Burst-triggered sword damage and short team ATK support
Released Dec 3, 2025
Athame Artis is a 5-star Sword with CRIT Rate as its secondary stat. It increases Elemental Burst CRIT DMG, then an Elemental Burst hit grants ATK to the wielder and a three-second ATK boost to nearby active party members. The effect can trigger off-field. A party with Hexerei: Secret Rite effects further increases the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect. Consider it when Burst damage and a brief active-member ATK boost fit the wielder’s role.
Sword wielders whose damage meaningfully comes from Elemental Bursts.
A party that can make use of the short ATK increase to nearby active members.
Parties possessing Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, which strengthen the weapon’s Blade of the Daylight Hours effect.
What happens when a Burst hits?
At refinement 1, Elemental Burst DMG gains 16% CRIT DMG. When the wielder’s Burst hits an opponent, Blade of the Daylight Hours increases the wielder’s ATK by 20% and nearby active party members’ ATK by 16% for three seconds. The effect may trigger while the wielder is off-field. If the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, Blade of the Daylight Hours effects are increased by an additional 75%.
How should you use its support effect?
The trigger is a Burst hit, not simply using a Burst, so the wielder must hit an opponent for the ATK effect to activate. The party bonus applies to nearby active members other than the wielder and lasts three seconds. The off-field activation clause means the wielder need not be active when the effect triggers.
Where does investment go?
Ascension progresses from stage 0 through stage 6, with example costs shown for selected transitions. Refinement raises Burst CRIT DMG from 16% to 32%, wielder ATK from 20% to 40%, and nearby active-member ATK from 16% to 32%. Refinement examples require another Athame Artis copy and Mora. Refinement is most relevant when both Burst use and the brief ATK effect are useful; it does not extend the listed three-second party duration.
What alternatives serve different needs?
Absolution has CRIT DMG as its secondary stat and increases the wielder’s damage when Bond of Life value increases. Amenoma Kageuchi instead creates Succession Seeds after Skills and restores Energy after the wielder uses a Burst. Aquila Favonia offers ATK and restores HP while dealing area damage after the wielder takes damage, once every 15 seconds. These options have different conditions and do not provide Athame Artis’s Burst-hit-triggered party ATK effect.
Limitations and tradeoffs
The party ATK boost lasts only three seconds and requires a Burst hit.
The additional 75% effect increase is conditional on the party possessing Hexerei: Secret Rite effects.
Common mistakes to avoid
Assuming Burst activation alone triggers the ATK effects; the Burst must hit an opponent.
Treating the three-second ATK boost as a long-duration team buff.
Effects and reference details
Refinement effects
R1 CRIT DMG from Elemental Bursts is increased by 16%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect: ATK is increased by 20%. Nearby active party members other than the equipping character have their ATK increased by 16% for 3s.
Additionally, when the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, the effects of Blade of the Daylight Hours are increased by an additional 75%. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is off-field.
R2 CRIT DMG from Elemental Bursts is increased by 20%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect: ATK is increased by 25%. Nearby active party members other than the equipping character have their ATK increased by 20% for 3s.
Additionally, when the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, the effects of Blade of the Daylight Hours are increased by an additional 75%. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is off-field.
R3 CRIT DMG from Elemental Bursts is increased by 24%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect: ATK is increased by 30%. Nearby active party members other than the equipping character have their ATK increased by 24% for 3s.
Additionally, when the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, the effects of Blade of the Daylight Hours are increased by an additional 75%. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is off-field.
R4 CRIT DMG from Elemental Bursts is increased by 28%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect: ATK is increased by 35%. Nearby active party members other than the equipping character have their ATK increased by 28% for 3s.
Additionally, when the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, the effects of Blade of the Daylight Hours are increased by an additional 75%. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is off-field.
R5 CRIT DMG from Elemental Bursts is increased by 32%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, gain the Blade of the Daylight Hours effect: ATK is increased by 40%. Nearby active party members other than the equipping character have their ATK increased by 32% for 3s.
Additionally, when the party possesses Hexerei: Secret Rite effects, the effects of Blade of the Daylight Hours are increased by an additional 75%. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is off-field.
