Chow

Chow
Rarity	5-star - 7-star
Role
Acquisition	Rare Summon
Time Limited	Yes
CG LB
Series	FFBE
Gender	Male‎
Race	Beast
No.	8131, 8132, 8133
TMR	Lucky IngotLucky Ingot Lucky Ingot Stats: HP+888, MP+88 Effect: Lucky IngotLucky Ingot Lucky Ingot Chance to counter magic attacks (30%) with Fortune SmileFortune Smile (60%) Recover HP (15%) to caster (30%) Increase DEF/SPR (100%) for 2 turns to caster (10%) Increase LB gauge (50%) to caster (max 1/turn)
STMR	Everlasting KindnessEverlasting Kindness Everlasting Kindness Increase HP/MP (20%) Increase SPR (80%) when equipped with a robe

A divine beast who has lived an eternity in the form of a dog. Chow enjoys interacting with people, and thus will physically manifest himself before those whose intentions are pure. Legend has it that whoever catches a glimpse of this divine beast falls under the protection of his mysterious powers, and shall live in bliss for the rest of his or her days.

Statistics

Stats

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR	Attack Hits	Drop Check	Exp. Growth Pattern
5-star	2914	124	98	106	83	114	3	3	6
6-star	3788	168	128	138	108	148	3	4	6
7-star	4924	218	166	197	145	222	3	4	6

Maximum Stats Increase

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR
5-star	360	40	16	16	16	16
6-star	510	65	26	26	26	26
7-star	900	90	40	40	40	40

Resistance

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	+50%	+50%
Status Ailment Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Equipment

Weapons
Armors
Rarity	Ability Slots	Affinity
5-star	4	Lvl 6
6-star	4	Lvl 7
7-star	4	Lvl 8

Equipment with Exclusive Effects

Icon	Name	Type	Effect
	Flax Shield	Light Shield	DEF+40, SPR+92 Resistance: Fire (-50%), Water (+50%) Effect: Phantom GuardPhantom Guard Phantom Guard Increase magic evasion (10%) (Ang, Chow, Yan, Yuri only)

Innate Abilities

Special

Active
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
5-star	72		Strong Encouragement	Increase ATK/DEF (60%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase resistance to stop (100%) for 3 turns to all allies	-	60
6-star	70		Guardian's Sacrifice	Sacrifice caster to recover HP (100%) to all allies	-	18
6-star	92		Improved Focus	Increase MAG/SPR (60%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase resistance to charm (100%) for 3 turns to all allies	-	60
6-star	98		Courageous Heart	Randomly use: (70%) Courageous Heart  -  Auto-revive (80% HP) for 3 turns to caster Recover HP (40%) to caster (20%) Courageous Heart  -  Auto-revive (80% HP) for 3 turns to caster Recover HP (70%) to caster (10%) Courageous Heart  -  Auto-revive (80% HP) for 3 turns to caster Recover HP (100%) to caster	-	28
6-star	100		Spiritual Defender	Chance to protect all allies from magic damage (75%) with damage mitigation (50-70%) for 3 turns to caster	-	36
7-star	105		Dual White Magic	Cast 2 times: White magic	-	0
7-star	105		Spiritual Guardian	[6 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Chance to protect all allies from magic damage (80%) with damage mitigation (50-70%) for 4 turns to caster Grant HP barrier (2000) for 4 turns to all allies	-	100
7-star	110		Guardian's Blessing	[5 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Increase resistance to ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR break (100%) for 3 turns to all allies Enable skill for 4 turns to caster: Sudden Wealth	-	48
Passive Sort
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
5-star	1		Natural Protector	Chance to protect one ally from magic damage (30%) with damage mitigation (50%)
5-star	8		Gil Farmer	Increase gil obtained from battle (100%)
5-star	25		Camouflage	Decrease chance of being targeted (50%)
5-star	48		Tenacity	Increase DEF (30%) Increase resistance to paralyze, confuse, and petrify (100%)
5-star	61		Spiritual Core	Increase SPR (30%) Increase SPR (100%) when HP drops below 30%
5-star	80		Defender's Disposition	Auto-cast Defender's Disposition at the start of a battle
6-star	5		Twin Discipline	Increase HP (20%) Increase DEF (30%) when equipped with a robe Increase SPR (30%) when equipped with heavy armor
6-star	28		Compassion	Increase MP (20%) Increase LB gauge fill rate (100%)
6-star	57		Fortune Bringer	Increase rare item drop rate (50%)
6-star	68		Auto-Refresh	Recover MP (5%) per turn
6-star	73		Loyal Heart	Chance to counter physical attacks (30%) with Loyal HeartLoyal Heart Cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze, and confuse to all allies (max 1/turn)
6-star	88		Steady Reflex	Chance to counter physical attacks (30%) with Unbreakable PhysiqueUnbreakable Physique Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 2 turns to caster Cure DEF/SPR break to caster (max 1/turn) Chance to counter magic attacks (30%) with Unbreakable PhysiqueUnbreakable Physique Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 2 turns to caster Cure DEF/SPR break to caster (max 1/turn)
7-star	101		Vessel of Prosperity	[Requirement: TMR or STMR equipped] Increase SPR/HP/MP (20%) Increase resistance to stop (100%)
7-star	110		Reliable Protector	Increase SPR/HP (30%) when equipped with a light shield Increase SPR/HP (30%) when equipped with a heavy shield
7-star	115		DEF +20%	Increase DEF (20%)
7-star	120		True Divination	Increase HP/DEF/SPR (20%) Increase magic evasion (10%) Increase LB gauge fill rate (50%)
Conditional
Condition			Name	Effect	Hits	MP
Activated by Defender's Disposition			Defender's Disposition	Increase DEF/SPR (50%) for 3 turns to caster
Activated by Loyal Heart			Loyal Heart	Cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze, and confuse to all allies
Activated by Steady Reflex			Unbreakable Physique	Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 2 turns to caster Cure DEF/SPR break to caster
Activated by Guardian's Blessing, Fortuitous Defense I			Sudden Wealth	FilterCast 2 times: Guardian's Sacrifice, Courageous Heart, Strong Encouragement, Improved Focus, Saintly Healing	-	0

Magic

Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
5-star	38		Curaga	Heal (1000 HP, 3.4x) to all allies	-	15
6-star	55		Esunaga	Cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze, and confuse to all allies	-	21
6-star	78		Full-Life	Revive one KO'd ally (100% HP)	-	20
7-star	101		Dispelga	Remove all status effects from all enemies	-	18
7-star	101		Curaja	Heal (2500 HP, 18x) to all allies	-	30

Ability Awakening

Name	Effect	HitsD = Default unit attack	MP	Type	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	Gil
Spiritual Core +1	Increase SPR (40%) Increase SPR (120%) when HP drops below 50%	-	-	Guard	10	8	3	1	-	120,000
Spiritual Core +2	Increase SPR (50%) Increase SPR (150%) when HP drops below 60%	-	-	Guard	15	12	5	2	-	120,000
Strong Encouragement +1	Increase ATK/DEF (80%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase resistance to stop (100%) for 3 turns to all allies	-	60	Support	15	8	5	2	-	250,000
Strong Encouragement +2	Increase ATK/DEF (100%) for 4 turns to all allies Increase resistance to stop (100%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	60	Support	23	12	8	4	1	250,000
Twin Discipline +1	Increase HP (20%) Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with a robe Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with heavy armor Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with clothes Increase DEF/SPR (30%) when equipped with light armor	-	-	Guard	15	8	5	1	1	375,000
Twin Discipline +2	Increase HP (30%) Increase SPR (60%) and DEF (30%) when equipped with a robe Increase DEF (60%) and SPR (30%) when equipped with heavy armor Increase SPR (60%) and DEF (30%) when equipped with clothes Increase DEF (60%) and SPR (30%) when equipped with light armor	-	-	Guard	23	12	8	2	1	375,000
Improved Focus +1	Increase MAG/SPR (80%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase resistance to charm (100%) for 3 turns to all allies	-	60	Support	15	8	5	2	-	250,000
Improved Focus +2	Increase MAG/SPR (100%) for 4 turns to all allies Increase resistance to charm (100%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	60	Support	23	12	8	4	1	250,000

Latent Abilities

Name	Effect	Hits	MP	EP
Divine Guardian	Increase HP/DEF/SPR (20%)	-	-	300
Divine Guardian I	Increase HP/DEF/SPR (20%) Auto-cast Divine Guardian at the start of a battle	-	-	1,300
Divine Guardian II	Enable skill: Guardian's Fortune Increase HP/DEF/SPR (30%) Auto-cast Divine Guardian at the start of a battle	-	-	3,400
Saintly Healing	Heal (2500 HP, 10x) to all allies	-	70	300
Saintly Healing I	Cure all status ailments to all allies Heal (2500 HP, 14x) to all allies	-	70	1,300
Saintly Healing II	Cure all status ailments to all allies Heal (2500 HP, 18x) to all allies Restore MP (50) to all allies Auto-cast next turn: Heal (5000 HP, 12x) to all allies	-	70	3,400
Fortuitous Defense	[5 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Increase resistance to all status ailments (100%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase DEF/SPR (130%) for 3 turns to caster (can't be dispelled) Increase LB gauge (5) to caster	-	88	300
Fortuitous Defense I	[5 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Increase resistance to all status ailments (100%) for 3 turns to all allies Increase DEF/SPR (160%) for 3 turns to caster (can't be dispelled) Increase LB gauge (9) to caster Enable skill for 4 turns to caster: Sudden Wealth	-	88	1,300
Fortuitous Defense II	[5 turns cooldown, available on turn 1] Increase resistance to all status ailments (100%) for 3 turns to all allies Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 5 turns to all allies Increase DEF/SPR (200%) for 3 turns to caster (can't be dispelled) Increase LB gauge (18) to caster Enable skill for 6 turns to caster: Sudden Wealth	-	88	3,400
Conditional
Divine Guardian	Enable skill for 1 turn to caster: Sudden Wealth	-	-	Activated by Divine Guardian I
Guardian's Fortune	Filter Cast 2 times: Spiritual Defender, Spiritual Guardian, Guardian's Blessing, Fortuitous Defense, Fortuitous Defense I, Fortuitous Defense II	-	0	Activated by Divine Guardian II

Limit Burst

Rarity	Name	Effect		Hits	Cost
5-star	Celestial Limit	Base	Mitigate damage taken (20%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (3%) and MP (15%) to all allies	-	24
		Max	Mitigate damage taken (39%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (3%) and MP (35%) to all allies
6-star	Celestial Limit	Base	Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (5%) and MP (30%) to all allies	-	30
		Max	Mitigate damage taken (54%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (5%) and MP (55%) to all allies
7-star	Celestial Limit	Base	Mitigate damage taken (30%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (10%) and MP (45%) to all allies	-	36
		Max	Mitigate damage taken (54%) for 1 turn to all allies Recover HP (10%) and MP (75%) to all allies

Awakening Materials

6★	7★
Divine Crystal (15) Prismatic Horn (10) Calamity Gem (10) Calamity Writ (10) Fairies' Writ (5) 4,000	Chow's Prism 3,000,000

Sprites

5-star	6-star	7-star

Quotes

Background Story

5★	A divine beast who has lived an eternity in the form of a dog. Chow enjoys interacting with people, and thus will physically manifest himself before those whose intentions are pure. Legend has it that whoever catches a glimpse of this divine beast falls under the protection of his mysterious powers, and shall live in bliss for the rest of his or her days.
6★	A divine beast of legend said to have saved people from suffering with its mysterious powers long ago. It remains unclear as to how Chow came to adapt the form of a dog, but some speculate that he gained high favor through his gallant and heroic acts. Believing in people's good nature, he still travels the world to this day protecting their honorable deeds.
7★	A divine beast of legend in the form of a dog who possesses mysterious powers. Once a valiant guard dog, he lost his life one day while fighting an assassin. However, thanks to Chow, the wise king survived, and as a result many people's lives were saved. It's said that this act of courage allowed him to be reborn as a divine beast.

Fusion

5★	Warm heart, warm prayers... I gladly accept them.
6★	I will protect your hearts with my ever-increasing power.
7★	Do not forget the kindness in your heart. Treasure it always.

Awakening

6★	You would give me power? You are quite an interesting one.
7★	Good deeds are always awarded in the end.

Summon

5★	Oh? It would seem you, too, hold a kind heart.
6★	Oh? It would seem you, too, hold a kind heart.
7★	Oh? It would seem you, too, hold a kind heart.

Trust Mastery

I wish to reward those who are kind at heart.

User Review

• Chow 7* Overview by Memel0rd (brave-exvius.com, February 2019)
• In-Depth Chow Review by Memel0rd (brave-exvius.com, February 2018)

Notes

Gameplay

• Takes added damage boost from Beast Killer resources.
• Can be obtained through rare summons during every Lunar New Year/Valentines Day.
• Chow is only available in the Global version of the game.

Trivia

• Chow is based on the Chow Chow dog breed that originated from China. This also symbolizes 2018 as the Year of the Earth Dog.