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Tribe Nine Tension Cards Tier List

A Tribe Nine Tension Cards tier list for the current endgame meta, with card reviews, requirements, and synergy notes.

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Ranking Criteria

Power Tiers

S+

Universal Meta

Universally powerful cards used across top teams.

S

Meta

Meta cards that fit many strong teams.

A

Strong

Strong options, especially when S-tier cards are missing.

B

Usable

Playable cards with clear competition.

C

Outclassed

Niche or heavily outclassed cards.

D

Poor

Weak cards that rarely justify a slot.

F

Detrimental

Actively bad or detrimental effects.

Review Notes

Hard marks cards whose effect is difficult or tedious to activate or maintain.

Requirement marks cards that need a specific character or setup to be worth the slot.

Card effect values are shown from the source data; use the database page for interactive level and ascension scaling.

Change Log

v 1.1.0

  • Added Tiger!, Fire!, Cyber!, Sudden Strike, Punishing Attack, Strategic Thinking, Narrow Focus, Immune System, Full-Bloomed Cherry Blossoms, Rejection Impulse, Professional Maid, and Cornerstone of Supremacy.
  • Strike Zone moved to C tier because it is mostly used to activate Full Party.
  • Full Party moved to S tier now that crit rate is easier to access.
  • Maximization and Excuse moved to A tier because their phase 1 requirement is less convenient than Power Harassment.
  • Things to Hold On To sits in S+ because shield expansion lets anyone activate it.
  • Diligent Perusal moved to B tier after nerfs and stronger replacement cards.
Tension card rankings for released cards
S+ Universal Meta
Rejection Impulse
2-Star Tension 1

Rejection Impulse

All Party Members

Review

It’s very hard to rate this card, but I’m going to give it S+. Tension gain is at a premium and any source of it is always going to be good (more tension = more ults and/or faster activation of phase 2/EX cards). However, being a TP1 card makes it awkward as you need to actually stay IN TP1 to keep it activated. You also need a character with a deflect, and an enemy that can be deflected (go to hell Destroyer). This card is most easily abused by Hina, but any character with a deflect counterattack can get value out of this. It also doesn’t need to be max level/max dupe to do its job; most enemies have at least 2 seconds of downtime between attacks.

Effect

When the operating character executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, recharge Tension by 10.
When there are enemies under [Hegemony], there will be 2x effectiveness.
After the effect is activated, there will be a 1s CD.

Synergy

Hegemony
Things To Hold On To
3-Star Tension 0

Things To Hold On To

All Party Members

Review

The best crit rate card in the game. Easily activatable thanks to the substat Shield Expansion, and its extra conditional for extra attacks can be accessed through various means. Characters who can reactivate shields can maintain its full value, but even the initial crit rate boost is more than enough for most content in the game. Best abused by Kazuki and Senju.

Effect

When granting Shield, grant party members [Night Time Ponder] while increasing Critical Rate by 15% for 30s.

Night Time Ponder
Maximum 3 stacks.
Increase Critical Rate by 10% for each stack.
When under [Night Time Ponder], each time an Additional Attack hits, stacks will increase.

S Meta
Fire!
1-Star Tension 2

Fire!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

An absurdly high secondary attack mult buff even without activating its bonus effect. Punches far beyond its weight class as a 1*, and its phase requirement isn’t too difficult to maintain. Insanely abusable on numerous characters.

Effect

When the operating character is of [Attack Role] and executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 54% for 10s.

Based on the number of enemies granted [Hegemony], further increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 18%.

Synergy

Hegemony
All Out
2-Star Tension 0 hard

All Out

All Party Members

Review

Extremely good card, providing a damage increase to every attack at the cost of draining some stamina. Forces a different playstyle for most characters, but the DPS increase is generally worth it. Particularly abusable by Kazuki.

Effect

When an Attack Action is executed, consume additional Stamina. Increase the Damage Bonus of the action by 30%.
Power Harassment
2-Star Tension 0

Power Harassment

Special Condition

Review

Control is an insanely good debuff, so Power Harassment is pretty good. However, it’s a shop only card and Maximization/Excuse are significantly more accessible.

Effect

When the operating character's Chain Skill hits, grant the target [Control] for 20s.
When the target is already granted [Control], the effect is replaced with [Command] and is granted to all enemies for 20s.

Synergy

Control Command
Bombard
2-Star Tension 2

Bombard

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

While this card can enable some absurd damage output, it’s generally overkill for current content. Enabling this card is also a painful proposition for most teams, requiring some ult efficiency rolls or running Senju/Miu.

Effect

After executing an Ultimate Skill, if an Ultimate Skill is executed within 10s, increase the Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier of that character by 80% for 10s.
Full-Bloomed Cherry Blossoms
2-Star Tension 2

Full-Bloomed Cherry Blossoms

Special Condition

Review

In terms of raw numbers, this is the best card in the game. Completely free to farm (if you can stomach the drop rate) and providing 30-50% crit rate and 90-150% crit damage depending on dupe level, Cherry Blossoms has completely invalidated the need for crit rate when combined with Things to Hold On To or any other crit rate TC. However, its phase 2 requirement combined with needing to grab 100 petals to fully stack its effect makes its usability for most players questionable. For most fights and for most teams, you can generally end boss battles as soon as you reach phase 2; we’re not quite at the point where Iroha can’t just one shot bosses off rip. However, it’s not completely unusable in general play; even with low stacks it’s still quite good for what it is, providing high amounts of crit rate and crit damage even with 30-50 petals. It’s not TOO difficult to get petals either, as every instance of damage causes petals to fall. Its main use case is versus the Red Limit bosses, as these fights do actually take more than 2 minutes outside of perfect substat + high dupe characters. Best abused by characters with either multi hit attacks (Jio most notably) or by ranged DPS who can easily run around to gather petals without losing much damage (Miu/Tsuruko most notably).

Effect

When party members and all enemies are hit, flowers will scatter around them.
The maximum number of these flowers on the field is 30.
Party members that touch the flowers will gain 1 stack of [Faded Blossom].
The flowers will be removed after being touched by a party member or after 20s.

Faded Blossom
Maximum 100 stacks.
Increase Critical Rate by 0.5% and Critical DMG Multiplier by 1.5% for each stack.

Bad Wish
3-Star Tension 1

Bad Wish

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Actually better than it looks for Enoki. The crit rate is honestly whatever in the wake of Full Party + Things to Hold On To, but the real bonus is completely disabling healing (a QOL buff that should honestly have been attached to her passive 2). The stamina recovery increase is also very handy for a character who has such expensive stamina costs.

Effect

The operating character cannot receive any Recovery Effect. Instead, increase Critical Rate by 13.34%, and grant them [Verge of Death].
This effect will be removed upon a character change.

Verge of Death
Maximum 3 stacks.
Stacks will increase over time.
Based on the number of stacks, increase Critical Rate by 13.34%, and increase basic Stamina recovery by 20%.
When taking damage from enemy or if there is a character change, all stacks will be removed.

Fighting With Flames
3-Star Tension EX

Fighting With Flames

All Party Members

Review

One of the best 3* cards to randomly get. A massive attack point boost for just pressing Strategy Skill is insane. Even without Unbending this card is just great.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Strategy Skill, create a Field effect that can increase Attack point by 100% for 15s.
When a character within the Field is under [Unbending], further increase Attack point by 100%.

Synergy

Unbending
Full Party
3-Star Tension 1

Full Party

All Party Members

Review

THE meta card. It's surprising that this card was given out for free. A ton of crit rate for the WHOLE team with a negligible condition is absurd; having to slot in Strike Zone is a small price to pay for it.

Effect

Increase Critical Rate by 18%, and increase Defense point by 18%.
When granted [Unity], there will be 2x effectiveness.
A Strong
Maximization
1-Star Tension 1

Maximization

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The OTHER Control card. Counterattacking is generally vital to achieving quick breaks, so the difference between this and Excuse isn’t really noticeable.

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, grant the target _[Control]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Control
Excuse
1-Star Tension 1

Excuse

Special Condition

Review

Arguably the best Control card due to our break to nuke meta, giving your team 15% crit rate before you start your chain skills.

Effect

When inflicting Break on an enemy, grant the target [Control] for 20s.

Synergy

Control
Tiger!
1-Star Tension 2

Tiger!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Would be rated higher if we had more than specifically Hina to abuse Primary Attack. If you can actually get its conditions (Attack set + Hegemony) it’s unmatched in its sheer value outside of Hina's signature card. Phase 2 requirement isn’t too difficult with Hina thanks to her double break setups.

Effect

When the operating character is of [Attack Role] and executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 36% for 10s.

Based on the number of enemies granted [Hegemony], further increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 12%.

Synergy

Hegemony
Cyber!
1-Star Tension 2

Cyber!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Perfect Evasion is a universal tool and strategy skills are usually the bulk of character damage output making this a very useful card for a main DPS. Does require a tank to get its full value, but that’s not a tall ask in the current meta.

Effect

When the operating character is of [Attack Role] and executes Perfect Evasion successfully, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 36% for 10s.

Based on the number of enemies granted [Hegemony], further increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 12%.

Synergy

Hegemony
Gem of Flames
2-Star Tension 2

Gem of Flames

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

A great card for very specific teams. Easily enabled by running AI Saigo or AI Enoki, or running a bad AI teammate like Senju or Q.

Effect

When a party member other than the operating character takes damage, increase the operating character's Attack point by 70% for 10s.
This effect will be removed upon a character change.
Filthy Rich Guy
2-Star Tension 2

Filthy Rich Guy

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

A worthy contender to Kazuki’s signature card, providing a flat crit rate amount unconditionally. Depending on your gear you might be able to run this instead and still hit 100% crit rate. If you happen to have T5 Eiji the 20% crit rate he provides on top of this card will more than match Kazuki’s while providing the insane buff and passive tension gain that Eiji brings (at the cost of losing Kazuki’s break speed). More importantly, you could combine this combo WITH Kazuki and his signature card to remove the Unity duo from your set up and give you an extra card slot to work with (and rid yourself of Strike Zone). If we ever get a primary/secondary attack focused DPS (technically Gotanda exists but we can do better than that) this card’s value will greatly increase. Also technically has synergy with Nobles Obligation but it’s not really needed here.

Effect

When dealing damage to an enemy, increase Critical Rate by 20% for 3s.
When the effect is active, based on the stacks of [Nobles Obligation], further increase Critical Rate by 5% for each stack.

Synergy

Nobles Obligation
Pulsating Life
2-Star Tension 2

Pulsating Life

All Party Members

Review

A more realistic way to boost your ult damage multiplier. Clinical is comically easy to activate with passive 2 Yo.

Effect

Increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 30%.
When a character is granted [Clinical], increase their Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 30% for 10s.

Synergy

Clinical
Sudden Strike
2-Star Tension 1

Sudden Strike

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Good card with a bit of a conditional requirement. Good amount of crit rate at max dupe + max level but does force you to run a tank. This is not a bad thing currently. Stacks very well with the new substat Backstab.

Effect

When an attack hits an enemy from behind, increase the Critical Rate of that attack by 19%.
When hitting an enemy under [Hegemony], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Hegemony
Punishing Attack
2-Star Tension 1

Punishing Attack

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Decent attack buff for a tank, up to 36% at max dupe + max level. Low phase requirement is also nice. Could be A+ if we had that tier (we aren’t going to have that tier).

Effect

When the operating character executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, increase own Attack point by 12% for 10s.
When hitting an enemy under [Hegemony], there will be 3x effectiveness.

Synergy

Hegemony
Immune System
2-Star Tension 2

Immune System

Special Condition

Review

Another meme card joining the likes of Detonator and Blades Dance, but this one is actually really good. The CD is actually an upside here, ensuring you don’t drain all your tension like Detonator (on top of being for the operating character). The Heavy Attack part is also of note, allowing you to actually deal BREAK VALUE damage. As much as I want to give this S rank, it’s just not quite good enough to warrant it.

Effect

When the operating character's Primary Attack hits, a beam will appear right under the enemy hit and deal a Heavy Attack with 100% Action DMG.
After the effect is activated, there will be a 0.3s CD.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 2.
Vanquish
3-Star Tension EX

Vanquish

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Limit Break payoff part 2. Just like Endless Serving, this is a great payoff.

Effect

When a Primary Attack / Secondary Attack hits, increase Primary and Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 40%.
Based on the stacks of [Reconstruct], further increase Primary and Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 1.6%.

Synergy

Reconstruct
Interlocking Stratagems
3-Star Tension 1

Interlocking Stratagems

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The real payoff to running Star Actor cards. Since piloting a breaker is generally optimal anyway, this allows for some pretty chunky chain skill damage and a decent attack point buff for the breaker (who is also likely sub DPSing). Particularly good for T1 Yo.

Effect

When a Chain Skill is executed, grant the character who executed the Chain Skill 1 stack of [Interlocking Stratagems].
When granted [Star Actor] and the maximum stack of [Interlocking Stratagems] at the same time, increase the Attack point of that character by 27%.

Interlocking Stratagems
Maximum 3 stacks.
Based on the number of stacks, increase Chain Skill DMG Multiplier by 12%.
This effect can be inherited at +1 additional stack by the next character executing their Chain Skill.
This effect will be removed upon a character change, and there will be a 30s CD.

Synergy

Star Actor
Chaotic Order
3-Star Tension 0

Chaotic Order

All Party Members

Review

Insanely good bossing card for all of one character. The only character who can self damage at the moment is Enoki, who abuses this card extremely well. The enemy tension gain increase is also good for her since it makes enemies do more aggressive attacks, allowing for more counterattack opportunities. It’s also irrelevant against bosses since they force themselves into EX phase anyways.

Effect

At the start of battle, grant all members 5 stacks of _[Disorder]_.
When the operating character takes damage, recharge allies' Tension by 5.
Enemy's Tension will recharge 2x faster.

Synergy

Disorder
Add Insult to Injury
3-Star Tension EX Requirement

Add Insult to Injury

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Despite the hate this card gets, this card is great for Tsuruko’s DPS output. You’re already likely pairing her with passive 1 Iroha anyway, especially if you pulled for Kazuki and have Iroha T5. A more detailed analysis can be found on our “should you pull” guide, but for a TLDR: if you have T1 Iroha, consider picking this card up.

Requirement

Tsuruko Semba

Effect

Based on the number of times continuous damage is dealt or Recovery Effect is granted to a same target by the operating character, grant them a same number of stacks of [Whispering Spirits] for 5s.
When reaching the maximum stack of [Whispering Spirits], further increase Support point by 75.

Whispering Spirits
Maximum 5 stacks.
Based on the number of stacks, increase Support point by 15.
After the effect is granted, cannot grant the same effect within 5s.

The Game Starts Now
3-Star Tension 1

The Game Starts Now

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

We did a “should you buy” guide for this card if you want a more in depth look, but this card is basically a better version of Mita’s chibi card for AI Tsuruko/Iroha.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Chain Skill, the next character executing their Chain Skill will recover 16% of their Maximum HP.
For the character receiving the HP Recovery Effect, increase their Support point by 75 for 15s.
Endless Serving
3-Star Tension EX

Endless Serving

All Party Members

Review

One of the two payoffs to Limit Break. A pretty good one too.

Effect

Increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 50%.
Based on the stacks of [Reconstruct], further increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 2%.
When an Ultimate Skill is executed, party members' [Reconstruct] will be removed.

Synergy

Reconstruct
Professional Maid
3-Star Tension 2

Professional Maid

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

We did a Should You Pull for this card, but here’s another summary. While this card can provide massive amounts of primary attack mult, we don’t really have many characters who rely on primary attacks for damage. This card is currently pretty specific to Hina, who has high enough base mult on her charged primaries to actually deal big damage with it. Unless you’re counting on future characters to abuse this card (remember, said character needs to also be able to deflect counterattack), this card is pretty much manual Hina only.

Effect

When the operating character executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, grant oneself [Perfectionism].
This effect will be removed upon a character change.

Perfectionism
Maximum 2 stacks.
Increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 100% for each stack.

Cornerstone of Supremacy
3-Star Tension 1

Cornerstone of Supremacy

Special Condition

Review

We did a Should You Buy for this card, but here’s another summary. This card is not that good by itself, providing less crit rate than its competitors (unless you’re fighting 2+ enemies, in which case it actually wins). However, it is very easy to obtain if you can afford to buy it, and it’s the best Hegemony activator we currently have. If you’re planning on using any card that needs Hegemony it’s much better than the 1* Hegemony activator.

Effect

When the card is active, replace all enemies' [Attention] with _[Hegemony]_.
Increase Critical Rate by 10%.
Based on the number of enemies granted [Hegemony], further increase Critical Rate by 5%.
The increase of Critical Rate gained through this effect will cap off at 30%.

Synergy

Hegemony
B Usable
Ejection
1-Star Tension 1

Ejection

All Party Members

Review

Actually sees use due to enabling Kazuki’s card generically for all teams. Practically every enemy will raise their tension bar pretty quickly so you lose very little time activating Things to Hold On To.

Effect

When enemy's Tension Phase increases, grant party members a Shield with the resistance equivalent to 24% of the operating character's Maximum HP and can decrease damage taken by 30%.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 10.
Grinder
1-Star Tension 2

Grinder

All Party Members

Review

Decent Disorder stacker with an acceptable strategy skill mult boost. Disorder has acceptable payoffs.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 13%.
When executing a Counterattack successfully, grant all members 1 stack of _[Disorder]_.

Synergy

Disorder
Stimulation
1-Star Tension 0

Stimulation

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Surprisingly pretty good thanks to its synergy with Koichi’s chibi card. Ironically Koichi himself makes little use of this. Any character that can apply healing even semi-regularly can get even more healing from this effect. Notable synergies with passive 2 Yo, passive 1 Tsuruko, and Minami. This card's rating is bumped due to synergy with Pulsating Life.

Effect

When granting recovery, grant the character who has been granted recovery _[Clinical]_ for 20s.
This effect will not be triggered by the recovery from [Clinical].

Synergy

Clinical
Energy Steal
1-Star Tension 1

Energy Steal

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The actual good healing card for phase 1. Rated on the basis that you actually need healing for whatever reason.

Effect

When attack hits, recover by 3% of the damage dealt.
Piping Hot!
1-Star Tension 2

Piping Hot!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Decent damage bonus for teams running Unity. Rated higher than it should since Full Party is still pretty good.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 15%.
When under [Unity], further increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 15%.
Professional
1-Star Tension 2

Professional

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Another good payoff to Charm, best abused by DPS Yo builds. You’re still likely better off running All Out.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 12.5% and increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 6% for 10s.
When a Secondary Attack hits an enemy granted [Charm], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Charm
Go One Better
1-Star Tension 2

Go One Better

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The extremely rare and coveted defense point reduction. Pretty much exclusively good for teams running passive 1 Jio to maximize defense reduction. Probably not worth running over better options, but it IS a use case.

Effect

When attacking with a Strategy Skill, decrease the enemy's Defense point by 14.25% and then deliver the attack.
When a Strategy Skill hits an enemy granted [Charm], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Charm
Surprise Attack
1-Star Tension 0

Surprise Attack

Special Condition

Review

Hegemony is at a premium in a post-Neo Chiyoda world, and Surprise Attack is the best F2P activator of it. Being TP0 also gives it a niche vs the BP card; however, its own effect outside of Hegemony is pretty bad.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Critical Rate by 2% for 8s.
If the target is granted [Attention], the effect will be replaced by _[Hegemony]_.

Synergy

Hegemony
Fighting Scene
1-Star Tension 0

Fighting Scene

Characters: Conditions Unmet

Review

Star Actor is actually pretty good, but it’s hard to justify the slots for it over more generically useful options. If you lack better generic damage increasing options and your main DPS is AI friendly it’s a decent F2P option.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits, grant party members _[Star Actor]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Star Actor
Mastermind
1-Star Tension 0

Mastermind

Characters: Conditions Unmet

Review

See Fighting Scene.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits a target at a certain distance, grant party members _[Star Actor]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Star Actor
Mastery
1-Star Tension 1

Mastery

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Actually useful for Kazuki, Jio, and technically Tsuruko/Miu. You still have better options, but it does enable some funny playstyles. Out of respect for its synergies, it is rated higher than it would otherwise deserve.

Effect

When oneself's attack hits every 20 times, recover Stamina by 750.
Blades Dance
2-Star Tension 2

Blades Dance

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Decent damage output combined with its free cost makes it a strong option for Kazuki and the upcoming Ichinosuke. Can also help with stacking Things to Hold On To. Not enough damage to be rated higher.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Secondary Attack, perform an additional slash attack frontwards at 100% x3 Action DMG.
Detonator
2-Star Tension 2

Detonator

Special Condition

Review

THE meme card. Basically a more consistent version of Blades Dance, but with a tension cost requirement (and probably a Control card too). Despite the tension drain the damage is good enough if you’re running a character who doesn’t need to ult (Tsuruko being the obvious option, but Jio or Kazuki can also abuse this card). Will likely fall off when enemies start getting more health due to its rather low damage multiplier.

Effect

When dealing a Critical hit, launch an Additional Attack with 50% x3 Action DMG.
Towards targets under [Control], launch an Additional Attack no matter if a Critical hit is dealt or not.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 2.

Synergy

Control
Diligent Perusal
2-Star Tension 2

Diligent Perusal

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Good payoff for Tsuruko, but do note its requirement of having to perform a Secondary Attack. It’s a bit annoying to activate and maintain but still worth doing so.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Secondary Attack, increase the Action DMG of Additional Attacks by 30% for 10s.
When granted [Curse], further increase the Action DMG of Additional Attacks by 30%.

Synergy

Curse
Fist of Atonement
2-Star Tension 1

Fist of Atonement

All Party Members

Review

A poor man’s Things To Hold On To. Technically usable if you really want to make AI Q work since he’ll actively be taking damage so the healing will actually matter, but the crit rate increase isn’t enough even with the 2x amount.

Effect

Increase Grant Recovery Effect and Critical Rate by 5.8% respectively.
When there is an enemy granted [Hegemony], there will be 3x effectiveness on the untargeted characters.

Synergy

Hegemony
Leading Wisdom
2-Star Tension 2

Leading Wisdom

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The payoff for Kingship, potentially allowing for a massive ult damage multiplier increase and self fueling Bombard. However, it is currently very difficult to stack Kingship. The payoff is somewhat worth it but there are far easier ways to boost your ult damage, and ult efficiency substats let you retain tension phase just fine.

Effect

When a character executes an Ultimate Skill, increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 25% for 5s.
Consume all party members' [Kingship] stacks, and for each stack of [Kingship] consumed, decrease the amount of Tension consumed to execute the Ultimate Skill by 1%.

Synergy

Kingship
Resurrected Ultimate Weapon
2-Star Tension 1

Resurrected Ultimate Weapon

All Party Members

Review

Honestly not that bad. The extra Kingship bonus isn’t really important here; you’re just using this to give your Iroha/Tsuruko a bit of extra damage unconditionally. Still outclassed by more direct options, but if you lack those this is fine.

Effect

Increase Support point by 15.
Based on own [Kingship] stacks, further increase Support point by 1.5 for each stack.

Synergy

Kingship
Unpredictable Bomb Girl
2-Star Tension EX

Unpredictable Bomb Girl

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Basically New Hope but without needing to weave secondaries before strategy skill. Even with max Disorder New Hope scales better.

Effect

When the operating character hits an enemy with a Strategy Skill, increase the operating character's Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 35%.
If the operating character is granted [Disorder], based on the stacks of [Disorder], further increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 1.2% for each stack.

Synergy

Disorder
Unyielding Negotiation Skill
2-Star Tension 2

Unyielding Negotiation Skill

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Provides a decent amount of primary and secondary attack damage if you don't mind dedicating a second slot for Control. Not a lot of characters who can fully abuse it when better options exist.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 15%.
When attacking an enemy under [Control], increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 15%.

Synergy

Control
New Hope
2-Star Tension EX

New Hope

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Extremely good card if you can get to EX. Multiple characters tend to secondary -> strategy skill and they all can abuse this card quite well. Having synergy with Unity is icing on the cake. Would be rated higher if it wasn’t EX phase.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack is executed, increase the DMG Multiplier of the next Strategy Skill by 45%.
If the Secondary Attack is executed while granted [Unity], there will be 2x effectiveness.
Elated!
2-Star Tension EX

Elated!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Very good primary attack card. Nobles Obligation isn't very good though. We don't really have any character whose damage comes primarily from their primary so for now it's not as good as it could be in the future.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits, increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 40%.
When granted [Nobles Obligation], further increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 40%.

Synergy

Nobles Obligation
Strategic Thinking
2-Star Tension 1

Strategic Thinking

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Will probably be bumped up to A tier when we have more than Minami capable of activating this. Acceptable 26% ATK buff and only requires you to be near someone with a companion so it’s applicable to more than just a tank.

Effect

When the operating character is within a certain range from [Companion], increase Attack point by 13%.
When target enemy is under [Hegemony], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Hegemony
Risk Management
3-Star Tension 2

Risk Management

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

If you’re running a ranged DPS, this card is just a better All Out. More importantly, you can stack them together. Very strong card.

Effect

When the operating character hits a target over a certain distance, increase Damage Bonus by 50%.
When the operating character hits a target within a certain distance, decrease Damage Bonus by 50%.
Breakthrough
3-Star Tension 2

Breakthrough

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

A very strange Kingship card. Technically provides the best Kingship of any card, but has a very weird debuff attached.

Effect

When Chain Skill is executed, grant the first character to execute their Chain Skill 10 stacks of _[Kingship]_, but decrease Stamina recovery speed by 90% for 90s.

Synergy

Kingship
Heavy Metal
3-Star Tension EX

Heavy Metal

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Now THIS is a good Defense point card. I eagerly await the day we get a defense scaling DPS to see this card get abused. Currently Saigo can abuse this to become literally immortal (although he can already do this with Cut Rate++).

Effect

When executing a Strategy Skill, increase Defense point by 500% and is less likely to lose balance for 10s.
When the effect is active, decrease Moving Speed by 25%.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 10.
C Outclassed
Painful Swing
1-Star Tension EX

Painful Swing

All Party Members

Review

An unconditional ult damage multiplier increase. Outclassed by better options even without their conditions activated but if you don’t have a better choice and don’t mind its EX requirement it’s fine. Should’ve been a phase 2 card at most.

Effect

Increase Ultimate Skill DMG Multiplier by 18.5%.
Smash
1-Star Tension 2

Smash

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Control exists, and it requires Kingship to activate. Why? Rated at C instead of D purely because it does give an acceptable amount of crit rate, but there are better options not tied to a gimmick.

Effect

When oneself is granted [Kingship], increase Critical Rate by 16%.

Synergy

Kingship
Strike Zone
1-Star Tension 0

Strike Zone

All Party Members

Review

This card is meta exclusively due to being the only card that grants the team the Unity effect. Its effect is terrible otherwise, but since it IS meta its rating is unfortunately inflated.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 2%.
At the start of battle, grant party members _[Unity]_.
Close Attack
1-Star Tension EX

Close Attack

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

A decent attack buff but there are better options at lower tension requirements.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Strategy Skill, increase Attack point by 33.34% for 10s.
If the target is granted [Attention], the effect will be replaced by _[Hegemony]_.

Synergy

Hegemony
Super Play
1-Star Tension 2

Super Play

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Somehow this is the best Kingship stacker. Pair with Eiji for fastest stacking. Still really not worth all the effort.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits, increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 12.5%.
When a character grants a buff, grant _[Kingship]_.

Synergy

Kingship
Set Up
1-Star Tension 0

Set Up

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

See Miserable.

Effect

When executing a Strategy Skill, **grant oneself [Limit Point] for 20s.

Synergy

Limit Point
Battle Tactics
1-Star Tension 0

Battle Tactics

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Curse itself is miserable damage wise but it does enable Tsuruko’s chibi card.

Effect

When the operating character hits an enemy with a Strategy Skill, grant oneself and the enemy hit _[Curse]_ for 25s.

Synergy

Curse
Rebellious Spirit
1-Star Tension 0

Rebellious Spirit

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Activates the bonus condition on the very strong Fighting With Flames card, but the effect applies to the SHIELDER and not the shielded making it unfortunately hard to get full value out of. If you’re running DPS Kazuki or DPS Senju for some reason and have Fighting with Flames, this is an obvious combination to further boost your attack stat. Otherwise the Unyielding effect itself is cute for letting AI Senju survive an extra hit when it inevitably eats the dirt trying to spam strategy skill.

Effect

When granting Shield, grant that character _[Unbending]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Unbending
Miserable
1-Star Tension 0

Miserable

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Limit Point/Reconstruct is underwhelming. 5% Crit DMG at max stacks is barely noticeable. If you somehow got the 3* Reconstruct cards and really want to run them this card works, but on its own it is REALLY bad.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, grant oneself _[Limit Point]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Limit Point
An Extra One for You
1-Star Tension 2

An Extra One for You

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Underwhelming crit rate for its phase requirement. Not worth using over Control cards.

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, increase their Critical Rate by 12% for 10s.
Initiative
1-Star Tension 2

Initiative

Special Condition

Review

Has niche use case vs Brave Diver to kick it out of its empowered sword mode faster, but otherwise you’re better off just killing it faster.

Effect

When an Ultimate Skill is executed, decrease enemy's Tension by 20.
If the target is under [Control], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Control
Competition
1-Star Tension 0

Competition

All Party Members

Review

It builds tension, but not a lot. Only really useful in boss fights since they tend to raise their tension level up during phase transitions. Kingship synergy is cute but Kingship takes a lot of cards to work and be worthwhile, all for a payoff that is questionably worthwhile. There are generally better ways to get tension than running this card.

Effect

When the enemy's Tension Phase increases, recharge Tension by 14.
Based on the party member's [Kingship] stack, further increase recharge amount by 0.4 for each stack.

Synergy

Kingship
Shimmering Blade
1-Star Tension 2

Shimmering Blade

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Would be fine as a phase 1 card, but mediocre at phase 2.

Effect

When a Primary Attack / Secondary Attack hits, increase Primary and Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 8%.
Light Tempo
1-Star Tension 2

Light Tempo

Special Condition

Review

Attack Speed was recently buffed to apply to ALL attack animations, making it a much better stat. Unfortunately, 12% is a pretty underwhelming amount.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits, increase Attack Speed by 12% for 5s.
If the target is granted [Attention], the effect will be replaced by _[Hegemony]_.

Synergy

Hegemony
Iron Moe Punch
1-Star Tension 2

Iron Moe Punch

Special Condition

Review

TP2 requirement is too high for its effect. Only really usable if you lack a better option and need to conserve a card slot compared to running Surprise Attack. Exclusively useful on Hina.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits, increase Primary and Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 25% for 10s.
If the target is granted [Attention], the effect will be replaced by _[Hegemony]_.

Synergy

Hegemony
Blood Thorn
1-Star Tension 0

Blood Thorn

Special Condition

Review

One of the many Charm activators. The attack condition itself doesn’t really matter, so they’re all rated the same. Charm debuff is barely noticeable, and the only noteworthy synergy is with Go One Better for Defense shred which wants strategy skill used making Frost Haze the superior Charm applier.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits an enemy with debuffs granted by characters' actions, grant _[Charm]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Charm
Frost Haze
1-Star Tension 0

Frost Haze

Special Condition

Review

See Blood Rose. Perfect synergy with Go One Better makes this the preferred option.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits an enemy with debuffs granted by characters' actions, grant [Charm] for 20s.

Synergy

Charm
Safety Wishes
1-Star Tension 0

Safety Wishes

Special Condition

Review

See Blood Rose.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits an enemy with debuffs granted by characters' actions, grant [Charm] for 20s.

Synergy

Charm
Forerunner
1-Star Tension 0

Forerunner

Characters: Conditions Unmet

Review

Slightly worse than Fighting Scene due to counterattack requirement, which is slightly more difficult to activate.

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, grant party members _[Star Actor]_ for 20s.

Synergy

Star Actor
Cross Counterattack
2-Star Tension 1

Cross Counterattack

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Actually provides a high enough stamina return to be worth using, but the opportunity cost of damage loss is noticeable.

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, recover Stamina by 500.
Lebenstrieb
2-Star Tension 0

Lebenstrieb

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Helps build stacks for Kingship, but even with level 100 Red Limit bosses its 15 second per stack is actively terrible.

Effect

Grant the operating character 1 stack of [Kingship], and continue to grant 1 stack of [Kingship] every 15s.
When reaching the maximum stack of [Kingship], recover 1.5% Maximum HP instead of granting _[Kingship]_.

Synergy

Kingship
Perfect Secretary
2-Star Tension 2

Perfect Secretary

All Party Members

Review

A very strange card considering Control’s more aggressive nature. Shielders generally have better ways to improve their shields resistance.

Effect

Increase the resistance of Shield granted by 20%.
When there is an enemy granted [Control], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Control
Karma of the Pledge
2-Star Tension 2

Karma of the Pledge

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Very good strategy skill damage increase, but specifically requiring the damage taken to be from an enemy makes it significantly worse than Gem of Flames. A bit too specific to be rated higher.

Effect

When taking damage from an enemy, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 35% for 5s.
If taking damage from an enemy while under [Unity], there will be 2x effectiveness.
Tearing Flash
2-Star Tension 2

Tearing Flash

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Not a good enough payoff for Limit Point, but better than Weak Point.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 15%.
Based on the stacks of [Reconstruct], further increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 0.6% for each stack.

Synergy

Reconstruct
Narrow Focus
2-Star Tension 2

Narrow Focus

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Oh boy, another one of these. At least it’s a pretty hefty damage reduction on top of its knockdown resistance? Low tension drain too for what it’s worth. I’ll rate this a bit higher than I probably should since it IS a lot of damage reduction and it looks great for Saigo.

Effect

When the operating character executes a Secondary Attack towards a target within a certain distance, decrease damage taken from enemy by 50%, and less likely to lose balance due to enemy attacks.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 3 each time damage is taken from enemy.
Reverse Therapy
3-Star Tension EX

Reverse Therapy

Special Condition

Review

Extremely funny for Koishi to turn his burst heal into a nuke, but Koishi has an actual usable DPS build that doesn’t need to run a specific card just to nuke every 30 seconds.

Effect

Reverse Recovery Effect and deal damage equivalent to 300% of Recovery Effect.
The amount of damage dealt will cap off at 8000% Attack point.
Ace Vision
3-Star Tension 2

Ace Vision

Special Condition

Review

The final slowdown card, given out for free. The easiest to proc of the 3 as well since it’s universal and dodging costs minimal stamina.

Effect

When the operating character executes Perfect Evasion successfully, the flow of time in the surrounding area will slow down for 5s.
After the effect is activated, there will be a 25s CD.
Quintuple Play
3-Star Tension EX

Quintuple Play

Special Condition

Review

Theoretically useful but EX requirement is absurd for a card intended to generate Tension. Would’ve been really good and make Mita actually meta if this was a phase 1 card.

Effect

When a debuff on an enemy is removed, decrease all enemies' Attack point by 20% for 10s.
Each time this effect is activated, recharge allies' Tension by 5.
Rise And Fall of Glory
3-Star Tension 0

Rise And Fall of Glory

Special Condition

Review

To max its effect you need to get at least 2 breaks on an enemy, or have enemies clumped close enough together for the chain attacks to splash onto multiple enemies. The effect isn’t bad but there are much easier ways to boost strategy skill and secondary attack damage.

Effect

When a Chain Skill hits, grant the operating character [Manipulate], and the enemy hit [Conquer].
When reaching the maximum stack of [Manipulate], increase Strategy Skill damage by 33.4%.

Conquer
Maximum 6 stacks.
Towards enemies under [Conquer], increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 8.25% for each stack.

Manipulate
Maximum 6 stacks.
This effect will be removed upon a character change.

Rebuke
3-Star Tension 1

Rebuke

Special Condition

Review

Another time slower card. Having a CD instead of a tension cost makes it both better and worse in some ways. Still a gimmick.

Effect

When the operating character executes Deflect Counterattack successfully, the flow of time in the surrounding area will slow down for 5s.
After the effect is activated, there will be a 35s CD.
Mutual Trust
3-Star Tension 1

Mutual Trust

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Honestly this card is fine. While it does fall into the 'skill issue' category at least its effect is easy, reusable, and Disorder stacks up fast enough for this card's intended user(s) that it’s not a big deal to lose them.

Effect

When the HP of the operating character is lower than 25%, recover their HP by 100% of their Maximum HP.
When there are 30 or above [Disorder] on the field, this effect can be activated again. After the effect is activated, all members' [Disorder] stacks will be removed.

Synergy

Disorder
Croesus
3-Star Tension 1

Croesus

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Considering Todoroki’s AI performance in my testing, the shield would be quite nice, but having to dedicate TWO slots for a BUFFER is just not worth it when Ejection exists.

Effect

When reaching the maximum stack of [Nobles Obligation], grant oneself a Shield with the resistance of -0.001% of own Maximum HP and can decrease damage taken by 30%.

Synergy

Nobles Obligation
Instant Perception
3-Star Tension 1

Instant Perception

Special Condition

Review

Time slow cards are fun and gimmicky, but not worth spending 30 Tension to activate. It has the potential to permanently slow down time, though promoting unhealthy habits is not encouraged.

Effect

When the operating character executes Dodge Counterattack successfully, the flow of time in the surrounding area will slow down for 5s.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 30.
D Poor
Steel Arms
1-Star Tension 2

Steel Arms

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Another terrible Beyond Death card.

Effect

If _[Beyond Death]_ is already granted, increase stack count by 1.
When a Secondary Attack hits, based on the stacks of [Beyond Death], increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 8.5%.

Synergy

Beyond Death
Safe Deploy
1-Star Tension EX

Safe Deploy

All Party Members

Review

Much better healing options at much lower tension phase requirements. Just run Energy Drain.

Effect

Party members receive a Recovery Effect that recovers 6% of own Maximum HP every 3s.
Retake
1-Star Tension 1

Retake

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

No character’s counterattack does enough damage to justify this card.

Effect

Increase Counterattack DMG Multiplier by 32%.
Towards enemies under [Control], further increase Counterattack DMG Multiplier by 32%.

Synergy

Control
Theoretical Armor
1-Star Tension 1

Theoretical Armor

All Party Members

Review

Another skill issue card. Just don’t.

Effect

When taking damage from an enemy, decrease damage taken by 10%.
If the enemy that deals the damage is granted [Control], there will be 2x effectiveness.

Synergy

Control
Laser Sight
1-Star Tension 2

Laser Sight

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Another funny Beyond Death card, made even worse by requiring you to go all the way back to phase 2 to activate its effect. Terrible crit rate buff on top of that.

Effect

If _[Beyond Death]_ is already granted, increase stack count by 1.
Based on the stacks of [Beyond Death], increase Critical Rate by 3%.

Synergy

Beyond Death
Frustrated!
1-Star Tension 2

Frustrated!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Disorder’s best abusers either don’t do much damage (Saigo) or don’t do it with their secondary attack (Enoki, Q).

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.
When oneself is granted [Disorder], further increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.

Synergy

Disorder
Shiver!
1-Star Tension 2

Shiver!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

A worse version of Piping Hot. Currently only Senju can actually utilize this card to its full effect, and while it is technically possible we are not going to advocate DPS Senju.

Effect

When a Strategy Skill hits, increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 15%.
When oneself is granted [Unbending], further increase Strategy Skill DMG Multiplier by 15%.

Synergy

Unbending
Zap!
1-Star Tension 2

Zap!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Not a good enough payoff for Star Actor.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.
When oneself is granted [Star Actor], further increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.

Synergy

Star Actor
Wobbly!
1-Star Tension 2

Wobbly!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

This card completely misunderstands the point of Curse. Reminder that Curse reduces your primary attack damage multiplier, meaning this just exists to reduce that multiplier penalty. Just don’t.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits, increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 7.5%.
Towards enemies granted [Curse], further increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 7.5%.

Synergy

Curse
Ferocity
1-Star Tension 0

Ferocity

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

An underwhelming Crit DMG multiplier buff but it does come with a revive. The value of a revive is great until you’re killing bosses so fast that it doesn’t even matter. Still a decent option for new or less skilled players, but once you’re geared up enough the effect becomes irrelevant. Saved from F tier purely due to its tension cost being manipulated by ult dumping before you die.

Effect

Increase Critical DMG Multiplier by 2.5%.
When the operating character is knocked out, revive the character and grant them _[Beyond Death]_.
If the character has already been revived by other means, this revival effect will not be activated.

Synergy

Beyond Death
Weak Point
1-Star Tension 2

Weak Point

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Not good enough to be a payoff for Limit Point.

Effect

When a Secondary Attack hits, increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.
When granted [Limit Point] / [Reconstruct], further increase Secondary Attack DMG Multiplier by 10%.

Synergy

Limit Point Reconstruct
Phalanx
1-Star Tension 2

Phalanx

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

This could be so good if we had a character that could regularly apply shields, but we don’t have that. Also another phase 1 card in phase 2.

Effect

When a Primary Attack hits, increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 12.5%.
When a character grants Shield, grant that character _[Kingship]_.

Synergy

Kingship
Toughness
1-Star Tension 1

Toughness

All Party Members

Review

If Saigo scaled damage off his defense this would actually be usable. Sadly, he doesn’t.

Effect

Increase Defense point by 6%.
When taking damage from an enemy, grant all members _[Disorder]_.

Synergy

Disorder
Uplift
1-Star Tension 0

Uplift

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Nobles Obligation is a strange effect that ultimately doesn’t really matter. Not really worth the slot considering its payoff isn’t even needed for that card to be good.

Effect

When a character grants a buff, grant that character [Nobles Obligation] for 20s.
When the effect has already been granted, the duration of the effect will be extended.

Synergy

Nobles Obligation
Small Blessing
1-Star Tension 1

Small Blessing

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Yet ANOTHER mediocre healing card.

Effect

When taking damage from an enemy, grant oneself an effect that will recover 10% of Maximum HP every 3s for 10s.
Ace Up One's Sleeve
1-Star Tension 1

Ace Up One's Sleeve

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

One of the many “skill issue” cards in this phase. This card isn’t very good.

Effect

When taking damage from an enemy, increase Defense point by 30% for 10s.
Let's Do This
1-Star Tension 2

Let's Do This

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Why is a phase 1 card in phase 2? Would suck either way, but made even worse by taking longer to even get to.

Effect

When executing Counterattack successfully, increase Chain Skill DMG Multiplier by 22% for 10s.
Healing Moment
1-Star Tension 1

Healing Moment

All Party Members

Review

Oh look, another useless healing card.

Effect

Increase Grant Recovery Effect by 12%.
Lavish Feast
1-Star Tension 1

Lavish Feast

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Mediocre defense point increase. If you want defense you don’t want to evade the attack anyway (looking at you Saigo).

Effect

When executing Perfect Evasion successfully, increase Defense point by 20% for 10s.
Switching Expert
1-Star Tension 2

Switching Expert

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

It's unclear why this card was given this name considering its effect. Might’ve seen some use if a defense scaling DPS existed, but at tension phase 2 and with no defense scaling DPS this card unfortunately rates badly.

Effect

When attack hits, increase Defense point by 50% for 1s.
Learning From the Past
1-Star Tension 1

Learning From the Past

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Another useless movement speed increase.

Effect

When Stamina is consumed, increase Moving Speed by 20% for 5s.
After the effect is activated, there will be a 1s CD.
Responsibility
1-Star Tension 1

Responsibility

All Party Members

Review

Just run Surprise Attack to get Hegemony.

Effect

Extend the duration of [Attention] by 50%.
Cascade
1-Star Tension 1

Cascade

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Cute effect done better by other options.

Effect

When the operating character executes Perfect Evasion successfully, recover the operating character's Stamina by 160.
Bitter Smile
1-Star Tension 1

Bitter Smile

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

This card might be useful in the future if we get a self damaging defense scaling DPS, but until then this card’s a joke.

Effect

When HP is lower than 30%, increase Defense point by 133.34% for 20s.
Observation
1-Star Tension 1

Observation

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Slightly better defense points than the other defense increasing options, but not enough to justify rating it better than them.

Effect

When HP is higher than 90%, increase Defense point by 25%.
Coercion
1-Star Tension 1

Coercion

Special Condition

Review

Gets a bump exclusively due to its potential with Kingship builds, but Kingship builds are still underwhelming.

Effect

Decrease all enemies' Attack point by 9.5％.
For characters under [Kingship], increase their Attack point by the same amount as the enemies' decreased Attack point.

Synergy

Kingship
Momentum
1-Star Tension 2

Momentum

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

The multiplier is actually good for what it is. Too bad it requires a dedicated build to use it AND it’s a phase 2 card.

Effect

If _[Beyond Death]_ is already granted, increase the stack count by 1.
When a Primary Attack hits, based on the stacks of [Beyond Death], increase Primary Attack DMG Multiplier by 6%.

Synergy

Beyond Death
Strong Defense
1-Star Tension 1

Strong Defense

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Even if you were running some Beyond Death set up, the stats just aren’t worth it in the slightest. Maybe if you’re doing solo challenge runs you could run this, but we’re not gonna consider that here.

Effect

If _[Beyond Death]_ is already granted, increase the stack count by 1.
For each stack of [Beyond Death], increase Defense point by 6%.

Synergy

Beyond Death
Defragment
1-Star Tension 1

Defragment

All Party Members

Review

Niche use case, mediocre duration extension. Just run Enchanter.

Effect

When a character grants a buff, extend its duration by 20%.
Heart Explosion
1-Star Tension EX

Heart Explosion

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Energy Drain exists. Should’ve been a phase 1 card. Just bad all around.

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, recover HP by 16.67% Maximum HP.
Sweet Charm
1-Star Tension 1

Sweet Charm

All Party Members

Review

Once again, yet ANOTHER mediocre healing card.

Effect

Increase Grant Recovery Effect by 3%.
Based on the number of enemies under [Charm], further increase Grant Recovery Effect by 3%.

Synergy

Charm
Advantageous Strike
1-Star Tension 1

Advantageous Strike

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

There are better healing options available from similar phase cards.

Effect

Recover HP by 18% of the damage dealt by the Strategy Skill.
Chasing Flames
1-Star Tension 1

Chasing Flames

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Movement speed is cute but arenas aren’t big enough for the stat to matter. Makes it slightly easier to chase drones down at least?

Effect

When the operating character executes Counterattack successfully, increase Moving Speed by 20% for 10s.
Sweet Cold-Blooded Man
2-Star Tension 2

Sweet Cold-Blooded Man

All Party Members

Review

Another mind boggling card. At least it’s better than the 1 star equivalent.

Effect

Less likely to lose balance due to enemy attacks.
When taking damage from an enemy, based on the stacks of [Reconstruct], increase Defense point by 3% and then take the damage.

Synergy

Reconstruct
Quiet Heavy Tank
2-Star Tension EX

Quiet Heavy Tank

Special Condition

Review

Reducing the enemies’ attack isn’t worth dedicating a slot to on its own. Just run Coercion.

Effect

Decrease the enemy's Attack point by 15%.
When the enemy is under [Disorder], based on the stacks of [Disorder], further decrease the enemy's Attack point by 1% for each stack.

Synergy

Disorder
Work-Life Balance
3-Star Tension 0

Work-Life Balance

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

I want to put this in F tier because I randomly got it on standard banner, but TECHNICALLY it has a positive effect.

Effect

When Shield is removed, increase Grant Recovery Effect by 40% for 10s.
Minato Tribe Bomber!
3-Star Tension 1

Minato Tribe Bomber!

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Useless, run a better healing card if you want healing.

Effect

When a granted Shield is removed, recover 25% of Maximum HP.
F Detrimental
Hard Catch
1-Star Tension 1

Hard Catch

All Party Members

Review

Teaches you bad habits and outclassed by better options even if you wanted this effect.

Effect

When taking damage, less likely to lose balance due to enemy attacks for 10s.
Thrill
1-Star Tension 1

Thrill

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Draining tension SUCKS, and the damage reduction effect isn’t worth it. Just run Ejection.

Effect

When the operating character takes damage from an enemy, reduce damage taken by 90%.
When the effect is active, consume Tension by 40.
Capable Guy Theory
1-Star Tension 1

Capable Guy Theory

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

Some may disagree, but the increased distance is actively detrimental due to teaching you bad habits and moving you out of position when you dodge.

Effect

Increase the Evasion distance of the operating character by 20%.
Watch My Six!
3-Star Tension 0

Watch My Six!

Special Condition

Review

What the hell does this card even DO for you? I guess in the EXTREMELY specific situation of fighting 3 enemies it forces each person to 1v1 their target, but it’s generally better to just kill one of the 3 with one of your AI teammates then gang up on the remaining 2. Actively terrible.

Effect

When each of the party members is targeting different enemies, lock on to the respective targets.
When granted [Unbending], further increase Defense point by 26.67%.

Synergy

Unbending
Power Resonance
3-Star Tension EX

Power Resonance

Characters: Conditions Met

Review

In theory this card seems good. In reality, the payoff to Kingship doesn’t care who has the stacks so this card ends up being actively detrimental.

Effect

The operating character inherits all [Kingship] stacks granted to party members.
All [Kingship] stacks on the operating character will be removed after 20s.

Synergy

Kingship