it is difficult to verify because the stagger threshold for minor enemies is low.

Bonus: In the case of EGO skills

• Treated as an elemental attack by the wielder

• 1/3 modifier applied if not a weakness

• Stagger damage conversion

  • 2EP = 1AP

• The following modifiers are applied, just like with cards

  • Weakness modifier

  • Random attack modifier, AoE attack modifier

This is for a 2EP single-target attack with Instinct attribute Nia equipped

This is for a 2EP single-target attack with Passion attribute Veronica equipped

This is for a 6EP AoE attack with Order attribute (same 0.5 gauge as a non-weakness 3AP AoE attack)

This is for a 6EP AoE attack with Instinct attribute weakness (same 1.5 gauge as a weakness 3AP AoE attack)