Supporter

*This page explains the functions of the Supporter menu. For a full list of supporters, see Supporter List.*

## Introduction

Supporters are characters within the Taimanin Universe that provide additional HP and DEF to a character's Status. These additions scale with a supporter's Rarity and Level. Supporters also provide passive and active benefits to your character, offering additional supportive or offensive abilities in combat.

They can primarily be obtained from the Gacha, Events, limited paid packages.

Supporters have 3 types of rarity: R (Rare), SR (Super Rare), and UR (Ultra Rare). The higher the rarity, the more interesting and beneficial the supporter can provide for the player.

Supporters can also be categorized into 3 Types: Protect, Suppress, and Support.

## Equip

Each character can equip 3 supporters at once. *An identical supporter cannot be equipped if there is already an equipped supporter of the same name. If a supporter is equipped on another character, you cannot equip it unless you unequip it from the other character.*

Based on the combination of supporters equipped, a character's skills can be enhanced and amplified. For specific information on how a supporter's attribute affects a character's skills, go to the each respected character page.

There are 2 types of supporter slots, **main supporter and sub supporter**. *Main supporters provide their stats directly to the character, while Sub Supporters provide a scaled percentage of their HP and DEF stats to the character.*

Passive skills from every equipped supporter are fully active, no matter the main or sub supporter position. The equipped Main Supporter allows the player to use their specific Active Skill which is unique to every supporter, and only 1 can be used at a time.

## Supporter Levels

### Upgrade

Strategic Manual (Low)Strategic Manual (Medium)Strategic Manual (High)

A supporter's level can be increased through the use of Strategic Manuals.

Strategic Manuals can be obtained in multiple game modes, specific Daily Quests, Item Boxes, and Events.

Increasing the level of a supporter increases the HP and DEF of the supporter.

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### Upgrade Calculations

Using Strategic Manuals requires a cost of: Supporter Level \* 100 Gold per Strategic Manual, **no matter what type of Strategic Manual is used**: (support level)x(100)x(number of manuals)=cost

*Example: A level 1 supporter increased with 10 Strategic Manuals at once will cost 1000 Gold if the manuals are all Low or High quality or a mix.*

*(1)x(100)x(10)=1,000g*

* Strategic Manual (Low) provide +600 exp
* Strategic Manual (Medium) provide +1500 exp
* Strategic Manual (High) provide +3750 exp

**All supporter get a increased permanent boost to their stats when their skill level increases. This incentives upgrading supporter skills to provide a larger HP and DEF boost to characters.**

*Sub Supporters have their stats lowered by a certain percentage. This percentage can be lowered (You gain more Stats) based on the Supporter rarity, level of Awakening, and skill level.*

### Improve Skill

A supporter can be combined with a identical duplicate four times to increase the supporter skill up to a maximum of 5 times. Combining and increasing the skill also increases the base HP and DEF values of the supporter as well as the Passive Skill effects by +25% each time, up to +100% (double effectiveness).

The requirement for duplicate supporters to improve support skills can be avoided by having Nanomachines. There are two rarity of Nanomachines, SR and UR, which increase a supporter's skill by 1. These are very rare items and are only rarely given during special celebrations and in-game events. *UR Nanomachines can upgrade exclusive limited and event UR supporters without requiring duplicates.*

*UR Nanomachine for UR Supporters, SR Nanomachine for SR Supporters*

Nanomachine (SR)Nanomachine (UR)
## Supporter Skills

### Active Skill

SR and UR supporters have an active skill that can be used during battle. Only 1 Active skill can be chosen in the supporter bench, the Supporter in the Main Slot.

Some UR characters have additional passives built within their active skills, which provide an even bigger boost to a character's offensive or defensive capabilities.

The supporter active skill can be used multiple times during battle when not on cooldown. Active skills effects are upgraded when the character is awakened, 2 times at max. The skill effects increase 50% each time, up to 100% (double effectiveness).

### Passive Skill

All supporters have their unique passive skills activated when equipped. During battle, all 3 supporters' passive skills will be activated. Passive skills can be upgraded by combining an identical duplicate supporter, up to a maximum skill level is 5. Each raise in skill level will also improve the skill effect by 25%, maximum 200% (double effectiveness).

## Supporter Awakening

#### Awakening Limitations

Awakening can only be done to supporters that have reached the supporter's maximum level or level cap. Awakening can be done twice to each supporter.

### Awakening Effects

Awakening a supporter will set the supporter stats to their baseline Level 1, but will increase the maximum Level cap, providing a higher maximum HP and DEF. The Supporter's Active Skill effectiveness is upgraded and increased.

**Resources Needed to Awaken Rare Supporters**
 *1 -> 2* | 10,000
 *2 (Awaken Cap)* | N/A

**Resources Needed to Awaken Super Rare Supporters**
 *1 -> 2* | 30,000
 *2 (Awaken Cap)* | N/A

**Resources Needed to Awaken Ultra Rare Supporters**
 *1 -> 2* | 50,000
 *2 (Awaken Cap)* | N/A

## Supporter Intimacy Level

When you win battles with a supporter equipped on your support bench or used in facilities, their intimacy level increases. Reaching each level of intimacy will reward players with Gems.

When the intimacy level reached 5, a special intimacy scene will be unlocked, showing more story about the respected character. **One** i**ntimacy scene exist for every SR and UR rarity Supporters.**

## Supporter Enchantment

Viridian Orb (R)Azure Orb (R)Crimson Orb (R)Viridian Orb (SR)Azure Orb (SR)Crimson Orb (SR)Viridian Orb (UR)Azure Orb (UR)Crimson Orb (UR)
*Additional information is available on the Enchanting (detailed) page.*

The stats of a Supporter can go even further beyond their maximum cap by enhancing them. The stats increase at rate of 5% per enchant attempt, capping out at a total enchant of 15 levels, providing a **75%** increase boost of stats.

The higher the enchantment level, the lower it becomes to successfully enchant to the next level, degrading from a **100%** likely chance of enchantment at Enchant Level 1 to a **10%** likely chance of enchantment for the final 15th level.

Orbs and Ritual Bells can be created in the Crafting Facility, obtained from Secret Quest or Item Boxes, or primarily dismantling supporters. Every supporter dismantled gives Ritual Bells and **Orbs** (**based on the supporter rarity and attribute).** For example, dismantling Shido Rinka grants **Crimson Orbs (SR)** while dismantling Tekkain Kaworu grants **Viridian Orbs (UR).**

***Dismantling UR Supporters gives UR Orbs on the color of their attribute. Same is for SR/R Orbs.***

**Each enchantment requires materials to perform the action.** The cost of enchantment is dictated by the type of supporter rarity you are trying to enchant, with UR Supporters requiring UR Orbs of their respected "Supporter Attribute" to perform the action. Orbs (Rarity Dependent) and Ritual Bells is required. *If the enchantment fails, the materials used can not be recovered, making it more expensive to max out a supporter's enchantment level due to the costs of resources.*

***(It is presumed that the Ritual Bell required to enchant Start a 1, and raises by 1 per successful level. Same is for the Required Orb Attribute)***

## Supporter Formation

*For a list of all current effects of Supporter Formations, see Supporter Formation.*

A system to provide a greater passive and active boost to the player is the Supporter Formation. By acquiring a certain group of Supporter and both leveling them to their maximum level cap (rarity dependent) and achieving maximum intimacy, you will complete a Supporter Formation, providing a slight HP percentage buff higher. The more Formations you have, the more HP Passive Effects you receive.

In addition to an increase of HP, a single Supporter Formation can be set as the active formation, granting additional active buffs. You can only have one Active Supporter Formation, but gain all the passive effects from other non-active formations.