Understand Defender's Will
Useful when…
- Increasing DEF through two pieces.
- Gaining elemental resistance corresponding to different elements in the wearer's own party.
What do the bonuses depend on?
Two pieces increase DEF by 30%. With four pieces, for each different element in your own party, the wearer gains 30% Elemental RES to that corresponding element. The party's distinct elements determine which resistances are covered.
When should you consider it?
Use the four-piece effect as a party-composition-based defensive bonus. It can cover multiple corresponding elements when the party includes different elements, but the listed condition does not respond to the current enemy or grant resistance to every element automatically. Its two-piece DEF bonus is available independently of party elements.
How do the comparison sets differ?
Gilded Dreams grants Elemental Mastery and, after triggering a reaction, gives ATK or Elemental Mastery based on the elements of other party members. Silken Moon's Serenade grants Energy Recharge and party Elemental Mastery after the wearer deals Elemental DMG, with a Lunar Reaction DMG effect. Night of the Sky's Unveiling focuses on Elemental Mastery, conditional on-field CRIT Rate, and party Lunar Reaction damage. These are offensive or reaction-oriented effects, unlike Defender's Will's DEF and party-element-based resistances.
What is the practical limitation?
The four-piece bonus follows the elements present in your own party. Do not infer resistance to an element that is not represented there, or assume that changing enemies changes the set's coverage.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Elemental resistance coverage depends on the different elements in the party.
- Its four-piece effect is defensive and does not list a damage bonus.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming the four-piece bonus grants resistance to every element regardless of party composition.
- Confusing the party's elements with the elements of enemies being fought.