Traits

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Traits are passive skills from monsters that occur during combat. Some traits are continuously active, while others trigger in response to specific conditions, and some can only trigger a limited number of times per combat. Each trait is assigned with at least one type, which determines which monsters can learn it. For instance, a Power trait can only be learned by Power monsters.

Each monster species possesses a unique signature trait, which cannot be learned by other monsters or replaced through events. Additional traits become available as the monster reaches certain levels. Upon reaching a level to learn a new trait, three traits are randomly selected from the monster's skill pool, from which the player must choose one. Additionally, Lily may offer to replace an existing trait of a chosen monster with one of three available trait, mirroring the process of learning a new trait.

A trait can only be learned once unless it is replaced. Multiple monsters in the party can learn the same trait. The exception to this is for traits labeled as an Aura, which can only be learned by a single monster at a time. Once a monster learns an Aura trait, that trait will no longer appear on any other monsters in the party unless the former monster is removed from the party.

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Accelerated Generation On Action: If it was this monster's second action of the same turn, Triggers Aether Generation on it. Aether

Aether Cycle Aura: For every 7 Aether consumed by allies: Generates Wild Aether. Aether

Aether Fiend Aura: Whenever an ally Purges or Steals Aether: Generates 1 additional Aether of the same element. Allies take 1 more damage from all hits. Purge

Aether Shield Whenever this monster generates or consumes Aether: Applies Shield equal to the amount of generated or consumed Aether. Aether

Aethereal Regeneration Aura: For every 3 consumed Regeneration stacks: Generates 1 random Aether. Regeneration

Afterstorm Aura: Whenever an ally evades a hit: Deals a Wind hit with 7 damage to the attacker. Triggers once per enemy per turn. Dodge

Aggressive Purging Aura: On every 4 Attacks from allies: Purges 1 enemy Aether. Purge

Ancient Power Gains Aging. For every 3 Age: Applies 1 Power to self. Age

Ascension Aura: When your allies have healed for a total of 100 health in a single combat: Applies 2 Power to each ally. Triggers once per combat. Heal

Auto Heal On Attack: Heals the ally with the lowest health by 2 x 2. Heal

Blind Aura: Enemies with Terror have a 15% chance to miss each hit. Whenever an enemy misses a hit: Applies Terror to them. Terror

Blood Pact Aura: At the end of your turn: Deals a Water hit to all enemies; damage equals 1 for every 5 healing received by allies this round. Heal

Burning Fire Aura: For every 3 Fire Aether consumed by allies: Applies Burn to all enemies. Burn

Cleanse Corruption Healing +1. Aura: Whenever an ally is healed to full health: Cleanses 2 Corruption from it. Triggers once per monster per combat. Heal

Concealed At the start of your turn: If this monster did not attack in this combat yet, applies Dodge and 3 Shield to self. Dodge

Contagion Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: 50% chance to apply Weakness to another random enemy. Weakness

Cosmic Healing Aura: For every 50 healing of your allies: Generates 1 Wild Aether. Heal

Cosmic Hex Aura: Whenever an enemy is staggered: Consumes all stacks of Weakness on them to generate Wild Aether for each one. Weakness

Cosmic Horror Terror Application +1. Aura: At the start of your turn: Generates Wild Aether for every enemy with 5 or more Terror. Terror

Cosmic Torment Aura: For every 10 debuffs applied to allies: Generates Wild Aether. Affliction

Cosmic Wisdom Gains Aging. For every 2 Age: Generates Wild Aether. Age

Critical Aether On every 3 Crits: Generates Wild Aether. Critical

Critical Hybridization On Crit: Deals an extra hit with 3 Wild Damage.Triggers once per action. Critical

Cruelty At the start of combat, and whenever an enemy is staggered: Applies 1 Force to self. Critical

Decay Gains Aging. For every 4 Age: Triggers an attack against all enemies with 2 Earth/Water hits; damage of each hit equals the amount of Age stacks on this monster. Age

Disruptive Prime For every 3 Aether purged or stolen by this monster: Applies Power to self. Purge

Emergency Response Aura: At the start of your turn: Applies 2 Shield to all allies. Triggers one more time for allies with 60% or less health. Shield

Enkindled Aether On Attack: Consumes up to one Fire Aether to deal a Fire hit with 5 damage and apply 3 Burn to Target Enemy. Burn

Eye of the Storm Aura: For every 50 Wind or Wild damage dealt to enemies: Applies Dodge to each ally. Dodge

Fatal Upkeep Aura: Debuffs deal 3 more damage against enemies. Poison

Golden Age Aura: Gains Aging. For every 3 Age: Cleanses 3 debuffs and applies Age to allies with Age. Age

Haste Aura: Dodge now only increases Evasion by 8% per stack and doesn't get consumed when attacked. After an ally's turn, they consume 5 stacks of Dodge to Reactivate their turn. Dodge

Healthy Cleanse Aura: Whenever a debuff is cleansed from an ally: Heals them and applies Shield to them for 3. Affliction

Helping Winds For every 3 Wind Aether consumed by allies: Applies Sidekick to self. Sidekick

Hexing Strikes Aura: On Single-Target Attack from any ally: If the enemy has less than 2 Weakness, applies 1 Weakness to them. Weakness

Hunt Aura: Allies gain +15% Crit Chance. Critical

Incorruptible Retaliate: Applies 4 Shield to self. If this trait triggers 3 times within a single combat, additionally cleanses 3 Corruption from self. Tank

Incubation Aura: Poison no longer triggers at the start of turn. Poison damage is doubled. Poison

Indomitable Attacks On Attack: Cleanses 2 debuffs from self and heals self for 3. Sidekick

Instant Regeneration Aura: On Action from any ally: Triggers Regeneration on them. Regeneration

Joint Protection Aura: Whenever an ally triggers Sidekick: Applies 2 Shield to that ally and to self. Sidekick

Kindle Aura: For every 4 Burn applied to enemies: Generates Fire Aether. Burn

Leadership Aura: As long as this monster has Sidekick, other allies gain +2 Damage. Sidekick

Long-Lived Aura: Whenever Regeneration stacks are applied to an ally, an additional stack is applied. The healing of Regeneration stacks is reduced by 1. Regeneration

Magnus Hit On Attack: Deals an extra hit with damage equal to the total amount of Power in the party. Power

Make It Double Aura: Sidekick deals 2 x 2 damage. Sidekick

Meditation On every 3 Support Actions: Applies Power to self. Power

Momentum On every 4 Attacks:: Applies Power to self. Power

Nightmare Terror Application +1. Aura: At the start of your turn: Deals a Wild Damage hit with 9 damage to all enemies with 5 or more Terror. Terror

Outlast Gains Aging. Whenever Age is applied to this monster: Heals and applies Shield to self for 3. Age

Panic Aura: Whenever a Wild Damage hit staggers an enemy: Purges 1 enemy Aether and applies 5 Terror to each other enemy. Terror

Peak Performance Aura: Whenever an ally reaches 4 debuff stacks: Applies Power to them. Triggers only once per monster per combat. Affliction

Permafrost Aura: Instead of Shields on allies vanishing at the start of your turn, half of all Shields are retained, rounded up. Shield

Plague Aura: Whenever Poison triggers on an enemy: Applies Poison to all other enemies. Poison

Poise Purging Whenever this Monster purges or steals Aether: Breaks 1 Poise of the same element on all enemies. Purge

Polluted Aether On Attack: Consumes up to one Earth Aether to deal an Earth hit with 5 damage and apply 5 Poison to Target Enemy. Poison

Power Generator Aura: For every 3 Power applied to allies: Generates 1 random Aether. Power

Proliferate Whenever this monster applies a debuff: Triggers an Earth/Water hit with 4 damage to the enemy. Triggers only once per enemy per round. Poison

Protector Aura: As long as this monster has Redirect, allies gain +1 Defense and +1 Shielding. Tank

Rapid Fire Aura: Whenever an enemy gets attacked for the second time in the same turn: Triggers Burn on them. Burn

Regenerated Prime Aura: When Regeneration triggers on an ally with full health: Applies Power to them. Triggers up to twice per monster per combat. Regeneration

Regenerating Water Aura: On Water Action from any ally: Applies Regeneration on the ally with the lowest amount of Regeneration. Regeneration

Regeneration Shield Aura: Whenever Regeneration triggers on an ally: Applies 4 Shield to them. Regeneration

Return to Aether Retaliate: Generates random Aether. Tank

Rising Fire Aura: Whenever Burn triggers on an enemy: Applies Burn to the enemy with the lowest amount of Burn. Burn

Safeguard Corruption Cleanse +2. At the end of your turn, if this monster has less than 7 Shield: Applies Shield to self equal to the differnce. Tank

Sensitivity Aura: Weakness only reduces damage to 3 base damage, but each hit against enemies with Weakness deals 2 more damage. Weakness

Shared Torment Whenever a debuff stack is applied to this monster: Applies the same debuff to another random ally or enemy. Affliction

Shield Hit On Attack: Deals an extra hit with damage equal to half this monster's Shield, rounded up. Shield

Shielding Winds Aura: On Wind Action from any ally: Applies 2 Shield to each ally. Shield

Shock On Interrupt: Deals a Fire/Wind hit with 6 damage to that enemy. Purge

Sidekick Generator Whenever Sidekick is applied to this monster: Generates 1 random Aether. Sidekick

Sleight of Hand +2 Crit Damage. Every third hit of an action is a Critical Hit. For multi-target actions, it is every second hit against each enemy instead. Critical

Support Attacks On Support Action: Deals an extra hit with 3 damage to Target Enemy and triggers On Attack effects. Power

Synchronous Majesty Aura: When you reach 5 Aether of the same element: Purges 1 enemy Aether of the same element and applies Power to self. Triggers once per element per combat. Aether

Tactical Shields Aura: Allies with 7 or more Shield gain +1 Damage and +15% Crit Chance. Shield

Tailwind Aura: Whenever an ally evades a hit: Generates Wind Aether; if you have 5 or more Wind Aether, Wild Aether is generated instead. Triggers once per ally per turn. Dodge

Taunt At the start of combat: Applies 2 Redirect and 2 x 3 Shield to self. Tank

Torment Doubling On Action: If the action applied debuffs to enemies, applies those debuffs another time to the enemies and to self. Affliction

Toxic Earth Aura: On Earth Action from any ally: Applies Poison to each enemy. Poison

Void Burn Aura: At the start of your turn: Generates Wild/Wild Aether. At the end of your turn: Consumes all Wild Aether and deals a 4 damage hit to this Monster for each. Aether

Warlock Party Aura: On Support Action from any ally: Applies 1 Weakness to the enemy with the lowest amount of Weakness. Weakness

Wild Fear Terror Application +1. Aura: Wild Damage hits of your allies gain +1 Poise Damage. Terror

Maverick Traits

Maverick Traits are traits that combine two different types. A monster can only learn these traits if its type matches at least one of the required types, and if there is a monster in the party that possesses the other required type. This means that a monster with both required types can learn these traits without needing another monster in the party.

Maverick traits are designed to enable synergies between different monster types. Once acquired, the trait remains available even if there are no longer any monsters with the other required type, unless the trait is replaced.

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Aether Breath Aura: When your allies have consumed 20 Aether in a single combat: Applies 2 Power to this Monster and triggers an attack against all enemies for 3 x 2 Wild damage. Triggers once per combat. Aether + Power

Age Absorption Aura: For every 20 damage absorbed by Shields on allies: Applies Age to all allies with Age. Age + Shield

Age of Fire Gains Aging. For every 2 Age: Applies Burn stacks to all enemies equal to half of the amount of Age stacks on this monster. Age + Burn

Assault Shield On Crit: Applies 4 Shield to the ally with the lowest amount of Shield. Critical + Shield

Beacon Aura: Whenever one or more Regeneration stacks are consumed by an ally: Consumes a Burn stack on a random enemy to apply another Regeneration stack to the ally. Burn + Regeneration

Burning Desire Aura: For every 4 Burn applied to enemies: Applies 3 Shield to all allies. Burn + Shield

Burning Mark Aura: Allies gain +5% Crit Chance against enemies for every stack of Burn on them. Burn + Critical

Controlled Burn Aura: For every Aether purged or stolen by allies: Applies 1 Burn to the enemy with the lowest amount of Burn. Burn + Purge

Conversion Pact Aura: At the end of your turn: Deals a Fire/Water hit to all enemies; damage equals debuffs cleansed or consumed from allies this round. Affliction + Heal

Cosmic Absorption Aura: For every 20 damage absorbed by Shields on allies: Generates Wild Aether. Aether + Shield

Critical Purging On every 4 Crits: Purges 1 enemy Aether. Critical + Purge

Cursed Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Applies 2 Terror to that enemy. Terror + Weakness

Eldritch Horror Aura: Gains Aging. For every 2 Age: Applies Terror stacks to the enemy with the lowest amount of Terror equal to the total amount of Age on all allies. Age + Terror

Endless Endurance Gains Aging. For every 3 Age: Applies Redirect and 2 x 6 Shield to self. Age + Tank

Evasion Mastery Aura: Crit Chance on allies also increases their Evasion by 33% of that amount. Critical + Dodge

Experienced Strikes Gains Aging. For every 2 Age: Applies Sidekick to self. Sidekick on this monster deals additional damage equal to the amount of Age stacks on it. Age + Sidekick

Exploit On Interrupt: Applies Sidekick to self. Purge + Sidekick

Fear Toxin Aura: Poison on enemies with Terror does Wild Damage and deals 1 extra damage for every 3 Terror stacks on the enemy. Poison + Terror

First Aid Aura: Whenever Regeneration is applied to an ally: Heals them for 3. Heal + Regeneration

Flawless Defense On every 4 Retaliates: Applies Power and 4 Shield to self. Power + Tank

Healing Hex Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Heals the ally with the lowest health for 3. Heal + Weakness

Leeching Bond Aura: Whenever one or more Regeneration stacks are consumed on this monster: Deals a Water hit to all enemies with Weakness with 8 damage. Regeneration + Weakness

Martial Prowess Whenever an ally evades a hit: Applies Sidekick to them. Triggers once per ally per turn. Dodge + Sidekick

Mesmerize Aura: Whenever an enemy's Weakness is consumed: Applies Redirect to self. Triggers once per round. Tank + Weakness

Overheat Aura: At the end of your turn: Triggers Burn on each enemy with 3 or more Burn and applies 3 Burn to this monster for each one. Affliction + Burn

Peak Calamity Aura: Whenever an ally attacks an enemy with 5 or more Terror: Applies Power to that ally. Power + Terror

Perserverance Aura: Whenever a debuff is applied to an ally: 15% chance to apply Dodge to them. Affliction + Dodge

Poison Glands Retaliate: Applies 3 Poison to the enemy. Poison + Tank

Power Healing Whenever Power is applied to this monster: Heals each ally for 3. Heal + Power

Prime Absorption Aura: For every 20 damage absorbed by Shields on allies: Applies Power to the ally with the lowest amount of Power. Power + Shield

Purge Punishment Retaliate: If this monster has 75% or more health, Purges 1 enemy Aether. Purge + Tank

Quicken For every 15 healing this monster receives or applies to other monsters: Applies Sidekick to self. Heal + Sidekick

Rejuvenation Aura: Whenever Regeneration is consumed by an ally: Cleanses 2 debuff stacks from them and apply them to random enemies. Affliction + Regeneration

Serpentine Maneuvers For every 3 hits evaded by your allies: Applies Power to the ally with the lowest amount of Power. Dodge + Power

Shadow Meld Aura: Whenever an ally attacks an enemy with 3 or more Terror: Applies Dodge to that ally. Dodge + Terror

Shielded Torment At the end of your turn: Applies 2 Shield to self for every debuff stack on it. Affliction + Tank

Sidecrits This monster's Sidekick Attack is always Critical. Critical + Sidekick

Slasher Aura: Attacks of your allies increase the amount of Terror on the attacked enemies by 33%, rounded up, instead of consuming stacks. At the end of your turn: 66% of all Terror stacks on enemies are consumed, rounded up. Sidekick + Terror

Split Aether On Attack: Consumes up to one Wild aether to deal a Wild Damage hit with 8 damage and Purge 1 enemy Aether. Aether + Purge

Synchronous Aging Aura: Whenever you reach 5 Aether of the same element: Applies Age and 5 Shield to all allies with Age. Triggers once per element per combat. Aether + Age

Synchronous Healing Aura: Whenever you reach 5 Aether of the same element: Heals all allies for 2 x 3. Triggers once per element per combat. Aether + Heal

Tainted Power Aura: Whenever Power is applied to an ally: Applies Power and 3 Affliction to them. Triggers once per ally per turn. Affliction + Power

Toxic Assault On every 4 Crits: Applies 2 Poison, then triggers Poison. Critical + Poison

Toxic Cycle Aura: For every 6 Poison stacks applied to enemies: Applies Regeneration to each ally. Poison + Regeneration

Toxic Shielding Aura: Whenever Shield is applied to an ally: Applies Poison to the enemy with the lowest amount of Poison. Poison + Shield

True Grit Whenever Redirect is applied to this monster: Applies 7 Shield to this monster. Shield + Tank

Vigorous Edge Aura: Your allies gain +10% Crit Chance for every Regeneration stack on them. Each attack consumes 1 Regeneration. Critical + Regeneration

Void Infusion Aura: Whenever Wild Aether is spent on an ally's action, its second hit does Wild Damage. If it's a Support Action, it applies 1 Terror to each enemy instead. Aether + Terror

Signature Traits

Signature Traits are traits exclusive to each monster species. Every monster possesses a signature trait and always starts out with this passive skill. Signature traits are intended to have a strong potential to be built around and ensure each monster stands out. Some of these traits are also designed to bring variety to each combat encounter and playthrough in the game.

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Call of the Void At combat start, automatically cast any random Summoning spell in the game for free. Dark Elder

Cosmic Glory On Action: Convert up to 2 remaining Aether into Wild Aether. Then, deal damage to target enemy equal to the amount of Wild Aether in your pool. Sphinx

Counter Attack [physical retaliation] This Monster launches an immediate basic attack against that enemy. Naga

Eagle Eyes This monster can copy the last 2 enemy actions and use them once. On Copied Action: Purges the same amounts and elements of Aether as were spent on the action. Wolpertinger

Earthen Striker For every 12 Shield this monster receives or applies to other monsters: Applies Sidekick to self. Sidekick Attacks of this monster consume all Sidekick stacks at once to deal their combined damage to the enemy. Additional stacks consumed are affected by damage modifiers. Gargoyle

Gift of the Wyrm On Support Action: Applies Power to self. On Attack: Consumes all Power stacks, then applies that many to every other ally until the end of turn. Wyrmling

Monster Chef On Action: If the action didn't consume Cooking stacks, applies Cooking to self and Regeneration to the ally with the lowest amount of Regeneration. Domovoy

Power Nexus For every 5 Aether purged, Aether stolen, or Weakness applied by the party: Applies Power to self. Warden

Primeval Blight On Crit: Apply Poison. This monster gains +2% Crit Chance for every Poison stack on enemies. Tatzelwurm

Putrid Odor On Action: Applies 2 Poison to self. Whenever Poison triggers on this monster, enemies also take damage from it. Ooze

Rime Wind Whenever damage is dealt to this monster's Shield: Deals a combined Water/Wind hit to the attacker with that much damage. Jotunn

Scorched Earth Aura: Whenever one or more Burn stacks are applied to an enemy: Breaks 1 Poise on them. Cherufe

Tides of the Void Aura: Whenever an ally or enemy uses an action of a certain element: Generates Wild Aether. The element is randomly chosen at the start of every round. Star Spawn

Two Headed On Attack: If it was this monster's first attack of the turn, heals the ally with the lowest health by 3. If it was Orthrus's second attack of the turn, applies Power to self. Orthrus

Vampirism Aura: Terror on enemies deals 2 more damage and heals the attacker for 33% of the damage of the hit, rounded up. Nosferatu

Wholesome At the start of combat: Applies 1 Regeneration to self. Whenever Regeneration triggers on this monster, applies Regeneration to each other ally, then triggers Regeneration on them. Mandragora