Illusionist Nichol

Illusionist Nichol
Rarity	4-star - 6-star
Role
Acquisition	Rare Summon
Time Limited	Yes
CG LB
Series	FFBE
Gender	Male‎
Race	Human
No.	8085, 8086, 8087
TMR	Magical Top HatMagical Top Hat Magical Top Hat Stats: MP+45, MAG+25 Effect: Auto-RefreshAuto-Refresh Auto-Refresh Recover MP (5%) per turn , Auto-LimitAuto-Limit Auto-Limit Increase LB gauge (1) per turn

A military tactician for the Olderion Federation. He is the eldest of his family, the Wardens of the Waters. Though he puts his duties as a Warden first, seemingly taking his family for granted, deep down he really cares for his brother and sister. It seems his sister Luka can see down to his true clumsy nature.

Statistics

Stats

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR	Attack Hits	Drop Check	Exp. Growth Pattern
4-star	1921	111	63	62	73	77	1	8	6
5-star	2497	144	82	80	95	100	1	10	6
6-star	3246	187	106	104	123	130	1	12	6

Maximum Stats Increase

Rarity	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	MAG	SPR
4-star	240	40	16	16	16	16
5-star	300	50	20	20	20	20
6-star	450	75	30	30	30	30

Resistance

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Equipment

Weapons
Armors
Rarity	Ability Slots	Affinity
4-star	3	Lvl 6, Lvl 4
5-star	4	Lvl 7, Lvl 5
6-star	4	Lvl 8, Lvl 6

Innate Abilities

Special

Active
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
5-star	18		Disenchant	Magic damage (2x) to one enemy Remove all status effects from one enemy	1Attack frame: 40	16
5-star	54		Illusion - Doppelganger	Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to one ally	-	16
6-star	5		Illusion - Terrifying Visions	Decrease ATK/MAG (45%) for 2 turns to one enemy Inflict confuse (30%) to one enemy	1Attack frame: 100	32
6-star	68		Illusion - Redirect	Chance to protect all allies from physical damage (100%) with damage mitigation (30%) for 2 turns to one ally	-	18
6-star	86		Illusion - Phantasmal Forces	Magic damage (2x) with consecutive increase (4 times, 1x each, 6x max) to one enemy	7Frame delay: 50-8-8-8-8-8-8 Attack frames: 50-58-66-74-82-90-98	24
6-star	100		Master Illusionist	FilterCast 2 times: Any of Illusionist Nichol's Illusion skills	-	0
Passive Sort
Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
5-star	1		Absorb MP	Absorb MP from enemy spells taken (100% of MP cost)
5-star	36		Illusionist guise	Increase MAG (30%) when equipped with a hat Increase SPR (30%) when equipped with clothes
5-star	80		Power of deception	Increase MP/MAG (30%)
6-star	28		Phantasmal wards	Auto-cast Phantasmal wards at the start of a battle
Conditional
Condition			Name	Effect	Hits	MP
Activated by Phantasmal wards			Phantasmal wards	Grant chance to counter physical attacks taken by all allies, except caster (50%) with physical damage (1.5x) with MAG scaling for 3 turns to caster (max 1/turn)	1Attack frame: 40	-

Magic

Min rarity	Level	Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
4-star	1		Blizzaga	Ice magic damage (20x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8Frame delay: 42-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 Attack frames: 42-62-82-102-122-142-162-182	20
4-star	14		Waterga	Water magic damage (20x) to all enemies Chaos Wave Awakened	8Frame delay: 42-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 Attack frames: 42-62-82-102-122-142-162-182	20
4-star	32		Imperil	Decrease resistance to all elements (100%) for 4 turns to one enemy	-	20
4-star	48		Osmose	Magic damage (0.3x) as MP drain (30%) to one enemy	-	10
5-star	72		Barblizzara	Increase ice resistance (60%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	10
5-star	72		Barwatera	Increase water resistance (60%) for 4 turns to all allies	-	10
6-star	50		Meteor	Consume all remaining MP to deal magic* damage (30% of consumed MP) with MAG scaling to all enemies	1Attack frame: 350	N/A

Exclusive Materia

Icon	Name	Effect	Hits	MP
	Chilling Aura	Increase HP/MP (13%)	-	-
	Spooky Aura	Increase ATK/MAG (13%)	-	-

Ability Awakening

Name	Effect	HitsD = Default unit attack	MP	Type	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	Gil
Illusion - Terrifying Visions +1	Decrease ATK/MAG (45%) for 3 turns to one enemy Inflict confuse (30%) to one enemy	1New attack frame: 100	32	Black	15	8	5	1	-	250,000
Illusion - Terrifying Visions +2	Decrease ATK/MAG (50%) for 3 turns to one enemy Inflict confuse (30%) to one enemy	1New attack frame: 100	32	Black	23	12	8	1	-	250,000
Illusion - Redirect +1	Chance to protect all allies from physical damage (100%) with damage mitigation (30%) for 2 turns to one ally Increase DEF/SPR (50%) for 2 turns to one ally	-	18	Guard	15	10	8	2	1	500,000
Illusion - Redirect +2	Chance to protect all allies from physical damage (100%) with damage mitigation (30%) for 3 turns to one ally Increase DEF/SPR (80%) for 3 turns to one ally	-	18	Guard	23	15	12	4	1	500,000
Illusionist guise +1	Increase MP/MAG (30%) when equipped with a hat Increase SPR (30%) when equipped with clothes	-	-	Support	15	8	5	1	-	250,000
Illusionist guise +2	Increase MP/MAG (30%) when equipped with a hat Increase HP/SPR (30%) when equipped with clothes Recover MP (5%) per turn	-	-	Support	23	12	8	2	1	250,000

Limit Burst

Rarity	Name	Effect		Hits	Cost
4-star	Phantasmal Respite	Base	Heal (250 HP, 8x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (6 MP, 0.2x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies	-	12
		Max	Heal (600 HP, 11.5x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (12 MP, 0.34x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies
5-star	Phantasmal Respite	Base	Heal (330 HP, 8x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (9 MP, 0.2x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies	-	14
		Max	Heal (900 HP, 12.75x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (18 MP, 0.39x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies
6-star	Phantasmal Respite	Base	Heal (480 HP, 8x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (12 MP, 0.2x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies	-	16
		Max	Heal (1200 HP, 14x) split over 3 turns to all allies Recover (24 MP, 0.44x) split over 3 turns to all allies Negate 2 physical attacks for 3 turns to all allies

Awakening Materials

5★	6★
Crimson Tear (25) Fury Seed (8) Lucky Seedling (13) Sacred Crystal (15) Holy Crystal (8)	Divine Crystal (15) Fairies' Writ (10) Rainbow Bloom (10) Calamity Gem (5) Prismatic Horn (10)

Sprites

4-star	5-star	6-star

Quotes

• Background Story
• Fusion
• Awakening
• Summon
• Trust Mastery

Background Story

4★	A military tactician for the Olderion Federation. He is the eldest of his family, the Wardens of the Waters. Though he puts his duties as a Warden first, seemingly taking his family for granted, deep down he really cares for his brother and sister. It seems his sister Luka can see down to his true clumsy nature.
5★	A military tactician for the Olderion Federation. He was given a great many books on magic as a young child, as their were high expectations of him being of the Wardens of the Waters. Raised in isolation from other children his age, he took a deep interest instead in the people he read about in books. Among these characters, he took particular interest in a legendary female warrior from an army of darkness.
6★	A military tactician for the Olderion Federation. Nichol is a gifted strategist born to the prestigious family known as the Wardens of the Waters. Although he was initially opposed to the idea of wearing a costume for Halloween, he was content with dressing up as a magician. His companions, however, have high expectations regarding his skills with the sleight of hand, as he is known for his great attention to details as a tactician.

Fusion

4★	I haven't prepared any treats, but I've brought plenty of tricks.
5★	You've something for me as well? It is Halloween, I guess.
6★	I thought up a way to trick others using sleight of hand. I must teach it to the children.

Awakening

5★	I'm thinking up a new trick. Hehe, I might even be able to quit this whole tactician thing as well.
6★	By way of the Wardens of the Waters, allow me to show you whole new method of magic.

Summon

4★	It might not be so bad to mess about dressed like this from time to time. Now, let the magic begin.
5★	It might not be so bad to mess about dressed like this from time to time. Now, let the magic begin.
6★	It might not be so bad to mess about dressed like this from time to time. Now, let the magic begin.

Trust Mastery

For me to be giving this to you means that I have truly become a master of sleight of hand.

User Review

• In-Depth Illusionist Nichol Review by Memel0rd (brave-exvius.com, October 2017)

Notes

Gameplay

• Can be obtained through rare summons during the Return to the Halloween Castle and An Eerie Invitation events.
• Illusionist Nichol was available first in the Global version of the game.
  • Three years later, he permanently joined the Japanese version as a 5-star ~ 7-star unit.
• Nichol has several variants: Illusionist Nichol, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Seaside Nichol, Sweet Nichol, Nichol of the Epsilon Star and Lord of the Seas Nichol.