Understand Mailed Flower
Useful when…
- Use for damage builds that can activate its Skill-hit or reaction trigger.
- Consider it when both ATK and Elemental Mastery support the character's damage.
Trigger and buff
Within eight seconds after the character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent or the character triggers an Elemental Reaction, the weapon grants ATK% and flat Elemental Mastery. At R1, this is 12% ATK and 48 Elemental Mastery; at R5, it is 24% ATK and 96 Elemental Mastery. The description does not restrict the reaction to a particular named reaction.
How other claymores differ
Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword has Energy Recharge and ATK bonuses, with additional ATK based on how many Melusines the player has helped in Merusea Village. A Teaspoon of Transcendence increases Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl reaction damage after Charged Attack hits. A Thousand Blazing Suns grants ATK and CRIT DMG after Skill or Burst use, with an enhancement while the wielder is in Nightsoul's Blessing. Their stats and trigger conditions differ from Mailed Flower's Skill-hit or reaction trigger.
Ascension and refinement
The weapon has six ascension stages; listed examples give materials and Mora for selected transitions. Refinement consumes Unfading Silky Grace and Mora, increasing the ATK and Elemental Mastery amounts. The trigger remains a Skill hit on an opponent or a reaction trigger, and the effect remains within an eight-second window.
Timing and trigger details
The buff is tied to a qualifying event within the stated eight-second window. For the Skill branch, the Skill must hit an opponent. The reaction branch says the character triggers an Elemental Reaction, but the description does not specify further attribution details.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The buff is timed and depends on a Skill hit or reaction trigger.
- ATK and Elemental Mastery help only when the character's damage benefits from those stats.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating Skill use alone as sufficient; the Skill must hit an opponent.
- Assuming a stricter reaction attribution rule than the effect description states.