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Mercy Stroke

Dagger weapon skill
Skill Level:	N/A
Description:	Batardeau/Mandau: Temporarily improves critical hit rate.
Equipment:	Aligned with shadow equipment (Shadow Gorget & Shadow Belt).
	Aligned with soil equipment (Soil Gorget & Soil Belt).
Notes:

Aftermath gives +5% critical hit rate.
Must have Batardeau, Mandau/(80)/(85)/(90)/(95)/(99)/(99-2), or Clement Skean equipped.

Properties

Element:	None
Modifiers:	STR:80%
Damage Multipliers by TP:

1000 TP	2000 TP	3000 TP
5	5	5

Aftermath Duration by TP:

1000 TP	2000 TP	3000 TP
20s	40s	60s

Skillchain Properties

rkness (A)

Level 3 Skillchains
Darkness	→	Darkness	=	Darkness

Gravi

tation (B)

Level 3 Skillchains
Gravitation	→	Distortion	=	Darkness
Distortion	→	Gravitation	=	Darkness

Level 2 Skillchains
Gravitation	→	Fragmentation	=	Fragmentation
Fusion	→	Gravitation	=	Gravitation

Notes

Damage multipliers changed in Mar. 26, 2015 Update.
Rate Testing

Used By

Alter Egos that use this Weapon Skill:

None

Allies that use this Weapons Skill:

None

Foes that use this Weapon Skill:

None

Video

Mercy_Stroke

Historical Background

The Mercy Stroke (called Misericordia) was a deathblow delivered to a seriously wounded knight to end his suffering. Specifically, the Misericord was said to be a narrow Medieval dagger designed for this very purpose, with a blade so thin that it could pierce the gap between plates of armor.

Source entry: Mercy Stroke. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.