- "Next hit taken will be a critical hit. Lasts for one turn."
- ―Stagger's hover-over tip, Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Stagger is a negative status effect found in Epic Battle Fantasy 4. It is associated primarily with Bomb, Earth and Wind elements. Its icon is a red/pink exclamation mark. When one is Staggered, the next hit they take is guaranteed to be a critical hit (dealing 1.5x damage), which consumes the status. Stagger cannot be stacked and lasts for only one turn.
Additionally,
- It also triggers of zero damage abilities oriented solely at inflicting negative status effects or debuffing, like Debilitate, which effectively waste Stagger. Abilities oriented at healing, buffing or inflicting positive status effects do not count, and neither does Mana Drain.
- It has priority over Brave's critical hit immunity.
- It also can affect damage from Burn and Poison. (When both are active, Burn strikes first.)
- Since Stagger would vanish upon the first hit on the affected, subsequent hits of multi-hit skills (like Anna's Combo Shot) will not be affected by the status. It's best to use a strong single hit skill, like Matt's Cataclysm.
Stagger can be cured with Garlic (consumable item), Purify, Medipack, Cleanse (ordinary skills) and Kyun (Natalie's Limit Break). Like all status effects, it also vanishes after the battle.
Stagger is available to players through the following skills and equipment:
- Airstrike's single-target "peace bomb" — up to 50% chance.
- Airwave — up to 30% chance.
- Big Blast — up to 30% chance, targets all foes.
- Blast — up to 40% chance.
- Icicles — up to 15% chance, 2 hits.
- Log — up to 100% chance.
- Lumber — up to 23% chance, 3 hits.
- Shockwave — up to 25% chance, targets all foes.
- Hand Bomb (throwable item) — 60% chance.
- Thunder Elemental (summon) — 40% chance, targets all foes.
- Drill Lance (sword, Premium only) — up to 30% chance at base.
- Drill Lance (sword, Premium only) may cast Rock Fall — 20% chance, 3 hits.
- Fusion Sword (sword, Premium only) may cast Big Blast — up to 30% chance, targets all foes.
- Gash Club (sword) may cast Log — up to 100% chance. Additionally, it may counter with Normal Attack, which may cast Log as well.
- Nirvana (staff) may summon Bulb Blast — 50% chance.
- Oak Staff (staff, Premium only) may cast Lumber — up to 23% chance, 3 hits.
- Wrecking Rod (staff) may cast Blast — up to 40% chance. Additionally, it may counter with Normal Attack, which may cast Blast as well.
- God Hand (gun) may cast Stone Fist — 20% chance.
- Mini Bomber (gun) — up to 30% chance at base.
- Mini Bomber (gun) may cast Blast — up to 40% chance.
- Mini Bomber (gun) may summon Mini Missiles — 80% chance.
- Vortex Cannon (gun) may cast Shockwave — up to 25% chance, targets all foes.
- Emerald Cyclone (bow, Premium only) may cast Shockwave — up to 25% chance, targets all foes. Additionally, it can counter with Piercing Shot, which may cast Shockwave as well.
- Gaia's Bow (bow) may cast Bulb Blast — 50% chance.
- Iron Tooth (bow) — up to 30% chance at base. Additionally, it may counter with Combo Shot — 20% chance, 3 hits. (Assuming weapon's inherit status isn't changed by a flair.)
- Juggernaut (bow) may cast Big Blast — up to 30% chance, targets all foes.
- Diamond Pin (flair) — up to 70% chance at base.
Equipment providing resistance against Stagger:
- Road Sign (staff) — up to 100%.
- Wrecking Rod (staff) — up to 100%.
- Mini Bomber (gun) — up to 100%.
- Vortex Cannon (gun) — up to 100%.
- Eagle Eye (bow) — up to 100%.
- Iron Tooth (bow) — up to 100%.
- Army Helmet (male hat) — up to 100%.
- Cowboy Hat (male hat) — up to 100%.
- Army Jacket (male armor) — up to 100%.
- Camo Skirt (female armor) — up to 100%.
- Iron Cross (flair) — up to 100%.
Enemy attacks that can cause Stagger:
- Several attacks of Armored Oak, with varying properties.
- Big Green Bush's Lumber — 16% chance, 3 hits.
- Big Muddy Bush's explosive barrel/Big Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Big Sand Slime's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Big Snow Slime's Ground Pound — 20% chance, 2 hits, targets all players.
- Big Veggie Slime's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Blood Bat's ram — 50% chance.
- Brown Dragon's tail stab — 50% chance.
- Clay Idol's cooperative jump — 60% chance.
- Crystal Golem's Icicles — 10% chance, two hits.
- Defender's Big Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Diamond Golem's Icicles — 10% chance, two hits.
- Drill Bot's rocket/Blast — 20% chance.
- Drill Golem's Big Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Drill Golem's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Earth Elemental's Blasts — 20% chance, 4 (6 on Hard/Epic) hits, targets random players.
- Earth Golem's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Emerald Rune's Stone Fist — 20% chance.
- Evil Tail's emerge & hide — 33% chance.
- Fluffy Bat's ram — 50% chance.
- Gem Idol's fly — 60% chance.
- Glacier Turtle's Ground Pound — 20% chance, 2 hits, targets all players.
- Gunslinger's cannon volley — 30% chance, 5 hits, targets random players.
- Horse Fort's explosive barrel/Big Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Ice Golem's Icicles — 10% chance, two hits.
- Igloo Fort's explosive barrel/Big Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Jack's crush — 30% chance, centers on one player.
- Several attacks of Mighty Oak, with varying properties.
- Lava Turtle's Ground Pound — 20% chance, 2 hits, targets all players.
- Leaf Turtle's Ground Pound — 20% chance, 2 hits, targets all players.
- Lightning Sprite's Thunder Blast — 40% chance, targets all players.
- Protector's Mega Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Protector's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Rafflesia's scream — 100% chance, targets all players.
- Rock Sprite's Rock Fall — 20% chance, 3 hits.
- Rock Turtle's Ground Pound — 20% chance, 2 hits, targets all players.
- Sand Tail's emerge & hide — 33% chance, 2 hits.
- Sky Monolith's Shockwave — 15% chance, targets all players.
- Sludge Slime's self-destruct — 60% chance.
- Stunflower's Bulb Blast — 50% chance.
- The Creator's tri-blast — 33% chance, targets all players.
- The Creator's Mega Blast — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Thunder Elemental's Thunder Blast — 40% chance, targets all players.
- Wind Elemental's ram — 30% chance, targets all players.
- Wind Elemental's Shockwave — 15% chance, targets all players.
- Wooden Idol's Log — 50% chance.
- Wooly Mammoth's Ground Pound — 20% chance, targets all players.
- Wooly Mammoth's Icicles — 10% chance, two hits.
- Copper Fish, Gold Fish and Steel Fish use Mini Missiles upon death — 80% chance.